Margaret Mary Lorne     

  Margaret Mary Lorne (also lovingly known as “Marne”, “Marge”), of West Orange, NJ, passed into eternal life on Sunday, April 30, 2017, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.   Margaret was born on July 26, 1942 in Poughkeepsie, NY. She moved to Glen Ridge, NJ in 1945 and resided there for over 50 […]

John Walter (Sean) Sullivan

  John Walter (Sean) Sullivan, age 95, of Abingdon, VA, died peacefully Sunday morning, April 23, 2017. Born in Malden, MA, May 4, 1921, he was the son of Patrick Joseph (PJ) and Anna Gilman Sullivan. His wife, Anne, predeceased him in 2000. He is survived by his two daughters, Anne Ward (Richard) of New […]

Dr. Mohan Rao Nayak

  Dr. Mohan Rao Nayak, 80, of West Orange, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017.   Mohan was born on March 13, 1937 in Mangalore, India, a son of the late Bhujanga Nayak and Kamala Bai Nayak. He was raised in India and graduated from The Little Flower High School in Salem, India and Kasturba […]

Thomas H. Abendschoen Jr.

  Thomas H. Abendschoen Jr., 66, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge.   Relatives and friends were invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Friday.  The funeral mass was offered at Notre Dame Church in North Caldwell.  Interment took place […]

Thomas Fleming 

 Thomas Fleming, an iconic figure in American long distance running passed away on Wednesday evening, April 19, while coaching The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s track and field team at a meet in Verona. He was 65 and born on July 23, 1951 in Long Branch, NJ.   During a storied professional distance running career Tom Fleming […]

Bruce Conley

  Bruce Conley, 89, of Maplewood, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 1 from complications of a recent stroke. Bruce is survived by his wife of 64 years, Winnie (Kessler), as well as children Pam and Ron, and granddaughters Justine and Vivian.   After serving in the Merchant Marine and US Army from […]

John I. Crecco

  Former mayor of Bloomfield, New Jersey, John I. Crecco, a decorated World War II Veteran and humanitarian, passed on to eternal life on April 1, 2017 at the age of 96.   Those who knew John understand why his is the Greatest Generation. Driven by love, compassion, courage, patriotism and an iron will, John […]

Margaret L. Vanderberg

  Margaret L. Vanderberg (nee Mills), 88, of West Orange, passed away March 25, 2017. Loving wife of the late Irving “Ike” Vanderberg (1995). Adored mother of David Vanderberg and wife Suzanne, and the late Linda Reinhardt. Cherished grandmother of 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Margaret is survived by many nieces and nephews, especially […]

Marian Palagano

  Marian Palagano, (nee Scaglione), 89 of Bloomfield, passed away on Friday March 24, 2017 at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge surrounded by her loving family.   Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the O’Boyle Funeral Home, 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Thursday at 9 AM. The funeral mass will be […]

Jose L. Linares, Family Patriarch

 Jose L. Linares, born July 31, 1923 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba and passed on March 21, 2017 at Clara Maass Medical Center. Linares was the patriarch of the family and was four months short of his 94th birthday. Linares came to the United States from Cuba via Spain, where he spent eight months, before […]