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James William Smith
Jan 13, 2023
James W. (Jimmy) Smith, 92, of Great Meadows, NJ, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2023 at Hackettstown Medical Center with his loving family by his side.
Jimmy was born on August 11, 1930 in Frackville, Pennsylvania, to Anthony George Smith and Gertrude M. Andrews Smith.
Jimmy was a...
David E. Delorenzi
Jan 8, 2023
David E. DeLorenzi, 60, of Hackettstown, NJ and previously of Pompton Lakes, NJ passed away on January 8, 2023 at Hackettstown Medical Center.
David was born on September 9, 1961 in Trenton, NJ. He was a graduate of Pompton Lakes High School, where he excelled in baseball. Dave was a diehard New York Yankees fan...
Lee Ann Ascolese
Dec 30, 2022
Lee Ann Ascolese, 47, of Hackettstown, NJ passed away peacefully on December 30, 2022 at home with her loving family by her side.
Lee was born on November 11, 1975 in Denville, NJ to Robert and Rosemary Tonczos Sr.
She was a graduate of Mount Olive High School, Class of 1994....
Kim Marie Richards
Dec 26, 2022
Kim Marie Richards, 64, of Blairstown, NJ passed away peacefully on December 26, 2022 at her home.
Kim was born on February 3, 1958 in Newton, NJ to the late David and Carolyn Richards.
Kim formerly resided in Bangor, Pennsylvania and Hackettstown, NJ. She was employed as a home health aide...
Frederick August Davenport
Dec 25, 2022
Frederick August Davenport, 86, of Solomons, MD passed away peacefully on December 25, 2022 in Solomons, MD.
A Memorial Service celebrating Frederick’s life will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM in the Maguire-Scala Memorial Home, 124 High Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
Inurnment will follow the service at...
Richard J Walters
Dec 13, 2022
Richard James Walters, age 90, of Hackettstown NJ and formerly of Fairmount and Cranford NJ, passed away on December 13, 2022 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Twp NJ.
Dick was born on December 5, 1932 in Elizabeth NJ to Nathan Oliver and Ruth (Parker) Walters.
Dick...
Mary Jane Kafarski
Dec 10, 2022
Mary Jane Kafarski, 90, of Hackettstown, NJ passed away peacefully at The Meadows of Heath Village on December 10, 2022.
Mary Jane was born on August 3, 1932 in Nashua, New Hampshire to the late Frederick and Emilda Sylvester.
Mary Jane, known to her friends as Jane, was a graduate of...
Witold Soszynski
Dec 6, 2022
Witold Soszynski, 84, died December 6, 2022 at Hackettstown Hospital. Son of the late John and Sophie Skolimowska Soszynski, he was born in Warszawa, Poland on January 18, 1938.
Witold wanted a better life for himself and his future family and so he immigrated to the United States, became a citizen, and managed the Wisla...
Mark Rodgers Belding, Jr.
Dec 5, 2022
Mark Rodgers Belding Jr., 42, of Pleasantville, NJ passed away suddenly on December 5, 2022 at his home.
Mark was born on August 1, 1980 in Riverside, California to Kathleen Geoghegan.
Mark was self-employed, proudly owning and operating Lighthouse Pools. He was a graduate of Southern Regional High School class of...
Philomena Furfaro
Nov 17, 2022
Philomena Furfaro (Meola) 86, of Amherst, VA passed away peacefully Thursday, November 17, 2022. She was the wife of the late Peter Furfaro.
Born in Newark. NJ on September 24, 1936 she was a daughter of Vito Meola and Clara (Raimo) Meola. From early childhood she was lovingly called Honey. After graduating from Our Lady...
Joann Oliver
Nov 14, 2022
Joann Oliver, 71 of Great Meadows, NJ passed away peacefully at home on November 14, 2022 with her best friend by her side.
Joann was born on September 3, 1951 in Irvington, New Jersey to the late Peter and Mary Sochon.
She graduated from High School and furthered her education with an associate’s...
Stefany Suto-Mendl
Nov 12, 2022
Stefany Suto-Mendl, 65 of Hope, NJ passed away peacefully at home on November 12, 2022 with her loving husband and brother by her side.
Stefany was born on August 21, 1957 in Dover, New Jersey to the late Thomas and Claire Suto.
She was a graduate of Morris Hills High School....

Wenda P. Back
Nov 6, 2022
Wenda P. Back, 85, of Hackettstown, NJ passed away peacefully on November 6, 2022 at Paragon Village.
Wenda was born on December 11, 1936 in Jersey City, NJ to the late Theodore and Frieda Back.
She was a graduate of Dickinson High School in Jersey City, NJ and held jobs as...
Michael F Alper
Nov 3, 2022
Michael F. Alper, 68, of Budd Lake, NJ and previously of Hackettstown, NJ passed away on November 3, 2022 at his home.
Michael was born on January 24, 1954 in Irvington, NJ to the late Harold and Anne Alper.
He was a graduate or Rutgers University Law School class of 1979....
Michael Edward Zack
Nov 1, 2022
Michael Edward Zack, 65, of Washington, NJ passed away peacefully on November 1, 2022 at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ.
Michael was born on September 15, 1957 in Patterson, NJ to the late John and Mabel Zack.
Michael attended Manchester Regional High School in Prospect Park. He married the love...
Marie A Wyman
Oct 26, 2022
Marie A. Wyman (nee Mullen), 91, a longtime resident of Hackensack, NJ, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on October 26, 2022 at her current residence, Colonial Manor at Panther Valley, Hackettstown. She was lovingly cared for by her aide Amanda Serrano for three years prior to her death.
Born on February...
Monica A Smith
Oct 24, 2022
It is with great sadness that we have to announce on Monday, October 24th, 2022, Monica Ann Smith, loving mother, and grandmother, passed away. She had just celebrated her 89th birthday on October 15th.
Monica was an avid reader throughout her life, there was almost never a time when she didn’t have a book open...
Lillian Jean Murray
Oct 9, 2022
Lillian Jean Murray, 94, of Hackettstown, NJ formerly of Crossville, TN and Rockaway, NJ passed away peacefully on October 9, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
Lillian was born on June 17, 1928 in New York, NY to the late Gerald and Charlotte Neal.
She married the love of her life Robert Murray and together...
Anna F Garlick
Sep 27, 2022
Anna F. Garlick, 90, of Hackettstown, NJ (formerly of Netcong, NJ) passed away peacefully on September 27, 2022 at home with her loving daughters by her side.
Anna was born on October 1, 1931 in Allamuchy, NJ to the late Michael Niechwiadowicz and Anna (nee; Yawney)
Anna was a graduate of...
Victoria Simmons
Sep 19, 2022
Victoria Simmons, 91, of Oxford, NJ (formerly of Great Meadows) passed away peacefully on September 19, 2022 at home with her loving family by her side.
Victoria was born on June 17, 1931 in Great Meadows, NJ to the late Leon Penkul and Winkloric Kozlonoweskal. She was a graduate of Hackettstown High School. She married...
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