Obituaries

Victor Hanusewicz

Victor Hanusewicz

Jun 15, 2016

Victor Hanusewicz, of Butler, passed away June 15, 2016. He was born in Holszany, Poland. At eight years old his family and hundreds of thousands of Poles were deported by the Soviet Union to Siberia in animal boxcars and were sent to barracks as refugees in Uzbekistan. He and his brother were separated from their mother and placed on...

Naomi Burzinski

Naomi Burzinski

Jun 5, 2016

Naomi Burzinski, 97, passed away on June 5, 2016 at the age of 97. Born in Wanaque, she was a 76 year resident of Bloomingdale. She is survived by her beloved daughters, Barbara Ireland, and Diane Snyder, son in law Mac Ireland, four cherished grandsons and four adored great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her devoted husband John. Visiting...

Peter Donald Barry

Peter Donald Barry

Jun 2, 2016

Peter Donald Barry, 65, passed away suddenly on June 2, 2016. He was a resident of Bloomingdale. Peter was a facilities manager at ARC of Essex County in Livingston, NJ. He was a member and former Chief of the Pequannock Engine and Hose Company in Butler and former member of the Bloomingdale Fire Department. Pete was an established musician...

Madeline Masker

Madeline Masker

Jun 1, 2016

Madeline Masker, age, 85, of Butler, NJ, passed away on June 1, 2016. She lived in the Butler Senior Housing for 27 years and worked for Aircraft Radio Corporation in Boonton NJ, as an assembly worker before retiring. She is survived by her beloved children, Madeline Paulison, Linda Ressiquie, Horace Masker and wife Carol and Dorothy Moribito, her cherished...

Eugene S. Hastings

Eugene S. Hastings

May 31, 2016

Eugene S. Hastings quietly passed away at home on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, from natural causes. He was 92. Gene was born in Denville, N.J., on April 10, 1924 to George and Grace Loflin Hastings. He is survived by his loving wife, Jane Giragosian Hastings, son and daughter-in-law Todd and Mary Hastings along with grandchildren Brian and Rachel, son...

Lynne R. Anderson

Lynne R. Anderson

May 27, 2016

Lynne Anderson was born in Englewood New Jersey on May 29th, 1939. Her parents were Ruth and Edward Powderley. She spent most of her life growing up in Rutherford, New Jersey. I met Lynne while working at Howmedica located in Rutherford, New Jersey and we were great friends. Lynne is survived by two sisters Ruth and Judy and has...

Clinton Warren Ackerman

Clinton Warren Ackerman

May 25, 2016

Clinton Warren Ackerman, age 95, Butler, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. Mr. Ackerman was born in Wanaque, NJ the son of the late Edward and the late Charlotte (Gainer) Ackerman. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War, was a member of the Pompton Lakes Golden Agers,...

Eileen Gaiser

Eileen Gaiser

May 24, 2016

Eileen Gaiser, 63, of Butler, NJ, passed away May 24, 2016. Born in Kearny, N J, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and the late Geraldine Mendes. Eileen was a phlebotomist for Saint Claire's Hospital in Denville, NJ. She is survived by her devoted husband Kurt Robert Gaiser, her loving siblings, Patricia Haipt and husband Thomas of...

Gloria Kroepfl

Gloria Kroepfl

May 19, 2016

Gloria M. Kroepfl, age 87, passed away peacefully at St. Clares Compassionate Care in Dover NJ on May 19th. Gloria was born on June 14, 1928 in New York, the daughter of Victor and Olga Jimenez. She lived most of her life in Kinnelon NJ where she worked for many years as a bookkeeper at the Smoke Rise Inn,...

Gerald Joseph Struble

Gerald Joseph Struble

May 18, 2016

Gerald Joseph Struble, 74, of West Milford, passed away Wednesday, May 18 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Gerald will be missed by his four children, April (Jeff) Good, Gerald (Mary) Struble, Michael (Olga) Struble and Heather (Jim) Simon, his cherished 14 grandchildren, loving siblings and close friends. Born and raised in West Milford, the son of the late Louis and...

Rosemarie Wargacki

Rosemarie Wargacki

May 13, 2016

RoseMarie Wargacki, a modern day saint of Bloomingdale, born October 16th, 1938 in Hackensack, NJ has succumb to a heroic battle with breast cancer at the age of 77. She passed peacefully with her daughter JoAnn and her beloved grandchildren at her side on May 13th. The loved daughter of Ann and Ross Canizzio and the devoted wife to...

Richard H. Schmiedhauser Jr.

Richard H. Schmiedhauser Jr.

May 10, 2016

Richard H Schmiedhauser Jr., of Butler, age 67, passed away on May 10, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born in Patterson, NJ and was the son of the late Richard H. Sr. and Josephine Schmiedhauser. He was a retired police officer for the Butler Police Department serving 27 1/2 years and after retirement became a teacher...

Salvatore Scozzari

Salvatore Scozzari

May 4, 2016

Salvatore Scozzari, of Butler, NJ, a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away on May 4, 2016 at the age of 83. Sal was born in Passaic, NJ on July 23, 1932 to Joseph and Maria (nee Palumbo) Scozzari.Sal spent his childhood in Garfield and Paterson and in his teens, he met Elizabeth (Bette) Pellegrini outside...

G.W. Toye Sr.

G.W. Toye Sr.

Apr 28, 2016

G.W.Toye Sr., of Newfoundland, NJ, was born on October 10, 1951 and crossed the river on April 28, 2016. G.W. was an original Highway Bluesman, and worked in highway construction for fifty years before retiring from Local #472. He was wonderful husband, father and a gifted Blues Bassist and he will truly be missed. He is survived by his...

Norma Van Houten

Norma Van Houten

Apr 27, 2016

Norma Van Houten, of Butler, age 93, passes away Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Norma was born in Bloomingdale, NJ. She is the daughter of the late Albert and the late Martha Ann (Card) Crum. She served in the Army during World War II as a registered nurse, was a member of the Butler United Methodist Church and the Ladies...

Patricia Weaver

Patricia Weaver

Apr 17, 2016

Patricia Weaver, 52, of Bloomingdale, passed away April 17, 2016. Patricia was born in Pompton Plains, NJ in 1962. She grew up in Bloomingdale, NJ until 2004 when she moved into an apartment at Spectrum For Living in Ringwood, NJ as one of the original tenants. Her roommate was Randi. Patti was an incredible individual who touched many lives....

Dorothy Mcintosh

Dorothy Mcintosh

Apr 16, 2016

Dorothy Mc Intosh, 88 years old, of Clifton, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016. Born in Richmond Hill ,NY, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mary Ebert. She was an executive secretary for ITT Defense Communications in Nutley, NJ, and loved to knit and read. She is survived by her beloved daughters, Carolyn DeGraff and her...

Joanna M. Watt

Joanna M. Watt

Apr 13, 2016

Joanna M. (Decker) Watt passed away peacefully at age 100 on April 13, 2016 in Saratoga, California. She was born in Butler, N.J. on August 5, 1915, the daughter of Franklin Decker and Annie (Trumbour) Decker and lived in Butler for 90 years before moving to California. Joanna graduated from St. Anthony Commercial High School and worked in the...

Ronald Vanderhoff

Ronald Vanderhoff

Apr 11, 2016

Ronald "Booie" Vanderhoff, 77, of Fayson Lakes, died peacefully on April 11, 2016. He is survived by his devoted wife Lois, a daughter, Rhonda, a son Scott, a son-in-law, Douglas Daubert and a sister Mae Organ. He retired from Hoffman LaRoche in 2001 and worked hard all his life. He will be remembered for his love of fishing, hunting...

Michael J. Lawlor

Michael J. Lawlor

Mar 25, 2016

Lawlor, Michael J., age 68, of Glen Rock, New Jersey, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Emily (nee Marotta); his nine children, Michael (Sheryl), Matthew (Jenelle), Timothy (Justine), Jessica (Adam), Genevieve (Calder), David (Danielle), Brian (Elise), Aileen (Cesar), and Caitrin (Christopher); and his grandchildren, Matisse, Michael Dane, Eden, Addison, Tolkien, Emmett, Athos,...