All Obituaries

Jefferson Township: Matthew Brian Fordney, 39, of Lake Hopatcong, NJ, passed away on November 19, 2023. He was born on December 26, 1983, to Mary Fordney and Jonathan Fordney in York, Pennsylvania. He was the first Grandchild for both the Kearney and Fordney families. He has held a special place in our hearts since the day he was born. He was well loved and will be missed. Matt attended Jefferson Township High School and went on to County College of Morris where he graduated with a...

Jefferson Township: Matthew Brian Fordney, 39, of Lake Hopatcong, NJ, passed away on November 19, 2023. He was born on December 26, 1983, to Mary Fordney and Jonathan Fordney in York,...

Thomas Kelly Chester

Chester: Thomas Francis Kelly passed away on November 22, 2023 at Morristown Medical Center. He was 87 years of age. Thomas was born in Dover to the late Thomas and Mary Kelly, and raised in Mine Hill. He lived in Chester for the past 50 years. He worked as a Union Electrician for the IBEW Local 581 since the age of 18. He was an avid reader, fisherman, and hunter. Turkey hunting was his favorite. He was a man with great love for his family...

Chester: Thomas Francis Kelly passed away on November 22, 2023 at Morristown Medical Center. He was 87 years of age. Thomas was born in Dover to the late Thomas and Mary Kelly,...

Maxima Arcibal Rockaway Twp.

INAY…Your Hug Meant the World Nobody else held me so tight, or made me feel so right.  No one's eyes shined so bright with love, As my mom, who is now high above. - Tamsen Butler Maxima Despo Arcibal, age 65, died in a tragic car accident on November 21, 2023. She is survived by her four children, who made up the entirety of her world, Elliot, 43, Mau, 44, Cel (Ineng) 39 and Nholiboy (Utoy), 37. Maxima was a midwife in the Philippines. She migrated in the United States...

INAY…Your Hug Meant the World Nobody else held me so tight, or made me feel so right.  No one's eyes shined so bright with love, As my mom, who is now high above. - Tamsen...

Helen Steer Wharton

Wharton: Helen Schott Steer, 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, with her daughters at her bedside. She was the eighth daughter of Lillian and Arthur Schott (all predeceased) followed by her only brother Arthur Schott of Succasunna, NJ. She was born in Flanders, New Jersey, living there until moving to Wharton in 1954. Helen was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was predeceased by her husband, Leo,...

Wharton: Helen Schott Steer, 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, with her daughters at her bedside. She was the eighth daughter of Lillian and Arthur Schott (all...

Diane Egli Mine Hill

Mine Hill: Diane G. Egli passed away peacefully on November 20, 2023 at Merry Heart Nursing Center, Succasunna. She was 76 years of age. Diane was born in Dover and lived in Newton and Jefferson Township and was in the first graduating class of Randolph High School. Diane worked at East Dover Elementary School for 27 years, eventually becoming the secretary to the principal. She retired in 2008. Diane loved to travel and visited Europe as well as Canada, plus made many trips...

Mine Hill: Diane G. Egli passed away peacefully on November 20, 2023 at Merry Heart Nursing Center, Succasunna. She was 76 years of age. Diane was born in Dover and lived in Newton...

Kenneth Pierson, Sr. Albrightsville, PA

Albrightsville, PA: Kenneth L. Pierson, Sr. passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at St. Luke’s Hospital/Lehighton, Pennsylvania. He was 77 years of age. Kenneth was born in Morristown and lived in Morris County most of his life, retiring to the woods of Pennsylvania 11 years ago. He was a Vietnam Army veteran. He was a loving person to all that he cared about and gave of himself what he could to them. He loved being outdoors as much as being around his family and...

Albrightsville, PA: Kenneth L. Pierson, Sr. passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at St. Luke’s Hospital/Lehighton, Pennsylvania. He was 77 years of age. Kenneth was born in...

Vincent Conte, Jr. Jefferson Township

Jefferson Township: Vincent A. Conte, Jr. passed away peacefully on November 18, 2023 at Merry Heart Nursing Home in Succasunna. He was 93 years of age. Vincent was born and raised in the Bronx to the late Vincent, Sr. and Carmel (née Iorio). He lived in Wharton for 30 years and has lived the last 22 years in the Lake Shawnee section of Jefferson Township. Vincent enlisted in the Navy in 1952 and served his country proudly for two years. Mr. Conte was a quality...

Jefferson Township: Vincent A. Conte, Jr. passed away peacefully on November 18, 2023 at Merry Heart Nursing Home in Succasunna. He was 93 years of age. Vincent was born and raised in...

Luna Cabrera Castro Dover

Luna Marcela Cabrera Castro Nació en Juticalpa, Olancho Honduras C.A., el 28 de Diciembre del 2004. Se mudó a Dover NJ, en agosto del 2010 con 6 años de edad. El paso de Luna por esta vida estuvo lleno de luz y alegría para quienes tuvieron la dicha de conocerla. Luna era la niña con el alma más pura y la sonrisa más sincera. Tenía el corazón lleno de amor para entregar a sus seres queridos. Era una excelente y amorosa hija,...

Luna Marcela Cabrera Castro Nació en Juticalpa, Olancho Honduras C.A., el 28 de Diciembre del 2004. Se mudó a Dover NJ, en agosto del 2010 con 6 años de edad. El paso de...

Kathy Nees East Stroudsburg

East Stroudsburg, PA: Kathy "Kate" Nees, age 64, of East Stroudsburg, PA passed away November 16th. She is survived by her daughter Emily DeSantiago, her older brother Billy Nees and partner Sunny Epley, her younger brother Kurt Nees and wife Carol, and her niece and nephews Leanne, Jimmy, and Kurt Jr. Kate grew up in Wharton, NJ and attended Morris Hills High School where she was a cheerleader and was crowned homecoming queen. She more recently lived in Penn Estates where...

East Stroudsburg, PA: Kathy "Kate" Nees, age 64, of East Stroudsburg, PA passed away November 16th. She is survived by her daughter Emily DeSantiago, her older brother Billy Nees...

Mario Solorzano Jr. Jefferson Twp.

Mario E. Solorzano Jr., 31, of Jefferson Twp., New Jersey suddenly passed on November 16th 2023 at home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Jamesburg, New Jersey on May 02, 1992, the son of Mario Solorzano Sr. and Maria Rivera. He was the youngest of three, leaving behind his sisters Veronica and Vanessa. His loving girlfriend, Montana, was by his side since August 7th, 2021. Mario became an electrician alongside his father at a young age and continued through his later years....

Mario E. Solorzano Jr., 31, of Jefferson Twp., New Jersey suddenly passed on November 16th 2023 at home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Jamesburg, New Jersey on May 02, 1992, the...

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