All Obituaries

Wharton: Maksym (Max) Y. Tsysarchuk passed away at Morristown Medical Center on Friday, November 26, 2021. He was 48 years of age. Maksym was born in Donetsk, Ukraine and came to the USA in 2002. He lived in Oak Ridge and Parsippany before settling in Wharton ten years ago. He graduated with a Bachelors degree in Engineering from Donetsk Technical University. Mr. Tsysarchuk was an Industrial Mechanic for Kari Out Foods of Totowa. He previously held many other technical and engineering...

Wharton: Maksym (Max) Y. Tsysarchuk passed away at Morristown Medical Center on Friday, November 26, 2021. He was 48 years of age. Maksym was born in Donetsk, Ukraine and came to the USA in 2002....

Anna Hollis Rockaway Township

Rockaway Twp: Anna Hollis passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at VNA Hospice/Dover General. She was 95 years of age. Anna was born and raised in the Mt. Hope section of Rockaway Twp. and lived most of her life in Wharton before retiring to Mt. Hope. Mrs. Hollis retired from Procurement at Picatinny Arsenal after many years of service. Anna was a member of SS Peter & Paul Church of Rockaway and the Rockaway Twp. Seniors as well as the Picatinny Golf Club. She enjoyed...

Rockaway Twp: Anna Hollis passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at VNA Hospice/Dover General. She was 95 years of age. Anna was born and raised in the Mt. Hope section of Rockaway...

Dolores Cooper-Laurora Jefferson Twp.

Jefferson Twp.: Dolores Cooper-Laurora was born August 5th, 1951 in Newark, NJ to Joan and Frank Cooper. November 12, 2021 Dolores lost her battle with cancer at St. Clare’s Hospital in Dover, NJ. Dolores graduated from St. Vincent’s Academy and later studied at Newark State College. Dolores worked for Morris County Photo labs and then 16 years as an accounting manager with Morristown Housing Authority. Dolores leaves behind her husband, James M. Laurora, her...

Jefferson Twp.: Dolores Cooper-Laurora was born August 5th, 1951 in Newark, NJ to Joan and Frank Cooper. November 12, 2021 Dolores lost her battle with cancer at St. Clare’s...

Karen Kunkel Jefferson Township

Jefferson Twp: Karen L. Kunkel passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 4, 2021. She was 58 years of age. Karen was born in Jersey City and was raised in Carteret. She lived in Mine Hill and settled in the Oak Ridge section of Jefferson Twp. since 2003. Mrs. Kunkel worked in Marketing for Ashland Chemical for many years and recently worked in the same capacity at Patriots’ Path Council in Cedar Knolls. Karen loved photography and spending time with her family...

Jefferson Twp: Karen L. Kunkel passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 4, 2021. She was 58 years of age. Karen was born in Jersey City and was raised in Carteret. She lived...

Lillian Miller Lake Hopatcong

Lillian June Miller of Lake Hopatcong, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on September 28th. Born on June 17, 1934 in Dover, Lillian lived briefly on the west coast, but resided for most of her life in Lake Hopatcong with her family and her menagerie of pets. She is survived by her husband Donald, her children Karyn, Christopher and Jennifer, her brother Michael and her two cats Penny and Paizey. Lillian loved and was beloved by her immediate and...

Lillian June Miller of Lake Hopatcong, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on September 28th. Born on June 17, 1934 in Dover, Lillian lived briefly on the west...

Merrilyn Andersen Wharton

Wharton: Merrilyn was born in East Orange and was raised in Rockaway. She attended Morris Hills HS and County College of Morris. She worked as a social worker for DYFS, retiring after 25 years of service. During her later years she worked at the Dover Free Public Library for 3 years before she became ill. Merrilyn enjoyed traveling and was very proud she climbed Machu Picchu, Peru. She enjoyed teaching English as a Second Language to adults and spoke fluent...

Wharton: Merrilyn was born in East Orange and was raised in Rockaway. She attended Morris Hills HS and County College of Morris. She worked as a social worker for DYFS,...

Sandra Berta Wharton

Sandra Evelyn Berta (nee Sisco) of Wharton, passed away on Friday October 22, 2021, after a short illness. Born in Newark NJ on September 14, 1943, she was a young 78 years old. Sandy lived in numerous places as a child but spent her teenage years in Lake Hiawatha NJ and attended Parsippany High School. She worked several jobs including Rutgers and Union Carbide. She chose to make Wharton her home in her beloved pink house where she raised her family as a loving...

Sandra Evelyn Berta (nee Sisco) of Wharton, passed away on Friday October 22, 2021, after a short illness. Born in Newark NJ on September 14, 1943, she was a young 78 years old. Sandy...

Lucia (Lucy) Ruiz Rockaway

Rockaway: Lucia (Lucy) F. Albensi Ruiz, beloved mother and wife, passed away at home on October 22, 2021, surrounded by her family. Lucy was born in June 1930 in Rockaway Township, NJ to the late Benedetto and Immaculata Albensi. Lucy worked at Picatinny Arsenal and was a true patriot. She spent many years helping her husband run Victor Ruiz & Sons. She dedicated her life to her family and instilled kindness, compassion and an empathetic way of life unto her...

Rockaway: Lucia (Lucy) F. Albensi Ruiz, beloved mother and wife, passed away at home on October 22, 2021, surrounded by her family. Lucy was born in June 1930 in Rockaway Township, NJ...

James Heckman, Jr. Columbia, NJ

Columbia: James R. Heckman, Jr., 80, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on October 21st, 2021. He was born on June 4, 1941 in Jersey City, NJ to the late James R. and Frances (Bertram) Heckman. As a child, he grew up in the New Jersey town of Budd Lake, where he graduated from West Morris High School. He served in the Army National Guard and was an electrician and long time member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers...

Columbia: James R. Heckman, Jr., 80, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on October 21st, 2021. He was born on June 4, 1941 in Jersey City, NJ to the late...

Geraldine Reichenbacher Jefferson Township

Lake Hopatcong: Geraldine Reichenbacher passed away on October 20, 2021, at St. Clare’s Dover General Hospital. She was 80 years of age. Geraldine was born in Paterson, NJ on October 3, 1941. She lived in Clifton until 1956, before moving to the Lake Hopatcong section of Jefferson Twp. where she lived her entire life. Geraldine loved to cook and try new recipes. She loved shopping and picking out gifts for others often. She loved spending time with her...

Lake Hopatcong: Geraldine Reichenbacher passed away on October 20, 2021, at St. Clare’s Dover General Hospital. She was 80 years of age. Geraldine was born in Paterson, NJ on...

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