Whether their lives were long or far too short, the Veronans who died in 2022 left behind family and friends who mourn their passing. Take a moment to revisit their stories:
Pamela V. Aloia, 79
Jolyne Christine Askling, 51
John J. Bahr, 67
Barbara Jennings Bevilacqua, 75
Matthew J. Boscaino, Jr., 88
Sandra Leigh Boyle (DeCheser), 50
Barbara J. Bynderian, 65
Irene Capozzi, 80
Michael Carlucci, 57
Gerardo “Gerry” G. Carpinelli, 57
Helen M. Carson, 90
Michael A. Coppola, Jr., 97
Alfonso M. Dello Russo, 93, Helped Build OLL
Dorothy DeSantis, 99
Colonel Vincent A. Di Mauro (USAF ret.), 94
Susan Bromley Dowd, 82
Carole J. Ferruggia, 79
Caryn A. Fitzpatrick, 63
Timothy R. Fogerty, 44
Elizabeth “Betsy” K. Foster, 84
Sally Ann (Bianchi) Foster, 93
Robert Alan Gaccione, 52
Susana Sanchez-Grey Galtieri, 94
Harriett A. Ganning, 82
Jonathan Jay Hepner, Thai Elephant Owner
Dorothy L. Hogan, 92
Lee B. Howard, 77
Meriom Kastner, Former Resident
Jack Kingston, 88
William J. Knight, 88
Marie Kraeutler, Former Resident
Andrea Laura Landis, 49
Peter R. Leddy, 96
Robert Michael Leonard, 95
Marie Lorenzo, 94
Joseph A. Maglione, 95
Karen Ann Marinella, 74
Margaret Martucci, 96
Elsa McElroy, 58
Michael Melia, 86
Patricia DeJesus Mercurio, 66
Charles Gary Najimian, Jr., 71
Anita Natalini, 59
Edward F. Newkirk, 93
J. Michael Nolan Jr., Litigator Founded Newark Charity
John R. ‘Jack’ O’Neil, Owned Lakeside Deli
Johann W. Ostman, 83
Francis “Frank” M. Passage, 72
Diana Salgado-Mancero, 42
Joseph M. Santarelli, 51
Wilma F. Santoro, 90
Lenardo George Savino, 91
David “Dave” J. Shatzel, 78
Howard V. Sisler, 84
William J. “Bill” Smith, 87
Charles F. Sona, 70
Laurence P. Spooner, 69
Franca Tanelli, 82
Gina M. Thomas, 92
Marie V. Traverso, 68
Bruce Wands, 72
Constance A. Wilson, 77