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Beatrice “Betty Jane” Maher, 94
Ms. Beatrice “Betty Jane” Maher, 94, died at her home in Verona on October 21, 2019. A funeral mass will be offered in Our Lady of the Lake Church, Verona, on Saturday, October 26 at 10 a.m. Visiting...
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Jane Ann Bahr, 93
Jane Ann (Daily) Bahr passed away peacefully on November 13, 2019, she was 93. Jane was predeceased by her husband Charles Bahr II (1994), her grandsons Michael T. Bahr (2019), Michael C. Bahr (1982),...
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Dr. Justin Fernando, 81
Justin Fernando, MD, 81, died on November 13, 2019 in St. Joseph Medical Center. Visiting in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona will be on Sunday, November 17 from 2 to 6 p.m. A...
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Herta Ruhl, 93
Mrs. Herta (nee Hohmann) Ruhl, age 93, died on November 13, 2019 at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge. Born in Newark to Alfred and Therese Hohmann, Mrs. Ruhl grew up in West Orange before marrying...
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Barry Giblin, VHS ’71
Barry Giblin passed away on November 9, 2019. A lifelong resident of Verona, he was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Lake Church and attended Verona schools, graduating class of 1971. He was an...
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Eugenia Jean “Jeannie” Battista, 87
Mrs. Eugenia Jean “Jeannie” (nee Rettino) Battista, 87, died peacefully on December 3, 2019 in Morristown. Visiting in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona will be on Friday, December...
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Larry Foran, 73
Mr. Lawrence E. “Larry” Foran, 73, died on December 4, 2019 in Dover. Visiting will be in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Saturday, December 7, from 4 to 7 p.m. with a service...
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Elizabeth “Betsy” Guarducci, 80
Mrs. Elizabeth (nee Richards) Guarducci, 80, died peacefully surrounded by her family on December 9, 2019 at her home in Verona. Visiting will be held in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Ave.,...
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Walter Koprowski, 98
Mr. Walter Koprowski, 98, died on December 12, 2019 in Cedar Grove. Visiting in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona will be on Sunday, December 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. A funeral mass will...
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Michelina Lachina, 90
Mrs. Michelina (nee Arena) Lachina, 90, died on December 17, 2019 at her home in Verona. Visiting in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona will be on Thursday, December 19 from 4 to 8...
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Remembering Tom Towne, Vietnam Veteran
Tom Towne (seated) was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam and a purple heart recipient. Thomas N. Towne was chosen to be the grand marshal of Verona’s Memorial Day in 1984. It was a singular...
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Josephine A. Freda, 77
Ms. Josephine A. Freda, 77, died on December 21, 2019 in Clinton, N.J. Visiting in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Thursday, December 26 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., followed by a...
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Cheryl Knapp, 54
Mrs. Cheryl M. (nee Montagna) Knapp, 54, died on December 23, 2019 at her home in Verona. Visiting in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, will be on Friday, December 27 from 6 to 8...
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Veronans We Lost: 2019
We lost big pieces of Verona history in 2019. Like Jane Ann Bahr, the matriarch of the family that ran Bahr Lumber for so many decades; Bill Brunner, co-owner of C.T. Brunner and Sons in Verona, at...
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Richard “Rick” S. Liedtke, VHS’ 71
Rick Liedtke, 66, died suddenly on December 16, 2019 at his home in Mesa, Ariz. due to heart failure. He was affectionally called Ricky, Tahiki, and Big Rick by his many friends. There will be a...
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Joseph Martin, Former Township Manager
Joseph Martin, who served as Verona’s township manager from 2004 to 2015, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at The Daughters of Miriam in Clifton. He was 73. Martin led Verona during a time of...
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Rosemary Macfarlane Healy, 60
Rosemary (Macfarlane) Healy of Narberth, Pa. passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019 after a short and courageous battle with cancer at the age of 60. She is the loving mother of Kevin Healy and his...
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Mary Sinisi, 72
Mrs. Mary Sinisi (nee Martorelli), 72, died on January 2, 2020 in Glen Ridge. Visiting will be at the Prout Funeral Home on Sunday, January 5 from 2 to 6 p.m. Everyone will meet at 9:45 a.m. at Our...
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E. Gregory “Greg” Smith, Jr., 88
Mr. E. Gregory Smith, Jr., known as Greg, died on December 28, 2019 in Sun City West, Ariz. He was 88 years old. Greg is survived by his beloved partner of 34 years, Isabelle Gold, children Gregory S....
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Beverly Pearson, 1937-2020
Beverly Pearson passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020 after battling breast cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones. Born in the Bronx to Paul and Doris Wise, she grew up with her brother Phil,...
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