Louise B. Ritscher, Former School Nurse
Louise B. Ritscher, 91, of West Caldwell, died on Saturday, September 19, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date in the First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell, Bloomfield Avenue....
View ArticleHilda Salgado, 81
Mrs. Hilda Salgado, 81, died on September 26, 2020 at her home in Bloomfield. Visiting will be held in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Ave., Verona on Tuesday, September 29 from 4 to 8 p.m. with...
View ArticleMatthew A. Teeling, 73
Mr. Matthew A. Teeling, 73, died on September 24, 2020 at the Cape Regional Medical Center. Services were held privately. Condolences may be left at www.proutfuneralhome.com. Born in Orange and raised...
View ArticleGloria E. Starita, Lifelong Homemaker
Mrs. Gloria E. Starita, died on September 30, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Verona. A funeral mass will be offered on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 9:45 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, 30 North...
View ArticleMarie Fierro, 94
Mrs. Marie Fierro, 94, of North Hanover, N.J. died on September 30, 2020 in Mount Holly, N.J. Visiting will be held in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Ave., Verona, on Monday, October 5, 2020...
View ArticleKaren E. Bruno, 66
Mrs. Karen E. Bruno (nee Crosson), 66, died on Sunday, October 18, 2020 in Glen Ridge. Visiting will be on Thursday, October 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Ave, Verona....
View ArticleEsmeralda Armijos, 90
Mrs. Esmeralda Armijos (nee Borja), 90, died on October 21, 2020 at her home in Verona. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Born in Jipijapa, Ecuador and raised in Guayaquil,...
View ArticleJean S. Dougherty, 95
Mrs. Jean S. (nee Clifford) Dougherty, 95, died peacefully at home in Branchburg, N.J. on October 28, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. A funeral mass will be offered in Our Lady of the Lake...
View ArticleVivian Segerman Guze, 96
Vivian Segerman Guze, 96, died peacefully on Friday, October 23, in the same Sunset Avenue house where she had lived for the past 70 years. Until recently, Dr. Guze practiced psychotherapy from her...
View ArticleJoseph A. Donohue, Former Resident
Joseph A. Donohue of Milford, N.J., passed away at Hunterdon Care Center on Wednesday evening, November 18, 2020. He was 90 years old. He was born on September 29, 1930 in a house on Wegman Parkway in...
View ArticleCecelia ‘CC’ A. Cwiakala, 94
Mrs. Cecelia A. (nee Kolis) Cwiakala, 94, died on November 20, 2020 in Easton, Pa. A memorial mass will be held at a later date. Born and raised in Dupont, Pa., Mrs. Cwiakala lived in Verona for 52...
View ArticleMarion B. Lecreux, 63
Ms. Marion B. Lecreux died surrounded by family at her home in West Orange on November 21, 2020. She was 63 years old. Private services were held. Born in Berlin, Germany, Marion came to the U.S. with...
View ArticleHaddon L. (Bob) Shabazian, 94
Haddon L. (Bob) Shabazian, 94, died on November 23, 2020 at home in Verona, surrounded by his loving family. Services were private. Born in Union City, N.J. he was a graduate of Rutgers University....
View ArticleAnthony Aquila Jr., 92
Mr. Anthony Aquila, Jr., 92, died peacefully at home in Cedar Grove on December 13, 2020. Services and interment were private. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Iselin, N.J., Mr. Aquila lived in Verona...
View ArticlePatricia “Patty” DeForest-DeSantis, 74
Patricia “Patty” DeForest-DeSantis, 74, of Waretown, N.J. peacefully passed from this earth on December 11, 2020 at the Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin after a six-year battle with cancer....
View ArticleGloria Helen Festa, 90
Mrs. Gloria Helen Festa, 90, died suddenly on December 15, 2020. Services were private. Born and raised in North Adams, Mass., Mrs. Festa lived in Union City, N.J. prior to moving to Verona in 1960....
View ArticleBarbara A. Kirby, 77
Mrs. Barbara A. Kirby, 77, died on December 21, 2020 at her home in Verona. A virtual gathering and service will be held on Sunday, December 27 starting at 6 p.m. Please check the funeral home obituary...
View ArticleAmy Henderson, 100
Amy Henderson, 100, of Verona passed away peacefully on December 18, 2020 at her home of 75 years. Amy Jean Henderson was born to the late Frederick L. Lampenfeld and Rae L. Barnhardt on November 29,...
View ArticleJoseph J. Calabrese, Devoted Catholic
Joseph J. Calabrese, “Joe Cal,” passed over peacefully at home on Christmas morning. “Joe Cal” grew up and lived most of his life in Verona. He was the quintessential businessman and a friend to all....
View ArticleVeronans We Lost, 2020
We had to talk a lot about death in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic swept around the world and through New Jersey, claiming many current and former members of the Verona community. We also said goodbye to...
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