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Jersey Shore Native, NYC Hospital Dietician Kelsey Downey Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 29 Jersey Shore Native, NYC Hospital Dietician Kelsey Downey Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 29
Jersey Shore Native, NYC Hospital Dietician Kelsey Downey Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 29 Beloved Jersey Shore native and passionate NYC hospital dietician Kelsey Marie Downey died after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, April 19. She was 29. Born in Neptune, Kelsey graduated from Wall High School before earning her Culinary Nutrition degree summa cum laude from Johnson & Wales, her obituary says. She went on to pursue a Dietetic Internship at Tulane University and educating healthcare students about her culinary applications during a second internship with Tulane’s Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine. Kelsey most recently worked as a Clinical Nutritionist at…

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'Force To Be Reckoned With:' Amber Takesh Of Morris County Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 24 'Force To Be Reckoned With:' Amber Takesh Of Morris County Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 24
'Force To Be Reckoned With:' Amber Takesh Of Morris County Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 24 Beloved North Jersey native and “force to be reckoned with” Amber Stefanie Takesh died following an incredibly brave battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on Thursday, Oct. 6. She was 24. A native of Montville, Amber graduated from Montville High School in 2016, her obituary says. She went on to attend James Madison University, where she earned a Bachelor’s in 2019 and a Master’s in accounting in 2020. She was also a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority. Amber passed all four portions of the CPA exam on her first attempt while earning high scores. After finishing college, she worked as an accoun…

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by Valerie Musson
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Devoted Passaic County Mom, Black-Belt Martial Artist Dies, 48 Devoted Passaic County Mom, Black-Belt Martial Artist Dies, 48
Devoted Passaic County Mom, Black-Belt Martial Artist Dies, 48 Devoted Passaic County mother and black-belt martial artist Nicole D. Toulas died on Saturday, June 4 at the age of 48. Raised in Ringwood, Nicole graduated from Lakeland High School before attending the University of Tampa and earning her bachelor’s degree from William Paterson University, according to her obituary. Nicole interned for MSNBC and later pursued a marketing career, working for several years as the Director of Marketing for Rehabilitation Specialists, her memorial says. Nicole lived in Wayne with her loving husband, Andy, at the time of her death. The two had spent 18 years o…

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by Valerie Musson