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Services Set For Bergen Catholic Alum Cyrus Ashtyani Killed In Crash Services Set For Bergen Catholic Alum Cyrus Ashtyani Killed In Crash
Services Set For Bergen Catholic Alum Cyrus Ashtyani Killed In Crash A funeral was held Thursday, June 21 for Cyrus John Ashtyani of Montvale, who died on June 15 in a Woodcliff Lake motorcycle accident. He was 21 years old. Interment was at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus.  Ashtyani, a Bergen Catholic graduate who worked as an Internet sales consultant at Liberty Subaru, was heading south when he lost control of his Yamaha R6 at milepost 169.6, NJ State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Born and raised in Montvale, Cyrus attended the Montvale elementary schools. He attended Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey and graduated from Bergen Catholic High Schoo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Services Set For Beloved Bergen Teacher Killed In Crash Services Set For Beloved Bergen Teacher Killed In Crash
Services Set For Beloved Bergen Teacher Killed In Crash For every student of hers -- current and former -- veteran Paramus middle-school teacher Jennifer Williamson made the most turbulent years of their young lives easier to bear. Williamson, who taught for nearly 20 years in the district, was killed along with fifth-grader Miranda Faith Vargas when their school bus was struck by a dump truck on Route 80 during a field trip Thursday. *** Funeral Mass for Williamson is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, May 24 at  Our Lady of the Visitation R.C. Church in Paramus with interment at George Washington Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday and We…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Gentle' Bergen Twin, 10, Killed In School Bus Crash Had Contagious Smile 'Gentle' Bergen Twin, 10, Killed In School Bus Crash Had Contagious Smile
'Gentle' Bergen Twin, 10, Killed In School Bus Crash Had Contagious Smile She had a smile that touched countless hearts, a gentle soul and an intense love for her family. That's how many are expected to remember Miranda Faith Vargas at a funeral this Monday for the 10-year-old East Brook Middle School student killed in a Paramus school bus crash on Route 80 on Thursday. The 9:30 a.m. service will be held at the Marrocco Memorial Chapel in Clifton, with interment to follow in George Washington Memorial Park.  Visitation is from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Marrocco Memorial Chapel. A GoFundMe launched for the fifth-grader Friday night by her aunt, Carolyn Arri…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ian Sanchez Of Bergen Dies At Age 9 Ian Sanchez Of Bergen Dies At Age 9
Ian Sanchez Of Bergen Dies At Age 9 Ian Sanchez of Lodi died on Feb. 11 after a five-year battle with cancer. Born in New York City, he settled in Lodi eight years ago. Ian loved trains, Tom & Jerry and watching his brother Joshua play soccer.  More than $2,000 had been raised as of Tuesday evening on a GoFundMe for Ian. Ian's battle began five year's ago on New Year's Eve when he complained of a pain in his ankle at 4 years old. He was diagnosed with cancer and through the five-year battle filled with chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and more, Ian never complained, Grace Ann Parisi said on the GoFundMe. His radiation e…

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by Cecilia Levine