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Terri Breen Of West Orange Dies, 63
Terri Breen, of Essex Fells and later of West Orange, passed away on Oct. 14, 2024. She was 63 years old. Born Mary Theresa Faleskie on Dec. 12, 1960, at Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, HI, Terri graduated from Hawaii Baptist Academy and earned her BA from Pennsylvania State University, State College. After college, Terri moved to New York City, beginning her career in advertising at Doyle Dane Bernbach and later at Women’s Day Magazine. She left her career to focus on what she considered her most important job of all — raising her beloved sons, Conor and Liam. Devoted to their growth, …
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John Gaudreau's Wife Announces Pregnancy With Third Baby At Funeral
As if the Gaudreau's story couldn't get any more tragic, Johnny's wife, Meredith, announced she's nine weeks pregnant with their third child — "a total surprise" — at his funeral service on Monday, Sept. 9. During her eulogy live-streamed by the Calgary Flames, Meredith said she and John shared an amazing six months as a family of four. Then announced there was another baby on the way. The audience audibly gasped at the news. "These will forever be the best six months of my life," she said from the service in Delaware County, PA. "There's specifically one week I'll cherish forever, it…
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Here's Livestream For Gaudreau Brothers' PA Funeral
A funeral service for brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau is underway. UPDATE: John Gaudreau's Wife Announces Pregnancy With Third Baby At Funeral The Calgary Flames are streaming the Pennsylvania service. Click here for the link. The brothers were struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while riding their bicycles on Aug. 29 in New Jersey. The service began at 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St Mary Magdalen's Church in Media, PA. Police said that the event will cause major impacts to traffic.
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Acupuncturist ID'd As Pedestrian Killed Walking On Route 23: Prosecutor
Karin Johnson, a 75-year-old Cedar Grove resident, was killed on Tuesday, July 9, after being struck by a vehicle walking on Route 23, authorities said. Born in Kearny, Johnson was raised in Cedar Grove, graduating from Cedar Grove High School in 1967, according to her obituary on the Shooks Cedar Grove Funeral Home website. Johnson, who worked as an acupuncturist, enjoyed being in nature and bringing people together, her obituary reads. Dearest Friends and Family of Karin Johnson, I'm so sorry to bring you this unexpected and sudden news of her passing on... Posted by Karin Johnson on&…
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Susanna Battiston, Formerly Of Glen Rock, Dies After Long Illness, 36
Susanna Battiston died on July 11, 2024 at home in Stockholm after a long illness, her obituary on the Becker Funeral Home site says. She was 36 years old. A talented singer, Susanna was raised in Glen Rock where she performed in school musical productions and coffeeshops, her obituary reads. She studied marketing and media at Emerson College before moving to Philadelphia, where she most notably worked as a campaign manager for the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016, her obit on the Becker Funeral Home site continues. After successfully flipping the district to blue, she returned to New …
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Former Bergen Courthouse Secretary, Paramus Mom Tracy Keenan Dies After Longtime Lupus Battle
Tracy Keenan, a 46-year-old mom from Paramus, died on Tuesday, July 2, after years of battling lupus, according to her obituary. Tracy was born in Belleville and grew up in Park Ridge, graduating from Park Ridge High School, her obituary on the Vander Plaat Funeral Home website reads. She later worked at the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack as a secretary for 10 years, according to her obituary. She is survived by her husband, Ilir; her three daughters, Lila, Abigail and Sidney; her mother, Maureen; siblings, Andrew, Megan and Kevin, along with numerous family members and friends, acc…
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Longtime Saddle Brook UPS Employee Frank Chiavetta Of Wayne Dies, 58: 'We Lost A Great Legend'
Lifelong Passaic County resident Frank Chiavetta died on June 17, 2024, at 58 years old with his family by his side, according to his obituary on the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home website. A Clifton native, Frank spent 40 years working UPS, having started with truck-loading and retiring as a customer counter representative in Saddle Brook, in 2023, according to his obituary. He lived in Wayne with his wife of 31 years, Anna Marie Chiavetta. News of the veteran driver's death was shared to Union Local 177's Facebook page, where former colleagues remembered him as a "great dude" with…
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Newark Flight Attendant From PA Dies After Spinout Crash With Tractor Trailer On Route 78
Jennifer Friedel-Hoffman, a 60-year-old Pennsylvania resident, was killed in a crash on Route 78 in New Jersey on Wednesday, May 29. A tractor-trailer was parked and unoccupied on the right shoulder on Route 78 West in Lebanon when a Subaru driven by Friedel-Hoffman entered the area and struck the left rear of the truck just after 9 a.m., New Jersey State Police said. The crash caused the Subaru to spin out and hit a Volkswagen passenger car traveling in the right lane, police said. Friedel-Hoffman was taken to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. A graduate of Northamp…
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Sudden Death Of NJ High Schooler Prompts Outpouring Of Support
The community is mourning the loss of a 17-year-old boy whose "life was just beginning" when he was killed in a car accident. Jayson Lee Cugliari of Forked River had just been accepted to the college of his choice, Stockton University. He was working and getting ready for Christmas, according to a GoFundMe page. The senior at Lacey Township High School was killed in a car accident on Dec. 9. Jayson worked at the Goddard School in Forked River where he was adored by students and staff. "He loved being around children," his obituary said. "Working with children was his passion." He wa…
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Funeral Service Scheduled For William Hennecke, 32, Of Fair Lawn
A funeral service is scheduled this week for 32-year-old Fair Lawn native William "Billy" Hennecke. Hennecke was graduated from Fair Lawn High School and Bergen County Tech, where he studied carpentry, his obituary says. He went on to work as an irrigation technician for Garden State Irrigation and Lighting. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing in local lakes and rivers and riding dirt bikes with family and friends. Hennecke, who died in a tragic Thanksgiving Day accident, is survived by his parents Hans and Eileen. He also leaves his sisters, Maureen Flax and her husb…
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Wrong Cemetery, Someone Else's Clothes: NJ Attorney Files Suit Against Funeral Home
A Trenton attorney has filed a lawsuit of her father's behalf accusing a funeral home of messing up her mother's services and burial, The Trentonian reports. Janet Kay was dressed in another woman's clothing, and wearing someone else's wedding ring and jewelry, when she was buried in a different cemetery days before her funeral service, says the complaint filed by Robin Kay Lord. Meanwhile, nearly 60 attendees were waiting for her funeral service to begin when the funeral home apparently announced the mixup, The Trentonian reports. Kay's body was reportedly exhumed the day after the service…
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Man Injured In Millersville Explosion Dies At 33
A man who fought to live for two weeks after being injured by a shipping container explosion in Millersville has died, reports CBS 13. Kevin Patrick Zichelli, 33, was opening the container when a piece of equipment inside the container ignited gas leaking from a propane tank, causing the explosion at a business on the 1500 block of Jabez Run on Wednesday, May 4. Kevin died of his injuries on Thursday, May 19, CBS says. Born in Livingston, New Jersey, Kevin was a graduate of University of Maryland, College Park and worked as an account manager for BG Products and Services,…
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Fair Lawn High School Sophomore Peter Tyszko Dies After 2nd Bout With Cancer
The Fair Lawn community is mourning the loss of a 15-year-old boy who died this week after his second bout with cancer. Peter Tyszko, a sophomore at the borough's public high school, died on Jan. 17, 2022. While a GoFundMe was launched for Peter's parents, Artur and Jolanta Tyszko, they are asking for donations to two other local families impacted by pediatric cancer: The Jackson Strong foundation and the Macaluso family, for 8-year-old Lucy. Peter was a talented swimmer on his high school's swim team and the Hackensack UMC Fitness and Wellness Swim Team, where he was also a cert…
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Warren County Tech School Senior Killed In ATV Crash Was Aspiring Mechanic
Funeral services have been set for Jose Carlos Perez Garcia, the beloved Warren County Technical School senior killed in Saturday’s ATV crash. Garcia, 18, was riding a Suzuki ATV off-road when it overturned near Gibbs Road in Allamuchy Township just before 3:45 p.m. Saturday, DailyVoice.com reported. Born in Mexico, Garcia was Hackettstown resident and an aspiring diesel mechanic studying at Warren County Technical School, his obituary says. Garcia loved basketball, reading and fixing this and was remembered as a “joyful kid who was always ready to help others.” Meanwhile, more than $14,…