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A man said to have been the former spouse of the property owner apparently found the bodies of Nancy Marie Jocks and her daughter, Alexis O'Boyle of Woodland Park, in the rented unit off southbound Route 17 just past Route 120, barely two miles from MetLife Stadium.
There were no signs of foul play, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said later that day.
Authorities initially suspected carbon monoxide might be to blame, but firefighters took readings that dismissed the possibility.
East Rutherford police were investigating with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification -- which collected evidence -- and the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office, which took custody of the bodies.
No announcements have been made by authorities in more than a week since their deaths were reported.
A celebration of life was scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Mack Memorial Home, 1245 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus.
O'Boyle's survivors include her son, Lorenzo A. Bruno, and daughter, Vivianna M. Bruno; her father, John J. O’Boyle, Jr.; her stepsister, Stephanie Amato; her paternal grandmother, Monique Nouhan; her maternal grandmother, Mary Hogan; and her uncle and godfather, Timothy O’Boyle.
Private cremation services for O'Boyle were handled by Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home in Clifton.
Obituary information for Jocks was limited.
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