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Longtime Wayne Township Employee Brian Reardon Dies Unexpectedly, 57 Longtime Wayne Township Employee Brian Reardon Dies Unexpectedly, 57
Longtime Wayne Township Employee Brian Reardon Dies Unexpectedly, 57 Brian Reardon, who spent 37 years working for Wayne Township in the water and road department, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 10 at the age of 57, according to his obituary. Reardon grew up in West Paterson and graduated from Passaic Valley High School in Little Falls and then went to work for Wayne, his obituary on the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home website reads.  He was renowned by his co-workers for being able to lift a manhole with a single hand, according to his obituary. To my friend Brian Reardon. I will miss the jokes and the laughs. Thank you for being such a …

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by Sam Barron
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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
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Wayne Valley Football Player Dies After 4-Month Cancer Battle Wayne Valley Football Player Dies After 4-Month Cancer Battle
Wayne Valley Football Player Dies After 4-Month Cancer Battle A beloved football player from Wayne Valley died after a brief but valiant battle with cancer. Rocco Vincenzo Sivolella, 15, died on Tuesday, May 17 after being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in January, his obituary says. Rocco, a freshman at Wayne Valley High School, was remembered for retaining a positive outlook on life and personifying courage throughout his chemotherapy treatments. He left an impact on everyone he came into contact with — even the hospital staff members who cared for him worked together to bring him a guitar when they learned that he was inspired by Flea …

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by Valerie Musson
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'Loving, Devoted' Wayne Mom Sara Gordon Dies Suddenly, 38 'Loving, Devoted' Wayne Mom Sara Gordon Dies Suddenly, 38
'Loving, Devoted' Wayne Mom Sara Gordon Dies Suddenly, 38 Sara Gordon of Wayne died suddenly on July 23. She was 38 years old. Sara was being remembered as a caring mom to her son and a bright light, "fighting forward through all that tried to keep [her] down." Growing up in Wayne, Sara played soccer at Wayne Hills High School and excelled in the school's marching, concert and jazz bands. She also sang in the school's choir. Sara was also a talented artist who painted, sketched, and was an extremely competent photographer. One of her drawings was sold to someone as a tattoo, her obituary says. She went on to earn her associate's degree in c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pompton Lakes Special Ed Teacher Trish McKenna Was Devoted Grandmother, Fantastic Cook Pompton Lakes Special Ed Teacher Trish McKenna Was Devoted Grandmother, Fantastic Cook
Pompton Lakes Special Ed Teacher Trish McKenna Was Devoted Grandmother, Fantastic Cook Trish McKenna (nee Ghirardi), a longtime special education teacher in Pompton Lakes, died suddenly on March 30. She was 50 years old. Trish worked at Lincoln Elementary School for nearly 12 years, her obituary says. A Pompton Lakes native, she graduated from PLHS with the class of 1986. Her husband Tom, whom she married in 1999, said she made the best lasagna and chicken cacciatore.  Trish is also survived by her three children, Marisa, Tyler and Timmy, along with her beloved granddaughter, Isabella. Visitation will be at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home on April 3, f…

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by Cecilia Levine