Monsey, NY
Obituaries
Arianna Fojtlin Of Rockland County Dies At 13
Arianna Joy Fojtlin of Orangeburg died on Wednesday Sept. 11. She was 13 years old. More than $11,000 had been raised as of Sept. 24 on a GoFundMe in Arianna's memory. "Arianna embraced a passion for learning and helping others," said Arianna's grandmother Joy Fojtlin, the campaign founder. "In her memory and in lieu of flowers, Arianna’s Memorial Fund as been set up to assist in furthering not only the education of her beloved little sister Nicole, but also to assist those affected every day by Ulcerative Colitis and those that continue to follow their faith in Christ." A freshman at Ta…
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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: Fundraising Campaign Launched For Family Of Late Demarest Pizza Owner
TRIBUTE: Steve Renke, who made Demarest Pizza a local institution for more than three decades, constantly took up the causes of anyone who needed funding help -- advertising campaigns at his shop, urging people to give what they could. "Steve was an incredible supporter of the [Northern Valley Demarest High School] marching band," Debbie Neill-Anaya. "There were countless times that we would order pizzas to feed the band and he always came through for us." Now the community is rallying to help Renke's devastated widow and three children after the popular pizzeria died su…
Northern Valley, NJ
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Students, Responders, Others Attend Candlelight Vigil For Late Demarest Pizza Owner
TRIBUTE: Steve Renke, who made Demarest Pizza a local institution for more than three decades, constantly took up the causes of anyone who needed funding -- advertising campaigns at his shop, urging people to give what they could. Now the community is rallying to help his widow and three children after he died suddenly late Saturday. Renke, a 49-year-old father of three, from Haworth was a senior at Northern Valley Regional High School when he and three partners bought the Hardenburgh Avenue shop in 1987. "Because the day of the closing was a school day, he proceeded to ask his lawye…
White Plains, NY
Lifestyle
Friends Rally Behind Family Of High School Basketball Star Killed In Crash
Related story: Services Set For Star High School Athlete Killed In Warwick Crash Friends of the high school basketball star killed in a single-vehicle crash have started a GoFundMe page to help the family and to offer their support. John Guerra, of the Florida section of Warwick in Orange County, was killed around 10:35 p.m. Monday, July 23 when his 2005 Honda Civic, traveling south on Union Corners Road, left the roadway and rolled, coming to a stop against a tree, said Town of Warwick Lt. John Rader. His friends said on the GoFundMe page that he was not only a great athlete, but a frie…
