Belleville High School Alumni Obituaries

James was born on December 17 1936 in Jersey City NJ. After the passing of his mother Margeret Masker he was raised in Kearny NJ by his aunt Lilian Murphy and his uncle George Murphy where he attended both primary and high school at St. Cecelia. James served proudly in the N.J. Air National Guard an...

John H. Weeks of Denville New Jersey passed away peacefully on October 30 2025 surrounded by the love of his family. Born on December 8 1941 in Newark NJ John was the son of the late Harry and Dorothy Weeks. He was raised in Belleville alongside his brother Brian and sister Karen and graduated from ...

Joel Benton Miller 59 passed away unexpectedly on Monday December 29 2025 at his home in New Cumberland PA where he resided for the last 20 years. Born June 18 1966 in Coatesville PA he was the younger son of Rev. Richard G. Miller of Telford PA and the late Meleny Derr Miller who passed away in 200...

of Kearny passed away on December 17 2025. Visiting will be Friday December 19 2025 from 200 p.m. until 600 p.m. at All Saints at Bethany Church 262 Joralemon Street in Belleville. There will be a prayer service at 500 p.m. and the funeral service will be Saturday morning at 1000 a.m. in the church ...

Sonja Rose Tootsie Olson age 85 passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. She was born on December 25 1940 in Madison WI the daughter of Roy and Florence Bavery Olson. Sonja graduated from Belleville High School in 1959 and she started working at Manchesters Department S...

It is with great sadness we share the passing of Richard Jerome Donahue age 72 on Friday December 19 2025. He was born on August 19 1953 in Dodgeville WI a son of Jerome and Ruth Haas Donahue. Growing up as the oldest son on the farm Richard learned many skills from his parents. He attended parochia...

Roger L. Hendrickson age 71 passed away on Wednesday December 10 2025 at Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam WI. He was born on March 31 1954 in Madison WI the son of Bernard and Roberta Schliem Hendrickson. Roger graduated from Belleville High School in 1972 where he excelled as an athlete in f...

Peter E. Burns Jr. age 93 passed away on Tuesday January 6 2026 at Agrace Hospice Care Inc. in Fitchburg WI. He was born on March 16 1932 on the family farm in the Town of Barneveld to Peter and Regina Leary Burns Sr. Peter was the last surviving sibling of their eleven children. Peter graduated fro...

Loretta Lori J. Hollis age 67 of Kenosha passed away on Sunday December 7 2025 at Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee. She was born on November 9 1958 in Monroe WI the daughter of Everett and Patricia Carteron Hollis. Lori graduated from Bradford High School in Kenosha. She would work in the textile indu...

Lila M. Saunders age 97 of New Glarus passed away on Sunday December 7 2025 at Monroe Health Services. She was born on August 18 1928 a daughter of Robert and Florence Haessig Duerst. Lila attended the Dividing Ridge School and graduated from New Glarus High School in 1945. She would continue her ed...

Roger W. White age 81 passed away on Wednesday December 3 2025 at his home near Brooklyn. He was born on August 2 1944 in Prairie du Chien WI the son of William and Ellen Bauer White. Roger graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1962 and entered into service in the United States Navy. Follow...

Marvin O. Thomann age 77 passed away on November 24 2025 in the Dominican Republic. He was born on October 11 1948 in the Town of Brooklyn Green County WI the son of Paul and Leona Gilbertson Thomann. Marvin attended the Attica rural school and was confirmed at the Zwingli United Church of ChristMon...

Brian A. Bartosch age 48 passed away on Thursday November 27 2025 at UW Hospital in Madison following a long battle with liver disease and cancer. He was born on February 10 1977 in Madison WI the son of Wayne and Kathleen Hawley Bartosch. Brian graduated from Sun Prairie High School in 1995 and wou...

John L. Sullivan, 71 yrs. Old, died on Friday October 24,. 2025.Born in Newark, grew up in Belleville he attended St Peters Grammer School, Essex Catholic High School, and Montclair State University graduating with a BA in history. He has lived in Hackettstown. A retired State Trooper after serv...

It is with great saddness that we announce Steven Arthur Taylor Sr. D.C., 69, of Belleville, NJ passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 24, 2025.Steven was born on August 25, 1956, in Montclair, NJ, the son of Gilbert Taylor and Lois (McMickle) Taylor. He graduated from Glen Ridge High Schoo...

Dorothy Lucille Dot Fox 96 of Nashville passed away at 345 a.m. on Sunday December 28 2025 at Washington County Hospital in Nashville.She was born in Nashville Illinois on February 27 1929 to Henry and Lydia Huge Struckmeyer. She attended Trinity Lutheran School in Nashville and was confirmed at Tri...

Joan Marie Carnie Cole age 91 passed away on Wednesday August 12 at Clover Manor in Auburn Maine following a long period of immobility and shorter duration of dementia. Joan was born in Newark New Jersey on August 19 1928 to Joseph and Minnie Carnie. She grew up in Belleville and graduated from its ...

was born on July 9 1937 in Belleville FL to the late Emory Wright Sr and Americus Wright. She graduated in 1956 from J.R.E Lee High School in Jasper FL. Evelyn was employed by Farmhouse Restaurant in Lake Park GA retiring in 2011 after 26 years of service. accepted Christ at an early age and was a m...

Florence Marie Ceasar Douglas, 68 years old, departed this life on December 13, 2025, surrounded by her children. Florence was a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, who was born on September 26, 1957, in Newark, NJ. Florence was the seventh child of eight children born to Samuel Ceasar a...

On December 29 2025 Lois Olinda Grace Bridges Rabenort passed away peacefully at the age of 94. Born on December 23 1931 in Okawville Illinois to Paul and Emma Schwettmann Bridges Lois was baptized and confirmed at St Peters Church UCC in Okawville. She was a lifelong resident of Okawville and a dev...

Bertha Reddick was born in Blakely, Georgia on March 30, 1944 to the late Mercia and Willie Reddick. The family moved to Newark, New Jersey when Bertha was 9 months old.Bertha was educated in the Newark public school system. After graduating from high school, she attended evening classes at Essex Co...

Anna Louise (Anna Lou) Kremling Kasmiersky, of Garwood, passed away on December 10, 2025 at the age of 95. She was born on September 3, 1930 to Alois Kremling and Anna Elizabeth Kremling in Galveston, Texas.They moved to Garwood, Texas where Anna Lou attended elementary school. She attended high s...

Scott D. England 55 of Bangor PA passed away on Saturday November 8th 2025 at St. Lukes Hospital in Easton PA. Born on January 6 1970 in Belleville NJ Scott was the beloved son of Brian Charles England of Toms River NJ and the late Maryann Kruleski England. Scott was a devoted husband and best frien...

Eichorn John Michael passed away peacefully Thursday December 18 2025 at the age of 73 in St. Louis Missouri after a lifelong battle with complications from multiple sclerosis MS. John was born in St. Louis to Ernst and Pearl Eichorn but he spent most of his youth in Belleville Illinois. He attended...

Matthew A. Pica, 89, born in Newark, NJ, long time resident of Belleville and Manahawkin, NJ, son of Samuel and Irene Pica (Pettinari), brother to Samuel H. Pica was proud to serve his country and his community. A graduate of Belleville High School, class of 1955, and Fairleigh Dickinson University...

Andrew passed away on November 27, 2025 at the age of 97 in Land O’Lakes, FL. Andrew was born to Andrew F Pecora, Sr and Angelina Pecora (nee Restaino) on October 3, 1928. He attended Barringer High School where he lettered in baseball and track. After high school, he enlisted in the United Sta...

Sophia Mastakas Caprio passed away the night of December 23rd in St. Joseph’s Hospital.Sophie was born on April 30th, 1952 in Newark to Michael and Rose Mastakas.Sophie attended Elliot Street Elementary School and Broadway Junior High School. She then moved to Nutley, NJ to finish Junior High and Hi...

Olympia "Babe" Bianchi, 91, of Newark, passed away Monday January 5, 2026.Olympia was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She was married to her high school sweetheart and true love John “Jack” Bianchi (deceased) and raised four children John, Cindy, Kevin, ...

Nancy Lee PalumboIt is with profound sorrow we announce that Nancy Lee Palumbo, a resident of Milford, PA, passed away in her sleep on November 20, 2025. The daughter of the late Hermine Concevitch and George Roland Huntley, Nancy was born on September 25, 1950 in Linz, Austria.After immigrating to...