Bernards High School Alumni Obituaries

Edward J. Russo 69 of Bedminster passed away on Tuesday December 23 2025 at his home with family by his side. He was born in Somerville on December 29 1955 a son of the late James V. and Marguerite Jane Deck Russo. He was a lifelong resident of Bedminster except for a few years spent in Peapack. Ed ...

Jennifer M. Picheca age 75 a lifelong resident of Far Hills passed away on Friday March 21 2025 after enduring a long and courageous battle with multiple health issues. Jennifer was born at the then Somerset Medical Center in Somerville on September 9 1949 the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary M...

She was born in Oil City to the late Fred and Mary Gallagher and grew up in Kane graduating from Kane High School. On Nov. 22 1957 she married the love of her life Ron Lerch at St. Callistus Church in Kane. In her early years Shirley worked as a telephone operator for Pennsylvania Bell Telephone. La...

Born in Somerville NJ to parents Edward G. and Eunice VanWyck Gerth was a longtime PeapackGladstone area resident finally settling down in Bernardsville for the past 15 years. Gerth graduated from Bernards High School and knowing that college was not for him he got a job with Patsy Dante who was the...

Richard L. “Dick” VanArsdale, 91, passed away January 3, 2026.Dick was born in Somerville and raised in Peapack Gladstone before moving to Hillsborough 57 years ago. He was a 1951 graduate of Bernards High School. Dick was employed as a splicing technician for NJ Bell Telephone for 41 years, retirin...

Donna Jean Hamby age 78 daughter of James and Vera Kennedy Riley was born March 9 1947 in Waynesville Missouri. She passed away December 13 2025 surrounded by her children in Eureka Missouri. Donna is preceded in death by her parents her husband Ronald sister Mary Ann and brother James Warren. She ...

Stacey Lee Lowell 48 of Sabattus passed away suddenly on August 30 2021 of an underlying medical condition. Stacey was born August 1 1973 in Portland Maine the daughter of David Leon Lowell and Linda Villacci Lowell. Stacey spent her early years in Gray with her family and then moving to Lewiston. S...

John Paul J. LeBlanc age 68 passed away peacefully at his home in Minot on January 17thsurrounded by the love of his family following a long illness. Born in Minto N.B. he was the son of Raymond and Domethilde Cormier LeBlanc. They moved to the US by way of Waltham MA where he attended Waltham Publi...

Arlene attended Auburn Schools graduating from Edward Little High School. She then attended Bernards School of Hair and married Roger A. Ouellette in 1946. She worked at Pecks as an elevator operator and at the Chickadee Restaurant in Turner. She also operated her own hair salon at home for many yea...

William Barclay Livingstone Palmer known as Barclay a passionate humanities teacher and administrator education reformer and pianist who served in the British Army and competed in the 1956 Olympics died peacefully at Avita of Brunswick on Sept. 27. He was 88. Barclay headed the Upper Schools at Frie...

Lewiston It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Philip John Larlee on Saturday October 1 2022 at St. Marys Regional Medical Center Lewiston Maine. Phil was born at St. Marys to Florence and Herbert Larlee on June 27 1955. He grew up in Auburn where he attended Sacred Heart S...

Neda graduated from Bernards Beauty School in Lewiston and worked as a cosmetologist for 10 years. She later earned an associate degree in Human Services from CMCC in Auburn. In her spare time Neda enjoyed baking and cooking. She loved making candy and cookies for her friends and family at Christmas...

Lois Eileen Frankosky Johnson better known to the ones closest to her as Dee Dee passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 2nd 2026. She was born in Summit NJ to her parents Joseph and Mary Frankosky. Dee Dee was predeceased by her beloved husband Richard Dicky Johnson Son Alan Ricky Johnson and Son...