Bloomfield High Alumni Obituaries

Vincent P. Connolly (Vinnie), 88 of Bloomfield, NJ passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 30, 2025.Born in 1937 to the proud parents of Vincent P. and Minnie Connolly (née Reid), Vinnie was a lifelong resident of Bloomfield and a graduate of Bloomfield High School, Class of 1955. ...

Doris May Gawley, nee Stannaught, 101, of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 20, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.Doris was born in East Orange and graduated from Clifford J. Scott High School in 1941. She also attended Bloomfield College.Doris’s first husband, Eugene E. ...

Nancy Vogel, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and treasured friend, passed away peacefully on October 8th at Crane’s Mill.Born on July 19, 1941, Nancy was raised in South Orange, New Jersey as the second child of Vincent and Rita O’Rourke. She went to Marylawn of The Oranges High School and...

Robert A. West, 52, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at his home.Born on March 31, 1973, Robert was a graduate of Bloomfield High School and a lifelong resident of Bloomfield. In his youth he was an altar server at St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Bloomfield. In 1993, he gr...

Jimmie Gasparini, 98, grew up in the Watessing section of Bloomfield. He was the son of Beatrice and Vito Gasparini and he learned early in life how to charm his sisters, work hard, and let the world see you in the best possible light. In high school, Jimmie played football for the legendary Coach...

John Rennie was born on June 28, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Grammar School on Woodside Avenue and Good Counsel High School, graduating in 1951.Along with his three brothers, John worked in the family business, Rennie and Sons Self Service Market on Summer Avenue...

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...

Stephen (Steve) Gold, husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, uncle and cherished friend, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025, at the age of 82.Steve was born on May 20, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York where he grew up and attended James Madison High School. He later studied musical theater at ...

Our Yellow Rose of Texas, Carole Anne (Zenner) Clester, 84, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on October 5, 2025. Carole is survived by her loving daughter, Shana Clester Scott (Amy), and the granddaughter she was so proud of, Alexandra (Lexie) Scott.Born on July 13, 1941, in Denver, Color...

Sally Mendelson, beloved sister, cousin, aunt, godmother, and friend, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of resilience, faith, and love. Born on March 29, 1965, in Lakewood, NJ, she grew up in Jackson, later lived in New Mexico, and spent the past 20 years in Newark.She now joins her pa...

Darrell Roger Cline, 86, of New Matamoras, passed away Friday, September 12, 2025 at home after an extended illness.He was born April 24th, 1939, in Bloomfield, Ohio to Myrtle Rinard and James Cline.He was raised in the Ludlow community by his maternal grandparents, Warren and Sylvia Rinard. Growing...

Veronica Chalko 100 of Mishawaka passed away on the afternoon of Monday December 15th in the Ernestine Raclin Center for Hospice Care with her loving children by her side. Veronica was born on August 23 1925 in San Antonio Texas to Paul and Julia Rybinski Scherner. The family returned to the Chicago...

John “Randy” Randal Thompson, age 67, of Centerburg, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026.  He was born on September 15, 1958, in Mount Vernon, Ohio to the late Cecil John Thompson and Grace (Conkel) Thompson.Randy graduated from Highland High School, Class of 1976.  He married the l...

Raymond C. Ray McManaway age 83 of Wellston passed away Tuesday January 13 2026 at his home. He was born January 12 1943 in Wellston Ohio son of the late Raymond G. McManaway and Dorothy M. Dot Butcher McManaway. Ray graduated from Wellston High School with the class of 1960. He was a retired contra...

Michael Walter Quinn 63 of Simsbury passed away on Friday December 12 2025 at UConn John Dempsey Hospital. Born on July 10 1962 in Hartford CT he was the son of the late Edward and Vincentina Gorski Quinn. Mike was a 1980 graduate of Enrico Fermi High School in Enfield CT. He worked for Yankee Gas f...

Lovell A. Kahley 90 a resident of Ringtown passed away surrounded by her family on October 14 2025. Lovell was born in Ringtown on August 28 1935 a daughter of the late Elwood and Sara Zimmerman Lindenmuth. She graduated from the former Ringtown High School in 1953 and the Bloomsburg Teachers Colleg...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Mary Ola Virginia Lemings Sparks who departed this life on Monday December 22 2025 at the age of 91. She was the daughter of the late Velvert J. and Bonnie Pruett Lemings. Mary Ola was a cherished wife mother sister grandmother grea...

Topsham ME Jeanne Cadigan Berlew passed away peacefully at the Cadigan Lodge at the Highlands in Topsham Maine on April 8 2016 surrounded by her husband King and her two children Derek and Sarah. Jeanne was born in Mount Vernon New York on July 11 1930 grew up in Bloomfield Hills Michigan and gradu...

Dorothy Jane Mackinson Gerdes of Whiting NJ formerly of Union NJ went home to be with the Lord on Monday February 17 2025. She was 91. Dorothy was born on July 1 1933 as the youngest of identical triplet girls. She was preceded in death by her mother Mildred her father David H. Mackinson Sr. two ...

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...

Mark S. Lightner 78 of New Bloomfield died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on November 28 2025. Born in Harrisburg on July 6 1947 to the late Albert E. and Eunice G. Fogleman Lightner of Elliottsburg Mark is survived by four daughters Gina Rice Sam of New Bloomfield Rachel Shields...

Carolyn L. Jacobs Morrow age 80 of Landisburg received her angels wings on December 1 2025. Born at home on August 20 1945 to the late Emory A. and Kathryn S. Flickenger Jacobs of Elliottsburg Carolyn is survived by her two children Brian Jacobs Naomi of Blain and Cindy Snyder of Landisburg five gra...

Perry Lynn Holt 72 passed away on January 9 2026 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau MO. Born May 22 1953 to Travis and Patricia Gail Botkin Holt. In 1980 Perry married the love of his life Kelley Jo Hill. Together the they raised two sons Andy Holt and Benjamin Tyler Gloria Holt. Perry ...

Judith Ann Coggins was born on May 3, 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri and departed this Earth on December 31, 2025. She was the fourth of eight children, born to Willie and Norma Barks Coggins.The family moved briefly to Mississippi before returning to Missouri, where she attended school at Lowndes ele...

William Bill Clayton Triplett 67 of Livonia Missouri passed away at his home in Livonia Missouri on Thursday November 27 2025. The son of Darwin Eugene and Georgia Dean Fullerton Triplett he was born on April 24 1958 in Unionville Missouri. He was a graduate of the Putnam County High School in Union...

Jeff Redding was born in Kirksville Missouri and passed away unexpectedly at his home in Las Vegas Nevada at the age of 63. Jeff was blessed with a daughter Camryn Redding of Phoenix Arizona. He was the beloved son of Dianna Ledford Morgan and Ron of Lancaster Missouri. His brother Michael Jane Ann ...

Ronald Raymond Ron Henkenius age 84 most recently of Pella Iowa and formerly of Bloomfield Iowa passed away on Sunday January 4 2026 at the Comfort House in Pella Iowa. The son of Raymond Albert and Clara B. Klahs Henkenius Ron was born in Carroll Iowa on August 10 1941. He grew up on his parents da...

Everett Rice Keith Jr 73 of Platte City Missouri formerly of Memphis Missouri has gone to the baseball park in the sky. Endless strikes hotdogs and beer. Junior passed away Tuesday evening November 11 2025 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. Everett was born on September 16 1952 in Bloom...

George W. Egbert 89 formerly of Memphis Missouri passed away on August 17 2025 in Florida after a long battle with cancer. He graduated from Gorin High School in 1954 where he excelled in basketball. George attended the University of Missouri and was drafted in the Army in 1955. After his service in...