Ridgewood High School Alumni Obituaries

Gideon Michael Varga Jr. Passed away in Palm Beach Gardens Florida on Wednesday December 9. Born on February 13 1941 to Mathilda Compte and Gideon Michael Varga Sr. he grew up in HoHoKus New Jersey which he proudly called home. He attended Ridgewood High School before earning a B.S. in organic chemi...

Alice Sheer loving mother dear sister loyal friend passed peacefully on January 29 2026. She was born on June 13 1940 in Teaneck NJ. She grew up in Bergenfield NJ graduated from Bergenfield High School and attended Fairleigh Dickinson University. Alice worked at Becton Dickinson Dolphin Forwarding G...

Gerald Michael Gorman 82 of Fair Lawn NJ and Seaside Park NJ passed away peacefully on December 28 2025 with his loving wife Marion at his side and having recently spent Christmas day with his children and grandchildren. Gerald or Jerry as his friends knew him was born March 27th 1943 in Queens New ...

James Jim Keating Sr. age 78 of Salem NH passed away peacefully on Sunday December 21 2025 at Lawrence General Hospital with his wife of 50 years Carol by his side. Jim was born on June 16 1947 to Myrtha Friedrich and Joseph Keating and was raised in Lawrence MA. He attended local schools and gradua...

Carol Jean Mackay 86 of Salem NH passed away on Saturday December 20 2025 at Bowman Place in Bedford NH surrounded by her loving family. Carol grew up in North Andover MA the daughter of the late Mildred Cormey and Harold Ackroyd. Carol was a proud graduate of North Andover High School Class of 1957...

Jeanne Ackles of Seward formerly of Ord passed away on Monday December 29 2025 at Ridgewood Care Center in Seward Nebraska at the age of 87. Jeanne Thomsen Ackles was born to Emory and Minnie Zikmund Thomsen in Ord Nebraska. She was the fourth of seven children raised in the Thomsen home in Ord. Jea...

Georgia Lorraine Johnson of Crete Nebraska died on December 17 2025 at the Ridgewood Care Center in Seward at the age of 94 years. She was born on October 31 1931 on the family farm southeast of Crete to Richard and Rose Pomajzl Vavra. She went to grade school at District 88 South which was built on...

James Edwin Jim Reber 80 of Auburn passed away Wednesday January 14th at Penn State Health St. Josephs Medical Center Reading. James was born in Pottsville on November 15 1945 a son of the late Edna May Werner and Edwin Joseph Reber. Jim graduated from Schuylkill Haven High School and prior to retir...

Patricia Zimmermann Williams entered the Church Triumphant on December 24 2025 a month before celebrating her 93rd birthday. She passed peacefully in Morristown Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Patricia Ann was born on January 21 1933 to Hazel and Herman Zimmermann and was raised in Clifton ...

BARBARA J. WEBSTER OF ROME PASSED PEACEFULLY ON NOVEMBER 20 2021 AT NORTHERN LIGHT CONTINUING CARE LAKEWOOD IN WATERVILLE FOLLOWING A BRIEF ILLNESS. HER DAUGHTERS WERE AT HER SIDE. BORN IN NEW JERSEY ON MARCH 9 1934 BARBARA WAS THE ONLY CHILD OF GERTRUDE AND THOMAS WINTERS. TIME SPENT WITH HER GRAND...

Walther Story Stephenson was born in New York City on July 13 1924 the second son of Dr. Junius W. Stephenson and the former Ruth Story Walker. He had jokingly said that at about age 3 or 4 he didnt like living in the city so the family moved to Pelham NY a suburb of the City. He went through school...

Cumberland Foreside Anna Verrill Chandler DeMunn passed away on December 17 at age 102 after a long and wonderful life. She was blessed with good health close family and friends gratitude and contentment right to the end. She was a lifelong Mainer. Smart practical selfsufficient and stylish she wou...

Thomas Dominick Nizza 73 passed away on January 3 2026 in Dallas Texas. A devoted husband father grandfather and brother Thomas lived a life marked by faith dedication and craftsmanship. Born on April 30 1952 in Ridgewood New Jersey Thomas was raised in the community where he would later graduate fr...

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of a wellknown and respected resident of WilkesBarres Brookside neighborhood a beloved brother uncle brotherinlaw pop and cherished public servant. Mr. Thomas E. Kosciolek 79 entered into eternal life the morning of Saturday June 10th while in the care...

Visitation will be in the the funeral home on Monday February 9 2026 from 300 P.M. until 500 P.M. Private entombment will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery Hwy. 32. Rano R. Wells 89 of Mt. Pleasant passed away in the Ridgewood Care Center on February 2 2026. Rano was born in Racine WI on August 2 1936 ...

Diane Mae Christensen 81 of Racine passed away peacefully at the Ridgewood Care Center on Wednesday January 14 2026. She was bornIn Racine on November 30 1944 the daughter of the late Harold Red and Elizabeth nee Rashleger Christensen. Diane was a graduate of Washington Park High School Class of 62....

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...

Dean Arthur Pittenger age 74 of Wellston passed away unexpectedly Saturday December 27 2025 at his home. He was born March 8 1951 in Portsmouth Ohio to the late Arden Pittenger and Elizabeth Rickabaugh Pittenger. Dean was a 1969 graduate of Wellston High School and went on to graduate from Hocking C...

Wayne Allen Pete Henry age 69 of Wellston passed away unexpectedly Tuesday January 6 2026 at his home. He was born August 29 1956 in Wellston Ohio to William Dwayne Wayne Henry and Mary Marguerite Margie Whiting Henry. Pete as he was known by all was a 1974 graduate of Wellston High School. He was a...

Robert Matthews Bob Dixon age 77 of Pittsburg Pennsylvania passed away unexpectedly Sunday January 4 2026 at his home. He was born June 22 1948 in Columbus Ohio son of the late Roy E. Dixon and Glenna J. Matthews Dixon. Bob graduated in 1967 from Bellville West High School in Bellview Illinois and l...

Lynne Thompson Darnell age 62 of Wellston passed away Friday December 26 2025 at her home. She was born November 11 1963 in Newark Ohio daughter of the late Larry E. Potter and Barbara C. Brown Potter. Lynne graduated from Wellston High School with the class of 1982 and received a nursing degree fro...

Michael Cecil May age 79 of Zanesville passed away on Monday December 15 2025 at his home. He was born December 29 1945 in Columbus a son of the late Harrison W. Doggie May and Betty Jane Cunningham May. After graduating from Wellston High School Mike took classes at Ohio University and Xavier Unive...

Thomas A. LaValle Jr. died on Saturday January 17th 2026 after a short illness surrounded by his family. He was predeceased by his father Thomas A. LaValle Sr. his mother Ann Langton LaValle and his sister Margaret. Tom was born in New York City on April 18 1933. He grew up in Pequannock New Jersey....