West Orange High School Alumni Obituaries

Sadly Sheila Venard has lost her 20year battle with Breast Cancer. She passed away at her home in Harpswell on April 25 2023 in the presence of her husband Bob Venard and two daughters Erin Venard of Waltham MA and Emma Venard of Phoenix AZ. She died peacefully and with no pain. Sheila was born in O...

Brunswick Margaret MacKinnon Beaven 91 of Brunswick died peacefully at Mid Coast Hospital on May 15 2020 in the presence of her husband. She was born on Jan. 21 1929 in Newark N.J. the daughter of William MacKinnon and Emmy Wickfors MacKinnon and lived in West Orange N.J. When the family moved to W...

Swede was born in Portage Lake on May 28 1921. He was the son of Odhber and Amanda Cote Whitney. The family moved to Augusta where he graduated from Farrington Grammar School and Cony High School class of 1940. He was selected as an allstate football player and was the captain of the 1939 team. wher...

Mrs. Joan Den Hartog, age 98, of Orange City, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025, at the Crown Pointe Estates care center in Sioux Center.A visitation with the family present will be held on Friday, January 2, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Orange City. There ...

Mr. Russell “Russ” Krull, age 75, of Alton, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Orange City Area Health System.A visitation with the family present will be held on Tuesday, January 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the American Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa. A funeral s...

Charlotte Ann Cochran 84 of Sheffield PA. sadly passed away on Friday November 14th 2025 at Warren General Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Sheffield PA on February 17 1941 the daughter of the late Harry G. Wenker and Helen C Young Wenker. Charlotte was a graduate of Sheffield ...

. She was a graduate of West Side High School class of 1950 in Newark NJ. After high school Evelyn began working and attended Evelyn is survived by her beloved husband George T. Ford Jr. their children Dr. David and his wife Kerry Ford o Visitation will be held on Tuesday February 10 from 4pm 7pm a...

Portsmouth, NH – Russell Ernest Cousins, age 76, a US Army Veteran of Vietnam, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026, at Portsmouth Hospital following a long period of declining health due to “Agent Orange” exposure and lasting complications from injuries sustained during his depl...

Vincent J. Andriola Jimmy 101 of West Orange passed away peacefully on January 29 2026 surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Newark on June 24 1924 Jimmy attended Central High School and was then drafted by the US Army. He served our country in WWII from 19431945. He fought for the 36t...

Ann Marie Burgess passed away peacefully at Sunrise of Lincroft NJ on September 23 2025 just days after her 93rd birthday. Formerly of The Oaks at Denville and Mt Arlington Ann moved to Lincroft after the passing of her husband Bill on March 30 2025. Born on September 18 1932 to Harry Lawler and Dor...

Bonita M. Bonnie Bongo a beloved mother grandmother teacher and friend passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with Dementia on November 11 2025 at Harmony CareOne at Hanover in Whippany NJ. She had shared 82 years of unconditional love infectious laughter and unforgettable memories with fa...

Susan Marone passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday December 10 2025 at St. Clares Hospital in Denville with the love and light that she created within her family surrounding her. She had brightened this world for 77 years before being called to Heaven. Born as Sus...

Richard Alan Berta age 81 of Boonton New Jersey passed away peacefully on October 26 2025 at Victoria Mews in Boonton. Born in Newark NJ Richard was the beloved son of the late Joseph and Philomena Delmanto Berta and was raised by his Aunt and Uncle Fred and Mary Simms. He was a 1962 graduate of Hil...

Vincent Crawdad Pogorzelski of Denville New Jersey passed away peacefully at home on January 15 2026 with his wife by his side. He had shared 99 years of wisdom quick wit quips and unforgettable memories with family and friends. He was born on December 13 1926 in Harrison New Jersey to Peter and Kat...

Dr. Allen John Duricko, 80, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of January 31, 2026, with the love of his life at his side holding his hand. A man of deep warmth, intellectual curiosity, and professional dedication, Allen lived a life he often described as blessed, defined by his commitmen...

Grace Gay Louise Hyson 77 of Somerville Massachusetts died on December 26 2025.She was born on March 27 1948 in Orange New Jersey to Jessie Leslie Herrick Hyson and Charles Howe Hyson of Mountain Lakes New Jersey. She graduated from Mountain Lakes High School in 1966. In 1970 she graduated from Tuft...

Robert Wayne "Bud" Moore 86 of Seagrove Beach FL passed away at his Bit and Spur farm in Lynnville TN just after sunset on February 2 2026. He was dedicated working 12 hour days 7 days a week for the first 40 years of his adult life. He was extraordinarily generous gracious and thoughtful. He was lo...

Jennifer L. Kohaut 62 of Bethlehem passed away on Monday January 19 2026 after a long illness at Bethlehem South Nursing Rehab. Born in Orange New Jersey she was a daughter of the late Christopher and Laura Cox Trifiolis. Jennifer attended West Orange High School. She excelled as a Project Manager ...

Robert E. Bob Dely was born in Newark New Jersey and raised for most of his early life in Bloomfield and West Orange N.J. died on Thursday July 17 2025 in York County Virginia where he had lived since June 1974. Bob joined the United States Air Force in July 1955 after graduation from West Orange Hi...

Jean Loemker Read, Born December 24, 1944, Died November 9, 2025.Jean Elizabeth Loemker was born in Huntington, West Virginia in 1944 to Kenneth Karl and Ruth Mullen Loemker. She attended Marshall Lab School, graduating in 1962. She attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, receiving her Bach...

Margaret Ann Peggy Boots Lancton nee Lindberg was born in Fredericton New Brunswick Canada to Dorothy and Malcolm Lindberg. She passed away peacefully on Saturday 1102026 at her home in Fair Haven NJ. At about the age of 9 she and her family moved to the upper west side of Manhattan where she was ra...

Rosalin D. Bogar was born to the late James Bogar Sr. and the late Junetta Bogar-Welcher on February 18, 1966. She slept away from this life on December 31, 2025. Ra-Ra as she was affectionately called by family and friends. Rosalin was educated in the Newark school system and later gained her High ...

Thomas of Succasunna NJ passed away peacefully on Monday January 5 2026 at Morristown Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was 64 years old. Bill was born on August 22 1961 in West Orange NJ to the late John R. and the late Helen OMalley Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a 1979 graduate of Roxbur...

Jean Girton Jones, age 98 of Winchester, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026, at Bailey Manor. She was born August 8, 1927, in a small house in Winchester, Tennessee, off of South High Street to the late Roscoe Girton and Effie Gattis Girton.Before her death, Jean’s children encouraged her to w...

William Earl "Bill" Kieffer, 67 of Fostoria, Ohio, passed away Friday, December 27,  2025, from complications of a massive heart attack in the comfort of his home. He was born February 15, 1958 in Fostoria, Ohio to Alva and Iva P. (Kreais) Kieffer.Bill grew up in West Millgrove and graduated fr...

Howard Rein of Fairlawn NJ formerly of Kingston passed away late Saturday evening September 27 2025 in Livingston NJ. Born in WilkesBarre he was the son of the late Julius and Vivian Rein and was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School. He furthered his education attending the University of Pi...