obituaries

Aug 31, 2022

Visitation Sunday September 4th, 2-4 PM with a service at 3 PM at Moritz Funeral Home, 348 Closter Dock Road, Closter, NJ 07624. Tel (201)768-4200.

Aug 29, 2022

Lucille Whittaker passed away on August 29, 2022 in Maryland. She was born on September 3, 1929 in Mahwah, NJ, to James and Margaret Starkey. Surviving, in addition to her husband Thomas, are her son, Kenneth Whittaker and his wife, Colleen, of Bel Air, MD; her daughter, Linda Megdanis and her husband, Nick, of Harleysville, PA; five grandchildren, David...

Aug 26, 2022

Clara M. Siebert of Closter passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on August 26, 2022.  Clara was born on April 25, 1929 in Alpine, New Jersey to Anthony Triggiani and Rena Ciamei.  Clara was the cook at St. Mary R.C Church in Closter.  She was a Member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knickerbocker Hook and Ladder Company...

Aug 19, 2022

Edward Joseph Bagnell passed away on August 19, 2022, at the age of 77 after a long battle with dementia. He was surrounded by the love of his daughters and has now joined the love of his life Sheila (predeceased) into the arms of God.

Ed was born on November 6, 1944 and was raised in the...

Aug 18, 2022

Warren Russell Ochse

80, son of Warren and Margaret, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, August 18, 2022. He Was a Navy Veteran and a life member of the Norwood Fire Department. He is survived by his son, Daniel and daughter-in-law Laurinda, daughter, Lisa and son-in-law Paul, and grandchildren, Cassidy, Ryan and Rene. A private service will be held...

Aug 17, 2022

Louise was born in Jersey City, NJ, on April 24, 1929.  She passed away peacefully at Juniper Village Assisted Living Facility on August 17, 2022.  She was raised in Brooklyn and was a resident of Closter, NJ, for the past 67 years.  She retired from the Cresskill School District after 25 years in various service positions.

Aug 16, 2022

Dolores Richards DeLorenzo of Blauvelt, NY passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on August 16, 2022.

Dolores is survived by her twin sister Mary Louise Ralph.  The twins were born on November 28, 1928  to Pilar and Eugene Salaices of Astoria, New York. They both graduated from Julia Richmond High School and Queens College in...

Aug 12, 2022

Mrs. Jacqueline Donovan, 94, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2022 after a brief illness.

A Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, August 16th, 10:30am at the Our Lady of Sacred Heart Church, 120 Kings Highway, Tappan, NY.

Burial to follow at Rockland Cemetery in Sparkill, NY

Aug 7, 2022

George William Griepenburg of Closter, NJ passed away August 7,2022. "A life well lived" does not even begin to capture the magic that was his journey. George, born in Dumont, NJ, was one of 11 Griepenburg children. At the age of 18, he stepped up for his country and enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served...

Aug 5, 2022

Final arrangements for Mr. Alexander will be handled by March Funeral Home, 1101 East North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202 (410-727-3300).

Visitation will be held Saturday, August 20th, 2-4pm and a Funeral Service Monday, August 22nd, 12pm

Burial with military honors to follow at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, MD.

Aug 4, 2022

Marie Nicholson Guiney died peacefully at her home on August 4, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Marie was born in the Bronx, NY, on August 4, 1943, to Helen (née O'Connor) and John Nicholson. The third of five children, Marie grew up in the Bronx, where she proudly developed a lifelong passion for the Yankees, especially...

Aug 1, 2022

Jeanette Elaine Johnson, 72, of Englewood (formerly of Cresskill) died peacefully on Monday, August 1, 2022. Predeceased by her father, John N. and mother, Esther. Survived by her sister, Laura Watson, brother in law, Richard L. Watson, nephew, Richard Norman Watson, his wife, Kristen and son, Theodore. Also survived by her numerous cousins.

Jeanette graduated from Cresskill...

Jul 30, 2022

Eileen Mary O'Grady, 91, of Sparkill, NY passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on July 30, 2022. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 64 years John J. O'Grady. A loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she is survived by her five children, Jeanne, Anne, Susan, John and Vincent, daughter in-law Erin, son-in law Skip;...

Jul 30, 2022

Josephine Rose Palmieri Ceglia, born August 4, 1927, wife of the late Nicholas Ceglia, mother of James - his wife Helen, Joanne - her husband Bill and John - his wife Milinda. Grandmother of Angela, Nicholas, Alanna and Jenna. Great grandmother of August and Mia. She is the oldest of three sisters, the late Susan and her youngest surviving...

Jul 26, 2022

Anthony "Tony" Lupardi of Closter, NJ peacefully passed away, with family members at his bedside, on July 26, 2022, at the age of 94.  Tony was born March 27, 1928, in Summit, NJ to Anthony and Mary Lupardi. Tony was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years Lorraine, brother John and sisters Carmela and Ann,...

Jul 24, 2022

Bernard (Bernie) J. Fee was born January 16, 1951 and grew up on Manhattan's Upper Westside. He attended Holy Name School then went on to graduate from Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx. After serving in the US Navy, he returned to New York and worked for several years at the Equitable Insurance Co. In later years...

Jul 24, 2022

Gail P atricia Quinn of Annapolis , MD died on July 24 after a brief illness. Gail was born to Charles and Gloria (nèe Foster) Quinn on March 18, 1943 in New Jersey, and grew up in the Fort Lee – Englewood Cliffs area. She attended St. Cecilia's High School and Seton Hall University.

In 1966, Gail...

Jul 20, 2022

On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, Eugene Francis McCarty Sr., loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully at age 86.

Eugene "Gene" was born in the Bronx, NY, on January 5, 1936, to Francis and Elizabeth McCarty. Gene grew up in Rockland and graduated from Nyack High School. After high school, Gene enlisted in the United...

Jul 11, 2022

Thomas Christopher Mooney Sr., a resident of Orangeburg, NY since 1959, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 11, 2022, at the age of 93 surrounded by loved ones.

He was born on December 2,1928 to Michael and Jane Mooney in Clounmacon, County Kerry, Ireland and grew up on the family farm. Shortly after immigrating to New York...

Jul 10, 2022

Emil B. Giotta, 84, of Pine Bush, New York, passed away on July 10, 2022, after a long illness. He was born to Frank and Frances Giotta of Harrington Park, N.J. on January 23, 1938. He was predeceased by his son, Michael, in 2013.

Survivors include his four children: Kathleen Delano, Lorelei Lotvin (Alan), Joseph Giotta, and...