Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Oreste Nicholas Passarelli was a dentist in the village for over 40 years; the Florida resident died on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, May 9
[Editor's note: The following death notice was provided by Feeney's Funeral Home in Ridgewood.] Passarelli, Oreste Nicholas, of Wellington, FL, formerly of Ridgewood, died May 8, 2012. Loving father of Lisa Fairclough and husband Andrew of Hampton Township, NJ, and Lawrence N. Passarelli and wife Kelly of Glen Rock, NJ. Adoring grandfather of Andrew, Brian, Bradley and Michael. Devoted companion of Audrey Blobaum. He was a dentist in Ridgewood for 40 years. All are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on Wednesday May 16, 2012, 10:45 AM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Ridgewood. Cremation private. Visiting Tuesday 7-9 PM at the Feeney Funeral Home, 232 Franklin Ave, Ridgewood.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Family and members of the force remember Dinice, a 26 year veteran, as a true servant to the people of the village.
Family members and former colleagues remembered Anthony Dinice as the consumate public servant, one who dedicated much of his life to protecting and serving his fellow village residents. The retired Ridgewood police officer died Sunday, April 15 in Toms River. He was 82. After a stint as a milkman, the Paterson native was hired as a police officer in 1956 and served until his retirement in 1981. During his distinguished career, he's credited with helping create the traffic division. Public service is a legacy deeply rooted in the Dinice family history – his son Paul has been serving as a patrolman in Ridgewood since 1984 and grandson Anthony was recently hired as a parking enforcement officer. He too has aspirations to become a police …
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Procession arrived at noon Sunday for burial ceremony at Fairview Cemetery. Nearly 100 fans shouted 'We love you, Whitney' as hearse turned into the cemetery.
The vigil at Fairview Cemetery began at first light Sunday morning. There were no mourners, just reporters and photographers mingling congenially as they staked out a good spot for their reports back to the network morning shows or a position for the perfect photo of the funeral procession bringing Whitney Houston to the cemetery for her burial. Police officers arrived before daylight, at 6 a.m., to secure every possible corner of the Fairview property, from the Cranford border along Union County College to the south and E. Broad Street to the north. At the western end of the cemetery, Gallows Hill Road was closed to prevent any neighborhood street from messing up any potential route in which the procession of hearses and limos that would …
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Allan Parker, 88, joined the symphony in 1939 and served in numerous capacities during his time
One of the founding members of the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra died Saturday, according to the organization. Allan Parker, of Ho-Ho-Kus, was 88. In its Facebook message, the RSO says Parker, an attorney, retired from the orchestra in November due to health reasons. According to the RSO, he was among the first members of the organization, joining in 1939 while in high school. After WWII, marrying and starting a family, Parker returned to the orchestra in 1974. "He was with the RSO for about 40 years as a member of the cello section," the message reads. "Additionally, at times he served on the Board, and acted as the orchestra's accountant, and as our IRS tax preparer, and as legal consultant." A tribute at a recent concert was held for …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Known to friends and family as Bob, Isleib was a veteran of WWII and history buff
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Thursday, February 2
After a long illness, former Ridgewood resident Charles Robert Isleib died peacefully on Jan. 27, 2012 at his residence at St. Augustine Plantation in Tallahassee, Florida, surrounded by his beloved family and caregivers. Known to friends and family as "Bob," Isleib was born in Paterson, New Jersey on January 31, 1923 to Alice May Hunziker Isleib and Charles W. Isleib, his obituary states. His brother, Donald Isleib, was born four years later and was his most faithful confidante and friend throughout his life. Bob grew up in Glen Rock, graduated from Ridgewood High School and lived in Ridgewood two later periods of his life. "My father adored his family and friends and had deep ties to New Jersey, particularly Ridgewood," his daughter …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Richard Meyers, who guarded Rock and Maple for nearly a decade, died after a 20-year battle with cancer, police said
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Thursday, January 26
According to the Glen Rock Police Department, a long-time community crossing guard died Sunday. Richard Meyers, who served as a crossing guard for the community since 2002, passed away at home, on Sunday January 22, 2012, after a 20 year battle with cancer, police posted on Facebook Thursday. Meyers was 84. According to the Facebook message, "Mr. Meyers stood faithfully at Rock & Maple from Sept of 2002 until 2009 when he changed to a less busy post at Ackerman and Harding. He was remained at that corner until the end of November when the pain forced him to retired from his post. He will be missed by the Department and the lives of the children he crossed." Police wished their "deepest sympathies" to Meyers' wife, Dorothy, and children.
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Monday, December 26, 2011
The Ridgewood resident served as a pilot in WWII for nearly five years
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Monday, December 26, 2011
[Editor's Note: The following obituary was provided by Feeney Funeral Home.] Joseph V. Yakowicz, 93, of Ridgewood, formerly of New Castle, PA, passed away Friday, December 16. Joseph served in the Army Air Corps during World War II for 4 ½ years, retiring as a Staff Sergeant Pilot (Glider). He pursued his undergraduate education at Illinois University and Penn State, received his Master’s Degree at Columbia University and his Doctorate in Economics at NYU. Joseph worked for many years as Senior Vice President Security Analyst for Moseley Hallgarten Estabrook & Weeden Holding Corp. in New York City and he enjoyed traveling the world with his wife, especially visiting family in Romania and Poland. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC …
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The social butterfly was a woman of many talents
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Sixty year resident of Glen Rock and former head of the Glen Rock Woman's Club, Mary Scanzani Novellino, 99, has died. Mary Novellino was born on December 4, 1913 in Orvinio, Italy, a very small village, just outside of Rome. She came to the United States through Ellis Island when she was four months old. Her father, an excellent shoe and boot maker, relocated his family to Fayetteville, Arkansas. Mary grew up in the picturesque south with six siblings. Fayetteville was a college town, the home of Arkansas University. Mary had the most wonderfully beautiful smile and was urged to enter the ‘Ozark Smile Contest’ when she was eighteen. A young engineering college student at the university by the name of Joseph J. Novellino – also born in …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Well-known resident died Monday
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
[Editor's note: The following was provided by a Patch reader] James Boyan was 62 when he passed away Monday evening, November 28, after fighting cancer for two years. He was very active in Glen Rock Baseball and St. Catharine's Church. He is survived by his wife Melanie, his children Keira, James, Maura and Colin and his grandchild, Claire. He was determined to see his oldest daughter married and when he was successful with that, made it his goal to live long enough to see the birth of his first grandchild, which he did. The wake is Thursday, Dec. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at The Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. The funeral is at St. Catharine's on Saturday 11 a.m.
Pucciarelli had been a teacher at the Ridgewood Nursery School
Jean
7:16 pm on Saturday, April 21, 2012
We would like to thank the Ridgewood Police Dept for their moving ceremony to honor our Dad, Tony Dinice. He made his mark on so many hearts in our town. His voice was, and still can be, heard for miles :-) Ridgewood was THE best town to grow up in and the people there prove this every single day! Thank you! Jean Dinice Staff more ›