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Susan B. Joseph, 61, of Maplewood, Dedicated Community Volunteer
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Lee Boswell-May Passes, South Orange Mourns
Lee Boswell-May, a lifelong South Orange resident and promoter of music and community, has passed away at the age of 74. Lee was born in Orange on September 24, 1945, raised in South Orange, earned her...
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Robert M. Dlugos, 85, Former Maplewood Firefighter, Volunteer ‘Township...
From legacy.com: Robert M. Dlugos, 85, of Maplewood, N.J., died peacefully in his home April 15, 2020, with his family at his side. Bob graduated from Columbia High School in 1955, and honorably served...
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Maplewood Family That Lost Health Care Worker Dad to COVID-19 Needs Help
From a gofundme organized by the Seth Boyden PTA: Maplewood has lost a medical hero who gave his life caring for others on the front lines of the Covid-19 crisis. Long-time Maplewood resident Paul...
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Holli Ross, 63, of Maplewood — Beloved Jazz Singer & Educator, Wife, Mother,...
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Gerard William (Jerry) Ryan: Maplewoodian, Public Servant, Husband, Father &...
Gerard William (Jerry) Ryan May 21, 1961-May 27, 2020 Gerard W. (Jerry) Ryan Jerry Ryan passed away at his home in Maplewood, New Jersey, after a valiant three-year battle with cancer. He was 59. Born...
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Mayor Frank McGehee: Jerry Ryan Embodied the Essence of Community Service
Editor’s note: Jerry Ryan — longtime Maplewood resident, former Mayor and Township Committee member, and Planning Board chair at the time of his death — passed away from cancer on May 27. In an email,...
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In Memoriam: How Good a Guy Was Jerry Ryan?
The following is from Maplewood Township Committee member Greg Lembrich, who ran against and defeated the late Jerry Ryan, former Mayor of Maplewood, in the Democratic primary for Maplewood Township...
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SOPAC Announces Passing of Beloved Audience Services Director Grayce Coviello
From the South Orange Performing Arts Center: Grayce Coviello 1958-2020 It is with deep sadness that we share the news that our beloved Audience Services Director, Grayce Coviello, died on May 12, 2020...
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Dr. Godwin Molokwu, Former Board of Ed Candidate, Is 25th Maplewoodian to Die...
Dr. Godwin Onochie Molokwu, who ran for a seat on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education in 2014, is the 25th Maplewood resident to die as a result of COVID-19. Dr. Molokwu’s death was announced...
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‘Jerry Ryan Gave His Heart and Soul to Maplewood and Its People’
The following is from Victor DeLuca, former Mayor of Maplewood and current member of the Maplewood Township Committee: Thank you, Jerry Ryan! You made a positive difference in my life and in the lives...
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Albert (Tico) Shikiar, 85, Former Trustee, Unofficial ‘Mayor of South Orange’
Albert (Tico) Shikiar passed away peacefully with family, at home on June 4, 2020 at the age of 85 in South Orange, New Jersey. Albert was born on February 5, 1935 in the Bronx, New York. Albert is...
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OBITUARY: Emmanuel (Mani) Arguelles, Beloved Columbia High School Math Teacher
This post has been updated with an obituary sent to Village Green by Mr. Arguelles’s wife, Lauren Hargraves. Emmanuel (Mani) Arguelles in Kyoto, Japan (photo courtesy Lauren Hargraves) Emmanuel (Mani)...
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Columbia High Principal Offers Support After Student Dies in Swimming Accident
From Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez: To our Columbia High School community: It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the loss of Class of 2021 student, Omar Hutchinson, who...
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South Orange Loses 5th Resident to COVID-19
South Orange is reporting its first death due to COVID-19 since May. The resident, a 94-year-old woman, was not identified by officials. She is the fifth resident of South Orange to succumb to the...
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Danny Ives, 27, Owner of Maplewood Bike Shed, Dies in Motorcycle Crash in...
Danny Ives, 27, has died after his motorcycle apparently crashed in South Orange near Seton Hall University last night. South Orange police are investigating the incident. Ives, a Maplewood resident,...
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OBITUARY: Danny Ives ‘Loved the Good in All People, Lived Life to the Fullest’
For Daniel’s friends and loved ones unable to attend his Funeral Mass in person, we will be making it possible to attend online via livestream at: https://youtu.be/8peKPQEO2Yk Daniel Appleton Ives...
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Danny Ives Remembered: ‘He Made People Feel 100% All the Time’
[Author’s note: I’ve known the Ives family since Daniel Ives’ younger sister Jill was a babysitter for my children years ago. I have such fondness for Martine, Jill, Emily and, of course, Danny, and I...
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PHOTOS: ‘May Her Memory Be For a Revolution’— South Orange & Maplewood...
On Sunday, September 20, scores of South Orange and Maplewood residents gathered at Maplewood Town Hall at sundown for “Shofars for Justice: A Call to Action for Black Lives and in Memory of the...
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Dan Baum, 64, Columbia High School Class of ’74 and Former WSJ & New Yorker...
Dan Baum, who grew up in South Orange and graduated from Columbia High School in 1974 before embarking on a storied career as a journalist, died earlier this month. The cause was glioblastoma. Baum...
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