All Obituaries

Richard "Rick" R. Carp of New Milford was 71 years old when he passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024. Born in Manhattan, Rick was raised in Manhattan and Ridgefield, New Jersey. After graduating from Ridgefield High School he went on to work for New Jersey Bell, later becoming Verizon, where he would have a long career with Verizon as a Facility Technician and serve as a Union Representative for IBEW Local 827. He took pride in his job and made many lifelong friends during his time...

Rosemarie Bavaro-Puig (nee Guidera), 88, passed from this world and entered eternal grace on April 7, 2024.  She was born on March 23, 1936 in the Bronx, N.Y.  Always regarding herself as something of a city girl she grew up in New York City and Edgewater, NJ, and over the years also resided in the NJ towns of New Milford, Lodi, Union, and Mountainside.  The last 3 years she was a resident at the Brandywine assisted living facility in Brick, NJ.  As a young woman,...

Theresa R. De Dio (nee Monchino) of Little Ferry was 99 years old when she passed away, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Born and raised in West New York, Theresa lived most of her life in Little Ferry where she enjoyed being a homemaker raising her children. Theresa was predeceased by her beloved late husband Anthony De Dio in 2018. She is survived by her loving daughters Donna Tunis and Patricia De Dio and her husband Michael Kearns. Theresa was predeceased by her late siblings Vincenza Rossi,...

Kathryn Maire (Kolaniak) Koob, of Hackensack, New Jersey, passed away on March 29, 2024 in the loving presence of family. She was 70. She was born on October 15, 1953, to Joseph Kolaniak and Concetta Camizzi, in Shirley, Massachusetts. Her family moved often in support of her father’s career in the Army, forging an upbringing that would take Kathryn across Ohio and Connecticut, and finally to New Jersey, the state she would eventually call home. She graduated from Park Ridge High...

Amador F. Trinidad, Sr. was 88 years old when he passed away Tuesday, March, 26, 2024. Born and raised in Mandaluyong, Philippines, Amador was a hardworking "Jack of all Trades" who could build or fix almost anything. In May of 2002, he and his late wife Crisanta, would immigrate to the United States to live with family. He loved history and reading about wars, singing Karaoke especially Connie Francis and Matt Monro's Born Free and animals especially dogs.  Amador was an...

(New Milford,NJ) Joseph Edward Hess, 79, passed away on March 23, 2024. Born on July 28, 1944, in Manhattan, NY. Raised by his parents, Joseph & Marie, in Teaneck, NJ.  Joe attended Bergen Catholic for his high school education, and later pursued higher education at St. John’s University. Shortly after, he became a teacher at New Milford High School for the next 30 years. During those years, Joe was the head coach for mens varsity basketball and women’s soccer. He also...

Dennis M. Montgomery of New Milford, NJ passed away suddenly at the age of 64, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Dennis was born and raised on Hull Avenue in the Gun Hill section of the Bronx, New York. He attended Saint Brendan School and later went on to graduate from All Hollows High School. Upon graduation, Dennis joined Ironworkers Local 580 of New York City where he worked for many years before retiring. He was an avid fan of the Yankees, Giants,...

Susann Foynes Pramschufer was 70 years old when she passed away Monday, March 18, 2024. Born and raised in New York City, Susann moved to Bayville, Long Island as a teenager and attended high school there. Immediately following high school, she attended nursing school at Beth Israel and spent her entire career as a nurse and hospital administrator. She received a Master’s Degree in nursing from New York University, and was a leader of various nursing programs in New York City-area...

Elizabeth A. Coleman, fondly known as "Betty " to her New Jersey friends and Liz " to her family, passed away on March 12, 2024. She was born in Ohio and moved to New York when she was seven. She settled into Bergen County where she was a resident of New Milford for over 50 years. She worked as a customer service representative and produced the company newsletter. She also worked for years at McCall's Needlework and Craft Magazine taking knitting and crochet patterns...