Former School Employee, Green Village Resident Dies at 85

Ruth Krickus knew her way around northern New Jersey.

The Newark-born woman and Green Village resident died recently at the age of 85.

Krickus was a longtime administrative assistant in the Madison School District and a graduate of Eastside High School in Newark.

Krickus was predeceased by her husband, Robert Krickus, Sr.; and survived by three sons and a daughter. Krickus leaves behind eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or the Chatham Emergency Squad, 45 Spring Street, Chatham, NJ 07928.