Obituaries

Livingston Businesswoman, Owner Of 'Donut Basket,' Passes Away: Ok Kyong Oh

Oh, a mother and wife, helped to run Donut Basket in Livingston for many years prior to her passing.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston community lost a well-known and liked local businesswoman on Monday, Ok Kyong Oh, who owned Donut Basket on West Mt. Pleasant Avenue along with her family.

According to a note left on the door of the Livingston eatery, a wake and memorial service remembering Oh – a mother and wife – will be held at Central Funeral Home, 809 Broad Avenue in Ridgefield, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23.

Donut Basket will reopen on Monday, Feb. 27, the note stated.

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Livingston native Jordan Stone told Patch that Donut Basket – and Oh – have been a fixture in the community since he’s been a kid. The eatery is especially popular among the Livingston High School community, many of whom have formed a bevy of lunch break memories at the local restaurant, he said.

“[Oh] was always very kind and loving and will certainly be missed,” Stone said.

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