Verona Fire Department: “He will be missed more than words can explain.”
Though they may have passed away, the inspiration and memories they left behind endure. Read their stories here.
Edward H. O'Hara, co-founder of E&M O'Hara Electric in West Orange, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Aug. 10.
EMS veteran Michael Rossi Jr. passed away while on-duty, authorities say. Listen to a touching “final call” in his memory here.
Essex County resident and state trooper Bill Fearon leaves behind a wife and three children.
The lifelong Verona resident was the owner of Bunky’s Automotive Service on Pompton Avenue.
The Cedar Grove resident also lived in Orange, Verona and Toms River.
The former Verona resident grew up in Essex County and was active in many community organizations.
The Verona resident also lived in Newark, South Orange, Maplewood, New Providence and West Orange.
The longtime Verona resident was also a Navy veteran.
The Cedar Grove resident, author of “Dream Bones,” received the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award and was a Poetry Center of Paterson member.
The Essex County resident owned and operated Warehouse Piano in Verona for 38 years.
The Ireland native was heavily involved in the Essex County labor movement.
The Cedar Grove resident was a local artist and owner of Szesze Studio.
The former Cedar Grove resident was active in several local organizations.
The former Cedar Grove resident was a former member of the local volunteer fire department.
The Cedar Grove resident was a teacher at John H. Walker Middle School in Nutley.
Verona resident Carmine Prezioso Jr. was owner of Prezioso and Sons Butchers in Belleville.
Essex County resident Donald “Pete” Williams was 84-years-old.
The former Cedar Grove resident was co-owner of Friel Brothers Paving Company in Verona.
The Verona resident was active in many township and Essex County organizations and a regular at town council meetings.
The Cedar Grove resident served in the Newark Police Department for 30 years.
The longtime Cedar Grove resident was active with the VFW Post, Knights of Columbus Council, Elks Lodge and St. Catherine’s.
The longtime Cedar Grove resident served as director of nuclear medicine and hematology at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville.
The Verona resident worked for the Essex County Welfare Board and was a member of the Verona and Essex County Senior Citizens.
Born in Newark, the active Essex County volunteer grew up in Bloomfield and lived in Verona for 42 years.
The former Cedar Grove resident was involved with the Ladies Auxiliary of the Cedar Grove VFW Post and St. Catherine of Siena School.
The longtime resident lived in Cedar Grove for over 50 years and was a cook at St. Catherine of Siena.
The longtime Cedar Grove resident was a substitute teacher in town and organist/choir director at Second Reformed Church in Little Falls.
The Verona resident worked at Rudolph and Cheer and was co-owner of the Verona Inn.
The Cedar Grove resident and Purple Heart awardee served in World War II and the Korean War.
The Essex County resident was a teacher at Our Lady of the Lake School in Verona.
The former Verona resident worked and volunteered at St. Barnabas in Livingston.
The Essex County resident was a head bank teller in West Caldwell and an active senior citizen in Cedar Grove and Newark.
Yogi Berra, a longtime Essex County resident known for his wit and excellence on the baseball field, won 10 World Series.
The lifelong Verona resident taught in Livingston, Caldwell, Montclair and Orange, as well as Our Lady of the Lake Church.
Marcia Worth-Baker wrote for Patch, The New York Times, NJ Monthly And The Village Green.
The Cedar Grove resident was born in Newark and was active in many community organizations.
The Montclair native was a Verona educator, Teacher of the Year and ex-chair of the West Essex Board of Realtors Education Committee.
The Cedar Grove resident and former boxer owned Beppy’s Restaurant in Newark for 32 years.