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Obituaries

Ritner, Kathryn

Kathryn Ritner of Hackettstown, NJ, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Born July 20, 1937, to Allan and May (Gomez) MacLean, Kathy grew up in Palisades Park, NJ, with her sisters, Eileen, Marcella (Marcy), and Michaela (Mickey). A  Special Education Teacher for more than 30 years, Kathy retired from the Avon Avenue School...
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Swisher, Ethel D.

Ethel Marie Swisher [DiRienzo] 95, beloved spouse of the late Robert A. Swisher Sr. [1928- 2011], passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Merry Heart Senior Health Care Center, Succasunna New Jersey. She was born on October 4, 1929, the youngest daughter of eight children to Mary Haffey and Pasquale [Patrick]...
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Cox, Esther “Essie”

Esther Helen Cox, age 98 of Hackettstown New Jersey passed away on June 2nd 2025. Essie was born September 5th 1926 in Factoryville, PA. the daughter of the late William and Amelia Deremer. She was preceded in death by her husband Boyd S. Cox and her three siblings, Ralph, Willard, and Marion, and nephews William...
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Ferrara, Judith A.

Judith A. Ferrara, age 82, of Hackettstown died Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Hackettstown Regional Medical Center of Hackettstown, N.J. Judith was born November 18, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY. She is the daughter of the late Lionel and Shirley (Dickman) Shapiro. Judith loved being a homemaker. She loved cooking and caring for her family. She loved...
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Kielb, Marguerite

Marguerite Kielb lived a full live. She was born into a large loving Irish family to Margaret and Patrick Leane in 1942.  She grew up in Jersey City with her sisters, Marian Kelly and Patricia Gardner and brother Thomas Leane. She was married to Stephen Kielb and raised her two boys, Stephen and Richard, in...
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Lang, Rudolf Karl

Obituary for Rudolf K. Lang On June 1, 2025, God brought Rudolf Karl Lang home to Himself, to rejoice eternally in heaven.  Rudolf, known by most as Rudi, was given life by his Creator and was born January 10, 1932, in Fürth, Germany to Konrad Lang and Margarete (Grauf) Lang. The oldest of five brothers,...
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Clark, Jeffrey R.

Jeffrey R. Clark June 20, 1953 – May 30, 2025 Jeffrey R. Clark, 71, of Hackettstown, NJ passed away peacefully on May 30, 2025 at Newark Beth Israel Hospital, Newark NJ. Jeff was born on June 20, 1953 in Mt Holly, NJ to the late Richard and Eloise (Albin) Clark. Jeff grew up in Monroeville,...
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Hill, Marilyn

Marilyn L. Hill, age 83, of Nazareth, PA. died on May 29th, 2025 at Alexandria Manor of Bethlehem, PA.  Marilyn was born March 3rd, 1942 in Phillipsburg, NJ. She is the daughter of the late Richard and Mildred (French) Shoemaker.  She was predeceased by her husband, Merrill G Hill in 2021, and also by her...
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Catanzano, Francis A.

Francis (Frank) Anthony Catanzano passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025 at home in Mansfield, NJ after a brief battle with cancer. He was 73. Frank was born on July 16, 1951 in Chelsea, MA and grew up in Malden, MA. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and later earned his MBA at...
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Rolph, Darlene

Darlene Rolph, age 61, of Hackettstown died Friday, May 30, 2025 at home in Hackettstown.  Darlene was born March 29, 1964 in Newton, NJ. She is the daughter of Robert and the late Ann (Ketz) Bodine.  In addition to her mother, Darlene is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Gerald Lee Rolph, her two...
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