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Obituaries

Landiak, Emmett E.

Emmett E. Landiak,  a lifelong resident of Independence Twp,. NJ and lover of the outdoors, passed away, Sunday, December 10, 2023 in Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ.  He was 91. Emmett was born November 19, 1932, in Allamuchy NJ and attended a one room schoolhouse there.   He attended Hackettstown High School where he was an...
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Mulvihill, Robert J.

Robert Joseph Mulvihill Jr. (Bobby) passed away suddenly on December 7th 2023.  Bobby was born in Newton, NJ on January 10th, 1961 to Robert (Shakey) Mulvhill Sr. and Carolyn Louise (Hickey) Mulvihill.   Bobby grew up in Hackettstown, New Jersey, attended Saint Mary’s Elementary and graduated from Hackettstown High School in 1979.  After graduation, Bobby became...
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Petrakis, Sultana “Suzan”

Sultana “Suzan” Petrakis, 90 of Great Meadows, NJ passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 with her loving family by her side. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Suzan was the daughter of the late Theofilos and Fotini Sevastopoulos Papatoma. Suzan or “YiaYia” as she was affectionally known was a one of a kind old school woman...
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Pivirotto, Anita G

Anita Gloria Pivirotto passed October 14, 2023. She was born April 7, 1943 in Clifton NJ. Her mother was Elda DeMarco Pivirotto, and father Placido Pivirotto. Anita was a talented pianist and painter. She attended Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello in Venezia Italy, as well as the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She played piano...
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McElwaine, JoAnn

JoAnn McElwaine, 57, Long Valley, NJ passed away on Sunday, December 3.   She died peacefully at home with her cherished family at her side.  JoAnn was born on April 8, 1966 to parents Serena and Robert Dubenezic in Passaic, NJ. She spent her childhood in Dover, NJ.  JoAnn and her family have since settled in...
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Van Wallendael, Lawrence W.

Lawrence W. (Larry) Van Wallendael, 92, of Great Meadows, NJ, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2023 at The House of the Good Shepard with his loving family at his side.  Larry was born on November 6, 1931 in Jersey City, NJ to Peter Van Wallendael and Bette Berkowitz Van Wallendael. Larry proudly served his...
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Ayres, Carole L.

Carole L. Ayres, age 78, of Belvidere, NJ died Saturday, December 2, 2023 at home in Belvidere.  Carole was born June 20, 1945 in Jersey City, NJ. She is the daughter of the late Jacob and the late Catherine (Youmans) Garabed, Sr. She was previously employed by Hagadorn Psychiatric Hospital, Glen Gardner, NJ as the...
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Litwhiler, Woodrow W.

Woodrow W. “Woody” Litwhiler of Hackettstown, NJ passed away peacefully at Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice on September 27, 2023 with his loving wife, Mary by his side. Born in Salem, NJ, Woody and his family moved to Verona, NJ when he was three years old. He was the son of the late Woodrow W. &...
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Ross, Grace M.

Grace M. Ross, 92, of Hackettstown, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 after experiencing brief complications in the hospital. She was born on March 5, 1931 to parents Rena and George Lynch of Belleville, NJ where she and her brother George were raised until adulthood. At the age of 19, Grace met...
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Miranda, Sara

Sara A. Miranda November 6, 1922-November 24, 2023 Sara A. Miranda, lifelong seamstress and mother passed away on Friday, November 24,2023 at Chatham Hills Subacute in Chatham, NJ. She was 101. Sara was born on November 6, 1922 in Dorado, Puerto Rico. She was the youngest girl of 7 children, 4 boys and 3 girls....
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