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Obituaries

Bocchino, Samuel

Samuel Bocchino, age 83, of Port Murray, NJ died Friday, May 6, 2022 at Hackettstown Regional Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ.  Samuel was born December 28, 1938 in Newton, NJ. He is the son of the late Andrew and Verna (Wydner) Bocchino. He served proudly in the US Navy from 1958 to 1964 aboard a destroyer...
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Smethers, Sandra

Sandra Smethers, age 60, of Hackettstown passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.  Sandra was born June 11, 1961 in Canton, OH.  She is the daughter of Irene Beatrice (Lazoran) Krueger and the late Eugene Harold Smethers. Sandy loved any adventure and was a HUGE Bruce Springsteen fan. She was an excellent cook, loved a...
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Smiecinski, Paul C.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Paul Clayton Smiecinski, 61, on Wednesday May 4, 2022 at Hackensack Hospital after a brief struggle with cancer. Paul was born in Morristown, New Jersey and a lifelong resident of Whippany, New Jersey and most recently Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. His “heaven on earth”...
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Thompson, Betty

Betty Thompson, age 96, of Budd Lake, NJ died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at St. Clare’s Hospital of Dover, NJ.  Betty was born May 20, 1925 in Oxford, NJ to the late George and Mary (Hozanitz) Metroke. Betty graduated from Oxford High School, Oxford, NJ during World War II she worked for Revson which manufactured...
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Watters, Ervin E.

Ervin E. Watters, lifelong farmer and family man passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022 in Hackettstown, NJ.  He was 92. Ervin was born July 19, 1929 in Penwell, NJ and attended a one room schoolhouse in Beattystown.  He attended Hackettstown High School where he was a member of the Future Farmers of America.  He successfully...
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Avis June Darst

Avis J. Darst, Age 84, of Hackettstown, went to heaven on April 23 after a long and brave battle against cancer. Avis was born in Webster, Kentucky. Avis is preceded in death by her first spouse, Harold Darst (deceased 2013) of Hackettstown, and second spouse, Walter Stuber (deceased 2021) of Hackettstown. Avis grew up under...
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O’Neill, Kevin

Kevin M. O’Neill – consummate family man, Warren County Surrogate, and former Realtor, local businessman and teacher – died peacefully at home, Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Hackettstown, N.J. He was 76. Kevin was born September 8, 1945, in Bayonne, N.J., and lived in Hackettstown his entire life except for a stint in Germany when...
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Turner, Roger Allen

Roger Allen Turner, 75, passed away on April 13, 2022 at Clover Rest Home in Columbia, NJ. Born September 21, 1946 to Alice (Brennan) Turner and Robert Addis Turner in Teaneck, NJ, he attended Eugene Field Elementary and spent his days as a youth with his best friend Bill, riding bikes, playing box hockey, “zell...
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Waas, Brian Patrick

Brian Patrick Waas age 29 passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022 at St. Barnabas Medical Center.  Born May 8, 1992 in Livingston, NJ. He is the son of George F. and Linda (Moufang) Waas, III. He is survived by his father, George F. and mother Linda (Moufang) Waas, III, grandmother, Barbara Waas, grandfather, Richard...
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O’Neill, Jane Quinn

Jane Quinn O’Neill, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Marywood Heights, in Scranton, Pa., after a short illness. She was 76. Jane was born September 8, 1945, in Bayonne, N.J., and grew up in Hackettstown, N.J., where she attended St. Mary’s School and graduated from Hackettstown High School in 1963. She attended Marywood College in...
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