We had to talk a lot about death in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic swept around the world and through New Jersey, claiming many current and former members of the Verona community. We also said goodbye to former teachers and school administrators, non-profit leaders and neighborhood organizers, a former business owner and a former member of Town Council, as well as many friends and neighbors who had enriched our community in countless ways.
Take a minute again to remember them, and the lives they lived:
Basdeo “Bas” Bachan, Car Enthusiast
Barbara Bakst, Photographer & Community Organizer
Robert L. Brown, Former Verona Resident
Joseph J. Calabrese, Devoted Catholic
Carol L. Callander, Former OLL Teacher
Ronald “Ron” P. Cecere, OLL Music Minister
Helen Cunningham, Former Brookdale Teacher
Patricia “Patty” DeForest-DeSantis, 74
Rosalind M. De Santis, Loved The Verona Pool
Raymond A. Dewar, Jr., Former Verona Resident
Stephen A. Fenton, Served On Rescue Squad, VFD
Jacqueline “Jackie” Juster, 90
Sr. Jeanne Adrienne Kierce, OP
Patricia Kiernan, Community Leader
Reggie Klein, Former Elementary School Librarian, Teacher, Principal
Stephen Sherman Koenig, Former School Custodian
Kirsten W. Kraa, Renowned Artist
John J. Kupcho, Owned Pine Florist
Helen Catherine McMickle, Loved Her Family
The Reverend John J. Morris, Served 27 Years At OLL
Catherine “Kitty” Mulroe, Long-Time Resident
Marie Doyle O’Grady, 93, Former VHS Teacher
Donald L. Raymond, Navy Veteran
Louise B. Ritscher, Former School Nurse
Gloria E. Starita, Lifelong Homemaker
Patricia L. Tischio, Loving Wife And Mother
Inez Walsh, 88, Former Town Council Member, Devoted Volunteer
Henry J. Zebrowski: Proud Husband, Father Of 7, Grandfather Of 19, Great-Grandfather Of 4
If there are names to add to this list, please email the link to the obituary to [email protected].
