Obituaries

Joan Theras Collins, a retired artist, passed peacefully in her sleep at home in Montclair on April 22. She was 84.The daughter of the late Fredrick and Agnes Seddon of Bloomfield, Joan was a...

Doreen Nilan, formerly of Montclair, passed away on April 14 in West Orange.She was born in London in 1925 to Albert and Elsie Vincent and grew up in Ilford, an eastern district of the...

Sarah Penhallow Jeffery, of Mendham, passed away peacefully on April 16 in Mendham. She was 88.Born in Washington, D.C., to Katheryn M. Hitchcock Penhallow and Dunlap Pearce Penhallow, M.D., on Aug. 28, 1931, she...

Edward A. Masilunas Sr. of Verona, formerly of Upper Montclair, passed away on Saturday, April 11, from complications due to COVID-19. He was 89.Mr. Masilunas was born and raised in East Pittsburgh, Pa., one...

Joanne (Cardinell/Karcher) Futrell, 85, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, at her home in Montclair, with her family around her.Born in Glen Ridge to Louise and Richmond “Skip” Cardinell, she was raised in Westwood...

Carla Horowitz passed away on Sunday, March 29, after a month-long struggle with COVID-19. She was 77.She was born Carla Ann Bloom in Springfield, Mass., on June 29, 1942, the oldest of three children...

Rita Koslow Nadler, 88, of Montclair, died April 8 after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Jack Nadler.Rita was born June 2, 1931, in Paterson to Nathan and Sara Koslow. ...

The Montclair school community is mourning the passing of long-term educator Karen Wingfield.

Florence Russo (nee Chiego), formerly of Montclair, passed away on Sunday, April 5, at Brookdale Senior Living in West Orange, just a week shy of her 101st birthday. Beloved wife of the late Rocco Russo...

Elizabeth Peale Johnson passed away on March 21 at John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Elizabeth, known as Betty by her friends and family, served as an inspiration to all who knew her....