Obituaries

Jeanne Ann (Huntley) O’Connor died at home in Montclair on May 17 from progressive supranuclear palsy, a neurological disease for which there is no current treatment. She was 75.Born Jan. 2, 1945, in Buffalo,...

Thomas R. Puryear entered into eternal rest on May 20 at CareOne at Valley in Westwood after having  complications of pneumonia. He was 74.Thomas was born in Nelson, Mecklenburg County, Va., on June 17,...

Dr. Martin Lewkowicz, of Montclair, died on May 15 after a long, brave battle with kidney disease.Dr. Lewkowicz and his wife lived in the township for 55 years. He was born in Jerusalem in...

Isidoro “Ted” Sabatino, of Warren, formerly of Montclair, passed away peacefully on May 11. He was 87.Ted was born in Montefredane, Avellino, Italy, on Feb. 2, 1933, and came to the United States in...

Mildred “Mickey” Carper Schaaf, formerly of Montclair, died of natural causes on Wednesday, May 6. She was 97.Mrs. Schaaf lived in Upper Montclair for 29 years prior to moving to Lebanon Township in retirement,...

Florence Del Hatchett, formerly of Montclair, died peacefully on May 4 in Brick after a five-year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. She was 93.Florence  was born on March 8, 1927, in Orange, the second-oldest...

Mary Veal, formerly of Montclair, died on Wednesday, April 29. She was 88.Mary was born on Jan. 22, 1932, in Paterson, the daughter of Walter and Emily Curvy. She was raised in Paterson, where she...

A Montclair State University staffer and her husband have died from COVID-19, leaving behind five children, including two preschoolers.

The Montclair educational community is mourning the passing of Lauretta Freeman, who founded the Montclair Cooperative School, and died on March 24.

Maj. Allyn Hubert Hobeck, retired U.S. Army Reserve, of Montclair, died on April 25, 2020.  Born Aug. 18, 1937, Maj. Hobeck was in the Army for 24 years. Some eight to 10 of those years...