Jane Bean-Folkes leaves behind a legacy of “empathy, advocacy and an unshakable belief in the potential of every learner.”
Carol Barry-Austin, a founding trustee of the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, is being mourned after her sudden passing.
A family doctor from Essex County, who delivered hundreds of babies (maybe you?) at the start of his career, has passed away.
He co-owned a stationery store in Maplewood, but his impact wasn't just on paper. Services will be held for Charles Gianni this week.
A former Columbia High School auto shop teacher who employed students at his Texaco repair shop in South Orange has died.
Neema Roshania Patel, who was born in Maplewood to immigrant parents, was tasked with bringing millennial readers to the Post.
At a young age, the Essex County-based doctor "opted for the toy doctor kit his mother had gifted him" and went on to a long medical career.
"Greg fought his battle with mental illness with courage and strength ... and constantly worked to find solutions," his obituary said.
Edith Hodes Rose, New Jersey's oldest woman, died Jan. 11 in Maplewood. She often spoke of how her mom protected her from the 1918 pandemic.
Stephen Maskaleris joined the Air Force Replacement Band after legendary musician Glenn Miller died in a plane crash during World War II.
Services will be held Friday and Saturday for coach and dad Patrick Jeffrey, 55, who passed away in the Maplewood floods.
Rebekah Novemsky, 55, became an advocate after her son was born with a disability. Friends started a meal train and GoFundMe for her family.
Joseph Gery François, who passed away last year at 53, was recently remembered for his "caring spirit" and the three lives he saved.
Anne Marie McMains, a Columbia High School graduate, loved New Jersey's historic towns and engaging with people behind the counter.
Eric William Hildebrand passed away on April 13.
Maplewood native Mark Blum died on Wednesday in New York City at the age of 69 from complications of the new coronavirus.
His family respectfully requests 'a moment of listening' to the music of your choice or the Grateful Dead.
They remembered the New Jersey man as the guy who gave them a career, or continued it.
Carol Buchanan passed away Saturday after a brief illness.
Norma Bailey Kromer died on June 7.
Susan Boer passed away suddenly Saturday at the age of 60. A year after retiring.
A veteran teacher in the South Orange-Maplewood Public School District has passed away.
Vincent A. Nardone, a Maplewood resident, military veteran and “one of the greatest South Orange Elks ever,” has passed away.
Robert “Bob” Blake, 84, passed away at home on Friday, May 26.
The North Jersey school sports world has lost a longtime coach and teacher, Dave Curtin.
The Maplewood resident was a long-time member of the management team at the Madison Area YMCA.
The Columbia High School graduate grew up in Essex County and was active in many community organizations.
The Essex County resident lived in Newark, Verona, South Orange, Maplewood, New Providence and West Orange.
Former Essex County resident Hilda Schmidt was 102-years-old. She was married to her husband for 73 years.
The spiritual leader of St. Andrew Kim Church in Maplewood was 80-years-old.
Marcia Worth-Baker wrote for Patch, The New York Times, NJ Monthly And The Village Green.
Read why Manny Friedman will be missed.
The Essex County zoo bids a sad farewell to its beloved pig.
The chemical and pest control publicity man was a prolific and respected journalist and writer.
Price, 69, was a nationally recognized figure who served as the official historian of the City of Newark.
'BK' graduated from Columbia High School in 1968.
Recent obituaries in Maplewood and South Orange.