Jerry McMinn volunteered with the Pompton Lakes First Aid Squad for almost 70 years, and owned a popular ice cream shop with his brother.
Vincent Dransfield served as a volunteer firefighter for more than 85 years in the same North Jersey community.
Clemente died last week after battling pancreatic cancer for seven years. He grew up in Bloomfield, and was with Wayne Police for 21 years.
Joe Bender, 83, was struck by a pickup truck driver last week. He is being remembered as a longtime sports coach and a community volunteer.
Former Passaic County Sheriff Edwin Englehardt will be entombed Monday.
Gregory 'Big Dog' Velardi, 60, was a 42-year life member of Wayne Fire Company #2, serving as chief from 1988-91.
Rocco Sivolella's fight against cancer became a community rallying point. He was 15.
Mourners gathered in Paterson on Thursday at a wake for an 18-year-old honors student.
Det. Cpt. Louis LeFevre served the Wayne Police Department from 1963-93.
The former bat-wielding principal who was the inspiration for the film "Lean on Me" has died, officials said.
Kenneth Tahan passed away at age 68, leaving behind a wife and three adult children.
The NJ teen had the biggest heart in the world, her family said. She had her eye on the military. And all she wanted to do was give.
A New Jersey family says a funeral home recently mixed up the body of a loved one, according to a report.
A wake for Jim DeSalvo will be held Sunday, followed by a Monday morning funeral service.
A 53-year-old man struck by a blown tire while riding his bike in Wayne earlier this month died due to his injuries.
Thomas Rumana, a longtime Superior Court judge in Passaic County and former Wayne councilman, died Saturday at the age of 95.
The young New Jersey "princess" gave family and friends a decade of joy that they didn't expect.
She 'was a wonderful young lady who was taken too soon and whose greatest passion was for her son and her family,' her obituary said.
Purcell, 66, had a passionate love for animals and animal rights. He served the people of Ward 1 for 20 years until he resigned in 2013.
Gregory Velardi Sr., 89, had ramps to and from Route 23 named after him in 2011.
Wheeler played for the Indiana Pacers, Portland Trail Blazers, and Miami Heat in the late 1980s.
Jon and Luke Warbeck will be remembered at a funeral service this weekend.
Halainah Grace Napolitano, 11, enjoyed art and musical theater, and played the saxophone. She died 'suddenly' and 'unexpectedly.'
Myrtle Withers, 94, taught kindergarten in Wayne for 50 years.
Fishler, 93, evaded death by hiding and running. Of 8 family members, only he and his father survived the Holocaust.
Deise was a charter member of Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church.
Seven Wayne residents died in the attacks on the World Trade Center.
Florida Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller was shot in the line of duty last month and died a week later.
Theobald was unable to turn away anyone or anything in need, his family said.
Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller was shot while responding to a call at a Florida gas station. He died Saturday.
Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, a former Wayne resident, died Saturday night, a week after he was shot in Florida while responding to a call.
Whenever Emily Mulraney was sick she always said, 'Don’t worry, I’ll be fine, I always am." She died Saturday at the age of 21.
Rev. Andrew John Topp was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed after taking off from Greenwood Lake Airport Tuesday.
Berninger enjoyed the beach, books, and Mickey Mouse, his obituary states.
Owens suffered from heart failure and appeared with Latifah in a video for the American Heart Association.
'Heroin will kidnap you, raise you, take your soul and return only your body to your family,' Justyna Dolegowski's family wrote.
Villani worked with children with special needs at the North Jersey Training Home for 16 years.
Jannicelli had been an implementation manager for T-Mobile.
Kamper Jr. was killed when he was thrown from his Harley-Davidson motorcycle after he hit a deer Aug. 9.
Rinaldo was 'honest, sincere, hardworking, dedicated, protective, caring, and loving.'