Sparta, NJ Obituaries

Elinor Ann Ruffing passed on May 10, 2026, at the age of 94. She was born on October 21, 1931, and was a resident of Pompton Plains, New Jersey. A Simple Gathering will be held at Goble Funeral Hom...

William Sands Jr., 83 of Whiting New Jersey formerly of Ogdensburg, New Jersey entered into Heaven on May 7, 2026 surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to William ...

James J. Riordan, 85, of Sparta, NJ, where he lived for approximately 40 years, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Oak Ridge, NJ. Jim graduated from St. Cecilia Grammar School in Kearny, NJ, in...

Mary Jane Di Paolo (née Boyle) was born on June 27, 1957, in Jersey City, New Jersey, and left this world peacefully on April 26, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. With a sharp sense of humor th...

Evelyn Cancelliere, 93, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the family she cherished so deeply, on April 26, 2026. Born September 13th 1932, Evelyn joined the US Navy as a young woman, becoming a ...

Eileen Pallatroni, 82 years old, of Sparta, NJ, passed away on April 26, 2026. Eileen Pallatroni was born on December 19, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY, to John and Elena Ristuccia. She is survived by her ch...

Kurt Michael VanDerMark, 55, of Sparta, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Born in Newton, Kurt graduated from High Point High School with the Class of 1988 and earned a Bac...

Eileen Louise Shapley Katz was born on November 26, 1938, in Passaic, New Jersey, to Emilie and Edward Shapley. She grew up in a close-knit German-American community and moved to Sparta, New Jersey, i...

Eligia Caceres Montero (98) of Sparta, NJ, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2026. She was born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico to Natalia Rigual and Manuel Caceres, a sugarcane field worker. There, she att...

Lieutenant Commander Walter Wesolowski, United States Navy (Ret), passed away peacefully on April 5, 2026. Walter was born and raised on a farm in Vernon Township, New Jersey, where he developed the ...

Thomas “Tom” Macios, 72, of Sparta, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home on April 2, 2026, after a long illness. Tom was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who took immense pride in his...

Judith A. Hornstra, beloved wife, aunt, friend, teacher, and artist, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Judith, most often addressed as Judy, was born on September 2, 1940. Raised in West Pis...

Patricia Wegener, known lovingly as Pat, lived a spirited, kind, and faith-filled life that touched family, friends, neighbors, and the many people she served throughout her years in Sussex County. P...

Carmen J. Cole, age 77, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Bel Air, Maryland surrounded by her loving family. Born in Franklin, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Clifford...

Patricia Ann Aulicino (née Bercow), 83, departed this world unexpectedly on March 22, 2026. Born April 14, 1942 in Wilmington, DE, she was raised in Sparta. Pat attended Sparta public school, Newton H...

John Edward Hornstra; Beloved husband, uncle, and friend, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 He was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in New Jersey and spent most of his life in Sparta, N...

Barbara Jo Tilton, age 83, of Sparta, NJ fought a brave and long battle with cancer and finally decided to join her God, her Blessed Mother, her Mom, her daughter Laura Jean, and her sister Aunt Mary....

In Loving Memory of Linda Ann Gallagher Linda Ann Gallagher, a trailblazing entrepreneur, gifted athlete, and devoted mother, passed away peacefully to join the Kingdom of God, reunited with the fami...

Carol C. Lynch, 94 of Sparta, NJ peacefully passed away at home on Monday, March 2, 2026 surrounded with the love of her beloved husband, Jack, and her children by her side. She was born October 13, ...

James R. Brocato, age 77, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026. James was born on March 18, 1948, in New York City to Louis and Josephine Brocato. Growing up in the Bronx in the shadow of Yankee ...

Robert A. Yesukevich, 74, devoted husband to Ellen, died suddenly on February 23, 2026. A resident of Sparta, NJ, since 2013, Bob was born in Hartford, CT, to the late Adam and Mary (Checko) Yesukevi...

Patrick Decker, 67, of Sparta, New Jersey, passed away on February 5, 2026, in the mountains of Haiti while doing what he loved — volunteering to fly humanitarian aid in support of Christian missionar...

Shirley Ann Winkelman, 66, passed away peacefully at home in Lafayette, New Jersey, on February 13, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She had been a resident of Lafayette for the past 25 years. ...

Rosemary A. Gebauer, 86, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family and friends. Born on September 16, 1939 in North Arlington, New Jersey, Rosemary lived a lif...

Gisela Trimarchi, born on June 25, 1935, in Bacharach, Germany, passed away on February 3, 2026, at the age of 90. She spent most of her life in Connecticut and resided in Sparta, New Jersey, for the ...

Dorothy A. Thomas passed away on February 3, 2026, at the age of 96. She was a resident of Lone Tree, Colorado. A committal service will be held at Sparta Presbyterian Methodist Cemetery, located at...

Jon Randell Zogg, 81, of Oak Ridge, NJ passed away peacefully on February 3rd, 2026 with his daughter, Carly, by his side. Jon was born on January 15th, 1945 in La Junta, CO. He grew up, and lived in...

Charlotte (Page) Matowik, 93, longtime resident of Sparta, NJ, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Charlotte was born in 1932 in West Frankfort, Illinois, and grew up there and in St. Louis,...

Leonard Labonia, age 70, of Oak Ridge, NJ, passed away on January 31, 2026, from complications during his battle of cancer. Born on October 3, 1955 in Elizabeth, Len was the youngest son of Eugene a...

Gilda Cadmus passed away on January 28, 2026, at the age of 91. She was born on May 29, 1934. Gilda was a resident of Sparta, New Jersey.

It is with great sadness that our son and brother, John A. Seville, 59, of Sandyston NJ, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 19, 2026. John grew up in Sparta, New Jersey. He attended Helen M...

Kathleen M Simmons, aged 77, passed away on January 20, 2026. Born on January 13, 1949, Kathleen was a resident of Sparta, New Jersey.

Mark Thomas Gray, born on December 11, 1951, passed away on January 15, 2026, at the age of 74. Mark was a resident of Sparta, New Jersey.

Jeffrey Robert Fisher passed away peacefully at the age of 74 on Friday, January 16, 2026. Jeff was born on June 15, 1951 to Harold and Roberta (Ball) FIsher, and was raised in Nutley and then Sparta...

Barbara Jeanne Bonker, 84, of Homestead, FL, (formerly of Sparta, NJ) passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Services are under the care of Goble Funeral Home, Sparta, NJ, and will be private at ...

Roberta E. O’Neill of Sparta, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2026. She was born on January 25, 1942, in New York City to Emelia and Hans Herlitzius. Her mother was of Puerto Rican ...

Surrounded by God’s peace, Duane Mora, 73, of Sparta, NJ, was called home on January 12, 2026. Born on December 2, 1952, in Anchorage, Alaska, Duane was the beloved son of Glen and Carolyn Mora. From...

Elizabeth (Betsy) Reilly Sutherland Elizabeth A. Sutherland, born on March 4, 1930, passed away on January 11, 2026, at the age of 95. Betsy was predeceased by her parents, Walter and Katherine Reil...

Carole Ann Yuhas passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 10, 2026. She was 86 years old. Carole was raised in Mount Hope, New Jersey, and lived in Dover for 14 years before moving to Sparta wh...

Guy Christopher Metler, aged 73, died at home on December 31, 2025. He was born July 21, 1952, in South Amboy and grew up in Laurence Harbor, New Jersey. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clif...

Ellen (Fitschen) Kurdock of Sparta passed away on December 27, 2025. Ellen was born on December 7, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of William and Minnie Fitschen. Ellen was raised in Glen ...

William J. McCaffery, lovingly known as Bill, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2025, he was 86 years old. Bill was born on August 5, 1939, in Bogota, New Jersey. He was married to JoAnn McCaffe...

Harvey S. Beckman was born to Ruth and Jack Beckman on June 30, 1944 in Brooklyn, NY. He passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025 at the age of 81 after a long period of illness following a severe str...

Marilyn Ruth Salfelder (Tooker), age 76, passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve, which was her favorite day of the year. She was a longtime resident of Lake Mohawk, NJ until Aug. 2024 when she moved ...

Brian Mahoney, 74, of Sparta NJ, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. Brian spent 53 years married to his beautiful bride, Carla. Brian and Carla met on the stage of Essex Catholic performin...

Patricia Ann Goldschmidt was born Sophie Stevens on January 19, 1937 in Baltimore, MD. Due to the death of her mother the following day, Pat spent the first year of her life in the care of nuns at Bo...

Thomas Baeli, 81, of Sparta, N.J., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 13, 2025 surrounded by family. He was born in Paterson, N.J. on June 20, 1944 where he lived with his parents, Emil an...

Regina (“Gina”) Pettorini, adored wife, loving mother, and beautiful soul, passed away on December 11, 2025, at the age of 76. Gina was the cherished wife of her high school sweetheart and the love o...

Patricia Ann Reilly, age 88, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2025 after a brief illness. Pat was a long time resident of Sparta, NJ until recently, when she resided in Downers Grove, IL. Pa...

Jeffrey A. Rath, born on March 8, 1956, passed away on December 8, 2025, at the age of 69. He was a resident of Sandyston, New Jersey.