Ronald Jacobus
Age 81, Galloway, N.J.
Lost on Apr 27
Master storyteller, with a quick wit and a flair for the dramatic
Ellen Elizabeth Fabry
Age 70, Burlington, N.J.
Lost on Apr 26
Enjoyed family dinners and celebrations
Jeffrey Stanley Lin
Age 70, Middletown, N.J.
Lost on Apr 23
Tried to make everyone around him laugh
Cynthia Jean Falle
Age 72, Troy, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 19
Teacher passionate about respecting people with different abilities
Corliss Henry
Age 95, Summit, N.J.
Lost on Apr 14
Trailblazing New Jersey nurse
Margit Buchhalter Feldman
Age 90, Somerset, N.J.
Lost on Apr 14
Survivor who taught about the Holocaust
Norman Gulamerian
Age 92, New Providence, N.J.
Lost on Apr 13
Art supply businessman with a romantic streak
John Horton Conway
Age 82, New Brunswick, N.J.
Lost on Apr 11
Mathematician known as the “magical genius”
Peter Brown
Age 53, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 11
Manager of the SW Brown & Son Funeral Home
Allan Joseph Dickson Jr.
Age 67, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 5
Loved the Jersey Shore music scene
Salomon S. Podgursky
Age 84, Morristown, N.J.
Lost on Apr 1
Loved to figure out how things worked
Wallace Roney
Age 59, Paterson, N.J.
Lost on Mar 31
Jazz trumpet virtuoso
Frances A. Orsini
Age 91, Brick, N.J.
Lost on May 15
Sketched advertisements for large department stores
Nancy Taylor
Age 85, Tinton Falls, N.J.
Lost on May 12
Her famous quote was “I am as good as you are, as bad as I am”
Margaret MacVeagh Schweers
Age 93, New Jersey
Lost on May 10
Had a passion for decorating and an artistic streak
Michael Angelo Church
Age 72, Plainfield, N.J.
Lost on May 9
Long-term shool district employee
Rocco Anthony Ward Jr.
Age 29, Gloucester City, N.J.
Lost on May 9
Graduate of Gloucester City High School class of 2009
Alexandra Louise Polansky
Age 62, New Jersey
Lost on May 7
Bob Dylan’s No 1 fan and a lover of nature
John F. Von Sternberg Jr.
Age 79, Mountain Lakes, N.J.
Lost on May 7
Member of the Old Coots on Scoots motorcycle club
Linda Benedict
Age 63, Lakewood, N.J.
Lost on May 6
Well-known for her ready smile
Grace Nutland
Age 102, Paramus, N.J.
Lost on May 6
Worked for the FBI during World War II
Guy A. LaVignera
Age 76, Morganville, N.J.
Lost on May 5
Served in the Army and worked 40-plus years at Chase Bank
Dorothy V. Indeck
Age 95, Bridgewater, N.J.
Lost on May 4
Taught in the Bridgewater public elementary schools
Joseph Angeline
Age 74, Edison, N.J.
Lost on May 3
Talented painter well known for his landscapes
Jolene Blackburn Robison Wahgren
Age 68, Oceanport, N.J.
Lost on May 1
Had a dog named Chelsea whom she loved dearly
Robert Steven Seldin
Age 62, Toms River, N.J.
Lost on Apr 30
Gentle soul who appreciated the simple things in life
Charles Goodstein
Age 82, Tenafly, N.J.
Lost on Apr 30
Professor at New York University Medical School
Randall Clayton French
Age 29, Troy, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 30
Police detective who was once a firefighter
Asela E. Gejo
Age 92, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 27
Excellent cook, though she hated the task
Leslie Kalmus
Age 57, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 27
Always the first one out on the dance floor
Joseph Colasurdo
Age 85, Jersey City, N.J.
Lost on Apr 26
Loved to watch old Western movies
Ron Frangipane
Age 75, Tinton Falls, N.J.
Lost on Apr 25
Studio musician in the late ’60s in New York City
Barbara Stack
Age 76, Perth Amboy, N.J.
Lost on Apr 25
Created her own version of “meals on wheels” for those in need
Joan M. Cargill
Age 81, New Brunswick, N.J.
Lost on Apr 24
Loved art, music and animals
John J. Valentine
Age 86, Long Branch, N.J.
Lost on Apr 23
Expert polygraph examiner
Virginia Alice Rauth
Age 85, Lakewood, N.J.
Lost on Apr 23
Taught the fourth and fifth grades
Peter P. DeLuise
Age 63, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 21
Talented athlete who played football, baseball and basketball
Antoinette Tosco
Age 77, Bridgewater, N.J.
Lost on Apr 21
A long career in horticulture
Louis B. Bernstein
Age 92, Roseland, N.J.
Lost on Apr 21
Served in the US Army
Henry Burk Sullivan
Age 90, Haddonfield, N.J.
Lost on Apr 20
Professor of English and philosophy at Gloucester County College
Philip A. Scardilli
Age 91, Colonia, N.J.
Lost on Apr 15
Gained notoriety for his freeform dancing at family functions
Marlene B. Mandle
Age 88, Collingswood, N.J.
Lost on Apr 15
First woman on her block to work outside the home
Harold Dixon
Age 60, Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
Lost on Apr 15
Coached youth baseball
Michael Hill
Age 58, Glassboro, N.J.
Lost on Apr 14
Railroad worker with a big, joyful personality
Josephine Posnanski
Age 98, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 11
Loved to dance
Frances M. Pilot
Age 81, Wall, N.J.
Lost on Apr 9
Known as Big Momma to all who loved her
Artemis Nazarian
Age 88, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Lost on Apr 9
Opened a Los Angeles preschool
Sean Christian Keville
Age 47, New Providence, N.J.
Lost on Apr 8
Enjoyed talking sports with family
Susan Grey Hopp Crofoot
Age 97, Westwood, N.J.
Lost on Apr 7
Took great joy in writing little ditties under her pen name, Penelope Penwiper
Dolores M. Madera
Age 91, Oceanport, N.J.
Lost on May 19
Lived in many places as an Army wife before settling in New Jersey
Leon Martin Beels
Age 69, Morristown, N.J.
Lost on May 8
Lifelong resident of Parsippany, where he was a friend to everyone
Gerald Alton Cook
Age 86, New Jersey
Lost on May 5
Belonged to several fraternal organizations
Anna Elizabeth Pearson Lugg
Age 90, Hillsborough, N.J.
Lost on May 4
Held membership in genealogy societies too numerous to mention
Frank McClellan Worthington
Age 84, Morristown, N.J.
Lost on May 3
Longtime AT&T executive
Elizabeth Harris Tirrell
Age 95, Hillsborough, N.J.
Lost on May 1
Loved classical and choral music
David E. Carman
Age 89, Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
Lost on May 1
Would give up the shirt on his back if you needed it
Edward Russell Helfrich
Age 72, West Keansburg, N.J.
Lost on Apr 29
Helped friends and neighbors train their dogs
Miguel Marte
Age 30, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 28
Former A’s minor-leaguer
Fritz Wilhelm Reisgies
Age 87, Alpine, N.J.
Lost on Apr 27
Master jeweler and goldsmith
Robert Michael Sedor
Age 77, Hillsborough, N.J.
Lost on Apr 25
Faithfully served his country with the Air Force
Rona Iris Gertz
Age 74, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 24
Involved in the early days of aerobic exercise
Helen Demetoglous
Age 96, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 24
Remained proud of her Greek heritage
Latasha Andrews
Age 33, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 24
Always the first to offer help to those in need
Lucille Dolores Romer
Age 80, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 23
Enjoyed gardening, decorating and cooking
William Harrison Goldman
Age 87, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 23
Vermont shop owner
Maria Gibbs
Age 47, Burlington County, N.J.
Lost on Apr 22
Senior corrections police officer
Francisco Mendez
Age 61, Jersey City, N.J.
Lost on Apr 21
Boxing gym owner and beloved trainer
Jonathan Adewumi
Age 57, Bayonne, N.J.
Lost on Apr 17
Uniter of Nigerians in New York
Alex Ruperto
Age 52, Glen Ridge, N.J.
Lost on Apr 16
Soft-spoken and genuine
Stanley Moser
Age 88, Fort Lee, N.J.
Lost on Apr 14
Encyclopedia executive with perfect timing
Shirley S. D’Stefan
Age 90, Florham Park, N.J.
Lost on Apr 13
Reader of books on birds and other wildlife
Kenneth L. Jewel
Age 78, Mountain Lakes, N.J.
Lost on Apr 13
Exceptional radiologist
Joyce Posson Winston
Age 93, North Bergen, N.J.
Lost on Apr 12
Editor at the Ladies’ Home Journal
Charles Constantino
Age 86, Menlo Park, N.J.
Lost on Apr 11
Worked 40 years for The New York Times
George J. Foerst Jr.
Age 99, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 9
Called “The Captain” by friends and family
Estelle Kestenbaum
Age 91, Leonia, N.J.
Lost on Apr 9
Secretary to a New Jersey judge
Nelson Perdomo
Age 44, Middlesex County, N.J.
Lost on Apr 9
Veteran corrections officer and father of three
James V. Walsh
Age 78, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 7
Volunteered his time to church car raffles, fund-raisers and picnics
Beatrice Rubin
Age 96, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 7
Her size belied her strength and spirit
Paul Warech
Age 86, Vineland, N.J.
Lost on Apr 6
Widely surmised he could have played Major League Baseball
Marty Derer
Age 56, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 6
Loved to referee basketball games
Bucky Pizzarelli
Age 94, Saddle River, N.J.
Lost on Apr 1
Master of jazz guitar
Janice Preschel
Age 60, Teaneck, N.J.
Lost on Mar 30
Founded a food pantry
William Helmreich
Age 74, Great Neck, N.Y.
Lost on Mar 28
Sociologist who walked New York City
Huguette Dorsey
Age 94, Somerville, N.J.
Lost on Mar 27
Coached several championship-winning junior high girls basketball teams
Alan Finder
Age 72, Ridgewood, N.J.
Lost on Mar 24
Unflappable New York Times journalist
Floyd Cardoz
Age 59, Montclair, N.J.
Lost on Mar 24
Indian chef of fine dining
John Cofrancesco
Age 52, New Jersey
Lost on Mar 19
Administrator at a nursing facility