All Obituaries

Franklin J. Cunneen, age 90 of Allendale, NJ, passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 3, 2026 after a decade long struggle with Parkinson’s.  Franklin leaves behind three sons and nine grandchildren.   He set an example of hard work and faith with a strong commitment to what is true and fair.  His sons and grandchildren all aspire to live out this enduring character trait which was so dear to him. Franklin went by Frank to most who knew him.  To his boys he was ...

Gys Kooy, age 94, of Mahwah, NJ., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Gys was born in the Netherlands and emigrated to the U.S. as a young man with his family, after WWII. Shortly after arriving, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and served in a MASH unit in Korea. Upon returning, he established his landscape design business. He married Elske A. Lootsma, also from the Netherlands, and started a family. Gys continued to build the landscape firm (Kooy and Sons). The business ...

Richard Hensch, 86, of Mahwah, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2026. Born on September 11, 1939, he was the beloved son of the late Alfred and Margaret Hensch. Richard was raised in East Rutherford and graduated from East Rutherford High School, where he played high school basketball. He went on to attend Lehigh University, earning a degree in Civil Engineering and competing as a member of the university’s track team. Richard built a distinguished career with both Buck, Seifert ...

Jean Shedlock (63) passed away peacefully in the morning hours on February 28, 2026, at St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center in Wayne, NJ (after a long and courageous battle with cancer) Jean was born on October 26, 1962, in the Bronx, NY, to Barbara (nee Goodwin) Engels and Jack Engels.  She was the first-born of three children and grew up in Clifton, NJ.  After graduating from Clifton High School in 1980, Jean went to Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.  Always a ...

Virginia (Ginny) Palmieri, age 73, of Port Murray, NJ, formally of Wyckoff, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 26, 2026, surrounded by friends and family. Virginia was born to Chester and Eleanor Palmieri and graduated from Ramapo High School in the class of 1970 and subsequently Drew University in 1974 with a BA. She began working at Drew University in 1974 and remained there until retirement in 2019. A lifelong animal lover, Ginny shared her life with many animals over the ...

Rachel (Menzella) Schuckle, 71, of Hackensack, NJ passed away on Wednesday February 25,2026. Born in Englewood and raised in Palisades Park, Rachel made Hackensack her home for the past 25 years, where she touched many lives with her warmth and generosity. A true sports enthusiast, Rachel was a devout NY Giants and Yankee fan. Her love of the game went beyond cheering from the stands- she cherished her time working in the stadium’s kitchens preparing meals for the players, a role that ...

Clazina Genivieve (Wondergem) Douma, age 97, of North Haledon, died on February 25, 2026.  Fondly know as Gen to all family and friends. Gen was born on May 1, 1928, in Paterson, NJ to David and Jennie (Hagedoorn) Wondergem.  Gen grew up in Prospect Park, and then lived in North Haledon, Wayne, Wyckoff and finally back to North Haledon as a resident at Windmere (Formally the Holland Home) for the last 10 years.  Gen met her husband John of 52 years in Elementary school and ...

After almost 93 years of a life well-lived, Rita Birri Daly passed away peacefully on Monday, February 23, 2026. Rita was born in New York City on April 2, 1933 to Cirillo Birri and Giovanna Ferdenzi Birri.    She was predeceased by her husband James in 2007, and leaves behind her loving children Theresa, Patricia, Charles, Michael, and her special daughter, Joanne, and their spouses Patrick, Paul, Catherine, and Stacey whom she considered her children just the same.  She ...

Sal Falciglia passed away on February 22, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.  The family will receive friends and family on Friday, February 27th, 2026 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home of Wyckoff, 257 Godwin Avenue Wyckoff, NJ.  A funeral service will be held on Saturday February 28th at 11 a.m. followed by an entombment at George Washington Memorial Park.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Sal's memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s ...