John Nugent Hahn

John Nugent Hahn of Glen Rock, passed peacefully after a two year battle with cancer on
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, surrounded by his wife and two children. He was 72. 

He is preceded by his beloved parents, Richard Francis and Barbara Jean (née Nugent) Hahn. 
He is survived by his wife, Lisa Caugerty Hahn, his two children, Eleanor Michele and Timothy
Peter Hahn, and Tim’s financée, Abigail Leighton. Also surviving John are his seven sisters and
their spouses, Mary Christine Hahn Hughes, Laura Marie Matson Hahn (John Matson), Barbara
Anne Hahn Hess (John Traynor), Elizabeth Therese Hahn, Patricia Louise Hahn McHugh (James
McHugh), Geraldine Susan Hahn Grassia (Christopher Grassia), and Kathleen Bernadette Hahn
Kaiser, and his many nieces and nephews: Frank III, Andrew, and Julia Hughes; Allyn Fuller Hess
II; Margot Hahn-Mosley; Colin and Quinn McHugh (Rose Franzen); Isabella Grassia; and
Rhapsody and Buckminster Kaiser.

John was born on October 5, 1953, in Evanston, Illinois. At age five he moved with his family
east to Glen Rock, New Jersey. John attended St. Catharine School (1967), St. Joseph’s Regional
High School (1971), and received a B.A. from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont
(1975).

John made his mark in many areas throughout his life – partnering with his wife in their public
relations company; supporting his children in achieving the highest ranks in Girl and Boy Scouts;
participating in community theater groups such as Gilbert & Sullivan, Hillside Players, where he
met his wife, Lisa, and Distilled Dickens; perfecting his oration through Toastmasters; assisting
at Parlance Chamber Concerts; volunteering with Bergen County Board of Elections as a Super
Board Worker (John urges all to get involved and vote in every single election); and helping his
hundreds of clients through his company We’ll Drive You There. John would remark, “I am
always happy to be part of the first mile and the last mile of their trip.”

John looked forward to yearly family trips to Lake George in the Adirondacks, where his parents
first took him and his sisters as kids. He continued that tradition, taking his family for a late
August camping trip where they would ker-splash in Lake George, visit nearby Fort Ticonderoga,
and enjoy a frosty treat at the Wind Chill Factory. He was always fond of running his LGB trains,
collecting hats, making mischief with his pal Mark, listening to WNYC & WXQR, garage-saling,
and just making the world a better place. John’s overall joy was being with his wife of 33 years,
and his children. He was so very proud of Eleanor, Tim, and Abbi.

The family will receive visitors on Friday, December 5, 2025 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Vander Plaat
Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481, www.vpfh.com.

A Memorial Service in celebration of John’s life will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at
11 a.m. at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. 

Prior to the service, John’s ashes will be interred in the West Side Memorial Garden. The service will
be livestreamed via www.westside.org.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in John’s memory to one of the two
organizations that he held dear – Parlance Chamber Concerts, Michael Parloff, Artistic Director,
138 Phelps Road, Ridgewood, NJ 07450  https://www.parlancechamberconcerts.org/make-a-donation or 
Saint Michael’s College, Rosie Cadin Memorial Scholarship, One Winooski Park, PO
Box 256, Colchester, VT 05439.