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MaryAnn DiVittorio, 81, of Phillipsburg, NJ passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026. The daughter of the late Steven and Catherine (Bogusky) Marish. Wife of the late Hugo “Pete” DiVittorio. MaryAnn graduated Phillipsburg High School in 1962 and spent her entire career serving others. Her early years were spent managing the Woolworths lunch counter, where she…

Dennis Howard Hamlin, 77, of Finesville, NJ passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 27, 2025 with his loving wife, Donna by his side.  He was born September 13, 1948 in Phillipsburg, NJ to Edward and Rebecca Hamlin.   A gifted athlete in high school, Dennis served his country in the Army during Vietnam as…

Joseph “Joe” Amoroso passed away on December 27, 2025 at Holy Family Senior Living in Bethlehem where he resided for the last six months of his life. He was born in 1932 during the depression in Phillipsburg, NJ.  He lived on Sitgreaves Street, “the Flats”, with his parents and four siblings. By his own admission they were…

John R. “Jesse” Garner, 73, of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away on December 26, 2025, at his home. Born February 7, 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son of the late James Garner and Violet Hunter Garner. He was a man who loved his family, and his two dogs, Brodie and Aili. Jesse was…

Thomas Scott Ferguson, 72, of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away on December 23, 2025, at his home. Born June 24, 1953, in Orange, NJ, he was the son of the late Thomas G. and Patricia Bradley Ferguson. Scott was an attorney, practicing in the Phillipsburg area, and opening his own practice after several years with D.…

Deodath “James” Roopchand, departed this world on December 24th, 2025 surrounded by his family. He is reunited in his heavenly abode with his beloved parents and siblings Warrie, Seudath, Grace, Myrtle, Roodal and Patrick. He was a loving and devoted husband to Leela and together they raised five beautiful children: the late Kenneth, Sharon, Susan…

Leo Richard Pursell, Sr., of Forks Township, PA, and formerly of Alpha, NJ, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2025, a few days past his 88th birthday. He was an outstanding man of faith and service: a volunteer in the truest sense. A devoted son of the late Charles, Sr. and Mabel Pursell of Finesville,…

Psalm 73:26 Margaret “Joan” Glenn of Stewartsville, NJ, also lovingly known as “Bally,” went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 9, 2025.  Born on February 23, 1958 in Mandeville, Jamaica, in the parish of Manchester to the late Sheena Louise Tyndale and Rudolph Roy Chambers, Joan was a devoted wife, mother and…

Roger Brian Crowell-Nugent, 58, of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away at home on December 5, 2025. Born on April 4, 1967, in Belleville, NJ, he was the son of Gail S. Nugent, with whom he resided, and the late Roger Brian Crowell, Sr. Roger was also lovingly raised by his late stepfather, Robert F. Nugent, who…

Grace M. Mirenda, 89, of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away December 3, 2025, in Phillipsburg. Born October 4, 1936, in Phillipsburg, she was the daughter of the late George and Sarah Bates VanSyckle and was raised in Broadway, NJ. She worked at the Phillipsburg High School cafeteria for 18 years and was active with the Warren…