Obituaries
Sofya Orloff
Apr 22, 2026
Funeral Service to take place at the Sanctuary of Abraham and Sarah on April 23rd at 2:45pm located at 735 Forest Avenue, Paramus NJ. Entombment to follow the service.
Suzanne Jacobowitz
Apr 20, 2026
Suzanne Jacobowitz, born on January 6, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2026. She was a woman whose life was marked by intelligence, loyalty, and an unwavering dedication to her family and personal passions.
A graduate of Barnard College in 1956, Suzanne held education in the highest regard throughout her life. She was an avid reader with...
Donald Altman
Apr 16, 2026
Don Altman passed away on April 16,2026. He died from complications including a pneumonia and due to the disease ALS (Also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Altman, his daughter Stacy Miller her husband Jason, their children Samantha and Benjamin, his daughter Randi Wenger, her husband Clif, and his granddaughter Jessica Packes, his...
Carol Lina Lapp
Mar 28, 2026
Carol Lina Lapp was a beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother (Mimi), and friend.
Carol grew up in the Bronx with very little. She saw a help wanted sign one day in 1965 that said, “IBM, help wanted”, and became a computer programmer, at a time when it was an unheard of profession for women. Upon retiring, she took up painting. It...
Abbie Sheloush
Mar 26, 2026
Abbie Sheloush passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026. She was our beloved mother, “Choo Choo”, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. She is survived by her daughter Lea (Josh), granddaughter Ash, brothers Josh and Jon Zion, sisters-in-law Marilyn, Gali, Rachel, and Judith, and brothers-in-law David and Yonah.
Abbie was born in New York City in 1948 and graduated from the University...
Raymond Seltzer
Mar 26, 2026
Raymond Seltzer, of West Nyack, NY, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2026, at the age of 90. A devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, he will be deeply missed.
Ray was born in 1935 in the depression-era Bronx, NY. Like many from his neighborhood of that generation, he grew up with very modest means, but plenty of...
Karen E. Gronner
Mar 10, 2026
KAREN E. GRONNER
1947-2026
Karen Gronner, age 78, a Fort Lee NJ resident for 29 years, died at Villa Marie Claire, Saddle River, NJ on March 10, 2026 after a brief stay at the hospice facility.
Born in Brooklyn, she was a graduate of the Mandl School - the College of Allied Health. Her career in health care began at the former Roosevelt...
Avron Alan Steir
Feb 11, 2026
Avron Alan Steir, 94, of Springfield, NJ and Delray Beach, FL, passed away peacefully, still sharp, without pain and in his home on February 11, 2026.
Born on April 11, 1931, Alan graduated from Rutgers College of Pharmacy and went on to become the pharmacist and owner of Town Pharmacy in Garwood, NJ for 30 years, ending in 1994. His commitment...
Alan J Stern
Feb 2, 2026
Alan Jay Stern, of Fort Lee, New Jersey, passed away on February 2, 2026 of complications from Alzheimer's. Alan passed at home, surrounded by his loving family and supportive care team. He was seventy-five years old.
Alan got his BS in accounting from the University of Rhode Island in 1972, and his MBA in finance from NYU in 1984. He was...

