All Tributes - Ridgewood, NJ

Camille Saviola, an actress and singer who made an impression in the musical “Nine” on Broadway, in assorted cabaret spoofs and on television in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and other series, died on Oct. 28 in a hospital in North Bergen, N.J. She was 71. Alyssa Romeo, a great-niece, said the cause was heart failure. Ms. Saviola frequently drew comparisons to Ethel Merman for her big voice, which she liked to use to comic effect. One character she played in more than...

  Joan Spendlove Lawson, 88, of Paramus, formerly of Glen Rock, Ridgewood, and Mahwah, passed away on September 30, 2022, with family by her side. She was predeceased by her parents Herbert and Florence (nee Mayr) Spendlove and her loving husband of 54 years, Donald E. Lawson. Devoted mother and mother-in-law to John M. Lawson and his wife Jennifer (Tolan) Lawson of Ridgewood, NJ, and James A. Lawson and his wife Elizabeth (Kelly) Lawson of Chevy Chase, MD. Loving grandmother to...

Carmen Iozzia, 93, of Hawthorne, passed away September 28, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Frances (Corallo), who predeceased him in 2009. Loving father of Frank and Gina, Joe and Margaret, and Terri and Chuck Nebbia. Loving grandfather of Kristin, Michael and Bridgette, Danielle and Sam, Steven, Jenna, Sondra, Harris, Anne, Molly, Sarah, and great-grand daughter Nora Leigh. Devoted brother of Carmelina Di Pasquale. A 40 year resident of Hawthorne, Carmen was a parishioner of St....

John Harry Seymour died on October 1, 2022. He was born in Auburn, New York to Francis Hill Seymour and Ruth Ridley Seymour and had one brother, Ed, who was two years his senior. In 1946, Jack graduated from Auburn High School where he was the valedictorian of his class. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1950. While at Hamilton he was a member Phi Beta Kappa and TKE fraternities. After college, he worked as an actuary for Home Life Insurance Company in New York City until he...

Walter Harold Johnson passed peacefully on 9/27/22 surrounded by family. He was born in Staten Island NY on June 21, 1929, to Nils Johnson and Martha Blue. He resided in Staten Island NY until he was drafted into the Army as a paratrooper from 1951 thru 1953. After an honorable discharge he married his childhood friend Myrtle Johnson. He graduated with an engineering degree from Newark College of Engineering, now known as NJIT. He moved to Ridgewood NJ in 1972 where he became a member of the...

Born in Atlanta, Kate grew up in a Park Ridge, New Jersey.  In Middle School, Katie began to study German and, during an exchange trip, fell in love with its culture and people.  Bitten by the travel bug, Katie went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs, with a minor in German and Religion, from the George Washington University in Washington, DC.  She maintained her passion to travel and engage with other cultures, accomplishing travel to more than 20...

  Contino “Tino” Ranieri, 60, loving husband, father, brother, and son, passed away peacefully at his home in Glen Rock New Jersey, surrounded by family after living with pancreatic cancer for two years. Born in 1962 in Passaic, New Jersey and raised in Garfield, Tino also spent portions of his childhood living in his parents’ hometown of Brancaleone, Italy, in addition to a cherished year in Rome. He grew into a tireless worker with an inextinguishable drive. In...

Patricia Anne McGuirk, 86, of Waldwick, passed away surrounded by family on September 9, 2022. Predeceased by her parents, Margaret A (Manning) and Daniel J. McLeod, and beloved 'Nana', Bridget T. McLeod. Beloved wife of 65 years of Edwin P. McGuirk, Jr. Loving mother of Edwin P. McGuirk, III, Margaret L. (Thomas H.) Irick, James F. (Sharon) McGuirk, Thomas M. McGuirk, Theresa A. (William P. ) Nolan, and revered grandmother of William P.Nolan, Jr., Sean D. Nolan, and Margaret M....