Obituaries

Dec 5, 2022

Derrick Huggins, 52, of 14 Rosewood Terrace, East Rutherford, NJ, passed away on December 05, 2022. Derrick was born on January 22, 1970, to Aleta Faye Huggins and Robert Lee Ingram in Brooklyn, NY. Derrick was the first of 4 children, followed by Tabitha R. Boney, Franklyn A. Broomes Jr., and Takiyah S. Howard. He became a stepson to...

Dec 4, 2022

Dec 2, 2022

Michelle Francis was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 8, 1963 to the late Mollie & Ezra Eaddy. She was the second oldest of three girls.

A longtime resident of Irvington NJ, in 1977 Michelle attended Irvington High School where she was a star track and field athlete. When Michelle...

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Nov 19, 2022

Loving husband and father, On November 19, 2022, Sumpter L. Lett aka "Sump" went home to be with the Lord. Sumpter was born on December 30, 1937, in Monroeville, Alabama. The Township of Hillside, NJ, became his new home after graduating from high school in 1958 and moving North with his wife Margaret. He worked for Ford Motor Company,...

Nov 18, 2022

Audrey G. Sardella, 98, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Audrey was born in Glendale Queens, NY to the late Gilbert and Katherine Grape. She grew up in Ridgewood Queens, NY before moving to Jersey City and later Piscataway in 2008.

Audrey was a secretary for many years before...

Nov 17, 2022

Robert Lee Chatman quietly transitioned to eternal life on Thursday November 17, 2022. Born on March 3, 1943, in Augusta, Georgia to the late Matthew and Eunice Thomas. Bob, as he was affectionately called, moved with his family to the Bronx, NY at an early age.

Bob was educated in the...

Nov 13, 2022

Nov 12, 2022

On Saturday November 12th Delphine “Cookie” Swain gained her wings to rest with her Lord.

Delphine “Cookie” Swain was born on August 3, 1954 to the late Ulysses & Thelma Daniel in Newark, NJ.

Delphine or as most called her “Cookie” was born and raised in Newark, NJ where she attended...

Nov 9, 2022

Nov 6, 2022

Nov 6, 2022

Mattie J. Carr was born to Mary and Levi Carr on February 19, 1945 in North Carolina. She was the 5th of 15 children. This large family was filled with love, laughter, and togetherness.

Mattie Began her education at Charity High School in Rosehill, North Carolina where she graduated. She also received her B.A of...

Nov 4, 2022

Oct 31, 2022

On October 31, 2022, God summoned the angels to bring Trina T. Jacobs home to rest.

He said “Her suffering ends today”

Trina was born March 16, 1970, to Julia Jacobs and Colin Scott in Newark, N.J.

She was preceded in death by her sister Cynthia and...

Oct 30, 2022

Born and raised in the city of Passaic NJ, as Rayvon Lydal Wilson, and deeply affected by the culture of hip hop and the environment in which he was reared; Hip Hop Emcee/Poet, Rashad Sun (whose name borns EQUALITY [the process of dealing equally with ALL things in existence] in SUPREME MATHEMATICS) began writing rhymes in 1980, at the...

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