All Obituaries

Donations may be made in memory of Carmine to Villa Marie Claire Hospice, 718 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666. Please make your check payable to Villa Marie Claire and on your mailing envelope please write ATTN: The Foundation. 

James Robert Woods - (March 20, 1938 – July 18, 2021) James Robert Woods, a devout husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 18, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Glen Ridge, NJ to James Arthur Woods and Susan Grasso Woods. James grew up in Passaic, NJ and graduated from Passaic HS in 1955 and Newark College of Engineering, now NJIT, as an Electrical Engineer in 1959. He worked at Rutt’s Hut in Clifton, NJ serving their famous...

A beloved daughter, mother, wife, and sister, Tamara Spilka-Pope left this world on the morning of July 20, 2021, after a relatively short but determined battle with an advanced case of cancer that, unfortunately, was too strong to overcome. She was a resident of Allendale, NJ where she lived with her husband, Richard (Dick) Pope. Tammy leaves behind a sister and brother-in-law, Denise (Dee) and David Pelligrini of Eads, TN, four beautiful children – Stephen Spilka of Miami Beach, FL;...

John Anthony Quartarone (October 31, 1951 to July 18, 2021) John Anthony Quartarone, a loving husband and father, passed away too early for those left behind and now rests in the peaceful embrace of God. Born to Anthony Charles Quartarone and Agnes Santos Quartarone on October 31, 1951, in Everett, Massachusetts, John was the elder brother of three sisters:  Doreen Hotchkiss, Karen Quartarone and Lisa Constantino. He grew up in East Boston and became the...

Louis O. Melchior passed away on July 18, 2021 at his home in Upper Saddle River. He was 77. Louis was an alumnus of Bucknell University and a mechanical engineer. In his first position at Bendix Corp., he worked on instrumentation for the Concorde. He continued his career at Western Union. After that, he pursued his hobby and passion as a profession, serving the community of Chevrolet Corvette aficionados with all aspects of support for preserving classic examples of the marque. He was...

John H. Bajor passed away on his own terms in his house in Florida on July 9, 2021. Born to John and Bertha Bajor on December 26, 1929 in Allendale, NJ.  John was the second youngest of 8 growing up on the Bajor Celery Farm which also raised cows, chickens, rabbits and pigs. He served his country faithfully during the Korean War primarily stationed in Japan and later went on to have a successful career at Ford Motor Company in Mahwah, NJ for over 25 years until he and his wife Ruth...

Lance Nehr, 75, on July 14, 2021 of Ramsey. Beloved husband of Marianne Nehr (nee Gilboy) for 50 years. Loving father of Marie and Stephen. Dear brother of Christine Reuben and the late Geoffrey Nehr. Lance is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Lance achieved many prestigious awards for his electrical design work on fighter jets and he helped design the periscope on the Trident Submarine. Lance was an avid golfer, enjoyed boating and loved to cook for his family and...

Norbert “Norb” Rebain, 79, of Mahwah, NJ passed away peacefully on July 11th at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, while holding the hand of his wife, Carol. They had been married for 54 years. He was the devoted father of Stephanie (Jon) of Arvada, CO and Tom (Noelle) of Phoenixville, PA and the loving grandfather of Finn, Stella, Luke and Sophie. He is also survived by his sister, Alice (Tom) of Farmington Hills, MI, his brother, Ralph, of San Francisco, CA, and many nieces and...

Edwin (Ed) M. Jansen of Mahwah, NJ passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on July 7, 2021 at the age of 78. He was born in Middletown, NY in 1942 and was the only child of Elizabeth and Edwin Jansen Sr.  He grew up in Avenel, NJ and graduated from Woodbridge High School.  He completed his undergraduate work at  Bloomfield College and pursued graduate level course work at West Virginia University. Throughout his professional career Ed demonstrated his talent...