Sussex County Man Who Helped Others, Loses Battle To Addiction

Connor Bubigkeit, 30, of Andover Township, passed away on Dec. 2 after helping others who dealt with their own struggles.

Hopatcong Boy, 9, Unexpectedly Dies In His Sleep

The devastated parents of Mario Musolino have started a GoFundMe drive, asking for help with his funeral expenses.

Sparta Community Pours Love Into GoFundMe For Ambrosino Family

The fundraiser for the family of Rob Ambrosino, who tragically passed away from an aneurysm, has raised over $64,000 in its first 24 hours.

Remembering 9/11 Victims From Sussex County 20 Years Later 

Sussex County residents who died on 9/11 will be among those memorialized at services across the country on the attack’s 20th anniversary.

Uprooted Tree In Vernon Kills Beloved UPS Driver, Mother Of Three

Matty Auer's truck was hit with a tree while working this past Saturday in a neighborhood that's remembering her smile and friendliness.

Support Steady For Family Of Sussex Co. Teen Killed In Car Crash

Jonathan Tyler Fett, 18, was set to graduate on Friday and instead, a family friend spearheaded a GoFundMe fundraiser for funeral expenses.

Grief After 18-Year-Old Hopatcong High School Senior Dies

"She will not be forgotten," friends wrote for Rylee, a NJ high school student who has passed away.

Sussex County Mourns the Loss of Beverly Gordon

Project Self-Sufficiency Board President Beverly Gordon has Died.

Grief For Single NJ Mom Who Needed New Liver, But Didn't Make It

The family now worries for her daughter after the beloved New Jersey teacher passed away.

Grief For Beloved NJ Man Who Died Before His 6th Child Was Born

"I am going to do everything I can to make you proud and take care of our family," his wife said.

NJ High School Pays Fitting Tribute, Mourns Star Athlete's Death

A New Jersey high school found a fitting way to pay tribute while mourning a star senior athlete's sudden death over the weekend.

Former Arrowcrest Lodge Owner Passes Away

Nancy M. Hopping lived most of her live in Hopatcong before moving to Mendham.

Hopatcong Animal Shelter Volunteer Passes Away

​Veronica Devaney Galvan was 78.

Hopatcong Classroom Aide Passes Away

Rosemarie Iannuzzi, 66, was well known for teaching students how to knit.

Former Sparta Police Lieutenant Passes Away

Nick Irons was a member of the Sparta Police Department for 25 years.

Community Mourns Sussex Tech Student Who Died After Skateboard Accident

Tommy Bock is remembered as an avid sportsman and a friend to all.

Former Hopatcong High Teacher, Grandfather Dies At 69

Philip Hirlemann taught in the district for more than 25 years.

Morris County Restaurateur, Great-Grandfather Dies at 81

Pete Kontominas most recently owned Budd Lake and Kenvil Diners.

Sparta Police Officers Remember Retired Communications Officer

Robert Jennings will be buried Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Branchville Cemetery.

Longtime Educator, Civic Volunteer Dolores Pollard Dies at 84

Recent deaths in the area.

Retired Credit Manager Ursula M. Lang Dies at 90

A graveside service is scheduled for Monday.

Hackettstown Girl, Described by Mother As 'A Great Kid,' Dies of Brain Cancer at 12

Recent deaths in the area.

Louise Sachs, Volunteer Who Helped Disabled Veterans, Dies at 91

Sachs served as secretary, treasurer and two-term chapter commander of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary.

Peter Sands, Chemical Engineer, Father of 2 of Sparta, Dies at 50

Sands is remembered for his devotion to his kids and for how much he enjoyed tinkering with family members' cars.

Social Worker, Hat Aficionado Doreen Cobbs Dies at 59

Recent deaths in the area.

Viola M. Meadows, Masters Level Bridge Player, Dies at 94

Henry 'Hank' Bellene, Korean Conflict U.S. Marine Veteran, Dies at 84

Bellene, who lived in Hopatcong Borough for more than five decades, was a truck driver who had the CB radio handle 'The Good Guy.'

Veronica Kelly, NJ's 1st Female Licensed Private Detective, Dies at 69

Recent deaths in the area.

Gregory G. Fredericks, Johnson Dodge Sales Associate, Dies at 61

Fredericks spent time as a football coach for Morris Catholic High School.

Joseph F. Rawley, U.S. Navy Veteran, Dies at 77

Rawley was a member of St. Therese Church of Succasunna and its Knights of Columbus Council No. 6320.

Bar Manager Jeannine LeFrancis, 55, Dies in Thanksgiving Day Crash

Recent deaths in the area.

Charlie Morgan, Former Hopatcong High Basketball Star, Dies at 59

O. Charles Morgan, back in the early 1970s, was the first HHS hoops player to score 1,000 points.

Gertrude De Perna Dies at 91: Lived Nearly 5 Decades in Hopatcong

De Perna managed a home and raised a son during her 48 years in the borough.

Sparta Homemaker Jean Louise Steiger Dies at 85

Steiger was a homemaker who raised two children and a member of Sparta United Methodist Church.

Jennie Bisognano, Formerly of Hopatcong, Dies at 92

Bisognano was a sewer for Grossman Clothing for many years prior to moving to the borough.

Former Sparta Resident and Church Volunteer Laura LaFrance Dies at 92

Before leaving Sparta for Newton in 2010, LaFrance spent time working at the Sparta United Methodist Church "Mouse" Thrift Shop.

Charles Thom III Dies at 73: Was 50-Year Firefighter, Former Sussex Fire Marshal

Recent deaths in the area.

Sparta HS Alum Gregory Muller Dies of Cancer at 24

Muller's family said he lived life to the fullest, and his fellow students described him as upbeat and positive, even when he wasn't feeling well.

Mercedes DeMare, Former New York Stage Designer, Dies at 103

The daughter of Brooklyn doctors grew up to live a life full of experiences and accomplishments not available to most women of her time.

Charles Thom III, Former Sussex County Fire Marshal, Dies at 73

At heart, Thom was a five-decade firefighter who served as a member and officer of companies in Kittatinny and Newton.