Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Obituaries
Sussex County Native, Longtime Toms River Resident Jennifer Bower Dies After Cancer Battle, 38 Sussex County Native, Longtime Toms River Resident Jennifer Bower Dies After Cancer Battle, 38
Sussex County Native, Longtime Toms River Resident Jennifer Bower Dies After Cancer Battle, 38 Sussex County native and longtime Toms River resident Jennifer Bower died Dec. 29 after battling cancer. She was 38. Bower was born in Newton, where she attended Marian McKeown Elementary School and Kittatinny Regional High School, her obituary says. Bower also attended Delaware Valley High School in Pennsylvania and graduated from Toms River South High School in 2000, her memorial says. Bower worked as an adjuster at AmTrust Insurance at the time of her death. Outside the office, she was known for her love of sports, live music and animals — especially her three dogs, Nicki, Brighten and …

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by Valerie Musson
Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
Wife Hears From Believers Since Death of Man Who Met Padre Pio Wife Hears From Believers Since Death of Man Who Met Padre Pio
Wife Hears From Believers Since Death of Man Who Met Padre Pio There's a statue next to the bell tower in the main driveway of Maria Regina Church in Seaford of the Catholic saint Padre Pio. It was a gift from Anthony Fuina, the Massapequa man whose life was transformed after his spiritual encounter with Pio of Pietrelcina, the Italian Franciscan priest who reported stigmata. "People would call him or stop him in the street. He would spend hours every day on the phone praying with friends or family, even strangers. To this day I still hear from so many people," Barbara Fuina told Daily Voice. Anthony who died in 2017 credited the intercession of Padre…

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by Donna Christopher
Rutherford, NJ
Lifestyle
Hulu Series Starring Rutherford Native Shines Light On Growing Up Muslim In New Jersey Hulu Series Starring Rutherford Native Shines Light On Growing Up Muslim In New Jersey
Hulu Series Starring Rutherford Native Shines Light On Growing Up Muslim In New Jersey A Bergen County native is bringing a new perspective to growing up Muslim in Hulu's latest show "RAMY." Ramy Youssef is a first generation Egyptian-American from Rutherford. The stand-up comedian is the show's creator, executive producer and star, Ramy Hassan. Youssef told Stephen Colbert "Ramy" is emotionally true to his childhood but with different events. "I wanted to show someone struggling with faith in an honest way," he said. The New York Times called the show a "soulful, funny leap of faith," in which Ramy selectively practices his faith while living at home with his conservative…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rutherford, NJ
Obituaries
Rutherford Mom Jenny Vivirito Remembered For Devotion To Family, Kindness Rutherford Mom Jenny Vivirito Remembered For Devotion To Family, Kindness
Rutherford Mom Jenny Vivirito Remembered For Devotion To Family, Kindness Jenny Vivirito Cañon of Rutherford died on Dec. 31 following a long illness. She was 46 years old. Jenny is remembered in her obituary as a kind and loving person devoted to family. "She had a serene demeanor but a determined resolve," the obit says. "She enjoyed watching soccer games, especially when her home country of Colombia was playing. She was always stylish and loved music -- nothing could keep Jenny from dancing.  "She found strength in her collection of angels and her faith." Jenny is survived by her husband, Peter Vivirito; children, Carol Reilly (Frank), Lauren …

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by Cecilia Levine
Bergenfield, NJ
Lifestyle
Bergenfield Quadriplegic Survived Stabbing By Ex-Husband; Van Needed Bergenfield Quadriplegic Survived Stabbing By Ex-Husband; Van Needed
Bergenfield Quadriplegic Survived Stabbing By Ex-Husband; Van Needed Kathy Moore woke up in her Hackensack apartment and immediately felt wet. Her body was weak and numb. Someone was hitting her in the head. As she came to, she felt wetness coming down her face and neck. The man causing her pain was her husband, now-ex, repeatedly stabbing her all over her body with a hunting knife, she said. Wednesday, March 14 was 21 years since the incident that left Moore  of Bergenfield a quadriplegic -- hospitalized with 21 stab wounds.  Her son, too, as the man she once loved also turned the knife on him, she said. Moore knew the only way to recover was to keep go…

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by Cecilia Levine