With sadness we share the news of the death of the Rt. Rev. Herbert A. Donovan Jr., 94, on Nov. 2, 2025 in Colorado. Herb served in the Diocese of Newark as Rector of St. Luke’s, Montclair from 1970 until he was elected Bishop of Arkansas in 1980.
With sadness we share the news of the death of Leila Campbell, 90, on October 3, 2025. She was the mother-in-law of Nina Nicholson, diocesan staff member.
With sadness we share the news of the death of the Rev. Deacon Elizabeth "Liz" Ostuni, 88, on October 6, 2025.
With sadness we share the news of the death of Bernice Mayes, 88, on September 4, 2025.
Don will be remembered at a Sung Requiem Mass at Saint John's, Passaic on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM.
With sadness we share the news of the death of Vernon Lowell Collins, 91, the father of the Rev. Mark Robin Collins, rector of All Saints’ Church in Glen Rock.
With sadness we share the news of the death of Elizabeth Campbell “Bonnie” Magnuson, 84, on August 10, 2025 in Portland, ME.
With sadness we share the news of the death of Juli Shea Towell, 91, on August 1, 2025.
With sadness we share the news of the death of Richard W. "Dick" Bauer, 93, on June 26, 2025. He was the father of Jewels Quelly, member of Diocesan Council, Lay Deputy to the 2024 General Convention, and Founding Steward of the BOOST Task Force for Neurodivergence.
With sadness we share the news of the death of the Rev. Kevin P. J. Coffey, SCP, a/CSJB, at age 70 on May 22, 2025 at Newark Beth Israel Hospital.
With sadness we share the news of the death of the Very Rev. Sandye Wilson, 71, on April 15, 2025.
With sadness we share the news of the death of Diane Mayo, 89, on March 25, 2025. She was the widow of the late Rev. Robert Mayo, who had served as Rector of Christ Church, East Orange, and interim rector at St. Luke's, Montclair and St. Paul's, Paterson.
