PHOTO GALLERY: Remembering James Gandolfini

The Bergen County native best known as Tony Soprano died Wednesday at 51. Have a photo with "Jimmy"? Something from The Sopranos? Post it here.

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Lautenberg Embarks on Final Amtrak Ride

Sen. Frank Lautenberg's body was placed aboard a Washington, D.C.-bound Amtrak train Wednesday at the Secaucus Junction rail station that was named in his honor.

As a tribute to his advocacy of mass transit, U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg's body was placed aboard a D.C.-bound Amtrak train in Secaucus Wednesday.  Lautenberg's family and staff accompanied the senator for his final Amtrak ride to the nation's capital, where he'll be buried on Friday in Arlington National Cemetery. Prior to the Amtrak send-off, Rabbi Daniel Cohen of Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange, the congregation where the senator belonged, eulogized Lautenberg during a ceremony and color guard salute at the Secaucus Junction station's main concourse.

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Fort Lee's Joyce Brothers Dead at 85

Media personality and psychologist died of natural causes on Monday at her Fort Lee home, according to an AP report.

Famous psychologist, media personality and long-time Fort Lee resident Dr. Joyce Brothers died at the age of 85 on Monday, according to the Associated Press. Brothers died of natural causes at her long-time Fort Lee residence, the wire service reported. For much of her adult life, Brothers resided in Fort Lee with her late husband Milton, who died in 1989. The Columbia-educated psychologist received her big break in 1955 when she became the first woman to win the top prize on game show The $64,000 Question. Three years later, she revolutionized the media advice business with her own television show. Brothers later parlayed her successes by making scores of appearances on popular television shows, and hosted her own syndicated radio and …

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JohnJay

11:00 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Services Scheduled for Oakland Teen

Services for Michael Altana are scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

Fourteen year-old Michael Altana, an eighth grade student at Valley Middle School, died Sunday evening due to a brain aneurysm. Services are planned for Friday, May 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakland Memorial Home. Funeral services are planned for Saturday, May 4, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Obituary courtesy of Oakland Memorial Home: Altana, Michael Vladimir, 14, of Oakland, New Jersey passed away unexpectedly but peacefully surrounded by his family and close friends on April 28, 2013. Michael is survived by his proud and adoring parents David and Jill Altana, loving brother Brady (his best friend). Michael will forever be a gift to his family. His unquenchable spirit and boundless energy challenged …

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Harold Galenkamp, Former Wyckoff Mayor, Dead at 72

Galenkamp was an active member of the Wyckoff community in various ways throughout his life.

Harold Galenkamp, five-time mayor of Wyckoff, died Friday. He was 72. Galenkamp was a lifelong resident and active member of the community in Wyckoff. In addition to his time on the township committee, he also volunteered with the Sicomac Engine Company of the Wyckoff Fire Department and was a member of Cornerstone Christian Church. Galenkamp ran the former Sicomac Dairy, worked as an aid for Senator Henry McNamara and served in the Bergen County government, according to his obituary. Township Committeeman Kevin Rooney called Galenkamp "a true asset" to the town. "Harold was a dear friend and he's going to be truly missed by myself, my family and the residents of Wyckoff," Rooney said. Former Mayor Chris DePhillips said Galenkamp's service…

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John A. Unglert

3:55 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2013

My condolences to Harold's family and many friends. Harold was one of the finest men I have known. He served Wyckoff for many years with distinction and honor. He served his neighbors on Fire Company 3. He loved his family with all his heart. If you knew Harold you knew he always had a smile. Everyone he met he had an ear for and smile for. A person could not help but enjoy Harold's company, his …   more ›

Obituary: Leona J. Dornbush, 90

Dornbush was a former Wyckoff resident

Leona J. Dornbush, age 90, wife of the late Henry J. Dornbush and former long-time resident of Wyckoff, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 6. She is survived by her children: John H. Dornbush of Brick, Gary F. Dornbush of Simsbury, Conn., and Marianne Rahme of Kennett Square, Pa. She is also survived by grandchildren Kelly Austin of Harleysville, Pa., Matthew Dornbush of Glen Rock, and Michelle Dornbush of Shelton, Conn.; and great grandchildren Shane, Brody and Ellie. A private memorial service will be held in the spring. Donations can be made to Willow Tree Hospice, Kennett Square, Pa., or the Alzheimer’s Association. Have a question or news tip for Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes Patch? Contact editor Joseph M. Gerace at Joseph.Gerace@patch.com, or …

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Battling Cancer, Philanthropic Ridgewood Couple Die Weeks Apart

Sara "Sally" Bruce Snyder passed away on Nov. 6, with her beloved husband John Austen Snyder passing 12 days later. The couple were well known in Ridgewood for donating their time to numerous causes.

The following obituary was submitted by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Sara “Sally” Bruce Snyder, 77, of Wyckoff, formerly of Ridgewood, NJ died peacefully on November 6, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Severna Park, MD. The cause of death was breast cancer.   John Austen Snyder, 79, also from Wyckoff and formerly of Ridgewood, died peacefully on November 18, 2012 at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff, NJ. The cause of death was prostate cancer. Sally was born on April 17, 1935 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Jackson and Harriet Edgell Bruce. She grew up in Milwaukee where she attended the Milwaukee Downer Seminary, and then graduated from the Woodstock Country School in Woodstock, VT. She graduated from Wellesley …

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Jersey Newspaper Pioneer Dead At 99

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Wyckoff Resident, Beloved Ridgewood Teacher Anita Crivelli Dies at 92

Crivelli taught history and humanities at RHS from 1957-1988.

Anita Crivelli, age 92 of Wyckoff, died on Tuesday. Born in Paterson, Anita had resided in Wyckoff. A graduate of Montclair State Teacher's College in 1942, and New York University in 1947, Anita had taught history and was a guidance counselor at Hawthorne High School for fifteen years (1942-1957), and then taught history and humanities in Ridgewood High School for thirty-one years (1957-1988). Anita was the recipient of the Rohwec Award from Montclair State Teacher's College, the Ashby Award from Ridgewood High School, and the Princeton University Award for Distinguished Teaching. Anita was a member of the NEA, NERA, NJEA, NJERA, BCERA, as well as a parishioner of St. Anthony's R.C. Church in Hawthorne. Anita M. Crivelli was the beloved …

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