Hundreds Mourn Death of Budd Lake Teen

Family and community members pay final respects to Nicholas Michael Cianciotto III, who was ice fishing when he and his friend fell into the frigid waters of Budd Lake last week.

Wake Set For Second Teen Lost in Budd Lake

Visitation for Clyde Schimanski III will be Sunday at Davis & Hepplewhite Funeral Home.

One day after the funeral of Nicholas Michael Cianciotto, III, one of two teenagers who died after falling into Budd Lake Monday night, friends and family will say goodbye to the second, his friend, Clyde F Schimanski III. According to a release from the Davis & Hepplewhite Funeral Home located at 96 Main St., Succasunna, Schimanski’s family will be received visitors on Sunday from 1-4 p.m. The biography of Schimanski provided by Davis & Hepplewhite said the 15-year-old was born in Denville and was a life long resident of Budd Lake. Schimanski was a freshman at Mt. Olive High School and loved to spend his free time riding his dirt bike, and being outdoors, the site said. Schimanski is survived by his parents Clyde F Schimanski Jr., and …

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Funeral Arrangements Set For Teen Lost in Budd Lake

Nick Cianciotto's wake held at St. Jude R.C. Parish in Budd Lake Friday, funeral mass on Saturday.

What a few days ago was unthinkable, friends and family are now faced with the reality of saying goodbye to Nicholas Michael Cianciotto, III, 15, of Mt. Olive, one of two teenagers who died after falling into Budd Lake Monday night.  According to the release from the Leber Funeral Home in Chester, the family received visitors Friday at St. Jude Parish in Budd Lake. A funeral mass for Cianciotto is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude. Interment is scheduled to take place at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes. A post on the Mt. Olive Bus Drivers public facebook page said that overflow parking will be available at Turkey Brook Park from 5 p.m. on and that bus drivers are donating their time to shuttle people back and forth. …

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Charlie Lohr, President of Lake Winona Civic Assocation, Dies

He was also a great friend to the Jefferson Township Chamber of Commerce.

Charlie Lohr of the Lake Winona section of Jefferson Township passed on Oct. 3. Charlie was a great friend to the Jefferson Township Chamber of Commerce, according to its president Dr. Bret Hartman. He attended many events to show his support for his wife Ali, who is the chamber's vice president, and the local businesses in Jefferson Township. Visiting hours will be held at Vander Platt Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Ave, Wyckoff, NJ on Saturday from 7 - 9 p.m. and Sunday from  2 - 4 p.m. and  7 - 9 p.m. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Catherine's Roman Catholic Church, 905 So. Maple Avenue Glen Rock, NJ on Monday at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers please send donations to The Lake Winona Civic Association, of which Charlie was president. Lake …

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Cody Woodard, 19, Dies

Lived in Oak Ridge, attended Butler High School.

Cody Woodard,19, of Oak Ridge, passed away on Sept. 28 at his home.   He attended Butler High School and graduated in 2011. Cody will best be remembered as happy, and always ready to lend a helping hand and an ear to listen to others. Cody was predeceased by his maternal grandparents Adlena Holick in 2005 and William Holick Sr. in 2002, his uncle James Woodard in 2003, his uncle William Holick Jr. in 2010, and his maternal great grandmother Alfaretta Schliminger in 2010. Cody is survived by his loving parents Denise and Dennis Woodard of Oak Ridge, his paternal grandparents Margaret and Sam Matrisciano of Summerfield, FL, his dear aunt Lori Massaro of Florida, his uncle Donald Holick of Morris Plains, and his great aunt Margaret Magestro …

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Anne Rivano, 87, Dies

Oak Ridge resident since 1967.

Anne Rasmussen Rivano, 87, of Jefferson Township,  passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, Sept. 4. She was born on January 30, 1925 in the Bronx, NY.  Her family moved to Sunset Park, Brooklyn in 1935. She spent her summers as a child at Flatland Bay, NY with family and friends sailing the waters on their boat, the “Annie J.” She graduated from Girls Commercial High School, Brooklyn, NY in 1943.  That same year in September she married Nicholas. They were married for 62 years before he passed away in 2005.  Annie was a past member of the Longhito/Spinelli VFW Post, Ladies Auxiliary.  She moved to Jefferson Township, Oak Ridge, in 1967. During her senior years she was involved and volunteered her services to the Milton Senior …

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Community Reflects on Jefferson High Teacher's Life

Husband recalls bond the couple developed after meeting online.

John Krygier woke up on the morning of his deceased wife RoseAnn’s memorial service and realized that he wanted his words to be heard. “I wasn’t sure if it was appropriate for the husband to make a speech, but I decided this morning that it just seemed right,” Krygier said in a speech read by a family friend. Jefferson Township High School science teacher RoseAnn Krygier died last Saturday after a battle with cancer. Nearly 200 friends and family packed the Tuttle Funeral Home for her memorial service on Thursday. John Krygier’s words recalled how he and his future wife met via the Internet. “We developed a bond for a long time with letters and phone calls before we ever met in person,” he said. That bond led the couple to choose the song…

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Deceased Teacher Remembered as Science Buff, Big Giants Fan

Roseann Krygier, a lover of science, greatly moved by last year's earthquake.

Roseann Krygier was a huge New York Giants fan, and she made sure everyone around her knew it. The Jefferson Township High School science teacher, who died last Saturday after a battle with cancer, “had a very serious side when it came to the Giants,” according to Lynda Molenhoff, a colleague and friend. “I know that when Mrs. Krygier followed the Giants, we all followed the Giants,” high school principal Karl Mundi said. She was also a fan of science, and loved teaching it, according to colleagues. “I can still remember the enthusiasm she exuded when she felt an earthquake rattle through NJ. This is just one example of her true love for Earth science,” said current high school assistant principal Vickki Nadler, who was the science …

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Jefferson High Teacher Dies After Battle With Cancer

RoseAnn Krygier taught at the high school since 1998.

RoseAnn Krygier performed every one of her teaching duties, from writing a mid-term exam to arranging for a portable planetarium to visit the school, with the utmost of care and professionalism, according to Jefferson Township High School prinicpal Karl Mundi. "Mrs. Krygier was the consummate teacher," Mundi said, as he remembered the high school Earth Science and Astronomy teacher, who died last Saturday after a battle with cancer. "That portable planetarium was difficult to come by, but there wasn't a year that it missed our high school, and it was all because of RoseAnn," Mundi said. "She always wanted the students to have the absolute best educational experience that they could. She loved that they could actually see the formations of …

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