community news from Livingston

Roella E. Manganelli (née Egidio), of Livingston died on Thursday, August 5. She was 94 years old.

A Mass was held at St. Philomena Church on Monday, August 9, followed by the entombment at Gate of Heaven Mausoleum, East Hanover.

Mrs. Manganelli was born, raised and lived in Orange before moving to Livingston 20 years ago. She was employed by the City of Orange as an administrative secretary before retiring in 1997, and a past president of the Women’s Auxiliary Elks Lodge 135 in Orange.

Mrs. Manganelli was predeceased by her husband, Peter, and her sister, Louise Corvino. She was the mother of Robert “Bobby” Manganelli and his wife, Linda, and Judith Manganelli; the grandmother of three; and the great-grandmother of one.

Josephine Kelly (née Spirito) of Livingston, died on August 5, her birthday. She was 88 years old.

Mrs. Kelly was predeceased by her husband, Edward F. Kelly, Jr., and her sisters Theodora and Mary. She is survived by her sons, Edward Kelly and his wife, Kathleen, and John Kelly and his wife, Michelle; five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren; and her sister, Rachel Spirito.

Funeral services are private and arrangements are by Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home.

MARINE WORKOUT FOR FOOTBALL TEAM: The Livingston High School football team received a Marine Leadership Training Workout from Staff Sergeant Kelvin Urena on the turf on Wednesday morning, August 4. The workout included the conditioning drills of tire flips, pull ups, sit-ups, jumping jacks, toe touches, and weight ball bouncing. Shown above, the Lancers do sets of sit-ups during the workout. Below, Lancers Gean Marie and Aidan Ramos flip the tires ten times; Lancer Jadiel Enchautegui completes the seven pull-ups under the encourgement of Staff Sergeant Kelvin Urena. At bottom, the Marine Workout included Staff Sergeant Kelvin Urena, Corporal Kam Herndon, Pooles Rocio Polanco, and Priscilla Mensah.

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FOOTBALL MINI-CAMP: The Lancer football team members completed a mini-camp on Thursday, August 5, on the turf. The Lancer offense, defense and special teams worked on sharpening their game skills in preparation for the upcoming season. Shown here, clockwise from top left: senior quarterback Brandon Kenney works during the arm strengthening drill; during the running backs’ hitting drill, coach Jasaan Ele restricts the opening to Lancer running back Joseph Jean Marie; Ben Keim intercepts the ball during the defensive backs drill; junior Giovanna Chalfin sets to kick the extra point; quarterback Brandon Kenney hands off to wide receiver Lorenz Najjar on an end around play; Lancer punter Daniel Silba gets into the ball; and Lancer linemen Massimo DePaola works during the blocking drill with Joe Bonocore. Don Schwartz Photos

Margaret (Peggy) Kupris (née Farley), age 80, of Livingston passed away peacefully, with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, August 4, 2021.

Peggy is survived by her husband of 55 years, Anthony (Tony) Kupris of Livingston; her son, Patrick (PJ) Kupris of Berkeley Heights; her daughter, Kathleen Cogan and her husband, Dan, of Berkeley Heights; and her daughter, Cheryl Stotsky and her husband, Michael, of New Providence.

Peggy was the very proud grandmother to her beautiful granddaughters Elsa, Brigid, Fiona, Kelsey, Maren and Maeve. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews as well as many dear lifelong friends.

Peggy was born on August 28, 1940, in Newark, New Jersey to Irish immigrants, Owen and Julia Farley. She graduated from St. Michael’s High School in Newark in 1959. It was there she met the love of her life, Tony, whom she married on October 17, 1965, which ironically was the same wedding anniversary of both her parents and her in-laws.

Nina Danchuk of Livingston New Jersey died peacefully on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at her second home in Lake Rogerene, New Jersey, at the age of 93. She was surrounded by her family members.

Services will be held Friday, August 13, at 11 a.m. at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Holy Ascension, located at 650 Irvington Avenue, Maplewood, New Jersey. Burial will follow at approximately 1 p.m. at St. Andrew Ukrainian Cemetery in South Bound Brook, NJ. Because of COVID concerns, there will be no viewings, and the repast lunch will he held at the Lake Rogerene Civic Association outdoor pavilion, 14 Rogerene Way, Landing NJ 07850 at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please plant a special tree or flower in her memory.

While we were deeply saddened to hear about the sudden passing of a 14-year-old resident last week, it was heartening to see how the community came out to honor Shiv Kulkarni this past Sunday during a candlelight vigil at the Oval.

According to the vigil’s organizers, Shiv’s family and friends, nearly 1,000 people were in attendance Sunday evening. Shiv’s loved ones spoke and sang in front of a community that is still mourning one of their own, someone gone far too soon. We hope that this touching tribute allowed people to grieve the loss, and we are certain that Shiv’s memory will live on within so many in Livingston.

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After a relatively pleasant couple of months (compared to the year-plus that preceded it), the COVID-19 pandemic is once again at the forefront. The delta variant is making life more difficult and dangerous for the vaccinated and unvaccinated alike. While unvaccinated individuals face significantly greater risk of hospitalization and death from the virus, breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals are becoming increasingly common, reportedly accounting for at least half of Livingston’s cases in recent weeks. Statewide, breakthroughs accounted for nearly one in every five recorded cases during the last week of July.

Ruth S. Korn, 96, of Livingston, died Saturday, July 31. A memorial gathering will be held today, Thursday, August 5, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home of Livingston. The memorial service will conclude the calling hours at 6:30 p.m.

Born in Newark and raised in Maplewood, Mrs. Korn was a longtime resident of West Orange, before moving to Livingston. She worked for many years as a bookkeeper for McGraw Edison, and later founded Korn Plumbing and Heating in West Orange, with her late husband, Edward.

Mrs. Korn was predeceased by her husband, Edward Korn, Jr., as well as her three siblings. She is survived by her children, Gary Korn, and Cathy Paulsen and her husband, Roger. She is also survived by two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Some of Livingston’s planned fall events have been cancelled due to the rise in cases as a result of the delta variant of COVID-19, according to township officials.

Mayor Shawn Klein said that the township’s Physician Advisory Board cited several factors as reasons for concern, including that the current wave of cases is expected to peak in October; children under 12 years old still not being able to receive a vaccine; and vaccine immunity potentially waning in elderly individuals.

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