Livingston news

The sixth graders at Mt. Pleasant Middle School worked throughout the school year with the L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs) officers from the Livingston Police Department, Officer Joy Klapal and Officer Ralph Kolbusz.

The program culminated last week with two events. On Tuesday, June 22, the students had a party with the L.E.A.D. officers, with pizza provided by the HSA of Mt. Pleasant Middle School. During the pizza party, two students from each class received a prize for writing the best L.E.A.D. essays. All the essay winners were then entered into a raffle for the grand prize, a $100 gift card donated by Livingston PBA #263. Principal Bronawyn O’Leary drew the winning ticket, which went to Jon Chin.

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Judy (née Robertson) Connelly, a graduate of the Livingston High School class of 1966, died at her home in Randolph on June 17.

The funeral service was held on Wednesday, June 23, at Tuttle Funeral Home in Randolph.

Born in Orange and raised in Livingston, Mrs. Connelly moved to Randolph in 1975. She was a floral designer and owned two shops, Randolph and Galleria 10 Florists, both in Morris county.

She is survived by Dennis, her husband of more than 52 years; her two daughters, Denise (Bruce) Henderson, and Tracy Connelly-McConkey; and three grandchildren; as well as her two sisters, Diane (Scotty) McGunnigle and Norma Jean (Billy) Mackey, and her brother, David (Donna) Robertson. Preceding her in death was her sister, Janice Robertson.

Norman Jay Scheer, a longtime resident of Livingston, died after a brief illness on June 16, two days after his 89th birthday.

Mr. Scheer was born in Brooklyn to Etta and William Scheer, and grew up in Hillside. He was a 1954 graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he played on the Penn golf team and then for the United States Army team while stationed in Germany. He later served as Greens chairman at the Preakness Hills Country Club and was the longest-tenured course rater for Golf Digest.

After his military service, Mr. Scheer joined the William N. Scheer Advertising Agency, founded by his father, and later established his own business, the Norman J. Stevens Advertising Agency.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Janice Capaccio Scheer; his children, Mark (Kathy) Scheer, Lisa (Edward) Cone, and Suzanne Scheer; seven grandchildren; and his brother, Steven (Natalie) Scheer.

Robert D. Vogler of Livingston died on Wednesday, June 16. He was 68 years old.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, June 23, at Hancliffe Home for Funerals in East Hanover. Mass was celebrated at St. Rose of Lima RC Church. He was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Born in Newark, Mr. Vogler resided in Livingston for over 40 years. He was employed in the inventory control department of Solid State Inc. in Morristown prior to his retirement in 2013.

He is survived by his brother, Joseph Vogler, with whom he resided, and was predeceased by another brother, Dennis Vogler.

Eleanor (Nora) K. Gilliland, 61, of Livingston, died on June 16, 2021.

A Funeral Mass was offered on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at St. Raphael Parish, 346 East Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Livingston, New Jersey. Interment was private. Funeral Services were entrusted to Shook-Farmer Funeral Home, Roseland, NJ, shookfarmer.com.

Born in Orange, Nora was a lifelong resident of Livingston, New Jersey. For 36 years, she was a paralegal for Brach Eichler in Roseland, New Jersey.

Nora was devout in her Catholic faith. She began her music ministry in the folk group at St. Philomena’s Church in Livingston and later at St. Raphael Parish as an active member of its choir. Nora was also active in St. Raphael’s Prayer Shawl Ministry, Family Life Committee, and Youth Ministry.

In her spare time, she enjoyed crocheting, cooking, and vacationing at the happiest place on earth, Disney World. Above all, she cherished her family.

WINNING HOCKEY SEASON: The Livingston middle school ice hockey team finished the year with a 14-2 record.

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TOURNAMENT WINNERS: The Giants 13U baseball team won the United States Amateur Baseball League (USABL) Father’s Day Tournament, held at Tevlin Field in Livingston this past weekend.

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The Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School Cobras baseball team won the Yeshiva League Championship on Sunday, June 20, defeating the Frisch Cougars at Smith Field in Parsippany. This was the third time in the last four seasons that Kushner had faced off against Frisch in the title game, with Kushner winning in 2017.

The game featured Frisch’s sophomore pitcher, Jack Ruditzky, matching up with Kushner pitcher, Ilan Cohen. The two aces pitched perfect first innings before Frisch took the lead in the second, scoring the first run of the game.

Cohen coasted through the top of the third inning with help from a leaping catch by Kushner senior second baseman Eitan Kaynan. In the bottom of the third, third baseman Eli Fishbein hit a leadoff double and, after advancing to third on a groundout, scored on a bunt by right fielder Ben Orbach.

The Joyce family of Livingston – Walter and Dorothy Joyce and their daughters, Marilyn Joyce Lehren, Mary Ellen Joyce Stewart, and Jeanne Joyce Silberman – this week wrote to the Tribune to applaud the Livingston High School softball team, which won the state championship.

“Thank you to the Livingston High School girls’ softball team for making the entire town believe again,” they wrote. “We loved watching this magical team perform at such a top level. The team’s grace on and off the field is modeling for all young female athletes.

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Congratulations Graduates

It is a very special day for many of our Livingston families. Today, Thursday, June 24, students from Livingston High School’s Class of 2021 will attend their graduation ceremony, in person, and receive their diplomas. We are thrilled to see our hundreds of seniors experience a relatively normal ceremony. It is well-earned after what can charitably be described as an unusual, and challenging, final two years of high school.

Despite the strangeness and uncertainty, students have been able to finish out the school year in person with their peers and teachers. Thankfully, the final memories of high school for many of these students will not be of staring at a laptop and their bedroom walls, but rather of roaming the LHS halls with friends, signing yearbooks, and saying farewell to their favorite teachers.