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Obituary: David B. Blake, Longtime Business Administrator, Dies at Age 85

March 03, 2023

David B. Blake, a longtime school business administrator, died Feb. 27 at his Morris Plains home with his family by his side. He was 85 years old.

Obituary: Bob Brandt, Longtime North Warren Board of Education Member, Dies

February 09, 2023

Robert Lloyd “Bob” Brandt, 74, of Blairstown, New Jersey, died Nov. 10, 2022. He was a proud member of the North Warren Board of Education for over 20 years and served in many different offices.

Obituary: Bruce White, Longtime Ewing Board of Education Member and Educator, Dies

February 02, 2023

Bruce White served on the Ewing Board of Education for more than 30 years before retiring in 2020. He was also a proud member of the Ewing Kiwanis Club for decades.

Obituary: Shirley Ann Wills, Former Longtime NJSBA Employee, Dies

January 30, 2023

Shirley Ann (Porter) Wills, age 86, a former longtime NJSBA employee, died at her home in Palm Coast, Florida, on Jan. 24, 2023, surrounded by family and friends.

Obituary: Linda L. Bond-Nelson, a Former School Board Member of the Year, Dies

December 30, 2022

Linda Lee (Disbrow) Bond-Nelson, a North Plainfield resident since 1980, a longtime member of the North Plainfield Board of Education and the New Jersey School Boards Association’s 2010-2011 School Board Member of the Year, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

Obituary: Mattie K. Peterson, Fairfield Board of Education Member, Dies

October 31, 2022

The Fairfield Township Board of Education is mourning the death of one of its members, Mattie K. Peterson, who died Oct. 13, surrounded by family at home. She was 42 years old.

Obituary: Bryan Joseph Granelli, Kearny Board Member

August 17, 2022

Bryan Joseph Granelli, 54, a member of the Kearny Board of Education in Hudson County, died unexpectedly Aug. 2. 

Obituary: Howard Scott Wolkow, Bedminster Board Member

August 17, 2022

Howard Scott Wolkow, 52, a member of the Bedminster Board of Education in Somerset County, died Aug. 11 at home.

Obituary:  John “Jeff” P. Delaney, Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education

July 06, 2022

Dr. Delaney, a career educator, had been a member of the Matawan Aberdeen Board of Education since 2009.

Nancy Helbourg, Longtime Teacher and Rockaway Township Board Member, Dies

June 22, 2022

Nancy Helbourg, 47, a longtime teacher and a member of the Rockaway Township Board of Education, lost her battle with acute myeloid leukemia June 16.

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