All Obituaries

Sylvia Marie Chavis Hunter was born on March 21, 1930 in Newport News, Virginia.  She moved to Newark, NJ where she spent her childhood.  She was very sociable and engaged in many school and community activities. Upon graduating from Southside High School in 1949, she was accepted to and attended Berkley College of Business.    Sylvia loved going out to dance.  At one of these dances, she met the love of her life, Ernest “Buddy”...

After a 15-year battle with Early Onset Alzheimer’s, Dwight Jackson, loving husband, father, brother and friend, peacefully passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the age of 66 at home in Pinehurst, NC. He was the husband of Gail Lucretia Moore and they shared 36 years of loving marriage together. Born in the Shaker Heights neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, he was the youngest of six children born to George and Laura Lou (Fairrier) Jackson. Dwight was a stellar student and athlete,...

Beloved mother, faithful servant of our Lord and Savior, and seamstress, Cereta Myrie (aka Aunt Sadie) succumbed to her battle with cancer on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at the age of 87. Born in Comfort, Manchester, her journey from Jamaica brought her to the United States where she and former husband, Magnus Myrie raised their children in Montclair, NJ. She is survived by her children: Clive, Donna, Junior, Maurice and Diahanne, and her grandchildren: Clive II and Jordan, as well as extended...

Father Harvey James Ballance, age 89, died at home June 23, 2020 in Montclair, NJ. Father Harvey was born in Orange, NJ on April 6, 1931 to Harvey J. Ballance, Sr. and Mary J. Ballance (Fitzgerald). He attended Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair and Seton Hall College. He then attended Darlington Seminary in Mahwah, NJ. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark on May 25,1957 by Archbishop Thomas Boland. Father Harvey served at numerous parishes in New Jersey...

Carl Vincent Murray, age 74, died suddenly at his home in East Orange NJ on June 21, 2020.   Mr. Murray is survived by his three children: Sharonda K Gray, Shakira A. Murray and Sadiq A. Murray.  He also leaves behind seven grandchildren, Shakura Murray, Indira Clark, Adira Clark, Sameerah Mitchell, Sammad Mitchell, Naif Murray and Sadiah Murray and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Carl Murray was born and raised in Montclair, NJ, the son of Oscar Murray III and...

Robert Lee Seabron, affectionately known as “Pete” was born on August 24, 1941 to the late Aaron and Minnie Seabron in Seaboard, North Carolina. Robert transitioned from this earthly life, to suffer no more, on June 10, 2020 at 9:40 am, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  Robert was raised in Seaboard, North Carolina during the sharecropping era. He later moved to Baltimore, Maryland where he met his wife, Bernice and they were united in marriage for more than fifty years and...

Cecil George Fonseca, a loving father, husband and son, died peacefully at home on June 8th, 2020. Although it seems that the time of his passing was too soon, Cecil brought much joy and laughter into this world and put a smile on every face he came across. This gentle giant will always be a pleasant memory in our hearts and will never be forgotten.  Cecil was born in Glenn Ridge, New Jersey on September 11th 1981, son of Leslie and Cecil Sr. Fonseca. He is survived by his spouse...

Beatrice Margo Andrews, age 72, passed away suddenly but peacefully May 20, 2020 due to a brief illness. She was born November 13, 1947 to Joseph and Beatrice McCormick. “Aunt Margo “as she was known to so many, was gorgeous, intelligent, humorous, loved to love on people but most of all she was a Child of The King! She began her education in the Montclair Public School System graduating from Montclair High School before attending Tuskegee Institute and eventually graduating from...

Robert Robinson, loving husband, father, and accomplished artist, passed away on Wednesday, May 20th in Montclair, New Jersey at age 78, from cancer. Robert was born on July 17, 1941 in Harlem, New York.  His parents, James and Katie Bazemore Robinson raised him in New York City with a close extended family, including grandparents, great grandparents and lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins, who all treated each others’ homes as their own.  Robert was raised a...