Obituaries

Frances Rose Bilotti, 86, of Livingston, died on April 20.

Ms. Bilotti was born in Jersey City, along with her twin sister, Louise. She is survived by Louise; her younger brother, Michael; her daughter, Gina; son, Jimmy; and grandson. She is predeceased by her older brother, Salvatore.

Visitation was held at Quinn Hopping Funeral Home and Mass was held at St. Raphael’s Church.

Anthony J. Cupo, 94, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, died on Friday, April 26. Born in Newark, he resided in Livingston before moving to Coatesville in 2022.

Mr. Cupo is survived by his wife of over 70 years, Angela (Finelli); his two sons, Michael and Thomas Cupo; by his daughter, Angela Lott and her husband, Frank; his brother, Richard; his sister, Mary Cruz; his nine grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. He is predeceased by three brothers, Fred, Pat and John Cupo.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday at Hancliffe Home for Funerals in East Hanover, with a mass at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church. Burial followed at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Marvin Pinkowitz, 87, died on April 20, after a long illness. He was born and raised in Newark and then moved to Livingston. He worked the New England area for a children’s clothing company before retiring to Florida.

Mr. Pinkowitz is survived by his two sons, Scott, Mark, and his wife Annmarie; two sisters, Rochelle Sherman, and Dianne Pinkowitz; and his longtime companion, Helen Marshall. He was predeceased by his son, Brett; and his two wives, Barbara Latour and Francine Elson.

Harold Chaiklin, 88, a resident of Livingston, died on Wednesday, April 17. He had been born in Newark.

Family and friends gathered prior to the service on Friday, April 19, at Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, in Livingston. Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, in Iselin, followed the funeral service.

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Robert Caslow, Sr., 92, of Livingston, died onApril 18. Born and raised in Newark and Hillside, he lived in East Orange for many years before moving to Livingston in 1975.

Mr. Caslow was pre-deceased by his siblings, Joseph W. Caslow and Elaine Wilkenloh.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Maureen Caslow (nee Stanley); children, Judy Caslow Kulik (Vincent), Robert Caslow, Jr., Nancy Caslow Degnan, and daughter-in-law Pattie Caslow; six grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.

Visitation was held on Monday, April 22, at the Shook-Farmer Funeral Home in Roseland.Afuneral mass was held on Tuesday, April 23, at St. Rose of Lima Church, in East Hanover. Cremation was private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mr. Caslow’s memory to the Livingston First Aid Squad, lfas.org, or to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, stjude.org.

Sheila Janet Weinberger, 86, of West Orange, formerly of Livingston, died on Thursday, April 18.

Mrs. Weinberger was bom in Jersey City She was the wife of the late George Weinberger; mother of Mark Weinberger (Serilyn) and Sheryl Saleh; grandmother of four; andgreatgrandmother to one.

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Roger Norman Nelson, of Roseland, died peacefully onApril 6 after a long courageous battle with cancer.

Edward Joseph Gallagher, 88, of Livingston, died on Saturday,April 20.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, April 28, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Quinn Hopping Funeral Home in Livingston. A funeral service will occur Monday, April 29, from 10 to 11 a.m. at St. Philomena Church in Livingston. An interment will follow, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover.

Stephen Mark Brodsky died on Saturday,April 20, in Livingston, from complications related to pneumonia. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Grace (Rosenberg) Brodsky; brother Ed Brodsky (Carol); children Marc (Jill) and Lisa (Ryan); and his two grandchildren.

Mr. Brodsky was born in Bronx, New York, on December 22, 1943. He graduated from Taft High School and attended the Baruch School of Business at CCNY.

The family received guests for Mr. Brodsky on Wednesday, April 24, at Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, in Livingston. This was followed by a funeral service and burial at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus.

Gloria Frances Szumaski (née Luciano) of Lavallette, formerly of Livingston, died on Tuesday, April 9. She was 82 years old. She was born on July 30, 1941 and raised in Livingston.

Mrs. Szumaski was the mother of four children, Gina Iammatteo, Denise (Joe D’Aries), Maria (Brian Siegel) and Joseph (Penny); and eight grandchildren.

Mrs. Szumaski was predeceased by her parents, Leonard and Antoinette Luciano; husband, John; her sisters, Nicolina Luciano, Beatrice Salemme, Dolores Freeman, Lucille Hoerrmann, Theresa Castelli, and Patricia O’Brien; and her brother Salvatore Luciano. She is survived by her siblings, Anna Mykietyn, Anthony Luciano, Janet Senft and Leonard Luciano. Mrs. Szumaski is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Lavallette FirstAid Squad, P.O. Box 334 Lavallette, NJ 08735 in Mrs. Szumaski’s honor.