Ryan Joseph Amaral, 32, of Bridgewater, NJ, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in New Brunswick, NJ, enveloped in the boundless love of the family he lived for.

Michael Charles Grundy, 77, of Long Valley, NJ, died peacefully on February 23, 2026, at Hackettstown Medical Center. He was the proudest and most enthusiastic supporter of Montgomery High School basketball, where his son Kristopher serves as head coach — unquestionably the team's #1 fan.

Christopher Joseph Sheridan, 69, dedicated many years to the Montgomery Township NJ School District, working in the transportation department maintaining the school bus fleet until his retirement in 2010. He died peacefully on January 3, 2026.

Joan Jeffery Eckstein died on February 7 at the age of 101 at Stonebridge at Montgomery in Skillman, NJ, where she had resided for 10 years. Prior to that, she was a longtime resident of Princeton and Rocky Hill, NJ.

Joyce Fisher Lefens, 98, of Belle Mead, NJ, died peacefully at home of congestive heart failure on January 31, 2026 with family by her side. She was born in Fairfield Township, MI on April 13, 1927, the youngest of Harry and Iva Fisher’s five children.

A Skillman, NJ, resident and mother of four who wanted to improve world literacy, died on Jan. 2, 2026.

Montgomery Township Planning Board Member Dies ... Michael John Stachowicz (May 8, 1951 – January 26, 2026)