In Memoriam

John-Edwin Loftus, a former reporter for the Home News Tribune and the Philadelphia Daily News, died on August 26 of an aggressive brain cancer.  He was 70.   He was also the Home News’ metro editor and columnist.

Vincent Schuster, a Bergen County man who served as military governor of Kitiizengen, a town in Bavaria, Germany after World War II, died on August 30.  He was 98.  Schuster served in the U.S. Army, was awarded the Purple Heart, and later worked for the War and State Departments.

Frank Sovinee, a former Elizabeth city councilman, died on August 28.  He was 91.  A U.S. Navy veteran and public school teacher, Sovinee also served chairman of the Elizabeth Housing Authority,

Charles Frattini, a former Manchester councilman and retired New York Daily News photojournalist, died on August 28.  He was 92.  He served n the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

Richard Balsey, who served as a Clinton Township school board member form 1967 to 1976, died on August 25  He was 83.

Gerald Chismar, who served two terms on the Monmouth Beach Board of Education and later for six years as the borough administrator, died on August 25.  He was 74.  A retired elementary school principal, Chismar served in the U>S. Army Reserves and as a Monmouth Beach Zoning Board member.

Douglas Rennie, a former Ramsey Republican Club president and Bergen County Board of Ethics chairman, died on August 24.  He was 88.  Rennie served on the Ramsey Zoning Board.

Robert Bea, who served on the Lacey Township Planning Board and Municipal Utilities Authority, died on August 31.  He was 91.  A longtime member of IBEW Local 52, Bea was a 71-year member of the Forked River Fire Department.

Donald Shaw, a former member of the Pennsville Board of Education, died on August 28. He was 76.  Shaw served in the U.S. Army Military Police.

Ed Simpson, who served on the Audubon school board, died on August 26.  He was 71.  Simpson served in the Air National Guard.