Marie A. (Furno) Van Walleghem

Marie A. (nee Furno) Van Walleghem, 81, formerly of Clifton passed away on January 4, 2023.

            Born and raised in Meadville, PA, Mrs. Van Walleghem resided in White Meadow Lake (Rockaway Twp.) for fifteen years before then moving to Clifton where she lived for forty years and for the past thirteen, resided in Mt. Arlington. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed as a Vice-Principal with the Clifton Board of Education at Clifton High School and then Woodrow Wilson Middle School.

            Mrs. Van Walleghem was predeceased by her dearly missed husband, John A. “Jack” Van Walleghem, in 2010 as well as by her sister, Diane.

            She is survived by her two children: Tracy Lehman of Budd Lake and Scott Schechter of Columbia; two siblings: Alberta Repko of Meadville, PA and Tim Furno of Colorado; and three grandchildren: Molly Schechter, John Lehman and Faith Schechter.

            Funeral services for her family will be held on Monday with the visitation from 11:00am-12:30pm immediately followed by a funeral service at 12:30pm. Interment will follow at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Al-Anon/Alateen, P.O. Box 646, Montclair, NJ 07042-0646 would be appreciated. Please visit www.bizubquinlan.com to leave online condolences to Mrs. Van Walleghem’s family on the Tribute Wall of her obituary page.

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