Funeral Homes in Pompton Plains, NJ

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Derek Jeter (baseball player and actor), Karen Young (actor and film producer), Kristoffer Ryan Winters (actor), Criss Oliva (guitarist and musician), Don Argott (film producer and cinematographer), and Ryan Ward (actor).

Pequannock Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 15,420, reflecting an increase of 1,652 (+11.9%) from the 13,888 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,044 (+8.1%) from the 12,844 counted in the 1990 Census.The name "Pequannock", as used in the name of the Township and of the Pequannock River, is thought to have been derived from the Lenni Lenape Native American word "Paquettahhnuake", meaning "cleared land ready or being readied for cultivation". Pompton has been cited by some sources to mean "a place where they catch soft fish".New Jersey Monthly ranked Pequannock Township as the "Best Bang for the Buck" in New Jersey and 9th overall in its 2011 edition of "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey. It was then ranked 14th overall in the 2013 edition of "Best Places to Live".

Pompton Plains Obituaries

It was revealed by Orlando Sentinel on February 25th, 2021 that Barbara Marty (Nimmo) died in Pompton Plains, New Jersey.  Ms. Marty was 92 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Barbara's life.

It was disclosed by Chicago Tribune on October 15th, 2020 that Richard C Nash passed away in Pompton Plains, New Jersey.  Nash was 99 years old and was born in Edwardsville, IL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard C's life.

It was revealed on March 29th, 2020 that Isabelle M Demarest passed on in New Port Richey, Florida.  Demarest was 96 years old and was born in Pompton Plains, NJ.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Isabelle M's life.

It was reported by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on November 28th, 2019 that John Francis "Skip" Dwyer died in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Dwyer was 75 years old and was born in Pompton Plains, NJ.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor John Francis "Skip"'s life.

It was reported on September 20th, 2019 that Olga Kohut Schutte died in Pompton Plains, New Jersey.  Schutte was 97 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Olga Kohut's life.

It was revealed by Asbury Park Press on June 2nd, 2019 that Elvin F Zipf passed away in Pompton Plains, New Jersey.  Zipf was 92 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Elvin F's life.

It was noted on February 1st, 2017 that Bert Stromholm passed away in Pompton Plains, New Jersey.  Stromholm was 84 years old and was born in Brooklyn, NY.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Bert's life.

It was disclosed by Grand Island Independent on August 29th, 2015 that Paul R Jr "Lee" Sensenbach perished in Grand Island, Nebraska.  Sensenbach was 58 years old and was born in Pompton Plains, NJ.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Paul R Jr "Lee"'s life.

It was written on November 21st, 2014 that Stephen Joseph Turro passed away in Pompton Plains, New Jersey.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Stephen Joseph's life.

It was reported on October 10th, 2014 that Helen M Malinski (Moran) passed on in Pompton Plains, New Jersey.  Ms. Malinski was 96 years old and was born in Hazleton, PA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Helen M's life.

History

Formed as "Poquanock Township" on March 25, 1740 as one of the largest townships in the region, this bedroom community composed of Pompton Plains in its northern portion and old Pequannock in its southern was once a vast region of rural Farmland (farming) settled by the Netherlands after its purchase by Arent Schuyler and associates in 1695 & 1696. The township was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships on February 21, 1798. *Jefferson Township, New Jersey Township on February 11, 1804 *Rockaway Township, New Jersey Township on April 8, 1844 *Boonton Township, New Jersey Township on April 11, 1867 *Montville Township, New Jersey Township on April 11, 1867 *Butler, New Jersey Borough on March 13, 1901 *Kinnelon, New Jersey Borough on March 21, 1922 *Lincoln Park, New Jersey Park Borough on April 25, 1922 *Riverdale, New Jersey Borough on April 17, 1923 During the American Revolutionary War, both Comte de Rochambeau & George Washington's troops camped on what is now the site of the Pequannock Valley Middle School. The Mandeville Inn, located on the site of where the soldiers had camped during the war, was built in 1788 and was once owned by Garret Hobart, later Vice President of the United States. While Washington stayed at the Schuyler-Colfax House in nearby Wayne Township, New Jersey unproven oral history states that he attended church services in the First Reformed Church located in Pompton Plains, also known as the Pompton Meeting House, which had been constructed in 1771.

The official website for the city of Pompton Plains is https://www.peqtwp.org/.