Beatrice Kalish

Beatrice Kalish, 73, died on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Newton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Newark to the late Murray and Belle (Menkes) Cohan, Kalish grew up in West Orange and had lived in Hopatcong before moving to Sussex in 1981. She had been employed by the state of New Jersey as an inspector for the Department of Children and Families for the past 14 years.

She was predeceased by her first husband, James Ware in 1977.

Kalish is survived by her husband of 35 years, Floyd Kalish; her four sons, Marc Ware of Sussex, Jeffrey Ware of New York City, Glenn Kalish of Sawanee, Ga., and Richard Kalish of Dingmans Ferry, Pa.,; her three daughters, Cynthia Ware Cipriano and her husband Charles of Connecticut, Allison Ware Luberto and her husband, Scott, of Bayonne, and Hillary O’Leary and her husband Peter of Sawanee, Ga.; her brother, Michael Cohan and his wife, Renee, of New Jersey; her grandchildren, Joshua James Luberto, Kyle Scott Luberto, Scott Anthony Luberto, Jr., Jarrett M. Luberto and his wife, Meghan, Connor Alex Luberto, Daniel Luberto, Maria Belle Luberto, Alexandra Rae Cipriano, Julia Nicole Cipriano, Jennifer Muserallo and her husband, Kiel, Michael O’Leary, Matthew O’Leary and his wife Amanda, Kara Kalish, and Jessica Kalish; and her three great grandchildren, Ellia Muserallo, Dara Muserallo, and Brody Luberto.

Graveside Burial service took place at Sons of Israel Cemetery, 3312 State Hwy 94, Hardyston on Thursday, March 19 at 1 p.m.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex. Online condolences may be offered to the family at pinkelfuneralhome.com.