Obituary of ESTHER A. MORAN

Esther A. Moran (nee Laudati) passed away Thursday morning, July 11, 2019 at her home in the Pine brook section of Montville Township. She was 67. Born in Newark, NJ, Mrs. Moran had lived in Bloomfield, NJ before coming to the Pine Brook, NJ in 1988. A graduate of Bloomfield High School, she earned an associates degree in education from St. Alphonsus College in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church in Montville. Mrs. Moran had been a teacher at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in Newark. NJ She subsequently owned a home cleaning service, and was a child care provider in recent years. Preceded in death by her husband, Russell J. Moran in 2011; she is survived by her loving daughter, Jaime M. Novak and her companion, Jeffrey V. Howard of Boonton, NJ; a granddaughter, Makenzie Novak of Boonton, NJ; her uncle and aunt, Robert & Lois Laudati of Summit, NJ; cousins, Donna Laudati, Joan Piccone, Robert Laudati, Carleen Riley, Edward Olbrys, Jeffrey Olbrys, and John Komanitsky; her brother-in-law, Michael Moran; her sisters-in-law, Kathy Moran, Joanne Moran, and Jeanne Pica; and many nieces, nephews and dear friends. In lieu of flowers, the family would be grateful for donations to ALS research. For further info, please see www.parsippanyfuneral.com.