Obituaries

Donna Jean Ciuba, Eucharistic minister

A chemotherapy nurse remembered for her care and compassion.

Services will be Tuesday for Donna Jean Ciuba, 53, formerly a Eucharistic minister and co-leader of the bereavement group at St. Philomena Church/Aquinas Academy.

Ciuba died peacefully Aug. 17 at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, according to the obituary published in the Star-Ledger.

Visitation will be held on Monday, Aug. 22, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 145 East Mount Pleasant Ave. in Livingston. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 44 Benvenue Ave, West Orange.

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Born Donna Jean Scholl, Mrs. Ciuba lived in Newark, N.J., then moved to West Orange when she was 8 years old. After being married in 1988, Donna, her husband Ed, and their daughter, Rebecca, lived briefly in Medford Lakes and Hillside, before moving back to West Orange in 1994.

Donna was an accomplished registered nurse and a certified oncology/chemotherapy nurse. She began her career at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, and then worked for more than 20 years at Summit Medical Group. She was the chemotherapy nurse at Livingston Subspecialty Group when complications from kidney disease forced her to retire in 2007.

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Donna's family is comforted by the many kind words they have received from former patients who benefitted from both her exceptional nursing skills and sincere compassion for all.

Mrs. Ciuba was a devoted parishioner of both St. Joseph's Church in West Orange and St. Philomena's Church in Livingston. Donna and Ed's daughter, Rebecca, attended Aquinas Academy, where Donna was a class mother, chaired several committees for the home and school association, and served as a Girl Scout leader.

Donna is survived by her husband, Ed, and their daughter, Rebecca; her mother, Mary Scholl; her sister, Victoria (Scholl) Trien, and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Donna's name to the West Orange First Aid Squad, 25 Mount Pleasant Pl., West Orange, N.J. 07052, whose unfailing professionalism and kindness was truly appreciated by her family.


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