Denise A. Goodman

Denise A. Goodman obituary, Westfield, NJ

Denise A. Goodman

Denise Goodman Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Dooley Colonial Home - Westfield on Mar. 28, 2025.
Denise A. Goodman, 95, passed away on March 26, 2025. Born in Wharton, NJ to the late Dennis and Margaret Middaugh, she had been a longtime resident of Westfield.
Denise was predeceased by her husband, Herbert A. Goodman, who died in 1991. She is survived by her two daughters, Denise Bagonyi (Ed) and Pamela VanGorder; her four cherished grandchildren, Erin Iames (Billy), Scott Bagonyi, Shannon Van Gorder, and Colleen Bagonyi; and her great-granddaughter, McKinley Iames.
Visitation will be at Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Ave., Westfield on Tuesday, April 1st starting at 9AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00AM at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
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