Warren Colnaghi

Warren Colnaghi obituary

Warren Colnaghi

Warren Colnaghi Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home on Oct. 14, 2025.

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Warren Colnaghi of Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ (formerly of Passaic, NJ) passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on October 2, 2025. He was 82 years old.

Born in Paterson, NJ on September 17, 1943, to the late Victor and Josephine (Guglielmo) Colnaghi.

Warren proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1967. He worked for many years as a real estate investor.

Warren served on the Board of Trustees for the UGL Property Owners Association.

Warren was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn (nee Frost) and daughter Jennifer Kokinis. He is survived by his grandson Nicholas Kokinis; brother Daniel Colnaghi and his wife Gloria of FL; nephew Jonathan Colnaghi of Lauderdale by the Sea, FL; son-in-law John Kokinis of Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY; brother-in-law Vincent Lionel Frost of Miami, FL; sisters-in-law Mary Boughey of Sunrise, FL; Sandra Cospel of Vernon, NJ, and Kathy Parrish and her husband Gary of Leesburg, FL, as well as several nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life luncheon will be held on November 8 th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at 113 Witte Road, Hewitt.

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