Obituary of Grace Rose Longua

Grace "Penny" Longua Grace "Penny" Longua of West Orange NJ, 92 passed away on February 6, 2016. Services will be held on Thursday February 18th at 12noon at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 315 Main St. West Orange, NJ, with a celebration of her life immediately following at Highlawn Pavilion. Born in East Orange she raised her family in Orange, West Orange and Montclair. She was the first female dispatcher and matron for the West Orange Police Department, retiring after 25yrs. Grace was pre deceased by her husband Joseph Longua, Her sisters and brother "the McIntyre's" and her two daughters Loraine "Lori" and Joanne "Jo-Jo" Longua. She is survived by her daughter Patricia "Patty" Knowles-Longua, her grandchildren Kurt Jr., Kylee and Tyler Knowles, Carly Waterman, Sean and Lauren Gleeson, and great granddaughter Talisa Harper. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to your favorite charity. Funeral Arrangements are entrusted to The Dangler Funeral Home of West Orange, 340 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052.