James A. Van Prooien

July 1, 1960 - December 7, 2020

Montague- James A. Van Prooien, age 60, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at Newton Medical Center. Born in Passaic to the late John and Marie (Prall) Van Prooien, Jim had lived in Clifton before Sussex County in 2009. He had been currently employed as a maintenance mechanic for C & S Wholesale Grocers in Chester, New York. Jim is survived by his brother, John H. Van Prooien and his wife Gail of Rockaway; his sisters, Barbara Duvall and her husband Val of Wantage, Marianne Walker and her husband Randy of Lincoln Park, and Jan Saladino of New York State; his nieces and nephews, Lisa and Dan Wolff and their children, Elise and Amelia, Jill and Mike De Francesco and their children, Hayley, Gianna and Juliet, Timothy and Cory Walker, Holly Saladino, Danielle and Matt D’Ecclessis and their daughter, Eloise, and Nicole Duvall. Enfolded in one of his bear hugs, you knew you were loved.Private cremation services have been entrusted to the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex. Online condolences may be offered to the family on www.pinkelfuneralhome.com