DUANE R. PERRELLI

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN DUANE'S NAME TO: MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER 1276 YORK AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10065 www.mskcc.org OR TO: ST. KATERI RC CHURCH 427 STANHOPE ROAD SPARTA, NEW JERSEY 07871 MEMORIAL MASS: SATURDAY: JANUARY 24, 2026 11AM ST. KATERI RC CHURCH 427 STANHOPE ROAD SPARTA, NEW JERSEY 07871 INTERMENT OF URN: SATURDAY: JANUARY 24, 2026 FOLLOWING MEMORIAL MASS MILTON UNITED METHODIST CEMETERY MILTON, NEW JERSEY 07438 Duane R. Perrelli, 80 years, of Sparta, New Jersey, passed away at his home on Friday, January 9. 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born on September 18, 1945 in Passaic, New Jersey. Duane proudly served in the US Air Force from 1965 to 1968. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Montclair University in Montclair, NJ; his Master’s degree from Mary Wood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. For 25 years he was an English, Drama, Video and Speech teacher and at West Milford High School until his retirement in 2000. Pre-Covid, Duane was an usher for the daily masses at St. Peter’s RC Church in New York City and on the Environment Committee at St. Kateri RC Church in Sparta, New Jersey. On Saturday mornings, Duane enjoyed spending time with his Breakfast Club friends. During his illness, he enjoyed porch visits with his friends and family, as he was a great conversationalist. In his spare time, Duane enjoyed traveling around the world, watching films and movies, bike riding in Manhattan, eating cheese cake and hot dogs, watching ships and sunsets on the Hudson River, attending Broadway plays, enjoyed going to the gym and spa, a dedicated marathon runner completing five marathons, and was a proud friend of Bill Wilson. He was predeceased by his parents Emma Perrelli in 2011 and Frank C. Perrelli in 2013; his son David Perrelli in 2018; his siblings Keith Perrelli in 1967 and Deidre Sponheimer in 2023. Duane is survived by his beloved long-term partner of more than 30 years Mary Donahue; his former wife Jean Perrelli; his loving children Dan Perrelli and Terry Baldwin (Tommy); his dear niece Marsha Bay (Kyle); his cherished grandchildren Shane and Brea Baldwin, Clea and Isaiah Perrelli, and Cortney McKeon; and his dear nieces and nephews, cousins, and many cherished friends. A memorial mass will take place on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 11am at St. Kateri RC Church, 427 Stanhope Road, Sparta, New Jersey 07871. The interment of his urn will follow at Milton United Methodist Cemetery in Milton, New Jersey. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Duane’s name to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,1276 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065; www.mskcc.org or to St. Kateri RC Church, 427 Stanhope Road, Sparta, New Jersey 07871. On line condolences and directions: www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com.

DUANE R. PERRELLI

September 18, 1945 - January 9, 2026