Rev. Msgr. John Judge
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Obituary for Rev. Msgr. John Judge

Rev. Msgr. John  Judge
Rev. Msgr. John G. Judge, 70, Pastor Emeritus of St Cassian Church in Upper Montclair, entered into eternal life on October 8, 2013. He will lie in repose on Friday, October 11, from 3-7pm at St Cassian Church, 187 Bellevue Ave, Upper Montclair, with vespers commencing at 7:30pm. Visiting will resume on Saturday October 12, from 9-10am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30am. Interment at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair, to follow.

Msgr. Judge was born and raised in Vailsburg, Newark, attending Seton Hall Prep., and Seton Hall University, completing his preparation for the Priesthood at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Darlington. He was ordained to the Priesthood for the Archdiocese of Newark on May 31, 1969, and was assigned as Parochial Vicar to Our Lady of Lourdes in West Orange, then to Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament in Roseland, Immaculate Conception in Montclair, then was Pastor for St Henry’s Parish in Bayonne. On August 16, 1997 he was made Pastor of St Cassian Church in Upper Montclair, and on September 13, 2009 was elevated to Chaplain to His Holiness with the title Reverend Monsignor, until retiring as Pastor Emeritus on February 1, 2011. A special part of his priestly ministry was to serve as chaplain at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge, St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston , St. Vincent’s Hospital in Montclair, The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, and Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood. He served as Administrator at Immaculate Conception Church in Montclair, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Oakland.

Msgr. Judge is survived by his sister, Eileen Malgeri, a nephew John Malgeri, a niece Kimberly Gallo and her husband Shannon Fish, and a great nephew Ryan Fish, and his dog Amie. He is predeceased by his parents, John and Jane Judge, a sister Betty Gallo, and a nephew Robbie Malgeri.

Donations in his memory, in lieu of flowers to St Cassian Church 187 Bellevue Ave, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043.
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