With the deepest of sorrow, we announce the passing of Laura Ann Hines from natural causes on Sept. 11, 2025 in her home in Dumont, NJ.  She was seventy-nine years old.  An avid reader and student of life, Laura’s greatest comfort came in the company of friends and family.  Born in the Bronx on April 26, 1946 to Andrew McGauley and Ann McGauley (née Carey) and raised in Cresskill, NJ.  She raised her two children into successful adults, and cared tirelessly for her own parents in their twilight.  She worked for decades as a corporate and legal administrative assistant.  She served her community for many years as an EMT in the Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corp., while furthering her education at Bergen Community College.  Laura was spending her retirement gardening, cooking and sewing needlepoint creations for those close to her. Always full of stories and up for a conversation about human nature or politics or the curiosities of existence, we lost Laura too soon.  We fervently look forward to being together again in the forever that awaits us all.

Laura is predeceased by her father and her mother, and is survived by her brothers Andrew and his wife, Sue; her brothers Dennis and Richard; her son, John Hines, his wife Ka Sin and their two daughters Jordan and Devon; and by her daughter, Maureen Howard (née Hines), her husband Robert and their two children Maegen and Matthew.  A memorial service to remember her and pay respects will be held on Saturday, September 20th from Noon to 4 pm at the Frech-McKnight Funeral Home in Dumont, NJ.