Hope Marie Strick

Hope Marie Strick, 39, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, at Newton Medical Center following a long illness. Ms. Strick was born in Newton on Oct. 24, 1975. She has resided in Sussex for most of her life.

Hope was a School bus driver for Berkshire Transportation of Sparta for 13 years.

She is survived by her daughters, Aleshia Coursen, Brittany Strick and Samantha Coursen all of Sussex; parents, Walter and Cindy (Gunderman) Strick of Sussex; brothers, Walter Strick Jr. of Sussex and Jason Strick of Lake Katrine, N.Y.; granddaughter, Aerabella Hope as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 at 1 p.m. at Ferguson Funeral Home, 27 Third St., Sussex. Private cremation will follow. Friends may call at the funeral home 2 hours prior to the service, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family; c/o Ferguson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 366 Sussex, NJ 07461. For online condolences and directions, see www.fergusonfuneralhomesnj.com.