Mayor’s Message:

To Our Riverton Community,

I sorrowfully share that our friend, resident, and fellow Councilmember, Michelle Banik, passed away on this Good Friday. Our community is deeply saddened.

Michelle and her family joined our community and almost immediately became part of our volunteer fabric. She was interested in and vocal about the charm and beauty of the architecture that was a part of what drew her to Riverton.

Michelle soon became a founding member of our new Historic Preservation Commission. Her volunteerism continued as she ran in the 2024 election for council where she was elected to serve beginning in January of 2025.

Michelle shared how she was humbled by our community’s support and was eager to perform the duties of Riverton Councilwoman, but few were aware of Michelle’s quiet battle; one that she had been engaged in for much too long.

In honor of Michelle’s contribution to, and volunteerism for, Riverton, NJ, I will ask that our borough’s flags are lowered to half-mast from Sunday, April 27th to May 3rd in her memory.

Please do keep Michelle, her husband, Greg, and her children, Sawyer and Laura, in your thoughts.

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With Deepest Condolences,

Mayor Jim Quinn ... See MoreSee Less

Obituary for Michelle J. Banik at Weber Funeral Home

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Michelle Banik nee Werner, age 58, passed peacefully on April 18, 2025, after having fiercely and bravely battled breast cancer for over twelve years. Born in 1967 in Newtown Square, PA to the late Th...