Abigail Sarah Jane Finch Journalist for North Jersey Media Group, of South Orange, 29 Abigail Sarah Jane Finch, 29, of South Orange, N.J., passed away on Jan. 3, 2018, at the NYU Cancer Center in New York City, N.Y., after a four year heroic battle with melanoma. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a remembrance service at Morrow Memorial Church, 600 Ridgewood Rd., Maplewood, N.J., on Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. Light refreshments will be available for early arrivers, and a reception will follow the service. Abbey was born at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., on Feb. 1, 1988. She grew up in Maplewood and then South Orange, N.J., attending Marshall, Jefferson and South Orange Middle Schools, and high school at the Morristown-Beard School. She received her BA in English from Drew University in 2011, and her MA in journalism from Columbia University in 2017. Before entering journalism as a full-time career, Abbey had worked for numerous advertising agencies throughout New Jersey, as well as successfully establishing her own online content business, ScribeSpace in 2014. Abbey also frequently published articles in other media outlets including magazines, newspapers, and online publications, and since graduating from the Columbia Journalism School, she had been working exclusively as a journalist for the North Jersey Media Group. In her short years with us, Abbey lived an incredibly full life. She entered into recovery from addiction at the young age of 19, and after her own rapid successful recovery, dedicated much of her time serving as a mentor and a beacon of hope for many young women. Abbey lived life to the fullest, and her joie de vivre touched all whom she met. Abbey is survived by her daughter, Chole Bergrin; her parents, Matt and Kathy Finch; sister, Emily Finch; many aunts, uncles and cousins, and her former husband, Matthew Bergrin, and numerous other loyal and deeply caring friends. Memorial donations can be made to one of the following nonprofit organizations in Abbey's name: Melanoma Research Alliance, www.curemelanoma.org; or Eva's Village, www.evasvillage.org.