Hillsborough, NJ—Daren J. Loyko, 44, entered into eternal life on Friday, June 7, 2024 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset in Somerville, NJ with loving family by his side.  Born in Somerville, NJ, son of Marlane M. (nee Rusinko) Maurice and the late David S. Loyko, he grew up in Manville, had moved to Bridgewater and then back to Manville for a short period of time before settling to Hillsborough in 1997.

Daren was a graduate of Manville High School. After high school he went on to work as a veterinary technician for 14 years. He was most recently employed with JM's Painting and Drywall of Hillsborough as a construction worker. Daren was an animal lover. He brought home many rescue animals throughout his lifetime, just one example of his caring heart. He enjoyed listening to tech music and 103.5 KTU radio station.

Besides his loving mother, Daren is survived by his dear siblings, David M. Loyko and his wife, Melissa, Tara M. and her husband, Michael Krause, and Tina L. and her husband, Terry Caswell; four cherished nephews, Matthew, Jason, Trent, and Hunter; and his dedicated step-father, Jandy Maurice.

Private funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Fucillo & Warren Funeral Home, 205 South Main Street, Manville, NJ. Memorial contributions may be made in Daren's name to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, www.aspca.org or 1-800-628-0028; St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center, PO Box 729, Madison, NJ 07940-0159, www.sthuberts.org, or 1-202-827-494; Somerset Regional Animal Shelter, 100 Commons Way, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, www.srasnj.org, or 1-908-725-0308; or the Belle Mead Animal Hospital, 872 US-206, Hillsborough, NJ 08844, www.bellemeadanimalhospital.com, or 1-908-874-4447. To send condolences to the family, share photographs, or light a candle, please visit www.FucilloandWarrenFuneralHome.com.