Beatrice (Kroplick) Nieradka, 97 of Clifton, passed away on January 3, 2013. Born in Passaic, she lived in Garfield before moving to Clifton in 1961. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Beatrice worked for Packing Corp. of America in Garfield for 35 years and later was a Crossing Guard for the Clifton Police Department for 15 years at School #13 on Van Houten Ave. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Leon Nieradka who passed away in 1969. Devoted mother of JoAnn Penny and her husband Robert of Stanhope and the late Roy Nieradka. Loving grandmother of 6 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 9 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton and 10 AM at St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton. Interment, St. Mary's Cemetery, Saddle Brook. Visiting Sunday 3-5 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations made to The Progeria Research Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 3453, Peabody, MA 01961-3453, www.progeriaresearch.org, in memory of Beatrice, would be greatly appreciated. www.ShookFH.com