Obituaries

Nov 22, 2017

Anna (Nud) Simon, 87, of Clifton, passed away on November 22, 2017. Born in Passaic, she lived in Wantage before moving to Clifton. Anna was a Secretary and Owner of her family business, Clifton Aluminum Products, for 50 years, retiring 10 years ago. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Simon who passed away in 2017. Devoted mother of Joseph Simon...

Nov 21, 2017

Frances (D'Andrea) Duva, 96, of Las Vegas, NV, passed away on November 21, 2017. Born and raised in Paterson, she lived there before moving to Las Vegas in 2000. A former parishioner of St. Brendan's RC Church, Clifton, Frances was a homemaker. Beloved mother of Donna Mikhail and her husband Hesham of Las Vegas, and Al Duva and his wife...

Nov 21, 2017

Irmgard Kasper (Kaspeizer), 81, of Clifton, passed away on November 21, 2017. Born in Munich, Germany, she came to the US in 1957 and settled in Clifton. A member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Passaic, Irmgard was a Manager for PNC Bank, Wayne, where she worked for 37 years, retiring in 1995. Beloved wife of the late Ralph J. Kapser,...

Nov 21, 2017

Linda Humer (LaBrunda), 70, of Elmwood Park, passed away on November 21, 2017. Born in Montclair, Linda was a Secretary for many years. Beloved wife for 51 years of John. Devoted mother of Cindy Valenti of Elmwood Park and Denise Cosentino of Hawthorne. Loving grandmother of Alicia, Kelly, Jamie, Deno, Antonio and Nicole. Cherished great grandmother of Hunter. Memorial Gathering...

Nov 17, 2017

A life is measured in many ways, but when you really think about this journey of ours there are really only three important ideas that measure our moral compass - kindness, goodness and love. We lost John Zalesny, our brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend Friday, November 17th. He died peacefully, surrounded by family after a long battle with muscular...

Nov 13, 2017

Helen Vits (Gottlic), 97, of Newark, passed away on November 13, 2017. Born in Newark, she was a lifelong resident. Helen was a bookkeeper for many years, retiring in 1997. Beloved sister of Frances DeDan. Loving grandmother of Jeannette Maldonado. Funeral Thursday 10 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Interment, East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton. Visiting...

Nov 11, 2017

Judith Sutiak (Shpiruk), 67, of Clifton, passed away on November 11, 2017. Born in Passaic she lived in Totowa before moving to Clifton 35 years ago. Judith was a parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Passaic. An elementary school teacher for 35 years retiring in 1998, Judith taught at the Washington Park Elementary School in Totowa. Beloved...

Nov 10, 2017

Maryann Paz, (Filliman) 73, passed away on Nov ember 10, 2017 in the comfort of her home.  She was surrounded by her husband, all of her four children and two of her seven grandchildren. Born in Passaic, she lived there before moving to West Milford in 2016. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic, Maryann was...

Nov 7, 2017

Rose Attenello (LoGrande), 93, of Kingston, PA, died Tuesday November 7, 2017 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Rose lived in Clifton, NJ for 53 years prior to moving to Kingston in 2014.

Rose worked at Dundee Mills in Passaic, NJ from the...

Nov 6, 2017

This was Irisa's favorite theory/story on what life, death and the afterlife is like. Irisa loved everyone so much that she wanted to share these comforting words. "It's good to believe in something"-Irisa Selfo

In a mother's womb were two babies. The first baby asked the other

"Do you believe in life...

Nov 4, 2017

Charlotte E. (Wojaczynski) Chickota, 92, of Clifton, passed away on November 4, 2017. Born in Passaic, she lived there for 25 years before moving to Clifton in 1950. Charlotte was a Sales and Service Manager for over 20 years for Owens Illinois Forest Products Division and more recently as a Customer Service Manager for Elite Group Management Corp. until...

Nov 1, 2017

Angela Ines (Polnik) Kowalczyk, 47, of Boston, MA, passed away on November 1, 2017.  Born in Görlitz, Germany, Angela lived in Dresden, Germany, before moving to Boston.  She received her BFA from Suffolk University in Boston before beginning her career. Angela was a Senior Designer for Motiv in Boston for 3 years, after spending nearly 8 years with Phillips...

Oct 30, 2017

Barbara Ann (Ivanish) Alazruei , 63, of Clifton passed away on October 30, 2017. Born and raised in Clifton, Barbara has lived in Clifton for most of her life. She was a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson for 35 years before retiring in 2015. Barbara worked mostly in the NICU at St. Joseph's and...

Oct 30, 2017

Jeffrey L. Dvorak, 65, of Clifton, passed away on October 30, 2017. Jeffrey was born and raised in Passaic before moving to Clifton 45 years ago. He was a salesman for over 30 years for Passaic Metal Products and more recently Athenia Mason Supply.  A Marine veteran in the Vietnam era, Jeffrey was a member of Clifton Elks Lodge...

Oct 14, 2017

Steve Pinchak, 90, of Clifton, passed away on October 14, 2017. Born in Passaic, he lived there before moving to Clifton in 1940. A parishioner of Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church, Garfield, Steve was a Custodian for the Clifton Board of Education for 23 years, retiring in 1993. Steve had also worked for Van Raatle as a Lace Weaver for...

Oct 10, 2017

Adeline Rybicki Mangan, 93, of Clifton, entered into eternal rest on October 10, 2017, at the NJ Veterans Home, Paramus, after a long challenge with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in Passaic, she moved to Clifton after marriage to Henry Rybicki, who died in 1964. Adeline graduated from Passaic High School, Class of 42, and was a member of the Reunion Reservation...

Oct 10, 2017

Virginia "Jean" M. Petroski, 82, of Clifton, passed away on October 10, 2017. Born and raised in Paterson, she lived there before moving to Clifton 4 years ago. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Jean was a member of the St. Paul's Leisure Club as well as AARP Chapter # 1492. Before retiring in 2000, Jean was a...

Oct 8, 2017

Inez Cruz, 77, of Paterson, passed away on October 8, 2017. Born in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, she lived there until moving to Paterson in 1956. Inez lived in Clifton for 20 years before returning to Paterson several years ago. Inez was a machine operator for Bright Star Corp. Beloved mother of Awilda DeLeCruz and Yolanda DeLeCruz, both of Clifton. Loving...

Oct 5, 2017

Barbara Schaefer Alden , 92, of Clifton died peacefully in her home on October 5, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Born in 1924 and raised in Glen Ridge, Barbara was predeceased in 2003 by her husband of 55 years, Harry Ray Alden. Barbara and Ray raised their 6 children in Nutley, where they lived for many years. Barbara is...

Oct 2, 2017

F uneral services for Sister Mary Cherubim will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, at 11 AM on Friday, October 6, 2017. Sister Mary Cherubim died on October 2, 2017, in Lodi , s he was 94 years old and had been a Felician Sister for 77 years.

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