Jean Czerniecki
Sep 30, 2017
J ean (Coschignano) Czerniecki, 80, of Clifton passed away on September 30. Born in Paterson to Frank Coschignano and Isabella (Betty) Coschignano (Spinelli), she was raised in Little Falls and attended Passaic Valley High School. She earned her BA in Social Studies, English and Latin at Montclair State College in 1958, where she was awarded the Citizen of the Year....
Richard Malec
Sep 30, 2017
Richard Malec, 72, of Clifton, passed away on September 30, 2017. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Richard was a 5th Grade Teacher for the Newark Board of Education for several years. Before retiring, Richard was a Security Guard for the Passaic County Board of Social Services,...
Isak Shleyfman
Sep 30, 2017
Isak Shleyfman , 86, of Nutley passed away on September 30, 2017. Born in Gomel, Belarus (formerly the USSR), Isak came to the US in 1980 and first settled in Brooklyn, NY, before moving to Clifton and later Nutley. He was a Civil Engineer for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection for 22 years, retiring in 2003, and was a...
Helena Stanczak
Sep 25, 2017
Helena (Biziak) Stanczak, 97, of Clifton, passed away on September 25, 2017. Born in Lapsze Wyzne, Poland, she came to the US in 1971 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of Ss. Cyril & Methodius RC Church, Clifton, Helena was an Assembler for Electro-Scan, Inc., in Garfield for 16 years, retiring in 1987. Devoted wife of the late Jozef who...
Russell G. Yacyniak
Sep 18, 2017
Russell G. Yacyniak, 71, of Little Falls passed away on September 18, 2017. Born in Camber, Germany, Russell came to the US...
George Peter Calas
Sep 13, 2017
George Peter Calas, 92, of Toms River, NJ passed away on September 13, 2017. He served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal for period of service 11-12-42 to 11-11-45, American Area Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon and the Victory Medal.
He was a...
Ruth Szekely
Sep 13, 2017
Ruth (Gola) Szekely, 97, of Clifton, passed away on September 13, 2017. Born in Clifton, she was a lifelong resident. An active member of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Ruth was a member of the Leisure Club, the Golden Circle, the Rosary and Altar Society, the Bread of Life Prayer Group, sang in the Bereavement Choir, and was a...
Kristin Nicole Shaw
Sep 10, 2017
Kristin Nicole Shaw, 29, of Clifton, passed away on September 10, 2017. Born in Ridgewood, she lived in Garfield before moving to Clifton. Kristin worked for Pet Goods on Rt. 17 in Paramus. Beloved daughter of Michael Shaw of Lodi, and Debbie (Curtin) Aurigemma of West Milford. Loving sister of Jennifer Kurtisi of Newburgh, NY. Cremation was private. A memorial...
Marie A. Kennedy
Sep 10, 2017
Marie A. Kennedy, 94, of Paterson, passed away on September 10, 2017. Born in Paterson, she was a lifelong resident. An active parishioner of St. George's RC Church, Paterson, Marie served as Trustee and Lector for many years and was a member of the Rosary Society. Marie worked for New Jersey Bell, later AT&T, for over 43 years, retiring in...
Sophie Bartkowski
Sep 5, 2017
Sophie Bartkowski, 90, of Clifton, passed away on September 5, 2017. Born in Rokiciny, Podhalanskie, Poland, she came to the US in 1964 and settled in Newark before moving to Clifton in 1992. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Sophie was a member of the Polish Rosary Society, and helped the Loaves & Fishes make pierogi. Before...
Rita H. Baran
Sep 1, 2017
Rita H. Baran (French), 66, of Clifton, passed away on September 1, 2017. Born in Bronx, NY, she lived in Elmwood Park and Mahwah, before moving to Clifton 17 years ago. Rita was an Optician for Costco for over 15 years, retiring in 2014. Beloved mother of Jason of Clifton, Todd and his husband Nitin Toteja of Brooklyn, and Jonathan...
John S. Malenich
Aug 31, 2017
John S. Malenich, 69, of Forked River, passed away on August 31, 2017. Born in Passaic, he lived in Clifton and Montclair for many years before moving to Forked River. A parishioner of St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Passaic, John was a member of St. Michael's Holy Name Society, Passaic, and the Knights of Columbus, Rahway. John was...
Carlos Luis Torres
Aug 31, 2017
Carlos Luis Torres, 63, of Passaic, passed away on August 31, 2017. Born in Puerto Rico he lived in Newark before moving to Passaic. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic, Carlos was a Forklift Operator for ChemAid Laboratories, Inc., in Saddle Brook for many years. Beloved husband for 38 years of Maria Rosa (Cascina). Devoted...
Rose Camisa
Aug 29, 2017
Rose (DiFlumeri) Camisa, 86, of Clifton, passed away on August 29, 2017. Born in Lyndhurst, she lived in Garfield before moving to Clifton in 1954. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Rose was a homemaker. Beloved wife of the late Thomas D. Camisa, who passed away in 2003. Devoted mother of Linda Gravell and her husband Darius of...
Violet Zwolinski
Aug 27, 2017
Violet Zwolinski (Swisstack), 89, of Saddle Brook, passed away on August 27, 2017. Born in Passaic, she lived in Wallington and Jupiter, FL, before moving to Saddle Brook several years ago. A former parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church, Wallington, Violet was a clerical worker for many years and a homemaker. Beloved wife of the late Vincent...
Edward Fortyz
Aug 26, 2017
Edward Fortyz, 57, of Passaic passed away on August 26, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Edward was raised in the Bronx before moving to Passaic in 1985. He was a Civil Engineer and Chief Inspector for AECOM in New York City for the past 29 years. Beloved husband of Alida (Aviles). Devoted father of Lisa Cruz of Passaic and the...
Christine Mcgovern
Aug 25, 2017
Christine McGovern (Hoffmann), 83, of Clifton, passed away on August 25, 2017. Born in Czechoslovakia, she lived in Austria, France and Italy before moving to the US in 1957, settling in New York. Christine lived in St. Louis, Dallas, Cliffside Park, Hasbrouck Heights and Lodi and has been a resident of Clifton for the past 47 years. Christine was a...
Grace Bator Tlusty
Aug 22, 2017
Grace Bator Tlusty, 50, of Clifton, died August 22, 2017, at home surrounded by family and friends after a 5 and a half year heroic battle with ovarian cancer.
Grace was nicknamed "AMAZING GRACE" after conquering her first diagnosis in 2012 going into remission for 2 and a half years. During her first and second recurrences Grace...
Joyce D. Layng
Aug 19, 2017
Joyce D. Layng, 66, of Mt. Bethel, PA, passed away on August 19, 2017. Born in Jersey City, she lived most of her life in Clifton before moving to Mt. Bethel 5 years ago. Joyce was the Director of Special Services for the Clifton Board of Education for many years, retiring several years ago. Joyce was also a Psychologist with...
Margaret Wasek
Aug 18, 2017
Margaret (Nitus) Wasek, 96, of Sinking Spring, PA, passed away on August 18, 2017. Born in Passaic, she lived in Garfield most of her life before moving to Pennsylvania over 7 years ago. A parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Passaic, Margaret was a Sales Lady for Ginsberg's in Passaic for several years, retiring many years ago....
