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Gail Byrne
Aug 16, 2017
Gail Byrne (Sabolewski), 75, of Wallington, passed away on August 16, 2017. Born in Passaic, she was raised in Clifton before moving to Wallington 50 years ago. A parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church, Wallington, Gail was a Customer Service Representative for Castrol in Wayne for many years, retiring in 2004. Beloved mother of Jamie Provino of...
Richard C. Della Pesca
Aug 15, 2017
Richard C. Della Pesca, 66, of Clifton, passed away on August 15, 2017. Born in Paterson he lived most of his life in Clifton. An Air Force Veteran during the Vietnam War, Richard was a Shipping Clerk for E.I.DuPont in Clifton for many years. Devoted husband for 47 years of JoAnn (Hooey). Beloved father of Richard of Keyport, David...
Kim Joyce Balestrine
Aug 14, 2017
Kim Joyce Balestrine (Morris) 60, of Clifton, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017, surrounded by her children and loved ones. Raised in Montvale, she lived in Clifton most of her life. Kim was a longtime bartender around Clifton, most recently at the Athenia Veterans Post. Beloved mother of Joyce Balestrine of Santa Rosa Beach, FL, and Joseph Balestrine of...
Thomas Peter James Gavin, Sr.
Aug 13, 2017
Thomas Peter James Gavin, Sr. " Tom ", 89, passed away on August 13, 2017 of natural causes after a good long life. Born in Clifton, NJ, he lived in Washington Township, NJ for many years before moving to and living in Dudley, MA for the last few years. A graduate of St. John's Cathedral School, Class of 46,...
Sister Mary Carmeline
Aug 13, 2017
Funeral services for Sister Mary Carmeline Kowalski will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, at 11 AM on Thursday, August 17, 2017. Sister Mary Carmeline died on August 13, 2017, in Lodi, s he was 96 years old and had been a Felician Sister for 69 years.
A...Oscar L. Moncion
Aug 10, 2017
Oscar L. Moncion, 45 of Paterson, passed away on August 10, 2017. Born in Bronx, NY, he lived there before moving to Paterson many years ago. Oscar was a self employed Chef. Husband of Amber (Biagini). Beloved father of Miguel, Camielle, Ashley and Sofia. Loving son of Claudio and Luisa R. (Vargas) Moncion. Dear brother of Francisco and his wife...
Luis Collao
Aug 8, 2017
Luis Collao, 65, of Paterson, passed away on August 8, 2017. Born in Lima, Peru, he came to the US in 2001 and settled in Paterson. Beloved father of Jorge and his wife Maribel of Clifton. Loving grandfather of Renzo, Yessaret, Sandro and Alexa. Memorial Gathering Saturday, August 12, 6-9 PM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave.,...
Arthur Braniff
Aug 8, 2017
Arthur Braniff, 77, of Clifton, passed away on August 8, 2017. Born in New York City, he lived in Bogota and Santa Barbara, CA, before moving to Clifton 5 years ago. A US Army Veteran during Peacetime, Arthur was a CPA for many years, and worked for The Nursery School of Christ Church, Glen Ridge, before retiring in 2014. Beloved...
Rosario B. Icaza
Aug 7, 2017
Rosario B. Icaza (Blanco), 96, of Rutherford, passed away on August 7, 2017. Born in the Philippines, she came to the US in 1973 and lived in Jersey City before moving to Rutherford in 1994. Rosario, a homemaker, was a member of Bible Church International, Randolph. Devoted wife of the late Tomas L. Icaza who passed away in 1999. Beloved...
Sister Mary Lucretia
Aug 5, 2017
Sister Mary Lucretia Mrozinska , Funeral services for will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, 11 AM on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Sister Mary Lucretia died on August 5, 2017, in Lodi , s he was 90 years old and had been a Felician Sister for 72 years. A Wake Service...
Anastasia M. Horohonich
Aug 3, 2017
Anastasia (Zdanowicz) Horohonich, 79, of Manchester passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 3, 2017, at Villa Marie Claire Hospice, Saddle River. Born in Jersey City, she lived in Saddle Brook before moving to Manchester 16 years ago.
Anastasia worked in the banking industry for over 30 years before retiring in 2001. Anastasia was a member of Christ...
Genowefa Drelich
Aug 1, 2017
Genowefa (Dys) Drelich, 89, of Lodi passed away on August 1, 2017. Born in Cycow, Poland, she came to the US in 1965 and lived in Garfield, before moving to Lodi in 1998.
A parishioner of St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church, Garfield, Genowefa was a member of the Rosary Society. She was also very active at...
Irene T. Koribanics
Jul 31, 2017
Irene T. Koribanics (Telep), 89, of Clifton, passed away on July 31, 2017. Born in Jermyn, PA, she lived in Clifton all of her life. A parishioner of Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church, Clifton, Irene was a member of the Sisterhood of St. Barbra. A Customer Service Representative for PNC Bank in Clifton for 20 years, retiring many...
Stella Skawinski
Jul 31, 2017
Stella (Mamcarz) Skawinski, 101, of Paterson, died after a long illness on July 31, 2017, at Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains. Born February 13, 1916, in Utica, NY, she is predeceased by her parents of Poland, her late husband, Lawrence, of Paterson, and daughter, Dorothy, of Grover Beach, CA.
Stella left Utica...
Malgorzata Pawlik
Jul 30, 2017
Malgorzata (Wojtas) Pawlik, 52, of Clifton, passed away on July 30, 2017. Born in Nowy Targ, Poland, she came to the US in 2004 and settled in Clifton. A seamstress for Central Furs in Garfield for several years, Malgorzata was a Polish School Teacher at Holy Rosary in Passaic. Beloved wife of Wieslaw. Devoted mother of Daniel of Dumont, Ewelina...
Basilisa B. Ana
Jul 24, 2017
Basilisa B. (Bibat) Ana, 84, of Clifton passed away on July 24,2017. Born in San Nicolas, Philippines, she came to the US in 1993 and lived in Paterson, before moving to Clifton many years ago. Beloved wife of the late Efren Ana Sr.. Devoted mother of Mercedes Ana of Whippany, Rizalita Seril of Clifton, Quezonia Sta. Isabel of the Philippines,...
Marianne Viscardi
Jul 21, 2017
Marianne (Skiba) Viscardi, 59, of Saddle Brook, passed away on July 21, 2017. Born in Jersey City, she was raised in Clifton and lived there for many years before moving to Saddle Brook. A 4th grade teacher for the Clifton Board of Education at School #14, for 32 years, Marianne was a member of the Clifton Teacher's Association, the Sunshine...
Marcella Cilwik
Jul 19, 2017
Marcella Cilwik, 85, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, passed away on July 19, 2017 at High Pointe House in Haverhill, Massachusetts, after a period of declining health.
Marcella Josephine Murawski was born on January 31, 1932 to Boleslaw (Benjamin) and Mary (Kudasik) Murawski in Pittston, Pennsylvania.
Marcella was the youngest of five brothers and four sisters. John...
Elizabeth Johanna Latonero
Jul 17, 2017
Elizabeth Johanna (White) Latonero, 35, of Montclair, passed on July 17, 2017. Born in Lynnwood, WA, she lived in Great Falls, MT, Wyoming, Colorado and Brooklyn, before moving to Montclair.
A homemaker and consultant, Elizabeth was a Co-founder of Wide Eyed Productions, a theater company in New York City, NY, and was very active with many non-profits....
Roberto Rios, Sr.
Jul 16, 2017
Roberto Rios, Sr., 85, of Clifton, passed away on July 16, 2017. Born in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, he lived in Brooklyn for many years, returning to Luquillo for 11 years, before moving to Clifton. Roberto worked for Maxwell House Coffee in Hoboken, and the Brooklyn Board of Education as a Senior Cafeteria Worker for many years. Beloved husband for 63...
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