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Eileen Catherine Hook
Jun 20, 2017
Eileen Catherine (Schott) Hook, of Passaic, passed away on June 20, 2017. Eileen was born, raised, and lived in Passaic for the past 86 years, and was a parishioner of St. Nicholas RC Church, Passaic. Eileen worked for the Telephone Company for 31 years, retiring from AT&T in 1994 as a Service Assistant in Operator Services, and was a Life...
Carol M. Furia
Jun 18, 2017
Carol M. (Carnivale) Furia, 72, of Clifton, passed away on June 18, 2017. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of Holy Family RC Church, Nutley, Carol was a Beautician for Kay Commiciotto at Elite Beauty Salon on Van Houten Ave., Clifton, for many years, retiring several years ago. Beloved wife for 51 years of...
Dorothy N. Stanchak
Jun 18, 2017
Dorothy N. (Maksimoski) Stanchak, "Dot", 87, of Clifton, passed away on June 18, 2017. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Dot worked in the City Clerk's Office for the City of Clifton for over 40 years, retiring as the Registrar of Vital Statistics. Dot was one of the longest serving City of Clifton employees in it's...
Pearl Sinchock
Jun 17, 2017
*******PLEASE NOTE: Visitation has been moved to Thursday, June 22, 2017 from 5:00 - 8:00PM at Little Sisters of the Poor, Totowa. The Funeral has also been moved to Friday, June 23, 2017 beginning at 10:30AM at Little Sisters of the Poor, Totowa.******** Pearl Sinchock, 85, of Wallington passed away on June 17, 2017. Born in Revloc, PA, Pearl lived...
Patricia Ann Gavlak
Jun 16, 2017
Patricia Ann Gavlak, 70, of Wanaque, passed away on June 16, 2017. Born in Passaic, she was raised in Wallington and lived in Wood-Ridge and Paterson before moving to Wanaque several years ago. Patricia was a Bookkeeper for Michael Halebian & Co., Carlstadt for 40 years, retiring several years ago.. Beloved sister of Lorraine Waleski and her husband Chester A....
Joan Heerschap
Jun 15, 2017
Joan (Westhoven) Heerschap, 84, of Griffin, GA, passed away on June 15, 2017. Born in Clifton, she lived in Clifton and Lewes, DE , before moving to Griffin, GA, in 2013. Joan loved to read, cook, and work in the garden, and she enjoyed the outdoors and listening to music. She greatly enjoyed traveling to France and also loved spending...
Ann Hunt
Jun 15, 2017
Ann (Stolarz) Hunt, 86, of Clifton, passed away on June 15, 2017. Ann, a homemaker, was born in Passaic and was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Beloved wife of the late Harold Hunt who passed away in 1994. Devoted mother of Jeffrey Hunt of Thousand Oak, CA, and the late Melissa Hunt, MD, who passed away in 2004. Loving grandmother...
Olga Padko
Jun 12, 2017
Olga (Smolak) Padko, 82, of Clifton, passed away on June 12, 2017. Born in Ukraine, she came to the US in October 1962, and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton in 1967. A parishioner of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Passaic, Olga was an Assembler for Hoffmann-LaRoche in Nutley for over 20 years, retiring in 1997. Beloved wife for...
Gertrude C. Hancox
Jun 11, 2017
Gertrude C. (Guarente) Hancox, of Clifton, passed away on June 11, 2017 , s urrounded by her loving family . B orn in Hoboken , she moved to Clifton in 1956. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Gertrude worked as a Customer Service Manager at Shulton for 35 y ea rs and then as a...
Sister Jean Marie
Jun 11, 2017
Funeral services for Sister Jean Marie Odachowska, (formerly Sister Mary Fulginette) , will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2017 . Sister Jean Marie will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Jean Marie died on June 11, 2017 , in Lodi, sh e...
George M. Whren, Jr.
Jun 11, 2017
George M. Whren, Jr., 83, of Passaic, passed away on June 11, 2017. Born in Passaic, he lived in Garfield before moving to Passaic 27 years ago. A parishioner of St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Passaic, George was a Machinist for Continental Can Co., Passaic for over 25 years, retiring in 1989. A US Army Veteran during Peacetime,...
Elizabeth Linker
Jun 9, 2017
Elizabeth "Bibs" (Oppelaar) Linker, 86, of Clifton, passed away on June 9, 2017. Born in Paterson, she lived in Hawthorne before moving to Clifton in 1956. A member of the Athenia Reformed Church, Clifton, Betty was a Bookkeeper for Dykman Laminating Corp., Clifton for several years, and Daughter's of Miriam, Clifton, retiring many years ago. A very proud member of...
Sister Bernice Marie
Jun 8, 2017
Funeral services for Sister Bernice Marie Haduch , formerly Sister Mary Humilia will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 12, 2017. Sister Bernice Marie will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Bernice Marie died on June 8, 2017, in Lodi , s ...
Dorothy Marino
Jun 3, 2017
Dorothy (Post) Marino, 95, of Clifton, passed away on June 3, 2017. Born and raised in Passaic, she lived most of her life in Clifton. A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Dorothy was a Bookkeeper for DeMatteo O'Brien on Clifton Ave., in Clifton for many years. Beloved wife for 45 years of the late August "Augie" who passed...
Michael Anthony Schultheis
Jun 3, 2017
Michael Anthony Schultheis, 36, of Lake Hiawatha, passed away on June 3, 2017. Born in Passaic, he lived in Clifton before moving to Lake Hiawatha in 1997. Michael was a Corrections Officer at the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility in Annandale for several years. Beloved son of John and Maria (Ferrara) Schultheis. Dear brother of John, Darren, Marlo, Antonio and Ross....
Carol A. (Miskovsky) Lymar
Jun 3, 2017
Carol A. (Miskovsky) Lymar, 60, of Scottsville, VA, passed away on June 3, 2017. Born in Passaic, Carol lived in Clifton before moving to Virginia 30 years ago. Carol was the First Mate on board "Irish Rover" for the Bremmen Family in Connecticut for many years. Beloved wife of the late William Lyman. Devoted daughter of Katherine (Lien) Miskovsky of...
Jillian Mari Baluyot
Jun 2, 2017
Jillian Mari Baluyot, 17, of Nutley, passed away on June 2, 2017. Born in Secaucus, she lived in Bloomfield before moving to Nutley 11 years ago. A member of Bible Church International, Randolph, Jillian was a Senior at Nutley High School. Beloved daughter of Jonathan and Maileen (Manalo) Baluyot of Nutley. Loving sister of Janna and Jordan of Nutley, Ghianna...
Doris Marie Hawthorne
Jun 1, 2017
Doris Marie (Chiko) Hawthorne, 87 of Passaic, passed away on June 1, 2017. Born in Passaic she was a lifelong resident. A former member of the Old First Reformed Church, Passaic, Doris was a Garment Worker for Gramercy Mills in Passaic for many years, retiring in 1991. Beloved wife of the late Charles who passed away in 1987. Devoted mother...
George Simon
Jun 1, 2017
George Simon (Sergey Anatolyevich Semyonov), 58, of Hackensack, passed away on June 1, 2017. Born in Volgograd, Russia, formerly Stalingrad, USSR, he came to the US in 1988 and became a citizen in 1994. A parishioner of Ss. Kosma and Damien Russian Orthodox Church, Passaic, George was the webmaster for the church's website and sang in the choir. A computer...
Stella Zabrodzki
May 29, 2017
Stella (Sygowska) Zabrodzki, 87, of Clifton, passed away on May 29, 2017. Born in Warsaw, Poland she came to the US in 1977 and lived in Franklin and Passaic before moving to Clifton several years ago. Beloved wife of the late Tadeusz who passed away in 2004. Devoted father of Tadeusz of Warsaw, Poland, and Anna Moroz of Wayne. Loving...
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