Valerie Kaminski
Dec 28, 2016
Valerie (Lucusk) Kaminski, 89, of Clifton, passed away on December 28, 2016. Born in Glen Lyon, PA, she lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton 70 years ago. A parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Valerie worked for Westinghouse in W. Orange for several years, retiring many years ago. Beloved wife of the late Chester A. Kaminski,...
Gerard C. Siljee
Dec 27, 2016
Gerard C. Siljee, 70, of Wayne, passed away on December 27, 2016. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton before moving to Wayne 3 years ago. A member of the Liquid Church, Nutley, Gerard was a Carpenter for Siljee Development Co. in Wayne for over 20 years. Gerard enjoyed playing as Clifton Billiards for many years. Beloved...
Anna Galus
Dec 26, 2016
Anna (Niemiec) Galus, 88, of Clifton, passed away on December 26, 2016. Born in Poland, she came to the US in 1980 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic, Anna was a Seamstress for Gramercy Mills in Passaic for 15 years, retiring in 1998. Beloved wife of the late Walenty who passed away in 2004....
Carmela Malone
Dec 26, 2016
Carmela Malone, 99, of Paterson, passed away at home peacefully on Dec. 26, 2016. Born on June 10, 1917 in Paterson, Carmela was a lifelong resident. Beloved wife of the late Richard. Devoted mother of Robert Malone and his wife Janet of Jacksonville, FL, and the late Maria. Loving daughter of the late Luigi and Stella Monachese. Dear sister of...
Margaret Mazur
Dec 26, 2016
Margaret (Kalinich) Mazur, of Hamburg, PA, passed away on December 26, 2016. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton before moving to Hamburg, PA, 4 years ago. A parishioner of Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church, Clifton, Margaret and her late husband owned and operated the Enterprise Bakery on Van Houten Ave., in the Athenia Section...
Joseph A. Wegrzyniak, Jr.
Dec 24, 2016
Joseph Anthony Wegrzyniak, Jr., 85, of Clifton, passed away on December 24, 2016. Born in Garfield, he lived in Midland Park and has been a resident of Clifton most of his life. On October 6, 1951, he married the love of his life, Marian Grabkowski Wegrzyniak. Joe is preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, his parents Joseph...
Sister Mary Adalbert
Dec 22, 2016
Funeral services for Sister Mary Adalbert Wierciszewska will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 30, 2016. Sister Mary Adalbert will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Mary Adalbert died on December 22, 2016, in Lodi . She was 94 years...
Enza Portelli
Dec 20, 2016
Enza (DiGiovanni) Portelli, 66, of Clifton, passed away on December 20, 2016. Born in Latina Scalo, Italy, she came to the US in 1952 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic, Enza worked for Ward's Pharmacy in Bloomingdale for 30 years, and later was a receptionist for Kerry...
Ann Trentacoste
Dec 19, 2016
Ann (Drelich) Trentacoste, 97, of Clifton, passed away on December 19, 2016. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Ann was a member of the Golden Circle and the Athenia Veterans Post, Ladies Auxiliary. Before retiring in 1975, Ann was an Order Verification Administrator for Holt, Rinehart &...
Frank E. Gatto
Dec 18, 2016
Frank E. Gatto, 88, a lifelong resident of Clifton passed away on December 18, 2016. A US Air Force Veteran from 1951-1955 who served his country in the Korean War, Frank returned home to work for the US Postal Service. He began as a part-time clerk and, over his 32 year career, rose through the ranks to retire as a...
Judith A. Mekita
Dec 17, 2016
Judith A. (Anema) Mekita, 75, of Clifton passed away on December 17, 2016. Born in Passaic, she lived in Clifton and Passaic all of her life. Judith was an avid fisherwoman and enjoyed cross-stitching and needlepoint work. Beloved wife for 57 years of Stephen. Devoted mother of Stephen, Jr., and his wife Lesia of Greensboro, NC, and Robert and his...
Richard Nicholas Murray
Dec 16, 2016
Richard N. Murray , 89, a lifelong resident of Clifton passed away peacefully on December 16, 2016. Richard was a Stationary Engineer at St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic, for over 30 years before retiring in 1993. A lifelong parishioner of St. Paul RC Church, Clifton, Richard served as a Combat Merchant Marine in WWII and answered his country's call again in...
Maria Katarzyna Palider
Dec 12, 2016
Maria Katarzyna Palider, 68, of Wallington, passed away on December 12, 2016. Born in Zakopane, Poland, she came to the US in 2006 and lived in Garfield and Wallington. Maria was a parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church, Wallington. Beloved mother of Monika Palider-Tylka and her husband Wojciech of Poland, and Helena Pisarczyk and her husband Andrzej...
Gerald "Gerry" M. Wyhopen, Sr. "Gy"
Dec 11, 2016
Gerald "Gerry" M . Wyhopen, Sr., "GY" 62, of Aberdeen , formerly of Succasunna and Clifton, passed away peacefully at home after a battle with cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer).
Gerry was raised in Clifton where he attended SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic School and then Clifton High School, graduating in 1972. He was a member of...
Dominik Krzysik
Dec 10, 2016
Dominik Krzysik, 82, of Clifton, passed away on December 10, 2016. Born in Lapsze Wyzne, Poland, Dominik was a member of the Polish Army and came to the US in 1967, settling in Clifton. An active parishioner of Ss. Cyril and Methodius RC Church, Clifton, for over 40 years, Dominik served as an Usher, helped with the weekly collection and...
Gloria J. Kolodziej
Dec 9, 2016
Gloria J. (Malitsch) Kolodziej, 77, former Mayor and Councilwoman of Clifton, passed away on December 9, 2016. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Gloria was the owner of Conveyors by North American in Clifton since 1979. Gloria was the Mayor of Clifton from 1982 to 1990, and remained...
Jerome "Jerry" Eng Wing Yuet Pong
Dec 6, 2016
Jerome "Jerry" Eng Wing Yuet Pong, 78, of Passaic passed away on December 6, 2016. Born in Passaic, Jerome was a lifelong resident. He was a Machinist for Acme Tool & Machine Co., Kearny, for 27 years.
Devoted husband of Dolores (Ratzer). Beloved father of Susan Wilkerson and her husband John of Dover, DE, Lori Ann Pong...
Mary Velehradsky
Dec 5, 2016
Mary (Belinski) Velehradsky, 92, of Clifton, passed away on December 5, 2016. Born in Passaic she lived in East Paterson before moving to Clifton in 1960. Mary worked for Permanent Label Co. in Clifton before retiring in 1984. Beloved mother of Joyce Velehradsky of Clifton, and Charles Velehradsky and his wife Iris Barnhart of Clifton. Dear grandmother of Leca and...
Eric Alexander Lynch
Dec 4, 2016
Eric Lynch, a gifted computer programmer, IT system designer and web master has died at his computer of unknown causes on December 5th according to reports at the age of 31.
He was initially home trained and introduced to program languages at the early age of 10...
Josephine B. Deluca
Dec 4, 2016
Josephine B. (Stolarz) DeLuca, 97, of Clifton, passed away on December 4, 2016. Born in Passaic, she lived there before moving to Clifton over 65 years ago. An active parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Josephine was a member of the St. Andrew 39'ers, the Rosary and Altar Society, and the Lazarus Committee. Josephine worked for Western...
