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Rosemarie Ann Jones
Jun 11, 2016
Rosemarie Ann (Plookhoy) Jones, 66, of East Stroudsburg, PA, passed away on June 11, 2016. Born in Passaic, she lived in Lodi, Garfield and Netcong, before moving to East Stroudsburg. Rosemarie worked for Popular Club Plan in Passaic for 20 years and later was a Traffic Coordinator for Great Lakes Paper in Clifton for 5 years. Beloved wife of the...
Eleanor M. Stankiewicz
Jun 10, 2016
Eleanor M. (Cimohowski) Stankiewicz, 96, of Clifton, passed away on June 10, 2016. Born in Shenandoah, PA, she moved to Elizabeth in 1957 and lived there before moving to Clifton in 2009. A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Eleanor was a seamstress for many years. A former parishioner of St. Adalbert's RC Church, Elizabeth, Eleanor was a Devotee...
Zofia Kasica
Jun 9, 2016
Zofia Kasica, 85, of Clifton, passed away on June 9, 2016. Born in Wola Rusinowska, Poland, she came to the US in 1966 and lived in Passaic and Wallington before moving to Clifton. Zofia worked for J.L. Prescott & Co., in Passaic for 12 years. Beloved mother of Krystyna Rebisz of Clifton. Loving grandmother of Renee Bradford and her husband...
Harriet Sepanak
Jun 6, 2016
Harriet (Rutkowski) Sepanak, 90, of Clifton, passed away on June 6, 2016. Born in Bayonne, she was a resident of Clifton for over 65 years. An active parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Harriet was a member of the 39'ers, the Lazzarus Committee, and was an avid card player. Harriet was the Senior Library Assistant in the...
Matthew Wojciak
Jun 5, 2016
Matthew Wojciak, 70, of Clifton, passed away on June 5, 2016. Born in France, he came to the US in 1950 and lived in Passaic and Nutley before moving to Clifton. A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Matthew was a French Teacher for many years at Seton Hall University, South Orange, and later a Bartender at The Manor...
Edward John Macdonald
Jun 5, 2016
Edward John MacDonald, 62, a lifetime resident of Passaic, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital, Paterson, on June 5, 2016, after a long illness. The son of Walter and Loretta (Hudson) MacDonald, Eddie graduated from Passaic High School in 1972 and forfeited his acceptance at Trenton State College to pursue his love of industrial arts. A perfectionist, Eddie worked in...
Emma Vella
May 27, 2016
Emma (Di Iorio) Vella, 93, of Westbury, LI, passed away on May 28, 2016. Born in Italy, she came to the US in 1928 and lived in Paterson and Westchester before moving to Long Island. A former parishioner of St. Brendan's RC Church, Clifton, Emma was a seamstress for Brooks Brothers, Paterson for many years, retiring in 1985, and was...
Joseph Grenci
May 24, 2016
Joseph Grenci, Sr., 89, of Clifton, passed away on May 24, 2016. Born in Clifton, he was a lifelong resident. A US Navy Veteran during WW II, Joe was the owner of L & S Tool on Bloomfield Ave. in Clifton for many years, retiring in 1995, and was a member of the Athenia Veterans Post, Clifton. Beloved husband for...
Joseph Walter Del Gaudio
May 22, 2016
Joseph W. Del Gaudio, 84, of Clifton passed away on May 22, 2016. Born in Paterson, Joseph was raised in Paterson and Hawthorne before moving to Clifton many years ago. An Army veteran of the Korean War, Joseph was a Vice President of Management Information Systems at J. Crew in New York City for 42 years, retiring in 1999. Beloved...
Chris Mattheou
May 21, 2016
Chris Mattheou, MD, 88, of Passaic passed away on May 21, 2016. Born in Vytina, Greece, Chris came to the US in 1957 and first settled in New York City and lived in Jersey City, Dover and Long Island before moving to Passaic 45 years ago. A parishioner of St. George GO Church, Clifton, Dr. Mattheou was...
Blanca Rivera
May 17, 2016
Blanca Rivera, 71, of Passaic, passed away on May 17, 2016. Born in Ecuador, she came to the US in 1968 and lived in West New York before moving to Passaic several years ago. A parishioner of St. Nicholas RC Church, Passaic, Blanca was a School Bus Driver for First Student, Inc., in Englewood for 10 years, retiring in 2003....
Susan T. Perna
May 15, 2016
Susan T. (Swarctz) Perna, 66, of Toms River, passed away on May 15, 2016. Born in Passaic, Susan lived most of her life in Clifton before moving to Toms River and was a Realtor with Caldwell Banker in Clifton for many years. Beloved sister of Stephen Dornich and his wife Suzanne of Pompton Lakes, Francine Monaco and her husband Johnny...
Vincenzo Esposito
May 14, 2016
Vincenzo Esposito 85, of Passaic, passed away on May 14, 2016. Born in Salerno, Italy, he lived in Argentina for 26 years, coming to the US in 1978, settling in Passaic. A parishioner of St. Nicholas RC Church, Passaic, Vincenzo was a painter in Italy and later owned Alcaraz Auto Body in Argentina for many years, retiring several years ago....
Marion Avallone
May 14, 2016
Marion (Vander Wande) Avallone, 90, of Passaic Park, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on May 14, 2016. Born and raised in E. Rutherford, she was a resident of Passaic Park for many years. A member of the Christ United Methodist Church, E. Rutherford, Marion was a lifelong employee of Hoffmann-LaRoche in Nutley, retiring in 1986. A member of the...
Sadie Mondelli
May 11, 2016
Sadie (Jakubiak) Mondelli, 96, of Clifton, passed away on May 11, 2016, with family by her side. Born in Jersey City, she lived in Paterson before moving to Clifton in 2003. A parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic, Sadie was an Account Receivable Clerk for Hillcrest Dye Works Co., Paterson for 10 years, retiring in 1975. Devoted wife of...
Rosemarie Samtak
May 7, 2016
RoseMarie (Crisalle) Samtak , 80, of Clifton passed away on May 7, 2016. Born in Amsterdam, NY, she lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton many years ago. A homemaker, RoseMarie was a very active member of Ss. Peter & Paul PNCC, Passaic, and was the President of their Leisure Club. She was also very involved in many local clubs...
Virginia Hilla
May 2, 2016
Virginia (Rhoads) Hilla, 79, of Clifton, passed away on May 2, 2016. Born in Rutherford, Virginia a homemaker, lived most of her life in Clifton and was a parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Hilla who passed away in 2011. Devoted mother of Jeffrey Hilla and his wife Kathleen of Bradley Beach, Dr. James...
Peter Zawada
Apr 29, 2016
Peter Zawada, 87, of Clifton, passed away on April 29, 2016. Born in Clifton, he was a lifelong resident. A parishioner of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Passaic, Peter was an Electrician for Ford Motor Co. in Mahwah and Metuchen for 28 years, and later the US Postal Service in Jersey City for 15 years, retiring in 1999. An Army...
Juan Ramon Fernandez
Apr 27, 2016
Juan Ramon Fernandez, 82, of Passaic, passed away on April 27, 2016. Born in Esperanza Villa Clara, Cuba, he came to the US in 1956 and lived in New York before moving to Passaic. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic, Juan was a Machine Operator for the Greater NY Box Co., Clifton, for 35 years,...
Wojciech Malinowski
Apr 25, 2016
Wojciech Malinowski, 34, of Clifton, passed away on April 25, 2016. Born in Okrasin, Poland, he came to the US in 2006 and lived in New York before moving to Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Wojciech was a construction worker for Royal State Construction, LLC, Linden. Beloved husband of Beata (Wojtanowicz). Devoted father of Olivia...
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