Stephany A. Marks
Mar 23, 2016
Stephany A. Marks, 68, of Garfield, passed away on March 23, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, she lived in Paterson and Clifton before moving to Garfield. An Office Manager for Essential Procurement in Rochelle Park for the past 6 years, Stephany enjoyed reading, crocheting and doing puzzles. Beloved mother of Amanda Marks of Garfield. Dear sister of Robert Marks of Staten...
Paulina Mikolajczyk
Mar 20, 2016
Paulina (Polacek) Mikolajczyk, 91, of Butler, passed away on March 20, 2016. Born in Passaic, she lived in Clifton for over 50 years, moving to Butler in 2006. Paulina, a homemaker, enjoyed sewing, quilting, knitting and gardening. Paulina loved to travel and spending summers with her family. Beloved wife of the late Stanley B. who passed away in 2013. Devoted...
Helen Plishka
Mar 16, 2016
Helen (Backes) Plishka, 94, of Clifton, passed away on March 16, 2016. Born in Friedrichsthal, Germany, she came to the US in 1929 with her parents and two sisters, settling in Franklin before moving to Clifton many years ago. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Helen raised a large family and enjoyed spending time with her...
Donald Fraser
Mar 16, 2016
Donald Fraser, 86, of Clifton, passed away on March 16, 2016. Born in Clifton, he was a lifelong resident. A former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Donald was a tree cutter for the DPW for the City of Clifton, where he worked for 45 years, retiring several years ago. A US Airforce Veteran during the Korean War,...
Irene Bushell
Mar 15, 2016
Irene (Epperly) Bushell, 90, of Clifton, passed away on March 15, 2016. Born in Floyd, VA, she lived in Irvington, Newark and Passaic Park before moving to Clifton. A member of the Hawthorne Gospel Church, Irene was a Colorizing Artist and Dark Room Technician for Lorstan Studios in Newark for many years, retiring several years ago. Beloved wife of the...
Mary Y. Bubrowski
Mar 15, 2016
Mary Y. (Jackacki) Bubrowski, 92, of Clifton, passed away on March 15, 2016. Born in Ebervale, Pa, she lived in Bloomfield before moving to Clifton many years ago. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Mary was an Account Manager for Inmont Corp. in Clifton where she worked for 20 years retiring in 1985, and was a...
Mary Grasso
Mar 14, 2016
Mary (Sedor) Grasso, 79, of Clifton, passed away on March 14, 2016. Born in Wallington, she lived most of her life in Clifton. A parishioner of Holy Apostles Eastern Orthodox Church, Saddle Brook, Mary was a Buyer for A & P in Montvale for 30 years, retiring in 2002. Beloved mother of Michael Grasso and his partner Sjaak of Amsterdam,...
Nellie B. Oliveira
Mar 10, 2016
Nellie B. (Baron) Oliveira, 85, of Clifton, passed away on March 10, 2016. Born in Wallington, she lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton many years ago. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Nellie was a Secretary for Okonite in Passaic for many years, retiring several years ago. Beloved wife of the late John W., Jr.,...
Josephine Zamito
Mar 9, 2016
Josephine (Dia) Zamito, 92, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Born in New York, she lived there for 61 years before moving to Clifton. Before retirement she was employed as a Secretary. A former member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in Clifton, Josephine served as Eucharistic Minister, President of the Leisure Club and was a member of the Rosary Society....
Theodore "Ted" Krzastek
Mar 8, 2016
Theodore "Ted" Krzastek, Sr., 83, of Passaic, died peacefully in Hackensack University Medical Center on March 8, 2016. Ted was born on August 19, 1932 in Passaic, to Adam and Sophie (Sudol) Krzastek. A 1949 graduate of Clifton HS , Ted enlisted in the US Navy during the Korean War and served 4 years, mostly...
Edward L. Marhoffer
Mar 8, 2016
Edward L. Marhoffer, 90, of Clifton, passed away on March 8, 2016. Born in Passaic, he lived most of his life in Clifton. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Edward was a US Navy Veteran of WW II. Edward worked for the Clifton Board of Education for 9 years as the Head Custodian at School #13 on Van...
Edgar Lewis Barbee
Mar 1, 2016
Edgar Lewis Barbee, 81, of Garfield, passed away on March 1, 2016. Born in Raleigh, NC, he lived in Passaic before moving to Garfield several years ago. A parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul's Polish National Catholic Church, Passaic, Edgar was a School Bus Driver for John Leckie, Inc., in Hackensack for 12 years, retiring in 2001. A Veteran of...
Lucy Ann Pavan
Feb 29, 2016
Lucy Ann (DeVita) Pavan, 49, of Clifton, passed away on February 29, 2016. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Lucy was active with the Clifton Southern Division Little League, was past PTO co-president at Christopher Columbus Middle School and past PTO president at Clifton School # 8, and...
Mary Costa
Feb 29, 2016
Mary (Sousa) Costa, 93, formerly of Clifton, passed away on February 29, 2016 at the Regional Hospice, Danbury, CT. Mary was born in Lowell, MA, on June 3, 1922 to Conceicao and Manuel Sousa. She was brought up on Madeira Island, Portugal and lived in Clifton for most of her adult life, before moving to Southbury, CT, in 1988. During...
Jean Marie Fischer
Feb 28, 2016
Jean Marie (McDonald) Fischer, 84, of Toms River, passed away on February 28, 2016. Born in Buffalo, NY, she lived in Passaic and Clifton for 33 years, before moving to Toms River in 1994. A member of the Irish Club, Toms River, Jean Marie was a Beautician for 20 years and had also worked as an Electronics Inspector for Kodak...
Gizela Drazek
Feb 27, 2016
Gizela (Szwarc) Drazek, 81, of Clifton, passed away on February 27, 2016. Born in Lapsze Wyzne, Poland, she came to the US in 1990 and lived in Garfield before moving to Clifton. Gizela, a homemaker, was a parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic. Beloved mother of Andrzej Drazek of Clifton. Devoted grandmother of Barbara Drazek, Anita Malec and Andrzej...
Maira V. Romero
Feb 25, 2016
Maira V. Romero, 64, of Jersey City, passed away on February 25, 2016. Maira, a Seamstress, was born in Valverde Mao, Dominican Republic and came to the US in 1977, settling in Jersey City. Beloved mother of Franklin Torres and his wife Sara Santiago of Secaucus, and Edwin Romero and his wife Maria Romero of Clifton. Loving grandmother of Joshua,...
Patricia L. Malec
Feb 25, 2016
Patricia L. (Tetla) Malec, 93, of Whiting, passed away on February 25, 2016. Born in Passaic, she lived in Clifton and Elmwood Park most of her life before moving to Whiting 5 years ago. A former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Patricia, a homemaker, was a member of AARP. Beloved wife of the late Walter C. Malec,...
Martha Anna Jazwinski
Feb 23, 2016
Martha Anna (Schnitzer) Jazwinski, 71, of Clifton passed away on February 23, 2016. Born in North Haledon, she lived in Paterson before moving to Clifton 40 years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Martha was a Clerk for TRW in Bloomfield for many years, retiring several years ago. A member of the American Legion Post #...
Betty Porcello
Feb 23, 2016
Betty (Sickler) Porcello, 86, of Clifton, passed away on February 23, 2016. Born in Clifton, she was a lifelong resident. Before retiring in 1994, Betty worked for SmithKline Beecham in Clifton for 15 years. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Porcello who passed away in 2009. Devoted mother of the late Jay W. Tintle, Jr., who passed away in 2015,...
