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Felix D. Herencia
Oct 27, 2015
Felix D. Herencia, 81, of Passaic, passed away on October 27, 2015. Born in Lima, Peru, he came to the US in 1969 and settled in Passaic. Felix was a Forklift Operator for Sound View Paper in Elmwood Park for the past 28 years. Beloved husband for 47 years of Francisca (Martinez). Devoted father of Felix and his wife Jacqueline...
Rita Magana
Oct 25, 2015
Rita (Nicklus) Magana, 73, of Garfield passed away on October 25, 2015. Rita, a homemaker, was born in Passaic and was a lifelong resident of Garfield. Beloved wife for 30 years of Francisco. Devoted mother of Shirley Nicklus of Garfield, Charles Perez of Clifton, Lisa Garzon of Atlantic City, Michelle Perez of Garfield, Michael Perez of Montclair, Rafael Henriquez of...
Mary Harris
Oct 25, 2015
Mary (Gammons) Harris, 90, of Clifton passed away on October 25, 2015. Born in Harlaxton, England, Mary came to the US in 1946 and lived in New York City and various towns in New Jersey before moving to Clifton in 2009. Devoted wife of the late Sidney Harris. Beloved mother of Janet Yamashita of Clifton and her late husband Kazuo,...
Marcine Trella, D.C.
Oct 23, 2015
Dr. Marcine Trella, D.C., 59, of Clifton, crossed over on October 23, 2015, surrounded by loving friends, family and patients. Born in Passaic, Marcine was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A graduate of New York Chiropractic College she had a private practice in Clifton for the past 25 years. Her mix of gentle techniques, faith in natural healing and her...
Hortensia Gamboa
Oct 23, 2015
Hortensia Gamboa, 70, of Clifton, passed away on October 23, 2015. Born in Costa Rica, she came to the US in 1965 and lived in Maryland and Paterson before moving to Clifton. Hortensia was a Dietitian for Barnert Memorial Hospital in Paterson for 20 years, retiring in 1997. Beloved mother of Maria Aquije of Clifton and the late John Perez...
Chester Jakubik
Oct 21, 2015
Chester Jakubik, 96, of Osprey, FL, passed away on October 21 2015. Born in Poland on October 5, 1919, he came to the US in the 1950's and lived in New Jersey for many years before moving to Florida. Chester joined the Military Police School and later served in the Polish Army under British Command during WW II. A man...
John A. Jakubcak
Oct 21, 2015
John A. Jakubcak, 91, of Clifton, passed away on October 21, 2015. Born in Clifton, he was a lifelong resident. A parishioner of Ss. Cyril & Methodius RC Church, Clifton, John was a member of the Holy Name Society. An Army Veteran of WW II, John worked for the Clifton DPW for 28 years, retiring in 1986, and was a...
Lottie K. Puzio
Oct 17, 2015
Lottie K. Puzio, 97, of Clifton, passed away on October 17, 2015. Born in Passaic, she lived in Wallington and Clifton all of her life. Lottie was a Seamstress for many years, retiring several years ago. Beloved sister of Edward of Clifton. Loving aunt of Irene Mosca and her husband Kevin of Clifton. Dolores Puzio of Clifton, and Edward M....
Rose Loganchuk
Oct 17, 2015
Rose (Carlucci) Loganchuk, 83, of Clifton, passed away on October 17, 2015. Born and raised in Passaic, she lived there before moving to Clifton in 1971. A parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua RC Church, Passaic, Rose worked for Shulton in Clifton for 15 years, retiring in 1990. Beloved wife for 55 years of the late Fred who passed away...
Stanislawa Sudol
Oct 17, 2015
Stanislawa (Kolano) Sudol, 92, of Clifton, passed away on October 17, 2015. Born in Ruzeszow, Poland, she came to the US in 1962 and lived in Passaic, and Ormond Beach, Fl, before moving to Clifton several years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Stanislawa was also a former parishioner of St. Brendan's RC Church, Ormond Beach,...
Irene Melendez
Oct 16, 2015
Irene (Abad) Melendez, 91, of Paterson, passed away on October 16, 2015. Born in Peru, she came to the US in 1980 and settled in Paterson. A parishioner of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson, Irene was a self employed Baker and taught Home Economics for many years. Irene represented the Zurita Academy baking a cake in the...
Hiraben Patel
Oct 16, 2015
Funeral Service 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Saturday, October 17, 2015 Shook Funeral Home 639 Van Houten Ave. Clifton, NJ 07013 Cremation 12:15 PM, Saturday, October 17, 2015 East Ridgelawn Cemetery 255 Main Ave. Clifton, NJ 07014 In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Sankara Eye Foundation, https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/1434823, in Hiraben's memory would be greatly appreciated.
Lillian Turano
Oct 16, 2015
Lillian (Saltalamachia) Turano, 93, of Clifton, passed away on October 16, 2015. Born and raised in Passaic, she lived there before moving to Clifton 13 years ago. A parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua RC Church, Passaic, Lillian was also a member of the Friendship Club. Lillian was a Machine Operator for 20 years for Coronet Fashions in Passaic, which...
Angelo Borrero
Oct 15, 2015
Angelo Borrero, 41, of Passaic, passed away on October 15, 2015. Born and raised in the Bronx, he was a resident of Passaic for the past 11 years. Angelo worked for Olmstead Properties, Inc., in New York City as a Property Superintendent for the past 16 years, and was a member of the Service Employees International Union, Local 32B-32J. A...
Zofia Jurkowski
Oct 13, 2015
Zofia (Kalata) Jurkowski, 79, of Wayne, passed away on October 13, 2015. Born in Krempachy, Poland, she came to the US in 1963 and lived in Clifton before moving to Wayne in 1975. A parishioner of Ss. Cyril & Methodius RC Church, Clifton, Zofia was a member of the Slovak Rosary Society, Domovina, and the Slovak Catholic Sokol. Zofia was...
Chioma Ogu
Oct 12, 2015
Chioma Ogu, 41, of Clifton, passed away on October 12, 2015. Born in Aba, Nigeria, she came to the US in 1996 and lived in Orlando, FL, briefly, before moving to Clifton. A parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Chioma was a Government Pricing Manager for IPSEN in Basking Ridge for the past 4 1/2 years. Beloved...
Joseph Batraki
Oct 12, 2015
Joseph Batraki, 76, of Clifton, passed away on October 12, 2015. Born in Demascus, Syria, he came to the US in 1996 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of Sacred Heart Armenian Catholic Church, Little Falls, Joseph was a Jeweler for Gabriel Jewelers in Montvale for many years, retiring several years ago. Beloved husband for 50 years of Nour...
Patrick A. Farley
Oct 12, 2015
Patrick A. Farley, 50 of Los Angeles, CA, passed away on October 12, 2015. Born in Paterson, he lived in Clifton most of his life before moving to Los Angeles in 2004. A graduate of Paul VI High School, Clifton, Patrick attended Rutgers University, Newark. A former parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Patrick was a Construction Management Consultant...
Gloria Allan
Oct 12, 2015
Gloria (Kaplysz) Allan, 73, of Toms River, passed away on October 12, 2015. Born in Passaic, she lived most of the life in Clifton before moving to Toms River 2 years ago. Gloria was a Supervisor in the Security Department of Passaic General Hospital, later St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic, for many years. Devoted wife of the late Roger who...
Eugene J. Mauro
Oct 11, 2015
Eugene J. Mauro, 93, of Nutley, passed away on October 11, 2015. Born in Newark, he lived in Nutley most of his life where he served on the Board of Adjustments for 4 years. An Army Veteran of WW II, Eugene participated in the landing at Normandy, was at the Battle of the Bulge, helped liberate concentration camps throughout Nazi...
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