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Sister Mary Roberta
Jul 4, 2015
Sister Mary Roberta, Funeral services for Sister Mary Roberta Zelek will be held at the Felician Sisters' Immaculate Conception Convent Chapel, Lodi, at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Sister Mary Roberta will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Mary Roberta died on July 4, 2015, in Lodi, she was 86 years old and...
Stanley Kobylarz
Jul 3, 2015
Stanley A. Kobylarz, 86, of Clifton passed away on July 3, 2015. Born in Garfield, the son of Eva and Adam Kobylarz, he resided there before moving to Clifton 53 years ago. He served in the US Army with the occupational forces in Japan after WWII and received an Honorable Discharge. Stanley went on to graduate from Lehigh University and...
Jay W. Tintle, Jr.
Jul 1, 2015
Jay W. Tintle, Jr., 64, of Clifton, passed away on July 1, 2015. Born in Newark, he lived in Florida and has been a resident of Clifton most of his life. Jay was a maintenance worker for the Howard Johnson Inn on Rt. 3 in Clifton for many years. Beloved son of Betty (Sickler) Porcello of Clifton, and the late...
Gary Hatala
Jul 1, 2015
Gary Hatala, 59, of Wayne, passed away on July 1, 2015. Born in Passaic he lived most of his life in Clifton before moving to Wayne. A self employed IT Specialist for many years, Gary loved to travel, work on sports cars, was an avid sportsman, and enjoyed waterskiing and snow skiing. Beloved husband of Cheryl Silver-Hatala. Devoted son of...
Joan Vanrye
Jun 28, 2015
Joan (DiSalvo) VanRye, 82, of Elmwood Park, passed away on June 28, 2015. Born in Passaic, she lived in Garfield before moving to Elmwood Park 55 years ago. A parishioner of Our Lady of Sorrows RC Church, Garfield, Joan was a Clerk for Bergen County in Hackensack for 20 years, retiring in 1995. An avid reader, Joan enjoyed cooking and...
Robert A. Ferrante
Jun 26, 2015
Robert A. Ferrante, 78, of Clifton, passed away on June 26, 2015. Born in Paterson, he lived most of his life in Clifton. A parishioner of St. Phillip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Robert was a member of the Passaic-Clifton Chapter of UNICO. A US Navy Veteran of the Korean War, Robert was the Owner of Ferrante Maintenance in Clifton...
Kenneth A. Macarthur
Jun 26, 2015
Kenneth A. MacArthur, 55, of Clifton, passed away on June 26, 2015. Born in Glen Ridge, he lived in Arizona and Marlton, but has been a resident of Clifton, most of his life. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Kenneth attended Ramapo College of NJ, worked for SallieMae for many years and was an avid NY...
Israel "Tes" Rosario, Jr.
Jun 22, 2015
Rosario Israel, Jr., "Tes", 44, of Bloomfield, passed away on June 22, 2015. Born in Passaic, he lived there and in Garfield before moving to Bloomfield 15 years ago. Tes, a family man, was the Owner of Audio Trendz in Lodi for the past 5 years. Beloved husband for 29 years of Luz Rivera-Rosario. Devoted father of Cheyenne "Tess" Rosario,...
Hedwig Dandy
Jun 21, 2015
Hedwig M.(Sondej) Dandy, 96, of Clifton passed away on June 21, 2015. Born in Passaic, she lived there and in Clifton before moving to Toms River in 1981, returning to Clifton 7 years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Hedwig was a Secretary for the Boy Scouts of America for several years. When Hedwig was in...
Wayne Pierson
Jun 20, 2015
Wayne Pierson, 74, of Passaic, passed away on June 20, 2015. Born in Passaic he lived in Wallington and has been a resident of Passaic most of his life. An Army Veteran during Peacetime, Wayne was an Engineer for Garden State Paper in Garfield for 38 years, retiring in 2002, and was a member of the International Union of Operating...
Madeline Maier
Jun 20, 2015
Madeline (Menegus) Maier, 89, of Clifton, completed her life's mission and was called to eternal peace on June 20, 2015. A graduate of Pratt Institute, Madeline began her 25 year teaching career in the Clifton schools as a teacher of Home Economics at School No. 13, and after an 18 year absence to raise her family, she resumed teaching, first...
Sister Mary Lucia
Jun 20, 2015
Sister Mary Lucia, Funeral Services for Sister Mary Lucia Wyrwa will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi at 11:00AM on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Sister Mary Lucia will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Mary Lucia died on June 20, 2015, in Lodi, she was 89 years old and...
Denise Pearson
Jun 19, 2015
Denise Pearson, 63, of Clifton, passed away on June 19, 2015. Born in Passaic she lived there and in Clifton most of her life. Before retiring in 2010, Denise was a Supervisor and Social Worker for the Passaic County Board of Social Services, Paterson, where she worked for 36 years. Denise was a member and Vice Region of the Daughter's...
Ella Hasior
Jun 18, 2015
Ella Hasior, 100, of Totowa, formerly of Passaic, passed away on June 18, 2015. Born in Passaic, she lived in Garfield and Clifton, returning to Passaic in 1949 and has been a resident of Totowa for the past 10 years. A former parishioner of St. Mary's RC Church, Passaic, Ella was a member of the Rosary Society and AARP Chapter...
Mary Hussar
Jun 18, 2015
Mary (Malusowych) Hussar, 92, of Clifton, passed away on June 18, 2015. Born in Simpson, PA, she has been a resident of Clifton since 1941. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Mary was a member of the St. Andrew 39'ers, and the Felician College Older Is Better. Mary was a member of the St. Andrew's Rosary...
Joseph Dezvane
Jun 17, 2015
Joseph Dezvane, 83, of Clifton, passed away on June 17, 2015. Born in the Village of Kornic, Croatia, he came to the US in 1960 and lived in Westchester and Astoria, NY, before moving to Clifton 50 years ago. A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Joseph an Engineer, was the Owner of Dovetail Tool Manufacturing in Clifton for...
Carmen R. Mejia
Jun 14, 2015
Carmen R. Mejia, 63, of Clifton, passed away on June 14, 2015. Born in Colombia she came to the US in 1971 and lived in Queens, NY, before moving to Clifton 15 years ago. Carmen worked for Drake's Bakery in Wayne for 23 years, retiring in 2011. Beloved wife of Chik Lam Gong. Devoted mother of Libardo Ospina of Passaic,...
Araceli R. Llantada
Jun 12, 2015
Araceli (Ramos) Llantada, 60, of Wayne, passed away on June 12, 2015. Born in Laoag City, Philippines, she came to the US in June 1979 and lived in Paterson and Haledon for 16 years, before moving to Wayne 3 years ago. Araceli was a Nursing Supervisor at Preakness Health Care Center in Wayne for 30 years, retiring in 2012. Araceli...
Genevieve Mccabe
Jun 12, 2015
Genevieve McCabe, 95, of Passaic, passed away on June 12, 2015. Born in Newark, she was a lifelong resident of Passaic. A former parishioner of St. Nicholas RC Church, Passaic, Genevieve worked for Becton Dickinson for 40 years, retiring in 1987. Beloved sister of the late Walter McCabe. Loving aunt of Robert Prendergast, Kathleen Millward, Joanne Aanstoots, and several great...
Guy A. Corizzi
Jun 11, 2015
Guy A. Corizzi, 73, of Haskell, passed away on June 11, 2015. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Clifton before moving to Haskell several years ago. An avid fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Guy was a Letter Carrier for the US Postal Service in Clifton for 30 years, retiring in 1999. Beloved husband of Karen (Knowsley). Devoted father of...
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