Vincent W. Magliarditi
May 6, 2015
Vincent W. Magliarditi, 72, of Clifton, passed away on May 6, 2015. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Passaic County, living mostly in Clifton and Passaic. A parishioner of St. Brendan's RC Church, Clifton, Vincent was an Enforcement Officer for the Passaic County Utilities Authority, Paterson, for 10 years. A Clifton High School sports enthusiast, Vincent coached...
Sophie Ciely
May 4, 2015
Sophie (Serafin) Ciely, 94, of Clifton, passed away on May 4, 2015. Born in Passaic, she lived there and in Clifton all of her life. A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Sophie was a Seamstress for Saltz & Sons in Passaic for 25 years, retiring many years ago, and enjoyed trips to Trump Marina in Atlantic City. Beloved...
Margaret Kearns
May 1, 2015
Margaret (O'Toole) Kearns, 84, of Passaic, passed away on May 1, 2015. Born in Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland, she came to the US in 1952 and settled in Passaic. A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Margaret worked for Hoffmann-LaRoche in Nutley for 28 years, retiring in 1985 and was a member of the Roche Retirees. Beloved wife of...
Richard Surowiec
Apr 30, 2015
Richard Surowiec, 25, of Garfield, passed away on April 30, 2015. Born in Passaic he was a lifelong resident of Garfield. A parishioner of St. Stanislaus Kostka RC Church, Garfield, Richard worked for Elite Exchange in Garfield and Passaic for several years. Beloved son of Teresa Moskal and Ryszard Surowiec. Devoted brother of Elizabeth Surowiec of Garfield and half brother...
Thomas Lampley
Apr 29, 2015
Thomas Lampley, 75, of Paterson, passed away on April 29, 2015. Born in Dillon, South Carolina, he was a lifelong resident of Paterson. A member of the Christian Fellowship Center, Paterson, Thomas was a Forklift Operator for 31 years for Enterprise Corrugated Container Corp. in Saddle Brook, retiring in 2002. Beloved husband for 55 years of Eva (Morrison). Devoted father...
Natalia Maksymiw
Apr 27, 2015
Natalia (Mahrel) Maksymiw, 89, of Clifton passed away on April 27, 2015. Born in Pidhaychyky, Ukraine, Natalia came to the US in 1973 and settled in New York before moving to Clifton 24 years ago. A parishioner of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Passaic, Natalia worked in Maintenance for the National Kinney Corp., NY, for many years, retiring in 1991....
Wanda Gec
Apr 26, 2015
Wanda (Siedziak) Gec, 93, of Clifton passed away on April 26, 2015. Born in Harrison, Wanda lived in Kearny before moving to Clifton 58 years ago. A parishioner of Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church, Woodland Park, Wanda was an Inspector for RCA Corp., Harrison, for 30 years, retiring in 1970. After retirement, Wanda and her late husband Louis owned...
Jose M. Cortes
Apr 25, 2015
Jose M. Cortes, 78, of Paterson passed away on April 25, 2015. Born in Puerto Rico, Jose moved to Paterson in 1957 and lived in North Carolina before moving back to Paterson. Jose was a Machinist for Thomas Electronics in Wayne. Beloved husband of the late Cruz Cortes, who passed away in 2007. Devoted father of Gloria Rodriguez of Paterson,...
Joan Louise Schena
Apr 19, 2015
Joan Louise (Leslie) Schena, 73, of Wayne, passed away on April 19, 2015. Born in New York City, she lived in Connecticut, Florida and New York before moving to Wayne. A Floral Designer who loved Flowers and Art Work, Joan was the owner of Flowers By Joan in Connecticut for 40 years. Beloved wife of the late Richard J. Schena....
Anthony S. Machovsky, Sr.
Apr 18, 2015
Anthony S. Machovsky, Sr., 97, of Clifton, passed away on April 18, 2015. Born in Clifton, he was a lifelong resident and was a parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church. Before retiring in 1980, Anthony was a Maintenance Manager for Passaic Check Cashing Unemployed and Job Services in Passaic for 25 years, and later was a Carpenter for Tony...
Jerzy S. Mazur
Apr 18, 2015
Jerzy S. Mazur, 66, of Wayne, passed away on April 18, 2015. Born in Brzesko, Poland, he came to the US in 1989 and lived in Clifton and Wallington before moving to Wayne. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Jerzy was the owner of J & M Machine, LLC in Clifton for the past 24 years. Beloved husband...
Edward L. Boggio
Apr 17, 2015
Edward L Boggio., 71, of Clifton was called to heaven on Friday, April 17, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Edward, born in Passaic on December 13th, 1943, was a resident of Clifton his entire life. After graduating Paterson Tech and serving in the U.S. Army, Edward, a carpenter by trade, began his career in home construction, followed by working...
Sister Dianne Marie
Apr 17, 2015
Funeral services for Sister Dianne Marie Durak will be held at the Felician Sisters' Immaculate Conception Chapel, Lodi, at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Sister Dianne Marie will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Dianne Marie died on April 17, 2015, in Lodi, New Jersey. She was 82 years old and had been...
Diane M. Villanueva
Apr 17, 2015
Diane M. (Spera) Villanueva, 65, of Clifton, passed away on April 17, 2015. Born and raised in Newark, she has been a resident of Clifton since 1975. Diane, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton. Beloved wife for 46 years of Delfin. Devoted mother of Brian and his wife Erika of Apex, NC, and Kristina...
Victor Luis Gonzalez
Apr 16, 2015
Victor Luis Gonzalez "Indio", 66 of Paterson, passed away on April 16, 2015. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he was raised in San Turce, PR, before moving to Paterson in 1964. A Shop Steward for General Grocery Warehouse in Carlstadt, where he worked for 30 years, Indio was also a Sales Representative for Amway Products for many years. Beloved...
Julia Mizdal
Apr 15, 2015
Julia (Hreno) Mizdal, 90, of Houston, TX, passed away on April 15, 2015. Born in Clifton, she was a lifelong resident before moving to Houston in January, 2014. A former parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Julia was a Supervisor for Hoffmann-LaRoche in Nutley for 15 years, retiring in 1987. Beloved wife of the late Julius who passed away...
Bridget V. Termyna
Apr 14, 2015
Bridget V. Termyna, 101, of Clifton, passed away on April 14, 2015. Born in Simpson, PA, she lived most of her life in Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Bridget was a Shop Steward for Uniroyal in Passaic where she worked for 60 years, retiring many years ago. Beloved sister of Frank Termyna, Joan Rabicki and...
Donald Peter Franko
Apr 11, 2015
Donald P. "Mouse" Franko, 66, of Clifton passed away on April 11, 2015. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Mouse was a Letter Carrier for the USPS in Paterson for over 25 years, retiring in 2012. Beloved husband for 47 years of Donna (Priester). Devoted father of Donald Jr. of Wantage, Debbie Buttel and her husband...
Vera Ercolino
Apr 11, 2015
Vera (Pelensky) Ercolino 81 of Clifton, passed away on April 11, 2015. Born in Ukraine she immigrated to Clifton in 1947. Vera was a Cashier at Union Photo and Fuji Photo in Hackensack before retiring. Devoted wife of the Late Joseph. Beloved mother of Dawn Kolesar and her husband David of North Caldwell, and Vera Anne Ercolino of Clifton. Cherished...
Robert D. Valentine
Apr 10, 2015
Robert D. Valentine, 64, of Clifton, NJ and Roxbury, NY, died April 10, 2015, at home surrounded by family. Bob was born January 17, 1951, the son of the late Herbert Valentine and Betty (Sweetland). A 1969 graduate of Clifton High School, Bob served in the US Air Force from 1969 to 1973 during the Vietnam War, and later graduated...
