Mieczyslaw Ferenc
Apr 9, 2015
Mieczyslaw Ferenc, 76, of Clifton, passed away on April 9, 2015. Born in Gora Motyczna, Poland, he came to the US in 1988 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton 20 years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Mieczyslaw worked for Bartlo Packaging in Passaic for 20 years, retiring several years ago. Beloved husband of...
Joyce C. Weigel
Apr 6, 2015
Joyce C. (Kominiak) Weigel, 41, of Belvidere, passed away on April 6, 2015. Born in Paterson, she lived in Teaneck and Ledgewood before moving to Belvidere several years ago. A former parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Bogota, Joyce was a Manager for Weiss Markets in Newton for the past 6 years. Beloved wife of Erick. Devoted mother of Erick,...
Pamela Mallon
Apr 4, 2015
Pamela (Sadowski) Mallon, 62, of Whiting, passed away on April 4, 2015. Born in Hackensack, she lived most of her life in Clifton before moving to Whiting 3 years ago. A parishioner of the Wallington Presbyterian Church, Pamela served for many years as an Elder and was very active with the "Angels in Aprons". Pamela was a Payroll Clerk for...
Anne Patricia Soltis
Mar 29, 2015
Anne Patricia (Senski) Soltis, 83, of Clifton, passed away on March 29, 2015. Born in Passaic, she lived most of her life in Clifton. Before retiring in 1967, Anne was a Technician for ITT in Clifton for 13 years, working on NASA contracts. Anne also enjoyed her Thursday Night Line Dancing Club. Beloved wife of the late John who passed...
Zyta Wagner, Rn
Mar 26, 2015
Zyta (Polonowicz) Wagner, RN, 76, of Clifton, passed away on March 26, 2015. Born in Goniadz, Poland, she came to the US in 1971 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Zyta was a Registered Nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic for 36 years, retiring in 2005. Beloved wife of Sigurd. Dear sister...
Louis L. Devita, Jr.
Mar 21, 2015
Louis L. DeVita, Jr., 52, of Clifton, passed away on March 21, 2015. Born in Passaic he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Before retiring in 2012, Louis was a Custodian for the Clifton Board of Education for 29 years. Louis was a member of the Knights of Columbus Regina-Mundi Council # 3969, Clifton, and the National Hot Rod Association...
Rosa Digiovanni
Mar 17, 2015
Rosa (Carpentieri) DiGiovanni, 88, of Clifton, passed away on March 17, 2015. Born in Salerno, Italy, she came to the US in 1952 and settled in Passaic before moving to Clifton in 1987. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic, Rosa worked for Gramercy Mills in Passaic for many years retiring in 1988. Beloved wife of...
Helen Halupka
Mar 17, 2015
Helen (Pogorelec) Halupka, 93, of Clifton, passed away on March 17, 2015. Born in Frydman, Poland, she came to the US in 1961, living in Clifton and Passaic for 30 years, returning to Clifton 18 years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Helen was a member of the Rosary and Altar Society at both St. John...
Rocco J. Muscia
Mar 16, 2015
Rocco J. Muscia, 32, of Hawthorne, passed away March 16, 2015. Born in Ridgewood, he lived in Hawthorne before moving to North Miami Beach, Florida 2 years ago. Rocco was the owner of G. Rocky's Auto Body, along with his father Giovanni Muscia, and A-1 Budget Construction in Hawthorne for several years. Rocco enjoyed his 2003 Corvette Z06 and his...
Anna Tazyk
Mar 16, 2015
Tazyk Anna (Markowicz), 80, of Clifton, passed away on March 16, 2015. Born in Frydman, Poland, she came to the US in 1981 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton 3 years ago. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Anna was a Pattern Maker for Christopher Zebrecki in Passaic for many years, retiring in 2000. Beloved wife...
Antoinette B. Chunka
Mar 12, 2015
Antoinette B. (Grocki) Chunka, 97, of Totowa, passed away on March 12, 2015. Born in Jersey City, she lived there and in Spotswood for over 30 years, before moving to Totowa in 2007. Antoinette worked for Halston and L'Oreal in Monroe for many years, retiring in 1983. A former parishioner of Immaculate Conception RC Church, Spotswood, Antoinette was a member...
Theodore Babich
Mar 12, 2015
Theodore Babich of Clifton, passed away on March 12, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic, after a short illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Anna (Mizgala). Born in Uniondale, PA, he was the son of the late Harry and Mary (Lutchko) Babich of Uniondale. Theodore was a graduate of the Forest City High School, Class...
Anthony S. Mosca
Mar 8, 2015
Anthony S. Mosca, (81), of Paterson, passed away on 3/8/15. Born in 1934, he lived most of his life in Paterson, NJ. A former parishioner of St. George's RC Church, Paterson, Anthony worked as a laundry machine operator; popcorn maker; porter for Sea Breeze Syrups and R&G Produce in Paterson. Beloved son of the late Guido and Domenica Mosca and...
Virginia "Ginger" Conti
Mar 6, 2015
Virginia "Ginger" (Polito) Conti, 93, of Clifton, passed away on March 6, 2015. Born in Passaic, she lived in Lyndhurst and has been a resident of Clifton most of her life. A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Ginger loved to play Bingo at the Clifton Boys and Girls Club. Before retiring in 1975, Ginger was an Addressographer for...
Joan E. Capuano
Mar 4, 2015
Joan E. (Thomas) Capuano, 66, of Paramus, passed away on March 4, 2015. Born in Passaic, she lived in Garfield and Clifton before moving to Paramus 16 years ago. Joan graduated from William Paterson University with a B.A. degree in education and joined the Clifton School System as a Basic Skills teacher. She later joined the Staff at School #3...
Charles M. Campisi
Mar 4, 2015
Charles M. Campisi, 94, of Wayne, passed away on March 4, 2015. Born in Passaic, he lived there and in Clifton before moving to Wayne in 1960. An Army Veteran of WW II, Charles proudly served with Company D, 26th Signal Training Battalion. Before retiring in 2010, Charles was a Foreman for Laminations by Estelle in Secaucus, where he worked...
Theresa Pantano
Mar 1, 2015
Theresa Pantano, 70, of Clifton, passed away on March 1, 2015. Beloved wife of Joseph. Devoted mother of Lisa Pantano and her husband John Weeks, and Anthony Pantano and his wife Jennifer, all of Clifton. Loving grandmother of one granddaughter. Funeral Friday 9 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton, and 10 AM at St. Andrew...
Jonathan D. Ballard
Feb 28, 2015
Jonathan D. Ballard, 46, of Colchester, CT, passed away February 28, 2015. Born in Hemet, CA, he lived in Lodi and Clifton before moving to Connecticut in 2003. An Army Veteran during Peacetime, Jonathan was a Chef for Wolfgang Puck Catering in Wallingford, CT for many years. Jonathan had a popular Internet Radio Show on Total Metal Radio, "The OGRE's...
Matthew "Matt" Grabowski
Feb 25, 2015
Councilman Matt Grabowski, 53, of Clifton, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. He graduated from St. John Kanty Grammar School in Clifton, and Clifton High School. Voted in High School as "Most Likely To Succeed", Matt started on the road to entrepreneurship at an early age. He opened up...
Edith "Sis" Tanis
Feb 24, 2015
Edith "Sis" (Redy) Tanis, 88, of Woodland Park passed away on February 24, 2015. Born and raised in Paterson, Sis lived in Towaco and Totowa before moving back to Paterson, and later Woodland Park, many years ago. Edith was a Clerk for Felsway Corp. in Totowa for 11 years, retiring in 1991. Devoted mother of Barbara Monks and her husband...
