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Joan Vanrye

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Louise Kraska

Louise Kraska

Jun 8, 2015

Louise (Tencza) Kraska, 98, of Clifton, passed away on June 8, 2015. Born in Passaic, she was raised in Wallington and has been a resident of Clifton for the past 78 years. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Louise was an Assembler for Torsion Balance Co., in Clifton for 20 years, retiring many years ago. Beloved wife...

Nancy Marie Cabot

Nancy Marie Cabot

Jun 8, 2015

Nancy Marie (Lazorczyk) Cabot, 52, of West Creek, passed away on June 8, 2015. Born in Passaic, she lived in E. Rutherford and Mystic Island before moving to West Creek. Nancy was an Office Manager for Independence Biogenic Engineering Co. of Little Egg Harbor for 16 years. Beloved daughter of the late Walter and Bernadine (Zeglin) Lazorczyk. Dear sister of...

Catherine J. Harwood

Catherine J. Harwood

Jun 7, 2015

Catherine J. (Anderson) Harwood, 85, of Clifton, passed away on June 7, 2015. Born in Paterson she lived in Clifton for many years. Catherine worked in the Medical Records Department of Daughters of Miriam in Clifton for 15 years, retiring in 1994. Beloved wife of the late Andrew who passed away in 1998. Devoted mother of Terry Rapuano and her...

Mildred Cherami

Mildred Cherami

Jun 6, 2015

Mildred (Bellacicco) Cherami, 93, of Passaic, passed away on June 6, 2015. Born and raised in Highland, NY, she was a resident of Passaic since 1946. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, "Miss Millie" was a Nursery School Teacher for the YMYWHA on Scoles Ave. in Clifton for 18 years, retiring in 1995. Millie was an avid...

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