Leticia Manansala
Jan 12, 2015
Leticia (Cura) Manansala, 54, of Clifton passed away on January 12, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Born in the Philippines, Leticia came to the US many years ago and settled in Clifton. A member of Bible Church International, Randolph, Leticia was a Registered Nurse for Preakness Healthcare Center in Wayne for nearly 20 years. Beloved wife for 26 years...
Jenny Natoli
Jan 5, 2015
Jenny (Intelisano) Natoli, 98, of Little Falls, passed on Monday, January 5, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Passaic, she raised her family in Paterson, moving to Woodland Park-Little Falls with her daughter and son-in-law. Jenny started her career as a seamstress for the family dress shop in Passaic. She retired as supervising telephone operator for...
Antoni Kucharyk
Dec 31, 2014
Antoni Kucharyk, 87, of Clifton, passed away on December 31, 2014. Born in Sredniawies, Poland, he came to the US in 1964 and settled in Passaic before moving to Clifton 30 years ago. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Antoni was a Machine Operator for Bell Container in Newark for 30 years, retiring in 1992. Beloved husband for...
Eugene R Leshchyshyn
Dec 31, 2014
Eugene R. Leshchyshyn, 82, of Garfield, passed away on December 31, 2014. Born in Wallington, he lived in Passaic before moving to Garfield many years ago. An Air Force Veteran of the Korean War, Eugene was a member of Rosol-Dul Memorial Post #359, Passaic. Before retiring several years ago, Eugene was a Custodian for the Garfield Police Department for 20...
Wlodzimierz Proszowski
Dec 30, 2014
Wlodzimierz Proszowski, 77, of Clifton, passed away on December 30, 2014. Born in Zwaernik, Poland, he came to the US in 1979 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Wlodzimierz was a Mechanic for Mega Craft in Newark for many years. Beloved husband for 42 years of Lucja (Zulewski). Devoted father of Anna Stefaniak...
August "Augie" Marino
Dec 29, 2014
August "Augie" Marino, 86, of Clifton, passed away on December 29, 2014. Born in Paterson, he lived in Pt. Pleasant and Florida, and has been a resident of Clifton for over 50 years. A Navy Veteran of WW II, Augie was a member of the Quentin-Roosevelt American Legion Post #8, Clifton. Augie was a Movie Operator at the Allwood Theater...
Sister Mary Fidelma
Dec 28, 2014
Sister Mary Fidelma, Funeral services for Sister Mary Fidelma Klutkowski will be held at the Felician Sisters' Immaculate Conception Chapel, Lodi, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015. Sister Mary Fidelma will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Mary Fidelma died on December 28, 2014, in Lodi. She was 90 years old and had...
Ruth B. Coughlin
Dec 25, 2014
Ruth B. Coughlin, 71, of Little Falls, NJ, passed away on December 25, 2014. Born in Passaic, NJ, Ruth was raised in Clifton, NJ, and lived in Detroit, MI, before moving back to Clifton, and later Little Falls, NJ, in 1996. Ruth was a Book Editor for the Detroit News for many years and also worked as an Editor for...
Maryanna Jablonski Oberdorf
Dec 22, 2014
Maryanna Jablonski was born in Lodi, New Jersey, minutes after her older identical twin Anne to her mother, Josefa and father, Alexander and a large Polish family of three sisters and five brothers. A fourth sister, Loretta, was born 18 months later. Family legend had her own mother (in this country illegally on another Polish villager's visa), running a small...
Richard Mulholland
Dec 18, 2014
Richard Mulholland, 69, of Clifton, passed away on December 18, 2014. Born in Elizabeth, he lived in Wallington before moving to Clifton 41 years ago. An Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, Richard was a Supervisor for Farmland Dairy in Wallington, where he worked for 20 years. Beloved husband for 40 years of Lynne (Dolan). Devoted father of Sean and...
Alexandria Black
Dec 18, 2014
Alexandria (Dzierzawiec) Black, 92, of Passaic, passed away on December 18, 2014. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident. A former parishioner of St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Passaic, Alexandria worked in the Deli Department of Pathmark in Clifton for 10 years, retiring in 2005, and was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Beloved wife of the late...
Stasia Surma
Dec 17, 2014
Stasia Surma, 90, of Garfield passed away on December 17, 2014. Stasia was born in Passaic and has lived in Garfield since 1974. She was a parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic, and was an Assembler for Thomas Electronics of Wayne, retiring many years ago. Beloved sister of the late Al, Ben, Julia, Frances, Edward and Walter Surma, the...
Sandra J. Vatrano
Dec 16, 2014
Sandra J. Vatrano, 55, of Belleville, passed away on December 16, 2014. Born in Illinois, she lived in Passaic for many years before moving to Belleville. Beloved wife of Domenick. Devoted mother of Bobby Taylor of Kentucky and Gwen Abinger of Colorado. Dear sister of David of Rochelle Park, Edward of Delaware, Cherie Abinger of North Carolina and Elizabeth Jacobs...
Patricia Ann Kinney
Dec 14, 2014
Patricia Ann (Naseef) Kinney, 75, of Clifton, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Patty grew up in Newark, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Accounting from Bloomfield College. Her greatest achievement was her precious son, Michael, whom she loved and cherished with all her heart. She leaves behind her faithful and...
Agata Mastropasqua
Dec 7, 2014
Agata (Gadaleta) Mastropasqua, 68, of Little Ferry, passed away on December 7, 2014. Born in Italy she came to the US many years ago. Agata was a Teacher's Aide for the Passaic Board of Education. Beloved daughter of the late Jiuseppe Gadaleta and Maria Saveria Bufi. Funeral Thursday 10 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton....
Phillip A. Lupo
Dec 6, 2014
Phillip A. Lupo, 85, of Clifton passed away on December 6, 2014. Born in Manhattan, NY, Phillip lived in Astoria, Queens, before moving to Clifton 10 years ago. Phillip was a Doorman with Brown Harris Stevens in New York City for 23 years, retiring in 1994. Beloved husband for 50 years of Grace (Dunsmore) Lupo. Devoted father of Mary Coney...
Zofia Wilk
Dec 6, 2014
Zofia (Dabal) Wilk, 68, of Clifton passed away on December 6, 2014. Born in Poland she came to the US in 1972 and settled in Passaic and Clifton. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Zofia was a Supervisor for Melrose Displays, Inc., in Passaic where she worked for 25 years, retiring in 2008. Beloved wife of the late...
Noel Richard Korman
Dec 6, 2014
Noel Richard Korman, 39, of Clifton passed away on December 6, 2014. Born in Syracuse, NY, Noel lived in Largo, FL, and New York before moving back to Clifton 10 years ago. Noel was a professional Longboard Skateboarder and also worked for Dingo's Den and Raymond the Painter, both of Clifton. An avid Skateboarder, Snowboarder and Surfer, Noel was the...
Catherine Piontek
Nov 29, 2014
Catherine (Lazzaro) Piontek, 96, of Clifton, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2014. Born in Clifton, she lived there most of her life. A former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Catherine worked for Weston Biscuit in Clifton for several years, retiring many years ago. Beloved wife of the late Joseph who passed away in 2001. Devoted mother...
Donald A. Lahotsky, Sr.
Nov 25, 2014
Donald A. Lahotsky, Sr., 79, of Clifton, passed away on November 25, 2014. Born in Troop, PA, he lived in Clifton most of his life. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Donald was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War and is a member of the Athenia Veterans Post, Clifton. Donald was a Security Guard...
