Obituaries

Apr 4, 2014

Antoinette M. (Len) Lejeune, 67, of Passaic, passed away on April 4, 2014. Born in Passaic she lived there and in Pompton Lakes before returning to Passaic in 2002. Antoinette was a Business Manager for Peugeot and later CSR Computer in Secaucus, retiring in 2002. Beloved daughter of the late Edward and Adele (Olszowy) Len. Dear sister of Edmund Len...

Apr 3, 2014

Chester Cherniak, 89, of Pompton Lakes passed away on April 3, 2014. Born in Wallington, Chester lived in Pompton Lakes for most of his life. An Army Veteran of WWII, he was an Engineer for Falstrom Co., Passaic, for many years, retiring several years ago. Devoted husband of the late Marilyn (Vroom) who passed away in 1988. Dear brother of...

Apr 1, 2014

Kenneth Winters, Sr., 67, of Paterson, passed away on April 1, 2014. Born in Paterson, he was a lifelong resident. Ken was an Officer with the Passaic County Park Police Department in Paterson for 10 years and later was the owner of ATCO Transmissions in Paterson for many years. Ken was an avid fisherman, animal lover and had owned several...

Mar 31, 2014

Mary A. (Tomaskovich) Moss, 91, of Oak Ridge, formerly of Clifton, passed away on March 31, 2014. Born in Krempachy, Poland, she came to the US in 1960 and lived in Clifton before moving to Oak Ridge 4 years ago. A parishioner of Ss. Cyril & Methodius RC Church, Clifton, Mary was a member of the Rosary Society and enjoyed...

Mar 30, 2014

Catalina Breban, 84, of Passaic passed away on March 30, 2014. Born in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, Catalina has been a resident of Passaic for all of her life. She was a Seamstress for Frank's Upholstery, Garfield, for 15 years, retiring in 1995, and was a Founding Member of the 1st Free Spanish Methodist Church, Passaic. Devoted mother of Wanda Kase...

Mar 29, 2014

Walter Puzio, 71, of Passaic passed away on March 29, 2014. Born in Paterson, Walter was a lifelong resident of Passaic. Walter was a Custodian for the Passaic County Vocational School, Wayne, for 25 years, retiring 20 years ago. He was a member of the Lessing Passaic Lodge #67 F&AM, Rutherford. Dear brother of Barbara Perry of Pequannock, Colleen Hukowski...

Mar 28, 2014

John T. Smith, 64, of Newark, passed away on March 28, 2014. Born in Newark, he was raised in East Hanover and lived in Garfield before returning to Newark last year. A parishioner of Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church, Clifton, John was a Letter Carrier for the US Postal Service in South Hackensack for 18 years, retiring in...

Mar 27, 2014

Marian H. (Kwasnik) Koterba, 91, of Clifton, passed away on March 27, 2014. Born in Passaic, she lived there before moving to Clifton in 1968. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Marian was a member of both the St. John Kanty Leisure Club and the Rosary Society of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic. Marian served as a...

Mar 26, 2014

Sister Mary Noelle

Funeral services for Sister Mary Noelle Narbut will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 31, 2014. Sister Mary Noelle will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery.

Sister Mary Noelle died on March 26, 2014, in Lodi....

Mar 25, 2014

Eleanor (Musinsky) Zachok, 77, of Hasbrouck Heights, passed away on March 25, 2014. Born in Passaic she lived in Lodi before moving to Hasbrouck Heights 20 years ago. A parishioner of Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church, Garfield, Eleanor had worked for Walter Kidde & Co. for many years and later was a Sales Clerk for Okonite in Passaic for several...

Mar 22, 2014

Nicholas Ligus, Jr., 84, of Clifton, passed away on March 22, 2014. Born in Simpson, PA, he came to Passaic in 1954 and lived most of his life in Clifton. A parishioner of St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Passaic, Nick was a Supervisor of Textile for Originit Fabrics in Teterboro for many years, retiring in 1978 and was...

Mar 18, 2014

Edward Anthony Zak, 93, of Passaic, passed away on March 18, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Passaic, he lived in the Clifton/Passaic area all of his life. An Army Veteran of WW II, Edward was a Commercial Artist and Art Director in New York City for many years and was a member of the Artist Club of...

Mar 17, 2014

Gregory A. Buckalew, Jr., "Bucky", 46, of Clifton, passed away on March 17, 2014. Born in Belleville, he lived most of his life in Clifton. Bucky was a Master Electrician for Tri-Com Systems, Inc., in Clifton for the past 6 years. Beloved son of Gregory A., Sr., of Tranquility, and Marie (McGinley) of Clifton. Dear brother of James P. and...

Mar 17, 2014

Anthony C. Chickota, 59, of Clifton passed away on March 17, 2014. Born in Passaic, Tony was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Cherished son of Charlotte (Wojaczynski) and the late Anthony Chickota. Dear brother of Ruth M. Hayden and the late Edward of Wayne. Loving Uncle of Jennifer R. Klecha of Wayne, Lawrence R. Klecha, Jr. of Ithaca, NY, and...

Mar 16, 2014

George Macyk, 83, of Belleville, passed away on March 16, 2014. Born in Luck, Poland, he came to the US in 1952 and lived in Brooklyn before moving to Belleville in 1988. A parishioner of Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Church, Clifton, George was a Purchasing Agent for GAF Corp., in New York City for many years before retiring several years...

Mar 16, 2014

Lyle E. Cady, 92, of Clifton passed away on March 16, 2014. Born in Nebraska, he lived in Passaic and Elmwood Park before moving to Clifton many years ago. A US Navy Veteran of WWII, Lyle was a member of VFW Post #6487, Clifton, and was a Service Repairman for Sears in Fairfield for 18 years, retiring in 1974. An...

Mar 15, 2014

Judith Ann (Sudol) Giorgio, 62, of Totowa, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on March 15, 2014, after a 5 year struggle with cancer. Born in Passaic Judy lived in Clifton before moving to Totowa in 1980. A faithful parishioner of St. James of the Marches RC Church, Totowa, Judy was a former member of the Totowa...

Mar 15, 2014

Casimir Kostnick, Sr., 66, of Clifton passed away on March 15, 2014. Born in Bavaria, Germany, he came to the US in 1951 and lived in Ohio and Florida, NY before moving to Clifton 26 years ago. A parishioner of St. Joseph RC Church, Passaic, Casimir was a Truck Driver for Clifford B. Finkle, Jr. Inc., Clifton, for 15 years...

Mar 9, 2014

Bernice T. (Harowicz) Miko, 96, of Clifton, passed away on March 9, 2014. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, she lived in Passaic and Garfield before moving to Clifton in 1950. Bernice, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, and was a member of the Golden Circle. Beloved wife of the late Joseph who passed away in...

Mar 4, 2014

Wanda (Jarosz) Kornacki, 98, of Hawthorne, died peacefully at home on March 4, 2014. Born in Garfield, she moved to Nisko, Poland when she was 7 and lived there for 13 years, returning to the US in 1935. Wanda lived in Garfield, Passaic and Clifton and has been a resident of Hawthorne since 1976. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC...