Obituaries

Apr 16, 2014

Joseph R. Wos, 67, of Clifton, passed away on April 16, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Katy, Poland, he came to the US in 1960 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton 40 years ago. A parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic, Joseph was a Eucharistic Minister for many years. An Army Veteran of the...

Apr 15, 2014

Anna S. (Lojek) Organisciak, 92, of Clifton, passed away on April 15, 2014. Born in Krempachy, Poland, she came to the US in 1965 and lived in Garfield before moving to Clifton in 1979. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Anna was a member of the Loaves and Fishes Pierogi Committee and the Polish Rosary Society. Anna...

Apr 14, 2014

Fred L. Stolarski, Jr., 60, of Clifton, passed away on April 14, 2014. Born in Passaic, he lived in Passaic and Clifton all of his life. A parishioner of Ss. Cyril & Methodius RC Church, Clifton, Fred was an Electrician for Montclair State University for 38 years, retiring in 2011. Fred enjoyed riding his Harley and was a member of...

Apr 13, 2014

Aracelia Caridad (Enriquez) Arniella, 78, of Montaque, passed away on April 13, 2014. Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, she came to the US in 1956 and lived in New York City and Passaic for 40 years, moving to Montaque 8 years ago. A parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua RC Church, Passaic, Aracelia was a Seamstress for Hewitt Embroidery for...

Apr 9, 2014

Leonor (Forero) Matuszczak, 83, of Clifton passed away on April 9, 2014. Born in Bogota, Colombia, Leonor came to the US in 1961 and lived in Elmwood Park, Passaic and Garfield before moving to Clifton in 1967. Beloved wife for 52 years of Edward Matuszczak. Devoted mother of Edward John Matuszczak of Clifton and William Matuszczak of Long Island. Dear...

Apr 7, 2014

Maria (Adamski) Maslowski, 93, of Passaic, passed away on April 7, 2014. Born in Lodz, Poland, she came to the US from Germany in October 1949, settling in Pennsylvania before moving to Passaic 62 years ago. Maria, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, and was a member of the Polish Rosary Society. Beloved wife...

Apr 5, 2014

Stephanie A. (Kalemba) Kobylarz, 84, of Clifton passed away on April 5, 2014. Born in Passaic, Stephanie lived in Wallington and Garfield before moving to Clifton 52 years ago. Stephanie was a Customer Service Representative for PNC Bank, Paterson, for 12 years, retiring in 1993, and was a Former Member of the Clifton Seniors Association's Board of Directors. A faithful...

Apr 5, 2014

Joseph Salvatore Tarda, 43, of Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Born in Passaic, Joseph was raised in Clifton where he lived until moving to Bloomfield in 2000. Joseph was employed by Commerzbank AG, in New York City, and had also worked as a Fraud Analyst with Hudson United Bank in Mahwah for several years. Joseph is survived...

Apr 5, 2014

On April 05, 2014, at the age of 94, our loving and most beautiful Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend, Hazel Belle Hartman, peacefully reunited with her spiritual family, friends and pets. Born January 27, 1920 in Terre Haute, Indiana to William Bryan and Nellie Piker Banks. She is one of eight daughters. There were no TVs or phones while...

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...