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Jaswanti Kumal
May 6, 2013
Jaswanti (Shivlochan) Kumal, 68, of Clifton, passed away on May 6, 2013. Born in Guyana, she came to the US in 1988 and lived in Paterson before moving to Clifton 7 years ago. Jaswanti was a Packer for Bhuls in Hawthorne for several years. Beloved wife for 52 years of Mookhram. Devoted mother of Indra, Chandra, Tony, Zully and the...
Camille T. Williams
May 6, 2013
Camille T. (Mazzola) Williams, 89, of Clifton passed away on May 6, 2013. Born in Passaic, Camille lived in Fair Lawn before moving to Clifton several years ago. Camille worked as a cosmetologist for Macy's for 10 years, retiring in 1980. Beloved wife of the late Edward Williams, who passed away in 1998. Devoted mother of Kathleen Dawiskiba and her...
Patricia Mccann
May 4, 2013
Patricia (Lowry) McCann, 73, of Manchester passed away on May 4, 2013. Born in Passaic, Patricia lived in Clifton for most of her life before moving to Manchester in 2006. Patricia worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Passaic Valley Water Commission, Clifton, for 35 years, retiring in 1994. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Patricia...
Mary J. Wojcik
May 4, 2013
Mary J. (Surage) Wojcik, 83, of Clifton passed away on May 4, 2013. Born in Mocanaqua, PA, Mary moved to Clifton in 1948 and has lived there since. Mary worked as a Crossing Guard for the City of Clifton for 25 years, retiring many years ago. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Mary was a past...
Ethel Simko
May 1, 2013
Ethel (Ohrin) Simko, 85, of Clifton, passed away on May 1, 2013. Born in Edwardsville, PA, she lived in Passaic for 21 years before moving to Clifton in 1962. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Ethel was a member of the Wayne Elks Lodge #2181, Ladies Auxiliary. Ethel was a Telephone Operator for Bell Telephone in Passaic...
John Sedlak, Sr.
Apr 29, 2013
John Sedlak, Sr., 90, of Clifton, passed away on April 29, 2013. Born in Udol, Czechoslovakia on August 2, 1922, he came to the US in 1940 and lived in Passaic and Garfield before moving to Clifton in 1957. A parishioner of St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Passaic, John was an Army Veteran during WW II, serving in the Military...
Eugene Stanley Motyka
Apr 25, 2013
Eugene Stanley Motyka, 79, of Clifton, passed away on April 25, 2013. Born in 1933 in Central Falls, RI, he moved when he was one to Paterson and lived there for many years before settling in Clifton. Gene attended St. Stephen's RC School and graduated from Central High School in Paterson. Gene served in the US Army from 1951 to...
Elisa Payumo
Apr 19, 2013
Elisa (Ely) Payumo, 71, of Passaic passed away on April 19, 2013. Born in the Philippines, she came to the US in 1975 and settled in Passaic. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Passaic, she was an active leader of the Filipino American Society of Mt. Carmel Church and was honored with an award for 20+ years...
Bernardina Perdomo
Apr 12, 2013
Bernardina Perdomo, 90, of Clifton, passed away on April 12, 2013. Born in the Dominican Republic, she came to the US many years ago. A parishioner of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Clifton, Bernardina was a Live In Aide for 15 years in New York City, retiring in 1997. Beloved mother of Gladys Martinez of Clifton. Loving grandmother of Amarkys...
Anna Penno
Apr 9, 2013
Anna (Myszka) Penno, 90, of Clifton, passed away on April 9, 2013. Born in Sworawa, Poland, she came to the US in December of 1959 and lived in NYC and Passaic before moving to Clifton in 1982. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Anna worked for Western Electric and Bank of America in NYC for 27 years, as...
Sophie Panasiewicz
Apr 9, 2013
Sophie (Klapacz) Panasiewicz, 75, of Passaic, passed away on April 9, 2013. Born in Poland, she came to the US in 1960 and settled in Passaic. A parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic, Sophie was a Seamstress for many years. Beloved wife of the late Mikolaj who passed away in 1988. Devoted mother of Edward and his wife Jody...
Lottie Popovich
Apr 4, 2013
Lottie (Mazur) Popovich, 87, of Clifton passed away on April 4, 2013. Born in Passaic, Lottie lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton many years ago. Lottie was a parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, and worked at Enterprise Bakery on Van Houten Avenue, in the Athenia section of Clifton, for 30 years before retiring many years ago. Devoted...
Warren M. Nolan
Apr 4, 2013
Warren M. Nolan, 80, of Upper Montclair passed away on April 4, 2013. Born in Passaic, Warren lived in Pequannock and Clifton before moving to Upper Montclair in 1961. Warren was an Army Veteran of the Korean War and also served for many years as an Army Reservist. During his time in the Military, Warren furthered his studies in the...
Vincent Michael Peraino
Mar 31, 2013
Vincent Michael Peraino, 24, of Clifton, passed away on March 31, 2013. Born in Passaic, Vincent was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A 2006 Graduate of Clifton High School, Vincent was a Captain of the Football Team and was a Department Head for Home Depot in Paterson. Husband of Cynthia (Ortiz). Beloved father of Michael Vincent Peraino. Devoted son of...
Stanley B. Mikolajczyk
Mar 30, 2013
Stanley B. Mikolajczyk, 92, of Butler, formally of Clifton, passed away on March 30, 2013. Born in Passaic, he lived there and in Clifton most of his life, moving to Butler in 2006. An Air Force Veteran of WW II, Stanley was a Machinist for Raybestos Manhattan Rubber in Passaic for 32 years, later working for the NJ Turnpike Authority...
Sister Mary Theresille
Mar 29, 2013
Sister Mary Theresille, Funeral services for Sister Mary Theresille Michalska will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Sister Theresille will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Mary Theresille died on March 29, 2013, in Lodi, New Jersey. She was 98 years...
Luz Marina Ordonez
Mar 27, 2013
Luz Marina Ordonez, 63, of Passaic, NJ passed away on March 27, 2013. Born in Colombia, Luz Marina came to the U.S. 10 years ago and first settled in Pompano Beach , Fl before moving to Passaic a year and a half ago. Luz will be remembered as the strongest, most influential, honest, intelligent and loving role model to all...
Louis D. Guido
Mar 27, 2013
Louis D. Guido, 98, of Ellijay, GA, formally of Clifton, passed away on March 27, 2013. Born in Montclair, he lived in Verona and was a Clifton resident since 1954, later living in Florida before moving to Georgia in 2006. Lou was an Electronics Technician for Bendix Corp. in Teterboro for 29 years, retiring in 1976. A former parishioner of...
Kazimierz Ropiak
Mar 26, 2013
Kazimierz Ropiak, 74, of Clifton, passed away on March 26, 2013. Born in Myszyniec, Poland, he came to the US in 1963 and lived in NYC and Wallington before moving to Clifton in 1978. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Kazimierz was a Forklift Operator for USCO Distribution Services in Jersey City for 15 years, retiring in...
Gertrude E Jordan
Mar 26, 2013
Gertrude E. (Barna) Jordan ,96, of Taunton, MA, formally of Clifton, passed away on March 26, 2013, after a period of declining health. Born in Clifton into a large family of 7 daughters and 2 sons, Gert raised her family in Clifton and spent the last seven years living in Taunton at the Life Care Center of Raynham. Gert was...
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