Joseph Haidle
Jun 21, 2013
Joseph Haidle, 72, of Passaic passed away on June 21, 2013. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was raised in Kearny and lived in South Orange before moving to Passaic 27 years ago. An Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, Joseph served as a Paratrooper and was a member of the American Legion Post 70, Nutley. Joseph worked as a Maintenance...
Wanda Maka
Jun 21, 2013
Wanda (Spychaj) Maka, 88, of Clifton, passed away on June 21, 2013. Born in Wysoka, Poland, she came to the US in 1966 and lived in Clifton most of her life. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Wanda was a member of the Polish Rosary Society. Wanda was a Seamstress for Bari Manufacturing in Passaic for 21...
Louise Dolores Bielen
Jun 21, 2013
Louise D. (Cosmano) Bielen, 78, of Passaic passed away on June 21, 2013. Born in Passaic, Louise lived in Passaic for most of her life but spent the most recent years in Clifton and Berkeley Heights. Louise was an Accountant for the YMCA in Passaic for 11 years before retiring in 2003. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel...
Helen Jaffe
Jun 18, 2013
Helen (Stoffa) Jaffe, 91, of Clifton passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Alaris Healthcare Center in Rochelle Park. Helen was born in Clifton on October 16, 1922, and lived there for most of her life. She was a member of Assumption of the Holy Virgin R.O. Church, Clifton. Beloved wife of the late Sol 'Jimmy' Jaffe. Devoted mother...
Gloria Saliba
Jun 18, 2013
Gloria (Sukkarieh) Saliba, 56, of Clifton, passed away on June 18, 2013. Born in Damascus, Syria, she came to the US in 1990 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Little Falls, Gloria, a homemaker, was a excellent cook and loved raising her family. Beloved wife of 38 years of Elias. Devoted mother of Shirin...
George Wayne Martin
Jun 17, 2013
George Wayne Martin, 54, of Manahawkin passed away on June 17, 2013. Born in Passaic, he lived in Clifton before moving to the Manahawkin, Long Beach Island area 34 years ago. George was a Produce Manager for Acme in Clifton and Beach Haven and later for ShopRite in Manahawkin before retiring several years ago. He had a great passion for...
James Ousta, Sr.
Jun 15, 2013
James Ousta, Sr., 77, of Clifton, passed away on June 15, 2013. Born in New York, he lived most of his life in Clifton. Before retiring, James was an Assembler for Singer-Kearfott in Little Falls for many years and had also worked for Magor Car in Clifton. Beloved husband of the late Mary Jo (Delahar) Ousta, who passed away in...
Louis J. Ficarra
Jun 12, 2013
Louis J. Ficarra, 91, of Clifton passed away on June 12, 2013. Born in Passaic, Louis lived in Clifton for all of his life. A Navy Veteran of WWII, Louis served proudly in the Pacific Theater. Louis was an Engraver for Bendix Aviation, Teterboro, for many years before retiring several years ago. Louis was a member of the American Legion...
Beverly Anne Simko
Jun 9, 2013
Beverly A. Simko, 75, of Nutley, passed away on June 9, 2013 in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, after a short illness. Born in Passaic, she lived in Clifton before moving to Nutley. Beverly received her BS from Douglas College and her MS and MA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. A Researcher for over 40 years, Beverly had a long and...
Vincent Federico
Jun 8, 2013
Vincent Federico, 56, of Clifton, passed away on June 8, 2013. Born in Passaic, he grew up in Garfield and lived most of his life in the Clifton area. A parishioner of St. Phillip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Vince was a Realtor/Broker and Owner of Realty Executives in Little Falls for the past 25 years and was the...
John Barbour, Jr.
Jun 6, 2013
John "Jack" P. Barbour, Jr., 70, of Rainbow Springs, FL, passed away on June 6, 2013. Born on May 18, 1943 in Paterson to the late John P, Sr. and Mildred (McCoy) Barbour, he lived in Clifton before moving to Rainbow Springs in 2002. A graduate of Don Bosco Tech in Paterson, Jack was a member of the Basketball Team...
Mary Leschynski
May 31, 2013
Mary (Skoratowicz) Leschynski, 89, of Garfield, passed away on May 31, 2013 after a long illness. Born in Garfield in 1923, she was a lifelong resident. A parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul Polish National Catholic Church, Passaic, Mary was a member and former vice president of the Adoration Society. Mary attended Garfield Schools and was a lifelong member of...
Gisela Motyka
May 31, 2013
Gisela (Schmidt) Motyka, 77, of Clifton, passed away on May 31, 2013. Born in 1935 in Berlin, Germany, she came to the US in 1956 and lived in Paterson before moving to Clifton many years ago. A member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clifton, Gisela, a homemaker, was an accomplished seamstress,excellent cook and worked in a number of capacities,...
Louis J Carlin
May 31, 2013
Louis J. "Lou" Carlin, 65, of Clifton, passed away May 31, 2013. Born and raised in Passaic, he lived there before moving to Clifton in 1975. An Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, Lou worked in the field of Aviation since his military service and was Chief Inspector for Aviall in Parsippany for the past 10 years. A die-hard Republican,...
Nicholas L. Balogh
May 29, 2013
Nicholas L. Balogh, 71, of Clifton passed away on May 29, 2013. Born in Esztergom, Hungary, Nicholas came to the US in 1968 and lived in Passaic and Garfield before moving to Clifton several years ago. A parishioner of St. Stephen's RC Magyar Church, Passaic, Nicholas was a School Bus Driver in the Ridgewood Public School System for many years...
Sophie Russnak
May 28, 2013
Sophie (Remar) Russnak, 95, of Clifton, passed away on May 28, 2013. Born in Passaic, she lived in Wallington before moving to Clifton in 1947. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Sophie was an Assembler for Shulton in Clifton for 20 years, retiring many years ago. In life, there is the right way and the wrong way,...
Ruth Ann Stolarz
May 28, 2013
Ruth Ann (Yenkner) Stolarz, 87, of Whiting, passed away on May 28, 2013. Born in Meriden, CT, she lived in Clifton before moving to Whiting 22 years ago. Ruth Ann was a Commercial Artist for Union Photo in Clifton as well as Post Photo Engraving in Clifton,a company that made plates for the photo engraving of comic books. Beloved wife...
William Henry Prettyman, Sr.
May 28, 2013
William Henry Prettyman, Sr., 92, of Clifton, passed away on May 28, 2013. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton in 1968. An Army Veteran of WW II, Bill was a Boilerman for ITT in Clifton for many years, retiring several years ago, and was a parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton. Beloved husband...
Patricia Zahar
May 27, 2013
Patricia (Hopkins) Zahar, 83, of Clifton, passed away on May 27, 2013. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived there before moving to Clifton in 1976. Pat, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, a member of the Rosary Society and a member of the Regina Mundi Council #3969 Columbiettes. Beloved wife of the late Elias J....
Conchita O. Fried
May 26, 2013
Conchita (Omagtang) Fried, 62, of Hamburg passed away on May 26, 2013. Born in Cauayan, Philippines, she came to the US in 1977 and lived in Haskell and Paterson before moving to Hamburg in 1986. An active member of Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church, Fair Lawn, Conchita was a Registered Nurse at Barnert Hospital, Paterson, for 30 years and...
