Richard E. Ricciardi
May 21, 2013
Richard E. Ricciardi of Clifton passed away on May 21, 2013. Born in the Bronx, NY, Richard lived in Paramus before moving to Clifton several years ago. Richard worked as a Defense Contractor for the Department of Defense, NJ, for 35 years before retiring in the early 1990's. A Navy Veteran of Korea, Richard was a member of the American...
Genevieve "Jean" Vladichak
May 20, 2013
Genevieve "Jean" (Poloniak) Vladichak, 86, of Clifton, passed away on May 20, 2013. Born in Wallington, she lived most of her life in Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Jean was a member of the Golden Circle as well as the former Leisure Club. Before retiring in 1986, Jean was a Secretary for Beecham Products in...
Joseph Pipitone
May 20, 2013
Joseph Pipitone, 101, of Clifton passed away on May 20, 2013. Born and raised in the Greenwich Village section of New York City, Joseph lived in Passaic for 27 years before moving to Clifton 37 years ago. A proud Navy Veteran of WWII, Joseph served with the 103rd Naval Construction Battalion, better known as the SeaBees, in the Pacific Theater,...
Emily Komeshok
May 16, 2013
Emily (Rzepecki) Komeshok, 95, of Passaic passed away on May 16, 2013. Emily was born in Passaic and lived there all of her life. Emily worked in Production at Hoffmann-La Roche, Nutley, for several years before retiring many years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Emily was a member of the Rosol-Dul Memorial Post #359 Ladies...
Joseph Frank Kisfalvi
May 16, 2013
Joseph F. Kisfalvi, 45, of Clifton, passed away on May 16, 2013. Born in Passaic, he grew up in Garfield and lived there before moving to Clifton several years ago. Beloved son of John of Passaic and Jaye (Zack) Staudinger of Clifton. Loving brother of John M. Kisfalvi of California, Kelly Kisfalvi, Michael Kisfalvi and Jennifer Chaveco, all of Clifton....
Alfreda Soojian
May 14, 2013
Alfreda (Wrubel) "Freda" Soojian, 91, of East Patchogue, LI, passed away on May 14, 2013. Born in Passaic, she lived there before moving to Mastic and later East Patchogue, Long Island, many years ago. After her mother passed away at a young age, Freda, the oldest of 8 children, became the mother to all of her younger siblings. Freda was...
Peter Dzwinczyk
May 10, 2013
Peter Dzwinczyk, 96, of Clifton passed away on May 10, 2013. Peter was born in Poland and came to the United States in 1961 settling in Clifton. A parishioner of Saint Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cathedral Passaic, Peter was a Maintenance Supervisor for Hoffmann LaRoche in Nutley for 20 years retiring in 1981 and was an avid gardener. Devoted husband Maria...
John B. Young, Jr.
May 9, 2013
John B. Young, Jr., 83, of Manahawkin passed away on May 9, 2013. Born in Baltimore, MD, John lived in Passaic for most of his life before moving to Manahawkin 10 years ago. John worked as a Bus Driver for DeCamp Bus Lines, Montclair, for 20 years, retiring in 1993. An Army Veteran of the Korean War, John was a...
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...
