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...
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...
