Donald J. Seventko
Mar 20, 2013
Donald J. Seventko, 82, of Clifton, NJ, passed away on March 20, 2013. Born in Passaic, he lived all of his life in Clifton. Donald was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Air Force. He was a Customer Service Representative at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Clifton for 27 years, retiring several years ago. A parishioner and Church Committee...
Mabel Doris Zack
Mar 18, 2013
Mabel Doris (Jaeger) Zack, 90, of Passaic passed away on March 18, 2013. Born in Hawthorne, Mabel lived in Paterson, North Haledon and Garfield before moving to Passaic 8 years ago. A homemaker, Mabel cared for her family dearly. Devoted wife of the late John Zack, who passed away in 1992. Beloved mother of Paul "Billy" Zack of Wayne, Jaye...
Eleanor Irene Orson
Mar 14, 2013
Eleanor Irene (Lukowiak) Orson, 95, of Clifton passed away on March 14, 2013. Born and raised in Belleville, she moved to Clifton in 1949. A parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Eleanor and her husband were among the original St. Philip's families who helped to establish and build their parish. Eleanor was a talented artist and enjoyed...
Albert Disoteo
Mar 10, 2013
Albert "Bert" Disoteo, 89, of Clifton passed away on March 10, 2013. Born in Clifton, Bert was a lifelong resident. An Air Force veteran of WWII, Bert proudly served with the 454th Bombardment Group of the 15th Air Force and was a recipient of several combat accolades, include 5 Bronze Stars and 2 Air Medals. Bert was a member of...
Diane Sabatino
Mar 8, 2013
Diane (Tricarico) Sabatino, 93, of Clifton, passed away on March 8, 2013. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she lived in Lynbrook, Long Island, Lauderhill, FL, and Passaic before moving to Clifton in 1991. Diane was a Typist for American District Telegraph at the World Trade Center in NYC for 15 years, retiring in 1979. A member of the Athenia Veterans...
Betty J Lutz
Mar 6, 2013
Betty J. (Steward) Lutz, 87, of Clifton, passed away on March 6, 2013. Born in Grants Pass, Oregon, Betty lived most of her life in Clifton. Betty was the Clifton City Clerk for 26 years as well as the Registrar of Vital Statistics for 5 years, retiring in 1990. Beloved wife of the late George who passed away in 1996....
Calogero Noto
Mar 5, 2013
Calogero Noto, 84, of Clifton, passed away on March 5, 2013. Born in Mussomeli, Sicily, he came to the US in 1958 and lived in Buffalo, NY and Passaic before moving to Clifton. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Calogero worked for the Laborers Union, Local #79, in NYC for 30 years, retiring in 1998. Beloved husband for...
Fred Kolek
Mar 4, 2013
Fred Kolek, 84, of Clifton, passed away on March 4, 2013. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Fred was a Butcher for Pathmark on Paulison Ave. in Clifton for 30 years, retiring in 1990. An Army Veteran during the Korean War, Fred was a member of the Passaic...
Andrzej Grochowina
Mar 2, 2013
Andrzej Grochowina, 54, of Clifton, passed away on March 2, 2013. Born in Poland, he came to the US in May of 1992 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Andrzej was a Supervisor for Rutan Poly Industries, Inc., in Mahwah, where he worked for 10 years. Beloved husband for 33 years of Alicja...
Filomena Russo
Feb 27, 2013
Filomena "Fay" (Scarfo) Russo, 97, of Clifton, passed away on February 27, 2013. Born in Stratford, CT, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Fay was a Hostess for Joey's in Clifton and the Park Pub in Nutley for many years. Fay was a member of the Clifton Happy Seniors and the...
Rebecca Martin, Rn
Feb 25, 2013
Rebecca (Erlichman) Martin, RN, 83, of Clifton, passed away on February 25, 2013. Born in NYC, she lived in Passaic where she graduated from Passaic High School, before moving to Clifton in 1954. Rebecca graduated from the Nursing School at Passaic General Hospital, where she worked for 45 years as a Registered Nurse, O.R. Nurse and Head Nurse, and later...
Sophie Szwed
Feb 25, 2013
Sophie (Serafin) Szwed, 79, of Jupiter, FL, passed away on February 25, 2013. Born in Poland, she came to the US in 1962 and settled in Passaic, living in Clifton for 39 years before moving to Florida in 2009. A former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Sophie worked for Beecham Products in Clifton for 20 years, retiring...
Michael W Lidwin
Feb 25, 2013
Michael W. Lidwin, 58, of Passaic, passed away on February 25, 2013. Born and raised in Passaic, he lived in NYC for 20 years, returning to Passaic 10 years ago. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic, Michael worked for the Airline Industry for 25 years as an Airline Manager for TWA, Lebanon Airlines and Pan...
Pauline Tomaski
Feb 24, 2013
Pauline (Sojda) Tomaski, 86, formerly of Clifton, passed away on February 24, 2013. Born in Dickson City, PA, she lived in Clifton for 75 years, before moving to Pennsylvania in 2009. A parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul's Polish National Catholic Church, Passaic, Pauline was member of the Ss. Peter and Paul's Leisure and Senior Club, as well as Eastern...
Anne Polyak
Feb 22, 2013
Anne (Snyder) Polyak, 90, of Clifton, passed away on February 22, 2013 at The Atrium At Wayne, with her daughters at her bedside. Born in Passaic, she lived most of her life in Clifton, also living in Toms River, Kinnelon and Nutley. A former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Anne worked for Beecham Products in Clifton for...
Mary Ann Cali
Feb 21, 2013
Mary Ann (Slamiak) Cali, 73, of Garfield, passed away on February 21, 2013. Born in Wallington, she was raised in Garfield and lived in Howell for 10 years, returning to Garfield over 30 years ago. Mary Ann was a parishioner of Most Holy Name RC Church, Garfield. A Registered Nurse, Mary Ann worked at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge and...
Erna G Paz
Feb 21, 2013
Erna G. (Pokraska) Paz, 91, of Passaic, passed away on February 21, 2013. Born in Saddle Brook, she was a lifelong resident of Passaic. Erna and her late husband were the owners of Matty's Luncheonette on Monroe St. in Passaic for 20 years, retiring in 1980. Beloved wife of the late Matthew who passed away in 1994. Devoted mother of...
Walter Samula
Feb 18, 2013
Walter Samula, 96, of Clifton, passed away on February 18, 2013. Born in Poland, he came to the US in 1951 and lived in Passaic, Garfield and Wallington before moving to Clifton in 1964. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Walter was a draftsman and checker at Atlantic Design Co., in Newark for 24 years, retiring in...
Anna M Esposito
Feb 13, 2013
Anna M. (Caiazza) Esposito, 79, of Passaic, passed away on February 13, 2013. Born in Salerno, Italy, she lived in Argentina for 26 years, coming to the US in 1978, settling in Passaic. Anna, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. Nicholas RC Church, Passaic. Beloved wife for 62 years of Vincenzo. Devoted mother of Nuncio, Eduardo and Patricia, all...
Sister Mary Lucille
Feb 12, 2013
Sister Mary Lucille, Funeral services for Sister Mary Lucille Brodzinska will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 15, 2013. Sister Lucille will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Mary Lucille died on February 12, 2013 in Lodi. She was 90 years old and...
