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Angela Alfano Zappia
Oct 27, 2012
Angela (Alfano) Zappia, 52, of Nutley entered eternal life on October 27, 2012 surrounded by her loving family at home. Angela is survived by her husband Ron; beloved and cherished sons, Louis, Gregory, and Gerard; sisters Pamela Alfano, and Maria DePiro; brother-in-law, Ralph DePiro; nieces Karen Wood and Amanda DePiro; nephews, Barry, Michael, Nikko, Jarred, and Thomas. She is predeceased...
Cathy Vance
Oct 16, 2012
Cathy (Carroll) Vance, 56, of Clifton, passed away on October 16, 2012. Born in Passaic, she lived in Illinois and has been a resident of Clifton for many years. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Cathy was a member of the SJK Choir and had been a School Bus Aide for the Clifton Board of Education for...
Herbert Jung
Oct 16, 2012
Herbert C. Jung, 82, of Annandale passed away on October 16, 2012. Born in Lyndhurst, he lived in Clifton for many years before moving to Annandale in 2009. Herbert was a Professional Quality Assurance Engineer for many years and worked for the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Burns and Roe, General Public Utilities Corp. and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, before retiring in 1999....
Stefania Drelich
Oct 15, 2012
Stefania (Drelich) Drelich, 88, of Clifton on October 15, 2012. Born in Jezowe, Poland, she came to the US in 1969 and settled in the Athenia Section of Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Stefania was a member of the Leisure Club and the Polish Rosary Society. Stefania was a Seamstress for Gramercy Mills in Passaic...
Genevieve M Tyma
Oct 14, 2012
Genevieve M. (Maksym) Tyma, 83, of Clifton, passed away on October 14, 2012. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Genevieve was a Secretary for the Passaic Board of Education at School # 1, Passaic for several years. Beloved wife of the late Albert L. Tyma, Sr., who...
Joseph J. Puzio
Oct 13, 2012
Joseph J. Puzio, "The Tiger", 91, of Clifton, passed away on October 13, 2012. Born in Passaic he lived there and in Wallington before moving to Clifton 63 years ago. An Army Veteran of WW II, Joe was a member and Past Commander of the Pavlik-Koster VFW Post #2640 Wallington. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Joe was...
Ronni Lyn Grubowski
Oct 11, 2012
Ronni Lyn (Stetz) Grubowski, 39 of Wallington, passed away on October 11, 2012. Born in Passaic, she lived most of her life in Wallington. A parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church, Wallington, Ronni Lyn was a Medical Assistant for Heights Medical in Hasbrouck Heights for several years. Beloved mother of Kyle Stetz and Tyler Gangi, both of...
Joseph D Martinelli
Oct 9, 2012
Joseph D. Martinelli, 86 of Clifton, passed away on October 9, 2012. Born in Newark, he lived there before moving to Clifton many years ago. A Navy Veteran of WW II, Joseph was a Hairdresser for Levy Brothers in Clifton for many years and later a Leadman for Deluxe Check Printers in West Caldwell for 20 years, retiring in 1988,...
Thomas M Tencza
Oct 9, 2012
Thomas M. Tencza, 80 of Wallington, passed away on October 9, 2012. Born in Wallington, he was a lifelong resident. An Army Veteran of the Korean War, Thomas was the Senior Director of Product Development for Bristol-Myers Squibb in Hillside, where he worked for 34 years, retiring in 1994. A parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic, Thomas was a...
Edna Decastro
Oct 7, 2012
Edna DeCastro, 58, of Lincoln Park, passed away on October 7, 2012. Born in the Philippines, she came to the US in 1984 and lived in Clifton before moving to Lincoln Park in 1988. Edna was an Accounts Receivable Analyst for Tahari Co. in Millburn for the past 12 years, and was a member of Alpha Phi Omega. Beloved daughter...
John George Hariton
Oct 6, 2012
John George Hariton, 86, of Clifton, passed away on October 6, 2012. Born in Toledo, OH, he lived in Astoria, Queens, and Rutherford, before moving to Clifton in 1960. A parishioner of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Clifton, John served on the Parish Council for many years. A US Navy Veteran of WW II, John was a Chemical Operator for...
Julian A Puchalik
Oct 6, 2012
Julian A. Puchalik, 83, of Wallington, passed away on October 6, 2012. Born in Jasliska, Poland, he came to the US in November 1964, and settled in Passaic before moving to Wallington in 1973. A parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic, Julian was a Machine Operator for Atlantic Can Co. in Passaic for over 20 years, retiring in 1994....
Mary Charron
Oct 5, 2012
Mary (Chiara) Charron, 96, of Clifton, passed away on October 5, 2012. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Mary a homemaker, was a member of the St. Andrew 39'ers and the Clifton Adult Opportunity Center. Beloved wife of the late Wilfred J. "Bill", who passed away...
Evelyn Hanisko
Oct 4, 2012
Evelyn (Berthiaume) Hanisko, 90, of Cedar Grove, passed away on October 4, 2012. Born in Passaic, she lived in Paterson, and West Milford for 15 years, before moving to Cedar Grove several years ago. Evelyn, a homemaker, was a former member of Queen of Peace RC Church, West Milford. Beloved wife of the late Julius who passed away in...
William E Carroll
Sep 30, 2012
William E. Carroll, "Bill", 91, of Clifton, passed away on September 30, 2012. Born in Anderson, IN, he first came to Clifton in 1943, living in Toms River for 5 years, returning to Clifton in 1994. A Coast Guard Veteran during WW II, Bill was a member of the Athenia Veterans Post and VFW Post # 7165, Clifton. A parishioner...
Raymond Babicz
Sep 30, 2012
Raymond Babicz, 95, of Clifton, passed away on September 30, 2012. Born in Hackettstown, he lived in Brooklyn before moving to Clifton many years ago. A parishioner of St. Phillip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Raymond was a Supervisor in the Shipping Department of Leslie Co. in Parsippany, where he worked for 43 years, retiring in 1980. An Army Air...
Richard Leschynski
Sep 30, 2012
Richard Leschynski, 88, of Garfield, passed away on September 30, 2012. Born in Clifton, he attended Clifton Schools, moving to Garfield in 1947 and was a parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul Polish National Catholic Church, Passaic. An Army Veteran of WW II, Richard served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and jumped into Nazi-occupied Normandy, France on...
Stanislaw T Wesoly
Sep 27, 2012
Stanislaw T. Wesoly, 84, of Clifton, passed away on September 27, 2012. Born in Witosowka, Poland, he lived in England and came to the US in 1963 settling in Passaic before moving to Clifton 22 years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Stanislaw worked for Okonite in Passaic for 20 years, retiring as a Foreman in...
Andrew R Pearson
Sep 25, 2012
Andrew R. Pearson, 90, of Clifton, passed away on September 25, 2012. Born in Passaic on October 9, 1921, he lived in Clifton for over 65 years. An Army Veteran of WW II, Andy was a member of the Athenia Veterans Post, Clifton, where he served as Chaplain for over 30 years and officiated at many Veteran's wake services. An...
Stanley Krupinski
Sep 22, 2012
Stanley Krupinski, 85, of Clifton, passed away on September 22, 2012. Born in Norwich, CT, he lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton in 1959. A Painting Contractor, Stanley and his brother Mitchell worked together for 35 years as Krupinski Brothers, retiring in 1994. Stanley was a US Army Veteran of WW II as well as having served with the...
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