Dora Vacasela
Mar 16, 2012
Dora (Bonilla) Vacasela, 87, of Passaic, passed away on March 16, 2012. Born in Ecuador, she came to the US in 1976 and settled in Passaic. Dora, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. Nicholas RC Church, Passaic. Beloved wife of Feliciano. Devoted mother of Nora Rodriguez of Passaic, Patricia Torres of Puerto Rico, Soraya Latona of Lincoln Park, and...
Bertha K Chitko
Mar 13, 2012
Bertha K. (Kobylarz) Chitko, 88, of Clifton, passed away on March 13, 2012. Born in Wallington, she lived most of her life in Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Bertha was a member of the Leisure Club, the Rosary Society, former member of the St. John Kanty PTA, and the ARFA Singing Society. Bertha worked in...
Anna Stepien
Mar 13, 2012
Anna (Dziuba) Stepien, 90, of Clifton passed away on March 13, 2012. Born in Poland she came to the US on July 14, 1965 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton in 1969. Anna was a Seamstress for 20 years with Ladies Garment on 8th St. in Passaic and later with Rosaria's Sportswear on Monroe St. in Passaic before...
Maria Colosi
Mar 12, 2012
Maria Colosi, 56, of Clifton passed away on March 12, 2012. Born in Italy, she came to the US in June of 1969 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Maria was a Human Resources Manager for Cenveo Corp. on Jersey City for over 15 years. Beloved daughter of the late Saverio and Carmela...
Kenneth T Salerno
Mar 11, 2012
Kenneth T. Salerno, 53, of Pequannock, passed away on March 11, 2012 surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. Born in Passaic, he was raised in Clifton and lived in Butler before moving to Pequannock several years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Ken was a Firefighter for...
Raul Pacheco
Feb 27, 2012
Raul Pacheco, 72, of Passaic, died peacefully on February 27, 2012, at home after a long illness, surrounded by his loving family. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 21, 1939 where he spent his early years before growing up in NYC. A former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, he was a loving and devoted husband...
Phyllis M. Nowacki
Feb 24, 2012
Phyllis M. (Doviak) Nowacki, 76, of Clifton passed away on February 24, 2012. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Phyllis was a Computer Analyst for Lederle Labs in Wayne for 15 years and also worked with the Gifted and Talented Program at Montclair State University for 16...
Stanley Stopka
Feb 24, 2012
Stanley Stopka, 81, of Clifton, passed away on February 24, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Skrzypne, Poland, he came to the US in 1971 and settled in Clifton. A devout parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Stanley attended Mass daily, served as an Usher at the Polish Masses for many years and was...
Helen Day Vermeulen
Feb 23, 2012
Helen Day (Motacki) Vermeulen, 82, of Clifton, passed away on February 23, 2012. Born at home in Clifton, she was a lifelong resident. Helen was a waitress at The Dayton Restaurant in Botany Village for over 25 years, as well as Mario's Restaurant on Van Houten Ave., retiring in 1994. Beloved wife of the late Samuel who passed away in...
Sophie Gennaro
Feb 16, 2012
Sophie (Zurawski) Gennaro, 92 of Las Vegas, formerly of Passaic, passed away on February 16, 2012. Born in Passaic, she lived there most of her life, before moving to Las Vegas 10 years ago. A former parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic, Sophie served in the Women's Army Corp (WAC) with the US Army during WW...
Muriel Carlin
Feb 14, 2012
Muriel (Woodhouse) Carlin, 89, of Wallington, passed away on February 14, 2012. Born in Stamford, England, she came to the US in 1946 and lived in Clifton and Passaic before moving to Wallington 14 years ago. A parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church, Wallington, Muriel worked for Botany Weaving in Clifton and later for The Fair in...
Lillian Genardi
Feb 14, 2012
Lillian (Corello) Genardi, 89, of Clifton, passed away on February 14, 2012. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Lillian was a Bus Aide for the Clifton Board of Education for 25 years, retiring in 1999. Beloved wife of the late Anthony who passed away in 1972. Devoted mother...
Sister Mary Firmina
Feb 12, 2012
Firmina Funeral services for Sister Mary Firmina Lajewska will be held at the Felician Sisters' Immaculate Conception Convent Chapel, Lodi, at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Sister Firmina will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Mary Firmina died on February 12, 2012 in Lodi. She was 95 years old and had been a...
Sophie Sandler
Feb 8, 2012
Sophie Sandler, 86, of Clifton, passed away on February 8, 2012. Born in Lee, NY, she lived in Clifton all of her life. A parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul's Polish National Catholic Church, Passaic, Sophie was a Supervisor for NJ Bell in Morristown for many years before retiring. Beloved sister of Stanley Sefcik of FL. Loving aunt of Diane...
Mary Stypulczak
Feb 6, 2012
Mary (Mikolov) Stypulczak, 88, of Clifton, passed away on February 6, 2012. Born in Poland she came to the US in 1947 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton 40 years ago. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Mary was a Machine Operator for Shulton in Clifton for 32 years, retiring in 1990. After retiring, Mary worked...
Walter Makos
Feb 5, 2012
Walter Makos, 87, of Wayne, passed away on February 5, 2012. Born in Wegerka, Poland, he came to the US in 1962 and lived in Passaic and Clifton before moving to Wayne 31 years ago. A former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Walter was a Mason for Jon Construction in Clifton for many years, retiring in 1989....
Anthony Fiore, Sr.
Feb 5, 2012
Anthony Fiore, Sr., 88, of Passaic, passed away on February 5, 2012. Born in Newark, he lived in Clifton before moving to Passaic over 30 years ago. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Anthony was a Custodial Supervisor at Montclair State College in Montclair, where he worked for 25 years, retiring in 1985. Anthony was a member of...
Barbara Plonski
Feb 2, 2012
Barbara (Klonfas) Plonski, 71, of Clifton, passed away on February 2, 2012. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Barbara, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton. Beloved wife of the late Wallace who passed away in 2003. Devoted mother of Adam of Clifton and the late Michael who passed away in...
Tadeusz Janiec
Jan 31, 2012
Tadeusz Janiec, 53, of Bloomfield, passed away on January 31, 2012. Born in Poland, he came to the US in 1976 and lived in Garfield before moving to Bloomfield. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Tadeusz was a Machine Operator for Black Prince Distillery in Clifton for the past 28 years, and was a member of the...
Casimir Zoldak
Jan 30, 2012
Casimir "Casey" Zoldak, just shy of 99 years, passed away on January 30, 2012. Born in Passaic, he lived there before moving to Clifton 57 years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Casey was a member of the SJK Holy Name Society. An Army Veteran during WW II, Casey was a Machinist for UniRoyal in Passaic...
