Laszlo Karoly
Jan 1, 2012
Laszlo Karoly, 90, of Clifton, passed away on January 1, 2012. Born in Hungary, he came to the US in December of 1949 and settled in Pittsburgh and had been a resident of Passaic before moving to Clifton 26 years ago. A parishioner of St. Stephen RC Magyar Church, Passaic, Laszlo ran the Bingo, was a member of the Holy...
Carolina Kazer
Dec 29, 2011
Carolina (Zapusek) Kazer, 94, of Clifton, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, in her home where she lived for 55 years and took care of it by herself for last 35 years. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Carolina was a member of the SJK Leisure Club. A member of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union,...
Andrew Gentile, Jr.
Dec 26, 2011
Andrew L. Gentile, Jr., 71, of Passaic, passed away on December 26, 2011. Born in Passaic, he attended Lodi High School and has been a resident of Passaic most of his life. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Andrew was a Navy Veteran during Peacetime. A Police Officer with the Passaic Police Department, Andrew retired in...
Sister Mary Modesta
Dec 26, 2011
Sister Mary Modesta, Funeral services for Sister Mary Modesta Wesolowska will be held at the Felician Sisters' Infirmary Chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday morning, December 30, 2011. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, Sister Modesta will be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery in Lodi. Sister Mary Modesta died on December 26,...
Rozalia Tchorowski
Dec 24, 2011
Rozalia (Sabik) Tchorowski, 88, of Clifton passed away on December 24, 2011. Born in Srednia Wies, Poland, she came to the US in 1963 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton in 1969. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Rozalia was an Assembly Line Worker for Artolier Lighting of Garfield for many years, retiring in 1984. Beloved...
Giovanni Sardone
Dec 21, 2011
Giovanni Sardone, 87 of Union City, passed away on December 21, 2011. Born in Italy, he came to the US in May of 1970 and settled in Union City. Giovanni was a POW in Italy during WW II. A Mason for Mecca & Sons in Hoboken for many years, Giovanni was a member of the Madonna del Buon Camino in...
Susan (Shook) Mikolajczyk
Dec 21, 2011
Susan (Shook) Mikolajczyk, 59, of Odessa, FL passed away on December 21, 2011. Susan was raised in Clifton before moving to Tampa, FL to attend the University of Tampa and later settled in Tampa where she met her husband and raised her family. Susan was a woman with an enormous heart that she shared with everyone. Susan treated strangers as...
Jonathan Nowinski
Dec 21, 2011
Jonathan Nowinski, 9, of Clifton, passed away on December 21, 2011. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Jonathan was a communicant of St. John Kanty Religious Education Program and was a student at School #13 on Van Houten Ave. Beloved son of Marek and Katarzyna (Chrzanowski). Loving...
Thaddeus A Zarych
Dec 20, 2011
Thaddeus A. Zarych, 87, of Pompton Plains, passed away on December 20, 2011. Born in Newark, he lived in Clifton most of his life, moving to Pompton Plains a year ago. A former member of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Thaddeus was a member of the North Jersey Whiz Skiers and the Nutley Tennis Club. An Army Veteran...
Katia Nasarenko
Dec 19, 2011
Katia (Hordienko) Nasarenko, 86, of Garfield, passed away on December 19, 2011. Born in the Ukraine, she came to the US in 1950 and lived in Passaic before settling in Garfield in 1955. A former parishioner of Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church, Clifton, Katia was a Supervisor for Hoffmann-LaRoche in Nutley where she worked for over 25 years,...
Jose Luis Ortiz Reyes
Dec 16, 2011
Jose Luis Ortiz Reyes, 78, of Clifton, passed away on December 16, 2011. Born in Cidra, Puerto Rico, he has been a resident of Clifton for many years. Jose was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. Beloved husband of Ana DelOrbe. Visiting Tuesday 6-8 PM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Interment will be at...
Lottie Gilmartin
Dec 16, 2011
Lottie (Bai) Gilmartin, 93, of Eatontown, passed away on December 16, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, she lived in Co-op City in the Bronx for over 30 years before moving to New Jersey in 2005. Lottie was a Waitress at the Russian Tea Room and later The Weathervane in Manhattan for many years, before retiring several years ago. Beloved wife of...
Helen Nazimek
Dec 13, 2011
Helen (Urbano) Nazimek, of Fair Lawn, passed away on December 13, 2011. Born in Clifton she lived there before moving to Fair Lawn many years ago. Helen, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. Anne's RC Church, Fair Lawn. A Navy Veteran during WW II, Helen served in the W.A.V.E.S. and was a member of the Athenia Veterans Post., Clifton....
Sophie R Ozga
Dec 13, 2011
Sophie R. (Mikolajczyk) Ozga, 99, of Passaic, passed away on December 13, 2011. Born in Passaic, she lived in the Athenia Section of Clifton before moving to Passaic 70 years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Sophie worked for Deluxe Check Printers in W. Caldwell for 25 years, retiring in 1976. Beloved wife of the late...
Robert Eperjesi
Dec 11, 2011
Robert Eperjesi, 52, of Parsippany, passed away on December 11, 2011. Born in Passaic, he lived in Hackensack and Passaic before moving to Parsippany 5 years ago. Robert was a Graphic Designer for Market Share Communications in Montville for several years. Beloved father of Kristen and Kevin Eperjesi, both of Clifton. Funeral Wednesday Evening 7:30 PM at the Shook Funeral...
His Excellency, Most Reverend Andrew Pataki J.C.L., D.D
Dec 8, 2011
His Excellency, Most Reverend Andrew Pataki, J.C.L., D.D., Bishop Emeritus of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Bishop Andrew Pataki was born in Palmerton, PA on August 30, 1927 of the late Ignatius and Sophie (Dejak) Pataki....
Joanne Pierson
Dec 8, 2011
JoAnne Pierson, 68, of Elmwood Park, passed away on December 8, 2011. Born in Passaic, she lived in Garfield before moving to Elmwood Park 30 years ago. A member of the Senior Citizens of Elmwood Park, JoAnne was a Quality Control Inspector for Inverness in Elmwood Park for 10 years and was a former parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church,...
Patrick C. Siconolfi
Dec 3, 2011
Patrick C. Siconolfi, 86, of Mays Landing passed away on December 3, 2011. Born in Guardia Lombardi, Italy, Patrick came to the US in 1930 settling in Dunmore, PA and Newark before moving to Mays Landing 25 years ago. Patrick was the owner of Banner Roofing Company in Newark and worked as a Roofer for 45 years before retiring in...
Donald Sherwood
Dec 2, 2011
Donald W. Sherwood, 58, of Lyndhurst, passed away on December 2, 2011. Born in Hackensack, he was a resident of Emerson before moving to Lyndhurst many years ago. A Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War, Donald was a Laborer for the Building Laborers Local #592 Edgewater for many years. Beloved son of Doris (Zachgo) of Delaware and the late Riesdorph...
Eleanor Schimpf
Dec 1, 2011
Eleanor (Broadfield) Schimpf, 91, of Clifton, passed away on December 1, 2011. Born in Passaic, she was a resident of Clifton since 1922. Eleanor was a secretary for Reefer Express Lines in Roseland for many years before retiring in 1987. A Volunteer Patient Representative and Surveyor for Passaic General Hospital for over 20 years, Eleanor was also a Volunteer Coordinator...
