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Sister Mary Firmina

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

Anna Bauer

Anna Bauer

Jan 29, 2012

Anna (Schuster) Bauer, 88, of Saddle Brook passed away on January 29, 2012. Born in Austria, she came to the US in 1958 and lived in Passaic and Clifton before moving to Saddle Brook 9 years ago. Anna worked for Shulton in Clifton for 25 years, retiring in 1988. Beloved wife of the late Albert who passed away in 1993....

Robert Takesh

Robert Takesh

Jan 28, 2012

Robert Takesh, 78, of Clifton, passed away on January 28, 2012. Born in Passaic, he lived in Nutley, Passaic and Clifton, all of his life. Robert served for 9 years in the Naval Reserves during the Korean War. Robert retired in 1996 as Assistant Operations Manager, after 35 years, from Swepco Tube Corp. in Clifton. Robert was Past President of...

Sister Mary Anita

Sister Mary Anita

Jan 26, 2012

Sister Mary Anita. Funeral services for Sister Mary Anita Janucik will be held at the Felician Sisters' Immaculate Conception Convent Chapel, Lodi, New Jersey at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 30, 2012. Sister Anita will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. Sister Mary Anita died on January 26, 2012 in Lodi. She was 81 years old...

Kevin C. Rasquinha

Kevin C. Rasquinha

Jan 26, 2012

Kevin C. Rasquinha, 51, of Clifton passed away on January 26, 2012. Born in Bombay, India, Kevin came to the US in 1984 and first settled in Passaic before moving to Clifton 18 years ago. A parishioner of St. Clare RC Church, Clifton, Kevin was an owner of Wendy's franchises in the North Jersey area. Dear brother of Corrine Rasquinha...

Stanley Teofil Lembryk

Stanley Teofil Lembryk

Jan 25, 2012

Stanley T. Lembryk, 76, of Clifton passed away on January 25, 2012. Born in Lublin, Poland, Stanley first came to the US in 1943 and settled in Utica, NY and Passaic before moving to Clifton 30 years ago. A US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War, Stanley worked as a Corrections Officer for the Passaic County Sheriff's Department for...

George Edward Loder

George Edward Loder

Jan 25, 2012

George E. Loder, 57, of Elmwood Park passed away on January 25, 2012. Born in Glen Ridge, George lived in Cedar Grove, Suffern, NY and Tuxedo, NY before moving to Elmwood Park 10 years ago. George graduated from Syracuse University and the NY School of Law and was an attorney for the Law Offices of George Loder, Esq., Clifton, which...

Dorothy Saracco

Dorothy Saracco

Jan 24, 2012

Dorothy (Lyons) Saracco, 67, of Clifton passed away on January 24, 2012. Born in Hackensack, Dorothy lived in Saddle Brook and Maywood before moving to Clifton 40 years ago. Dorothy worked as a Teacher for Catapult Learning in Orange for twenty years. Beloved wife of Gerald Saracco of Clifton. Cherished mother of the late Dawn Marie Saracco. Cremation Private. A...

John Russo

John Russo

Jan 19, 2012

John Russo, 63, of Passaic passed away on January 19, 2012. Born in Maine, John lived in West Milford before moving to Passaic many years ago. John was a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and worked as an Alarm Assembler for Allied Security in Clifton for many years. Beloved son of Antoinette Varick of Passaic and the late...

Dorothy M Wyhopen

Dorothy M Wyhopen

Jan 17, 2012

Dorothy M. Wyhopen, 88, of Succasunna, formerly of Clifton, passed away on January 17, 2012. Born in Swoyersville, PA, Dorothy lived in the Athenia section of Clifton before moving to Succasunna 12 years ago. Dorothy was a Production Manager for Hoffmann La Roche in Nutley for 17 years, retiring in 1983, and a parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church,...

Charles J. Herrmann

Charles J. Herrmann

Jan 16, 2012

Charles J. Herrmann, "CJ", 59, of Clifton, passed away on January 16, 2012. Born in Jersey City, he lived in California for 20 years before moving to Clifton. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, "CJ" was a Corporate Trainer for the County College of Morris for several years. Loving son of the late Charles G. and...

Anthony J Kasper

Anthony J Kasper

Jan 15, 2012

Anthony J. Kasper, 83, of Clifton, passed away on January 15, 2012. Born in Harrison, he lived in Kearny before moving to Clifton in 1965 and was a parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton. Anthony had been an Ordained Roman Catholic Priest and served as Pastor of St. Michael's RC Church, Lyndhurst for 10 years. Later, after leaving...

Anne Beres

Anne Beres

Jan 15, 2012

Anne (Radzewich) Beres, 91, of Clifton passed away at home, with her family at her side, on Sunday, January 15, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband of more than 60 years, Charles Beres, Sr., in 2002. A homemaker all her life, she and Charles raised their family in Clifton. Anne was a parishioner of Assumption of the Holy Virgin...

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