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Marie P. Carlson, Rn

Marie P. Carlson, Rn

Jan 14, 2012

Marie P. (Cleary) Carlson, RN, 85, of Passaic, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Hospice of NJ at St. Joseph's Hospital, Wayne. Born March 8, 1926 in Port Jervis, NY, she was the beloved daughter of the late Gertrude (Hicks) and Michael Cleary. A professional Registered Nurse, she graduated from White Plains, NY Nursing School in 1946 and...

Stanley L Mikolajczyk

Stanley L Mikolajczyk

Jan 13, 2012

Stanley L. Mikolajczyk, 92, of Clifton, passed away on January 13, 2012. Born in Garfield, he lived in Clifton all of his life. An Army Veteran of WW II, Stanley was a member of the Athenia Veterans Post, Clifton. A Carpenter by trade, Stanley worked for the US Quarantine in both Clifton and Newburgh, NY, as well as his own...

Sister Mary Fidelis

Sister Mary Fidelis

Jan 11, 2012

Sister Mary Fidelis, Funeral services for Sister Mary Fidelis Gazda will be held at the Felician Sisters' Infirmary Chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, at 11 AM on Saturday morning, January 14, 2012. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, Sister will be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery in Lodi. Sister Mary Fidelis died on January 11, 2012...

Irene Jagniatkowski

Irene Jagniatkowski

Jan 11, 2012

Irene (Gallik) Jagniatkowski, 84, of Clifton passed away on January 11, 2012. Born in Garfield, she lived in Passaic and Wallington before moving to Clifton. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Irene was a member of the St. Joseph's Leisure Club and AARP. Irene was employed at Spiral Binding in Totowa for 27 years, retiring in 1994. Beloved...

Sister Mary Hiltrude

Sister Mary Hiltrude

Jan 10, 2012

Sister Mary Hiltrude, Funeral services for Sister Mary Hiltrude Koba will be held at the Felician Sisters' Infirmary Chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, at 11 AM on Friday morning. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, Sister will be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery in Lodi. Sister Mary Hiltrude died on January 10, 2012 in Lodi. She...

Pauline Trella

Pauline Trella

Jan 7, 2012

Pauline (Kwolek) Trella, 88, of Clifton, passed away on January 7, 2012. Born in Wallington, she was a resident of Clifton most of her life. A Navy Veteran of WW II, Pauline served in the WAVES and was stationed at the US Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, TX. A member of the Athenia Veterans Post, Clifton, Pauline served as...

Jack Salmeri

Jack Salmeri

Jan 2, 2012

Jack Salmeri, 99, of Clifton, passed away on January 2, 2012. Born in Passaic, he lived most of his life in Passaic moving to Clifton a few years ago. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle, Jack was a member of the St. Andrew 39er's and the Clifton Seniors Association. An Army Veteran of WW II, Jack was a member...

Catherine Farinella

Catherine Farinella

Jan 1, 2012

Catherine (Pace) Farinella, 85, of Passaic, passed away on January 1, 2012. Born in Newark, Catherine was a resident of Passaic for the past 52 years. Catherine was a parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua RC Church, Passaic. Beloved wife of the late Morris who passed away in 2004. Devoted mother of Vincent Morris Farinella and his wife Jean of...

Laszlo Karoly

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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