John P Menzel
May 3, 2011
John P. Menzel, 99, of Clifton passed away on May 3, 2011. Born in Passaic, he lived in E. Rutherford and Wallington before moving to Clifton in 1941. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, John was a Cost Accountant for Athenia Steel Co. in Clifton for 33 years, retiring in 1971 and was a member of the Clifton...
Jerzy K. Ponikowski
May 1, 2011
Jerzy K. Ponikowski, 64, of Clifton passed away on May 1, 2011. Born in Poland, he came to the US in 1964 and lived in Bayonne and Wallington before moving to Clifton 27 years ago. A parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Jerzy was the President of Quality Industries in Clifton for over 30 years and was...
Nora Wilson
Apr 30, 2011
Nora (Buckley) Wilson, 84, of Clifton passed away on April 30, 2011. Born in Ireland, she came to the US in 1946 and lived in San Francisco and New York, before moving to Clifton in 1960. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Nora was a Deli Clerk at the A&P on Van Houten Ave., in Passaic for...
Thomas J. Robinson
Apr 30, 2011
Thomas J. Robinson, 85, of Clifton passed away on April 30, 2011. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Wayne before moving to Clifton in February, 2010. A Marine Corps Veteran of WW II, Thomas was a Purple Heart Recipient and a member of the DAV. Thomas was a self employed Auto Mechanic for many years, before retiring several years...
Irene Schimpf
Apr 29, 2011
Irene (Hanak) Schimpf, 85, of Clifton passed away on April 29, 2011. Born in Garfield, she lived in Totowa before moving to Clifton 57 years ago. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Irene was a Secretary for Dow Chemical in Clifton for many years, retiring in 1991, and was a member of AARP. Beloved wife of...
Sister Mary Paulinette
Apr 28, 2011
Sister Mary Paulinette. Funeral services for Sister Mary Paulinette Drabik will be held at the Felician Sisters' Infirmary Chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, May 4, 2011. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, Sister Paulinette will be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery in Lodi. Sister Mary Paulinette died on April 28,...
Jan Nieradka
Apr 27, 2011
Jan Nieradka, 84, of Clifton passed away on April 27, 2011. Born in Poland, Jan moved to the US in 1961 and settled in Passaic before moving to Clifton 32 years ago. Jan was a parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton and a member of the National Polish Alliance. He worked as an independent mason contractor for many...
Eleanor Berry
Apr 27, 2011
Eleanor Berry, 85, of Clifton passed away April 27, 2011. Born and raised in Clifton, Eleanor worked for Weston Biscuit in Passaic for 29 years, retiring in 1973 and was a parishioner of St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Passaic. Beloved sister of the late Mary A. Demko, John, Julius and Ernest Berry. Loving aunt of Russell Demko and his wife...
Sister Mary Claudia
Apr 27, 2011
Funeral services for Sister Mary Claudia Rostek will be held at the Felician Sisters' Infirmary Chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday morning, April 29, 2011. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, Sister Claudia will be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery in Lodi. Sister Mary Claudia died on April 27, 2011 in Hackensack,...
Doris Scott
Apr 24, 2011
Doris (Gavlak) Scott, 82, of Forest City, PA, formerly of Clifton passed away on April 24, 2011. Born in Wallington, she lived most of her life in Clifton before moving to Pennsylvania 12 years ago.
Doris was a Banquet Manager for the Gateway Hilton Hotel in Newark for many years before retiring.
Beloved wife...
Janina Ropiak
Apr 22, 2011
Janina (Szymanski) Ropiak, 76, of Clifton passed away on April 22, 2011. Born in Warsaw, Poland, she came to the US in 1960 and lived in Garfield, Passaic and Wallington, before moving to Clifton in 1978.
A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Janina was a Machine Operator for Eastman Kodak in Fair Lawn...
Metro &Quot;Matt&Quot; Ressetar
Apr 15, 2011
Metro "Matt" Ressetar, 91, of Clifton died peacefully in his home on April 15, 2011. Born in Ramey, PA, he moved to Clifton in 1926 and has lived there since.
An Army Veteran of WWII, Matt was a member of the Athenia Veteran's Post. He was a parishoner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, and...
John &Quot;Streaker&Quot; Misiora
Apr 13, 2011
John, "Streaker" Misiora, 83, of Clifton passed away on April 13, 2011. Born in Poland, he came to the US in 1949 and was a long time resident of Clifton.
A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Streaker worked for Magor Car in Clifton for many years and later Continental Can in Passaic for 36...
Herman J. Kopitar
Apr 12, 2011
Herman J. Kopitar, 82, of Clifton passed away on April 12, 2011. Born in Passaic, he lived there before moving to Clifton in 1986.
A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic, Herman was a member of the Leisure Club and the Secular Franciscans. A Navy Veteran during Peacetime, Herman was a Senior...
Bertha &Quot;Bertie&Quot; Kondra
Apr 11, 2011
Bertha "Bertie" (Bonczek) Kondra, 89, of Clifton passed away April 11, 2011. Born in Passaic, she has been a resident of Clifton since 1950.
A parishioner of St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Passaic, Bertie was also a member of the Rosary and Altar Society. Bertie was a telephone operator for Bell Telephone in Passaic for many...
Steffie Kulesa
Apr 10, 2011
Steffie (Olshefski) Kulesa, 95, of Clifton passed away on April 10, 2011. Born in Plymouth, PA, she lived in Clifton most of her life.
A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Steffie was a cookie line worker for Weston Biscuit in Passaic for 20 years, retiring many years ago.
Beloved wife of...
Elda Semeraro
Apr 10, 2011
Elda (Rosolen) Semeraro, 93, of Clifton passed away on April 10, 2011. Born in San Vendemiano, Italy, she came to the US in 1920 and settled in Clifton. Elda, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton.
Beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Semeraro, Sr. who died in 2001. Devoted mother of...
Charles Williams
Apr 5, 2011
Charles Williams, 93, of Ridgewood passed away on April 5, 2011. Born in Bronx, NY he lived in Ridgewood for the past 54 years.
An Army Veteran of WW II, Charles was a Life Member of the Washington Elm VFW Post # 192, Ho-Ho-Kus. Charles was an Insurance Agent for Prudential Insurance in the Cresskill office...
Charles &Quot;Buck&Quot; W Griffith, Sr.
Apr 5, 2011
Charles W. Griffith, Sr., "Buck", 95, of Bloomfield passed away on April 5, 2011. Born in Maryland, he lived in Bloomfield for many years and was a parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church.
Buck was a self employed Exporter for 40 years, retiring 15 years ago. A Navy Veteran of WW II, Buck ran...
Rosemary Ann Lyons, Rn
Apr 5, 2011
Rosemary Ann (Zavodsky) Lyons, 77, of Clifton passed away on April 5, 2011. Born in Passaic, she lived in the Clifton/Passaic area for all of her life.
Rosemary was a Registered Nurse at St. Marys Hospital, Passaic for 58 years before retiring in 2008, and later volunteered at Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge.
Beloved wife...
