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Gloria Marie Corneliess
Apr 27, 2025
Gloria Marie Corneliess, a lifelong resident of Clifton, New Jersey, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at the age of 91. Gloria was the long-standing matriarch of a boisterous family, by whom she will be dearly missed. After the death of her husband of 53 years, Adrian J. Corneliess, in 2009, Gloria firmly maintained the family unit as...
Paul Victor Williams
Apr 24, 2025
Paul Victor Williams, affectionately known as Pablo, was born on November 18, 1947, in Spalding, Jamaica, West Indies. He was the beloved son of his late parents, Mavis Heron and Neville Williams. Paul was surrounded by family as he peacefully entered eternal life on Thursday, April 24, 2025. From a young age, whether viewing baseball or American football, Paul...
Linda Royceston
Apr 24, 2025
Linda (Fontenelle) Royceston, 79, of Clifton passed away on April 24, 2025. Born in Castries, St. Lucia, she traveled to England in 1954 and later traveled to the US in 1990. She lived in West Chester, NY, and Florida before settling in Clifton. In England, Linda worked as a bank manager for National Bank of Greece for 20 years...
Navnitlal B. Vora
Apr 22, 2025
Navnitlal B. Vora, 97, of Wayne passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on April 22, 2025. Born in Petlad, India, he traveled to the US in 1996 and settled in Wayne with his son and daughter-in-law. Navnitlal worked as a labor officer in India and later to raise his grandchildren when he came to the US....
Jorge O. Vasquez
Apr 21, 2025
Jorge O. Vasquez, 77, of Clifton passed away on April 21, 2025. Born in Santiago, Chile, he traveled to the US in 1987 and settled in Clifton. He traveled to the U.S. with the hope of giving his family a better life and creating a place they could truly call home.
Jorge worked as an assembler for...
Luis Mateo
Apr 12, 2025
Luis Mateo, 59, of Passaic passed away on April 12, 2025. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he traveled to the US on July 12, 1986 and settled in Passaic. Luis was the owner and operator of Luis Construction Co., Passaic. He enjoyed fishing, playing the lottery and he loved to cook. Luis was a wonderful father, son and...
Jennifer Cristal Contreras
Apr 9, 2025
Jennifer Cristal Contreras, 24, of Passaic passed away on April 9th, 2025, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Born in Passaic, New Jersey on April 9th, 2001, she was a resident of Passaic her entire life. Jennifer graduated from Passaic County Technical Institute in Criminal Justice. Jennifer worked as an exceptionally talented server with stints in sales and...
Feliciano Felicies Lopez
Apr 8, 2025
Feliciano Felicies Lopez, 88, of Bloomfield passed away on April 8, 2025. Born in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, Feliciano moved to Harlem in 1970 and lived there for many years before moving to Bloomfield in August of 2024. A US Navy Veteran of the Korean War, Feliciano was a Taxi Driver in NYC for 25 years before retiring in 2010....
Sabina Tavares
Apr 7, 2025
Sabina (Falcon) Tavares, 99, of Jersey City passed away on April 7, 2025. Born in Comerio, Puerto Rico, she traveled to the US in 1946 and first lived in New York, NY, she later lived in Passaic and Rockaway for many years before moving to Jersey City. Sabina worked as a nurse's aide for St. Joseph's Medical Center, Paterson,...
Sumitraben G. Adhuria
Apr 7, 2025
Sumitraben G. Adhuria, 65, of West Milford passed away on April 7, 2025.
Visiting and Puja will be Friday, April 11, 2025, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Cremation, East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton.
**Full Obituary to follow.
Gail Apelian
Apr 6, 2025
Gail (Peto) Apelian, 72, of Nutley, formerly of Clifton, passed away on April 6, 2025. Born in Paterson, she lived most of her life in Clifton before moving to Nutley.
Gail was a Social Worker at St. Mary's General Hospital, Passaic, for 50 years, retiring in 2023. A parishioner of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Clifton, Gail enjoyed...
Teresa Obremski
Apr 6, 2025
Teresa (Pac) Obremski, 90, of Bloomfield passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at home on April 6, 2025. Born in Przasnysz, Poland, Teresa came to the US in 1960.
Beloved wife of the late John Obremski who passed away in 2003. Devoted mother of Joseph Obremski, Irene Obremski and Halina Pender and her husband Steve. Dear...
Alfred J Eickenberg
Apr 5, 2025
Alfred J. Eickenberg, 75, of Franklin Lakes, passed away on April 5, 2025. Born in Paterson, he lived most of his life in Clifton before moving to Franklin Lakes with his son Robert and family.
A former parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Alfred proudly served his country in the US Army during the...
Angel Rivera Nazario
Mar 28, 2025
Angel Rivera Nazario, 88, of Passaic passed away on March 28, 2025. Born in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, Angel moved to Passaic in 1955 and has lived there since. He was a Lead Man in the Machines department for J.L. Prescott in Passaic for 18 years before retiring in 1994.
Beloved father of Andrew Nazario and his wife...
Mary Louise Trentacoste
Mar 27, 2025
Mary Louise Trentacoste, "Marylou", 81, of Bloomfield, passed away on March 27, 2025. Born in Newark she lived in Caldwell before moving to Bloomfield in 1964. A parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church, Bloomfield, Marylou was an accountant and office manager for Universal Chemical in South Kearny where she worked for 45 years, retiring several years ago....
Jerry Ference
Mar 27, 2025
Jerry Ference, 85, of Clifton, passed away on March 27, 2025. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton.
A Firefighter for the Clifton Fire Department for 25 years, retiring in 1995, Jerry was a master gardener and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Jerry proudly served his country in the US Marines and was a member...
Ronald J Tizzano
Mar 26, 2025
Ronald J. Tizzano, 83, of Wallington, passed away on March 26, 2025. Born in New York City, he lived in Kendall Park, before moving to Wallington many years ago.
A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, East Rutherford, Ron was an Executive Vice President for Chase in Long Island City for over 35 years, retiring in 1994....
Teresa A. Basinski
Mar 26, 2025
Teresa A. Basinski, 67, of Clifton, passed away on March 26, 2025. Born in the Bronx, she lived there before moving to Clifton in 1965. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Teresa was an Insurance Producer for HRH Insurance in Fairfield for 20 years, retiring in 2007.
Beloved wife of Richard Basinski. Devoted mother...
Vara P. Gadde
Mar 22, 2025
Vara P. Gadde, 88, of Clifton, passed away on March 22, 2025. Born in Vijayawada, India, he came to the US in 2015 and lived in Plainsboro before moving to Clifton. An accountant for the Government of India for many years, retiring in 1985, Vara enjoyed reading Shakespear and taking long walks.
Beloved husband of the late...
Teresita Pascua Bruce
Mar 19, 2025
Teresita Pascua Bruce, 74, of Clifton passed away on March 19, 2025. Born in Calmay, Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines, she traveled to the US in 1991 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of St. Agnes RC Church, Paterson, Teresita worked as a registered nurse for St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, for many years before retiring in 2017.
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