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Gloria Marie Corneliess

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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