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Patricia Ann Blair
Mar 26, 2011
Patricia Ann Blair, 70, of Clifton passed away on March 26, 2011. Born in Passaic, Patricia was a lifelong resident of Clifton.
Active in many Civic and Community Organizations, Patricia was a past member of the Action Clifton Committee, a member of the Lakeview Merchants Association, the Lakeview Civic Association, Life Member of Hadassah, member of...
Sister Mary Joanne
Mar 23, 2011
Sister Mary Joanne. Funeral services for Sister Mary Joanne Ustaszewska will be held at the Felician Sisters Infirmary Chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, at 11:30 AM on Friday morning, March 25, 2011. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, Sister Joanne will be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters Cemetery in Lodi.
Sister Mary Joanne...
Joseph J. Haywood
Mar 22, 2011
Joseph J. Haywood, 52, of Clifton passed away on March 22, 2011. Born in Paterson, he lived their for most of his life before moving to Clifton 15 years ago.
Joe worked for Missbrenner Inc., Clifton, for 15 years and as a Supervisor for Stefan Enterprises, Garfield for 5 years. Joe was a cub scout leader...
Helen M. Stenger
Mar 21, 2011
Helen M. Stenger of Clifton passed away peacefully in her home on March 21, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Helen moved to Clifton 74 years ago and worked as a secretary for Hoffman-LaRoche for over 10 years.
Beloved wife of John J. Stenger Jr. for 61 years. Devoted mother of Richard Veech and his wife Kathryn...
John J. Fitzgerald
Mar 18, 2011
John J. Fitzgerald, 66, of Clifton passed away on March 18, 2011. John worked for Colgate in Jersey City for many years before retiring several years ago.
Beloved son of the late Gerald and Anna (Saladino). Loving brother of Frances Fitzgerald of Clifton and Ann Marella of Passaic. Cherished uncle of Anthony, Joseph,and great uncle of...
Joyce E. Simko
Mar 17, 2011
Joyce E. Simko, 88, of Towanda, PA passed away on March 17, 2011. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Joyce was a former resident of Clifton for 53 years before moving to Pennsylvania 8 years ago.
Born in Leicester, England on May 2, 1922, Joyce came to the US in 1946. Married to the late...
Lenore Phyllis Bissoo
Mar 15, 2011
Lenore Phyllis Bissoo (Phillips), 86, of Clifton passed away on March 15, 2011. Visiting Thursday 7-9 PM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM at the 1st Presbyterian Church, Clifton.
Nellie Gaczek
Mar 13, 2011
Nellie (Ochab) Gaczek, 94, of Garfield passed away on March 13, 2011. Born in Garfield, she lived there for all of her life.
A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Nellie was a member of the ILGWU Local #145, the Garfield Senior Citizens and a former member of the Garfield Golden Agers. Nellie worked as...
Allan Raymond Johnson
Mar 7, 2011
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A Memorial Benefit will be held on Friday, March 25, 2011 for the family of Al Johnson.
The benefit will take place at 7:00pm at the Clifton Moose Lodge, 1268 Main Ave., Clifton 07013 - Suggested Donation: - Live Band, Food, Drinks
Contact the Moose Lodge for further information -...
Helen Mouchka
Mar 7, 2011
Helen (Boykas) Mouchka, 84, passed away on March 7, 2011 at the Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains, NJ after a long illness. Helen was born on May 18, 1926 in Garfield, NJ to Theodore and Justina Boykas.
Helen received a secretarial business degree from the Katharine Gibbs School and held various positions in the North...
Valerie M. Kacmarcik
Mar 7, 2011
Valerie (Dziuba) Kacmarcik, 81, of Clifton passed away on March 7, 2011. Born in Passaic, she lived in Clifton for most of her life.
A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Valerie was a member of the Holy Rosary Society and the Happy Time Seniors of Clifton. Valerie worked as a meat wrapper for...
Janet C. Korty
Mar 7, 2011
Janet C. (Gusciora) Korty, 91, of Clifton passed away on March 7, 2011. Born in Passaic, Janet lived in Clifton all of her life.
A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Janet was a member of Loaves and Fishes, the Rosary and Altar Society, Golden Circle and was an active volunteer at the annual...
Adolph Nowacki
Mar 5, 2011
Adolph Nowacki, 92, of Penfield, NY, formerly of Clifton passed away on March 5, 2011.
Born in Youngstown, OH he lived in Clifton for many years before retiring to the Toms River area and has been a resident of Rochester, NY area for the past 6 years.
A former parishioner of St. John Kanty...
Marie Sabol
Mar 3, 2011
Marie (Edmonds) Sabol, 88, of Clifton passed away March 3, 2011. Born in New Castle, Delaware she lived in Carlstadt before moving to Clifton in 1963.
A parishioner of Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church, Clifton, Marie was a member of the Athenia Veterans Post Auxiliary, Clifton. Marie was a Decal Operator for Becton-Dickinson in...
Helen Sondej
Mar 3, 2011
Helen M. (Faltin) Sondej, 94, of Clifton passed away on March 3, 2011. Helen was born in Leinring, PA and lived in Western, PA before moving to Clifton in 1955.
A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Helen was a machine operator for Metal/Film Co. of Passaic, retiring in 1960. Beloved wife of the...
Kathleen N. Puntasecca
Mar 2, 2011
Kathleen Puntasecca, 57, of Jackson, formerly of Clifton, passed away on March 2, 2011. Born in Passaic, she lived in Clifton most of her life before moving to Jackson in 2000.
Kathleen was a parishioner of St. Brendan's RC Church, Clifton. Loving daughter of Marie (Graziano) Puntasecca of Jackson and the late Anthony Puntasecca. Devoted sister...
Elizabeth Sedlak
Mar 1, 2011
Elizabeth (Surgent) Sedlak, 81 of Clifton passed away on March 1, 2011. Born in Udol, Czechoslovakia to her proud parents, Peter and Maria (Fecisin) Surgent, she came to the US in May of 1952 with her first son John on the Queen Elizabeth to rejoin with her husband who had arrived in the US two years earlier. The...
John Nicholas Kopach, Md
Feb 27, 2011
John Nicholas Kopach, MD, 57 of Clifton passed away on February 27, 2011. Born in Glen Ridge, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton.
Dr. Kopach was a member of St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Singac, and was a member of the National Rifle Association and Trout Unlimited.
Beloved son of John...
Felicia A Jacukiewicz
Feb 24, 2011
Felicia A. Jacukiewicz, 94, of Lakewood, formerly of Passaic passed away on February 24, 2011. Born in Passaic she was a lifelong resident before moving to Lakewood in 2005. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Felicia was a member of both St. Agnes' Club and the St. Joseph's Leisure Club, as well as the Polish Falcons...
Irene Jandura
Feb 21, 2011
Irene (Wieczerzak) Jandura, 78, of Clifton passed away on February 21, 2011. Born in Ozone Park, Queens, she lived in Greenpoint, Brooklyn before moving to Clifton in 1966.
Irene was an Administrative Assistant for City Bank of NY for many years before leaving to raise her children and take care of her husband. Irene was a...
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