Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Feb 19, 2011

Florence (Materniak) Listwan, 91, of Sarasota, Fl, formerly of Clifton passed away on February 19, 2011. Born in Passaic, she was a resident of Clifton for over 50 years, before moving to Sarasota 6 years ago.

Florence, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, and a member of the SJK Leisure...

Feb 19, 2011

Robert Dudas, 70, of Clifton passed away February 19, 2011. Born in Passaic, he was a resident of Clifton since 1943.

Robert was a Plumber with the Plumber's Union Local # 24 in Lodi for 43 years, retiring in 2001.

Beloved husband for 48 years of Mary Frances "Fran" (Rose). Devoted father of Nancy...

Feb 19, 2011

Jan Gryglak, 90, of Elmwood Park passed away February 19, 2011. Born in Poland, he came to the US in 1965 and lived in Garfield before moving to Elmwood Park in 1973.

A parishioner of St. Stanislaw Kostka RC Church, Garfield, Jan was a Tool & Die Maker for Stauffer Chemical in Passaic for 20 years,...

Feb 13, 2011

Joseph Hilla, 84, of Clifton passed away February 13, 2011. Born in Garfield, Joseph lived there before moving to Clifton 55 years ago.

Joseph attended Garfield High School where he was a member of two championship football teams in the early 1940's. During World War II, Joseph served in both the US Merchant Marine and the...

Feb 13, 2011

Raffaella Maria (Fuccilli) Pallotto, 32, of Clifton passed away on February 13, 2011. Born in Hoboken she lived there and in Freehold before moving to Clifton 5 years ago.

Raffaella, a homemaker, was a parishioner of St. Francis RC Church, Hoboken.

Beloved wife of Andrew W. Pallotto. Loving mother of Lucianna, Adriana and Julianna....

Feb 11, 2011

John G. Ragone, 72, of Wyckoff passed away February 11, 2011. Born in Italy, he came to the US in 1966 and settled in Union City before moving to Wyckoff 12 years ago. John was the owner of Art Carpentry in Wyckoff for many years.

Beloved husband of Grace (Lopocaro). Devoted father of Andrew and his...

Feb 11, 2011

Peter Cousoulis, 86 of Passaic passed away on February 11, 2011.

Born in Passaic he was a life long resident and was a lithographer for Continental Can Co. of Passaic for many years. A parishioner of St. George Greek Orthodox Church of Clifton, Peter was an Army Veteran of WW II.

Loving uncle of...

Feb 10, 2011

Maria (Grycuk) Lasek, 87, of Clifton passed away February 10, 2011.

Born in Nowogrodek, Poland, she came to the US on December 6, 1951 and settled in NYC before moving to Clifton in 1958.

A parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic, Maria was a Seamstress and Homemaker and enjoyed Sewing, Cooking and Gardening....

Feb 8, 2011

John Guariniello, Jr., 83 of Clifton passed away February 8, 2011. Born in Passaic, he lived in the Passaic Clifton area most of his life.

A member of the First Presbyterian Church of Passaic, John was a Manufacturing Supervisor and also owned his own company, Med-X Bandage Corporation. A US Navy Veteran of WW II, John...

Feb 7, 2011

Paul Hilshansky, 60, of Clifton passed away February 7, 2011. Born in Windber, Pennsylvania, he lived most of his life in Clifton.

A custodian for the Clifton Board of Education for the past 12 years, Paul was an avid Fly Fisherman and loved being with family and friends. Paul was a Great Husband and Father, and...

Feb 5, 2011

Julia (Kowal) Zawacki, of Sarasota, FL, formerly of Clifton, passed away February 5, 2011.

Born in Poland, she came to the US in 1929, first settling in Passaic and lived in Clifton for 50 years before moving to Sarasota. Julia was the owner and operator of Palisades Bakery in Garfield for many years before retiring in...

Feb 5, 2011

Sister Mary Joanette. Funeral services for Sister Mary Joanette Miescier will be held at the Felician Sisters Infirmary Chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, February 10, 2011. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, Sister Joanette will be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters Cemetery in Lodi.

Sister Mary Joanette...

Feb 4, 2011

James A. Meyer, 70, of Clifton passed away February 4, 2011.

Born in Brooklyn, he was a resident of Clifton since 1969 and was a parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton.

An Army Veteran during the Vietnam War, James was an Assistant Vice President for Hudson City Savings Bank in Wayne...