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Edythe Schmidt
Jun 22, 2010
Edythe (Schabilon) Schmidt, 93, of Clifton passed away peacefully at her home on June 22, 2010. Born in Hackensack, Edythe lived in Clifton since 1946 and was a parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton.
Edythe and her late husband Frank "Smitty", who died in 2002, were the owners of Smitty's Gas Station at...
Sister Mary Viola
Jun 22, 2010
Sister Mary Viola
Funeral services for Sister Mary Viola Krisman will be held at the Felician Sisters Infirmary Chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, at 10:00 a.m. on Friday morning, June 25, 2010. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, Sister will be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters Cemetery in Lodi. Sister Mary Viola died...
Gaetano &Quot;Thomas&Quot; Salemi
Jun 19, 2010
Gaetano "Thomas" Salemi, 92, of Toms River on June 19, 2010. Born in NYC, Gaetano lived there and in Richfield Park, and was a resident of Clifton for many years before moving to Toms River.
A former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Gaetano was a Printer for Print Wrap Co. in Cedar Grove...
Marie Cecilia Remick
Jun 19, 2010
Marie Cecilia Remick (nee Carr) died Saturday, June 19, 2010. Born in Passaic, she lived in the Clifton area her entire life.
Marie was the beloved wife of the late Edward Remick, who passed away in 1990. She is survived by two sons, Richard and his wife, Diane of Cumming, Ga, Thomas and his wife, Barbara...
Joan Macleod
Jun 15, 2010
Joan (Van Orden) MacLeod, 70, of Clifton formerly of Paterson, passed away on June 15, 2010. Born in Paterson, Joan lived there all of her life before moving to Clifton recently. A member of the Grace United Presbyterian Church, Wayne, Joan was a homemaker.
Beloved wife of the late Everett who died in 1994. Devoted mother...
Josephine Bendheim
Jun 15, 2010
Josephine (Dyle) Bendheim, 93, of Paramus on June 15, 2010. Born in Passaic, Josephine lived in Clifton and Englewood before moving to Paramus in 2005.
A Registered Nurse who did private duty for many years before retiring, Josephine was the wife of the late Honorable Henry Jack Bendheim, a Municipal Court Judge in Englewood, who died...
Anna Marie Gianni
Jun 15, 2010
Anna Marie (Tarsia) Gianni, 81 of Passaic on June 15, 2010. Born in Garfield, Anna Marie lived there before moving to Passaic almost 60 years ago, and was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church.
Anna Marie was a self employed Sewing Machine Operator and Seamstress for many years and made her own...
Jean Finan
Jun 14, 2010
Jean M. (Archer) Finan of Clifton on Monday June 14, 2010. Jean was born in Paterson and raised and lived in Clifton for most of her life.
She was a Regional Information Specialist with ADP of Parsippany, and coordinated and chaired many of their Fundraising and Charitable events retiring in August, after 39 years.
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Marguerite Morelli
Jun 12, 2010
Marguerite Morelli 78, of Clifton passed away June 12, 2010 at home with her family. Born in Passaic she was a life long resident of Clifton.
Margie was an Office Manager in the Data Processing Department of General Foods in Clifton for 29 years retiring in 1992. She was the wife of the late Joseph J....
Jean Pennisi
Jun 7, 2010
Jean (Micklus) Pennisi, Homemaker, Widow, Mother, Grandmother, and Sister, 77, of Clifton on June 7, 2010. Born in Garfield, Jean has been a resident of Clifton most of her life.
A member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Clifton, Jean was a Data Processor for Anchor Bank in Wayne for 10 years, retiring many years ago....
Adele Bisswang
Jun 6, 2010
Adele (Walter) Bisswang, 78, of Passaic on June 6, 2010. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, she came to the US in 1951 and settled in Passaic.
A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Adele was a seamstress for several years before retiring many years ago.
Beloved wife for 44 years of Lothar K. Bisswang....
Carmen Joseph Maggio
Jun 4, 2010
Carmen Joseph Maggio, 84 of Clifton, died Friday June 4, 2010 after a long illness.
Carmen created the Rowe-Manse Emporium, a Clifton shopping destination that achieved such status as a marketing Mecca that merchant icons such as Stanley Marcus of Neiman Marcus, Macy's Edward Finkelstein, and Martha Stewart made pilgrimages there. From Cabbage Patch Dolls to...
Irene Felice
Jun 3, 2010
Irene (Sedlar) Felice, 80, of Clifton on June 3, 2010. Born in Garfield, Irene lived there before moving to Clifton 57 years ago.
An active parishioner of Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church, Clifton, Irene was a member of the Sisterhood of St. Barbara, and volunteered for many causes and activities at her church.
...Natalie Pelensky
Jun 2, 2010
Natalie (Gelemey) Pelensky, 94 of Clifton, on June 2, 2010. Born in the Ukraine she emigrated to the United States in 1947 and settling in Clifton.
Natalie was a Seamstress at American Clothing and a Parishioner at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Passaic.
Wife of the late Walter. Mother of Vera Ercolino and Michael...
Warren E. Wikfors, Jr.
May 30, 2010
Warren E. Wikfors, Jr., "BUD", 57 of Clifton on May 30, 2010. Born in Hoboken, Bud lived in Butler before moving to Clifton 20 years ago. Bud worked in the Logistics Department of Kearfott Corp. in Little Falls for 17 years, and was a member of AARP at St. Brendan's Church, Clifton.
Beloved husband of Michele...
Sister Mary Fabia
May 30, 2010
Funeral services for Sister Mary Fabia Wojtach will be held at the Felician Sisters Infirmary Chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, June 3, 2010. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, Sister will be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters Cemetery in Lodi.
Sister Mary Fabia died on May 30,...
Elmer J. Lucas
May 29, 2010
Elmer J. Lucas, 88, of Clifton, on May 29, 2010. Born in Clifton, Elmer lived in Passaic and Clifton all of his life.
A US Marine Corps Veteran of WW II, Elmer served aboard several ships including the USS Tattnall, the USS Charleston, the USS Erie, and participated in action against the enemy aboard the USS...
Shirley Gensinger
May 26, 2010
Shirley Mae (Bell) Gensinger, 79 of Wayne, formerly of Clifton, was granted her angel wings on May 26, 2010 following a long illness.
Born April 4, 1931 in Passaic to her proud parents, Paul and Alyce Bell, Shirley lived in Clifton most of her life before moving to Wayne 10 years ago.
She is...
James A Denby
May 25, 2010
James A. Denby, 78, of Clifton on May 25, 2010. Born in Luzerne, Pa., he lived in Berwick and Hatboro, PA, before moving to Clifton in 1967.
A Navy Veteran during the Korean War, James attended Brown University and was the Owner of Waldorf Liquors in Passaic for 25 years, as well as a Real Estate...
Genevieve Jaremko
May 21, 2010
Genevieve (Yaskot) Jaremko, 86, of Clifton on May 21, 2010. Born in Wallington, Genevieve lived there and in Garfield before moving to Clifton 53 years ago.
A parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul's Polish National Catholic Church, Passaic, and a member of the Senior and Leisure Club. Jenny was an Electronics Technician for United Condenser in...
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