Michael Aves
May 12, 2025
Michael was a devoted husband to Elizabeth Marie (Smith) Aves, "Liz," and a loving father to Michael Jameson Aves and Chloe Rae Aves. His family was his greatest joy. He loved comic bookstore trips with Mikey—they shared a love for Marvel and food. He enjoyed playing salon with Chloe, who took all sorts of liberties with makeup and nail...
Cherry Kivlehan
May 12, 2025
Cherry Kivlehan (Boenitz), 79, a devoted mother and passionate cat lover (Jersey) passed away peacefully on May 12, 2025. Born in Lake Village, AR, she lived in Fair Lawn and Clifton before settling in New Bern, NC. Cherry worked as a bookkeeper for A & P, Saddle Brook, for many years before retiring. Cherry was married to John Kivlehan...
Barry David Katz
May 11, 2025
Barry David Katz, 89, of Kinnelon, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones, on May 11, 2025. Born in Paterson, Barry lived there, in Tennessee and in Clifton before settling in Kinnelon. A proud US Navy Korean War Veteran, Barry worked as a Sergeant for the Passaic County Sheriff's Department, Wayne, for 25 years, before retiring in 1997....
Nanubhai J. Rana
May 7, 2025
Nanubhai J. Rana, 78, of Passaic passed away on May 7, 2025. Born in Navapur, India, he traveled to the US in 1978 and settled in Passaic. He worked as a store clerk for Main Discount, Paterson, for many years before retiring.
Beloved husband of Niruben Rana. Devoted father of Mahesh Rana, Anil Rana and the late...
Rosa Lo Cascio
May 3, 2025
Rosa (Pittari) Lo Cascio, 98, of Clifton, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2025. Born in Sicily, Italy, she came to the U.S. in 1948 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton 60 years ago.
A seamstress for many years, Rosa was a longtime fan of soap operas; she enjoyed cooking, taking care of and spending...
Marion Angela Hellriegel
Apr 29, 2025
Marion Angela Hellriegel, 84, of Clifton passed away on April 29, 2025. Born in Paterson, she has been a resident of Clifton for many years. Marion worked as a child care aide with the Clifton Board of Education for 34 years before retiring.
Beloved wife of Donald Hellriegel. Devoted mother of Kristie Hellriegel and Roxanne Pastore and...
John James Cosgrove
Apr 28, 2025
John James Cosgrove, Jr., 69, of Parsippany passed away on April 28, 2025. Born in Passaic, he has been a resident of Parsippany for many years. John worked as a realtor with Re/Maxx, Morris Agent Team, Rockaway.
Beloved son of the late John James Cosgrove, Sr. and Anita Thomasina (Verniero). Loving brother of Brian K. Cosgrove and...
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. Â 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...
