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Arthur Pearce Hines, Jr.

Arthur Pearce Hines, Jr.

May 30, 2009

Arthur Pearce Hines, Jr., 87, of Clifton on May 30, 2009. Born in Paterson he was a resident of Clifton most of his life. A 1942 graduate of Clifton High School Arthur worked for Curtiss-Wright Aeronautics in Wood Ridge during WW II and was the first worker to be selected to operate the IBM machine. He started his...

Kateryna Prymak

Kateryna Prymak

May 30, 2009

Kateryna (Zuk)Prymak, 95, of Clifton on May 30, 2009. Born in Zelobory, Ukraine she came to the US in October of 1950 and lived in Passaic before settling in Clifton in 1960. A parishioner of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Passaic, she was a member of the Rosary Society. A Seamstress for the Clifton Clothing Co. in Wallington...

Maria A Szproch

Maria A Szproch

May 28, 2009

Maria A. (Galus) Szproch, 72 of Clifton on May 28, 2009. Born in Poland, Maria came to the US on February 11, 1968 and settled in Passaic before moving to Clifton 37 years ago. A parishioner of Ss. Cyril & Methodius RC Church, Clifton, she was a member of the Catholic Sokol of Passaic and the Marian Rosary...

Giuseppe Occorso

Giuseppe Occorso

May 18, 2009

Giuseppe Occorso, 85, of Passaic on May 18, 2009. Born in Italy he came to the US on September 8, 1967 and settled in Passaic. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic, Giuseppe was the Host at Enza's Restaurant and Pizzeria in Hawthorne for over 30 years. Beloved husband of the late Vincenza (DiPasquale)...

Ernest J Blanchard

Ernest J Blanchard

May 17, 2009

Ernest J.Blanchard, 82, of Clifton on May 17, 2009. Born in Passaic, he lived all of his life in the Passaic-Clifton area. A Merchant Marine Veteran of WW II, Ernest was a pipe fitter for Hoffman-LaRoche in Nutley for 26 years, retiring in 1985. Ernest was a parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton. Beloved husband for 57...

Eva Dziuba

Eva Dziuba

May 9, 2009

Dziuba Eva (Marut) Dziuba, 94, of Passaic on May 9, 2009. Born in Poland she came to the US in 1963 and settled in Passaic. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Eva was a Matron for the Housekeeping Department of St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic for 22 years, retiring in 1984. Beloved wife of the late...

Lillian Palffy

Lillian Palffy

May 9, 2009

Lillian (Schultz)Palffy, 87, of Clifton on May 9, 2009. Born and raised in Clifton, Lillian lived in West Paterson before returning to Clifton 10 years ago. Lillian, a homemaker, was a parishioner of Sacred Heart RC Church, Clifton. Beloved wife of the late Alfred who died in 1994. Devoted mother of Cheryl Predmore and her husband Kenneth and...

William Umhoefer

William Umhoefer

May 8, 2009

William J. Umhoefer, Jr., 82, of Clifton on May 8, 2009. Born in Clifton, he was a life long resident. Bill was an Army Veteran of WW II and served with the 11th Airborne Division as a paratrooper in occupied Japan, and was a Charter Member of the Albion VFW Post # 7165, Clifton. A parishioner of St....

Edward F Dudek

Edward F Dudek

Feb 26, 2009

Edward F. Dudek, 69, of Passaic on February 6, 2009. Born in Passaic he was a lifelong resident. An Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, Ed was an Iron Worker with the Iron Workers Union #483, Paterson for 30 years, retiring in 2001. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, he was a member of the...

Mary Wolak

Mary Wolak

Jan 13, 2009

Mary (Kimack) Wolak, 85, former resident of Passaic, Clifton and Lyndhurst, before moving to Lakeland, Fla. in 2004, passed away at home in Lakeland, Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Mary had been a member of the SJK Rosary and Altar Society, Leisure Club and Golden Circle, the NJ State Columbiettes...

Irene Grubow

Irene Grubow

Irene Grubow, a Passaic resident for many years, died after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was 91. Irene was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1923 and lived through the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. She survived the siege of Leningrad, a forced labor camp, and the allied bombing of Germany during WW II. She came to the...

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