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Bernadette Szczech
Dec 26, 2024
Bernadette (Sebeck) Szczech, 79, of Wayne passed away on December 26, 2024. Born in Passaic, she lived in Garfield, Clifton, Little Falls and Wallington before settling in Wayne. Bernadette worked as a teacher's aide for the Wayne Board of Education for 25 years before retiring. She enjoyed cooking and loved spending time with her family. Beloved wife of Eugene...
Ana Lidia Quinones
Dec 24, 2024
Ana Lidia Quinones, 89, of Paterson, passed away on December 24, 2024. Born in Esperanza, Dominican Republic, she came to the US in 1973 and lived in Hoboken and Brooklyn before moving to Paterson.
Beloved mother of Mercy, Julio, Chelo, Bruni and Danny. Loving grandmother of Amy, Giselle, Darnell, Shenai, Brian, Julie, Justin, Derick, JP, Yashira, Tyler,...
Joyce Ann Pagan
Dec 23, 2024
Joyce Ann Pagan, 85 of Clifton, passed away on December 23, 2024. Born and raised in Paterson she moved to Clifton over 30 years ago. Joyce worked as a Nurses Aide at Wayne General Hospital, Wayne, for many years, retiring several years ago.
Beloved mother of Douglas Pagan and his wife Maritza of Elmwood Park. Loving grandmother...
Keri Ann Munck
Dec 23, 2024
Keri Ann Munck, 33, of Clifton, passed away on December 23, 2024.
Born in Ridgewood, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Keri Ann was a caregiver and "Loved everything Disney".
Beloved wife of Alan Jonkman. Loving daughter of Howard Munck and the late Nancy Lynn (Kotora) Munck. Dear sister of Jeremy Munck and his...
Kevin P. Bohny
Dec 22, 2024
Kevin P. Bohny, 66, of Clifton passed away on December 22, 2024. Born in Paterson, he has been a resident of Clifton for many years. Kevin was employed by Duplex Products and WorkFlow One, South River, for many years. He was an avid fisherman.
Kevin was predeceased by his father Hugh Bohny and mother, June Ann (Haring)...
Robert Anthony Rodgers, Jr.
Dec 21, 2024
Robert Anthony Rodgers, Jr., 51 of Elmwood Park, formerly of Clifton, passed away on December 21, 2024. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton before moving to Elmwood Park 2 years ago. Bobby was a Truck Driver for Caravan in Elizabeth for many years.
Beloved husband of Betsy Serna. Devoted father of Kaylin Rodgers,...
Sushila B. Rana
Dec 16, 2024
Sushila B. Rana, 82, of Passaic passed away on December 16, 2024.
Visiting and Funeral Service Tuesday 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.
Yadira Monge
Dec 15, 2024
Yadira Monge, 50, of Clifton passed away on December 15, 2024. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived in Passaic before settling in Clifton. Yadira worked as a police dispatcher for Paterson Police and Fire Departments. Yadira loved to go shopping.
Beloved wife of Emmanuel Puello Martinez. Devoted daughter of Edgardo Monge and Maria Delgado. Loving sister of...
Kamlaben Desai
Dec 14, 2024
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Kamlaben Desai, more affectionately known as Kamuba. She was born August 25, 1924, in Gujurat, India.
She came from humble beginnings and settled down in a rural town with her husband to lay the foundation for their eight children. With the growing family business, being...
Maniben Patel
Dec 13, 2024
Maniben Patel, 90, of Wanaque, passed away on December 13, 2024.
Visiting and funeral services Saturday, December 14, 2024, 9-11 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Cremation will follow at East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton
Anthony Ganguzza
Dec 11, 2024
Anthony Ganguzza, 97, of Butler passed away on December 11, 2024. Born in Sicily, Italy, he traveled to the US on January 12, 1957. He lived in Clifton, Passaic, Long Island, NY, and Wayne before settling in Butler. Anthony was the owner and operator of the Styertown Exxon, Clifton, for over 10 years before retiring. He loved gardening and...
Mary Salviano
Dec 11, 2024
Mary Salviano, a resident of Wind Gap, PA, passed away on December 11, 2024 at the age of 77 with her family at her side. She was predeceased by her parents Emrick Schmidt & Elizabeth Schmidt, her siblings: Michael, Emrick, Matthew, Frank and Anna.
Mary was born in Germany and moved to the United States at the...
Ronald L. Pihokker
Dec 11, 2024
Ronald L. Pihokker, age 71, of Clifton passed away on Wednesday, December 11 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Wayne. Born in Passaic, Ron grew up in Garfield and lived most of his life in Clifton.
He attended St. Stephen's Grammar School in Passaic and then went on to Pope Pius XII High School. A graduate of Seton...
Catherine Cynthia Dinnall
Dec 7, 2024
Catherine Cynthia "Cutie" Dinnall, 83, of Haledon passed away on December 7, 2024. Born in St. Andrew, Jamaica, she traveled to the US in 1978 and settled in Paterson before moving to Haledon in 2007. Catherine worked as a certified nurses aid for Lakeland Healthcare Center, Haskell, for over 15 years before retiring.
Beloved wife of the...
Peter S. Walis
Dec 3, 2024
Peter S. Walis, 81, of Fair Lawn passed away on December 3, 2024. Born and raised in Garfield, he has been a resident of Fair Lawn since 1984. Peter worked as a plant manager for Bindi, Nutley, for many years before retiring. He loved going to Atlantic City, bowling and sporting events.
Beloved husband of Dolores (Wdowiak)...
Clara M. Canty
Dec 2, 2024
Clara M. Canty was born on February 6, 1938 in Gibson, North Carolina, to Leroy and Rebecca Hickmon. She moved to Paterson, New Jersey, where she met Jarrett Canty. They were later married, giving birth to Ruth, Judy, Clara and Michael.
During her time in New Jersey, she attended Gilmare Memorial Tabernacle Church under the late Sr....
Jay V. Mehta
Dec 1, 2024
Jay Mehta, a cherished son, devoted brother, and loving uncle, passed away on Dec 1st at the age of 36. Jay brought light, joy, and kindness to everyone who knew him.
Jay's greatest joys came from the time he spent with his family, especially his niece Shreya, who adored him as much as he loved them. His...
Nelly G. Gil
Nov 30, 2024
Nelly Gil is survived by a daughter, two sons, two daughters-in-law, and two grandchildren. She was 88 years old.
She was born and raised in her home country of Bolivia, became a secretary to a high government office, married and had three children. Her role as a mother informed the rest of her life as she became...
Leonard Passenti
Nov 30, 2024
Leonard Passenti, 78, of Barnegat, formerly of Clifton, passed away on November 30, 2024. Born in Passaic, he lived in Clifton before moving to Barnegat in 1999.
A former parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Leonard was a US Army Veteran and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. A Firefighter for the...
Maureen F. Hafelfinger
Nov 29, 2024
With deep sorrow and loving memories to cherish forever, we share the news that Maureen Hoey Hafelfinger, age 65, passed in peace after ongoing health complications, on Friday, November 29 in her beloved home since childhood in Clifton, NJ, surrounded by her husband and two daughters.
Maureen was born October 27, 1959 to James & Hazel Hoey,...
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