Obituaries

Sep 4, 2023

Joseph Dean Paolucci - known to family and friends as Dean - passed away on September 4, 2023 at the age of 68. Born in Passaic to Joseph Louis Paolucci and Joan Sammarco Paolucci, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton, New Jersey.

A proud alumnus of Montclair Academy, class of 1973, Dean remained a loyal and...

Sep 2, 2023

Janet (Manyk) Tumicki, 70, of Garnerville, NY, passed away on September 2, 2023. Born in Passaic, she lived in Clifton prior to moving to Garnerville. A parishioner of St. Paul RC Church, Clifton, Janet worked as a Medical Assistant for many years before retiring in 2010. Janet was an avid reader, devouring books as much as she could, she...

Aug 28, 2023

Stanley J. Salek, 67, of Clifton passed away on August 28, 2023. Stanley worked as a Chief Housing Inspector for the Housing Authority of the City of Passaic for many years before retiring. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Stanley was an usher there for many years.

Stanley was the son of the late Leocadia...

Aug 27, 2023

Rita (DiGaudio) Latona, 86, of Clifton passed away on August 27, 2023. Born in Castelbuono, Sicily, to Guiseppina (DiNapoli) and Santi DiGaudio, she traveled to the US in 1961. Formerly of Passaic, she lived in Holly Hill, FL and Clifton, NJ for the past 5 years. Rita worked as a registered nurse for Dolly Madison Nursing Home before retiring....

Aug 24, 2023

Gerald "Jerry" Sasso, 73, of Bloomfield, N.J., passed away at home on August 24, 2023. Born in Newark, N.J., he was a resident of Bloomfield for 30 years and spent his winters in Florida. Jerry was a veteran of the US National Guard and worked as a tilesetter for the Tile and Marble Union Local 7 of New York...

Aug 24, 2023

Joseph E. Duchon, 88, of Danbury, CT, passed away on August 24, 2023. Born in Passaic, NJ, he lived in Passaic and Clifton, NJ as well as Sheepcot, Maine, before moving to Connecticut in 1979.

A US Navy Veteran during Peacetime, Joseph was an Airline Pilot for TWA at Kennedy International Airport, Queens, NY, for over 30...

Aug 22, 2023

John E. Frullo, 79, of Clifton, passed away on August 22, 2023.

Born in Waltham, MA, he lived in Paterson and Hawthorne before moving to Clifton in 2018. John was a Taxi driver for Ridgewood Taxi in Ridgewood for over 25 years, retiring in 2016.

Beloved brother of Judy Seager of Wayne, Richard Frullo of...

Aug 17, 2023

Amy J. Carfora, 38, of Clifton, passed away suddenly on August 17, 2023.

Beloved daughter of the late James Carfora, and Regina (Fajgier) Carfora and her partner Rosario LaCorte. Loving sister of James, Mark and Glen Carfora. Dear granddaughter of Katherine Fajgier.

Born in Wayne, Amy was a resident of Clifton most of her life...

Aug 9, 2023

Carol Ann Ference, 80, passed away on August 9, 2023. Born in Passaic, she was a resident of Clifton all of her life.

Beloved wife for 61 years of Jerry Ference. Devoted mother of Doreen Richards and her husband Robert, Jerry Ference and Jacqueline Hanrahan and her husband Joseph. Loving grandmother of Samantha, Kaylin, Michael, Maggie, Marissa,...

Aug 7, 2023

FeCeleste Carpio, 76, of Clifton passed away on August 7, 2023. Born in Cataño, Puerto Rico, She traveled to the mainland in 1965 and settled in NYC, where she lived for several years before moving to Passaic.  She also lived many years in Paterson and Jersey City.  She worked various jobs throughout the years including at Alexander's and Marcal.  ...

Aug 7, 2023

The loss of a strong matriarch is no small one. Kazimiera Paczek Grzebyk was a force of nature. She was born in Lutoryż, Poland nearly 95 years ago on March 27th, 1929. This is where she worked on her family's farm, survived WWII, and had big dreams about leaving home and making a life for herself.

At...

Aug 3, 2023

Barbara J. (Brusik) Fazio, 74, of Passaic passed away on August 3, 2023. Born in Rudik, Poland, she traveled to the US in 1967 and lived in Passaic and Butler for 30 years before returning to Passaic 15 years ago. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Passaic, Barbara worked as an intensive care technician for Chilton Memorial...

Jul 28, 2023

George Brozina, 90, of Lady Lake, FL, passed away on July 28, 2023. Born and raised in Garfield, he moved to Massalon, OH, before settling in Lady Lake. A Proud US Air Force Veteran George worked as an engineer for Eaton Corp., for many years before retiring in 2001. He enjoyed playing golf and bowling.

Beloved husband...

Jul 26, 2023

Joseph "Joe" Cruz, 67, of Allentown, PA passed away peacefully at home on July 26, 2023 surrounded by his loving family.  Joe was happily married for 36 years to his wife, Kathleen.  Born in Ponce, PR, he was the son of the late Cristelia (Hernandez) Diaz and Manuel Cruz.  At a young age, Joe moved from Puerto Rico to...

Jul 26, 2023

Christine Hepler, 75, of Clifton passed away on July 26, 2023. Born and raised in Passaic, she has been a resident of the Clifton and Passaic area all of her life. Christine worked as a speech therapist for the Saddle Brook Board of Education, Saddle Brook, for 30 years before retiring. She enjoyed puzzles and reading. Christine was a...

Jul 25, 2023

Jose "Tito" Ramon Acevedo, a devoted advocate for the Hispanic community and a beloved member of his family and friends, passed away on July 25, 2023, in Paterson, NJ, after a brief illness. He was 63 years old.

Born on April 4, 1960, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Tito was the fourth child of Jose Israel Acevedo and...

Jul 18, 2023

Funeral Services Thursday 9  - 11 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton. Cremation, East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton.

Jul 12, 2023

Johana Vivian Guzman Prieto Ayala of Clifton New Jersey passed away on July 12, 2023.  A woman with a great heart and a strong desire to help whomever she crossed paths with, she will be greatly missed.  She was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and traveled to the US as a young woman of 15 with her family in 1998.  ...

Jul 12, 2023

Adam Cortes, 57, passed away on July 12, 2023. Born in Paterson, he was a lifelong resident of Paterson. Adam worked as a mechanic and a fabricator for AAA Metal and Glass, Paterson, for many years. Adam, was a man whose heart beat to the rhythm of cars, car races and salsa music.  He had a natural talent for...

Jul 12, 2023

Thomas K. O'Neill, Jr., 34, of Passaic passed away on July 12, 2023. Born in Fort Lauderdale, FL, he has been a resident of Passaic for several years. Thomas worked as a mail carrier for the United State Postal Service, Clifton.

Beloved son of Thomas K. O'Neill, Sr. of Salisbury, NC, and Maria (Montemarano) Stoker and her...