Obituaries

Jul 11, 2023

Krystyna Szetela, 69 of Clifton, passed away on July 11, 2023. Born in Stobierna, Poland, she came to the US in 1967 and lived in Wallington before settling in Clifton in 1974.

A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Krystyna worked for ADT in Clifton and Hoffmann-LaRoche in Nutley for many years, and was the...

Jul 9, 2023

Darrell Emery Williams entered into eternal rest on July 9, 2023. He was 74 years old.

Born on March 11, 1949, in New York City to Martha W. Bryant and Samuel Duncan, Darrell grew up in Williamston, N.C. He attended E.J. Hayes High School in Williamston, where he played tuba in the marching band. He graduated in...

Jul 7, 2023

Ivan Rivnyy, 67, of Garfield passed away on July 7, 2023. Born in the village of Ukrainka, Ukraine, Ivan came to the US in 2001 and settled Clifton before moving to Garfield in 2018. While in Ukraine, he worked as an Electrician for many years. Ivan was and will always remain patriotic of his motherland, Ukraine. He was a...

Jul 5, 2023

Roberto "Rico" A. Acosta, 26, of Paterson passed away on July 5, 2023. Born in the Bronx, NY, Roberto was raised in Paterson, NJ, and lived there most of his life.  Roberto loved life and lived it to the fullest.  Affectionately called Roberto by his grandma, while everyone else knew him as Rico.  Rico had a passion for music...

Jul 5, 2023

Issaih L. Rios, 17, of Paterson passed away on July 5, 2023. Born and raised in Paterson, Issaih was full of happiness and joyful to be around. He always made everyone laugh and was full of life.

Beloved son of Eriz L. Rios and Evelyn Alberto. Cherished Grandson of Nilda Negron and Edwin Rios. Dear brother of...

Jul 4, 2023

Sunita Mirchandani, 78, passed away on July 4, 2023. Funeral services Thursday 9-11AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Cremation to follow at East Ridgelawn Cemetery, 255 Main Avenue, Clifton.

Jul 4, 2023

Leonard Brodsky, 77, of Bloomingburg, NY, passed away on July 4, 2023. Born in Passaic, he was a resident of Clifton for most of his life before moving to NY State several years ago. A veteran of the US Navy, he was a machinist and ran his family business, Clifton Fluid Power, for many years, later owned a restaurant...

Jun 26, 2023

In Loving Memory of Nataliya Pidgorodetska

May 7, 1982 - June 26, 2023

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Nataliya Pidgorodetska, a cherished daughter, wife, godmother, and friend, who left us too soon on June 26, 2023, in Passaic, New Jersey. Nataliya was born on May 7, 1982, in...

Jun 26, 2023

Natverlal Shah was born in Surat, India on July 15, 1927. He left us early morning on 6/26/2023. Leaving behind 3 children, 6 grandchildren, and 1 great grand child! He lived a long and fruitful life, a self made man, and even a better family man. Married to his beloved wife, Padmaben Shah, for almost 70 years, he lived...

Jun 22, 2023

Winifred A. Bay (Hoekstra), 93, of Pioneer, California passed away on June 22, 2023. Born and raised in Clifton, which she had been a resident most of her life until moving to California in 1997. Winifred worked for Lexington Florist and Enterprise Bakery in Clifton before retiring to California. She loved living in the Sierra mountains and enjoyed taking...

Jun 21, 2023

Cynthia (Delahanty) Miller, 63, of Clifton passed away on June 21, 2023. Born in Washington, DC, she was a resident of Clifton for over 55 years. A former parishioner of St. Brendan's RC Church, Clifton, Cynthia was a Principal Data Entry Machine Operator for the NJ State Parole Board in Passaic and Paterson for 24 years, and was a...

Jun 10, 2023

Donald Wesley Vandertulip passed away on June 10,2023. He was born in Clifton, NJ, to Jacob & Nellie Vandertulip on Feb. 19, 1933. Donald was a graduate of Clifton High School and honorably served in the US Air Force for 4 years.

He met the love of his life, Beatrice in 1956 and they married on June...

Jun 4, 2023

Piotr Grel, 38, of Wallington passed away on June 4, 2023. Born in Bilgoraj, Poland, he traveled to the US in 1991 and was raised in Clifton before settling in Wallington. Piotr worked as a HVAC technician for Eco Flow, Wallington, for many years. He enjoyed fishing and the outdoors.

Beloved son of Zbigniew Grel and Irena...

Jun 3, 2023

Melissa Mirrer Newton, 47, of Hewitt, passed away on June 3, 2023. Born in Pompton Plains she was a lifelong resident of Hewitt. Melissa was a Certified Nurses Aide for Cedar Crest Senior Living Community in Riverdale and Milford Manor in West Milford for many years. In honor of her son, Aiden, she volunteered and was active with the...

Jun 2, 2023

Rudolph John Sanson, Jr. passed away peacefully on June 2nd, 2023. Born in Passaic, New Jersey on November 15 1937, "Rudy" spent all of his childhood years living in Clifton with his mother Edith, father Rudolph, and younger sister Carole.

Beloved husband for 62 years of Marilyn (Pavlick). Devoted father of Jackie Sokol of Morris Plains and...

May 31, 2023

Eleanor Marini, (nee Marotta) 97, of Clifton, passed away on May 31, 2023. Born and raised in Newark to Anthony and Maria Marotta. Eleanor married Anthony Marini on April 26, 1947, they moved to Clifton where she raised her family and later retired to Toms River.

Eleanor loved to travel, play games, knit, do puzzles, spend time...

May 29, 2023

Theresa (Wabo) Fraser, 93, passed away on May 29, 2023. Born in New Boston, PA, Theresa was a resident of Clifton all of her life.

Beloved wife of the late Donald Fraser who passed away in 2016. Devoted mother of Donna Fraser of Carlstadt. Cherished grandmother of the late Louis Gallo. Dear sister of the late Emily...

May 28, 2023

Jorge Leon, 79, passed away on May 28, 2023. Born in Ecuador, he came to the US in 1965 and lived in New York City his entire life.

Beloved son of the late Washington Leon and Alice (Lopez) Almeida. Dear brother of Manuela Leon, Marlene Leon, and Vicente Leon. Loving uncle of Jose Ortega, Carlos Ortega, Luis...

May 26, 2023

Daniel Lourenco, 32, of Clifton, passed away on May 26, 2023. Born in Livingston, he lived in Bloomfield before moving to Clifton. A Security Infrastructure Engineer for J.P. Morgan Chase in Jersey City for several years, Daniel enjoyed gaming, models, reading, and was always interested in learning new languages.

Beloved son of Lydia Morgado Moody of The...

May 26, 2023

Anthony Squeeze Jr., 92,  was born Jan 13, 1931 in Garfield, NJ and passed away peacefully on May 26, 2023 in Clifton.

Anthony was a strong-willed, hard-working man and was an electrician for over 50 years, retiring from Passaic General Hospital in 2003. His favorite hobby was carpentry. Anthony was enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He...