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Peter G. Koc

Peter G. Koc

Sep 12, 2023

Peter G. Koc, 33, of Clifton passed away on September 12, 2023.  Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton and a graduate of Seton Hall University and held a BA degree in Chemistry.

Peter was a parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, volunteered at church events, and was a part of a Highlander Dance...

Joseph J. Murphy

Joseph J. Murphy

Sep 12, 2023

Joseph J. Murphy, 76, of Warren, passed away on September 12, 2023. Born in Newark, he lived in Belleville and Frelinghuysen before moving to Warren over 20 years ago.

A firefighter for the Passaic Fire Department for 25 years, Joe was also the owner of Lynnebrooke Drywall, Inc. for many years. A member of Passaic Fire FMBA...

Zofia Koc

Zofia Koc

Sep 12, 2023

Zofia Koc, 73, of Clifton, passed away on September 12, 2023. Born in Frydman, Poland, she finished technical school and later married the late Andrzej Snoch.  They lived in Gdansk, where their son, Jacek was born.  In 1986, she moved to the US and lived in Passaic and Garfield before settling in Clifton.  Later, she married Antoni Koc and...

Oscar Delgado

Oscar Delgado

Sep 11, 2023

Oscar Delgado, 58, of Wayne passed away on September 11, 2023. Born in Axutla, Puebla, Mexico, he traveled to the US in 1981 and settled in Wayne. Oscar worked as a machine operator for Starglo Industries, E. Rutherford, for many years.

Beloved husband for 22 years of Margarita Gutierrez. Devoted father of Bertha Delgado and her husband...

Gloria Frances Morales

Gloria Frances Morales

Sep 9, 2023

Gloria Frances Morales (Cherevko), 92, of Clifton, passed away on September 9, 2023 . Born in Garfield, she was a resident of Passaic Park for many years. Before retiring in 2011, Gloria was a controller and bookkeeper for Marcotex International, Inc., Passaic, capping a career of more than 50 years in this field. Gloria was an avid reader of  ...

June Ann Mcgreggor

June Ann Mcgreggor

Sep 9, 2023

June Ann (Bizzaro) McGreggor, 55, of Passaic passed away on September 9, 2023. Born in Passaic, she lived most of her life in Clifton before settling in Passaic. A proud lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary, June loved to travel. She worked as a clerk for the Passaic County Board of Social Services, Passaic, for 35 years.

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Joan C Dittrich-Griffith

Joan C Dittrich-Griffith

Sep 5, 2023

Joan C. Dittrich-Griffith, 99 years old, of Bloomfield, passed away on September 5, 2023.

Born in Garfield, on September 23, 1923, she was a first generation Polish-American. Joan later moved to Passaic and lived the last years of her life in Bloomfield. An avid puzzle and Scrabble fan, Joan also enjoyed sewing and crocheting. She was active...

Tessie Zawadzki

Tessie Zawadzki

Sep 5, 2023

Tessie Zawadzki (Pikor) suddenly passed away on September 5, 2023. Born in Stalowa Wola, Poland to late Antoni and Janina Pikor (Galka) and came to the US in 1960. Beautician by trade, she worked for Nabisco for 30 years before retiring in 2010.

Beloved wife for 19 years of the late John Zawadzki, who passed away in...

J. Dean Paolucci

J. Dean Paolucci

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...

Janet Tumicki

Janet Tumicki

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...

Stanley J. Salek

Stanley J. Salek

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...

Rita Latona

Rita Latona

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....

Gerald "Jerry" Sasso

Gerald "Jerry" Sasso

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...

Joseph E. Duchon

Joseph E. Duchon

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...

John E. Frullo

John E. Frullo

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...

Amy J. Carfora

Amy J. Carfora

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...

Carol Ann Ference

Carol Ann Ference

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,...

Feceleste Carpio

Feceleste Carpio

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.  ...

Kazimiera Grzebyk

Kazimiera Grzebyk

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...

Barbara J. Fazio

Barbara J. Fazio

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...

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