Anne Sygiel
May 11, 2023
Anne Sygiel, 97, of Pompton Plains, formerly of Clifton, passed away on May 11, 2023. Born in Passaic, she lived in Clifton for over 50 years before moving to Pompton Plains. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Anne was very active with their Loaves and Fishes group making pierogi, which she truly enjoyed. Anne had also belonged...
Dr. Poorvi K. Patel
May 11, 2023
It is with the deepest sorrow that we share news of Dr. Poorvi K. Patel's passing on May 11, 2023 at age 77. Poorvi was born in Bombay to Pranlal and Sushila Rajdev. She was the beloved sister of Heena and Ashoke and his loving wife, Priti. Poorvi spent her early years in India and Burma,...
Zbigniew "Bill" F. Lorenc
May 10, 2023
Zbigniew F. Lorenc, "Bill" 74, of East Rutherford, passed away on May 10, 2023. Born in Posada-Jasliska, Poland, he came to the US in 1960 and lived in Passaic and Wallington before moving to East Rutherford in 1988. A parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church, Wallington, Bill was a Tax Preparer and owner of Zbigniew Lorenc Services...
Dorothy C. Woodruff
May 10, 2023
Dorothy C. (Promin) Woodruff, 90, passed away on May 10, 2023. Born in Clifton, Dorothy has been a resident of Clifton all her life. She worked as a secretary for Horowitz & Son, Fairfield, for many years before retiring in 1983. A proud member of the Women's Club of Clifton, Dorothy enjoyed gardening and creating custom painted bird...
John E. Ayers
May 5, 2023
John E. Ayers, 34, of Pompton Lakes passed away on May 5, 2023. Born in Secaucus, John grew up in Clifton and later settled in Pompton Lakes. John worked as a warehouse supervisor, at AST Bearings, LLC, Parsippany.
Beloved husband of 17 years of Charlene (Lopez) Ayers. Devoted father of Julianna Ayers. Cherished son of...
Donald D. Donley
May 4, 2023
Donald D. Donley, 90, of Clifton passed away on May 4, 2023. Born in Morann, PA, Donald has been a resident of Clifton for many years. A Proud Army Veteran, Donald worked in maintenance before retiring.
Beloved husband of Evelyn (Wolsko) Donley.
Visiting Friday 3 – 7 PM at the Shook Funeral...
Stephen Gerald Schwartz
May 3, 2023
Stephen Gerald Schwartz, 77, of Nanuet, NY, passed away on May 3, 2023. Born in the Bronx, he was a resident of Nanuet for most of his life. Before retiring, Stephen was a Math Teacher and Program Chairman at Jane Addams High School in the Bronx for over...
Joseph Chrobak
Apr 29, 2023
Joseph Chrobak, 88, of Mays Landing, passed away on April 29, 2023 at home. Born in Passaic, Joseph lived in Clifton most of his life before moving to Mays Landing. Before his retirement he was employed by M. Grossman & Son, Inc. of Passaic for nearly 50 years. He was a proud veteran of the US Army and a...
Jesus Mendez
Apr 27, 2023
Jesus Mendez, 93, of Passaic passed away on April 27, 2023. Born in Lima, Peru, she traveled to the US 69 years ago and lived in Washington before settling in Passaic. Jesus loved gardening and spending time with her family.
Devoted mother of Jorge Gao and his wife Maria of Passaic. Loving grandmother of Jorge...
Frank A. Rich
Apr 27, 2023
Frank A. Rich, 96, of Clifton passed away peacefully on April 27, 2023, with his family by his side. Born in Clifton, he was a lifelong resident. A US Navy Veteran, Frank was a parishioner of St. John Kanty R.C. Church, Clifton, where his parents were members when the church was first built. He was a member of...
John Langham
Apr 27, 2023
John Langham, 75, of Clifton passed away on April 27, 2023. Born in Indiana, PA, he has been a resident of Clifton most of his life. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, John was the owner and operator of Athenia Alterations, Clifton. John enjoyed gardening and was a big football fan.
Beloved...
Florence Kaminski
Apr 26, 2023
Florence Kaminski, 94, of Clifton passed away on April 26, 2023. Born in Glen Lyon, PA, she lived in Passaic before settling in Clifton in 1956. A parishioner of St. Clare RC Church, Clifton, Florence taught CCD classes for over 30 years. She worked as a sewer for Goy Brand Bags, Passaic and later for Dumont Television, E....
Stanley J. Zignorski, Jr.
Apr 24, 2023
Stanley J. Zignorski, Jr., 88, of Bloomfield, formerly of Clifton, passed away on April 24, 2023. Born in Passaic, he lived in Clifton, Bloomingdale, Butler, Whiting, Belleville, and Bloomfield, and most recently in Milford, PA.
A former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Stanley proudly served his country in the US Marine Corp...
Milica Gavrilovic
Apr 20, 2023
Milica (Lasov) Gavrilovic, 82, of Clifton passed away on April 20, 2023. Born in Kazani, Yugoslavia, she came to the US in 1986 and settled in Bloomfield before moving to Clifton in 2017. She was primary school teacher in Pancevo, Serbia, for many years before moving with her family to the US.
Beloved wife of...
Joseph Paz
Apr 18, 2023
It is with great sorrow, but with the utmost of love and gratitude that we announce the passing of Joseph Paz of Clifton, NJ. Joe passed away April 18th, 2023 from complications of life stresses that affected his all so loving heart.
Joe was born on October, 7th 1945 in Passaic, NJ. His childhood was...
Teresa Majdosz
Apr 18, 2023
Teresa Majdosz, 93, of Brick, formerly of Wayne, passed away on April 18, 2023. Born in Poland, she came to the US in 1961 and lived in Livingston, Newark, Pennsylvania and Wayne, before moving to Brick in 2017. A former parishioner of St. Joseph' RC Church, Passaic, Teresa worked for Prudential Insurance Co. in Newark for 13 years, retiring in...
Esther O. Garcia
Apr 18, 2023
Esther O. Garcia, 71, of Woodland Park passed away on April 18, 2023. Born in Lima, Peru she traveled to the US in September 1997 and lived in Passaic Park before settling in Woodland Park. Esther worked as a machine operator for Van Ness Plastics, Clifton, for many years before retiring in 2018.
Devoted mother of Angela...
Constantine George Foukas
Apr 17, 2023
Constantine George Foukas was called to heaven this week. Born in Rizes, Greece on February 23, 1935, he reached the age of 88. Gus (as he was known by friends and family) was predeceased by wife Sylvia, son Michael, siblings Panagiota, Marina, and Nikki. He is survived by daughter Elaine, her husband Tim, son George and his wife...
Kanchanlal T. Rana
Apr 16, 2023
Kanchanlal T. Rana, 82 years old, passed away on Sunday April 16th, 2023. Born in Navsari, India, on October 22nd 1940, he is the fourth eldest of eleven children of Thakordas Makanji Rana and Diwaliben Thakorbhai Rana. Kanchanlal graduated as an electrical engineer in Surat, India. He obtained his first job working on an electric grid plant. In 1972,...
Maria Gieger
Apr 14, 2023
Maria Gieger, 73, of Hudson Falls, NY passed away on April 14, 2023. Born in Romania, she lived in Clifton for many years, before moving to Hudson Falls.
Beloved wife of the late Laurentiu Gieger who passed away in 2022. Devoted mother of Claudia Geiger, and Laurence Gieger and his wife Kara. Loving grandmother of Lena and...
