Obituaries

Mar 7, 2023

Jane E. Marini, 80, of Clifton passed away peacefully on March 7, 2023 surrounded by family. Born in Passaic, she resided in Clifton for over 42 years. Jane was an extraordinary educator who dedicated her life to inspiring and nurturing the minds of the countless students she taught during her 43 years of teaching first grade. For...

Mar 7, 2023

Steven L. Wilson, 81, of Clifton passed away on March 7, 2023. Born in Liberty, NY, Steve was raised in Elmwood Park and has lived in Clifton since 1978. He used to do demonstrations of heavy equipment all over the world and later was a truck driver for Finkle Trucking, Clifton, for many years before retiring in 2006. Steve...

Mar 6, 2023

With great sorrow, the Rana family announces the passing of Jitendra "Jitu" Rana on March 6th, 2023 at the age of 63 years old, surrounded by his loving family.

Jitendra is survived by his devoted wife, Kalpana of 31 years, and two sons he was immensely proud of, Dip and Raj. He is predeceased by his father,...

Mar 5, 2023

Juan Z. Reyes, Jr., 81, of Passaic, New Jersey passed away on March 5, 2023. Born in Loreto, Surigao Del Norte, Philippines, he traveled to the US and settled in Passaic. Juan worked as a Finance/Accounting Manager for Omega Shielding Products in NJ, for over 26 years before retiring.

Beloved husband for 58 years of Nelia (Faelnar)...

Mar 5, 2023

Maureen H. (McGuire) Monroe,74, of Wayne Township passed away on March 5, 2023, after a short illness. She was born in Passaic and raised in Paterson.  Maureen was employed for the past 56 years in the food industry at various levels within the bookkeeping departments. Maureen's employment commenced at Borden's in Paterson, NJ concluding for the past 22 years...

Mar 5, 2023

Peter B. Cannizzo, 63, of Clifton passed away on March 5, 2023. Born in Bronx, NY, Peter has been a resident of Clifton for many years. Peter was a baker for ShopRite in Rochelle Park. Peter was a lifelong Dallas Cowboys and Yankees fan. Peter was always selfless and always put family first.  His family was everything to him....

Mar 4, 2023

Camille Xenobia Cadogan Dennis, 48, of Passaic passed away on March 4, 2023. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, to Carolia Cadogan and the late Mayeul "Como" Cummings. She traveled to the US in 1994 and settled in Passaic. A parishioner of St. Clare RC Church, Camille worked as an insurance executive for ADP for many years....

Mar 3, 2023

Manjula Patel, 78, of Paramus passed away on March 3, 2023.

Funeral Services Saturday 11 AM - 1 PM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Cremation, East Ridgelawn Cemetery, 255 Main Ave., Clifton.

Mar 3, 2023

Perry E. Baker, age 73, of Pompton Lakes passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Perry was born on April 4, 1949 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.  He moved and grew up in Paterson, New Jersey.

Perry joined the United States Army during the Vietnam War.  He worked for Wayne Township for 20 years as...

Mar 2, 2023

We regretfully announce the passing of Anasuya (Anu) Rao of Clifton, NJ on March 2, 2023.  Anu was surrounded by her family and passed away peacefully. She overcame one cancer diagnosis and sadly was diagnosed with a completely different cancer within 10 months. She fought esophageal melanoma like a champion- a rare and aggressive cancer with treatment that many...

Mar 1, 2023

Vera Schimenti, 76, of Clifton passed away on March 1, 2023. Born in Montclair, she was a resident of Clifton for most of her life. Vera worked as a teller at Valley National Bank and in the circulation department for the Herald News. She later worked as a teacher's aide at Children's Garden and Grove Hill Nursery Schools, and...

Feb 27, 2023

Richard J. Wess, 66, of Clifton passed away on February 27, 2023. Born in Passaic, He was a resident of Clifton for most of his life. Richard worked as an auto mechanic for Ford Lincoln Mercury, Wayne, for many years. Later in his life Richard worked as a dog trainer for PetCo.

Devoted father of...

Feb 25, 2023

Kathleen (Chiocchi) Altilio, 75, of Clifton, passed away on February 25, 2023. Born in Paterson, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Kathleen was a member of the Senior Groups at St. John Kanty, St. Paul's and St. Andrew's RC Churches. Kathleen loved to read, and worked for Client Logic...

Feb 23, 2023

Anthony V. DiGiovanni, 61, of Little Falls, best known as "Tony," passed away on February 23, 2023. He was born to Anthony and Rosa DiGiovanni in Passaic, NJ. He lived in Clifton for most of his life, before moving to Little Falls. Tony worked in sales at Warner Lambert before opening his own business, Kandi Distributors, which he owned...

Feb 22, 2023

Mieczyslaw Stepien, 89, of Wallington, passed away on February 22, 2023. Born in Poland, he came to the US in 1965 and lived in Passaic before moving to Wallington.

A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Mieczyslaw was a Welder for Swepco Tube Corp., Clifton, for many years.

Beloved father of Christina Karcz and...

Feb 18, 2023

Theresa L. (Comperatore) Tarda, 78, of Little Falls passed away on February 18, 2023. Born in Passaic, Terry moved to Clifton in 1972 and later to Little Falls in 2005. Before retiring, Theresa worked for her brother, Vincent at Comperatore Associates, Inc., Totowa, for over 40 years as the office manager. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of...

Feb 17, 2023

Hope Bogard Denby, 89, of Clifton passed away peacefully at home on February 17, 2023 following a long battle with Dementia. She was surrounded by those she loved. Born and raised in Berwick, PA, Hope married her high school sweetheart and moved to Hatboro, PA where she worked for Sun Oil Company in Philadelphia. She later relocated to Clifton...

Feb 17, 2023

Alice Felice (Alexandria Hatala) was born In 1929 in Jersey City, NJ, daughter of Priscilla Sokolowski Krupp.  She married John Hatala in 1954 and moved to Clifton, NJ, where they raised their seven children.  They were parishioners of St. Brendan's RC Church in Clifton.  They retired to Richmond, VA, where Alice spent her last few years living quietly.

Feb 16, 2023

Mahesh N. Desai, 81, of Nutley, New Jersey (formerly of Clifton), passed away peacefully of cardiac arrest at his home on February 16, 2023.

Mahesh, who was born in the waning days of the British Raj of India in 1941, surprised everyone in his small village of Maroli, Gujarat State, when his exceptionally high exam scores secured...

Feb 14, 2023

Carol Maria Gaff MANN, age 91, died on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at her home in Morristown, New Jersey. Ms. Mann was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and was a 1949 graduate of Greenwich High School. Ms. Mann was a house model for the designer Claire McCardell in the early 1950s.

In 1981, The New York Times called...