Obituaries

Mar 16, 2023

William Smith Harwood, 67, of Clifton passed away on March 16, 2023. Born in Paterson, he has been a resident of Clifton for many years. Bill proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1976. Bill worked as a forklift operator for Menshun Packaging before retiring in 2019.

Mar 13, 2023

It is with heavy hearts we announce that Valeria Cichowicz passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023 at the age of 94. She was born in Italy to Giovanni and Romana Mohorovicie on July 7, 1928. In 1962 she moved from Lugano, Switzerland were she worked as a hotel manager to Montreal, Canada. One year later Valeria began working...

Mar 12, 2023

Helen B. Talaniec, 64, of Clifton passed away on March 12, 2023. Born in Passaic on May 27, 1958, Helen was a resident of Clifton for many years. Helen worked as a librarian for the Clifton Public Library, Allwood Branch, for many years before retiring. She loved nature, whether being at the ocean or in the mountains. She also...

Mar 12, 2023

Larry L. Grubb, 82, of Clifton passed away on March 12, 2023. Born in North Carolina, he lived in Hickory, NC, Paterson and Hawthorne before moving to Clifton many years ago. Larry was a buyer for BAE Systems in Wayne for many years before retiring.

Beloved husband for 39 years of Margaret "Peggy" Zakrzewski. Devoted father of...

Mar 11, 2023

Esther Y. (DeRisi) Brigliadoro, 98, of Wayne passed away on March 11, 2023. Born in New London, CT, Esther has lived in Wayne for 70 years. She worked for the Tax Department for the Township of Wayne for several years before retiring.

Beloved wife of the late Frank who passed away in 2004. Devoted mother of Frank,...

Mar 9, 2023

John Liguori, 71, of Clifton passed away on March 9, 2023. Born in Paterson, John has been a resident of Clifton for 7 years. He worked in IT data design and sales for many years before retiring and later did consulting work.

Dear brother of Kathy Liguori and her husband Hugh Misko. Loving partner of Michele Ciaurro....

Mar 8, 2023

Louis Anastasia passed away at the age of 95 on March 8, 2023, at his home in Bloomfield, New Jersey, where he lived for more than 54 years. Louis was born in Manhattan in New York City in 1928. He attended City College in Manhattan and earned his bachelor's degree in engineering. In his professional life, he worked as a...

Mar 8, 2023

Stella (Sieminski) Nazimek, 96, of Woodway, TX, passed away on March 8, 2023. Beloved wife of Frank Nazimek, who passed away in 1991. Devoted mother of Kenneth Nazimek and his wife Diane of Woodbridge Township, NJ, daughter Cynthia McAfee and her husband Scott of Clifton, TX. Cherished grandmother of Susan Nazimek, Doug and Stephen McAfee and many nieces and...

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...