Obituaries

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...

Feb 13, 2023

Michael Canty, 61, of Paterson, passed away on February 13, 2023. He was born in Paterson on October 12, 1961 to Jarret and Clara Canty. During his life in Paterson, he attended public school and loved to play basketball, his dream was to be a professional player. Taking another direction in life, he would sit for hours at a...

Feb 13, 2023

Neila Hood was born in St. Georges, Grenada to Wilfred Hood and Noami Hood (nee Winter). Wilfred was the son of Gabriel Hood, whose brother was Moses, the father of the River Road Hoods. Gabriel's other brothers were Jonas, Joshua, James, and Samuel. Neila's maternal grandfather was a builder who immigrated from Barbados. He was responsible for the construction...

Feb 11, 2023

Donna Lee Ficacci, 80 of Clifton, peacefully passed away on February 11, 2023. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Also, she was a parishioner of First Lutheran Church, Clifton. Donna was an Executive Secretary at Hoffmann-LaRoche in Nutley, where she worked for 15 years. Donna had also worked for Executive Associates in Clifton and PSE&G...

Feb 10, 2023

Matthew Debiak, Jr., 63, of Clifton, passed away unexpectedly on February 10, 2023. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton and parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church. Matt had worked for many companies in the area including TRW, Onyx, Northrop Grumman and Covanta Energy where he was a Scale Master since 2001. Matt was mechanically inclined...

Feb 8, 2023

Renan Pereira Guedes, 12, passed away on February 8, 2023. Born in São João Evangelista, Brazil, he came to the US and lived in Newark.

Beloved son of Valdes Caetauo Guedes and Andrea Leonilda Pereira.

Funeral Services Tuesday 4 – 8 PM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Private Cremation.

Feb 8, 2023

Charles P. Woehrle, 94, of Clifton, passed away on February 8, 2023.  Born in Scranton, PA, he lived in Dumont before moving to Clifton 37 years ago. A parishioner of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Clifton, for the last 15 years, Charles also previously volunteered with the Buildings and Grounds Committee at the Church of the Annunciation, Oradell, for many years....

Feb 7, 2023

Lucille M. Molnar, 75, of Manchester Twsp., passed away on February 7, 2022. Born in Quantico, VA, she lived in East Rutherford and Morris Plains before moving to Manchester Twsp. Lucille was an office manager for Prime Time Personnel, Inc. in Parsippany for many years, retiring 10 years ago. She enjoyed crocheting and made many blankets for family and friends....

Feb 6, 2023

George A. Tuzzolino, 87, of Clifton, passed away on February 6, 2023. Born in Paterson, he lived most of his life in Clifton.

A US Marine Corp Veteran, George proudly served his country during the Korean War and was a parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton. Back in the early '60s, George was a police officer...

Feb 6, 2023

Dolores Eileen (Truhan) Bernat, 90, of Clifton passed away on February 6, 2023. Born and raised in Passaic, she has been a resident of Clifton for 50 years. A parishioner of Holy Trinity RC Church, Passaic, Dolores worked as a waitress for Bruno's Pizzeria and the Allwood Diner and worked at Acme, all in Clifton, for many...

Feb 5, 2023

Akshay A. Patel, 73, of Clifton passed away on February 5, 2023. Born in Ahmedabad, India, he traveled to the US and settled in Clifton. Akshay was a mechanical engineer by trade, and was a kitchen designer for Home Depot, Clifton, for many years.

Beloved husband of Mirian (Jimenez) Patel. Devoted father of Swikar Patel and his...

Feb 4, 2023

Nancy Jean Saffioti, 81, of Clifton passed away on February 4, 2023 after a brief illness. She was born on June 28, 1941 to Margaret and Clarence Anderson in Passaic. Nancy was a lifelong resident of Clifton where she and her husband Anthony resided along with their three daughters. They were owners of Athenia Washerama for many years where...

Feb 3, 2023

Anthony Joseph Bigica, Sr., 45, of Clifton passed away on February 3, 2023. Born in Paterson Anthony was a resident of Clifton for many years.

He will always be remembered by his big bear hugs and contagious smile.

He is survived by his partner, Amanda Lazorchak. His children, Ashley, Anthony, Jr., Madison, Maci and Penelope....