Nader Aziz
Dec 15, 2022
Nader Aziz, 65, of Clifton, NJ passed away on December 15, 2022. Born in El Mansoura, Egypt he came to the United States in 1982. Nader spent his career in hospitality sales and management, and enjoyed everywhere he worked and everyone he had the pleasure of working with. Nader retired in 2018. In his spare time and throughout retirement, Nader...
Hitesh Thakorbhai Patel
Dec 15, 2022
Hitesh Thakorbhai Patel, 51, of Little Falls passed away on December 15, 2022.
Funeral Service Sunday, December 18, 9-11AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Cremation to follow at East Ridgelawn Cemetery, 255 Main Avenue, Clifton.
Souhail Sara
Dec 13, 2022
Souhail Sara, 68, of Clifton passed away on December 13, 2022 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lebanon on April 5, 1954, he immigrated to the United States in 1976, and met his wife, Sherine, while living in Brooklyn. They spent 45 happy years together.
Souhail lived for his family and a great...
Veronica Bravo
Dec 12, 2022
Veronica Bravo, 45 of Passaic, passed away on December 12, 2022. Born in Holyoke, MA, Veronica was a resident of Passaic for many years.
Beloved wife of Sergio Bravo. Devoted mother of Logan, Jade and Caleb Bravo. Loving daughter of Juan and Miriam (Torres) Medina. Dear sister of John Medina.
Interment, Saturday 11 AM at...
Dilip Shah
Dec 12, 2022
Dilip S. Shah, 73, of Elmwood Park passed away on December 12, 2022. Born in Ahmedabad, India, he came to the US in 1986 and lived in Garfield before moving to Elmwood Park 20 years ago. Dilip was a Pharmacy Technician for Harris Pharmacy in Newark for 20 years before retiring.
Beloved husband for 45 years of...
Sophie Gula
Dec 11, 2022
Sophie (Plachinski) Gula (11/3/28 – 12/11/22) passed away peacefully on December 11, 2022. Sophie was born and raised in Wallington, N.J. and attended the Wallington School System and graduated from Lodi High School. After marriage she spent the rest of her life in Clifton. She is predeceased by her parents, Anthony and...
Rocco Francis Timpone
Dec 7, 2022
Rocco Francis Timpone, 67, of East Rutherford passed away on December 7, 2022. Born in Jersey City, he was raised in Union City, where he spent most of his life. Father of Sherri Puerta and her husband Louis of Totowa, Jaime Timpone and his wife Giada of Lake Hopatcong, Rocco James Timpone and his fiancée Marianny Fermin of Sussex. Grandfather...
Brian Michael "Bo" Belinski
Dec 5, 2022
Brian Michael "Bo" Belinski, 62, of Clifton and East Branch, NY passed away on December 5, 2022. Born in Passaic, he has been a resident of Clifton for many years. Brian worked as a custodian for various school districts in Passaic County.
Beloved husband of Kathleen Snider-Belinski. Loving step-father of Mickie, Dalton and Devon Snider-Smith. Dear brother...
Deanna Jill
Dec 5, 2022
Deanna Jill was born October 26, 1970 to Clara Shackil, née Morgan in Passaic, NJ. While it may not always have been clear to us, God had a plan for her. Deanna grew up in Nutley, NJ and was a very sweet baby who loved her Golden Books. When Deanna was two she began to show signs of regression...
Maria Straub
Dec 5, 2022
Maria Straub, 77, of Green Twsp., passed away on December 5, 2022. Born in Wrzawy, Poland, she came to the US in 1978 and lived in Wayne before moving to Green Twsp. in 2014. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Maria was an assembler for many years before retiring. Beloved wife of the late John Straub, who passed...
Joan Barat
Dec 5, 2022
Joan Barat, 87, beloved wife of the late Louis Barat, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2022.
Joan was born in Simpson, Pennsylvania to the late Stephen and Anna Danchak. At an early age, her family relocated to Clifton where she then resided for more than 80 years. Joan was a homemaker before re-entering the workforce as...
Thomas Alma Broadbent
Dec 4, 2022
Thomas Alma Broadbent, 68, of Clifton passed away on December 4, 2022. Born in Provo, Utah, he has been a resident of Clifton for 16 years. Thomas was the Associate Director of Global Regulatory Affairs for Eisai Pharmaceutical and previously worked for the FDA in Maryland. He received his PhD in organic...
Veronica Frankowski
Nov 30, 2022
Veronica Frankowski (Prelich), 92, of Clifton passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday morning, November 30, 2022.
Veronica was born on February 2, 1930 in Frydman, Poland and moved to the United States and first settled in Sussex...
Bhavnaben Shantilal Babaria
Nov 29, 2022
Bhavnaben Shantilal Babaria, 53 years old of Elmwood Park, New Jersey passed away on November 29th, 2022.
Bhavnaben was born in India and came to America from Baroda, India in 2009. She has lived in New Jersey since then. She is known for her strength, kindness, and for being compassionate for those in need. Bhavnaben will truly...
Patrick Michael Philbin
Nov 28, 2022
Patrick Michael Philbin, 59, of Moonachie passed away on November 28, 2022.
Patrick was raised in his original hometown of Clifton and was a wrestler in high school. He then moved to Moonachie where he became "Pat from Moonachie" as a radio personality and competitive eater for many years.
Patrick was predeceased by his mother...
James O. Dinnall
Nov 27, 2022
James O. Dinnall, affectionately known as "Buster" or "Jimmy", 84, of Haledon, NJ, passed away on November 27, 2022. Born in Clarendon, Jamaica on June 11, 1938 to Samuel and Vashti (Boothe) Dinnall, James migrated to the United States in 1974 after having lived in England with his siblings for approximately 17 years. Prior to moving to Haledon in...
Juan Diego Otalbaro
Nov 26, 2022
Juan Diego Otalbaro, 39, passed away on November 26, 2022. He was born in Passaic on January 25th, 1983 and grew up between Passaic and neighboring Clifton, NJ. He played basketball for Clifton High School and later graduated from Ramapo College with a combined Bachelors / Masters in Social Work. He...
Helen Haritos
Nov 17, 2022
Helen Haritos, 98, of Clifton, passed away on November 17, 2022. Born in Greece, she lived in Passaic for many years before moving to Clifton.
A parishioner of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Clifton, Helen worked at Peter's Restaurant on Bloomfield Ave., Clifton, for over 25 years, then worked as a seamstress at Hewitt in Passaic, retiring...
Barbara A. Smith
Nov 16, 2022
Barbara A. Smith (nee Ferraro) 84 of Clifton, formerly of Lyndhurst, passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 16, 2022
Barbara, born 11/6/1938 in Passaic, lived a full life in various towns in northern NJ and Texas. She was a manager at a popular craft store in Houston TX, and was a nurse care coordinator in NJ and...
Craig Thornton Yarmchuk
Nov 16, 2022
Craig Thornton Yarmchuk, 42, of Lodi, passed away on November 16, 2022. Born in Morristown, he lived in Midland Park and Clifton before moving to Lodi recently. A Computer Programmer for A.S Software, Englewood Cliffs, Craig participated in the Polar Bear Plunge, loved animals, and was an avid fan of the NJ Devils and NASCAR. Beloved son of George Yarmchuk...
