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Dolores Jean D'Amore

Dolores Jean D'Amore

Nov 2, 2022

Dolores Jean D'Amore 6/10/1939 – 11/02/2022

Dolores passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 2, 2022 in the ICU at Overlook Hospital surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren after a long hard fought 10 month battle with cancer.

Dolores was born and raised in Newark, N.J. where she went on to live and raise her...

Theresa Barberia

Theresa Barberia

Oct 31, 2022

Theresa Barberia, 77, of Rochelle Park passed away on October 31, 2022. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a resident of Rochelle Park for many years. Theresa worked for Myron Manufacturing, Maywood, for 30 years before retiring.

Beloved wife of the late Joseph Barberia who passed away in 2014. Devoted mother of John Lubrano of Rochelle Park....

Tadeusz Kobylarz

Tadeusz Kobylarz

Oct 31, 2022

Tadeusz Kobylarz, 78, of Bangor, PA, formerly of Oakland, NJ, passed away on October 31, 2022.

Born in Stalowa Wola, Poland, he came to the US in 1963 and lived in Passaic, Clifton and Garfield, before moving to Oakland in 1979 where he resided for 42 years. A parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic, Tadeusz was...

Harriet P. Kamuda

Harriet P. Kamuda

Oct 30, 2022

Harriet P. Kamuda, 95, of Clifton, passed away on October 30, 2022. Born in Lwow, Poland, she came to the US in 1969 and lived in Wallington before moving to Clifton 46 years ago.

A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Harriet was an OR Technician at Passaic General Hospital, Passaic, for 10 years, retiring...

Condita R. Palleschi

Condita R. Palleschi

Oct 29, 2022

Condita R. (Iannucci) Palleschi, 92, of Hawthorne, passed away on October 29, 2022. Born in Passaic, she was a resident of Passaic for many years before recently moving to Hawthorne. Condita and her late husband, Fred, owned and operated the Leschi Jewelry Store in Passaic for many years.

Beloved wife of the late Fred Palleschi who passed...

Alfred S. Ogeneski

Alfred S. Ogeneski

Oct 29, 2022

Alfred S. Ogeneski, 87, of Clifton passed away peacefully Saturday, October 29th at St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic.

Born in Passaic, Alfred graduated from Passaic High School, and proudly served in the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard). Al worked for many years at Simon Bros. Electric Company in Passaic, as well as Duestche Industries and...

Olga Chico

Olga Chico

Oct 29, 2022

Olga Chico, 76, of Clifton passed away on October 29, 2022. Born in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, she traveled to the mainland in 1975 and lived in Paterson for many years before settling in Clifton.

Beloved wife for 41 years of Ramon Chico. Devoted mother Ana Richardson, Diana, Richard and Sandra Lugo. Loving sister of Aida Lopez...

John H. Cocker

John H. Cocker

Oct 27, 2022

John H. Cocker, 77, of Passaic passed away on October 27, 2022. Born in Paterson, John lived in Rutherford then Spring Valley, NY, before moving to Passaic in 2021. He was a US Army Veteran during the Vietnam War and worked as a Clerk in Carlstadt for many years before retiring.

Beloved husband of the late Sheryl...

Dorothy Nalesnik

Dorothy Nalesnik

Oct 25, 2022

Dorothy (Goobic) Nalesnik, 90, of Clifton, passed away on October 25, 2022. Born in Little Falls, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Dorothy was an active parishioner of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church and was a member of the Athenia Veterans Post Ladies Auxiliary and NARFE.

Beloved wife for 55 years of the...

Rosalyn Williams

Rosalyn Williams

Oct 22, 2022

Rosalyn (Semeraro) Williams, 78 of Milford, PA, formerly of Clifton, NJ, passed away suddenly at home after a long illness, on October 22, 2022. Born in Passaic, NJ to the late Anthony and Elda (Rosolen) Semeraro, she lived in Clifton until 2002 when she relocated to Milford.  A parishioner of St. Patrick's RC Church, Milford, Roz was also a...

Janina Krasowska

Janina Krasowska

Oct 21, 2022

Janina (Lopuski) Krasowska, 91 of Clifton, passed away on October 21, 2022. Born in Krasewice, Poland, she came to the US in 1964 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Janina was a member of the Golden Circle, the Polish Rosary Society and the Leisure Club. Before retiring in 1993,...

Augusto Aponte

Augusto Aponte

Oct 21, 2022

Augusto Aponte, 83 of Paterson, passed away on October 21, 2022. Born in Tunja, Boyaca, Colombia, he came to the US in 1967 and lived in New York City before moving to Paterson over 50 years ago. Beloved husband of Eufemia (Llanos) Aponte. Devoted father of Patricia Aponte of Paterson, Kevin Aponte and his wife Kelvy of Clifton, and Augusto...

Glenn Romanek

Glenn Romanek

Oct 20, 2022

Glenn Romanek , 68, of Clifton, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Lali (Anna Wojtowicz), his daughters, Jennifer and Holly , and Holly 's husband, Thomas. Glenn leaves behind his dear sister Joanne and her husband, Ron. Glenn is also survived by his mother-in-law, Halina...

Lolita Sobczyk

Lolita Sobczyk

Oct 20, 2022

Lolita (Rocero) Sobczyk, 89 of Paterson, passed away on October 20, 2022. Born in the Philippines, she came to the US in 1988 and settled in Paterson. Before retiring, Lolita worked for Escada USA for many years as well as Daughters of Miriam Center for the Aged, Clifton.

Beloved wife of the late Edward Sobczyk who passed...

Atul Thakur

Atul Thakur

Oct 19, 2022

Atul Thakur, 67, of Waldwick passed away on October 19, 2022. Born in Durgh, India, he has been a resident of Waldwick for many years. Atul was the owner and operator of Bombay Hut, Waldwick, for 10 years. Atul enjoyed good food, movies and traveling.

Beloved husband of Veena (Sainani) Thakur. Devoted father of Neha Garcia and...

Felix Semtak

Felix Semtak

Oct 19, 2022

Felix Semtak, 74, of Clifton, passed away on October 19, 2022. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of the Russian Orthodox Church of Three Saints, Garfield, Felix was a salesman for Elmwood Ford in Elmwood Park for 14 years, retiring in 2014. A Navy Veteran during the Vietnam War, Felix was a member and...

Stephen "Steve" Lucas

Stephen "Steve" Lucas

Oct 13, 2022

Stephen "Steve" Lucas, age 59 of Franklin, New Jersey passed away on October 13, 2022. He was born on October 20, 1962 in Passaic, New Jersey to George and Mary Lucas. Stephen was the youngest of six children. He resided in Clifton, New Jersey and graduated from Clifton High School in 1980 where he played on the varsity football...

Mark Miller

Mark Miller

Oct 12, 2022

Mark Miller, 32, of Paterson, passed away on October 12, 2022. Born and raised in Ridgewood, he lived there before moving to Paterson in 2012. Mark worked for MacMurphy's in Ridgewood for several years.

Beloved son of Sonya Brown of Ridgewood. Dear brother of Sarivah and Zakeyah Brown.

Memorial Gathering Sunday, November 6, 2022, 10...

Joaquin Torres

Joaquin Torres

Oct 10, 2022

Joaquin Torres, 78, of Paterson passed away on October 10, 2022. Born in Lares, Puerto Rico, He traveled to the main land in 1962 and settled in Paterson. Joaquin worked as a Contractor for Honeywell Utilities for many years before retiring.

Beloved husband of 28 years of Maria Ines (Delgado) Torres. Devoted father of Maria, Jacqueline, Joaquin...

Ernest R. Dietel

Ernest R. Dietel

Oct 10, 2022

Ernest R. Dietel, 78, of Clifton, passed away on October 10, 2022. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton.

A parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Ernie retired in 2020 as Sr. Vice-president of Quality Control for PTC Therapeutics, Inc., in South Plainfield, where he worked for 10 years. Ernie had...

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