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Lita A. Peskosky
Jul 24, 2022
Lita A. Peskosky, 91, of Clifton, passed away on July 24, 2022. Born in Fell Township, PA, she was a resident of Clifton for many years. A parishioner of St. Michael the Archangel RC Church, Lyndhurst, Lita was a food service manager for St. Joseph's Hospital, Paterson, for several years. Beloved wife for 67 years of the late Stanley Peskosky,...
Harold Post, Jr.
Jul 22, 2022
Harold J. Post, Jr., 69, of Clifton passed away on July 22, 2022. Born in Passaic, Harold has been a resident of Clifton for most of his life. He was a Projectionist with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 632 and 52 and worked in the Capitol and Clifton Theaters for many years. A graduate of Clifton High...
Donald Stacy
Jul 22, 2022
Donald E. Stacy, 85, of Clifton passed away on July 22, 2022. Born in Garfield, he was raised in Clifton and has lived there for most of his life. Don was a supervisor for Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission in Newark for 28 years before retiring in 2002. He was a US Air Force Veteran and was an avid NY...
Sister Mary Auguste Biache
Jul 21, 2022
Sister Mary Auguste Biache
1946 – 2022
Treasuring God's Word in the Bible, Sister Mary Auguste Biache would ponder passages that she could apply to her life. In the book of Sirach, she heard God addressing herself, saying, "My child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself...
Hitendra Chintamaneni
Jul 18, 2022
Hitendra Chintamaneni It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Hitendra Chintamaneni. Which occurred on 7/18/2022. He leaves behind his mother, Veena Chintamaneni, Father Rajagopalarao Chintamaneni, brother Srinivas Chintamaneni and two Sons Ten Chintamaneni and Shaan Chintamaneni. Family and Friends are invited to a funeral service on Thursday, 7/21/2022 from 10am to...
Nelson Silva, Jr.
Jul 15, 2022
Nelson Silva, Jr., 32, of Fair Lawn passed away on July 15, 2022. Born in Paterson, He lived most of his life in Haledon before settling in Fair Lawn. A proud member of the Silk City Riders, Nelson worked as a real estate agent for Keller Williams, Ridgewood for many years.
Beloved husband of Princess (Canepa) Silva....
James G. Hariton
Jul 15, 2022
James G. Hariton, 97, of Huntington Station, NY passed away on July 15, 2022. Born in Toledo, OH, James lived most of his life in Astoria, Queens, NY before settling in Huntington Station. A Proud US Army Veteran, James worked as a crew scheduler for American Airlines, La Guardia Airport, for over 25 years before retiring many years ago....
Joseph Bednar
Jul 15, 2022
Joseph Bednar, 78, of Clifton passed away on July 15, 2022. Born in Frydman, Poland he traveled to the US in 1966 and settled in Clifton. A devoted parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Joseph served as lector and volunteered his time taking care of the Church for many years. Joseph worked as a production supervisor for Valois,...
Joan M. Robertazzi
Jul 14, 2022
Joan M. Robertazzi, loving and devoted mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2022.
For 30 years she worked as an elementary school teacher for the Paterson public schools, going above and beyond to ensure the well-being of her students. Known...
Mirtha Pizarro Juraschka
Jul 9, 2022
Mirtha Pizarro Juraschka, of Garfield, passed away on July 9, 2022. Born in Lima, Peru, she came to the US in 1971 and lived in Paterson before moving to Garfield many years ago. Mirtha was a Social Worker for Concerned Parents for Head Start, Inc. in Paterson for 20 years.
Beloved wife of the late Gunter E....
Robert Mekita
Jul 8, 2022
Robert Mekita, 60, of Clifton, passed away on July 8, 2022. Born in Passaic, Bob was a lifelong resident of Clifton, and had worked in Tech Support at Metal Cutting Corporation, Cedar Grove, for the past 27 years.
Beloved husband for 33 years of Heidi (Kleber) Mekita. Devoted father of Robert Mekita and his fiancée Jennifer of...
Sophie Mendyk
Jul 3, 2022
Sophie Mendyk, 102, of Clifton, passed away on July 3, 2022. Born in Ravenna, OH, she has been a resident of the Athenia Section of Clifton since 1924. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Sophie was a member of the SJK Leisure Club for many years.
Beloved wife of the late Louis S. Mendyk,...
Ricardo Antonio Nuñez
Jul 1, 2022
North Bergen – Ricardo Antonio Nuñez, "Ricky," passed away in North Bergen on July 1, 2022. He had the good fortune to live a full life before succumbing to the effects of diabetes and heart disease. He is survived by his wife of over fifty years, Elvia Rosa, his three children, Javier Alfonso, Diana Elena, and her husband Stephen,...
Dr. Sameer Ambady
Jun 29, 2022
Sameer Ambady, 46, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, while traveling with his beloved wife, Seema, and close friends in Paris, France. Sameer was the embodiment of a devoted son to his parents, a loving husband to Seema, and a dedicated father to his two children, Veda (14) and Dev (9). As a physician, he was committed...
Dorothy L. Kochik
Jun 29, 2022
Dorothy L. Kochik, 87, born January 31, 1935 to Dorothy and Louis Rehwald, went home to be with her husband, the late Raymond Kochik, on June 29, 2022. Dorothy was born and raised in Springfield, IL, until she met and married Ray in August 1953 and moved Anchorage, AK. They lived there until Ray was discharged from the Air...
Mary Bakaletz
Jun 26, 2022
Mary Bakaletz (Gursky), 91, of Clifton passed away on June 26, 2022. Born and raised in Eynon, PA, Mary lived in Brooklyn, NY, for some time before moving to Clifton in 1965. She was a Store Clerk for Sears in Franklin Lakes for 15 years before retiring in 2005. Mary was a member of St. John the Baptist RO...
Maria Koziol
Jun 20, 2022
Maria Koziol, 87, of Clifton, passed away on June 20, 2022. Born in Podczerwone, Poland, she lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton many years ago. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Maria was a seamstress for many years before retiring.
Beloved wife of the late Joseph Koziol, Sr., who passed away in 1989....
Frederick Charles Weinspach
Jun 17, 2022
Frederick Charles Weinspach, 86, of Clifton passed away on June 17, 2022. Born in Newark, he was raised in Lyndhurst before moving to Clifton many years ago.
A US Navy Veteran, Fred was the owner/operator of Fred's Gulf Station in Clifton for many years and later worked as a mechanic for Montclair State University before retiring. Fred...
Jose Luis "Joe" Bautista
Jun 16, 2022
Jose Luis "Joe" Bautista, 66, of Nutley, passed away on June 16, 2022. Born in Izcuchaca, Peru, Joe came to the US in 1968 and first settled in Jersey City before moving to Nutley in 2007. Joe was a pro tennis instructor for the Maywood Tennis Club for 17 years before retiring in 2021.
Joe loved to...
Victor M. Gonzalez
Jun 15, 2022
Victor "Neco" M. Gonzalez, 64, of Clifton, passed away on June 15, 2022. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, he was a resident of Clifton for many years. Victor was a painter for the Paterson Board of Education for over 10 years.
Devoted partner of Marilyn VanSoest. Beloved father of Jessica Gonzalez Orso, Victor Gonzalez, Jr., and Angel...
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