Obituaries

Apr 13, 2022

Stephen N. Millian, 88, of Clifton, passed away on April 13, 2022. Born in Garfield, he was raised in Passaic and has been a resident of Clifton for 45 years. Before retiring Stephen was a Lead Man in the Maintenance Department of Shulton, Clifton, where he worked for 42 years. An Army Veteran during the Korean War, Stephen was a...

Apr 12, 2022

Kathleen J. Ulaszewski, 75, of Clifton passed away on April 12, 2022. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Kathleen worked as a lab technician for Hoffman LaRoche, Clifton, for many years before retiring.

Beloved daughter of the late John S. Ulaszewski and Mary (Fleck) Ulaszewski. Loving sister of Christine May of Clifton. Cherished...

Apr 11, 2022

Visiting Saturday 2 - 6 PM. Cremation Private.

Apr 8, 2022

Marie Mosckvam, 93, of Clifton, passed away on April 8, 2022. Born in Garfield, she lived there before moving to Clifton many years ago. Before retiring, Marie worked for the Security Department of Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge, and also volunteered in child care at Kessler Rehabilitation employee's nursery.

Beloved wife of the late Michael S. Mosckvam...

Apr 5, 2022

Edward Zoltowski, 66, of Passaic, passed away on April 5, 2022. Born in Jersey City, he had been a resident of Passaic for over 35 years. A parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton, Ed was the proprietor of Eddie's Tavern in Jersey City before changing careers and becoming a computer technician. Beloved father of Nicholas Zoltowski and his wife...

Apr 3, 2022

Theresa Rinaldi, 60, of Wayne, formerly of Clifton, passed away on April 3, 2022. Born in Elmhurst, NY, she was raised in Hackensack and lived in Marlton and Clifton for many years, before moving to Wayne.

Beloved mother of William and his wife Alicia Rinaldi of North Tonawanda, NY, and Michael Rinaldi of Marlton. Loving grandmother to...

Apr 2, 2022

Michele Maria (Umhoefer) Sanicki, 70, of Clifton, passed away on April 2, 2022. Born in Paterson, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Michele, a homemaker, was a Parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton.

Beloved wife of Raymond Sanicki. Devoted mother of Raymond Sanicki and his wife Kimberly of Haskell, and Jennifer Clementi and...

Apr 2, 2022

Paulus Sanson, 70, of Paterson, passed away on April 2, 2022. Born in Jamaica, he came to the US in 1981 and settled in Paterson.

A parishioner of St. Therese RC Church, Paterson, Paulus worked as a Medical Courier with Quest Diagnostics in Teterboro for 22 years and later for Columbus Transit, NYC.

Beloved husband...

Apr 1, 2022

Stefan Chrzastek, 85, of Clifton passed away on April 1, 2022. Born in Nartstary, Poland, he traveled to the US in 1990 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Stefan worked in maintenance for many years.

Husband of Chrystyna Chrzastek. Devoted father of Wesley Chrzastek and his wife Donna of Clifton....

Mar 30, 2022

Stanley J. Lacz, 84, of Denville passed away on March 30, 2022. Born in Paterson, he lived in Little Falls and Woodland Park before recently settling in Denville. A member of the Passaic County Planning Board, Stanley was an architect, engineer, planner and the owner and operator of AEP Associates for many years before retiring in December of 2012....

Mar 27, 2022

Joyce Tkacz, 78, of Wallington passed away on March 27, 2022. Born and raised in Wallington, Joyce graduated from Wallington HS and then received her Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Art from William Paterson University. She was the head of the Math department in Christopher Columbus Middle School in Clifton where she taught Math for 30 years, and was also...

Mar 25, 2022

Jose H. Acosta, 79, of Clifton, passed away on March 25, 2022. Born in Colombia, he came to the US in 1965 and settled in Clifton.

A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Jose worked in the Garden Department of Home Depot, Clifton, before retiring. Jose enjoyed fishing, gardening, watching soccer games, was an avid NY...

Mar 24, 2022

Josefina Rejano-Villanueva, 65, of Passaic passed away on March 24, 2022. Born in Huanta, Peru. She came to the US on December 24, 1994 and settled in Passaic. Josefina was a strong woman, full of life and a hard worker who was incredibly proud of her children. She will be remembered as a great chef, only one of the...

Mar 23, 2022

Luz Martha Vidal de Clifton, falleció el 23 de marzo del 2022. Nacida en Bogotá, Colombia, vino a los Estados Unidos en el 1993 y vivió en Paterson antes de establecerse en Clifton. Fuiste una excelente mujer, esposa, madre, abuela, y suegra, Nos brindaste tu amor y apoyo incondicional. Siempre tuviste una palabra de consuelo. Todo lo que tocabas...

Mar 23, 2022

Stanislawa M. Denikiewicz (Lapa), nearly 100, of Clifton passed away on March 23, 2022. Born in Poland on April 1, 1922, she was a graduate of Jagiellonian University in Krakow where she became a prominent lawyer. She then married to Dr. Wladislaw Denikiewicz and they moved together with their family to Ghana before moving to the US...

Mar 20, 2022

Irene Claire Brower, 93, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

Daughter, sister, wife, mom, grandmother, great grandmother. Teacher, seamstress, quilter, knitter. Fan of fashion, sports, conversation, the shore and travel. Faithful to her Catholic beliefs. Life long learner. Generous of her time, talent and heart.

Irene was predeceased by her husband,...

Mar 19, 2022

Antonieta Careri (Pappalardo), 90, of East Rutherford passed away on March 19, 2022. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she traveled to the US in 1963 and lived in Wallington before settling in East Rutherford 42 years ago. Antonieta was the owner and operator of Antonette's Beauty Salon, East Rutherford, for over 40 years before retiring in 2013....

Mar 18, 2022

Irene Margaret Muzyczyn (Semeniuk), 78, of Clifton passed away surrounded by her family on March 18, 2022. Born and raised in Waterford, Ontario, Canada, she traveled to the US in 1960 and settled in Clifton. Irene worked as a system support analyst for ADP, Roseland, for over 40 years...

Mar 17, 2022

Olga K. Beniuk, 94, of Clifton passed away on March 17, 2022. Born in Leningrad, Russia, she came to the US in 1957 and settled in Nyack, NY, before moving to Clifton many years ago.

Olga worked for Federal Sweets in Passaic for 10 years, retiring several years ago. Olga enjoyed cooking and entertaining.

Beloved...

Mar 17, 2022

Avril Harrell, 62, of East Orange, passed away on March 17, 2022. Born in Jamaica, Avril lived in East Orange and was a Private Duty Nurse for many years.

Beloved wife of Arthur L. Harrell. Devoted mother of Shaun, Michael and David Thompson. Loving grandmother of Avril and David H. Thompson.

A Memorial Gathering will...