Jonathan Bruce Grove
Feb 7, 2022
Jonathan Bruce Grove, 73, of Garfield passed away on February 7, 2022. Born in Passaic, Jonathan lived in Clifton for most of his life before settling in Garfield in 2018. A Clifton High School alumnus, Jonathan graduated in 1967. A Family man, He always put his family first before anything else and enjoyed taking short trips with his wife...
Julia E. Neyra
Feb 7, 2022
Julia E. Neyra, 84, of Passaic passed away on February 7, 2022. Born and raised in Lima, Peru, Julia was high school teacher. She traveled to the US in 1987 and settled in Passaic. Julia worked as a care giver for Passaic Beth Israel Hospital for many years before retiring. She also was a beauty consultant for Mary Kay...
Linda Kropilak
Feb 6, 2022
Linda (Mack) Kropilak, 61, of Clifton passed away on February 6, 2022. Born in Passaic, Linda was raised in Clifton and had been a resident of Clifton for most of her life before moving to Garfield in 2014. She was a bookkeeper for many years for Burton Cieri Del Sordi & Co, Montclair. Earlier in life she worked at...
Bert John Hilscher
Feb 4, 2022
Bert John Hilscher, 70, of Hopatcong passed away on February 4, 2022. Born in Englewood, Bert was raised in Teaneck and later settled in Hopatcong. He worked for Reinertsen Motors SAAB dealer for 20 years. The joy of his life was the love of his family, especially his grandchildren. Bert was an avid fisherman who enjoyed the water of...
Gregory C Betza
Feb 3, 2022
Gregroy C. Betza of Clifton, NJ Â passed away on February 3 rd , 2022
Born in 1942 at Barnert Hospital in Paterson, NJ, Greg was a lifelong resident of Clifton. He graduated from Clifton High School in 1960 and later earned a degree in accounting from Farleigh Dickinson University.
Greg is pre-deceased by his parents...
Sister Mary Pontia Zdzichowska
Feb 1, 2022
Sister Mary Pontia Zdzichowska, the former Veronica Dolores Zdzichowska, died peacefully on February 1, 2022 at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ. She was 93 years old and had been a Felician Sister for 75 years. Independent and strong most of her life, in January 2022 she was a victim of Covid-19 which caused pulmonary distress and her...
Anthony M. Cianicullo
Jan 29, 2022
Anthony M. Cianicullo, 50, of Clifton, passed away on January 29, 2022. Born in Newark, he lived in Bloomfield before moving to Clifton 29 years ago.
A member of the Brookdale Christian Church, Bloomfield, Anthony was an Aerospace Technician for Thales Avionics, Piscataway, for over 24 years. An avid football fan, Anthony loved the Minnesota Vikings!
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Susan Spies
Jan 28, 2022
Susan Spies, 55, of Clifton, passed away on January 28, 2022. Born in Paterson, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Susan was a Court Clerk for the City of Clifton, where she worked for 32 years. Beloved wife of George K. Spies. Devoted mother of Steven and Dylan. Dear sister of Richard D. DenHerder. Memorial Service, February 9, 2022,...
Joan W. Umhoefer
Jan 27, 2022
Joan W. Umhoefer, 90, of Clifton, passed away on January 27, 2022. Born in Paterson she was a lifelong resident of Clifton.
A parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Joan worked in the Clifton City Clerk's Office for 15 years, retiring in 2009. A member of the Albion VFW Post #7165, Ladies Auxiliary, Clifton,...
Henryk Michalski
Jan 27, 2022
Henryk Michalski, age 72 passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022. Born in Grabowiec, Poland, he came to the US in 2002 and settled in East Rutherford, NJ.
He is survived by his most caring and loving wife, Maria Michalska of 47 years, his daughters Agnieszka Krzysztofik and Elzbieta Augustyn. He was a loving grandfather to Angelika,...
Madhuben Desai
Jan 26, 2022
Having lived a full life of 89 years, Madhuben Surbhai Desai of Passaic, NJ born on March 22, 1932 in Kalthan, India transitioned as peacefully and comfortably as possible at home on January, 26, 2022 at 9:56am. Ben, as she was endearingly called by family and friends, shared the last few days of her life with her remaining four...
Josefa G. Valdez
Jan 25, 2022
Josefa G. Valdez, 93, of Clifton passed away on January 25, 2022. Born in Candon, Philippines, she has been a resident of Clifton for many years. Josefa was a teach at St. Anthony of Padua School in Passaic for several years before retiring.
Beloved wife of the late Mariano Valdez who passed away in 1979. Devoted mother...
Ana Maria Sanchez
Jan 22, 2022
Ana MarÃa Sánchez, de 73 años, de Clifton falleció el 22 de Enero del 2022. Nacida en Lima, Perú, viajó a los Estados Unidos en el 2000 y vivió la mayor parte de su vida en Garfield antes de mudarse a Clifton hace 3 años. Ana disfrutaba de ir de compras, bailar, cantar y siempre fue una persona muy...
John Martin Suscreba
Jan 20, 2022
John Martin Suscreba, 70, of Clifton, passed away on January 20, 2022. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton and was a parishioner of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Clifton. Marty was the owner of HyGrade Meat Market on Clifton Ave., Clifton, for 23 years, and later worked as a Butcher for Stop & Shop in Tenafly and...
Elizabeth Bickel Frauenknecht
Jan 20, 2022
Elizabeth (Van Dam) Bickel Frauenknecht, 92, of Clifton passed away on January 20, 2022. Born in Paterson, Elizabeth lived in Wayne before settling in Clifton. Elizabeth worked at many different country clubs over 35 years before retiring.
Beloved wife of the late Albert A. Frauenknecht who passed away in 2007. Devoted mother of Betty Ann Bickel of...
George Olsen
Jan 18, 2022
George L. Olsen, 87, of Clifton, passed away on January 18, 2022. Born in Staten Island, NY, he lived in Whitehouse Station before moving to Clifton 47 years ago. A parishioner of St. Brendan & St. George RC Church, Clifton, George worked for the Elizabeth Post Office for 40 years, retiring in 1993. Beloved husband for 47 years of Anne...
Carmen R. Duran
Jan 18, 2022
Carmen R. Duran, 76 of Washington Township, passed away on January 18, 2021. Born in Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic, she came to the US in 1980 and lived in Washington Heights and Passaic before moving to Washington Twsp. several years ago.
Before retiring in 2001, Carmen was a seamstress for Grossman & Son in Passaic for 15...
Debra Petrasek
Jan 17, 2022
Debra Petrasek, 44, of Clifton, passed away on January 17, 2022. Born in Passaic, she lived most of her life in Clifton and was a parishioner of St. Clare's RC Church.
Beloved daughter of Frank Petrasek of Clifton, and the late Julia (Kubis) Petrasek who passed away in 2015. Dear sister of Robert Petrasek and his wife...
Regina Balduini
Jan 17, 2022
Regina Balduini, 82, of Clifton, passed away on January 17, 2022. Born and raised in Passaic she was a resident of Clifton for nearly 70 years.
A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Regina was a 3rd Grade Teacher at School #11, Clifton, for 17 years, retiring in 2010.
Beloved wife of...
Veronica Dziuba
Jan 17, 2022
Veronica Dziuba, 98, of Clifton, passed away on January 17, 2022. Born in West Virginia, she was a resident of Clifton for over 70 years. A US Navy Veteran, Veronica proudly served her country during WW II in the WAVES, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Veronica was a member of...
