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Maria Koziol
Nov 6, 2021
Maria Koziol, 79, of Passaic, passed away on November 6, 2021. Born in Bojanow, Poland, she came to the US in 1969 and settled in Passaic. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Maria was a line distributor for SmithKline Beecham, Clifton, for 25 years, retiring 15 years ago.
Beloved wife of the late Franciszek Koziol,...
Maria Malysa
Nov 6, 2021
Maria Malysa, 75, of Clifton passed away on November 6, 2021. Maria lost her beloved husband of 55 years, Marian, just 15 days earlier on October 22, 2021.
Maria and Marian were the beloved parents of 2 children, Karen and Robert, and 3 grandchildren Jessica, Caleb and Mason.
Visiting Friday 8:30-10:15 AM at the funeral...
Catherine Ann Lee
Nov 6, 2021
Catherine Ann Lee, 75, of Clifton, Passed away on November 6, 2021. Born in Paterson, she was a lifelong resident of Paterson and Clifton. A parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Catherine was an Office Manager for Unit Pack Co., Cedar Grove for over 20 years, retiring in 2019. Catherine was a graduate of Mary Help of...
Julie Rater
Nov 3, 2021
Julie (Potera) Rater, 96, of Clifton passed away on November 3, 2021. Born in Dupont, PA, she lived in Passaic before settling in Clifton in 1973. A devoted parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Julie worked as a book binder for A. Horowitz & Son, Clifton, for over 20 years before retiring. Julie was a proud member...
Nellie Kalemba
Nov 2, 2021
Nellie (Lisiura) Kalemba, 70, of Clifton passed away on November 2, 2021. Born in Maniowy, Poland, She traveled and resided in Canada in 1959 before coming to the US in 1964. Nellie lived in Passaic before settling in Clifton in 1965. A devoted parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, she was a teacher and administrator of the...
Nancy Murillo
Nov 1, 2021
Nancy Murillo, 65, of Clifton passed away on November 1, 2021. Born in Periera, Colombia, Nancy came to the US in 1968 and has been a resident of Clifton for the past 30 years. She worked for Titan Microsystems, Inc. for many years.
Beloved wife of Vincent Sauro. Devoted mother of Bryan Murillo of Clifton and Keith...
Olga Miketzuk
Oct 31, 2021
Olga Miketzuk, 94, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 31, at her home in Clifton.
She was born in Plains, PA, and lived there and in Wilkes-Barre, PA, before moving to NJ as a teenager. There she lived in Little Falls until her marriage to Andrew Miketzuk in 1950, when she moved to Clifton where she lived the...
Linda Peck
Oct 29, 2021
Linda Ann Peck, age 64, passed away peacefully at home on October 29, 2021 surrounded by her family and loving caregivers. Linda grew up in Lyndhurst where she lived with her parents Pete and Virginia as well as her brothers Peter and Richard. Linda attended Sacred Heart and Lyndhurst HS. She received a psychology degree from Fairleigh Dickinson College. After...
Margarita "Rita" Santos
Oct 26, 2021
Margarita (Maspono) Santos "Rita", 65, passed away on October 26, 2021. Born in Lumban Laguna, Philippines, Rita came to the US in 1986 and lived Jersey City and Passaic before settling in Glenside, PA in 2002. A proud member of the Lumban Association, Rita worked as a medical technologist for Quest Diagnostic, Horsham, PA, for many years.
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John Van Ness
Oct 26, 2021
John Van Ness, 74, of Clifton, passed away on October 26, 2021. Born in Passaic, he was a resident of Clifton for 61 years. Before retiring in 2009, John was a Foreman at King Solomon Memorial Park. He was also a lifetime member of the United Steel Workers Union.
Beloved husband for 41 years of Maria Van...
John S. Frankowski
Oct 25, 2021
John S. Frankowski, 74, of Wantage, passed away on October 25, 2021. Born in Frydman, Poland, he came to the US in 1963 and lived in Clifton before moving to Wantage 33 years ago.
A parishioner of St. Monica's RC Church, Sussex, for over 30 years, John was a former parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church,...
Suzanne Fossett
Oct 22, 2021
Suzanne (Petricko) Fossett, 55, of East Rutherford, passed away on October 22, 2021. Born in Passaic, she lived in Wallington and Toms River before moving to East Rutherford 17 years ago.
A parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church, Wallington, Suzanne was a Registered Nurse at the John Theurer Cancer Center at HUMC, Hackensack for...
Marian A Malysa
Oct 22, 2021
Marian A. Malysa, 82 of Clifton, passed away on October 22, 2021
Visiting Tuesday 9 AM-11 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton.
Funeral Tuesday, 11:30 AM at St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton
Interment, St. Michael's Cemetery, South Hackensack
Chester A. Waleski
Oct 22, 2021
Chester A. Waleski, 75. of Wood-Ridge, passed away on October 22, 2021. Born in Bayonne, he has been a resident of Wood-Ridge for over 50 years.
Chester proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War, and was a member of the American Legion. A parishioner of the Transfiguration of Our Lord PNC Church,...
Roberto Tokeshi
Oct 21, 2021
Roberto Tokeshi, 39, of Clifton passed away on October 21, 2021. Born in Lima, Peru, he traveled to the US in 2003 and lived in Dover and Wallington before settling in Clifton a year ago. Roberto worked as a pharmacy clerk for United Healthcare Optum RX. He served as an officer at the Okinawan American Association of New York...
James Goldberg
Oct 17, 2021
James Goldberg, 73, of Clifton passed away on October 17, 2021. Born and raised in Passaic, where he lived most of his life before settling in Clifton in 2016. A Proud Army Veteran, James was employed by the Passaic Board of Education, Passaic, for over 20 years before retiring in 2015. He later worked in security for both Okonite...
Jan Prelich
Oct 17, 2021
Jan Prelich, 69, of Clifton passed away on October 17, 2021. Born in Frydman, Poland, Jan came to the US in 2000 and settled in Clifton. He was a roofer for over 15 years for Pfister Roofing.
Beloved husband for 45 years of Maria (Tazyk). Devoted father of Piotr Prelich and his wife Iwona, Bronislaw Prelich and...
Dinesh M. Shah
Oct 15, 2021
Dinesh M. Shah of Clifton, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home at age 75 on October 15, 2021. Dinesh was born in Limbdi, India and was a life-long learner, unorthodox liberal and occasional comedian. He was also the pioneer of his family that emmigrated to the United States in 1976. He led an accomplished career in pharmaceutical research and...
Marie Terpak
Oct 10, 2021
Marie (Macheska) Terpak, 99, of Bloomfield passed away on October 10, 2021. Born in Simpson, PA, she lived in Newark before settling in Bloomfield in 1957. Marie worked for  ACME, Passaic, E. Rutherford, Montclair, for 28 years before retiring in 1977.
Beloved wife of the late John Terpak who passed away in 1976....
Mary Firkowski
Oct 9, 2021
Mary Firkowski, 89, of Clifton, passed away on October 9, 2021. Born in Belgium, she came to the US in the early 1960s and lived in Passaic and Clifton most of her life. A parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Mary was a seamstress for Barry's Tuxedos in Passaic for over 25 years.
Beloved wife of...
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