Steven Hatala
Jul 31, 2021
Steven Hatala, Sr., 92, of Clifton, passed away on July 31, 2021. Born in Schulykill, PA, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A US Army Veteran, Steve was an Iron Worker for Bergen Iron & Steel, Carlstadt, and Fisher-Stevens in Clifton, for many years, retiring several years ago.
Beloved husband for 63 years of the late...
Balwina Silka
Jul 31, 2021
Balwina Silka, 86, passed away on July 31 st 2021. Born in Lipie, Poland, she immigrated to the US in 1984 and settled in Clifton. She was a faithful parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church. She worked for DeGraff Dairies Plant Store, Mario's Restaurant, as well as countless other jobs. In Poland, Balwina was the Director of Transportation...
Richard Jimenez
Jul 30, 2021
Richard Jimenez, 67, of Paterson, passed away on July 30, 2021. Born in Manhattan, NY, he lived in Clifton for 25 years before moving to Paterson. Richard was a manager for Keystone Company for many years.
Beloved husband of Amalia (Irizarry) Jimenez. Devoted father of Jarelis Jimenez and Joanna Jimenez. Loving grandfather of Armani Jimenez and Jaylene...
Mary T. Dino
Jul 30, 2021
Mary T. Dino, 80, of West Caldwell, formerly of Clifton, passed away on July 30, 2021. Born in Passaic, she lived most of her life in Clifton before moving to West Caldwell 20 years ago. A former parishioner of St. Paul's RC Church, Clifton, Mary was a bookkeeper for Thomas J. O'Beirne & Co., Inc., Roseland, for the past 25...
Henryka Puchalik
Jul 28, 2021
Henryka (Kurdyla) Puchalik, 85, of Wallington passed away on July 28, 2021. Born in Jasliska, Poland, Henryka came to the US in 1964 and first settled in Passaic before moving to Wallington several years ago.
Beloved wife of the late Julian A. Puchalik, who passed away in 2012. Devoted mother of Basia Gruca of Montville, Wally Puchalik...
Margaret Martinique
Jul 20, 2021
Margaret (Suscreba) Martinique, 73, of Clifton passed away on July 20, 2021. Born in Passaic, she has been a resident of Clifton all of her life. Margaret was employed by the United States Postal Service, Kearny, for 10 years and worked various jobs before retiring.
Beloved wife of the late Peter Martinique who passed away in 1999....
Lucille Busch
Jul 14, 2021
Lucille (Roser) Busch, 91, of Wayne passed away on July 14, 2021. Born in Union City, she was raised in Hoboken and lived in both Clifton and Toms River before settling in Wayne 5 years ago. Lucille worked as a bank clerk for J.P. Morgan, NYC, NY, for 30 years before retiring in 1990.
Beloved wife of...
Edward Puzio
Jul 12, 2021
Edward Puzio, 98, "Harry" of Clifton passed away on July 12, 2021. Born in Passaic, he was a resident of Clifton all of his life. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Edward worked as a machinist for Athenia Steel, Clifton, for many years before retiring. A Proud Army Veteran Edward was a member of...
Barbara Danuta Koscielny
Jul 9, 2021
Barbara Danuta Koscielny, 63, of Clifton passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021. Born in Stalowa Wola, Poland, Basia came to the US in 1994 and first settled in PA and lived in Brooklyn, Garfield and Wallington before moving to Clifton.
Devoted mother of Tomasz Banko and his partner Zaneta of Luton, England, and Peter Banko of...
Joyce Drevenak
Jul 9, 2021
Joyce (Blanchard) Drevenak, 83, of Clifton, passed away on July 9, 2021. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Joyce worked for Valley Fair in Teterboro for several years, retiring many years ago.
Beloved wife of the late Frank J. Drevenak who passed away in 2015. Devoted mother of Joyce Gillen, Diane Albanesius, Eileen...
Josephine Bonetti
Jul 9, 2021
Josephine Bonetti, 70, departed suddenly on July 9, 2021. Her love of family was unrelenting. Known as Pompin to her loved ones, the beloved "Pompin" dedicated herself to family; caring for her mother, nieces, and nephews. A retired pharmacy technician and former New York City Board of Education secretary, she was a life long New Yorker. As...
Helene Kalinka
Jul 7, 2021
Helene (Freeswick) Kalinka, 87, of Clifton, passed away on July 7, 2021. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A member of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Helene, a homemaker, was a member of the Athenia Veterans Post, Ladies Auxiliary, and was an avid Solitaire Player and loved to spend time at Ortley Beach. Beloved wife...
Joyce Duval
Jul 5, 2021
Joyce Duval, beloved Fiancé, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister, and Aunt has graced the world with her kind and generous soul for 59 years.
Owner of Serendipity and former manager at Mario's Restaurant, Clifton, where she loved to interact with others and make them feel like family. Anyone who knows her knows her as the mom to...
Teresa R. Broniszewski
Jul 3, 2021
Teresa R. Broniszewski, 66, of Clifton, passed away on July 3, 2021. Born in Debica, Poland, she came to the US in 1981 and stayed in Chicago briefly before settling in Clifton. Teresa worked in Quality Assurance for GlaxoSmithKline in Clifton for 30 years, retiring in 2014. Beloved wife of Joseph Broniszewski. Devoted mother of Joseph J. Broniszewski and his...
Pankaj Gohel
Jul 3, 2021
Pankaj Gohel, 49, passed away unexpectedly on July 3, 2021, in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was born in Rajkot, India and grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey. He recently had moved to Raleigh to pursue a new job opportunity.
Growing up in India, Pankaj was always a bright student and scored highest in 12 th grade...
Bernard F. Lagria
Jun 28, 2021
Bernard F. Lagria, 41, of Clifton passed away on June 28, 2021. Born in Quezon City, Philippines, he came to the US in 1997 and settled in Clifton. Bernard worked as a registered nurse for Atlantic Health System, and previously worked for Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge, for many years.
Devoted son of Elmor...
Aleksandra Pawluczenko
Jun 28, 2021
Aleksandra "Sandy" (Bebenek) Pawluczenko, 78, of Garfield, passed away on June 28, 2021. Born in Poland, Sandy came to the US in 1965 and settled in Garfield. A parishioner of St. Stanislaus Kostka RC Church, Garfield, Sandy worked in Pharmaceutical Production for Hoffmann-LaRoche in Nutley for over 30 years, retiring 8 years ago. She was a member of the...
Bernice Berdnik
Jun 27, 2021
Bernice (Rudnicki) Berdnik, 94, of Clifton passed away on June 27, 2021. Bernice was born in Lwów, Poland, in 1927. During WWII, Bernice, then 14 years old, and her brother, Anthony, were taken to a Siberian hard labor camp. Miraculously both Bernice and Anthony survived, and found refuge at an orphanage called Colonia Santa Rosa in Guanajuato, Mexico. Bernice...
Richard Stuart, Jr.
Jun 25, 2021
Richard Stuart, Jr., 23, of Passaic passed away on June 25, 2021. Born in Passaic, Richard was a lifelong resident of the city. He recently received his Realtor's License and began working with Re/Max in Westfield 6 months ago. He loved his friends, and enjoyed playing basketball and football, music and cars, and especially loved to eat.
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Raquel Prada-Galvez
Jun 25, 2021
Raquel Prada-Galvez, 24, of Clifton, passed away on June 25, 2021. Born in Wayne, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton.
A Manager for Chipotle in West Orange, Raquel was a former Clifton High School and William Paterson University Cheerleader. Raquel enjoyed cooking and baking, and was the kindest sweetest person, especially with her nieces and nephews....
