John Jaskot
Dec 1, 2020
John Jaskot, 65, of Passaic entered into the loving hands of the Lord on December 1, 2020. He will be greeted in heaven by his late parents, Jozef and Genowefa. Born in Poland, he came to the US in 1964 and first settled in Clifton before moving to Passaic. John was the groundskeeper for King Solomon Memorial Park in...
Kenneth J. Sutiak, Jr.
Nov 29, 2020
Kenneth J. Sutiak, Jr., 38, of Clifton passed away on November 29, 2020. Born in Hackensack, Kenneth has been a resident of Clifton for many years.
Devoted son of the late Kenneth J., Sr. and Judith Sutiak. Loving brother of Jeanette Schneider and her husband Daniel of Green Pond. Dear uncle of Maria, Greta and goddaughter Ava...
Dolores A. Osbun
Nov 28, 2020
Dolores A. Osbun, 84, of Wallington, passed away on November 28, 2020. Born in Passaic, she has been a resident of Wallington for many years. She was a graduate of Clifton High School. Dolores worked as a bookkeeper for Morton Chemical, Paterson, for more than 25 years before retiring. She was an active member of the Wallington Republican and...
Brian R. Rusconi
Nov 27, 2020
Brian R. Rusconi, 53, of Woodland Park passed away on November 27, 2020. Born in Passaic, Brian was raised in Clifton and moved to Woodland Park 21 years ago. He was in printing and shipping for over 25 years. Beloved husband of Linda (Camacho). Devoted father of Sara and Justin Rusconi. Adored son of Evelyn Rusconi and the late Lawrence...
Stefan Galik
Nov 27, 2020
Stefan Galik, 84, of Clifton passed away on November 27, 2020. Born in Frydman, Poland, he came to the US in July of 1972 and settled in Clifton. Stefan worked maintenance for NJ Transit, Paterson and Wayne, for over 25 years before retiring in 2000.
Beloved husband of Maria (Banas) Galik. Devoted father of Elaine Ferko and...
Ernest A. Casini
Nov 25, 2020
Ernest A. Casini, 81, of Clifton, passed away on November 25, 2020. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton.
A parishioner of St. Brendan's RC Church, Clifton, Ernie was the Owner of Casini Liquor and Deli, Maywood, for 28 years retiring in 2003. Later, he was a driver for Wayne Auto Sales for many...
Pauline Marotta
Nov 24, 2020
Pauline Marotta, 81, of Butler, passed away on November 24, 2020. Born in Passaic, she lived there before moving to Butler 34 years ago.
A parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Passaic, Pauline was the church secretary for 10 years, retiring several years ago.
Beloved wife of the late Robert Marotta who...
Paul Peskosky, Sr.
Nov 22, 2020
Paul Peskosky, Sr., 61, of Clifton, passed away unexpectedly on November 22, 2020. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. An active parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Paul was a member of the Parish Council and volunteered at the annual Parish Picnic where he held the title of "Grillmaster". Paul was a Lead Planning...
Louise M. Vander Sande
Nov 21, 2020
Louise Halka-Vander Sande, 93, long-time Clifton resident, passed away of natural causes on November 20, 2020. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Franciszek Halka and Maria Serafin, she was the sixth of seven children and the only girl. Her family...
Santiago Cengarle
Nov 21, 2020
Santiago Cengarle, 82, of Clifton, passed away on November 21, 2020. Born in Rosario, Argentina, he came to the US in 1970 and lived in Paterson before moving to Clifton in 1997.
Beloved husband for 51 years of Silvia (daSilva). Devoted father of Julio Cengarle and his wife Georgina, Ruth Cengarle, and Dennis Cengarle. Loving grandfather of...
Consuelo Perez
Nov 21, 2020
Consuelo Perez, 83, of Elizabeth passed away on November 21, 2020. Born in the Dominican Republic, she came to the US in 1969 and lived in Lakewood before settling in Elizabeth. Consuelo enjoyed cooking, sewing, traveling to the Dominican Republic, planting and watching her garden grow, but above all else she loved her family.
Beloved wife of...
Donald Pazin
Nov 20, 2020
Donald M. Pazin, 82, of Clifton, passed away on November 20, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Beloved husband of Marie (Ficarra) Pazin of 59 years. Loving father of Nancy (Pazin) Royer and her husband Robert Royer, Jr. of Lexington, SC. Father of Michael Pazin and his wife Andrea Wurster Pazin of Columbia, MD. Proud grandfather of Nicole...
Katherine Michalik
Nov 19, 2020
Katherine Michalik, 93, most recently of Wayne, & Clifton NJ , passed away on November 19, 2020. Born in the Rzeszowskie region of Poland, she came to the US in 1960 and lived in Clifton before moving to Wallington & E Rutherford. Katherine was married in 1962 to John Michalik at St John Kanty RC Church, Clifton. Prior to her...
Frank G. Acocella
Nov 18, 2020
Frank G. Acocella, 94, of Clifton, passed away on November 18, 2020. Born in Newark, he lived in East Orange before moving to Clifton in 1954. A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Frank proudly served his country in the US Air Force during WWII. Frank was an educator his entire career, he started his career at...
Sister Mary Carmelita
Nov 18, 2020
Funeral services for Sister Mary Carmelita Orzechowski will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, New Jersey on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Sister Mary Carmelita will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery in Lodi. Sister Mary Carmelita died on November 13, 2020, in Lodi, New Jersey. She was 98 years...
Robert John Hirkala
Nov 15, 2020
Robert John Hirkala, 67, of Passaic passed away on November 15, 2020. Born in Passaic, he was a lifelong resident. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Robert worked for the Passaic Valley Water Commission for over 30 years, retiring in 2013, and was an avid NY Giants Fan. Beloved son of Josephine (Chorazy) Hirkala of Passaic, and the...
Zongxi Yi
Nov 14, 2020
Zongxi Yi, 89, of Rutherford passed away on November 14, 2020. Born in Hechuan, Sichuan, China, she came to the US in 1990 and lived in Piscataway before settling in Rutherford in 1996.
Zongxi was a Professor of Education of the Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, where she worked for over 30 years before retiring. She was...
Sally Ann Jackson
Nov 13, 2020
Sally Ann Jackson, 72, formerly of Paterson, peacefully passed away on November 13 after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Robert, her son Michael and his partner Lynn, son Ryan and his wife Daniela, sister Bernadette, nephew Jason and wife Lisa and family, and her beloved grandchildren, RJ, Emilia and Jessica. She will be...
Richard Demarco
Nov 12, 2020
Richard DeMarco, 57, of Clifton, passed away on November 12, 2020. Born in France he came to the US as an infant and was a lifelong Clifton resident. A former Chief of the Passaic Fire Auxiliary, Richard was amember of the FMBA and the Clifton Elks Lodge #1569. Richard was an HVAC Manager for Pruzansky Plumbing in Passaic, where he...
Bruno Civetta
Nov 12, 2020
Bruno Civetta , 74, of Clifton, formerly of Newark, passed away on November 12, 2020. Born in Castelvetere in Val Fortore, Italy, Bruno came to the US in 1969 and first settled in Bloomfield before moving to Newark and later to Clifton. He was a Language Teacher in Clifton High School for many years before retiring in 2010. Beloved husband...
