Obituaries

Mar 20, 2020

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Josephine (Renzi) Dempsey, "Joie", passed away peacefully in Clifton on March 20, 2020. She had the good fortune to live a full life...

Mar 16, 2020

Marie M. (Martino) Metta, 99, formerly of Clifton passed away on March 16, 2020. Born in Campobasso, Italy, Marie came to the US in 1923 and first settled in Newark before moving to Belleville and Clifton, and most recently Holiday City. Marie worked as a Word Processor for Montclair State University for 10 years before retiring. During WWII Marie...

Mar 16, 2020

Lyubov Kharkova, 84, of Cliffside Park passed away on March 16, 2020. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, she came to the US in 2000 and lived in Fort Lee before settling in Cliffside Park. Lyubov was an aviation engineer technologist in the Ukraine for 40 years.

Beloved wife of Volodymyr Kharkov. Devoted mother of Igor Kharkov and his...

Mar 15, 2020

Matilde Casiano, 93, of Clifton, passed away on March 15, 2020. Born in San Germán, Puerto Rico, she lived in Manhattan and Passaic before moving to Clifton 31 years ago.

A parishioner of St. Andrew the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Matilde worked for Mellard in Passaic for many years, retiring several years ago. During WW II and...

Mar 15, 2020

George A. Liptak, 92, of Lakewood passed away March 15, 2020. Born in Passaic, he lived in Clifton before settling in Lakewood. A proud Veteran of the Army Air Corp., George was a Passaic County Sheriff Officer before retiring in 1992.

Beloved husband of the late Claire Liptak who passed away in 2017. Devoted father of George...

Mar 12, 2020

Donald Robert Golabek, 83, of Clifton was called home on March 12, with his family at his side.

Don was born on May 12, 1936, at St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic, to Joseph and Stella (Dabal) Golabek.  He...

Mar 5, 2020

Helen Jacko, 91, of Clifton passed away on March 5, 2020. She was born and raised in Clifton, where she lived all of her life. Helen started her professional career as registered nurse, after a few years she made a dramatic change and became a teacher. She taught biology for nearly 30 years at Hackensack High School. Helen was...

Mar 3, 2020

Mr. Frederick (Rick) W. Maggio, 65, of Montville, passed away on Tuesday March 3, 2020. Born in Montclair, Rick lived in Hartford, CT where he received his MBA from the University of Hartford before settling in Kinnelon and most recently, Montville. Rick's sense of humor brightened the lives of everyone around him, he loved bringing joy to others through...

Mar 2, 2020

Mary (Cook) Nedejkovic, 70, of Clifton passed away on March 2, 2020. Born in Newark, Mary was a lifelong resident of Clifton.

Beloved wife of Mike Nedejkovic. Devoted mother of Michael and Michele Nedejkovic.

Visitation Thursday 6 – 8 PM at Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Graveside Service, Friday 10 AM at...

Feb 28, 2020

Annette Swenda, 83, of Clifton, died peacefully surrounded by her family, on February 28, 2020.

Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church, Clifton, Annette was a member of the Sisterhood of St. Barbara, and was Student Admissions Clerk at Berkeley College in Woodland Park...

Feb 25, 2020

Eleanor M. (Krenc) Fletcher, 89, of Clifton, passed away on February 25, 2020. Born in Clifton, she lived in Ridgewood, returning to Clifton many years ago.

A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton. Eleanor was a Sales Representative for Kohl's in Woodland Park for 10 years, retiring in 2010.

Beloved mother of Mary...

Feb 22, 2020

Olga M. Grib, 88, of Wayne, formerly of Clifton, entered eternal life on February 22, 2020 after a brief illness. Born to Metro and Anna Yadlosky in Waymart, PA, Olga married Michael Grib of Jersey City in 1953 and was a lifelong resident of Clifton before moving to Wayne in 2019.

Olga loved life and strived to...

Feb 21, 2020

Elena Stoyanov, 69, of Passaic passed away on February 21, 2020. Born in Munich, Germany, She came to the US in 1951 and first settled in New York City and has lived in Clifton and Passaic since 1956. Elena was an actress and model and often appeared in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.

Loving sister of Angelika Kabrielian...

Feb 20, 2020

Heng Yong Lee, 89, of East Rutherford, passed away on February 20, 2020. Born in China, he came to the US from the Philippines in 2000 and lived in Paterson before moving to East Rutherford.

Beloved husband of the late Lilia (Uy) who passed away in 2008. Devoted father of Beverly Anuncio of East Rutherford and Amalia...

Feb 18, 2020

Vicente Torres, 58, of Woodland Park, passed away on February 18, 2020. Born in Bronx, NY, he lived in Virginia and Little Falls, before moving to Woodland Park.

A member of Christ Church, Rockaway, Vicente was the Director of Human Resources at WiFi Campus in Somerset, and proudly served his country in the US Navy.

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Feb 18, 2020

Debra "Debbie" Delaine Agnello, 49, of Wallington passed away on February 18, 2020. Born in Arlington, TX she lived in Wallington for many years.

Devoted mother of Nichole Agnello and Dara Mott. Loving companion of Gilberto Figueroa. Dear sister of Barbara Agnello of Taos, NM.

Funeral arrangements were private under the direction of Shook Funeral...

Feb 18, 2020

Annmarie Grecco, 68, of Clifton, passed away on February 18, 2020. Born in Queens, NY, she lived the Bronx, Yonkers, Maywood and Passaic before moving to Clifton. Beloved mother of Rosie Arev, Vincent and Johnny Palermo, Mark Grecco and "adopted" daughter Tara Nandalall. Loving grandmother of Amanda, Bella, Anthony, Mark, Jr., and Dominic. Dear sister of Margaret Cedrone, Gail Giordano-Deluccia,...

Feb 15, 2020

Jakub "Kuba" Ligas, 73, of Wallington, passed away on February 15, 2020. Born in Klodne, Tylmanowa, Poland, he came to the US in 1964 and settled in Passaic before moving to Wallington 20 years ago.

A parishioner for over 50 years of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Kuba served as a church usher for many years, and...

Feb 14, 2020

Olga Kobylykh, 34, of Parsippany, passed away on February 14, 2020. Born in Ukraine, she came to the US in 2004 and lived in Clifton before moving to Parsippany 2 years ago.

A parishioner of Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Cathedral, Clifton, Olga was the owner of Ekos Trucking in Belleville for many years.

Beloved wife...

Feb 13, 2020

Lidia (Bulatow) Bulya, 85, of Clifton passed away on February 13, 2020. Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Lidia came to the US in 1951 and first settled in NYC before moving to New Jersey in 1957 and later to Clifton in 1997.

Devoted mother of Helen Talaniec and Leonid Bulya, both of Clifton. Dear sister of Nicholas and...