William Joseph Karcz
Jan 12, 2019
William Joseph Karcz, 60, of Clifton, passed away on January 12, 2019. Born in Nowy Targ, Poland, William was a part of the Podhale Organization in his youth. Â In 1963 William came to the US and lived in Passaic before settling in Clifton ten years later. A Project Manager and Machinist at EuroMed, Inc. in Orangeburg, NY, William spent...
Andrew "Andy" Frank Burghoffer, Sr.
Jan 12, 2019
Andrew "Andy" Frank Burghoffer, Sr., 56, of Dallas, GA, passed away on January 12, 2019. Born in Passaic, Andy lived most of his life in Clifton and Vernon before moving to Georgia eight years ago. An Army Veteran, Andy manufactured a product at Dendreon Pharmaceuticals in GA which elongated the lives of and eased the suffering of patients with...
Gaetano "Tommy" A. Ficarra
Jan 9, 2019
Gaetano "Tommy" A. Ficarra, 60, of Woodland Park, passed away on January 9, 2019. Born in Cerami, Sicily, Italy, Tommy came to the US as a child and lived in Montclair before settling in Woodland Park 32 years ago. Tommy worked as a Warehouse Manager for A&E Stores, Inc. in Teterboro for many years. A member of Our Lady...
Peter Messina
Jan 9, 2019
Peter Messina, 86, of Passaic, passed away on January 9, 2019. Born in New York City, he was a resident of Passaic for many years. A parishioner of St. Brendan's RC Church, Clifton, Peter was a US Navy Veteran during the Korean War. A General Contractor for 50 years, Peter was the owner of Peter Messina & Sons and served...
Hung Van Tran
Jan 8, 2019
Hung "John" Van Tran, 41, of Clifton, passed away on January 8, 2019. Born in Vietnam, John came to the US in 1980 and lived in New Orleans, LA, and Flushing, NY, before settling in Clifton in 2010. A Certified Public Accountant, John worked as a Corporate Tax Consultant for Steele Consulting, LLC.
Beloved husband of Howard...
Barbara M. Siok
Jan 3, 2019
Barbara M. (Betz) Siok, 74, passed away on January 3, 2019. Born in Passaic, Barbara lived in Saddle Brook and Garfield before moving to Toms River in 2010. Barbara worked as a dispatcher for PSE&G of Clifton for 20 years, retiring in 2007. A member of the Holiday City Woman's Club and the Polish Club, Barbara was active in...
Robert E. Seely
Jan 3, 2019
SEELY, Robert E., 84, of Clifton, passed away on January 3, 2019. He was born in Clifton and was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of the First Lutheran Church of Clifton, and a member of the Friends of Athenia Veterans at the Athenia Veteran's Post. Robert, or Bob as he was more commonly...
Judith Serra Aponte
Jan 2, 2019
Judith Serra Aponte, 74, of Passaic, passed away on January 2, 2019. Born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Judith lived in Passaic where she worked at Melard Manufacturing, before settling in Puerto Rico several years ago.
Beloved wife of the late German Cabrera who passed away in 2014. Devoted mother of Eugene Vazquez of Passaic, Reinaldo Vazquez...
Charles W. Sinkowitz
Jan 2, 2019
Charles W. Sinkowitz, 54, of Clifton, passed away on January 2, 2019. Born in East Orange, Charles was a lifelong resident of Clifton, working as a truck driver for Regency Trucking, Wayne.
Beloved son of Joann (Pisano) Godleski and her husband Albert of Clifton, and the late Charles Sinkowitz. Dear brother of Kathleen Galluccio and her husband...
Arturo Esteva
Dec 30, 2018
*** Visitation will be Friday, January 18, 2019 from 5:00-9:00PM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton. Funeral Service will begin at 9:30AM on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the funeral home. Interment will take place on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 11:45AM at Crest Haven Memorial Park, Clifton ***
Arturo Esteva, 84, passed...
John Sobczyk
Dec 29, 2018
John Sobczyk, 65 of Wallington, passed away on December 29, 2018. Born in Poland, he came to the US on December 6, 1960, and lived in Wallington, Clifton and Carlstadt, before returning to Wallington several years ago. A parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, John was the owner of O&J Heating & Air Conditioning, Wallington, for many years. Beloved...
Tomas Silva
Dec 27, 2018
Tomas Silva, 89, of Paterson, passed away on December 27, 2018. Born in Spain, he came to the US in 1952 and settled in Paterson. Tomas proudly served in the Spanish Navy, and was the owner and operator of T & E Mason Contractors, Paterson. In his younger years, Tomas was a member of Club Hispano Portugues on Butler...
Jean Piombino
Dec 27, 2018
Jean Piombino, 90, of West Milford, formerly of Clifton, passed away on December 27, 2018. Beloved wife for 62 years of the late Anthony, who passed away in March. Devoted mother of Camille Cerria and her husband Philip of Oak Ridge, Lou and his wife Anne of Oakland, and Joseph and his wife Karen of Manasquan. Loving grandmother of Vanessa,...
Alejandro Oviedo
Dec 27, 2018
Alejandro Oviedo, 80, of Clifton, passed away on December 27, 2018. Born in Peru, Alejandro came to the US in 1992 settling in Clifton, and was a self employed auto mechanic for many years. Beloved husband for 51 years of Juana (Zevallos), Devoted father of Alberto of Florida, Juan Carlos of Clifton, and Juana Zdunek and her husband Mark of...
Wladyslaw Kruk
Dec 26, 2018
Wladyslaw Kruk, 81, of Clifton, passed away on December 26, 2018. Born in Piasek Wielki, Poland, Wladyslaw came to the US in 1964, living in Passaic and Wallington before finally settling in Clifton in 1979. Wladyslaw worked as a Machinist at Nabisco in Fair Lawn for 24 years, retiring in 2005.
Beloved husband of Josefa (Sucha) for...
Giuseppe S. Natoli
Dec 24, 2018
Giuseppe S. Natoli, 92, of Clifton, passed away on December 24, 2018. Born in Sicily, he came to the US in 1967 and settled in Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Giuseppe was a Presser for several textile factories in Passaic for many years, retiring several years ago. Beloved husband for 43 years of the late...
Evelyn M. Buttel
Dec 22, 2018
Evelyn M. Buttel, 83, of Clifton, passed away on December 22, 2018. Born in Peekskill, NY, she lived most of her life in Clifton. Evelyn, a homemaker, was a member of the Clifton C Club. Beloved wife of the late George who passed away in 1999. Devoted mother of George, Jr., Karen Osellame, Dennis, Pamela Ressler, and the late Sharon...
Liam Macleod
Dec 22, 2018
Liam MacLeod, 46, of Clifton, passed away on December 22, 2018. Born in Passaic, Liam was a lifelong resident of Clifton and was a carpenter for many years. Beloved son of Rosemary (Foley) MacLeod, and the late Donald G. MacLeod who passed away in 2002. Dear brother of Colin and his companion Denise of Belleville, Donna MacLeod of Bloomingdale, and...
Frances Salva
Dec 19, 2018
Frances Salva (nee Motacki), 91, formerly of Clifton, died Dec. 19 at home after a brief illness. Mrs. Salva was born and raised in Clifton. Prior to moving to West Caldwell in 2011, she also lived with a son and his family in Moorestown and with her daughter and son-in-law in Clifton. Her husband, John, predeceased her in 1988....
Helen J. Marro
Dec 17, 2018
Helen J. Marro, of Passaic, passed away on December 17, 2018. Born in Passaic, she lived there most of her life. A parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Helen was a member of the Rosary Society, the Prime Timers, the Valley Seniors, Clifton, and the Polish American Citizens Club, Lyndhurst. Helen was a Senior Clerk Typist for...
