Anne Christie
Dec 18, 2017
Anne (DeBiasio) Christie, 100, of Cresskill, passed away on December 18, 2017. Born in Creekside, PA, she moved to New Jersey with her parents Angelo and Roselina (Chimalara) DeBiasio and her five siblings when she was 12, and lived in Garfield and Clifton before moving to Cresskill 4 years ago. Anne loved traveling with her husband David and their great...
Marian J. Tencza
Dec 16, 2017
Marian J. Tencza (Jastrzebski), 98, of Wallington, passed away on December 16, 2017. Born in Wallington, she lived in Clifton for several years, returning to Wallington 75 years ago. Marian, a homemaker, was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul's Polish National Catholic Church, Passaic, and was a member of the Ladies Guild. Beloved wife of the late John who...
Vincenza Dunne
Dec 15, 2017
Vincenza (Grnone) Dunne, 89, of Vanguard Park, Moonachie, passed away on December 15, 2017. Born in the Bronx, she lived there before moving to Moonachie many years ago. Before retiring, Vincenza worked for Blumenthal & Lansing Co., in Fairfield for over 25 years. Loving companion for over 50 years of Jerome Shorten. Devoted mother of the late Anthony. Dear sister...
Sister Francis Marie
Dec 14, 2017
Funeral services for Sister Francis Marie Ciezobka will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, at 11 AM on Monday, December 18, 2017. Sister Francis Marie died on December 14, 2017, in Lodi, s he was 92 years old and had been a Felician Sister for 68 years.
Franco Inzani
Dec 14, 2017
Franco Inzani, 80, of Clifton passed away on December 14, 2017. Born in Morfasso, Italy, he served in the Italian Navy before coming to the US in 1970.
Beloved husband for 26 years of Bogumila Maria (Brusik). Devoted step-father of Anna Mardarello of Clifton and Barbara Sokolowski and her husband Thomas of West Milford. Loving step-grandfather of...
Zygmunt Krasowski
Dec 12, 2017
Zygmunt Krasowski, 92, of Clifton passed away on December 12, 2017. Born in Czerepy, Poland, he came to the US in 1964 and settled in Passaic before moving to Clifton. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Zygmunt was a member of the Golden Circle, the Leisure Club and the Holy Name Society. Beloved husband for 67 years...
Nicholas Cherbetko
Dec 11, 2017
Nicholas Cherbetko, 73, of West Milford, passed away on December 11, 2017. Born in Wiepenkathen, Germany, he came to the US in 1946 and lived in Passaic before moving to West Milford in 1979. A parishioner of Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Cathedral, Clifton, Nicholas was a driver for UPS in Secaucus for many years, retiring in 2009. Nicholas proudly served...
Barbara Maccormick
Dec 10, 2017
Barbara (Sienko) MacCormick, 61, of Passaic passed away on December 10, 2017. Born in Bialystok, Poland, she came to the US in 1962 and settled in Passaic. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, and St. Joseph's RC Church, Passaic, Barbara was a Secretary for the Marlboro Inn in Montclair for many years. Barbara enjoyed spending time with...
Georgina Terrero
Dec 10, 2017
Georgina Terrero, of Passaic, passed away on December 10, 2017. Born in San Francisco, Dominican Republic, she came to the US 20 years ago and settled in Passaic. A parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua RC Church, Passaic, Georgina was a Restaurant Assistant at Taco Bell in Elmwood Park for over 10 years. Beloved mother of Yoselin and Franklin Pena...
Gaetano "Guy" Giordano, Jr.
Dec 10, 2017
Gaetano "Guy" Giordano, Jr., 50, of Clifton, passed away on December 10, 2017. Born in Livingston, he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, Clifton, Guy was a truck driver for UPS for over 21 years and later McKesson in Fairfield for several years. An avid outdoors man, Guy was a member...
Zygmunt Pawluczenko
Dec 9, 2017
Zygmunt Pawluczenko, 79 of Garfield, passed away on December 9, 2017. Born in Poland, where he served in the Polish Armed Forces, Zygmunt came to the US in 1965 and settled in Garfield. A parishioner of St. Stanislaus Kostka RC Church, Garfield, Zygmunt was a Maintenance Supervisor for Hoffmann-LaRoche in Nutley where he worked for 25 years, and later for...
Bryanna Besthorne
Dec 8, 2017
Bryanna L. Besthorne died unexpectedly on Friday morning, December 8th, 2017.
Born to Warren and Lauren Besthorne on December 6,...
Rose Chiara
Dec 4, 2017
Rose (DeRogatis) Chiara, 95, of Clifton, passed away on December 4, 2017. She was born and raised in Newark before settling in Clifton in 1950.
A parishioner of St. Andrew's Church, a member of the 39ers, and a member of the Alpha Beta Kappa sorority, Rose was a Customer Service Supervisor for Macy's in Newark for 40...
Alfred A. Russo
Dec 4, 2017
Alfred A. Russo, 86 of Manchester, formerly of Clifton, passed away on December 4, 2017. Born in Passaic he lived most of his life in Clifton, before moving to Manchester in 2003. A Clifton High School Graduate of the Class of 1948, Al attended Seton Hall University and Rutgers University leading to a successful career as a Marketing Representative with...
Mary Decarli
Dec 1, 2017
Mary (Ternavasio) DeCarli, 91, of Clifton, passed away on December 1, 2017. Born in Windsor Locks, CT, she lived in Paterson before moving to Clifton. A member of Club Evergreen, Mary was a Secretary for Jersey Carpet in Elmwood Park for 17 years, retiring in 1976. Beloved wife of the late Fred DeCarli who passed away in 2010. Devoted mother...
Eva Raketsky
Dec 1, 2017
Eva (Zawada) Raketsky, 82, of Clifton, passed away surrounded by her loving family on December 1, 2017. A resident of Clifton since 1961, Eva was a parishioner of Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Cathedral, Clifton. Devoted wife for 44 years of the late Walter Raketsky, who passed away in 2002. Beloved mother of Eva Olga Raketsky and her husband John of...
Sophie Cole
Nov 30, 2017
Sophie (Stepien) Cole, 87, of Clifton, passed away on November 30, 2017. Born in Passaic she was a lifelong resident of the Passaic/Clifton area. A parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Sophie was a member of the Golden Circle and Loaves and Fishes at SJK, and the Senior Program at Felician College. Before retiring in 1993, Sophie was...
Jacob Ryan Carofine
Nov 26, 2017
Jacob Ryan Carofine, 4, of Clifton, passed away on November 26, 2017. Born in Passaic he was a lifelong resident of Clifton. A parishioner of Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church, Clifton, Jacob was a student at CTC Academy, Fair Lawn. Beloved son of Michael and Dawn (Dutkevitch) Carofine. Loving grandson of Doreen and Dennis Dutkevitch, and Frank and...
Anna Pigan
Nov 24, 2017
Anna (Melnick) Pigan, 90, of Passaic, passed away on November 24, 2017. Born in Hackettstown, she lived in Passaic and Garfield, returning to Passaic many years ago. A parishioner of Holy Rosary RC Church, Passaic, Anna was also a member of the Holy Rosary Leisure Club. Before retiring, Anna was a Seamstress for Narotex on Fourth St., Passaic, for many...
Maria Gronka
Nov 22, 2017
Maria (Pluta) Gronka, of Clifton passed away peacefully on November 22, 2017 at her home with her family at her side. Born in Trybsz, Poland, she came to the US in 1971 and lived in Clifton, Garfield, and Jersey City, returning to Clifton several years ago. A parishioner of Ss. Cyril and Methodius RC Church, Clifton, Maria worked for...
