Dec 7, 2015

Dec 4, 2015

Christine Matano of East Rutherford, on Dec 4th, she was 69. Christine was born in Cologne, Germany on July 9th, 1946 to Ignacy and Maria (Seneca) Smulski. As a toddler, she came to the US where she lived with her family in Jersey City, before moving to Wallington. In 1974 she moved to East Rutherford, and has lived there ever...

Dec 4, 2015

William Dill of Wallington, on Dec 4th, 2015, he was 91. William was born in Passaic on Feb 14th, 1924 to John and Mary (Malik) Dill. In January of 1944, William married Mary Ryback in Forest County Mississippi. He served with in the US Army from 1943 to Oct 1945, earning four Bronze stars for his combat infantry service in...

Dec 3, 2015

Daisy Wood, of Bayville, NJ and previously of Wallington, on Dec 3rd, she was 86. Daisy was born on April 5, 1929 to Anthony and Mary Franchino, in Passaic, NJ. She was raised in Wallington, moving to Bayville in 1994. Daisy had worked for the He Ro Group in Secaucus for many years. In addition to being a parishioner at...

Nov 26, 2015

Herbert R. Johnscher a 52 year resident of Wallington, on Nov 26th, he was 79. Herb was born in Passaic, NJ on Feb 28th, 1936 to Herbert and Johanna Johnscher. He was raised in Clifton, and graduated from Clifton High School. Herb entered the Army and served in Germany, he also played for the Army's bowling team. On Oct 1st,...

Nov 17, 2015

Nov 17, 2015

Joseph Yaschur of Elmwood Park since 1951, on Nov 17th, he was 93. Joseph was born on July 6th, 1922 to John and Sophie Yaschur, and was raised in Wallington. Joseph honorable served in WWII in the US Navy on the USS Hobson. *(Hobson arrived at Okinawa on 19 March 1945, well in advance of the assault troops, to sweep...

Nov 9, 2015

Jerzy Gwozdz of Wallington, on Nov 9, he was 53. Jerzy was born in Stalowa-Wola, Poland on Feb 18th, 1962. He came to the United States in 1986 and has lived in Wallington since 2010. For the past several years Jerzy has worked in the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood as a maintenance mechanic. In addition to his enjoyment of the...

Nov 7, 2015

Jennie (Janina Skorupska), after many months of suffering and pain, laid down the burden of her 89 years, shortly after 12:30 PM, on Sat, Nov 7th; peacefully dying to this world and setting forth to join her husband, parents, brothers and sisters in their eternal home with our Heavenly Father. Jennie was born on October 24th, 1926 on Jewel St,...

Nov 4, 2015

Arthur Kucharek of Wallington, died on November 4th, he was 48. Arthur was born in Pyskowice, Poland on March 31, 1967 to Wieslaw and Janina (Nieradka) Kucharek. He came to the USA on July 19, 1991 settling in Wallington. He married Anna Makowska on April 29th, 1995 at St. Stanislaus Kostka in Garfield. For the past 12 years Arthur has...

Nov 1, 2015

John Sloma, a lifelong resident of Passaic, died on Nov 1st, he was 58. John was born in Korchowiska, Poland on March 24th, 1957 to Wojciek and Anna (Szot) Sloma. He came to the USA in 1967 and settled with his family in Passaic. He attended Holy Rosary Grammar School and was a graduate of Passaic H.S. Class of 1975....

Sep 1, 2015

Stacia Kudlacik of Wallington, died on September 1st, 2015, she was 94. Stacia was born at the home of her parents, Francis and Maryann (Puzio) Gurtowski, in Passaic, NJ on May 24th, 1921. She was the youngest of eight children, and was the last surviving. Stacia was predeceased by her first husband Anthony Stolarz in 1945. In July of 1949...

Aug 20, 2015

Mary Kalemba of Wallington, NJ, died on August 20th, 2015, she was 90. Mary was born on Feb 17, 1925 in Stany, Poland to Antoni and Tekla (Blondek) Kowalski. In 1940 Mary and her family were taken as prisoners by the Russians Red Army. They were moved to many different camps, including those in Kyrgyzstan, Iran and Africa. After arriving...

Aug 19, 2015

Ryszard Zawadzki of Garfield, NJ since 2000, died on August 19th, 2015, he was 66. Ryszard was born in Barki, Poland on May 14th, 1949 to Waclaw and Janina (Kociuba) Zawadzki. During his early years in Poland, he became a very talented musician, learning to play the accordion, piano and eventually the saxophone. Using this talent he was able to...

Aug 15, 2015

Salvatore Walter Catania, on August 15th, 2015, a lifelong resident of Wallington, NJ, passed peacefully, in the arms of his loving parents, with his beloved companion and dog “Pepe” laying on his lap. Sal passed after a seven year heroic and brave fight with an illness; Sal was 14 years old. Sal was born on December 19th, 2000 in Hackensack,...

Jul 17, 2015

Ann Sudol, a lifelong resident of Garfield, died on July 17th, she was 92. Ann was born in Garfield, New Jersey on April 3rd, 1923 to John and Anna Dublancia. Although she was a home maker, during WWII she joined the war effort workforce and manufactured life rafts. Ann was predeceased by her dear husband Joseph and son Kenneth. She...

Jul 13, 2015

Jozef Budz of Garfield died on July 13th, he was 83. Jozef was born in Poland on July 9th, 1932. He came to the United States in 1979, and settled in Garfield. He married Anna Kalata on June 27th, 1951 in Poland. Jozef is survived by his beloved wife Anna of 64 years and his six children Frances Soltys, Jozef...

Jun 27, 2015

Dr. Ernest Cullimore Swiger, Jr. of Stroudsburg, PA, and formerly of Washington, DC and Whippany, NJ, died on June 27th, 2015, he was 68. Ernest was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on April 8th, 1947 to Ernest C. Sr. and Margaret (Weller) Swiger. He was raised in WV, then attended Duke University where he earned his undergraduate and PhD degrees....

Jun 23, 2015

Richard Michael Efchak, formerly of Wallington and currently of Riverview, FL, died on June 23rd, 2015, he was 68. Richard was born in Passaic, NJ on September 6th, 1946 to Emil and Anne (Cisar) Efchak. He lived in Wallington until retiring to Riverview, FL seven years ago. Richard was a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford NJ campus with a...

Jun 12, 2015

Mieczyslaw Baginski of Wallington, NJ died on June 12th, he was 80. Mieczyslaw was born to Jan and Teofilia Baginski on Nov 7th, 1934 in Poland. In 1943 he was moved to Germany. As a young man he played a major part in the operation of “Radio Free Europe.” Mieczyslaw came to the United States in 1956 and then married...