Jul 21, 2013

Slawomir Klecha of Wallington, died on July 21st, 2013; he was 26. Slawomir was born in Poland on March 3rd, 1987 to Stanislaw and Maria (Kwasnik) Klecha. He came to the United States with his family in 1998. He attended schools in Wallington and was a graduate of the Wallington H.S., Class of 2006. He is survived by his loving...

Jul 15, 2013

Josephine Jacqueline Gawrys of Wallington, died at her home on Monday, July 15th, 2013; she was 92. Josephine was born on August 7th, 1920 to George and Agnes (Zajac) Gawrys. For many years she worked at Becton Dickinson. Josephine was a devoted parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. She was predeceased by her brother Benjamin in 1984 and...

Jul 6, 2013

Helen Soltys of Garfield died on July 6th, she was 93. Helen was born in Poland on Feb 13, 1920 to Juzef and Agnieszka Gryglak. Helen and her family came to the United States in 1965, settling in NJ in the late 1960’s. She is survived by her five loving children and their spouses, Margaret and Joseph Krzysik, Blazej and...

Jul 1, 2013

Jack Bratten Davis Sr., died on July 1st, 2013; he was 66. Jack was born in Smyrna, Tennessee on August 4, 1946 to Ewin Lamar Davis and Dorothy James Bratten. On July 2nd, 1964 Jack entered the US Navy in Columbia, SC. He proudly served in Vietnam aboard the U.S.S. Brister (DER-327), before being honorably discharged at Pearl Harbor, HI...

Jun 27, 2013

Jun 13, 2013

Anna "Mary" Kolakowski, a life long resident of Wallington died on June 13th, she was 45. Mary was born in Passaic, in November of 1967. She graduated from Immaculate Conception High School, Class of 1985. She attended Fairleigh Dickinson University where she earned her undergraduate degree and two Masters degrees one in Business Administration the second in Finance. Mary has...

Jun 9, 2013

Lidia Soja of Wallington died on June 9th, 2013, she was 58. Lidia was born in Rzeszow, Poland on May 1, 1955 to Franciszek and Genowefa Kuna. She came to the United States and settled in Wallington in 1986. Lidia was a well known waitress at Tommy's Diner in Wallington. For a number of years she has been working as...

Jun 8, 2013

Vanessa Rita Sanchez Marquez, most recently of Hackensack, NJ died on June 8th, 2013, she was 40 years old. Vanessa was born in Colombia on December 20th, 1972 to Jorge and Luisa (Marquez) Sanchez. She came to the United States in 1974 as a toddler first arriving in Queens, New York. Her formative years were spent growing up in and...

Jun 3, 2013

Edward Hostak, 90, of Elmwood Park, New Jersey, entered eternal life, with his loving wife and family at his side, on June 3rd, 2013. Edward was born in Passaic, New Jersey on February 26, 1923 to Martin and Eva (Kondyra) Hostak. He proudly served the United States Navy during WWII. After the war he worked for forty-two years at Bendix...

May 17, 2013

Mary Evans, of West Orange and nearly a life-long resident of Paterson, died on May 17th, she was 91. Mary was born in Paterson, NJ on Oct 3rd, 1921 to Nicola and Lucia (Ianiero) Casapulla. Mary graduated from East Side High School. On Aug 25, 1951 Mary married George Evans, her husband of 61 years at St. Anthony's Church in...

May 16, 2013

Irene J. Bordych of Lodi, died on May 16th, she was 93. Irene was born in Poland on March 3rd, 1920 to Peter and Regina (Bielawska) Antoszewski. She came to the United States in Sept of 1960, first living with family in Clifton. The family moved to Garfield and then to Lodi 29 years ago. Irene had worked for over...

May 7, 2013

Lydia Ziomek (nee Shaposhnikowa) died on May 7th at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved mother of Sophie Krezel and husband Ted of Milton, Delaware; Helen Gaydos of Collingswood, Irene Keklak and husband Bob of Cinnaminson and John Ziomek and wife Maureen of Lyndhurst. She was the cherished grandmother of Joseph, Robert, Brian, Katherine, Steven,...

Apr 20, 2013

Matthew Philip Bendzak, died on April 20th, he was 23. Matthew was born on March 4th, 1990 to Veronique VanGlahn and Philip Bendzak Sr. He was a life-long Garfield resident. Matthew was currently working as a Plumbers Apprentice in Woodland Park, NJ. In addition to his joy of listening to music, he enjoyed studying fossils and drawing. He is survived...

Apr 17, 2013

Florence Pra, a lifelong Garfield resident, and recently of Olivebridge, NY died on April 17th, she was 89. Florence was born at home on Aug 1, 1923 to Sebastian and Rosaria Asciutto. She married Henry Pra and the family remained in Garfield. Florence worked for the Bergen County Sheriff's Department for over 25 years in the Bergen County Court House....

Mar 19, 2013

Lawrence L. of Garfield, since 1949 died at home on March 19th, he was 92. He was born in Toledo, Ohio to Joseph and Anna (Marchesano) Bosco. On June 18th, 1949 he married Florence (Jany). Lawrence retired from Betmar Hats Grossmann & Sons after 50 years. He was a former member of the Holy Name Society of Most Holy Name...

Mar 17, 2013

Vir Garnet of Garfield, NJ died from injuries sustained in an accident on March 17th, 2013 in Kansas City, MO, he was 26. Vir was born to Virgilio and Floravic (Samson) Tiu in Cebu, the Philippines on May 2, 1986 and came to the United States with his family in 1992. Vir attended school in Garfield graduating from the High...

Feb 27, 2013

Janina, a Garfield resident since 1987 died on Feb 27th, she was 58. Born in Poland, Janina came to the US in 1970, and graduated from Passaic High School. For the past 28 years, Janina has worked for Stryker in Mahwah, NJ as an inspector for orthopedic medical devices. Janina is survived by her loving children, Nicole and Christopher Chmura....

Feb 23, 2013

BALAZS, MARGARET E. Margaret Eva of Passaic, died on Feb 23rd, at the age of 69. Margaret was born in Budapest Hungary on Oct 17, 1943 to Joszef and Iren (Fanczo) Ban. She came to the United Staes on Oct 5th, 1969 and worked in Passaic in a clothing manufacturer. She retired five years ago as a cashier, working for...

Feb 18, 2013

Andrzej “Adam” died on February 18th, 2013, he was 62 years old. Andrzej was born in Stalowa Wola, Poland, on July 24, 1950 to Edward and Anna (Zak) Zawol. He has worked for many years as a mechanic. Andrzej is the beloved husband of Grazyna, and a devoted father of Jan, and Monika. Visiting 2-4 and 7-9 pm on Thursday,...

Feb 15, 2013

Vincent of Fair Lawn, died on Feb 15th, 2013 he was 95. Vincent was born in Paterson, NJ on May 5, 1917 to John and Angelina (Spagnolo) Lombardo. He was raised and spent much of his life in Paterson, moving to Fair Lawn 35 years ago. Vincent worked for Curtiss-Wright in Wood Ridge, as a laborer, starting in 1938 and...