Apr 5, 2017

Apr 4, 2017

Bozena Elzbieta Zalewska of Clifton, New Jersey; surrounded by her beloved husband Henryk and her daughter Samantha, entered eternal life on April 4th, 2017, she was 55. Bozena was born in Zambrow, Poland on May 30, 1961 to Zdzislaw and Teresa (Wadolowska) Marczyk. She came to the United States in 1989, and settled in Clifton in 2001. Bozena has been...

Apr 3, 2017

Marcella A. Hemenetz of Garfield entered eternal life Apr 3, she was 84. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on Apr 8th, 1932 to Anthony and Stella (Miara) Grendzinski. She was married to her beloved husband George on Nov 8th, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre; he predeceased her in 2001. Marcella had been active parishioner of Most Holy Name for many years. Most recently...

Mar 3, 2017

Joseph R. Mika of Wallington, entered eternal life, March 3rd, he was 89. Joseph was born in Passaic on Jan 27th, 1928 to Joseph and Aniella (Kowal) Mika. He was raised in Passaic; moving to Wallington in 1950 after having served the US Army in Japan for a year and a half. Nearly sixty four years ago, Joseph married his...

Feb 22, 2017

Jozef Poweska, of Wallington, surrounded by his loving family, entered eternal life on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017, he was 60. Jozef was born in Jarocin, Poland on February 4th, 1957 to Wojciech and Stefania (Surowaniec) Poweska. He married the love of his life Halina Butryn on April 23, 1984 in Poland. They came to the United States on April 23,...

Feb 9, 2017

Susan Girado formerly of Wallington, entered eternal life on February 9th, 2017, she was 76. Susan was born in Aguisan, Philippines to Lope and Taling Gargarita Gemarino. She married her beloved husband Amador Girado on June 19th, 1965. Susan was a graduate of the University of Negros Occidental with her degree in Pharmacy. She immigrated to the United States in...

Feb 5, 2017

Jan 27, 2017

Phyllis T. Soltys of Garfield, entered eternal life Jan 27th, she was 74. Phyllis was born in Passaic, NJ on Oct 12th, 1942 to George and Anna (Oczkowski) Popek. She was raised in Passaic and graduated from Pope Pius H.S. Class of 1960. She had also been a CCD teacher for the Holy Rosary Church in Passaic. Phyllis moved to...

Jan 18, 2017

Emil Madonna, a lifelong resident of Garfield, on Jan 18th, he was 98. Emil was born in Palermo, Italy on Sept 12th, 1918 to Emilo and Annette Madonna. In 1920 as an infant, he was brought to the US through Ellis Island, first living in NY, then Passaic and then settling in Garfield in 1946. On Sept 23, 1939 Emil...

Jan 16, 2017

Jan 15, 2017

Martin Trentacosta, a lifelong resident of Lodi, on Jan 15th, he was 80. Martin was born on Nov 21st, 1936 to Martin and Josephine (Sondey) Trentacosta in Passaic, NJ. He had proudly served the US Army in Korea. Prior to his retirement he had worked as a bus and truck driver. Martin is survived by his three children Martin, Jeffrey...

Dec 30, 2016

Zenobia Faryno, of Saddle Brook for the past 11 years, and formerly of Garfield, entered into eternal rest on December 30th, 2016, she was 92. Zenobia was born in Dluzniewo, Poland on October 18th, 1924 to Jan and Helena Chyczewski. She married her beloved husband Nikodem Faryno on December 31st, 1948 in Poland. They were married for 40 years when...

Dec 27, 2016

Charles “KUSH” Popeck, a 51 year resident of Wallington, entered eternal life, Dec 27th, he was 79. Kush as he was known by his friends was born in Passaic, Dec 3rd, 1937 to Charles and Mary (Surdyka) Popeck. He grew up in Elmwood Park and Garfield. When he was a young man he was a semi-pro bowler. On Oct 20th,...

Dec 23, 2016

Wiesław Wszołkowski of Tafton, PA, and formerly of Clifton and West Milford on December 23rd, he was 58. Wiesław was born in Srebrna, Poland on June 28th, 1958 to Jan and Jadwiga (Dyszczyk) Wszolkowski. On April 15th, 1979 he married to Halina Dmochowska. In 1980 Wiesław began traveling to work in the United States. In 1992 he was able to...

Dec 20, 2016

Janina Stanislawa Zurek of Lake Hopatcong entered eternal life on December 20th, 2016, she was 69. Janina was born in Palecznica, Poland on January 28th, 1947 to Mieczyslaw and Marianna (Grzywacz) Zygula. Janina was a wonderful woman who celebrated life everyday by living it to the fullest. She was the devoted and loving mother of Bozena A. Dominguez and her...

Dec 17, 2016

Joseph Zavatsky of Ocala, FL and formerly of Wallington on Dec 17, 2016, he was 95. Born in Wallington, NJ he was a son of the late Joseph and Anna Fil Zavatcky. Joseph was a member of the Church of the Transfiguration, Wallington, NJ. He was the husband of Adeline Zavatsky who predeceased him in May 2009. Joseph served in...

Dec 17, 2016

Margaret Karrer of East Rutherford, entered into eternal rest, Dec 17th, she was 97. Margaret was born in Passaic on Apr 29th, 1919 to Andrew and Anna Stefanick. She married her beloved husband Eugene on July 13th, 1935; they were married for nearly 56 years when he entered eternal life on April 24th, 1991. Margaret enjoyed baking, teaching lived to...

Dec 11, 2016

Gregory B. Vallas a lifelong resident of Bloomfield, on Dec 11th, he was 60. Greg was born on Aug 23, 1956 to John and Matilda (Attamane) Vallas. He was raised in Bloomfield and a graduate of Bloomfield High School Class of 1975. For over 25 years Greg worked for Essex County. He last worked as a Senior Inspector for the...

Dec 4, 2016

John Pastorick, Jr. of Saddle Brook, entered eternal life on December 4, 2016, he was 77. John was born in Scranton, PA on Nov 16th, 1939 to John Sr., and Anna (Chichura) Pastorick. He was a graduate of Garfield High School Class of 1957. On October 6th, 1962 John married Ann Wilson. Following in his father's footsteps, John became a...

Dec 4, 2016

Kelly D. Nolan of Wallington, entered eternal life on December 4th, 2016, she was 22. Kelly was born in Hackensack, New Jersey on January 20th, 1994 to Dennis and Marybeth (Jurkowski) Nolan. She has lived in Wallington since 2001 and prior to that had been living in Carlstadt. Kelly was a graduate of Becton Regional High School Class of 2012....