OBITUARIES
Recent obituaries in Wallington & Clifton New Jersey Area
The obituaries in the Wallington & Clifton New Jersey Area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity New Jersey's history and identity.
John Pastorick
May 25, 2014
John Pastorick, Sr., of Garfield, died on May 25, 2014, he was 98. John was born on August 31, 1915 to John and Anna Pastorick in Scranton, PA. He was raised in Scranton, and worked at Giant Supermarkets, where he was a role model and star employee. In 1943 he came to New Jersey and worked at Curtiss-Wright during WWII....
Sławomir Lesniowski
May 16, 2014
Mr. Slawomir (Rudi) Lesniowski of Rutherford, New Jersey died on May 16th, 2014, he was 38. Rudi was born in Mielec, Poland on August 14, 1975 to Jozef and Anna Lesniowski . He had most recently worked for Haskell Paving in Haskell, NJ. Rudi came to the United States on May 20th, 1994 and has been living in Rutherford for...
Teodor Jablonski
May 12, 2014
Teodor of Clifton, New Jersey, died on May 12, 2014, he was 66. Teodor was born on April 30, 1948 to Jan and Stanislaway Jablonski in Skrzyn Nowy, Poland. He married Teresa Nagalska, and moved to the United States in 1981. Teodor has lived in Clifton for the past 23 years. He has worked for HAYDEN, Building and Maintenance in...
Helen Lokes
May 11, 2014
Helen Lokes, a lifelong Wallington resident, died on May 11th, she was 85. Helen was born in Wallington on July 12, 1928 to John and Mary (Fakas) Lokes. After attending Nursing School, she graduated in 1949 as a Registered Nurse. She retired in 1993 having worked in Fairlawn, NJ for Medical Internists Assoc, PA for over 31 years. Helen is...
Anna Marino
May 10, 2014
Anna F. Marino, a lifelong Jersey City resident, died on May 10, she was 81. Anna was born to Vito and Michaelina (Caputo) Marino on July 27, 1932. She had been raised in Jersey City, but did live in Bayonne for a period, and most recently in Holmdel, NJ. For many years Anna worked at the Jersey City Medical Center...

Ryszard Marcinowski
May 5, 2014
Rysard of Mountain Top, PA, died on May 5th, he was 62. Ryszard was born in Nisko, Poland on July 20, 1951 to Michal and Filomena Marcinowski, and came to the United States in 1971. He returned to Nisko, Poland and married Zofia Wozniak on April 23, 1973. Upon his return to the USA, Ryszard had lived in New Jersey,...
Ann Laforge
May 4, 2014
Ann Jenny LaForge, of Middletown, NY for the past six years, and formerly of Woodland Park and Paterson, NJ, died on May 4th, she was 41. Ann was born and raised in Paterson, to David and Angelina Laino LaForge. Ann is survived by her loving and cherished daughter Angela LaForge, her beloved mother Angelina, her dear brothers' Michael and wife...
Joan Bourhill
Apr 18, 2014
Joan Bourhill, a 37 year resident of Wallington, died on April 18th, 2014, she was 68. Joan was born in Jersey City, NJ to Vincent and Eleanor (Gavaghan) Cashman. She was raised in Ridgefield Park, NJ and was a graduate of St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, NJ Class of 1963. Joan married David Bourhill Sr, on Oct 10th, 1970...
Florence Manzetti
Apr 10, 2014
Florence R. Manzetti, a lifetime resident of Wallington, died on April 10th, 2014, she was 82. Florence was born on May 15th, 1931 to Joseph and Anna (Warshall) Hoffmann. She was a graduate of the East Rutherford High School Class of 1949 and retired as the Manager of Spencer Savings Bank on Passiac Street in Garfield, where she worked for...
Piotr Sas
Apr 1, 2014
Piotr Sas, 37 of Wallington, New Jersey, died on April 1st, 2014. Piotr was born in Nowy Targ, Poland on May 14th, 1976 to Jan and Maria (Plewa) Sas. On January 29, 2000 he married Anna Klapacz in Kluszkowce, Poland. Piotr came to the United States in April of 1994, and has lived in Wallington, New Jersey ever since. Professionally...
Elzbieta Łabaziewicz
Mar 29, 2014
Elzbieta J. Labaziewicz of Wallington, died on March 29th, in Rockleigh, New Jersey, she was 72. Elzbieta was born in Lwuw, Poland on July 30, 1941. She has lived in Wallington since 1974, with a brief detour to Newark, before coming back. Elzbieta worked at Nabisco in Fair Lawn for over twenty years. She was a devout Catholic and Parishioner...
Edward Pinksaw
Mar 19, 2014
Edward "Eddie" Pinksaw of Wallington, formerly of Passaic, died at his home on March 19th, 2014, he was 63. Eddie was born in Passaic, on May 26th, 1950 to Joseph and Eleanor (Benante) Pinksaw. Until three years ago, when he moved to Wallington, he had been a lifelong Passaic resident. Eddie had been a machinist by trade. He was a...
Paul Garber
Mar 5, 2014
GARBER, PAUL H. TOWN LISTING: MIDLAND PARK Paul H. Garber, 68 passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife of 43 years Jackie (nee Fain); brother Dennis and wife Barbara, nephews; Daniel and wife Chrissy, and Brian and wife Erica, his grandnieces; Jessica and Holland, grand nephews; Jack, Sebastian and Ezra, Aunt...
Gregory Barnas
Feb 28, 2014
BARNAS, Gregory “Barney” Gregory “Barney” Barnas, a lifelong resident of Wallington, New Jersey; a Jersey City Fireman since 1985 and currently Captain of Ladder 6, and a Wallington Volunteer Fireman since 1972, died while fighting a fire on February 28th, 2014, he was 57. Greg was born in Passaic, New Jersey on June 19th, 1956 to John and Estelle (Makowski)...

Victor Puzio
Feb 24, 2014
Deacon Victor J. Puzio of Rutherford, died on February 24th, 2014, he was 67. Victor was born in Passaic, NJ on February 20th, 1947 to Victor and Lottie (Czesniewski) Puzio, and predeceased by his sister Deborah. Victor was raised in Wallington, and attended Most Sacred Heart of Jesus grammar school; he then attended and graduated from Don Bosco Prep in...
Alberta Puzio
Feb 20, 2014
Alberta Puzio of Wallington, died on February 20, 2014, she was 90. Alberta was born in Misernia, Poland on Nov 25, 1923 to Josef and Katazyna (Bochuk) Mayerczak. She came to the United States in 1937, living in Passaic. On January 9th, 1942 she married Walter Puzio, and the family moved to Wallington. Alberta worked for many years for National...
Helena Baczyk
Feb 19, 2014
Helena Baczyk of Garfield, died on Feb 19th, she was 83. Helena was born in Zambrow, Poland on June 20th, 1930 to Hipolit and Apolonia Modzelewski. In 1940 Helena was sent to Siberia by the Soviet Gulag, where she spent five years in a work camp, and was liberated in 1945. Helena married Lucjan Baczyk who is predeceased. Helena came...
Adam Jozefczyk
Feb 18, 2014
Adam Jozefczyk of Wallington, died on February 18th, he was 85. Adam was born in Baryczka, Poland on June 28th, 1928 to Franciszek and Maria (Gierlak) Jozefczyk. Adam proudly served in the Polish Army shortly after WWII. On June 23rd, 1953 he married Czeslawa Mazur in Polomia, Poland. The family came to the United States on April 1st, 1970, settling...
John Wozniak
Feb 17, 2014
John Stanley Wozniak was born on December 7, 1920 in Reading, PA. As a toddler, he traveled with his family to Poland where he spent his childhood and received his early education. In Nazi occupied Poland, he joined the resistance forces and fought in the Polish Underground Army Armia Krajowa (AK) for the duration of the war. In 1947, he...
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