Obituaries

May 6, 2023

Radek Bernard of West Orange, N.J. entered into eternal life on Saturday May 6, 2023, at his residence with his loving wife at his side as she held his hand. He was 46 years old. Radek was born in Czech Republic on August 1, 1976, to Pavla (nee Venusova) & Adolf Bernard. Both parents reside in the Czech Repulic....

May 6, 2023

David Charli Blakis Hedges, 73 of Union City, died on May 6, 2023 at Hackensack University Medical Center.

Services were private.

May 3, 2023

June Besuden, 88 of Union, passed away on May 3, 2023 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.

June was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Helen Kotza of Union; her husband of 48 years, Edward, who passed away in 2001 at the age of 69, and her daughter, Karen Williamson of Union.

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May 3, 2023

Kateryna (nee Kis) Flak of Somerset, N.J. entered into eternal rest on Thursday May 4, 2023, at Saint Joseph’s Senior Home & Assisted Living, Woodbridge, N.J. She was 104 years old. She was born in Ukraine on May 3, 1919, to Teodore & Efruzyna (nee Franko) Kis.

She had lived in Newark then Irvington for...

May 1, 2023

On May 1, 2023, George Benham Haubner of West Orange, NJ and Edgartown, Massachusetts, died in Tampa, Florida while visiting his family there. He was attended to by his daughters Dr. Laura Haubner and Julia Haubner Smith, his son-in-law Ronald Salzman and his loving wife Kathleen Young Haubner.

George was an Essex County native, having...

Apr 28, 2023

Lloyd R. Hicks, 93 of Queens, NY.

Services were private.

Apr 28, 2023

Nicole Georges, 64 of Irvington, entered into eternal rest on April 28, 2023.  Born in Ceote De Fer, Haiti, she lived in Pompano Beach Florida before moving to Irvington 8 years ago.  She was a homemaker, devoted to care for her family.

She is survived by her children, Darline, Marckendy, Robinson & Lonie Desire, 10...

Apr 24, 2023

Natalie Cvikevich (nee. Kovalenko), entered the Kingdom of our Lord on April 24th, 2023. She

was born on May 5th, 1932 in Donetsk (Stalino) USSR. At the age of 13, Natalie and her family

fled the USSR and resided in a displaced persons camp in Germany until immigrating to the

United States in...

Apr 21, 2023

It is with great sadness that the family of Antigoni (Ann) Tsipas (nee: Verdis), announce her passing on April 21, 2023 at the age of 91. Born in Albania, she lived in Nutley for 15 years prior to moving to Bloomfield, over 30 years ago.

She enjoyed spending time with all her family. She was...

Apr 20, 2023

Ysaura "Nina" Constantino, 88 of Newark, entered into eternal life on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

Born May 4, 1934, in Santa Eulalia de Batallans, Ponte Vedra, Galicia, Spain, she has lived here for the past 48 years.

She was a devoted mother and caretaker to her family.

She is preceded in death by...

Apr 18, 2023

Mary T. Fossella of Estero, FL, formerly known as Mary T. McKenna Dolan, passed away on April 18, 2023, at Hope Hospice in Bonita Springs, FL.

Mary was born in Bayonne, NJ the third of six children to John F. and Margaret McKenna on October 21, 1937. She possessed a deep and fierce love and...

Apr 17, 2023

Delia Audrey Sparkes, 85 of Newark, entered into rest on April 17, 2023 at her home.

A complete obituary is forthcoming.

Visitation on Friday, April 28, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

A Celebration of Life will begin at 12:00 p.m.  Burial to follow at Hollywood...

Apr 11, 2023

Elisabeth Rosario, 84 of Brooklyn, NY, died April 11, 2023.

Services were private.

Apr 9, 2023

Walter Hill, 99 of New York City, entered into eternal rest on April 9, 2023 at New York Harbor Healthcare Center.

Services were private.

Apr 8, 2023

Anna Twardowsky, born April 5th, 1931 in Kalush, Ukraine passed away peacefully on April 8th 2023, in her home with her family by her side. She lived in Landeck, Austria, prior to emigrating to the United States. Here, she lived in Newark, NJ where she met and married Emilian Twardowsky in 1958. Thereafter, she lived in Union Township for...

Apr 6, 2023

PALLANTE, Ethel E., (nee:Werrell), 96, of Readington, passed away peacefully on Thursday April 6th at her residence.

She was a clerk at Raritan Pharmacy in Hazlet before retiring and moving to Arizona for a short time. She enjoyed spending time with all of her family. She loved to bake her famous cookies for all occasions....

Apr 4, 2023

Janice Wright age 65, of Vauxhall, New Jersey passed away peacefully at Overlook Hospital on Tuesday April 4, 2023. She was surrounded by her family and closets friends.

Memorial Visitation on Friday, April 14, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Union Funeral Home.

Apr 3, 2023

Thérèse Jules, née le 8 octobre 1937 à Gros Morne, Haïti, décédé le 3 avril 2023, à Union NJ 07083 De Gros Morne elle voyageait pour Saint Marc en 1974 Elle a immigrée a New York le 30 Septembre 1993 ou elle a reçu le baptême en Octobre 1994, à l’Eglise Adventiste D’Horeb, Brooklyn, et enfin Pasteur André Lavache,...

Apr 3, 2023

With profound sadness we announce the passing of, Norma Santiago, our loving and devoted mother and friend to all whose lives she touched, on April 3, 2023. .She was born on April 4, 1961, in Guyanilla, Puerto Rico.

Norma grew up in Residencial Padre Nazario, Puerto Rico, with her mother, Aurora Cedeño-Irizarry and father, Pascual...

Apr 3, 2023

Fabiola Soto, 90, can most aptly be described as independent and strong. It was those central values that helped bring her and her six kids: Oscar, Lupe, Gina, Ivan, Carla, and Luis aka ‘Nico’ over to a new country and prepared them, and later their families, for the world at large, but also for this day where she finally...