Obituaries

May 26, 2022

Agnes “Aneta” Maria Kowal, 78, died peacefully in her Rockledge, PA home on Thursday, May 26, 2022 after bravely battling cancer for 6 years. Born in Yaroslaw, Ukraine, she was the daughter of the late Maria Pawlyk and Stephen Halamay. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1950 after escaping their homeland following World War II, passing through...

May 17, 2022

Services for Marnie Elizabeth Cass Robidas, 37 of Bloomfield were held in private.

May 15, 2022

Bohdan S. Polanskyj Bohdan was born on March 26, 1928 in Lviv, Ukraine, the oldest of two sons to Ukrainian Parents, Ivan Polansky and Anna Polanska (nee’ Kulchitska). During World War II, he lived under Nazi occupation and after the end of the war, he lived in the Kaserne-Freiman refugee camp near Munich. He immigrated to Argentina in 1948...

May 12, 2022

David “Dave” McCalmont, 77 years old, was born in Jersey City and lived most of his life in Bloomfield. He loved life and the infinite opportunities life had to offer in both his business and personal life. He took advantage of trying diverse activities as they arose and were both professionally and personally feasible. He was graduated from Bloomfield...

May 9, 2022

Lloyd S. Beckford, 76 of East Orange, formerly of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, W.I., entered into rest on May 9, 2022 at UMDNJ, Newark. Born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, W.I., he lived in Harlem before finally settling in East Orange. He was a successful Restaurateur, establishing Fine Choice Restaurant on St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem in 1970 until he retired....

May 5, 2022

Jorge S. Vera born October 31 1928 in Guayaquil Ecuador, and entered heaven on Thursday May, 5 2022 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was blessed with 93 beautiful years of life. Jorge was a loving husband and father to his family, and leaves behind a legacy of memories and life lessons for all who...

Apr 28, 2022

Carol Ann Deputato (née Brown), 77, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, of Passaic, NJ, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at St. Mary's General Hospital, Passaic. Carol was born in Jersey City, NJ, on December 20, 1944, and attended Immaculate Heart Academy. She raised her family in Bergenfield and later moved to Kearny. She worked for...

Apr 23, 2022

Patricia Rozmerski-Brodigan, “Patty”, aged 65 of Montclair, passed peacefully on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Born and raised in Newark, NJ, she spent most of her adult life in Bloomfield. She attended Vailsburg High School until starting her family in 1973. Patty worked most of her life as a waitress in the service industry serving so many loyal customers with...

Apr 23, 2022

Jean Filipek, 89 of Manahawkin, formerly of Belleville, entered into eternal rest on April 23, 2022 at Care One, Parsippany. Born December 30, 1932 in Newark to the late Harry Lang & Stella Lubanski, she lived in Belleville most of her life before permanently moving to Manahawkin over 20 years ago. Early on in life she was employed on...

Apr 17, 2022

Olga Shatynski (nee Dobriansky), 92, of Fanwood, NJ (formerly of Hillside, NJ) peacefully passed away at her daughter’s home on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Friday, April 22, 2022 at 10 AM at Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church, Liberty Avenue and Bloy Street in Hillside, NJ. Interment will follow at St. Gertrude's...

Apr 17, 2022

Anthony “Scalch” Siniscalchi, 74 of Seaside Park, NJ, entered into eternal life on April 17, 2022. Born and raised in Jersey City to the late Andrew & Antoinette (nee: Yandoli), he lived in Florida from 1998 to 2015 before settling in Seaside Park. A graduate of Dickinson High School, Anthony worked for many years with the Laborer’s Union. He...

Apr 15, 2022

Kimberly Salmon, 50 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on April 15, 2022 at her home. She was a retired surgical tech for UMDNJ Newark. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Private Cremation to follow.

Apr 13, 2022

Neris Osbaldo Colorado, 36 of West Orange, entered into eternal rest on April 13, 2022. Born in Los Angeles, California, he lived in West Orange for most of his life. He graduated from West Orange High School and later Caldwell College (University) with a degree in Business Administration. After his collegiate success, he enrolled in several Law courses are...

Apr 11, 2022

Josette Edouard departed this life peacefully on the 11th of April 2022 at the age of 82 at Center for Hope, in Elizabeth, NJ after prolonged illnesses. She was born and raised in Port -au- Prince, Haiti to Andrea Paul and Joseph Volcy on December 18, 1939. She migrated to the United States in 1970 working as a dress...

Apr 8, 2022

Donald J. Helwig, 78 of Bloomfield. Services were held privately.

Apr 7, 2022

Apr 6, 2022

On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, Edward William Grant passed away peacefully. He was the beloved uncle of Diana M Wright, Antonietta M Mustillo, Maddalena M Mustillo, and Luigi V Mustillo and the beloved great uncle of Carolyn Wright and Katie Wright. Edward was born on July 23, 1939. He was the third of four children to James H Grant...

Apr 6, 2022

Jeannette St. Fleur, born as Jusma but known as Madame Romanes, departed this life peacefully on the 6th of April 2022 at the age of 91, at St. Barnabas hospital, Livingston NJ due to complications of cancer. She was born and raised in Chantal, a section of les Cayes (Sud d’Haiti) Haiti. On August 7th, 1930. She married her...

Apr 6, 2022

Esterina Trimarco passed away peacefully on April 6th, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Salerno, Italy in 1927, and had five brothers and sisters. She came to the United States in 1955 at the age of 28. She then married the late Francesco Trimarco, whom she met in Italy. Together, they bought a house in the Vailsburg...

Apr 6, 2022

Emilia Ponte (Matilla) entered God’s presence on April 6, 2022 after a courageous battle against ovarian cancer. Emilia was born in 1944 in Madrid, Spain to Romualdo and Juana Matilla and spent her first 30 years in Spain studying and eventually working in a bakery. After meeting and marrying her husband, Aramis Ponte, they emigrated to the United States...