Obituaries

Nov 3, 2018

Walter was the beloved husband to Daria for 69 years. He is survived by his son Andrew with his wife Karen and a daughter Christine Brodyn. he was the loving Grandfather of Ariana and Larissa Semegen and Andrew and his wife Jamie and Adriana Brodyn. He was the dear great grandfather of Griffin Brodyn.

Nov 3, 2018

Kyle A. Jarmon of Jersey City, formerly of Oceanport, died suddenly at his home on November 3, 2018. He was an assistant VP with Deutsche Bank, NY, and previously with Ernst and Young. He was the author of several peer-reviewed articles on the global economy. He graduated from Shore Regional High School and the Gabelli School of Business with...

Nov 2, 2018

Mark R. Maguire, 60, passed away on November 2, 2018 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral on Tuesday, November 6 at 9 AM from the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ with the Funeral Mass at 10 AM at St. Stanislaus Church, 146 Irvine Turner Blvd.,...

Oct 30, 2018

Terry Micheal Best was born on November 25, 1956 to the union of the late Alexander Harris and Janet Wright in Chicago, IL. While still a young child, Terry moved to New Jersey. The Lord called Terry home on October 30, 2018 at the age of 61. He held a great love for his family, music and science. Terry...

Oct 30, 2018

William A. Whitehead, Jr, 68 of Bloomfield, formerly of New York City, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 30th at Alaris Health, Cedar Grove. Born in Connecticut, he lived in New York City before relocating to Bloomfield some 10 years ago. Bill attained a Masters in English, but later found his passion with restoring old homes. He was...

Oct 26, 2018

Caroline A. Artesani, age 84, of Bloomfield, NJ, passed away on October 26, 2018 with family by her side. Born in Glen Ridge, N.J., to Wilhelm and Elise Wessel, Caroline attended Bloomfield High School and the Katharine Gibbs School before taking control of her father’s business, Wilmar Products. Later in her career, Caroline was the Office Manager at Mondial...

Oct 21, 2018

Josefina Claudio, 84 of Bloomfield, formerly of Newark, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 21st at St. Michael's Medical Center, Newark. Born in Quito, Ecuador, she lived in Newark before moving to Bloomfield in 1997. She was a homemaker, devoted to raising her family with love. She loved to sing, knit, collect leaves, be around her family and...

Oct 20, 2018

Oct 20, 2018

Christine was the beloved wife of the late Dominick J. Vavala; the devoted mother of Donna Aceino and husband, Matt, John Vavala and wife, Kim and Linda DePietro; loving grandmother of Christina, James, Jennifer, Casey-Lin, Matthew, Alexandra and John Michael; cherished great grandmother of Jane, Elliot, Asher, Maggie and August and the dear sister of Catherine Castellano. She was...

Oct 18, 2018

Florence McShane, 94 of Toms River, formerly of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on October 18th at her residence. She was a retired manager for Prudential Insurance Company. She is survived by her 3 sons; John, David & Neil McShane and 4 grandchildren. A Funeral Mass will be offered on Saturday, October 20th at St. Virgil's Church, 250 Speedwell...

Oct 10, 2018

Julie was the beloved wife of the late Clement; the devoted mother of Stephen Jezek and wife, Sandy and Anna (Dolly) Santangelo and husband, Andy; the loving grandmother of Jennifer Sikora and husband, Doug, Steven Jezek and wife, Jamie and Andy and Anthony Santangelo; the cherished great grandmother of Nina and Mia Sikora and the dear sister of the...

Oct 9, 2018

Carmela Ricci, 62 of Bayonne, formerly of Jersey City, entered into eternal rest at her residence. Born in Jersey City to the late Vitale Marto & Carmela "Millie" (nee: Rocco), she lived most of her life in downtown Jersey City before moving to Bayonne. She worked as a freelance hairstylist. Carmela had many friends, most notable were her gals...

Oct 8, 2018

Joseph A. Bennett, Jr, 65, of Keyport, entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 8th at Bayshore Medical Center. Born in Red Bank, NJ to the late, Joseph A. & Shirley (nee: Lyons) Bennett, he lived in Parsippany/East Hanover area for many years before relocating to Keyport 2 years ago. A graduate of Jersey City State (now NJCU), he...

Oct 4, 2018

Sep 27, 2018

Nadia Hindeleh, 67, entered into eternal rest on September 27th at Villa Marie Claire Hospice Center after a long illness. Born in Amman, Jordan, she came to New Jersey several years ago to be closer to her family. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 2nd at 10:00 a.m. at St. George Orthodox Church, 237 Long Hill Road, Little...

Sep 26, 2018

Tadeusz Plaskota, 71 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on September 26th at Mountainside Hospital. Born in Blonie, Poland he lived most of his life in Bloomfield. He was employed as a Sexton with Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Nutley for many years. He is survived by his wife, Danuta (nee: Zielkowska) and son, Michael. Visitation will be...

Sep 26, 2018

Erma A. Ventola, 81 of Watchung, formerly of Newark NJ, entered into eternal happiness on September 26, 2018 at her home. She is the beloved daughter of the late Cosimo and Madeline Guerriero and loving wife of the late Deacon Samuel M. Ventola (Ptomiane). She is survived by her 4 children: Anthony R. Ventola and wife Linda of Easton...

Sep 25, 2018

Annette June Bowen, 86 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday September 25th at her residence. Born in Glen Ridge she spent some time living in Fort Lauderdale, FL but lived most of her life in Bloomfield. She is a retired sales clerk having last been employed with K-Mart in West Orange. She is a member of the...

Sep 24, 2018

Angelina Hart, 50 of Montclair, entered into eternal rest on September 24th. Born in Newark, she lived in Montclair recently. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Bartow & Pearl (nee: Hart) & brothers, Charles & William, she is survived by her son, Walter Malaszuk, her siblings, Carl, Patricia, Carolyn & Vincent Hart. She is also the...

Sep 19, 2018

Anita L. Kozikowski (Anita Vigg-Kozikowski), 70 of Bayonne, formerly of Jersey City, entered into eternal rest on September 19th at Bayonne Medical Center. Born in Jersey City she lived there most of her life before relocating to Bayonne. Jersey City was always a part of her heart. She loved to recall the "good ole days" and thoroughly enjoyed reconnecting...