Obituaries

Aug 9, 2018

Anna was the beloved wife of the late Martin; the devoted mother of Donna Witkowski and husband, Ken, Jolene Panko, Mark Panko and wife, Sharon and Melanie Naef and husband, Brian;loving grandmother of Alex and Emily Witkowski and Samuel Panko and dear stepgrandmother of Megan and Tyler Naef. Born in Ukraine, Anna had lived in Maplewood for many years....

Aug 7, 2018

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Aug 2, 2018

Maryann Estelle Pekar, (nee: Sanok) 84 of Bloomfield, beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2nd at home surrounded by her family. Born in Belleville, NJ and graduating from Belleville High School in 1951. She was an administrative assistant to the President of Admission at Bloomfield College for 32 years, retiring in 2007. She loved to...

Jul 29, 2018

------------------------------​------------------------------​ Willem Hendrik Pieter Van Iperen, 73, of Westfield, NJ passed away at his home on July 29, 2018. Willem was a beloved son, brother, uncle, husband, father, and grandfather. At the age of 22, he moved from the Netherlands to the United States. An engineer and inventor by trade, he earned degrees in electrical, mechanical, instrument, and biomedical...

Jul 26, 2018

Dimitrios Kikidakis, of Union passed away peacefully at home on Thursday. Dimitrios was born on the Greek island of Chios, the eldest of four children. He immigrated to the United States in the 1960s where he met and married the love of his life, Barbara, and started a successful contracting company. In addition to working with his hands, Dimitrios...

Jul 18, 2018

No more sickness, no more pain…a wise and loving God saw fit to call Fannie L. Powell home on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 after a brief hospitalization in Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Fannie was born in Sylvester, GA to the late Jim and Fannie (Richardson) Smith on November 7, 1940. Her siblings Rosa L. Lavant, Annie M. Ford,...

Jul 16, 2018

Anna was the beloved wife of the late Jan; devoted mother of Maria Hordynsky and Stefan Kolotylo; Loving grandmother of Anna, Tomak and Adriana and the cherished great grandmother of Krystina. Anna came to the US 38 years ago from Poland and has lived in Union for the past 27 years.

Jul 13, 2018

Christopher J. Barra, Sr., lifelong resident of Bloomfield, passed away on July 13, 2018 at the age of 40. Surviving to cherish his memory is a son Christopher J. Barra, Jr. (C.J.); his parents Louis W. Barra and Arleen D. (nee Ooms) Barra; a brother Robert L. Barra & his wife Laura; niece Amanda Barra and a nephew Anthony...

Jul 8, 2018

Irene M. Trautfetter, 91 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on July 8th at Ridgewood Center. Born in Bloomfield, she lived here most of her life, then lived in Florida, before returning. She worked for many years with Guarantee Trust in New York, Walter Kiddie in Belleville and later for Olympic Lanes in Belleville. She loved watching sports and...

Jul 6, 2018

Anna was the wife of the late Paul Francis. She is survived by her children, Frank and Vincent Franchini, Victoria Sasso and Annette Martinez and her husband, Luis, 10 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and a sister, Antoinette Santora.

Jul 5, 2018

Jul 5, 2018

Jul 3, 2018

Clifford D. Rankin, Jr, 84 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on July 3rd. Born in Kentucky, he lived in Bloomfield most of his life. He was employed as a program analyst for many years under several IT companies. He also served in the the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife and 2...

Jul 3, 2018

Benny Perez, 61 of Newark, entered into eternal life on July 3, 2018 at St. Michaels Medical Center, Newark. Born March 22, 1957 in Newark, to the late Benito & Maria (nee: Rodriguez), he was a lifelong resident. A graduate of East Side High School & Essex County College, Benny enjoyed the simple things in life. He loved to...

Jul 3, 2018

Concetta Connie Lukaszewski, (nee: Santangelo) 89 of Bloomfield, NJ, joined her late husband Stanley in heaven on Tuesday, July 3rd. Born in Lyndhurst, she married Stanley and together, raised a family of 6 children in Bloomfield. She retired as a manager for Howard Johnsons in Clifton. She was a member of the Altar Rosary Sodality of St. Valentine Church,...

Jun 29, 2018

Jun 24, 2018

William J.Zurawel, 75 passed away on June 24,2018 at Morristown Medical Center. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral service on Friday, June 29 at 10 AM at the Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Maplewood NJ with the interment to follow at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Cemetery, South Bound Brook. There will be a visitation at...

Jun 23, 2018