Obituaries

Apr 2, 2018

Ajay Badyal, 67 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on April 2nd at Overlook Hospital, Summit. Born in Bombay, India on January 28, 1950 he lived in Bloomfield. He was employed as a Compliance Officer with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for many years. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends. Memorial Visitation will...

Mar 27, 2018

Felicita Sarmiento (Fely for short), 78, passed away surrounded by loves ones at Littleton Adventist Hospital, Littleton, CO on Tuesday, March 27th, 2018. Born in the Philippines, Fely lived in New Jersey since 1974. She was a retired I.V. Technician from La Guardia Hospital in Queens, NY. During her retirement she enjoyed traveling, spending time with her granddaughter, relatives...

Mar 26, 2018

Mary A. Ruddy (nee: Wallace), 88 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on March 26th. Born in Brooklyn, NY, raised in Manhattan, she moved to Bloomfield in 1953. When she lived in New York, she worked as a clerk in the credit department of Brooks Brothers. Once she moved to Bloomfield, she held several positions in customer service or...

Mar 25, 2018

Mar 25, 2018

Stanley was the son of Sabina and the late Jan; father of Joanna, Mark and Andrew; grandfather of John and brother of Chet and Anna. He was well loved by all. He retired as a hard worker fron IBM/Lucent.

Mar 23, 2018

Joan Dennebaum, 88, died at home in Berkeley Heights on March 23, 2018. Relatives and friends are invited to a graveside service on Wednesday, March 28 at 11:30AM at Hollywood Cemetery, Union, NJ. Born in Newark, Joan lived in Irvington, graduated Irvington High School before moving to Berkeley Heights. She was retired as a secretary from Prudential Insurance Co...

Mar 22, 2018

Curtis was the father of Richardo, Kenrick and Decota Letman. He was the brother of Damian, Dawn, Howard and Jerine Beckford, Alston, Altia, Dale, Diann, Errol, Garfield, Jacquelyn, Lorraine, Mark, Otar, Shernett and Troy Letman, Sherlock Lyland, Denroy Seymour and Novelette Wilson-Cisse. He was the grandfather of Kenise and Simone Letman and is also survived by a number of...

Mar 16, 2018

Jerry Russomanno, age 96, passed away surrounded by loved ones at Beth Israel Hospital, Newark, N.J., on Friday, March 16, 2018.Jerry was born January 16, 1922, in Newark, N.J., to Lawrence and Marie Russomanno and grew up in the now vanished First Ward, Newarks Little Italy. In his early years, he traveled the Pacific Northwest while employed with the...

Mar 13, 2018

Lidia Tatiana Huk passed away on March 13, 2018 in Massachusetts after battling Parkinsonism for over 30 years. She was born in Dobromil, Ukraine on November 24th to the late Olga and Stefan Stefanowycz. She left her homeland at a very young age while fleeing Russian Communist oppression and spent many years in a displaced persons camp in Regensburg,...

Mar 11, 2018

Sophie J Mazurkiewicz age 94 of Irvington, NJ died on Sunday March 11, 2018 at Alaris of Essex in Irvington NJ. Born in Newark NJ ,Sophie lived in Irvington for many years. Sophie is survived by her loving daughter Joan Mazurkiewicz and close family and friends.

Mar 11, 2018

Anthony J. Wysocki, 47 of Miami, Fl formerly of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on March 11th. Born in Bloomfield, he lived most of his life in Nutley & Belleville before moving to Florida. He was a member of the Elks Lodge on Bloomfield Avenue and was a self employed Construction contractor. Surviving to cherish his memory are his...

Mar 11, 2018

Rossi, William (Pellegrino), 93, of Bloomfield, NJ passed away on March 11, 2018. Visitation will be held on Thursday March 15, 2018 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at Levandoski-Grillo Funeral and Cremation Service, 44 Bay Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ. Relatives and Friends are invited to attend the funeral on Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. at the funeral home. A Mass of...

Mar 6, 2018

Michael was the beloved husband of Jean (nee Howells); the devoted father of Christine, James, Evan and Allison Cramer;the loving grandfather of Damian and his brother, Christian and Gabriela and her sister, Olivia and the dear brother of Bruce Cramer, Joanne Hamilton, Laura Weiss, Irene Bartosh and Stephen Cramer. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Mar 3, 2018

Rita Gertrude Lynch was peacefully taken from her loving family on March 3, at 93-years-old. Rita led a long, happy life, creating her own unique path along the way. Rita valued nothing more than family, evidenced by the way she cherished her role as matriarch of the Lynch/Bansbach family. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of...

Feb 28, 2018

Nancy was an extraordinary woman, who shared her many gifts and talents with her family and community. Born in Newark, NJ, in 1930, Nancy grew up in Union. She married William Klapproth in the late 1940s and had children, and later one grandchild. Nancys children were her lifes greatest joyand their friends were, too. She welcomed her daughters best...

Feb 28, 2018

Dorota was the beloved wife of John and the loving mother of Peter,

Feb 27, 2018

Conrad A. McKenzie, 27, of Willingboro, passed away unexpectedly on February 27, 2018 in his sleep. He was born on December 5, 1990 in Elizabeth, NJ the son of Deborah (Wiezevich) Johnson and the late Conrad McKenzie. He grew up in Newark, West Orange and Maplewood. He spent most of his childhood playing with his sister, Monique, and his...

Feb 23, 2018

Richard T. Smialkowski, passed away on February 23, 2018. He was born March 21, 1931 to Polish immigrants, Ludwik and Marcela in Newark, NJ, the youngest of 4 children. Richard was raised and educated in Newark before the family moved to Maplewood, NJ. He served in the US Army and served in Europe during the Korean Conflict and was...

Feb 22, 2018

Jose M. Rosario (Little Joe), 84 of Bloomfield, formerly of Newark, entered into eternal rest on February 22 at his home. Born October 24, 1933 in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico to the late Emilio & Ana Rosario he lived in Bloomfield since 2009. He was a retired Truck Driver. Jose was well respected and loved in his community. He would...

Feb 13, 2018

Maria Hutnik On February 13, 2018 Maria Hutnik, a much beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, wife of Julian and sister of Imre who predeceased her, passed into eternity in the 96th year of her wonderful life. Maria Hutnik, nee Kardashinetz, was born on December 2, 1921 on Houston Street in New York City. There she lived with her...