Obituaries

Feb 10, 2018

Walter was the beloved husband of Elizabeth, nee Kebernik; the devoted father of Richard Kubicz and wife, Adrienne, Myroslaw Kubicz and wife, Adriana and Denise Pereira and husband, David; the loving grandfather of Tyler, Raquel and Madison Kubicz and Jacob, Lily and Grace Pereira and the dear sister of Krystyna Zylkowska and the late Janina Pietkiewicz.

Feb 9, 2018

Gladys Musgrave, 84 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on February 9th at Waterview Nursing Home, Cedar Grove. Born February 3, 1934 in Scranton, PA, she lived in Newark before moving to Bloomfield 17 years ago. She was a retired switchboard operator for Bell Telephone and a resident of Kinder Towers in Bloomfield. She is survived by her cousin...

Feb 8, 2018

Mavis was the devoted mother of Marcel Vaughn-Handy and Ava Vaughn-Parmelee and her husband, Kevin; the beloved grandmother of Camille, Stephen and Vanessa Handy and Jonathan, James and Julia Parmelee; the dear sister of Doreen Jansen, Winifred Archibald and the late Cecil, James and Sherlock Vaughn, Wendy Adams and Augustus Stewart; loving aunt of the eldest niece, Joy Jackman...

Feb 7, 2018

Thomas F. Valanzola, 61, of Naples, FL formerly of NJ took his last breath surrounded by family on February 7, 2018. He leaves behind his loving wife of almost 23 years, Pamela; his daughter and son-in- law, Jessica and Joey Benko; and daughter, Dana James all of Naples; sisters Dawn Signorile and Sandra Valanzola of NJ; grandchildren; a niece...

Feb 6, 2018

Devoted Mother of Arkady (Mark) Filuk of Texas.

Feb 6, 2018

Karen M. Cerreta, 61 of Jersey City, formerly of Hoboken, entered into eternal rest on February 6th after a courageous battle with cancer. Born January 22, 1957 in Jersey City, she lived most of her life in Hoboken, she lived in Florida for a few years before moving back north to Jersey City recently. She was last working as...

Jan 31, 2018

Jan 31, 2018

Thomas C. Grillo, 96 of Lyndhurst, entered into eternal rest on January 31st at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home, Paramus. Born February 13, 1921 in the Marion Section of Jersey City to the late Salvatore & Bessie (nee: Pranio) Grillo, he moved to Lyndhurst in 1947 and resided there until 2015. He was a proud US Army Air...

Jan 24, 2018

Walter J. Sakala, age 68, passed away surrounded by his loved ones at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 after a brave fight against lymphoma. Walter was born April 15, 1949 in Newark to Walter and Mary Sakala. He graduated from Rutgers University in 1971 with a degree in Economics, and married Sharon (Watt) Sakala...

Jan 23, 2018

Edward P Werner age 91 of Colonia NJ, died on Tuesday January 23, 2018 at JFK Medical Center Edison. . Born in Newark, where he lived for many years he also lived in Union and the last 8 months in Colonia. Edward was a member of Ironworkers Local 545 and a life time member of VFW Post 5445 and...

Jan 23, 2018

William J. Smith, 89 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on January 23rd. Born April 5, 1928 in Jersey City, he lived in Bloomfield since 1951. He was a proud WWII US Navy Veteran. Mr. Smith was employed as a Yard Master for Conrail in Newark for 49 years, retiring in 1993. He is preceded in death by his...

Jan 21, 2018

Madelyn Obal (ne Niemira) passed away peacefully on January 21, 2018 at Shorrock Gardens Care Center, Brick, NJ. She was 91. For most of her early life she was a resident of Bloomfield, NJ where she was a communicant of St. Valentine Church. She was a member of the Altar Rosary Society and the Knights of Columbus womens auxiliary....

Jan 17, 2018

Theodore Furda, World War II veteran of the 20th AirForce, died January 17, 2018 in the company of family. Born in Newark in 1926, he resided in Irvington and Whiting with his wife, Sophie, who predeceased him. He is survived by his children, their spouses, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A Scoutmaster in Irvington for 20 years, he had a gift...

Jan 15, 2018

Eleanor Korol Krenke , 95, formerly of Maplewood and Mountainside, NJ passed away on January 15, 2018. She spent her career at Prudential Insurance Co. and Hammond Map. She was best known for her love of family and friends and for her love of entertaining and hosting surprise parties for her loved ones. She was the daughter of the...

Jan 13, 2018

Sue Kim, 79 of Nutley, formerly of Los Angeles, entered into eternal rest on January 13th at Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge. Born in Korea, she lived in Los Angeles for many years before retiring in Nutley. She managed many high end restaurants in the Los Angeles area. She is survived by her brother, Won Young Lee & a sister...

Jan 13, 2018

William O'Brian, 85 of Cedar Grove, formerly of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on January 13th at the Alaris At Cedar Grove.  Born in Newark on May 19, 1932 to the late William & Ana (nee: Campbell),he lived in Bloomfield most of his life, before being placed at Cedar Grove for care.  Cremation Services will be held in private...

Jan 12, 2018

Elaine was the beloved daughter of the late Lottie and Sorgy Poprosky and the loving sister of the late Leda Poprosky. She had the distinction of being a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and then worked as a graphic artist for Vogue Magazine, also in New York City.

Jan 11, 2018

Sofia was the beloved wife of the late Peter; the devoted mother of Antonia Souto, Olga Valderrama and the late Eugenia Orichowski; the loving grandmother of Carlos and Pedro Souto, Maria Crane and Robert Valderrama and the cherished great grandmother of Alexandria and Gabriel Souto and Kaitlyn Crane.

Jan 11, 2018

Marlene Masi, 68 of Kearny, formerly of Newark, entered into eternal rest on January 11th at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. Born June 25, 1949 in Irvington, she lived most of her life in Newark, before moving to Kearny in 2007. Marlene was employed as an Administrative Assistant with NJIT for over 40 years. She truly loved helping the...

Jan 8, 2018

Walter Wolowodiuk of Canton, MA passed away on January 8, 2018, at the age of 89. Born on October 28, 1929 in Iwachiw, Ukraine, Walter was the son of the late Dmytro Wolowodiuk and Julia Wolowodiuk (nee Bilsky). Walter was a long-time resident of Chatham Township, NJ. He spent the majority of his professional career at Foster Wheeler Energy...