Obituaries

Nov 23, 2017

Carmine Antonio Tedesco, Sr., 39, of Maplewood, died on November 23, 2017. He is survived by his loving parents, Rita Cavallo and Anthony Tedesco, his beloved children, Catrina, Rose and Carmine Tedesco, Jr., the love of his life, Diane Frank, his dear sisters, Karen Cruz and Tonia Tedesco, many nieces and nephews and his cherished dog, Ginger. Carmine was...

Nov 19, 2017

James Francis Currid 65, of Winfield Park NJ. Passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Trinitas Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with cancer. Born in Orange, NJ to the late Joseph and Helen (nee Wehrle) Currid, James was employed at the former Red Devil Inc. in Union, NJ retiring 11 years...

Nov 14, 2017

Nov 12, 2017

Roman N. Jacuszko left us peacefully on November 12, 2017. Born March 7th, 1927 in Stropkiv to Dmytro Jacuszko and Olha Volynets. He served in the U.S. Army during the time of the Korean conflict. He was employed as an engineer/architect for architectural firms in New York City and was active in the Ukrainian community as a member of...

Nov 12, 2017

Geraldine Fitzgerald, 85, of Union passed away on Nov. 12, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Bill Fitzgerald. Loving mother to Colleen Fitzgerald. Sister of William, Mary and Betty McNamara, Marcella Hosonitz, Kathleen Sherman & the late Gertrude Smith. Gerri is also survived by many loving nieces & nephews. Gerri was a member of the Holy Spirit Rosary Alter...

Nov 10, 2017

Joseph Vincent Rizzo, 53 of Newark, entered into eternal rest on November 10th at University Hospital, Newark. Born in Newark, to the late Vincent J. Rizzo & Janice Barbusin, he was a lifelong resident. He was employed as a Truck Driver for many years with Earth Co., in Newark and recently for Garden State Sanitation. Joe loved nothing more...

Nov 10, 2017

Yolanda "Yi" Miceli, 88, of Bayonne, NJ formerly of Jersey City peacefully passed away on Friday November 10, 2017. Known for her amazing cooking skills, legendary meatballs and savvy card playing, she will be missed by all who knew her. Born Yolanda Pellagatti to Angelina and Frank Pellagatti in 1929, she was a sister to 9 siblings. Yi lived...

Nov 9, 2017

Pauline H. Forte November 5, 1920 - November 9, 2017 Pauline (Hanchar) Forte passed away peacefully on November 9, 2017 at the age of 97 in the Orlando, FL area. Her nephew George and his wife were with her. Pauline, affectionately known as Aunt Pauline or "Chuchie", was born November 5, 1920 in Newark, New Jersey to Wasyl and...

Nov 7, 2017

Natalia Lazirko passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on November 7th, 2017. She was born on September 4th, 1921 in Stara Sil, Ukraine. As a post-war immigrant displaced from Ukraine, she resided in Germany as a refugee. She then emigrated to the United States and arrived at Ellis Island on November 8th, 1949, Election Day. Due to...

Nov 5, 2017

Miroslawa Wenke passed away peacefully on November 7th, 2017 at the Lund Home Hospice in Gilbert, Arizona. She was surrounded by her loving family. Miroslawa was born on January 1st, 1923 in the suburbs of Chernivtsi, Bukovina, Ukraine. At the age of 18 and newly married to her loving husband Otto, she was forced by the Communist threat to...

Nov 5, 2017

Madeline Pedati, 86 of North Arlington, entered into eternal rest on November 5th. Born in Newark, on February 8, 1931 to the late, Nicholas & Rose Salzano, she lived in North Arlington most of her life. She was a retired clerk for PSE&G and was subsequently employed by Nationwide Shipping as a customer service representative and with Walgreens as...

Nov 4, 2017

Frank D. Serio, 65, of Bloomfield, NJ, passed away on Saturday, November 4th 2017. Visitation will be at the Levandoski-Grillo Funeral Home, 44 Bay Avenue, Bloomfield, N.J. 07003 on Wednesday, November 8th from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 pm. (additional parking is available on Broughton Avenue). Funeral Services and interment will be private. Frank proudly served his...

Nov 1, 2017

Patricia A. Miller passed away on November 1, 2017 at the Autumn Lake Healthcare Center in Berkeley Heights, NJ. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel J. Miller, the devoted mother of Kristine Boffa and her husband David, and the loving grandmother of Matthew and Melissa Boffa. A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date...

Oct 28, 2017

Carmen Rivera, 93 of Jersey City, entered into eternal life on Saturday, October 28th at her son's residence. Born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, on February 24, 1924 to the late Julian Rivera & Carmen Berrios, she was a retired teachers aide for the Lafayette United Methodist Church of Jersey City. She has been an active parishioner of Lafayette Methodist...

Oct 25, 2017

Victor H. Bulkowski, 92, of Bloomfield, passed away into the hands of his Lord on October 25, 2017 at his home. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 70 years, Madeline (nee: Russ), his loving children Victor Bulkowski & his wife, Donna, Lynn Raimo & her husband, Tony & Robert Bulkowski; his cherished grandchildren, Danielle & Michael De Rosa,...

Oct 23, 2017

Oct 19, 2017

Theresa (nee Milbauer) Dispensire of Bloomfield, N.J. passed away on Thursday, October 19th, 2017 at the age of 63. She was born in Orange and had lived in Hillside before moving to Bloomfield 40 years ago. Theresa was the Resident Manager for the Brookside Garden apartment complex in Bloomfield for the past 40 years. Theresas family and countless friends...

Oct 1, 2017

Boshena Olshaniwsky, wife to the late Ihor Olshaniwsky, died peacefully in Dover, NJ at age 81 on October 1, 2017 where she was surrounded by her loved ones. As a post-war immigrant displaced from Ukraine she resided in Germany as a refugee and then emigrating to the United States. She settled in Newark, NJ where she completed high school...

Sep 30, 2017

Ms. Pallo passed away at Overlook Hospital Saturday September 30th. She was a Mortgage Loan Closer at Everbank in Woodbridge NJ. Prior to working at Everbank, she was employed at Bank of America Linden and Tyco in Clark NJ. Deborah was a member of the Union Elks lodge and served on the Veterans Committee. Deborah Ann Pallo, 64 of...

Sep 28, 2017

Israel Velez, 74 of Newark, entered into eternal life on September 28th at Clara Maass Medical Center. Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on June 21, 1943, he lived most of his life in Newark. He retired as a master mechanic for the Revlon Corporation. He could fix almost anything and his strong work ethic and family values were lovingly...