Obituaries

Dec 20, 2016

Dec 19, 2016

Dec 19, 2016

William Gblonyah, jr popularly known as Will was born on March 5, 1992. at St Joseph's Hospital in New York City to his loving parents Nora Antwi- Adjei and the late William Gblonyah. He attended elementary and middle school in Elizabeth, NJ and graduated from Union High School in 2010. Will attended Union County College but left to study...

Dec 19, 2016

Catherine A. King, 67 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on December 19th after a courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Born April 3, 1949 in Carbondale, PA, she lived most of her life in Bloomfield. She was employed as a Bookkeeper with the Nutley Shoprite for over 15 years. Cathy was deeply involved with St. Valentine Church, as an...

Dec 16, 2016

Dec 13, 2016

Dolores M. Eriksen, (nee: Celebucka) affectionately known as "Dee" or "Dee Dee", entered into eternal life on Tuesday, December 13th at her home. A lifelong resident of Bloomfield, Dee was the devoted wife of Kjell, Sr., loving mother of Kjell, Jr., (Karen Frank), Karen Marie and Scott. A proud and loving grandmother of 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She...

Dec 12, 2016

Dec 10, 2016

Stephanie (nee Dittrich) M. Mahoney of Belleville passed away on Saturday, December 10th, 2016 with her loving family at her side. She was 69. Born in Montclair, Stephanie had lived most of her life in Bloomfield prior to moving to Belleville 2 years ago. She was a deli counter worker for Quick Check in Bloomfield prior to her retirement....

Dec 9, 2016

Ewhenia Szpyrka, 98, of North Port, Florida, formerly of West Orange and Livingston, NJ, died Friday, December 9 in Tidewell Hospice of Charlotte, Florida. Ewhenia was the beloved wife of the late Wolodymyr (2002); the devoted mother of Lydia Ciapka and her husband, Orest and Yaroslawa Stefanyshyn; the loving grandmother of Mark Ciapka and his wife Shari, Maria Hillen...

Dec 7, 2016

Irene J. Cavanaugh, 94 of Dover, Delaware, formerly of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on December 7th. Born November 4, 1922 to the late Klemens & Sophia Kislowski, she retired down to Delaware many years ago. She was a WWII Navy Veteran serving honorably from 1945-1947 as a 3rd Class Storekeeper. She enjoyed gardening, crafts, Baseball (The Boston Red...

Dec 7, 2016

Victoria "Rena" M. (nee O'Brien) Jacunski of Bloomfield passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the age 0f 76. She was born in Newark and had lived in Florham Park before moving to Bloomfield 45 years ago. Victoria was a cashier in the Florham Park and Nutley Shop Rites prior to her retirement several years ago. She enjoyed...

Dec 7, 2016

Paula Cacique Valencia, 87 of Union City, entered into eternal life on December 7th. Born in Atlixco Puebla, Mexico, she lived in Union City. She was a homemaker. She is survived by 6 children, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. All services will be held in Mexico with her family. Services entrusted to the care of the Levandoski-Grillo Funeral Home...

Dec 5, 2016

Dec 3, 2016

Anna C Iras age 94 of West Palm Beach Florida, died on Saturday December 3, 2016 at JFK Medical Center Edison, NJ. Born In Newark NJ. Anna lived in Irvington for many years before moving to Deltona Florida where she lived for 20 years and the last 10 years in West Palm Beach. Anna was a book keeper for...

Dec 1, 2016

Antoinette Dieaa, 54 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on November 30th at Hackensack University Hospital after a courageous battle with Cancer. Born January 25, 1962 in Tripoli, Lebanon, she lived here in Bloomfield for a short time. She is survived by her husband, Vincent Dieaa, her children, Fadi & Meray and her brothers. She is survived also by...

Nov 23, 2016

Wanda Rapelyea, 98 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on November 23rd at Mountainside Hospital. Born in Staten Island, she lived most of her life in Bloomfield. She was a retired Lunch Aide for the Franklin School in Bloomfield. She is predeceased by her husband, John (1981). She is survived by her son, John R. Graveside services will take...

Nov 21, 2016

George W. Murray, 75 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on Monday, November 21st at Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark. Born October 8, 1941 in Santiago, Chile, he lived in Bloomfield since 1995. He was a retired Air Traffic Controller and Livery Driver. His great sense of humor, was second to none. He took every opportunity to laugh and...

Nov 18, 2016

Loving Wife and Mother, WWII Veteran Mary Grabowy, age 95 years, passed away at home on November 18, 2016 after a long illness. Born in Perth Amboy, she was a life long resident of Springfield, NJ. Mary was a communicant of Saint Stanislaus Church in Newark, NJ, and served in the United States Women's Army Corp in WWII as...

Nov 18, 2016

Branko Ilijic, 74 of Scotch Plains, entered into eternal rest on November 18th. Born in Croatia, he came to Hoboken in the 1960's and lived there most of his life. He was a retired Painter for Local DC 14 in New York City. He is survived by his wife, Helen, his children; Joseph Ilijic & his wife Sandra, Rosa...

Nov 16, 2016

Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Friend, and Teacher Halyna Gural, 83, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 16, 2016. She was born November 25, 1932 in Ukraine. She was displaced from her childhood home in 1939, and traveled to Germany, where she lived as a refugee for 10 years. She came to the United States in the late 1940s, settling in Philadelphia...