Obituaries

Oct 10, 2016

Casimera Konopka, 80, died at home in Glen Ridge on Monday, October 10. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service on Friday, October 14 at 11AM at the Laskowski Funeral Home(Union Funeral Home), 1600 Stuyvesant Ave, Union (unionfuneralhome.com). There will be visiting from 10AM until the service. Entombment will follow at St Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia. Casimera...

Oct 10, 2016

Robert J. Gilbert, 72 of Wayne, entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 10th at home. Born December 4, 1943 in Manchester, NH, he lived in Wayne. He was a proud Vietnam Army Veteran, serving from 1967-1969. He was a retired substitute teacher from the Paterson Board of Education. He is survived by his wife Maureen C. Considine. Services...

Oct 5, 2016

Graciela "Chela" Grande, of Chatham Township, formerly of Jersey City, entered peacefully into eternal life on October 5th at her residence. Born April 27, 1937 in Cusco, Peru, she lived in Jersey City before moving to Chatham 15 years ago. She adored her family, a good laugh and a good ceviche. Graciela loved to spend time with her family,...

Oct 2, 2016

Ilko Sarakun, 100, passed away at home in Woodbridge on October 2, 2016. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral on Thursday, October 6 at 8:30 AM from the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave., Union(unionfuneralhome.com) with the funeral service at 9:30AM at St. John's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 719 Sanford Ave., Newark, NJ and...

Sep 27, 2016

Robert E. Schultz, 86, died Tuesday. September 27 in the Compassionate Care Hospice of Dover. Relatives and friends are invited to a memorial gathering on Friday, September 30 from 3-5 and 7-9PM at the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave, Union (unionfuneralhome.com) and to the entombment of his cremains on Saturday, October 1 at 11AM at the...

Sep 18, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

Cara Maria Corbo, 61, died peacefully at home in Short Hills on Friday, September 16. Relatives, friends and colleagues are invited to attend her funeral service on Tuesday, September 20 at 11 AM directly at St John's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 719 Sandford Ave, Newark. Cremation will be private. Visitation will be from 4-8PM on Monday at the Union Funeral...

Sep 16, 2016

Elisabeth B. Paluk, 91, of Mountainside, N.J. passed away on Sept. 16, 2016. Elisabeth was born in Germany to Hedwig and Josef Hoppe. She married Alex Paluk in Germany before coming to the United States in 1954. They initially lived in Newark, N.J. and then resided in Irvington for 20 years. They finally settled in Mountainside and lived there...

Sep 10, 2016

Sep 8, 2016

Christina R. Holubec died peacefully at her home in Cranford, NJ on Thursday September 8. Born in Stanyslaviv, Ukraine to Mykola and Constantina (Posatsky) Shlemkewych, Christina came to the United States in 1948, settling in Elizabeth, NJ. She lived in Chicago, IL before returning to New Jersey and living the last 21 years in Cranford. Christina was an account...

Sep 6, 2016

Matylda Niedzielski age 84 of Summit died on Tuesday September 6, at home. Born in Malawa Poland, Matylda came to the United States in 1970 settling in New York and living in Summit since 1974. Matylda was a volunteer at St Stanislaus church and also help with their bingo. Matylda is survived by her beloved husband Julian, her loving...

Aug 27, 2016

Originally from Maplewood, NJ lived in Naples, Fl since her retirement in 2010. Survived by son, Wilhelm Nicholas, daughter Ludmilla Feodorovna (Gricenko) Wells, daughter-in-law Valentina Draben Gricenko, three grandchildren Dina-Megan Natalia, Nicole Tamara, and Wilhelm Nicholas II, and great-grandson Wilhelm Nicholas III In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Lubow Gricenko to: R.O.A.C., c/o Bishop...

Aug 27, 2016

Joseph Bernot died peacefully surrounded by his family on August 25 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral on Tuesday, August 30 at 9AM from the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave, Union (unionfuneralhome.com), then to St. Michael's Church in Union for a 10AM Funeral Mass. Burial will follow at St...

Aug 27, 2016

Josephine Bruno Melucci passed away peacefully on August 27, 2016, at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. She was born January 2, 1926, to Ottone and Raimonda Bruno in Ariano Irpino, Avellino, Italy, and was the fifth of eight children. In 1953 she married Michael Melucci, who passed on in 1982. She came to the USA in...

Aug 23, 2016

Pani Matka Marija Kowalenko passed away on August 23, 2016 in Debary, Florida at the age of 95. She spent the last several years at the Orange City Nursing Home battling Alzheimer's. She was born in Poltava, Ukraine in 1921, and during her lifetime she was an active sisterhood member of several Ukrainian Orthodox Churches (St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox...

Aug 23, 2016

Aug 17, 2016

Anthony Pedati, 88 of North Arlington, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 17th at Clara Maass, Belleville. Born April 15, 1928 in Jersey City to the late Samuel & Teresa Pedati, he lived in Newark before moving to North Arlington over 50 years ago. He proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War and was of...

Aug 15, 2016

Linda A. Labruno, 58 of Hazlet, formerly of Jersey City past away on Monday August 15, 2016 peacefully at Care One King James in Atlantic Highlands.Born January 7, 1958, she is the daughter of the late Michael and Angelina Labruno (Fazzara). She was employed as a civilian employee for Monmouth County Correctional Institution for over 15 years. Beloved mother...

Aug 15, 2016

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Aug 14, 2016