Obituaries

Jun 7, 2015

George P. Dittrich, 76 of Toms River, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, June 7th at home. Born December 20, 1938 in Bloomfield, to the late George & Anna (nee: Arasimovicz), he lived most of his life in Bloomfield before living in Belleville & Montclair then to Toms River in 1995. A proud U.S. Navy Veteran, he was assigned...

Jun 2, 2015

Mildred K. Surowitch, 93, of Maplewood, NJ, passed away at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, on June 2, 2015. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral on Friday, June 5 at 8:30 AM from the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave., Union with the funeral Mass at 9:30 AM at Our Lady of...

Jun 1, 2015

Arthur A. Scureman, born on September 14, 1926, entered into eternal life on June 1, 2015.Theresa M. Scureman, born on December 28, 1929, entered into eternal life on November 23, 2012. A Memorial Visitation for Mr. & Mrs. Scureman will be held on Wednesday, June 24th from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Levandoski-Grillo Funeral Home. A Memorial...

May 29, 2015

Alexander Ihor Gerus of Rahway, age 79, passed away on May 29, 2015 in Scotch Plains, NJ. Born in Poland of Ukrainian parents, Yaroslaw and Maria, he later lived in Austria and immigrated to United States in 1952. He was married to Marie Neonila Lewycka in 1960. After graduating from Newark College of Engineering (now NJIT) with a degree...

May 24, 2015

Charles W. Brown, 91, passed away on May 24, 2015 at Father Hudson House in Elizabeth. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral service on Tuesday, June 2, at 11 AM at the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave., Union with the entombment to follow at Hollywood Cemetery. There will be a visitation from...

May 22, 2015

Michael J. Quick 73 of Parsippany, formerly of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on Friday, May 22nd at St. Clare's Denville. Born March 13, 1942 in Newark, he lived most of his life in Bloomfield before moving to Parsippany/Lake Hiawatha several years ago. He is a retired Essex County Corrections Officer having served from 1977-2003. He is a member...

May 21, 2015

Maria M. Di Iusto, 79 passed away at St. Barnabas Medical Center on May 21, 2015 Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral on Tuesday, May 26 at 9AM from the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave., Union with the funeral mass at 10 AM at St. Theresa's Church, Kenilworth and the entombment at...

May 20, 2015

May 18, 2015

Ilse Cohen passed away on May 18, 2015 at Bridgeway Senior Care in Hillsborough, NJ. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral service on Wednesday, May 20 at 12:30 PM at the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave., Union with the entombment to follow at Hollywood Memorial Park. There will be a visitation at...

May 18, 2015

Stephanie krisa age 66 of Martinsville passed away suddenly but peacefully on Monday May 18, 2015 at Bridgeway Senior Health Care, Bridgewater, NJ. Stephanie was a paralegal for Rospond , Rospond and Conte of Bloomfield for about 50 years. Daughter of the late Josyp and Anna Krisa , Stephanie is survived by her dear brother and sister Olga and...

May 13, 2015

Dina (Gemignani) Kaufmann, 80, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. The youngest in a large family, she was born in Newark NJ and spent most of her adult life in Maplewood until retiring to Monroe Twp in 2000. She will be remembered for her unwavering devotion to family, her sense of humor, boundless optimism, and compassion for...

May 4, 2015

Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:30 AM Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Good Shepherd Parish in Irvington, New Jersey for Festus Ikhaobome Aleogena, age 69 of Newark, New Jersey who went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 4, 2015. The Rev. Frank J. Rocchi will officiate and burial will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Family...

May 4, 2015

Dennis H. Chapman, 68 of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on May 4th at Villa Marie Claire in Saddle River. Born in Queens, NY on March 8, 1947 to the late Charles & Lorraine (nee: McGrory) Chapman, he grew up in Lake Ronkonkoma, L.I., and moved to New Jersey in the 1970s. He was a retired logistics manager for...

May 3, 2015

Miriam Sceurman, 96, a long-time resident of Bloomfield, NJ, passed away on May 3, 2015 at Van Dyk Manor, Montclair, NJ. Memorial Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 13th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Levandoski-Grillo Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 44 Bay Ave., Bloomfield, NJ. Inurnment will take place privately at Arlington National Cemetery. She...

May 2, 2015

Caraleen A. Hall, 78 of Hamburg, formerly of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on May 2nd. Born July 13, 1936 in Glen Ridge to the late Frank & Marie Panico, she lived in Bloomfield most of her life before moving to Hamburg, 15 years ago. She was previously employed in the tax office with the township of Bloomfield and...

Apr 28, 2015

Rose was the beloved wife of 68 years of Charles Brown, the devoted mother of Sharon Brown and John Bailey, the loving grandmother of Valarie Copeland, Tracie Bailey and Christopher Bailey, 2 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Rose was predeceased by her sisters, Florence Dixon, Genevieve...

Apr 25, 2015

Barbara E Scurko (nee Laskowski) age 79 of Denville died on Saturday April 25, 2015 at the home of her daughter Laura Scurko. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday at 9:00am from the Laskowski Funeral Home (Union Funeral Home) 1600 Stuyvesant Ave Union NJ, followed by a mass at 10:00am at St Stanislaus...

Apr 25, 2015

George H. Thomas, 69 of Belleville, entered into eternal life, on Saturday, April 25th. Born in Passaic on February 20, 1946 to the late Carl & Elizabeth (nee Deighan) Thomas, he lived in Belleville most of his life. He worked for The United States Post Office in Jersey City for 12 years prior to his retirement in 2012. George...

Apr 22, 2015

Michael Mandracchia, 94 of Skillman, entered into eternal rest on April 22nd. Born in New York City on August 1, 1920, he was raised in Brooklyn and then after marrying his sweetheart Margaret (nee: Oliver) in 1955 they moved to Queens and relocated to Skillman in 1968. Mike proudly served in the US Army during WWII from 1941-1945. A...

Apr 21, 2015