Obituaries

Mar 8, 2015

Eleanor Wisner Gural, 87, lifelong resident of Summit and Springfield, summer resident of Marion and Rochester, MA passed away on March 8. An independent and passionate advocate for animals and nature, she was a source of inspiration for many. She and her late husband, The Honorable William Gural, were proprietors of Laurel Woods Nursery, later named Springfield's Hidden Garden...

Mar 6, 2015

Paul John Kelm Sr., 51, of Bloomfield, N.J., passed away suddenly on Friday, March 6, at his residence.Visiting will be at Levandoski Funeral Home, 44 Bay Avenue, Bloomfield, on Wednesday evening the hours are 5pm to 9pm. All are invited to met his family on Thursday morning at St. Valentine Church 125 No. Spring Street in Bloomfield for Paul's...

Mar 5, 2015

Anastasia was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Eugene Hrybowych; devoted mother of Melanie Temnycky and her husband, Vlodko and Natalia Hrybowych; loving grandmother of Sophia and Mykola Temnycky and the dear sister of the late Eugene Wasylchenko, the late Maria Fejer and the late Kateryna Wasylchenko. The family is requesting memorial donations to: ***PLAST Ukrainian Scouting Organization...

Mar 1, 2015

Leon Hrebinka, 80, died Sunday, March 1 in Alaris at Riverton in Rahway. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service on Thursday, March 5 at 8:30PM at the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave, Union (unionfuneralhome.com). Visitation will be Thursday from 7PM until the service. Entombment at Graceland Memorial Park will take place on...

Mar 1, 2015

Noreen was the beloved wife of Gregory, the devoted mother of Christina Foote and her husband, Ken and Louis Kolaranda, and the dear sister of James and Steven Oszust. She is also survived by loving companion, her dog, Miya.

Feb 28, 2015

PIERRE ALEX AUGUSTE Pierre Alex Auguste was born in Petit-Goave Haiti on September 10th, 1966 to Louis and Melanie Auguste. Alex, as he was affectionately called by his friends and family, spent the early part of his childhood with his siblings enjoying Haiti's beautiful culture and people. He and his family moved to Brooklyn NY when he was only...

Feb 27, 2015

Frances Charlotte Frederick, 97, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2015 in Niskayuna, NY. Born on August 20, 1917 in Bayonne, NJ she was the daughter of the late Charlotte (Kane) and Francis Jenkins Frederick. Other than a few years spent in Chicago as a child and her recent residence in Niskayuna, New York, Fran lived her entire life...

Feb 27, 2015

Zoia was the beloved wife of the late Nikolai and the loving mother of Elena Williams and her husband Chuck. Zoia graduated from FIT in New York City and was a seamstress for Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Feb 23, 2015

Dymitr Podberezniak, 79, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015. Born October 14, 1935 in Jasionka, Poland. Lifelong teacher, immigrated to the US in 1988. Resided in Union, NJ, retired from Wakefern Food Corporation. He is survived by loving wife Olga (Pelesz), son Andrew Podberezniak with wife Helen, daughter Elizabeth Silva with husband Pio, daughter Dorota Honcharyk with husband Walter,...

Feb 22, 2015

Ronald M. Robbins, 72, of Union passed away at home early Sunday, January 22, 2015. He was born in Newark, NJ to the late George and Jacqueline Robbins on August 21, 1943. Ron graduated from Our Lady of the Valley Catholic High School. He then followed in his father's footsteps by successfully owning and operating the family business, Robbins...

Feb 22, 2015

Esther was the loving sister of Antoinette Spano and her husband, Frank, dear sister in law of Amelia Bottitto and the loving aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Feb 19, 2015

Alex was the beloved husband of Margaret. He was the devoted father of Alexander Stecyna and wife, Michele and Mary Bogdan and husband, Kenneth. He is also survived by his loving grandchildren, Nicholas, Samantha and Alexa Stecyna and Kristina and Jacqueline Bogdan. Alex was predeceased by his sister Anna Boyko and brother, Paul Stecyna and Paul's wife Anna. Born...

Feb 13, 2015

Mr. Alfred J. Niemira, a longtime resident of Bloomfield, passed away at his home on February 13, 2015 at the age of 92. Visiting hours are 2-4pm and 7-9pm on Monday February 16th at Levandoski Funeral Home 44 Bay Avenue, Bloomfield. Visit levandoskifuneralhome.com for on line condolences and directions. His funeral will begin at 9am at the funeral home...

Feb 7, 2015

Gladys L. Keeney of Chester NJ passed away on Saturday February 7, 2015 at home after a long illness. Gladys was born on October 1, 1930 in Newark, NJ. She lived in Irvington NJ for many years before retiring to Little Egg Harbor in 1989 and has lived in Chester for the last 2 years. Gladys was a wonderful...

Feb 5, 2015

Feb 4, 2015

Sally V. Dussler, 105, died Wednesday, January 4 in Ocala, Florida. Services were held on Wednesday, February 18 at the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn followed by burial at Hollywood Cemetery in Union. Sally is survived by her daughter, Barbara M. Smythe, grandsons Wayne Kobelas, and wife Andrea and Warren Smythe, and wife Genevieve and her niece, Joan Corona....

Feb 3, 2015

Barbara was the beloved wife of the late Andre.

Jan 31, 2015

Vera Joan Drzik age 81 of Union died on Saturday January 31, at Overlook Hospital Summit NJ. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral service on Wednesday February 4, at 11:00am at The First Presbyterian Congregation Of Connecticut Farms, corner of Stuyvesant Ave and Chestnut St, Union NJ followed by a burial at Hollywood Memorial Park,...

Jan 28, 2015

Rosina Tanelli, 87, passed away at home in Union on January 28, 2015 Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral service on Saturday, January 31 at 10 AM 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 on Friday from...

Jan 28, 2015

Elizabeth Hallen, 90, born in Connecticut, was a longtime resident of Irvington, NJ before residing in Little Egg Harbor , NJ. She was a warehouse worker for Stanley Cards in Springfield, NJ . She is predeceased by her sister Jean Payne , her brother Phillip and sister in law Lucy Hallen. She was a loving aunt. She is survived...