OBITUARIES
Recent obituaries in Clifton, NJ
The obituaries in the Clifton, NJ Area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity Clifton's history and identity.
Judith (Cohen) Taddei(Levine)
Feb 23, 2010
Taddei (Levine), Judith (nee Cohen) ,60, of Clifton on February 23,2010. Beloved sister of Susie Cohen & her husband Barry Weingast of Menlo Park, CA. Loving Aunt to Sam Weingast. Judith was born in Passaic and lived most of her life in and around Clifton. She was a hairdresser for many years and had worked for Sciarra Salon in Teaneck....
Filomena Madsen
Feb 22, 2010
Madsen, Filomena (Russo), 83, of Clifton on February 22, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Eugene Madsen. Loving mother to Fred Madsen and his wife Linda of Avon, CT, Eugene Madsen and his wife Brenda of Liberty, NY, Nancy Madsen and Barry Laubshire and Joanne Nordgren and her husband Andrew of Somerset, NJ. Grandmother to Kara, Renee, Erin, Carl, Mark...
Anthony D'Amato
Feb 17, 2010
D Amato, Anthony, 91, of Clifton on February 17, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Providence (Palmeri) D Amato. Loving father to Peter and his wife Mary Jane of Oyster Bay Cove, NY, Sebbie and his wife Janine of Succasunna and Maria Ginn and her husband Alan of Swanzey, NH. Grandfather to Peter & his wife Angie, Gregg & his...
Marie "Babe" Fischer
Feb 10, 2010
Fischer, Marie Babe (Sutter), 97, of Haskell, on February 10,2010. Beloved wife of the late Edward Fischer. Loving mother to the late Douglas Fischer, Sr. Grandmother to James Fischer & Douglas Fischer, Jr. of Clifton. Sister to Anita Bergen of Lake Hopatcong Mrs. Fischer was born in Paterson where she resided for most of her life before moving to Haskell...
John J. Adams
Feb 3, 2010
Adams, John "Jay", 68, of Clifton on February 3, 2010. Beloved husband and best friend of Arlene (Pron) Adams. Loving father to Carla Madjar of Zebulon, NC, Marcy Adams of Hackensack, Drew Cusano of Alpah, NJ, Dawn O Neill of Massachusetts and Marc Adams. Brother to Joanne, Greg and Jimmy and the late Brian Kirk. He is also survived by...
Mary Giunta
Feb 2, 2010
Giunta, Mary, 94 of Clifton on February 2, 2010. Sister to the late Rosario, Domenica and Madeline Giunta. Loving aunt to John Giunta of Clifton, Sal Giunta of Basking Ridge and Grace Dinapoli of Clifton. Cousin to Frank Rastagno of Clifton. Mary was born in Dunmore, PA and lived in Clifton since 1945. She was a Processor at D&S Processing...
Rhoda Perehinec
Jan 21, 2010
Perehinec, Rhoda (Torrance), 61, of Clifton on January 21,2010. Beloved wife of Peter. Loving mother of Mary Perehinec & John Perehinec both of Clifton. Sister of Martha Bonwitt of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Mrs. Perehinec was born in Kearny and lived the last 50 years in Clifton. She was a parishioner of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church Passaic. Funeral from the...
Attilio Venturelli
Jan 20, 2010
Venturelli, Attilio, 82, of Clifton on January 20, 2010. Beloved husband of Rosalie (Palma) Venturelli. Loving father to Attilio, Christopher and Andrew and his wife Connie all of Wayne. Grandfather to Amber, Briana and Vincent. Brother to Eligio of Palm Coast, FL, Christopher of Verona, Italy and Teresa Bontempi of Zuino, Italy. Mr. Venturelli was born in Gargnano, Italy and...
Domenic J. De Benedetto
Jan 19, 2010
De Benedetto, Domenic J., 95, died January 19, 2010. He was born in Orange, NJ where he resided for 38 years then moved to Clifton and lived there for 20 years before moving to Florida where he lived 20 years, he moved back to Clifton in 2001. An Army Veteran of WWII he worked on the Manhattan Project at Los...
Angela Coffaro
Jan 18, 2010
Coffaro, Angela, 85 of Mussomeli, Sicily on January 18, 2010. Beloved mother of Ninetta Corradino and her husband Frank of Clifton, Manuelle, Giuseppe and Giosue Colagero Carduccio and Marianna Lo Presti. She is also survived by 11 Grandchildren and 13 Great Grandchildren. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Philip the Apostle RC Church in Clifton on Saturday February...
Lucy Caplanis
Jan 17, 2010
Caplanis, Lucy (Loukia Ioannou), 51 of Sparta on January 17, 2010. Beloved wife of Chris Caplanis. Loving mother to Stella Stylianou Murray of Kinnelon and Andrew Stylianou of Sparta. Sister to Angela Hadjiapostoli of Wayne and Syd Ioannou of Pompton Lakes. Mrs. Caplanis was born in Cyprus and came to the US in 1970 settling in Paterson before moving to...
Veronica Eileen James
Jan 8, 2010
James, Veronica (Megna), 82, of Montclair, passed away on January 8, 2010 Veronica was the beloved wife of Norman James and loving mother to Christine James of Philadelphia, PA; sister to Grace Megna, George Megna, Eileen Trotta, all of Tulsa OK and the late Ann Megna. Veronica was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. After graduating Lafayette High School, she...
Anna Belle Corradino
Jan 6, 2010
Corradino, Anna Belle (Lomauro), 88, of Little Falls on January 6, 2010. Beloved wife of Michael N. Corradino. Loving mother of Bart Corradino and his wife Elaine of Pequannock and Mary Ann and herhusband Neal Green of Cary, NC. Adopted mother of Nina Corradino and her husband Frank of Clifton, sister to Richard Lomauro of Long Valley, Sally May Piazza...
Javier Alejandro Villamil
Jan 4, 2010
Villamil, Javier Alejandro, 11, of Paterson on January 4, 2010. Loving son of Gabriel and Rosemary (Gonzalez) Villamil. He is also survived by many other family members. Funeral Mass at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Paterson on Thursday at 10 AM. Visiting Wednesday 3-5 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Arrangements by Marrocco Memorial Chapel 470 Colfax Avenue Clifton. PDF Printable...
Pasquale Gagliostro
Jan 3, 2010
Gagliostro, Pasquale,81,of Clifton on January 3, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Maria Panuccio. Loving father to Dominick & his fianc Irene of Clifton, Angela & her husband Vincent of Totowa and Antoinette & her husband Luigi of Alessandria, Italy. Grandfather to Pasquale II, Maria, Cassandra, Marisa, Daniel & David. Dear brother to Carmela Colosi of Clifton, Antonio Gagliostro of...
Emilia Tarnowski
Dec 28, 2009
Tarnowski, Emilia (Krol), 84, of Clifton on December 28, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Mykola Tarnowski. Sister to Janina Niedzwiecka and Lubomira Kusmierz both of Clifton. She is also survived by one nephew Zbigniew Niedzwiecka. Mrs. Tarnowski was born in the Ukraine and came to the US in 1962 settling in New York City before moving to Clifton. She...
Louis Tomasella
Dec 19, 2009
Tomasella, Louis, 81, of Little Falls on December 19, 2009. Beloved husband of the late Rose Coan. Loving father to Frank Tomasella & his wife Gloria of Millstone Twp., Thomas Tomasella & his wife Ana of Boonton Twp. & Lisa Tomasella & her husband Tom Skorka of Cedar Grove. Brother of Maria Antoniazzi & Guiseppena Borsai both of Italy. Brother...
Jennie Tropiano
Dec 18, 2009
Tropiano, Jennie (Orlando), 82, of Toms River on December 18, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Nicholas Tropiano. Loving mother to Vincent and his wife Beverly of Pequannock, Nicholas and his wife Jaqueline of Toms River and Robert of Verona. Sister to the late Joseph, Frank and Anthony Orlando. Loving grandmother to Matthew, Valerie, Jennifer and Lisa Tropiano, she is...
Joseph Patrick Schafer
Dec 18, 2009
Schafer, Joseph Patrick, 68, of Paterson on December 18, 2009. Beloved husband of Irene (Najda). Loving father to Christina Alexis of Belleville. Brother to Alice Schupp of Largo, Fla. & Debra De Mattio of Dover. Mr. Schafer was born in Hackensack and lived in Garfield for 25 years before moving to Paterson 10 years ago. He was a Marine Corp....
John J. Pianezza Jr.
Dec 14, 2009
Pianezza, John J. Jr., 81, of Wayne on December 14, 2009. Loving brother to Gladys Reeves and her husband Charles of Clifton. Uncle to Allyson Piccolo and her husband Donald of Wayne, NJ and Robyn Burbank of Las Vegas, NV. Great Uncle to Jennifer and Kristin Piccolo and Kyle and Scott Burbank. Mr. Pianezza was born in Clifton and lived...
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