All Obituaries

Barbara Dujets (nee Pacos), 73, of Hobe Sound, FL, passed away at home on January 4, 2022. Barbara was born in Wildflenken, Germany on February 16, 1948 to Jozef & Genowefe Pacos. The youngest child of 5, they continued to honor their Polish heritage while living in Germany.  Barbara moved to the United States when she was 5 years old and resided in Jersey City, NJ. Barbara met the love of her life, Leonard, in 1971 on the beach in Brielle, NJ and they wed in 1973 and resided in...

Robert Edward Barnes passed away on January 17, 2022 at the age of 79 in Little Falls, New Jersey. Bob was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and grew up in Saddle River, New Jersey. Bob joined the Navy and served from 1959-1963. He served on board the submarine USS Cobbler, as well as the amphibious assault ship USS Okinawa. Bob was a member of the first crew of the USS Okinawa, and proudly held a plank ownership certificate for this honor. After he left the Navy, Bob worked at Ford Motor...

Below are links for the livestream of the Mass for Joanne Hunt  1/22/22  11:30 https://youtu.be/lwE2mna964Y The link can also be found on St. Philip's website. https://stphilip.org/funerals/ Joanne Hunt, 72, of Clifton, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa., Joanne entered the convent at the age of 19 and served as a Sister of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill, Pa. until 1998.  Joanne has been an educator for all of her life, most...

     Dr. Alexandra was a creative, dedicated teacher who inspired her many students over a 40 year career to find a love of science and learning. Most of her teaching years were served in Hamilton Township, first at Sunnybrae and Sayen Elementary Schools and then at Reynolds Middle School. Sandra encouraged her students to participate in district wide science fairs and accompanied many students to the yearly New Jersey State Museum’s “Super Science Saturday:...

https://youtu.be/UO7so8a9cWo The link can also be found on St. Philip's website. https://stphilip.org/funerals/   Joyce D. (nee Resch) Comperatore, 92, of Clifton, passed away January 18, 2022. Born in Passaic, Mrs. Comperatore was raised in Garfield by her loving parents Anna and Stephen Resch.  She graduated Garfield High School in 1946 and then attended Berkley Secretarial School in West Orange.  She married on November 18, 1950 to Vincent B. Comperatore and...

Michael P. Kanuch, 63, of Pompton Plains, passed away on January 13, 2022.             Born in Glen Ridge, Mr. Kanuch was raised in Pompton Plains and graduated from Pequannock High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force and went on to enjoy a rewarding early career in the printing business, which he truly loved. His work brought him to Olivebridge, NY where he lived for fifteen years, then lived in Kingston, NY for a few years before...

Please click here for a livestream of the Mass at St. Philip the Apostle R.C. Church on Friday 11:30 am. Below is the Updated link for Cynthia Mikula's Funeral on Friday, January 21, 2022 at 11:30 AM. https://youtu.be/wY1TONIhjlU The link can also be found on St. Philip's website. https://stphilip.org/funerals/   Cynthia Ann (nee Wieczerzak) Mikula, 66, of North Caldwell passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022. Born in Passaic, Cindy was raised in Clifton and was a...

Betty E. Winarski of Woodland Park, New Jersey, formerly of Clifton and Glen Ridge, passed away at home on January 14, 2022.  Betty was born in New Jersey on March 24, 1943, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Ann (Clarke) Farmer. Betty received a Bachelor’s degree from Montclair State University and a Master’s degree from the Teacher’s College, Columbia University. She was a Speech Language Pathologist with the Verona Board of Education for over 30...

PETER BABIRAD, 95, of SADDLE BROOK died Wednesday at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey. Born in Passaic, NJ, Mr. Babirad resided in Saddle Brook for over 40 years. He retired as a Manager with Atlantic Aviation of Teterboro, New Jersey. Mr. Babirad was a Veteran of the United States Navy during World War II and was the oldest living member of Ukrainian American Veterans Post #17. He was a parishioner of Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Cathedral of...

Dorothy Lorraine Link (nee Zawacki) passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022. She lived in Clifton for most of her life before moving to Pine Brook with her daughter in 2002. Dorothy held various secretarial and administrative positions at Majka Oil Company, Metropolitan Insurance and ITT before maintaining an administrative position with the Clifton Public Library for many years until her retirement. She had a strong faith and was an avid parishioner of St. Paul RC Church in Clifton (prior...