All Obituaries

Margaret (nee Zelenak) Glazer, 98, of Clifton, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020. Born in Passaic, Mrs. Glazer was raised in Europe. She returned to New York City when she was 17 years old where she was employed as a nanny. Mrs. Glazer has resided in Clifton for over 60 years. Before her retirement, she was employed with Metal Film Co. in the Botany Village section of Passaic.           Mrs. Glazer was very independent and took pride in...

Vincent Dujets, 69, of Woodland Park, passed away suddenly on October 24, 2020. Born in Hackensack, Mr. Dujets was raised in Woodland Park and was a lifelong borough resident. He was President of Northeastern Arborist Supply, located in Woodland Park, and was a member of and Past-President of the New Jersey Arborist Association. He was a faithful parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church in Clifton where he also served as an Usher and was a Fourth Degree Knight with the Knights of...

VILMA (nee Palatini)  DE LOTTO, 90, formerly of Little Falls and Clifton died Oct. 22, 2020 in Southbury, CT. Vilma loved her parents. She would talk to her mom on the phone daily if they didn't see one another. She always appreciated the things her father built and did for her around the house. Her parents were a great help raising her family. There were dinners of polenta or gnocchi and stew on Sundays and stories and many tall tales from the old country. While born in the...

David E. Smith, 69, was born in Passaic on April 14,1951 to Joseph and Veronica (nee Black) Smith. He was raised and lived in Clifton before moving to Little Falls in 2002. David was a Certified Master Mechanic and worked within the auto industry most of his life.  Dave was happiest at the beach, on the sand and in the ocean.  He longed to be a beach bum in the sun. He enjoyed reading and rarely did you see him without a coffee in hand. Always willing to help...

Rosemary (nee Journick) Rackiewicz, 82, of Brunswick, Maine, formerly of Clifton, New Jersey passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Born in Hazelton, PA, Mrs. Rackiewicz spent her early childhood in McAdoo, PA and moved to Passaic, NJ when she was 12 years old. After graduating from Passaic High School, she then went on the earn her Bachelor’s Degree from William Paterson University. Mrs. Rackiewicz resided in Clifton for over 50 years before recently moving to Brunswick,...

Charles J. Caltagirone, 86, of Clifton, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020. Born in Passaic, Mr. Caltagirone resided in Clifton for over 60 years. Before his retirement, Mr. Caltagirone was the owner of Charlie’s Spackling Co. of Clifton. He was a Master Mason with Masonic Lodge #154 of Little Falls. Mr. Caltagirone was a proud veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean War.             Mr. Caltagirone...

Ann Marie (nee Santobuono) Longendyck, 65, of Clifton passed away on October 12, 2020.             Born in Passaic, Mrs. Longendyck lived in Clifton for most of her life. Prior to retiring, she had been employed with Professional Security Bureau in Nutley for over twenty years, starting as a secretary and working her way up to Vice-President of Administration and then General Manager of P.S.T., a related security technology company. Ann...

Mary Jo O’Donnell, 83, of Clifton, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Born in Paterson, Mary Jo resided in Clifton her entire life. She was employed as a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Paterson for 47 years, mainly in the Recovery Room.             Mary Jo graduated high school from St. John’s Cathedral High School in Paterson in 1954. She then went on the graduate from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of...

Edmund Edward Devlin, 85, of Clifton, a beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on October 8, 2020.             Born and raised in Jersey City, Mr. Devlin moved to North Arlington when he was twenty-one and lived there until marrying the love of his life, the former Kathleen Cummins, when they then moved to Clifton and resided for the past fifty-three years. Prior to retirement, he had been employed as a Senior Account...

Steven Gregory Chamine, age 62, died Friday, October 2, 2020 in Manasquan NJ.  Born in Yonkers, NY, he was only an infant when his parents Bernard and Iola (Smith) and his sister Karen moved to a home on Long Island in Suffolk County NY.    He joined the US Navy at age 18 and proudly served his country for 4 years and then spent an additional 4 years in the Naval Reserves.  Steven was a hard worker and spent most of his working career in building management, both...