All Obituaries

Mary (nee Calaminici) Paternoster, 89, of Woodland Park, formerly of Bloomfield, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Born and raised in Newark, Mrs. Paternoster resided in Bloomfield for many years.  For the last 14 years, she had been residing in the Four Seasons retirement community in Woodland Park.             Before her retirement, Mrs. Paternoster was employed as an Administrative Assistant with UFCW Local #464 in Little...

LOIS E. (nee Litschauer) MULLIN, 85, of Little Falls died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, Wayne, NJ. Born October 28, 1935 Lois was raised in Garfield and Clifton public schools, graduating Clifton High School in 1953. In the late 1950’s she worked several years for Singer Kearfott in West Paterson, before later joining with PNC Bank on Garrett Mountain where she worked for 32 years. Mrs. Mullin moved to Little Falls in 1964 and was for 57 years a...

Gerardo G. Gonzales, 74, of Clifton passed away on January 16, 2021.             Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Gerry, or ‘Ding’ as he was mostly known as with those close to him, came to the United States in 1980, living initially in New York City and then Jersey City before moving to Clifton in 2000 and residing there since. Prior to retiring in 2012, he had been employed as a Machine Operator with Acro Photo in...

STANISLAWA (nee Cuprys) GURDAK, 98, of CLIFFSIDE PARK, formerly of Vero Beach, Fla. died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Hudsonview Care and Rehabilitation Center in North Bergen, NJ. Born in Poland, Mrs. Gurdak came to the United States in 1955 settling in the Passaic- Clifton area. During WWII she lived in Uganda, Africa following the General Anders evacuation of soldiers and their families from Russia, eventually reuniting with her husband in England.  She had been the lead vocalist...

Robert (“Bob”) Comment was born in New Jersey to Joseph and Helen (Glogiewicz) Comment and grew up in Garfield.  In 1965, he married Georgann B. Comment and moved to Clifton.  He worked as the Foreman at Hertz on Broad Street in Clifton for more than 30 years, then became and independent tractor trailer operator.  He is survived by his three daughters, Kristin M. Comment, Bonnie A. Comment, and Stephanie H. Massabny; four grandchildren: William R. Reining, Lyndsay...

Vincent Sottosanti, 92, of Clifton passed away on January 12, 2021.             Born and raised in Passaic, Mr. Sottosanti had lived in Clifton for over fifty years. Prior to retirement, he had been employed as a school teacher with the Newark Board of Education. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving stateside during the Korean War.             Mr. Sottosanti was...

Argelio F. Acosta, 94, of Passaic, passed away unexpectedly on January 12, 2021.             Born and raised in Unión de Reyes, Cuba, Mr. Acosta later lived in Güines, working in Havana, before coming to the United States in April of 1964. He lived briefly in New York City and then Union City, New Jersey before eventually settling in Passaic and residing there since. While in Cuba, he had been employed as a...

Edward J. Woznak, Jr., 70, of Lyndhurst passed away suddenly on January 9, 2021.             Born in Hoboken, Mr. Woznak was raised in West New York and Clifton. He then lived in Elmwood Park and Wallington before moving to Lyndhurst eight years ago. Prior to retiring, he had been employed as a Warehouseman with Denman & Davis Steel, formerly located on Broad Street in Clifton. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC...

Eugenia Halas, 94, of Passaic, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Eugenia was born and raised in Passaic but resided in Clifton for many years. She had been a parishioner of Ss. Peter & Paul R.O. Cathedral in Passaic.  She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Stephen James Halas in 2014; two daughters, Beverly Jean Eleneski in 2019 and her infant daughter, Lauren Starr Halas.  Eugenia is survived by her son-in-law, Joseph Eleneski.      

GINA M. VITTORIO, 48 of Dingmans Ferry, Pa, formerly of Little Falls died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Born in Paterson, NJ, Gina resided in Little Falls for all her life before moving to Dingmans Ferry in 2018. She was a graduate of Passaic Valley Regional High School, Little Falls. Gina was an active member of Sacred Heart Armenian Catholic Church, Little Falls and was a proud participant in Special Olympics and the Tri Boro Recreation Center. She loved the New York Yankees, was an avid...