All Obituaries

ANNA PETRANELLA “PAT” (nee Janosko) IRVINE, 84, of Little Falls, NJ died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Born in Passaic, NJ, Pat grew up in Allwood Section of Clifton, graduating Clifton High School in 1954 and then graduated from Berkeley College, East Orange. She was an Executive Secretary who had worked for Kearfott Corp, Wayne, NJ; Ebert Appraisers, and Kearfott Guidance and Navigation in Totowa. Pat was a long time Little Falls resident for 62 years. She served on several town...

Olinda Aurora Cintron Romero, 99, of Clifton passed away peacefully on October 13, 2021.             Born and raised in Bani, Dominican Republic, Olinda came to the United States in 1968, settling and living in Passaic before moving to Clifton twenty-one years ago. Prior to retirement she had been a self-employed seamstress for many years. She was an avid baker and had enjoyed travelling to many destinations in her...

James D. St. Clair, 74, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, was called to Heaven on October 13, 2021. Born on March 23,1947 in Bridgeport, CT to Burt and Alexina (nee Johnston) St. Clair. Jim grew up in Lordship, CT with his sister Margaret. Jim married the love of his life, Ruth Ellen, in 1971. They planted their roots in Clifton, NJ where they raised their three children, Michele, Tim and Andy. He was a very proud husband and father who loved nothing more than...

Ida (nee Lattanzio) Marotta, 94, of Clifton, passed away October 15, 2021. Born and raised in Paterson, Mrs. Marotta  was a resident of Clifton for over 70 years. Before her retirement, Mrs. Marotta was employed with General Felt Industries (GFI) of Saddle Brook for many years.             Mrs. Marotta was a faithful parishioner of St. Paul R.C. Church in Clifton where she was a member of the Rosary Society and the Leisure...

Kathleen Karen (nee Sudol) O’Callaghan, 70, of Berlin, MD, formerly of Ringwood, passed away on October 7, 2021 after a brief illness.             Born in Passaic, Mrs. O’Callaghan was raised in Ringwood, where she then raised her family and had lived in Berlin, MD for the last fifteen years. She was a graduate of the nursing school at Seton Hall University and went on to a long career as a Licensed Practical Nurse. A loving...

Louise L. Suriano, 91, of Cedar Grove, formerly of Newark, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021.  Born in Newark, Louise was a lifelong resident until moving to Cedar Grove. Before her retirement, she was employed as a hairdresser in Bloomfield for many years. Louise loved to be outside and enjoyed taking long walks.  Being with family was what was most important to her. She was a former parishioner of St. Lucy R.C. Church and St. Francis Xavier R.C. Church, both in...

Mildred Alta (nee Jones) Edwards, 97, of Hamburg died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 while receiving the loving care of her daughters. Born in Nanticoke, Pa., Mildred came to New Jersey in 1951 settling first in Totowa before moving to Paterson for many years. She then moved to Wayne and then to Hamburg. She was a retired Telephone Operator with New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. Mildred was a member of Mountainview Chapter #205, Order of Eastern Star of Wayne; a member of Echo Lake Baptist...

Jeannine A. Walker of Toms River, passed away on Thursday, October 7th, 2021. She was 60 years old.           Jeannine was born in Passaic, NJ to Joseph and Irene Walker, one of three children. She grew up in Clifton, NJ and graduated from Paul VI High School. Jeannine went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree in English from Montclair State University. One of her first jobs out of college was writing as a journalist for Tiger Beat magazine....

Anni (nee Balko) Link, 79, of Morristown, NJ.  Passed away peacefully on September 30, 2021 from follicular lymphoma.               Born into a large German family, she became a postwar refugee, who migrated to Northern NJ, married and raised two daughters in a spotless home, getting her GED at age 42.  She taught her daughters Rebecca and Tina that education and curiosity were the keys to a good life filled...

Violet A. Carisi (nee Crudele) “Nonna”, 87, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, was called to Heaven on October 2, 2021. Born on September 11, 1934 in Clifton, NJ to Domenic and Rose (nee Piazza) Crudele. Violet grew up in a very happy household with her brother, Louis, and her three sisters, Emily, Josie, and Claire. She, from a very young age, lived a full life. Violet loved to sing, dance and go to the opera with her father. She loved music and enjoyed...