All Obituaries

Arlene E. (nee Granfors) Rideg, 85, of Clifton passed away on August 4, 2020.             Born and raised in Bronx, New York, Mrs. Rideg lived in Elmwood Park before moving to Ohio and then returned to New Jersey and settled in Clifton. She had been employed a number of years ago as a Child Care worker with the Division of Youth and Family Services. She was a former member of St. James Episcopal Church in Montclair. Having attended an...

Martha B. (nee Golembiewski) Grieco, 98, of Clifton, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Born in Jersey City, NJ she resided in Clifton for sixty-three years. Martha was a payroll supervisor at Continental Can Company, Paterson for many years. Then was a bookkeeper at Hanock Oil Co., Clifton and at Kaye Coat Co., Passaic before retiring. She was a former PTA member in the Clifton School system during the years her children were attending Clifton...

Florence Spaccarotella (Alexander), 97, of Wyckoff died August 7, 2020.  Born in Fort Pierce, FL in 1923 to Charles and Jessie Alexander, Mrs. Spaccarotella resided in Paterson, and then Totowa for over 50 years before moving to Wyckoff in 2017  A pianist, violinist, and music teacher as a young adult, she later worked for the NJ Division of Youth and Family Services as a Senior Clerk before retiring in 1988.She was also an accomplished artist specializing in landscapes of all...

Joseph H. Sloane, 94, of Little Falls died Friday, August 7, 2020. Born in Passaic, Joe had resided in Little Falls for the past 62 years. During World War 11 Joe was a fighter pilot in the US Navy and later joined Howe Richardson Scale Co in Clifton as a Principal Engineer. He was a parishioner of Holy Angels RC Church, Little Falls, AARP and the Leisure Clubs of Clifton and Totowa. Joe was predeceased in 2010 by his wife, the former Elizabeth Chudy of Passaic, and is survived by his...

Helen M. (nee Mosher) Berndt, 92, of Little Falls died Friday, August 7, 2020. Born in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, Mrs. Berndt resided in Little Falls since 1951. She was employed as an Administrative Assistant in the Business Office for Passaic Valley Regional High School Board of Education retiring in 2008. Mrs. Berndt was a member of the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America and the Ramapo Kennel Club. Mrs. Berndt was predeceased by her husband, William Berndt, in 1989. She is survived by...

Marianna (nee Fiederer) Tistler, of Hudson Hills Senior Living Center, North Bergen, died Sunday, August 2, 2020. Born in Militisch, Yugoslavia on June 14, 1926. Mrs. Tistler came to the United States in 1951 settling first in Passaic and then moving to Clifton in 1961. Marianna worked with her husband, Michael as a Tailor / Seamstress at Michael Tistler Custom Tailor in Parsippany, a family owned business for 20 years. After the passing of her husband, she moved to North Bergen in 2006....

Irene (nee Rachko) Pearson, 97, of Berkeley, CA, formerly of Clifton, NJ, died Thursday, July 23, 2020.   Born in Nanticoke, Pa., Mrs. Pearson resided in Clifton for most of her life, moving to Berkeley, California in 2002. She retired as a Planner with ITT Avionics Division of Nutley, NJ where she was employed for many years.   Mrs. Pearson was parishioner of Ss. Peter & Paul’s RO Cathedral in Passaic and was a Veteran of World War II serving in the US Marine...

Paul D. Kozmoski, 81, of Garfield, passed away Monday, July 27, 2020. He was born and raised in Nanticoke, PA by John and Mary Kozmoski. After graduating from high school he entered the United States Army and served honorably from 1958 to 1960. Upon discharge, he moved to Clifton and then Garfield in 1963. Although he may have “lived“ in Garfield, Paul’s true home was “at the lake” his home on Lake Willis in Thompson, PA. Prior to retiring at fifty-five, he had...

Robert "Bob" Hazbi Makri, 91, of Roseland passed away on July 31, 2020. Born on October 12, 1928 in Paterson, New Jersey to Louis "Hazbi" Makri and Marie (nee Reus) Makri, Bob grew up in the Athenia section of Clifton, New Jersey. He attended the Clifton public school system (#13 and Clifton High School) and was a devoted member and altar boy of Saint John Kanty RC Parish. He served in the US Army (82nd Airborne: 101 First Division as a Master Sergeant) in World War II...

Peter Tritak, age 81, died suddenly on July 9th in Clifton at home. He was pre-deceased by his parents Mildred (nee Cavallo) and Peter, a sister Mildred Winters, a younger brother Robert, and his only child Peter Scott. He is survived by his sisters Elizabeth Kearney of Paterson, Paula Kearney and Dr. Ann Tritak-Elmiger of Toms River, New Jersey. From his longtime companion, Carol who succumbed to cancer, he was proud to be called “Grandpa Pete” by five very special...