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Meta M. Franke
April 16, 2016
Franke, Meta Mueller 79, of Oakland, New Jersey, passed away on April 16, 2016 after a short and unexpected illness, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Franke was born on December 29, 1936 in Bremen-Blumenthal, Germany. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 15 as an orphan following World War II. She is survived by her beloved husband...
Matilda Latorre
April 4, 2016
Latorre, Matilda (nee Ciabatti) 89 of Hackettstown, NJ formally of Oakland on April 4, 2016. Predeceased by her loving husband John Latorre (2005). She is survived by her devoted daughter's Joann Strauss and her husband Tom, Diane Harraka and her husband Fred. Cherished grandmother of Lauren Fisher and her husband Scott, Tommy, Leah and David. Great-grandmother of Peyton, Brynn and...
Kathleen D. Parian
March 31, 2016
Parian, Kathleen Delventhal 62 years old, of Clifton, NJ passed away on March 31, 2016. Kathleen was a lifelong resident of Passaic County. She was born in Paterson, NJ on August 7, 1953 and resided in Clifton. She graduated from DePaul High School and received a secretarial degree from Katharine Gibbs. Until recently, she worked as the practice manager for...
William R. Zimmerle
March 22, 2016
William Richard Zimmerle, 80, entered into the eternal presence of His Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ everlasting, on March 22 at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Born August 25, 1935 in Passaic, he was the eldest son of William Rudolph and Lenora Zimmerle. Faithful husband of Catherine, and a beloved father to Jennifer and William, his greatest joy...
Alice Anderson
March 15, 2016
Anderson, Alice (nee Pedersen), 91, passed away on Tuesday March 15, 2016. Alice was born and raised in Weehawken in 1924. She worked in an embroidery factory before her marriage to John W. (Jack) in 1954. They raised 4 children in West New York. She was a devoted mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and recently great grandmother. Alice loved spending time...
Rosalie Maurer
March 4, 2016
Rosalie "Lil" (nee Scibetta) Orlando Maurer, age 94, of Lakewood, NJ, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 4, 2016. Born in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, on October 2, 1921, Rosalie was a former resident of Oakland, NJ, before moving to Lakewood in 2006. Rosalie had been an active parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Oakland,...
Anthony Fornarotto
February 27, 2016
Fornarotto, Anthony age 82 of Oakland, NJ. on February 27, 2016 beloved wife of Marlene (nee Stoothoff ) Fornarotto Dear father of Anthony Fornarotto of Asbury, NJ and Theresa Ackerman of Pompton Lakes, NJ. Devoted brother of Josephine Rizzolo, Michael Fornarotto, Salvatore Fornarotto and Carmine Fornarotto. Cherished grandfather of four grandchildren. Before retiring 21 years ago Anthony was a store...
Henry Dobson
February 26, 2016
Dobson, Henry Warburton 56, of Oakland, N.J. passed away suddenly on February 26, 2016. Cherished husband of Suzanne, loving father of John, adored son in law of Patricia Hall, Douglas Hall and Lynne Grasz, son of the late Henry Warburton Dobson and the late Adele Dobson, dear brother of the late Audrey Dobson. Henry was known for his smile, his...
Howard C Levine
February 21, 2016
Levine, Howard C. 57 of Oakland, NJ. On February 21, 2016. Howard worked as a waiter at the River Palm in Edgewater and Mahwah, NJ. He also was an Attorney for the US Treasury. Loving husband of Patricia Levine (nee Gaus). Devoted father of Morgan, Madison and step son Joshua and his wife Megan. Cherished grandfather of Joshua Jr. and...
Joseph A. Brino
February 17, 2016
Brino, Joseph Anthony Jr., age 87, born in Paterson NJ, and a resident of Oakland NJ for 52 years, loving husband, father, brother and son. Beloved husband of Geraldine (nee: Provost), devoted father of sons, Robert and wife Denise, and William and wife Jeanne, and devoted brother to Ken Brino. He loved to spend time with his Grandchildren, Nicole, Kristie,...
Margarete M. Lowden
February 5, 2016
Lowden, Margaret, age 82, a resident of Oakland since the mid 1950's, devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, Friend and "Mom" to many others. She was predeceased by her husband, Clement Lowden in 2010. Marge is survived by her son Mark Lowden and his wife Carol of Airmont, NY, her daughter Cathy Lowden of Mahwah and her grandchildren Andrew and Erin...
Inez Dauster
January 28, 2016
Dauster, Inez Josephine (nee Caputo) of Pompton Plains, formerly of North Bergen, passed away January 28 at her home after a long illness. Born in Hoboken, Inez lived most of her life and raised her family in North Bergen. She worked as a textile worker in NYC and for many years at Kiss Knitting in North Bergen. She retired to...
John M. Puttenvink
January 27, 2016
John M. Puttenvink, age 89 of Oakland, NJ Born in Clifton, NJ he lived in Oakland for the past 58 years. John was Co- owner/operator of Wittie Electric in Clifton retiring in 1999 and had attended Stevens Institute in Hoboken, NJ. He was a member of the Ponds Reformed Church in Oakland and a US Navy Veteran of World War...
Martin R. Forrest
January 24, 2016
Forrest, Martin R. 86, of Oakland, died suddenly Sunday Jan.24, 2016. Son of the late Thomas W. and Florence Blockburger, he was raised in Hawthorne, N.J. Martin served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He was a partner in Precision Products in Paterson for 12 years. He owned and operated Beamar Electronics for 20 years until his...
Nicholas Andretta
January 18, 2016
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Janet Decesare
January 17, 2016
DeCesare, Janet on January 17, 2016 of Barnegat, NJ, formerly of Upper Saddle River, NJ. Devoted wife of the late Larry DeCesare. Loving mother of Denise Nicolosi of Oakland and Joan Swartz and husband Kenneth of Brooklyn, CT. Adored grandmother of Jessica, Matthew, Suzanne, Michael, Christopher and Kristen. Proud great-grandmother of Blythe, Rosie, Natalia and Bennett. Dear sister of the...
Nancy Westphal
January 16, 2016
Nancy W. Westphal (nee Pityo), 80 of Oakland, NJ entered into eternal peace on January 16, 2016 in Wayne, NJ after a prolonged illness. The only child of Alexander and Hermina Pityo, Nancy was born July 12, 1935, in Passaic, NJ. She was raised with love surrounded by extended family on Birchwood Drive in East Paterson. A 1952 graduate of...
Ann Marie Fay
January 5, 2016
Fay, Ann Marie (Sullivan) of Doylestown, PA, passed away on January 5, 2016 at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Ann is survived by her husband of 62 years, Frank, her 6 children, Tom (Barbara) Fay, Jim (Wendy) Fay, Eileen Vrabel Fay, Teresa (Augie) Steinhilber, Ted (Patty) Fay and Annmarie (Ray) Mangin, and her 15 grandchildren. Ann was born in Brooklyn,...
Wayne M Ross
January 2, 2016
Wayne MacDonald Ross, of Wanaque NJ, was 58 years old when he died on January 2, 2016, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born in Buffalo NY on May 8th, 1957, to Wayne Hathaway Ross and Grace MacDonald Ross. He grew up in Tonawanda NY and Upper St. Clair PA before moving to New Jersey in 1985. He...
Muriel F. Koch
December 27, 2015
Koch, Muriel (nee Monroe) passed away December 27, 2015 at her longtime Oakland, NJ home of 50 years. Muriel, born in Brooklyn, NY to Harry and Catherine Monroe on Aug 5, 1937. She was the sister to five siblings; Joe, Bobby, Jimmy, Catherine and Peg. The loving wife of Howard J Koch, Bronx, NY married on Oct. 18, 1958 in...
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