Obituaries
Mildred Diana
Apr 17, 2024
Mildred Diana passed away on April 17, 2024.Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation at the Galante Funeral Home, 54 Roseland Ave. Caldwell on Monday April 22 from 2-6 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Aloysius Church, 219 Bloomfield Ave. Caldwell on Tuesday at 10:30 AM. Entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in...
Victoria Almeida
Apr 9, 2024
Victoria Almeida, 95 years old and forever young at heart, passed away peacefully at 9:20AM on April 9th, 2024 in West Orange, NJ.
She was born on March 31, 1929 in the countryside of Gouveia, Portugal, where she grew up on a farm. It was there that she developed a strong work ethic and joyful attitude that she eventually carried with...
Rosaria Ferrara
Apr 3, 2024
Rosaria Ferrara, has passed away on April 3, 2024. She was born on August 1, 1932, in Partinico, Italy.Throughout her life, Rosaria dedicated herself to her family and her craft. She was a devoted homemaker and talented clothing seamstress in the Ironbound section of Newark. However, her proudest accomplishments lie in the love and care she provided as she raised...
Maria Aurelia Barro
Apr 2, 2024
Maria A. Barro
11/14/1933 - 04/02/2024
Three months and one week after losing her beloved “Pipo”, Maria Aurelia Barro joined her husband of 66 years, Nicolas J. Barro in eternal paradise on April 2, 2024, at the age of 90.
Aurelia was born in Olveda, Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Spain on November 14, 1933, to the late Antonio and Avelina Gomez Gomez. The...
Philomena Augusto
Mar 28, 2024
Philomena Augusto, 74, of West Caldwell, died peacefully after a long illness on March 28, 2024.Philomena was born to Onorio and Assunta (nee Recchia) Iacobelli in Newark, NJ in 1949. She wasraised there and graduated from Good Counsel High School in 1967. She worked as an AdministrativeAssistant at Pennwalt, where she met her husband, Davide Augusto, and married in 1970....
Peggy Ann Helfer
Mar 28, 2024
Margaret “Peggy” Ann Helfer (92) of Caldwell NJ passed away on March 28, 2024 in Cedar Grove, NJ.
Peggy was born and raised in Newark NJ before moving to Caldwell in the early 1970s.
She was a graduate of St. Vincent Academy in Newark and attended Syracuse University.
Peggy worked as a dedicated assistant to a prominent commercial real estate developer in Newark...
Maria Estella Rodriguez
Mar 25, 2024
Maria Estella Rodriguez, 66, cherished daughter of Mama Tona and Papa Pocholo, gracefully departed from this world on March 25, 2024 at Saint Barnabas Hospital, Livingston, N.J.Maria was not just a grandmother; she was the heart and soul of our family, affectionately known as "Yaya" to her grandchildren and "Estella" to her sisters and close relatives. She was a devoted...
Susana Silverio
Mar 25, 2024
Susana Silverio (nee Pereira), 47 of Union passed away peacefully at home on March 25, 2024.Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation for Susana at the Galante Funeral Home, 2800 Morris Ave. Union on Thursday March 28 from 4-8 PM. A Special Blessing will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Elizabeth on Friday at 10AM....
Timothy H. Hague
Mar 23, 2024
Timothy H. Hague, Jr., 64 of Springfield, formerly of Union passed away on March 23, 2024.
Our beloved husband, father, brother, and friend was born on January 18, 1960, in the Ironbound section of Newark, Tim dedicated over 30 years to serving his community as a police officer with the Newark Police Department, retiring as a lieutenant in 2014. He later...
Jerry Arena
Mar 22, 2024
Jerry Arena age 84 of Normandy Beach, NJ passed away at home on March 22, 2024.
Jerry was born in the Ironbound section of Newark and resided there for over 20 years. He worked for the Carpenters Union and the Newark Housing Authority. He excelled as a skilled carpenter and built several houses and apartment buildings. Jerry had settled in Lyndhurst...
Kenneth Atkinson
Mar 21, 2024
On March 21, 2024, Kenneth transitioned from this earth-bound life to everlasting eternal life in Glory, at the age of 65.
KENNETH ATKINSON was born on October 12, 1958 at Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital in Jersey City, New Jersey to George and the Late Evangelist-Deaconess Ernestine Atkinson. He was the second child, and only son, of three children: Ella (deceased) and...
Jean Ford
Mar 20, 2024
Jean Cocuzzo Ford, age 89, of Union, passed away at home on March 20, 2024. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is predeceased by her late husband, James Sr., and her 8 siblings. Jean is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Debbie; grandchildren, Brian Ford (Kelly), Kelly Piano (Matt), and Timothy Ford (Erian); great...
Raynald Laurent
Mar 9, 2024
Raynald Laurent was born on Thursday, August 11, 1955, in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, to the late Luc and Lillian (Aristor) Laurent. In 1987, he married the love of his life, Magdaly Laurent (nee Casseus), and of their union bore four children. Raynald has worked in different capacities, and is most known for being the owner of T-Shirt House (Kay Maillots). T-Shirt...
Paul K. Cheety
Mar 7, 2024
Paul K. Cheety, passed away on March 7, 2024. He was born in Elizabeth and later built his life in Union, New Jersey.He was dedicated iron worker with Local 480 Elizabeth for 30 years and a committed special police officer in Union for 15 years. Paul's passion for craftsmanship extended beyond his professional work; he found joy in building motorcycles...
Matthew J. Malinowski
Mar 5, 2024
Matthew J. Malinowski, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2024 at Overlook Medical Center with family members by his side. He was born in Elizabeth on Aug. 14, 1941 and raised in Linden. He later built his life in Westfield before moving to Union, New Jersey with his loving wife, Barbara (Twaskas) Malinowski.
Matt attended both the Pingry School and Stevens Institute of...
Harold Edward Wiener
Feb 26, 2024
Harold Wiener passed away at Overlook Hospital on February 26, 2024.
An Irvington native, Harold was born, raised, and educated in the township, having graduated from Union Avenue Elementary School and Irvington High School. In 1979 he received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology/sociology, and a master of arts degree in teaching the social sciences in 1986, both from Montclair...
Joseph S. Macchia
Feb 26, 2024
Joseph S. Macchia, 76 of Union, NJ passed away on February 26, 2024 at his home.
Joseph was born in Newark, NJ. He worked as a mechanic and corrections office before joining the Newark Police Department in 1984. He retired in 2007 as a captain.
He was predeceased by his parents John (Govine) and Anna Kashuba Macchia, a brother John (Sonny) Macchia...
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