Obituaries
Elizabeth Arace
Feb 28, 2012
Elizabeth Arace (nee Jugon) 100 formerly of East Orange died on February 28 at Runnells Specialized Hospital Berkeley Heights. The funeral from the Galante Funeral Home 2800 Morris Ave. Union, on Friday at 8:30 am. Funeral Mass at St. Josephs Church East Orange at 10 AM. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 5 - 8 pm. Born...
Catalina Fernandez
Feb 25, 2012
Catalina Fernandez (nee Garcia) 89, of Union died on Saturday February 25th, 2012 at home. The funeral is from the Galante Funeral Home 2800 Morris Avenue, Union, on Wednesday at 8 am. The funeral mass is at St. Michael Church, Union at 9:15 am. Entombment is in Hollywood Memorial Park. Visitation is Tuesday 2-4 & 7-9 pm. Born in La...
Lucille J. Hess
Feb 24, 2012
Lucille J. Hess (nee Burdi) 80, of Union died on Friday February 24, 2012 at Manor Care Health Care Center, in Mountainside. The funeral is from the Galante Funeral Home 2800 Morris Ave. Union, on Tuesday at 8 am. Funeral Mass at St. Michael Church Union, at 9:15 am. Interment at Hollywood Memorial Park in Union. Visitation is on Monday from...
Joseph A. Nuzzo
Feb 18, 2012
Joseph A. Nuzzo 84, of Lincroft died on Saturday February 18th, 2012 at home. The funeral is from the Galante Funeral Home 2800 Morris Avenue, Union, on Thursday at 8:30 am. The funeral mass is at St. Michael Church, Union at 10:15 am. Entombment will follow in Hollywood Memorial Park in Union. Visitation is Wednesday 2-4 & 7-9 pm. Born...
Theresa L. Herkalo
Feb 17, 2012
Theresa Herkalo (nee Pico) 75 of Springfield passed away at home surrounded by her family on February 17, 2012. Born in Morristown she lived in Madison before moving to Springfield in 1964. She is the wife of Andrew S. Herkalo, Sr. The mother of Andrew Jr. and Louis Herkalo and Rosemarie Hartley. The daughter of the late Louis and...
Shirley L. Addotta
Feb 13, 2012
Shirley Louise Addotta, 88, (nee Mount) passed away on February 13, 2012 at Conroe Regional Medical Center in Conroe, Tx. Shirley was born in Newark, NJ. She was a resident of the Ironbound section of Newark and Mountainside, NJ until moving to Montgomery, Tx in 2011. Shirley worked for the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Newark during WWII and as...
Anna Marie Domenick
Feb 13, 2012
Anna Marie Domenick(nee Policastro) 83 of South Orange passed away at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston on February 13, 2012 Born in Newark she lived in Newark and Maplewood before moving to South Orange 4 years ago. She is the wife of the late Alphonse Domenick. The mother of Allan Domenick, Mark Domenick and Maryann Duraes. The sister of Peter...
Daniel Ruiz
Feb 11, 2012
Daniel Ruiz 81 of Hillside passed away at Trinitas Hospital, Elizabeth on February 11, 2012 Born in Puerto Rico he came to the United States in 1952. He lived in Newark and for the past 19 years resided in Hillside. He is the husband of Dora (nee Alvarado). The father of Daniel Ruiz and his wife Juanita Tutt-Ruiz; Jose Angel...
Victor Quagliariello
Feb 11, 2012
Victor Quagliariello 98 a long time resident of Union passed away at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living in Mountainside on February 11, 2012 Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1913 he was the second oldest in a large family which settled on a farm in Edison. After graduating from Metuchen High School,when Victor expressed his desire to go to college, his father...
Messina Connie Di Cocco
Feb 10, 2012
Messina “Connie” Di Cocco (nee Di Carlo) 83 of Springfield, died on Friday February 10th, 2012 at St. Peter Hospital in New Brunswick. The funeral is from the Galante Funeral Home 2800 Morris Avenue, Union, on Thursday at 8 am. The mass of christian burial is at St James Church in Springfield at 9:15 am. Entombment will follow in Hollywood...
Jeanette Policastro Damiano
Feb 9, 2012
Jeanette Policastro Damiano, 86, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in S. Carolina. Born November 20, 1925, in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Nunzio and Anna Ciricillo Policastro. Survivors include her daughter, Denise A. Kussmaul of Spartanburg. She was predeceased by a son-in-law, Ralph Kussmaul; and a sister, Rose Marasco....
Irene Stampoulos
Feb 8, 2012
Irene Stampoulos Irene Stampoulos passed away on Wednesday February 8th, 2012, at the age of 91 after a lifetime filled with love and a love of life. Born in Newark, NJ she lived in Millburn, NJ for almost 50 years. She was a real Estate broker in the Short Hills area after owning a restaurant business for many years with...
Pearl Conforti
Feb 8, 2012
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Concepcion Gonzalez
Feb 4, 2012
Concepcion Gonzalez, 88, (nee Alvarez-Mendez) Passed away on February 4, 2012 at home in Newark Concepcion was born in Villamea, Spain and was a resident of the Ironbound section of Newark since 1966. Wife of Manuel Mother of Rosa Yanez and her Husband Manuel Funeral from the Galante Funeral Home 17 Pacific St. Newark on Thursday at 8:30 AM Funeral...
Gerardo Lavin
Feb 2, 2012
Longshoreman, 76 Gerardo Lavin, 76 of Newark died on February 2, 2012 at University Hospital. The Funeral is at the Galante Funeral Home 17 Pacific St, Newark Ironbound on Wednesday at 8:30 AM followed by Funeral Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Newark at 9:30 AM. Entombment is at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from...
Domingo Antonio Rodriguez
Jan 30, 2012
Domingo Antonio Rodriguez, 89, “Tabaquito” “Do Chico” On January 30, 2012 of Mesa, AZ formally of Newark NJ Husband of the late Dolores (nee Caamano-Carpintero) Domingo was born in Mallou, La Coruna, Spain He served in the navy, worked as a Merchant Marine, and a Lumberjack in his native Spain before immigrating to the U.S. in 1960. He lived in...
Jesus J. Vigo
Jan 29, 2012
Jesus J. Vigo, 74, On January 29, 2012 of Kearny NJ Husband of the late Maria J. (nee Pineiro) Father of Juan, Maria J. Vigo/Tricanico “Susy”, Maria D. Thomas “Loly” and Ana Vigo/Karadshen. Jesus was born in Caldebarcos, LaCoruna Spain. He lived in the Ironbound Section of Newark before moving to Kearny in 1972. Jesus was a Eucharistic Minister for...
Stanley Klass
Jan 29, 2012
Stanley Klass 76, of Rochelle Park, NJ died on Sunday January 29th, 2012 at Bristol Manor Nursing Home in Rochelle Park, N.J. Stanley was a bus driver for New Jersey Transit Co in Maplewood for many years. Stanley was married to his wife Lorraine (nee Barauskas) and was the father of Brian Klass. A graveside service will be held on...
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