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CHARLES ROTHFUSS, of Harrison , died on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002. He was 48. Born in Kearny, he lived in Harrison. He died in University Hospital in Newark. Survived by daughters, Tina Varano and Dana Rothfuss; sisters, Harriot Gillings, Florence Smillie, Ruth Ann Stoia, Alice Wojciechowski; his brothers, William, Raymond and Russell Rothfuss and three grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted by the Wilfred Armitage Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive , Kearny . A funeral mass was held in Holy Cross Church Harrison. A private cremation followed.
GEORGE R. STEINIS, of Willow Spring , N.C. , died on Monday, Sept. 16, 2002. He was 55. He was the owner of Framer’s Market and Gallery in Chapel Hill and a veteran of the Vietnam War. Surviving are his wife, Mary Anne Duffy Steinis; daughter, Samantha Gallacher of Kearny ; grandsons, Matthew J. Gilmore and Ryan Patrick Gallacher; father, Julian G. Steinis of Kearny ; aunt, Beruta Lukshis of North Arlington. Funeral services were conducted by the Thomas Funeral Home, 401 North Ennis St. , Furquay-Varina , N.C. A funeral mass was held in St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 1005 Wilbon Rd., Furquay-Varina, N.C., 27526 In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Bernadette Catholic Church.
MARY J. TOOHEY (nee Jennings ), of Kearny, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2002. She was 77. Born in New York City, she moved to Kearny 35 years ago. She died in the Milford Manor in West Milford. She was a financial clerk for American Can Company in Jersey City for 35 years before retiring 15 years ago. Wife of the late William. Mother of Joseph E., James J. and Peter W. Toohey. Sister of the late Thomas Jennings. She is survived by seven grandchildren and four nieces and nephews on the Jennings side along with their families. Funeral services were conducted by the Wilfred Armitage Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A funeral mass was held in St. Cecilia’s Church, Kearny. Interment
was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange.
FABIAN SOTO, of Harrison , died on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center disaster. He was 31. Born in Macara Loja, Ecuador, he moved to the U.S., settling in Harrison in 1993 and residing there for eight years. He was employed as a window washer for ABN Co. in New York City for three weeks. He was a member of the Macara Club, Newark. Beloved husband of Elda Soto (nee Giron). Loving father of Jose Fabian Soto. Cherished son of Mario Soto and Elvira Cumbicos. Dear brother of Patricia, Lorena, Mario, Sandra, Jorge, Roxy, Santiago, Esgar, Alfonse, Rosio, Mercy and Natty. Funeral services will be conducted by the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison, on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m.. A funeral mass will be held in Holy Cross Church, Harrison, at 10 a.m. Interment
will follow at Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Jose Fabian Soto Scholarship Fund, c/o Mulligan Funeral Home.
SOPHIE AKUNOWICZ (nee Gogol), of Kearny, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002. She was 77. Born in Harrison, she moved to Kearny many years ago. She died at home. She was a keypunch operator for Western Electric, Newark, for more than 20 years before retiring 12 years ago. Wife of the late George (August 2002); mother of Michael and his wife, Randie and George and his wife, Lyn; sister of Frank Gogol and Helen Zuklis and the late Steve and Anthony Gogol; grandmother of Stephen, Jennifer and Karen; great-grandmother of Brittany Lyn. Funeral services were conducted by the Condon Funeral Home, 684 Kearny Ave., Kearny. A funeral mass was held in St. Stephen’s Church, Kearny. Entombment was in Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington.
ANGELA DORAN (nee Martosewicz), of Harrison and Ortley Beach, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002. She was 76. Born in Carteret, she lived in Harrison for the past 50 years. She died at Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was a 1945 graduate of St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing, Trenton. She was a registered nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital and St. Michael’s Hospital, Newark and Bell Telephone, Newark, for 10 years, retiring in 1970. She was a member of the Rosary Society and choir member of Holy Cross Church, Harrison. She was also an officer of Parents of Educationally Handicapped Children of Harrison, past treasurer of Mt. Carmel Guild, taught CDD classes at St. Anthony’s Church, East Newark and was a founding member of Pathways to Independence, Kearny. Beloved wife of Edward M. Doran (retired Fire Chief, Harrison Fire Department); loving mother of Teri Doran-Rogers, Edward J., Mary Beth Doran and Peggy Velardo; dear sister of Stanley and Alexander Radomski, Mary Martosewicz; cherished grammy of Edward and Eva Doran and Joseph Velardo. Funeral services were conducted by the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison. A funeral mass was held in Holy Cross Church, Harrison. Interment
was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Pathways for Independence, Kearny, c/o Mulligan Funeral Home.
GRACE LATELLA, of Harrison, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2002. She was 75. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in Harrison for the past 46 years. She died at home. She worked as a school crossing guard for the Town of Harrison for 24 years. She was a member of V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary Post 340, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 282 and Knights of Columbus Auxiliary, Our Lady of Grace Council #402, Harrison Cancer League and Holy Cross Rosary Society, all of Harrison. Beloved wife of Rocco for 53 years; daughter of the late John and Mary Chirichella; devoted mother of Camille and Rocco, Jr.; dear mother-in-law of Carla; dear sister of John, Matthew, Dominick and Joseph Chirichella and the late Michael and Pasquale Chirichella; cherished grandmother of Jennifer, Joseph and Jodi Wood; loving aunt to many nieces and nephews; adored companion of her beloved pet, Brandy. Funeral services were conducted by the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison. A funeral mass was held in Holy Cross Church, Harrison. Entombment was in Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington.
