Obits from North New Jersey, Saturday, October 13, 2001
LISA FERRICK ACCIARDI, 37, of Guttenberg died Friday. Arrangements: A. K. Macagna Funeral Home, Cliffside Park.
GERTRUDE H. BARTZ, 87, of Bogota died Friday. She was born in Germany. Before retiring in 1963, she co-owned the Standard Bakery, Ridgefield Park, for 19 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Bogota. Arrangements: Petrik Funeral Home, Bogota.
JOHN CONSTANTINO, 77, of North Bergen died Thursday. Arrangements: Vainieri Funeral Home, North Bergen.
RUSSELL CURVING JR., 58, of Wantage, formerly of Totowa and Little Falls, died Thursday. He had been a maintenance supervisor for Fiske Bros. Refining Co., Newark, where he worked for 22 years. He was a member of the Colesville Gun Club and the National Rifle Association. Arrangements: Pinkel Funeral Home, Sussex.
CONSTANTINE DARABARIS, 84, of Bloomsburg, Pa., formerly of Paterson and Prospect Park, died Thursday. Before retiring in 1982, he owned the Academy Spa, Prospect Park. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church, Paramus. Arrangements: Dean W. Kriner Funeral Home, Bloomsburg.
ALLAN A. DRENKARD, 72, of Franklin Lakes died Thursday. Before retiring in 1993, he was a credit manager for J. P. Morgan Co., New York City, where he worked for 20 years. He was a graduate of Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, W.Va., and a member of its alumni association. He was a member of the Wyckoff Reformed Church. Arrangements: Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff.
VINCENT G. FORGIONE, 76, of Pompton Plains, formerly of Wanaque, died Friday. Before retiring in 1991, he owned V. M. Metal Fabricators, Pompton Plains, for 26 years. He was an Army Air Force veteran. He was a parishioner of St. Francis R.C. Church, Wanaque. Arrangements: D'Agostino Funeral Home, Wanaque.
MARTIN FRAUNBERGER, 88, of Clifton, formerly of Passaic, died Friday. He was a parishioner of Holy Trinity R.C. Church, Passaic, where he served as an usher. He was a member of Clifton Memorial Post 347. Arrangements: Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, Lexington Avenue, Clifton.
ROSA GROSSI GROSSI, 89, of North Bergen died Thursday. She was born in Italy. Arrangements: Vainieri Funeral Home, North Bergen.
LEROY A. JACKSON, 85, of Clifton died Friday. Before retiring in 1980, he was a buyer for AT&T in Greensboro, N.C., where he worked for 40 years, and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Belle Vista Simpson Methodist Church, Clifton. Arrangements: Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, Van Houten Avenue, Clifton.
MIHAIL JUSUPOV, 84, of Newfoundland, formerly of Paterson, died Thursday. He was born in Russia and came to the United States nine years ago. He had been a custodian for Paterson General Hospital. He was a parishioner of Our Lady Queen of Peace R.C. Church, Hewitt. Arrangements: Vander Plaat-Stickle Funeral Home, Newfoundland.
ANNA PINCUS NOVITCH of New Haven, Conn., formerly of Teaneck and North Bergen, died Thursday. She was born in Poland and came to the United States in 1922. Before retiring in 1973, she was a chief sample maker and shop steward for Jonathan Logan New York, New York City, where she worked for 28 years, and was a member of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union. She was past president of the Council of Jewish Women, Union City; and a member of Temple Beth El, North Bergen, and the Teaneck Jewish Community Center. Arrangements: Gutterman-Musicant, Hackensack.
OLGA KOBBE PITKIN, 84, of Florence, Mass., formerly of Cresskill, died Oct. 5. She had been a librarian for the Englewood Public Library and a volunteer for Friends of the Cresskill Public Library. Arrangements: Czelusniak Funeral Home, Northampton, Mass.
MARGARETHE "GRETA" ROETTGERS QUESNEL of Ridgefield Park died Thursday. She was born in Germany. She was a parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi R.C. Church, Ridgefield Park, and a member of its Rosary Society. Arrangements: Volk-Leber Funeral Home, Teaneck.
EDNA D. STRAUS RAWSON, 84, of Hasbrouck Heights, formerly of Jersey City, died Thursday. Before retiring, she was a secretary for U.S. Radium Co., New York City. She was a parishioner of Corpus Christi R.C. Church, Hasbrouck Heights, and a member of its Rosary Society. She was a member of the Leisure Club, Hasbrouck Heights, and AARP. Arrangements: Costa Memorial Home, Hasbrouck Heights.
ANTHONY RISI, 83, of Hasbrouck Heights, formerly of Jersey City, died Thursday. He had owned Risi Jewelers, Paterson, for 61 years. He was a parishioner of Corpus Christi R.C. Church, Hasbrouck Heights. Arrangements: Costa Memorial Home, Hasbrouck Heights.
IGNARZIO T. "IGGY" SPANO, 82, of West Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Paterson, died Tuesday. Before retiring in 1986, he was an auto mechanic for 50 years and owned Iggy's Auto Repair in Paterson. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Arrangements: Oakland Memorial Home, Oakland.
FRANK SPANO, 91, of Fort Lee, formerly of Hoboken, died Thursday. Before retiring, he was a self-employed fuel and coal dealer. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Cliffside Park, and the Columbus Park Monument Committee and St. Francis R.C. Church Bowling League, both in Hoboken. He was a member of the Choraleers of Fort Lee and a former soloist for Saints Peter and Paul Choir, Hoboken. Arrangements: A.K. Macagna Funeral Home, Cliffside Park.
RACHEL BARBERIA SPINALLI, 71, of Lyndhurst died Thursday. She had worked for Stuyvesant Confectionary Store, Lyndhurst. Previously, she was a seamstress for Lyn-Maid Lingerie, Lyndhurst, where she worked for 15 years. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3549 auxiliary, Lyndhurst. Arrangements: Nazare Memorial Home, Lyndhurst.
VIRGINIA SANTA TAORMINA, 85, of Garfield died Thursday. Before retiring in 1970, she was a seamstress for 15 years. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Virgin R.C. Church, Garfield. Arrangements: Aloia Funeral Home, Garfield.
LORRAINE TORRES, 22, of Paterson died Thursday. She worked for the Marriott hotel in Saddle Brook. She was a parishioner of Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, Paterson. Arrangements: Scillieri Funeral Home, Paterson.
ANGELO C. VACCA, 86, of River Vale died Thursday. Before retiring, he was an air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanic for Town Engineering, Hackensack, and a member of Pipe Fitters union Local 274, Ridgefield. He was a parishioner of St. John R.C. Church, Bergenfield. Arrangements: Riewerts Memorial Home, Bergenfield.
WILLIAM B. WESTCOTT JR., 88, of Wyckoff died Tuesday. Arrangements: The Beachwood Society, Naples, Fla.
SYLVIA GREENBERG ZAIONTZ of Paramus died Friday. She had been a legal stenographer for Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus. Arrangements: Gutterman-Musicant, Hackensack.
