Obits from North New Jersey, Thursday, February 14, 2002
KHAYA RUKHLINA BARKAN, 85, of Fair Lawn died Monday. Arrangements: Louis Suburban Chapel, Fair Lawn.
PHILIP R. BRATERIS, 26, of East Rutherford died Wednesday. He was born in El Salvador. He had been a service technician for Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Maywood. He was a parishioner of St. Joseph R.C. Church, East Rutherford. Arrangements: Kimak Funeral Home, Carlstadt.
JOHN P. BRENNAN, 45, of Rochelle Park, formerly of North Bergen, died Tuesday. He had been a communications supervisor for the Bergen County Police Department in Hackensack. He also was an EMS instructor at the Hudson County Vocational Technical School and at Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center, Secaucus. He was a parishioner of Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Rochelle Park. Arrangements: Vander Plaat Memorial Home, Paramus.
KEVIN E. CASSEDY, 45, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Ho-Ho-Kus and Ridgewood, died Friday. He was a graduate of Springfield College. Arrangements: Feeney Funeral Home, Ridgewood.
HELEN E. REGIEC CATANZARO, 76, of Wayne died Monday. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, Wayne. Arrangements: Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, Wayne.
WALTER DASZCZYSZAK, 84, of Lodi died Wednesday. Before retiring in 1981, he was a chemical operator for Givaudan Corp., Clifton, where he worked for 27 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5082, Lodi. He was a parishioner of Most Holy Name R.C. Church, Garfield. Arrangements: Wozniak Home for Funerals, Wallington.
CHRISTINE DeBENEDETTE, 96, of Bloomfield died Tuesday. Before retiring in 1972, she was a teacher for the Linden school system, where she worked for 42 years. She was a graduate of Newark State Teachers College. She was a member of the Bloomfield Woman's Club. Arrangements: S. & W. Brown Funeral Home, Nutley.
EUGINIE DESBETS, 91, of Guttenberg died Wednesday. She had been an administrator for Shell Oil Co., New York City. Arrangements: Barrett Funeral Home, Tenafly.
ALICE M. STEVENS DIMOND, 78, of Wayne died Wednesday. She had been a Girl Scout leader at St. Mary Episcopal Church, Haledon, and a volunteer at Wayne General Hospital. Arrangements: Moore's Home for Funerals, Wayne.
ANNA SZEWCZYK DUBANOWICH, 91, of Park Ridge died Wednesday. Before retiring in 1975, she owned Dubanowich Sportswear, Passaic, for 20 years. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mercy R.C. Church, Park Ridge, and St. Stanislaus Kostka R.C. Church, Garfield, and a former member of its English Rosary Society. She was a member of AARP. Arrangements: Kamienski Funeral Home, Garfield.
GARY E. DUGAN, 60, of Upper Saddle River, formerly of Ridgewood, died Sunday. Before retiring last year, he was a vice president of research and development for the Clairol division of Bristol-Myers Squibb. He graduated from the University of Connecticut with a doctorate. He was a member of the board of the Bergen Community Regional Blood Center. Arrangements: Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff.
GERALDINE AGAR FREW, 72, of South Hackensack died Wednesday. Arrangements: Trinka-Faustini Funeral Home, Little Ferry.
ACELA M. ARIAS GAMLEN, 88, of Wyckoff, formerly of Wayne, died Tuesday. Before retiring, she worked in the administration department of Prime Properties, Wayne. She was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth R.C. Church, Wyckoff. Arrangements: Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff.
WILLIAM HAZEN, 87, of Southold, N.Y., formerly of Midland Park, died Wednesday. Before retiring in 1979, he was a salesman for Midland Park Lumber Co., where he worked for 50 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a former member of American Legion Post 130. He was a former member of Trinity Reformed Church, Midland Park. He was a former member of the Midland Park Volunteer Fire Department. Arrangements: Olthuis Funeral Home, Midland Park.
PAULA DUMAS IRICK, 35, of Paterson died Monday. She was a home health aide for Patient Care, Paramus. She was a member of Community Baptist Church of Love, Paterson. Arrangements: La Garde Family Funeral Home, Clifton.
ELEANOR R. REILLY LYNCH, 78, of Berkeley Township, formerly of Teaneck, died Monday. She was a customer service representative for Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hackensack. She was a parishioner of St. Maximilian Kolbe R.C. Church, Toms River. Arrangements: Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, Toms River.
CYNTHIA D. MAYE, 43, of Paterson died Feb. 5. She was a nurse's aide at Wanaque Nursing Home and at Hamilton Plaza Nursing Home, Passaic. She also had worked for Shoe-Town in Hawthorne. She was a former member of Solomon Temple Apostolic Church, Paterson. Arrangements: Bragg Funeral Home, Paterson.
HEDWIG MISAJET, 84, of Paterson died Tuesday. Before retiring, she was a secretary to the sales manager of Borden's Ice Cream, Paterson. Previously, she worked for Curtiss-Wright Corp. in Paterson and Dumont Labs in Passaic. She was a parishioner of St. Stephen R.C. Church, Paterson. Arrangements: Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, Van Houten Avenue, Clifton.
JOSEPH PERROTTA, 67, of Wayne died Tuesday. He was a truck driver for Orville Kent Trucking, East Rutherford. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a parishioner of Holy Spirit R.C. Church, Pequannock, and a member of its Knights of Columbus Council. Arrangements: Moore's Home for Funerals, Wayne.
FREDERICK RICCA, 85, of Teaneck, formerly of Little Ferry, died Tuesday. Before retiring in 1976, he was a supervisor at Bendix Corp., Teterboro, where he worked for 25 years and was a member of the United Auto Workers union. He was a member of the Hackensack Yacht Club. Arrangements: Vorhees Funeral Home, Ridgefield Park.
GERARD G. ROMAINE, 77, of Hackensack died Wednesday. Before retiring in 1988, he was a supervisor for Merrill Lynch, New York City, where he worked for 30 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a parishioner of Holy Trinity R.C. Church, Hackensack. He was a member of Elks Lodge 658, Hackensack. Arrangements: J. Rocciola Funeral Home, Hackensack.
ROBERT G. SAGER, 44, of Sylvan Lake, Pa., formerly of Leonia, died Sunday. He had been a photographic editor for Iron Horse Magazine, New York City, and a freelance photographer. Arrangements: Volk-Leber Funeral Home, Palisades Park.
MIRIAM SALZMAN, 97, of Wayne, formerly of Paterson, died Wednesday. Arrangements: Louis Suburban Chapel, Fair Lawn.
ANNA TUCKER SAYWAS, 96, of Bergenfield died Tuesday. She was domestic worker at Rockefeller Center, New York City. She was a parishioner of St. John R.C. Church, Bergenfield, and a member of its Senior Citizens. Arrangements: Riewerts Memorial Home, Bergenfield.
BRUCE A. SIMMONS SR., 60, of Paterson died Feb. 7. He was a Navy veteran. Arrangements: Bragg Funeral Home, Paterson.
SARAH BEVERSLUIS STRUCK, 87, of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne and Prospect Park, died Wednesday. She was a member of Netherlands Reformed Church, Franklin Lakes, and a former volunteer at Wayne General Hospital. Arrangements: Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home, Franklin Lakes.
ROBERT I. VAILE, 53, of Hillsdale died Monday. He was a computer instructor for the Chubb Institute in Jersey City. He was a parishioner for St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Hillsdale. Arrangements: Becker Funeral Home, Westwood.
PHILIP VISCONTI, 85, of Clifton died Tuesday. He was born in Italy and was brought to the United States in 1917. Before retiring, he was an ink consultant for Sinclair Co., Clifton. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Maria SS Buoncamino Society, North Bergen. Arrangements: Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, Van Houten Avenue, Clifton.
MARY DZIUBA WILGA, 87, of Hasbrouck Heights, formerly of Lodi, died Tuesday. She was a parishioner of Corpus Christi R.C. Church, Hasbrouck Heights. Arrangements: Hennessey-Powell Funeral Home, Hasbrouck Heights.
CATHERINE REIG WINNE, 88, of Waldo, Fla., formerly of Oradell, died Tuesday. She was a former member of Annunciation Episcopal Church, Oradell. Arrangements: Volk-Leber Funeral Home, Oradell.
MARGARET L. DeGRAW WINSCHUH, 84, of Totowa died Wednesday. She was a member of American Legion Post 227 Auxiliary, Totowa. Arrangements: Festa Memorial Funeral Home, Totowa.
ROBERT M. WISLOCKY, 56, of Union City died Monday. He had been a truck driver. He was a member of the St. Joseph Men's Club and the Web site of the Wisper Laryngotomies. Arrangements: Leber Funeral Home, Union City.
STANISLAW WOJTOWICZ, 73, of Wallington died Wednesday. He was born in Poland and came to the United States in 1951. Before retiring in 1992, he was a supervisor for Howe Richardson Scale Co., Clifton, where he worked for 36 years. He was a parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus R.C. Church, Wallington. He was founder and conductor of the tri-state area's Melodia Orchestra for 30 years, co-founder of the Sports Club Vistula, Garfield, and a member of the Polish People's Home, Passaic. Arrangements: Wozniak Home for Funerals, Wallington.
