Obits from North New Jersey, Sunday, February 17, 2002
LOUIS A. BARTMAN, 90, of Fair Lawn died Thursday. Before retiring in 1973, he was a payroll clerk for Bendix Corp., Teterboro, where he worked for 35 years. He was a member of the United Auto Workers union. He was a parishioner of St. Joseph R.C. Church, Passaic. Arrangements: Kamienski Funeral Home, Wallington.
HELEN F. BIGBEE, 83, of New Milford died Friday. She was born in Germany. She had been a member of the New Milford Republican Club and served as county committeewoman. She was a member of the New Milford Mental Health Association. She was a member of St. Matthew Church, New Milford, and its Ladies Aid. Arrangements: Boulevard Funeral Home, New Milford.
CATHERINE M. GENOVESE CABODI, 81, of Bergenfield died Saturday. Before retiring, she worked for the Florence Shop, Bergenfield. She was a member of Church of the Ascension, New Milford, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 876 Auxiliary, River Edge. Arrangements: Riewert's Memorial Home, Bergenfield.
JOHN A. CLEARY, 81, of the Leisure Knoll section of Manchester, formerly of Paramus, died Saturday. Before retiring in 1980, he was a metal lather and a member of Metal Lathers Union Local 46, New York City. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of American Legion Post 226, River Edge, and had served on their House Committee. He was a parishioner of St. John R.C. Church, Lakehurst. Arrangements: Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, Manchester.
VITTORIO COCCO, 76, of Leonia died Friday. He was born in Italy and came to the United States in 1955. He had been a self-employed construction contractor. Arrangements: A.K. Macagna Funeral Home, Cliffside Park.
ARMAND A. COTI, 80, of Ridgewood died Friday. He had been a broker for Cottage Realty, Waldwick. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a parishioner of Mount Carmel R.C. Church, Passaic. Arrangements: Feeney Funeral Home, Ridgewood.
RAY F. DeLISE, 53, of Wayne died Saturday. Before retiring in 2000, he was owned the Clifton Spa Luncheonette for 25 years. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Arrangements: Festa Memorial Funeral Home, Totowa.
ANGELINA GIANNINI DePAOLA, 98, of New Milford died Friday. She was born in Italy. She was a parishioner of Ascension R.C. Church, New Milford. Arrangements: Volk-Leber Funeral Home, Oradell.
NELLIE M. "MENDEZ" DORAN of Brick, formerly of Jersey City, died Friday. She was born in Mexico. She was a member of the Fatima Society of St. Nicholas R.C. Church and the Mothers Club of St. Nicholas School, both in Jersey City. Arrangements: Joseph W. Preston Funeral Home, South Orange.
EDITH TEMPIA FAZZIO, 79, of Haledon died Friday. She was born in Italy and came to the United States in 1924. Before retiring in 1994, she was a secretary for American Cyanamid Co., Wayne, where she worked for 20 years. She was a member of St. Mary Episcopal Church, Haledon. Arrangements: DeLuccia-Lozito Funeral Home, Haledon.
IDA FILIE, 93, of Northvale died Friday. She was a parishioner of St. Anthony R.C. Church and a member of the Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, both in Northvale. Arrangements: Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale.
JACK HARRIS JR., 55, of Bloomingdale died Feb. 4. He had been a commercial fisherman working the shores from Florida to Massachusetts and Oregon to Alaska. Arrangements: Moore's Home for Funerals, Wayne.
ANNA OLEJARZ HAUSSLER, 91, of Garfield died Thursday. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph R.C. Church and was a member of St. John the Baptist Society 803, both in Passaic. She was a former member of Clifton Moose Lodge 657 and a member of AARP. Arrangements: Kamienski Funeral Home, Garfield.
THOMAS E. HORNES, 63, of Saddle Brook, formerly of Wallington, died Friday. Arrangements: Costa Memorial Home, Hasbrouck Heights.
ALBERT F. HOUSE, 69, of Oakland died Friday. Before retiring in 1993, he was a history and geography teacher at Glen Rock Junior-Senior High School, where he taught for 36 years. He was an Army veteran. He was a graduate of Montclair State College with a master's degree in history. He was past president of The Circus Fans Association of America and had been a booking agent for Vidbel's Olde Tyme Circus. He was a member of the Circus Fans Felix Adler Tent and had been vice commodore of the Bergen County Chapter of the Society for the Education of the American Sailor. He also was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Oakland, and had been a merit badge counselor for the Boy Scouts of America. Arrangements: Oakland Memorial Home.
ELISE BERGHEIM IRAS, 62, of Wayne died Friday. She was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1955. She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pompton Lakes. Arrangements: Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, Wayne.
DOLORES M. SCACCIO KUEHNAPFEL, 70, of Dumont died Friday. Before retiring in 1980, she was a factory worker for Willardy Co., Union City. Arrangements: Frech Funeral Home, Dumont.
SADIE MAIO, 88, of Lodi died Friday. Arrangements: Alesso Funeral Home, Lodi.
MARGARET A. McGERTY McKIERNAN, 89, of Pompton Lakes died Friday. She was born in Scotland and came to the United States 80 years ago. Before retiring in 1980, she was a telephone operator for New York Telephone. She was a parishioner of St. Mary R.C. Church, Pompton Lakes. Arrangements: Richards Funeral Home, Riverdale.
PAUL J. MEOLA, 74, of Clifton died Saturday. Before retiring in 1991, he worked for High Point Tools, Fairfield, for 20 years. He was a Navy veteran and a member of American Legion Post 8, Clifton. He was a parishioner of St. Paul R.C. Church, Clifton. Arrangements: Intelisano-Scarpa Funeral Home, Clifton.
LORRAINE T. MITCHELL, 70, of East Rutherford died Friday. Before retiring in 1999, she worked for American Express Travel, New York City, for 35 years. Arrangements: G. Thomas Gentile Funeral Home, Hackensack.
PETER MORRIS, 81, of River Edge, formerly of Bergenfield, died Friday. He was born in Ireland. He had been a carpenter for Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, New York City. He was a member of the County Armagh Association, the Bergenfield Irish Social Club, and Division 7 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Arrangements: Riewerts Memorial Home, Bergenfield.
JOSEPH R. O'CONNELL, 87, of Lakewood, formerly of Rutherford, died Saturday. Before retiring, he was an executive for Carl Byoir and Associates Inc., New York City. He was a parishioner of St. Mary R.C. Church, Rutherford. Arrangements: Collins-Calhoun Funeral Home, Rutherford.
ANNE M. O'CONNOR, 90, of Chatham, formerly of Glen Rock and Allendale, died Feb. 8. Before retiring in 1971, she was a principal in the Glen Rock school system. She was a graduate of Paterson State Teachers College with a master's degree in education. She was past president of the North Jersey Reading Association and a member of the New Jersey Education Association. Arrangements: Wm. A. Bradley Funeral Home, Chatham.
FLORENCE RICHMOND PANCHERI, 85, of Riverdale died Friday. She was a parishioner of St. Mary R.C. Church, Pompton Lakes, and a former member of the Chilton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Arrangements: M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, Pompton Plains.
LORRAINE GOLDSTEIN PARISER, 76, of Clifton died Saturday. She had been a speech therapist. She was a volunteer at Passaic Beth Israel Hospital and a member of the Sisterhood of the Clifton Jewish Center. Arrangements: Jewish Memorial Chapel, Clifton.
MARY CANGIALOSI PLESCIA-MANZELLA, 86, of Paramus, formerly of Lodi, died Friday. Before retiring in 1975, she was a seamstress for Frank Saltz Co., Passaic, where she worked for 20 years. She was a parishioner of Annunciation R.C. Church, Paramus, and a member of its Senior Club. She was a member of the Paramus Garden Club. Arrangements: Alesso Funeral Home, Lodi.
MARILYN ECKMAYER PORRINO, 58, of Leonia, formerly of Fort Lee, died Thursday. Before retiring in 2000, she was an administrative assistant for Pedimedic, Fort Lee. She was a parishioner of Madonna R.C. Church, Fort Lee. She was a member of the Bergen County Women's Republican Club and Palisade Fire Company 1 Auxiliary, Fort Lee. Arrangements: Frank A. Patti & Kenneth Mikatarian Funeral Home, Fort Lee.
LOUIS J. RANDON, 82, of Manchester Township, formerly of New Milford, died Friday. Before retiring in 1981, he was an administrator in the Dumont school system, where he worked for 35 years. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a graduate of StroudsburgUniversity and received a master's degree in social studies from New York University. He was a parishioner of St. John R.C. Church, Lakehurst. Arrangements: Oliverie Funeral Home, Manchester.
GEORGE A. RISSER, 83, of Sterling, Pa., formerly of Paramus, died Jan. 31. Before retiring in 1980, he was a chemist for Loor Laboratory, Paterson. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II. Arrangements: Arthur J. Frey Funeral Home, South Sterling, Pa.
JEAN H. STUHR STEEG, 75, of Elmwood Park died Friday. Arrangements: Patrick J. Conte Funeral Home, Elmwood Park.
MODISTINO VITAGLIANO, 72, of Toms River, formerly of Paterson, died Wednesday. He had worked for the Passaic County Surrogate's Office, Paterson. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a parishioner of St. Luke R.C. Church, Toms River. Arrangements: Scillieri Funeral Home, Paterson.
GERARD C. ZAHARIOU, 40, of Ringwood, formerly of Bogota, died Friday. Before retiring last year, he was an officer in the Bogota Police Department, where he served for 11 years, and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Bogota. He was a member and past president and captain of Hook & Ladder Company 1 of the Bogota Volunteer Fire Department, a member of the Bogota Exempt Firemen's Association, and former manager of the Bogota Fire Department softball team. Arrangements: Petrik Funeral Home, Bogota.
DOLORES M. SCACCIO KUEHNAPFEL, 70, of Dumont died Friday. Before retiring in 1980, she was a factory worker for Willardy Co., Union City. Arrangements: Frech Funeral Home, Dumont.
SADIE MAIO, 88, of Lodi died Friday. Arrangements: Alesso Funeral Home, Lodi.
MARGARET A. McGERTY McKIERNAN, 89, of Pompton Lakes died Friday. She was born in Scotland and came to the United States 80 years ago. Before retiring in 1980, she was a telephone operator for New York Telephone. She was a parishioner of St. Mary R.C. Church, Pompton Lakes. Arrangements: Richards Funeral Home, Riverdale.
PAUL J. MEOLA, 74, of Clifton died Saturday. Before retiring in 1991, he worked for High Point Tools, Fairfield, for 20 years. He was a Navy veteran and a member of American Legion Post 8, Clifton. He was a parishioner of St. Paul R.C. Church, Clifton. Arrangements: Intelisano-Scarpa Funeral Home, Clifton.
LORRAINE T. MITCHELL, 70, of East Rutherford died Friday. Before retiring in 1999, she worked for American Express Travel, New York City, for 35 years. Arrangements: G. Thomas Gentile Funeral Home, Hackensack.
PETER MORRIS, 81, of River Edge, formerly of Bergenfield, died Friday. He was born in Ireland. He had been a carpenter for Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, New York City. He was a member of the County Armagh Association, the Bergenfield Irish Social Club, and Division 7 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Arrangements: Riewerts Memorial Home, Bergenfield.
JOSEPH R. O'CONNELL, 87, of Lakewood, formerly of Rutherford, died Saturday. Before retiring, he was an executive for Carl Byoir and Associates Inc., New York City. He was a parishioner of St. Mary R.C. Church, Rutherford. Arrangements: Collins-Calhoun Funeral Home, Rutherford.
ANNE M. O'CONNOR, 90, of Chatham, formerly of Glen Rock and Allendale, died Feb. 8. Before retiring in 1971, she was a principal in the Glen Rock school system. She was a graduate of Paterson State Teachers College with a master's degree in education. She was past president of the North Jersey Reading Association and a member of the New Jersey Education Association. Arrangements: Wm. A. Bradley Funeral Home, Chatham.
FLORENCE RICHMOND PANCHERI, 85, of Riverdale died Friday. She was a parishioner of St. Mary R.C. Church, Pompton Lakes, and a former member of the Chilton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Arrangements: M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, Pompton Plains.
LORRAINE GOLDSTEIN PARISER, 76, of Clifton died Saturday. She had been a speech therapist. She was a volunteer at Passaic Beth Israel Hospital and a member of the Sisterhood of the Clifton Jewish Center. Arrangements: Jewish Memorial Chapel, Clifton.
MARY CANGIALOSI PLESCIA-MANZELLA, 86, of Paramus, formerly of Lodi, died Friday. Before retiring in 1975, she was a seamstress for Frank Saltz Co., Passaic, where she worked for 20 years. She was a parishioner of Annunciation R.C. Church, Paramus, and a member of its Senior Club. She was a member of the Paramus Garden Club. Arrangements: Alesso Funeral Home, Lodi.
MARILYN ECKMAYER PORRINO, 58, of Leonia, formerly of Fort Lee, died Thursday. Before retiring in 2000, she was an administrative assistant for Pedimedic, Fort Lee. She was a parishioner of Madonna R.C. Church, Fort Lee. She was a member of the Bergen County Women's Republican Club and Palisade Fire Company 1 Auxiliary, Fort Lee. Arrangements: Frank A. Patti & Kenneth Mikatarian Funeral Home, Fort Lee.
LOUIS J. RANDON, 82, of Manchester Township, formerly of New Milford, died Friday. Before retiring in 1981, he was an administrator in the Dumont school system, where he worked for 35 years. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a graduate of StroudsburgUniversity and received a master's degree in social studies from New York University. He was a parishioner of St. John R.C. Church, Lakehurst. Arrangements: Oliverie Funeral Home, Manchester.
GEORGE A. RISSER, 83, of Sterling, Pa., formerly of Paramus, died Jan. 31. Before retiring in 1980, he was a chemist for Loor Laboratory, Paterson. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II. Arrangements: Arthur J. Frey Funeral Home, South Sterling, Pa.
JEAN H. STUHR STEEG, 75, of Elmwood Park died Friday. Arrangements: Patrick J. Conte Funeral Home, Elmwood Park.
MODISTINO VITAGLIANO, 72, of Toms River, formerly of Paterson, died Wednesday. He had worked for the Passaic County Surrogate's Office, Paterson. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a parishioner of St. Luke R.C. Church, Toms River. Arrangements: Scillieri Funeral Home, Paterson.
GERARD C. ZAHARIOU, 40, of Ringwood, formerly of Bogota, died Friday. Before retiring last year, he was an officer in the Bogota Police Department, where he served for 11 years, and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Bogota. He was a member and past president and captain of Hook & Ladder Company 1 of the Bogota Volunteer Fire Department, a member of the Bogota Exempt Firemen's Association, and former manager of the Bogota Fire Department softball team. Arrangements: Petrik Funeral Home, Bogota.
