Obits from North New Jersey, Saturday, June 1, 2002
JAMES "PEANUT" ANDERSON, 32, of Passaic died Wednesday. He had been an auto detailer. Arrangements: LaGarde Family Funeral Home, Clifton.
LOUIS A. ASCIONE, 63, of Cresskill died Thursday. He owned Ascione Motors, North Bergen. He was a member of Rockland Country Club. Arrangements: Barrett Funeral Home, Tenafly.
ELEONORE ROLLE BARCIA, 79, of Lodi died Thursday. She was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1948. Before retiring, she was a waitress for Coughey Restaurant, East Rutherford, and Copperhead Restaurant, Lyndhurst. Previously, she was a bookkeeper for Bell Container Co., East Rutherford, and an executive secretary for Curtiss-Wright Corp., Wood-Ridge. She was a semiprofessional bowler and a member of the Women's Major Bowling League, Elmwood Park, and secretary of the Mixed Bowling League, Wallington. She was a member of the Lodi Senior Citizens and AARP. Arrangements: Santangelo Funeral Home, Lodi.
HOWARD W. "LEFTY" BELDING, 74, of Wayne died Friday. Before retiring in 1995, he was a contractor for Boss Glass Co., Dover, where he worked for 35 years. He was a Marine Corps veteran and then served in the Marine Reserve. He helped in the founding of the Wayne Post Cadets Junior Drum and Bugle Corps. Arrangements: Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, Wayne.
MARY MORETTI BERLINGO, 78, of Fort Lee died Wednesday. She was a parishioner of Madonna R.C. Church, Fort Lee. Arrangements: Frank A. Patti and Kenneth Mikatarian Funeral Home, Fort Lee.
MAUREEN M. BOGAN, 68, of Bogota died Friday. Before retiring in 1991, she was a bookkeeper for Kenrich Petrochemicals Inc., Bayonne. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph R.C. Church, Bogota. Arrangements: Volk-Leber Funeral Home, Teaneck.
LILIAN B. CHROSTOWSKI, 88, of New Britain, Conn., formerly of Lyndhurst, died Thursday. She was born in England. She was a member of First Church of Christ, Wethersfield, Conn. She also was a member of the Clifton chapter of the Cosmopolitan Foreign War Bridge Organization. Arrangements: Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, Lyndhurst.
FRANK A. CRESCI, 78, of Ledgewood, formerly of North Bergen, died Friday. Before retiring, he was a construction worker. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a former volunteer coach of North Bergen Biddy Basketball. Arrangements: Vainieri Funeral Home, North Bergen.
JOAN E. ODDO FABBIO, 73, of Palisades Park, formerly of North Bergen, died Tuesday. She had been a secretary for Metro-Life Insurance Co., Union City. She was a parishioner of St. Michael R.C. Church, Palisades Park. Arrangements: Frank A. Patti and Kenneth Mikatarian Funeral Home, Fort Lee.
DIANA BENTEL FAUST, 85, of Hackensack died Tuesday. Arrangements: Vander Plaat Memorial Home, Paramus.
ANN M. POLLOTTA GIAGNACOVO, 75, of Dumont, formerly of Palisades Park, died Friday. She was a parishioner of St. Nicholas R.C. Church, Palisades Park. Arrangements: Volk-Leber Funeral Home, Palisades Park.
ANTOINETTE M. TONI LOUTTIT, 55, of Ringwood died Friday. She had worked for the Center for Family Resources, Ringwood. Arrangements: D'Agostino Funeral Home, Wanaque.
MILTON F. LUCIA of Emerson died Thursday. He had been a sales manager for I.J. Demarest Chevrolet and Norman Buick, both in Westwood. Arrangements: Becker Funeral Home, Westwood.
JOHN LYNCH, 83, of Whiting, formerly of Teaneck, died Thursday. Before retiring in 1981, he was a bus driver for NJ Transit in Cliffside Park. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Arrangements: Petrik Funeral Home, Bogota.
FAY BURAK MOTTRAM, 87, of Norwood died Wednesday. Before retiring in 1969, she was a secretary for Ciba-Geigy Corp., Ardsley, N.Y. She was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Old Tappan. Arrangements: Riewerts Memorial Home, Bergenfield.
GRACE GOSCH NERIA, 87, of Old Tappan died Friday. Arrangements: Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale.
JOSEPH D. ROBINSON, 90, of Guttenberg, formerly of North Bergen and Jersey City, died Thursday. Before retiring, he owned Robinson's Auto Laundry Car Wash, Guttenberg. He was a member of the Gethsemane Baptist Church, West New York. Arrangements: Vainieri Funeral Home, North Bergen.
LOUIS P. ROTH, 61, of Martinsville died Thursday. He had been president of WATS Room, Rochelle Park, where he worked for 20 years. He was a certified public accountant. He was a member of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, chief executive officer of its National Issues Roundtable and PENPAC, and active in the Marketing Research and American Marketing associations. Arrangements: Higgins Home for Funerals, Watchung.
JOSEPH SARZYNSKI, 80, of Garfield died Thursday. He was born in Poland and came to the United States 35 years ago. Before retiring in 1996, he worked in the packaging department of Home Care Industries, Clifton. He was a parishioner of St. Stanislaus Kostka R.C. Church, Garfield. Arrangements: Kamienski Funeral Home, Garfield.
LOUISE BRUGER TAFFE, 84, of Palisades Park, formerly of Union City, died Thursday. She had been a secretary for Charles W. Bruger Inc., Union City. Arrangements: Blackley Funeral Home, Ridgefield.