Obits from North New Jersey, Friday, November 1, 2002
RICHARD C. BOLIE, 28, of Paterson died Tuesday. He had worked for Sweet Potato Pie Co., Paterson. Arrangements: LaGarde Family Funeral Home, Clifton.
ALICE KELTIAN BROOKE, 78, of Hillsdale died Wednesday. She was a member of Saints Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church, Ridgefield. She was a former member of the Armenian Red Cross. Arrangements: Vander Plaat Colonial Home, Fair Lawn.
SAMUEL COLON, 64, of North Bergen died Thursday. Before retiring, he was a foreman for James Textile, North Bergen. Arrangements: Vainieri Funeral Home, North Bergen.
ROSE P. CASTELLANO CORNETT, 72, of Hawthorne died Wednesday. She had been an accountant and bookkeeper. She was a parishioner of St. Anthony R.C. Church, Hawthorne. Arrangements: Browning-Forshay Funeral Home, Hawthorne.
PETRA COSME, 68, of Paterson died Wednesday. She was born in Puerto Rico. She was a parishioner of St. Anthony R.C. Church, Paterson. Arrangements: Della Torre Funeral Home, Paterson.
GLORIA "G.G." DeLAURA, 80, of Paramus, formerly of Ridgewood, died Wednesday. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and its Circle. She was a volunteer at The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, and the American Red Cross. She was a member of the Glen Rock Senior Citizens. Arrangements: C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home, Ridgewood.
ALICE HOLMES FINLEY of Aiken, S.C., formerly of Washington Township, died Wednesday. She attended St. Paul Lutheran Church, Aiken. Arrangements: George Funeral Home, Aiken.
KURT R. FLAGG, 52, of Montvale died Tuesday. He had been vice president of informational technology for Medical Economics, Montvale. He was a member of St. Paul Episcopal Church, Montvale, which he served as a warden. He was a member of the Board of Education and was a coach for the Athletic League, both in Montvale. Arrangements: Becker Funeral Home, Westwood.
MARIE A. SHANLEY HANSEN, 79, of West Milford died Thursday. She was a parishioner of Our Lady Queen of Peace R.C. Church, West Milford. She was a former volunteer librarian at St. Anthony and St. Paul schools in Jersey City. Arrangements: Richards Funeral Home, West Milford.
JOHN R. HASLUCK, 74, of Fair Lawn died Thursday. Before retiring in 1988, he was a commodities spe#####t for Farr Man & Co., New York City, where he worked for 50 years. He was a graduate of Hofstra University. Arrangements: Vander Plaat Colonial Home, Fair Lawn.
TERESA DOMINO INTURRISI, 91, of Pompton Plains died Wednesday. She had been a seamstress in Paterson. She was a member of the Bishop Navaugh Council of the Columbiettes. Arrangements: M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, Pompton Plains.
JOHN S. IRVIN of Paterson died Wednesday. Before retiring, he owned an office-cleaning business and was a pressman for Pacquet Oneida, where he worked for 30 years. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of Church of God Temple Bethel, Hackensack, where he was a choirmaster. Arrangements: Bragg Funeral Home, Paterson.
STANLEY G. JENNINGS, 83, of West Milford died Thursday. Before retiring in 1987, he owned Jennings Taxi Service. He was a former member of the Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church. Arrangements: Vander Plaat-Stickle Memorial Home, Newfoundland.
JACOB J. KANTOR, 73, of Ramsey, formerly of New Milford, died Wednesday. Before retiring this year, he was a custodian at New Milford High School, where he worked for 17 years. He was an Army veteran. He attended St. Paul R.C. Church, Ramsey. Arrangements: Van Emburgh-Sneider Funeral Home, Ramsey.
EDWARD J. KOKORA, 68, of Columbus, Ga., formerly of Clifton, died Oct. 23. He had been a quality control supervisor for Shulton Corp., Clifton. Arrangements: McMullen Funeral Home, Columbus.
JOHN D. LENTINI, 80, of North Bergen, formerly of West New York, died Wednesday. Before retiring, he was a sewing machine operator for S&L Coat Factory, West New York. Arrangements: Vainieri Funeral Home, North Bergen.
BASILIO "BUTCH" MARANA, 77, of Northvale died Thursday. Before retiring, he was a printer for Federal Paperboard Co., Piermont, N.Y., where he worked for 40 years. He was a parishioner of St. Anthony R.C. Church, Northvale. Arrangements: Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale.
WILLIE MIMMS, 79, of Paterson died Saturday. He had been a crossing guard in Paterson. Arrangements: LaGarde Family Funeral Home, Clifton.
MARGARET PETERSEN, 71, of Lyndhurst, formerly of Leonia and Palisades Park, died Thursday. Before retiring in 1998, she was a special police officer for the borough of Palisades Park for 15 years. Arrangements: Nazare Memorial Home, Lyndhurst.
SAMUEL M. PETRONACI, 51, of Pompton Plains died Thursday. He had worked for IBM Corp. in Old Tappan for 10 years. Arrangements: M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, Pompton Plains.
LOUIS H. SCHULER, 86, of Ridgefield Park died Thursday. Before retiring in 1981, he was a district engineer for ADT, Clifton, where he worked for 35 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a former chief of the Ridgefield Park Fire Department and a life member and captain of Truck Company 1. He was a member of the New Jersey State and the Ridgefield Park Exempt Firemen's associations, the New Jersey and New York Firemen's Association, and the New Jersey Fire Chiefs Association. He also was a member of the Audubon Society and the Modern Builders Association of America. Arrangements: Petrik Funeral Home, Bogota.
SOFI SHAIER of Fair Lawn, formerly of Paterson, died Thursday. She was born in Poland and came to the United States in 1950. Before retiring, she was a seamstress for Fanback Industries, Paterson. She was a Holocaust survivor. She was a member of Farband Labor Zionist Alliance and a life member of Hadassah, both in Paterson. Arrangements: Louis Suburban Chapel, Fair Lawn.
AARON SIEGEL, 86, of Teaneck died Thursday. Before retiring, he was a manager for Tiger Plumbing Co., Paterson. Previously, he was president of Lion Plumbing Supply Co., Teaneck, where he worked for 20 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was past president and a member of Valley Tennis Club, Englewood, and a member of the Teaneck Jewish Center. Arrangements: Louis Suburban Chapel, Fair Lawn.
MARGUERITE R. KLENTZIN SMITH, 61, of Mahwah died Wednesday. She had been an aide for the Upper Saddle River school system. She was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church, Mahwah. She was a member of the Don Bosco Ladies Guild. Arrangements: Van Emburgh-Sneider Funeral Home, Ramsey.
BENNIE L. VELARDI, 77, of South Hackensack died Wednesday. Before retiring in 1987, he was a truck driver for Goldberg Slipper Co., Hackensack. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8005, South Hackensack. He was a parishioner of Immaculate Conception R.C. Church, Hackensack. He was former chief of the South Hackensack Volunteer Fire Department. Arrangements: G. Thomas Gentile Funeral Home, Hackensack.
SALVATORE VIVIRITO, 89, of Little Ferry died Wednesday. He had owned Vivirito Trucking Co., New York City. He was a parishioner of St. Margaret of Cortona R.C. Church, Little Ferry. Arrangements: Trinka-Faustini Funeral Home, Little Ferry.
RUDOLPH WAWRA, 101, of Pompton Plains died Wednesday. He was born in Germany. He had been a self-employed carpenter. He was a founding member of the Pompton Valley Little Theatre, served as treasurer for the Pequannock Society for the Arts, was chairman of the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee, and was a first reader at First Church of Christ Scientist, Pompton Lakes. Arrangements: M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, Pompton Plains.
PHYLLIS M. McNAMARA WOZNIAK, 68, of Bergenfield died Monday. She was born in Ireland and came to the United States in 1954. Before retiring in 1997, she worked for Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. She was a parishioner of St. John R.C. Church, Bergenfield. Arrangements: Riewerts Memorial Home, Bergenfield.
ADDIE H. YOUNG of Hackensack died Oct. 24. She had been a practical nurse at Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus, where she worked for 25 years. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Hackensack. Arrangements: Bragg Funeral Home, Paterson.
SALVATORE ZASA, 90, of Rochelle Park, formerly of Paterson, died Wednesday. Before retiring, he was a truck driver for Finast Food, Kearny. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a recipient of two Bronze Stars, and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3484, Saddle Brook. He was a parishioner of Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Rochelle Park. He was a member of the Rochelle Park Seniors. Arrangements: Vander Plaat Memorial Home, Paramus.
