Obituaries

William B. Connelly

William B. Connelly

Jul 17, 2015

Bill was born in Jersey City, NJ on May 13th, 1944. He attended Sacred Heart Grammar School and graduated from H. Snyder High School in 1961. He began his career at Morgan Guaranty Trust as a mail room clerk immediately after graduation. Bill took time out to serve his country in the US Navy, spending most of his "hitch" as...

Deborah E. Lyons

Deborah E. Lyons

Jul 17, 2015

Lyons, Deborah E. (nee Egan), 73, of Rutherford, NJ passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015. Beloved wife of Lawrence Lyons. Loving mother of Helen Lyons. Cherished sister of Cathie Angeley. Mrs. Lyons worked for AT&T in New York City. Deborah was the perfect wife. God couldn't have picked any better. Funeral Wednesday at 9AM from the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home,...

Tomas Abascal

Tomas Abascal

Jul 15, 2015

Tomas Abascal, 54, of Fort Lee, New Jersey, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Loving father of Joshua Abascal & his wife Nancy, and Scott Abascal & his girlfriend Hana. Friends will be received Friday 2-4 & 6-9 PM at the Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home, 1601 Palisade Avenue, Fort Lee. Private cremation. In lieu of flowers donations may be made...

Maria Karlak

Maria Karlak

Jul 14, 2015

Maria Karlak (nee Duda), 93, of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Maximilian Karlak. Loving mother of Jane Oreda and the late Melanie Karlak. Dear sister of the late John Duda. Cherished grandmother of Diane & her husband Andrew Brynczka, Tracie & her husband Kevin Carey, Mark & his wife Meredith...

Francesco Spinelli

Francesco Spinelli

Jul 11, 2015

Spinelli, Francesco, 87, of Lyndhurst, NJ passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015. Beloved husband for 51 years of Agnese (nee Costa) Spinelli. Loving father of Cecilia & her husband John-David Giessmann of Leesburg, VA and Peter & his wife Lisa Spinelli of Marlboro, NJ. Cherished grandfather of James, Giana, Frank, Emily & Rachael. Dear brother of Maria & her...

Joseph R. Nosal

Joseph R. Nosal

Jul 10, 2015

Joseph R. Nosal, 82, of Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015. Beloved husband of Lorraine Nosal (nee Kokawski). Loving father of Jeffrey & his wife Deirdre Doyle-Nosal, and Lori & her husband James Clemente. Dear brother-in-law of Donald Kokawski, and Fred & his wife Laura Kokawski. Cherished grandfather of Brian Clemente, Ashley & her husband Joseph...

William John Stefanacci

William John Stefanacci

Jul 10, 2015

William John Stefanacci, 82, of Blairstown, NJ passed away on July 10, 2015. Beloved husband of Annabelle (nee Natiello) Stefanacci. Loving father of William & his wife Patricia Stefanacci, Beverly A. Reece, Anthony & his wife Cheryl Stefanacci, and the late Cheryl Ann Stefanacci. Cherished grandfather of 14 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Joyce & the late James...

Raymond Floriani

Raymond Floriani

Jul 10, 2015

Floriani, Raymond A. was called into the peaceful company of our Lord on July 10, 2015. He is survived by a son, Raymond Jr., and daughter-in-law Karen Reilly Floriani. He was predeceased by his wife Lillian Floriani and brother Walter. Born in Jersey City on March 18, 1925 to August and Isabella Shultz Floriani, Raymond, a resident of Secaucus, NJ...

Germelina R. Gonzales

Germelina R. Gonzales

Jul 9, 2015

Germelina R. Gonzales, 71, of Rutherford, New Jersey, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015. Born and raised in the Philippines she worked as a flight attendant before moving to the US in 1986. In the US she worked as a Medical Assistant and as a Home Care Giver. Loving mother of Charisma Lorfink & her husband Timothy, and Emmanuel...

Alfred S. Murphy, Jr.

Alfred S. Murphy, Jr.

Jul 9, 2015

Murphy, Jr., Alfred, 58, of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Tina-Marie Murphy (nee Nicastro). Adored son of the late Alfred & Janette Murphy. Loving father of Ashley Murphy. Dear brother of Eileen Murphy, Dennis Murphy & his late wife Vivian, Pat Rankan & her husband Perry, Michael Murphy, Lynn Murphy...

Anthony Paul Martins

Anthony Paul Martins

Jul 8, 2015

Dr. Anthony Paul Martins, died peacefully at his home in Fort Lee, New Jersey on July 8, 2015 at the age of 87. He is survived by his children Mark & his wife Andrea, Paul & his wife Teresa, Cindy & her husband Eric King, Michael & his wife Amy Cox-Martins, and John & his wife Yasuyo, and his grandchildren,...

Mary T. Vallone

Mary T. Vallone

Jul 7, 2015

Mary T. Vallone (nee Struss), 93, of Fairfield, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Beloved wife of Samuel Vallone. Loving mother of Kenneth Vallone & his late wife Patricia, Dyanne Van Syckel & her husband William and Cheryl Vallone-Rigby & her husband Glenn. Dear sister of the late Wanda Van Dyke, John Struss, Josephine Nagy and Agnes...

Kenneth A. Byrd

Kenneth A. Byrd

Jul 7, 2015

Kenneth A. Byrd died on Tuesday, July 7 at Columbus Hospital in Newark. He was 66 years old, having been born on December 7, 1948. While a student at Saint Peter's College in Jersey City (now Saint Peter's University) Ken was an active member of the College's chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity, and participated in service projects...

Ronald H. Carr

Ronald H. Carr

Jul 6, 2015

Ronald H. Carr, 78, of Fairfield, New Jersey, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015 after a long illness. Beloved husband of 58 years to Victoria Carr (nee Boudjouk). Devoted son of the late Howard & Ruth (nee Wagner) Carr and stepson of the late George Kuhn. Loving father of Ronald H. Carr, Jr. & his wife Annette of Wayne,...

Patrick F. Geraci

Patrick F. Geraci

Jul 4, 2015

Geraci, Patrick F., age 96 entered into eternal rest on 7/4/2015. He was born in The Bronx, NY and shortly after moved to Lyndhurst, NJ with his parents, Maria and John and brother Albert, all deceased. Mr. Geraci's beloved wife, Concetta Tedesco, predeceased him in 2007 after sharing 65 years of marriage. He leaves behind to mourn him his daughter...

Claire Jasinski

Claire Jasinski

Jul 2, 2015

Claire Jasinski (nee Donorovich), 90, of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, passed away peacefully in Monroe, NC on Thursday, July 2, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Edward "Jazz" Jasinski. Loving mother of Richard Jasinski, Sr. & his wife Jamie and Joyce Ann Tricola of Matthews, NC. Cherished grandmother of Richard Jasinski, Jr. & his fiance Ashley Miceli, Jackie Ann Tricola and...

Hildegard Kalaskey

Hildegard Kalaskey

Jul 2, 2015

Kalaskey, Hildegard, of Newton, New Jersey, formerly of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, passed away on July 2, 2015 due to injuries sustained in a car accident. At 87, a ball of fire cannot describe her because that description is too small. Born in Germany and going through the war she had endured many hardships but prevailed and was respected and loved...