Obituaries

Jan 2, 2013

Joyce A. O'Brien (nee Carruthers), 72, of Lyndhurst, NJ on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Thomas O'Brien. Funeral Monday at 9 AM from the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, 425 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst. Funeral Mass 10 AM St. Michael's R.C. Church. Interment Ressurection Cemetery, Staten Island. Friends will be received Sunday 2-4 & 7-9 PM.

Jan 1, 2013

Antonio Alvarez, 93, of Lyndhurst, NJ on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Beloved husband of Angela (nee Fontaina) Alvarez. Loving father of Antonio & his wife Amelia Alvarez, Angela & her husband Abelardo Muniz, and Carlos & his wife Tatjana Alvarez. Dear brother of Jose Alvarez, Dolores Argibay, and the late Manuel, Carmen, Dometila, Andres, & Juanita Alvarez. Cherished grandfather of...

Dec 31, 2012

Evelyn Phelan (nee Jones), 94, of Hamilton, NJ on Monday, December 31, 2012. Beloved wife of the late James F. Phelan. Loving mother of Sharon and her late husband John Kneafsey, and Kathleen & her husband Thomas Berkey. Dear sister of the late Honey Barbi and Robert Jones. Cherished grandmother of Kathleen & her husband Kenneth Korengo, and John &...

Dec 29, 2012

Del Vecchio, MaryAnn, 63, of Ridgefield formerly of Fort Lee, NJ on Saturday, December 29, 2012. Loving mother of Caroline Anne & her husband Olver Fuentes. Devoted sister of JoAnne Rieth & the late Anthony Del Vecchio. Cherished grandmother of Maria Teresa Fuentes. Adored aunt of Darralyn Rieth & Mark Rieth. Also survived by several great nieces & nephews. Maryann...

Dec 27, 2012

Howland, Arlean E. (nee Varner), 103, of Cranford, NJ on Thursday, December 27, 2012. Funeral service Monday at 10:30AM at the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, 425 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ. Interment Rosedale Cemetery. Friends will be received Monday 9-10:30AM. Send condolences to stellatofuneralhomes.com

Dec 25, 2012

Mezanko, John A., Jr, 90, of Lyndhurst, NJ on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. Beloved husband of Agnes (nee Paprota)Mezanko. Loving father of Carol Mezanko, Bernadette Wheeler, Suzanne Santonastaso & her husband Louis, Bonnie Ferdinand & her husband Kenneth, and Catherine Tonnon & her husband Garry. Dear grandfather of John, Mathew, Amy, Lauren, Jill, Craig, Christopher, Erika & Jaclyn. Cherished great-grandfather...

Dec 25, 2012

Irene Zelna, 88, of Lyndhurst, NJ on Wednesday, December 25, 2012. Beloved wife of the late John Francis Zelna. Loving mother of John & his wife Lois Zelna, Carol & her husband Fred Reilly and Patricia Zelna. Dear sister of the late George Newcott. Cherished grandmother of 3 and great-grandmother of 8. Private cremation under the direction of Ippolito-Stellato Funeral...

Dec 24, 2012

Barbato, Anna (nee Scarpa), 87, of Clifton, NJ on Monday, December 24, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Giuseppe Barbato. Loving mother of Giovanna & her husband Mario, Anthony & his wife Karen and Nick & his wife Diane. Devoted sister of Giusappina Ventre. Cherished grandmother of Joseph, Nicole & Lisa. Anna is also survived by her dog Bella. Funeral...

Dec 24, 2012

Pappalardo, Antonio of Carlstadt, NJ on December 24, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Clely Ventrella. He was a restaurant Maitre'd at Grotto D'Oro in Brooklyn, NY. Funeral Saturday at 11AM from the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home 425 Ridge Rd Lyndhurst with a 12 noon Mass at Our Lady of Mt Carmel RC Church. Cremation private. Friends will be received Friday...

Dec 21, 2012

Introcaso, Joseph "Bud", of Belleville, NJ on Friday, December 21, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Anne (nee Ippolito) Introcaso. Loving father of Maryfran & her husband Dennis Annese. Cherished grandfather of Christopher & his wife Caitlin Annese. Mr. Introcaso was born in Jersey City and raised in Port Jervis, NY. Joseph attended Bergen Community College majoring in journalism where...

Dec 19, 2012

Corrado, Jr., Frank Anthony, 90, of Wayne, NJ on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Martha (nee Knowles) Corrado. Loving father of Elizabeth Corrado. Dear brother of Robert Corrado and brother-in-law of Richard & Judy Knowles. Cherished grandfather of Ryder Rogg. Mr. Corrado served in European theatre flying 35 missions for the Army AirCorp. He received 5...

Dec 19, 2012

Luberto, Liberato, 81, of Wantage, NJ on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Beloved Husband of MaryAnn (nee Leavy) Luberto. Loving father of Peter Luberto & his wife Barbara, Doreen Ross & her boyfriend Chris Oracz, Scott Luberto & his wife Allison, Allan Luberto & his wife Leann, and Kimberly & her husband Billy. Adored grandfather of Tony, Nicole, Samantha, Dylan, Jessey,...

Dec 17, 2012

Mejia, Christopher Andrew, 23, of Rutherford, NJ on Monday, December 17, 2012. Born in Jersey City N.J.on October 13, 1989, Christopher resided in North Arlington N.J. before moving to Rutherford in 2003. Christopher graduated Rutherford High School in 2008, where he was an integral part of the bulldog's football team for four years. Continuing his passion for football, he attended...

Dec 16, 2012

Mario Benvenuto Netta, 87, of West Caldwell, NJ on Sunday, December 16, 2012. Beloved husband of Brigida B. Netta. Funeral Wednesday at 8:30 AM from the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, 7 Two Bridges Road, Fairfield. Funeral Mass 9:30 AM St. Aloysius R.C. Church, Caldwell. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover. Friends will be received Tuesday 5-8 PM.

Dec 14, 2012

Josephine A. Russoniello (nee Gentile), 87, of Wayne, NJ on Friday, December 14, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Louis Russoniello. Loving mother of Joseph, Michael, Matthew and Anthony Russoniello. Dear sister of Anthony Gentile. Cherished grandmother of Matthew, Louis, Jessica, Summer & Anthony Russoniello. Adored great-grandmother of Harper Barnes. Mrs Russoniello was a choir member and was on the...

Dec 11, 2012

Victoria Meeker (nee Maciaszek), 91, of Lyndhurst, NJ on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Beloved wife of the late George Meeker. Loving mother of Kathleen & her husband Dennis Dittrick and Peggy Pollack. Cherished grandmother of Adam & his wife Dawn Pollack, Elizabeth Dittrick & fiance Chris, Christopher Dittrick and Kevin Pollack. Adored great-grandmother of Andrew Pollack. Mrs. Meeker was a...

Dec 10, 2012

Dec 9, 2012

Donna Marie Scipio, 50, of Lincoln Park, NJ on Sunday, December 9, 2012. Beloved daughter of Ingrid (nee Sandwall) and the late Daniel Scipio. Loving mother of Jennifer Marie Scipio & her husband Carlos. Dear sister of Patricia Ann Masciangelo, Carol Ann Freda, Barbara Jean Scipio, Michael Joseph Scipio and the late Daniel Edward Scipio, Jr. Cherished grandmother of Jessica...

Dec 9, 2012

Irene C. Andersen (nee Nedland), 83, of Leonia, NJ on Sunday, December 9, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Edward Frank Andersen. Loving mother of Eric & his wife the late Deidre Andersen, and Susan & her husband Dennis Oury. Cherished grandmother of Jason, Dennis Jr., Jeanine, Samantha, Scott, Derek, Christopher and Jennifer. Adored great-grandmother of Alisandra & Gabriella. Mrs....

Dec 9, 2012

Florence Cancellieri, 89, of Fort Lee, NJ on Sunday, December 9, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Cancellieri. Loving mother of Doreen Gilmartin and the late Annette Malachick. Cherished grandmother of Michael & Loren Malachick and Kerry & Brendan Gilmartin. Mrs. Cancellieri was a member of the Fort Lee Seniors. In her early years, Florence worked for American Cystoscope...