Obituaries
Armando D. Antunes
May 8, 2024
Mr. Armando D. Antunes passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 8, 2024. Mr. Antunes was born in the civil parish of Castelejo in Fundao, Portugal on January 6, 1940. He moved to the United States as a teenager and resided in Newark, N.J. where he ultimately met the love of his life, Joanna Isabell DaSilva. The couple wed in October...
Eva T. Grieco
May 8, 2024
Eva Grieco passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 8, 2024, at Saint Barnabas hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 4, 1942, in Montclair, NJ. Eva was raised in Caldwell, NJ, where she graduated from James Caldwell High School, and a proud graduate of the Berkely College.Eva moved to Verona to raise her family and eventually returning to Caldwell as...
Joyce A. Nastasi
May 5, 2024
Joyce Ann Nastasi passed away on May 5, 2024, at Saint Barnabas Hospital, surrounded byfamily. Born on September 25, 1946, in Irvington, NJ, to Frank and Margaret Janus, Joyce grewup in Union, NJ, where she graduated from Union High School in 1964. Joyce spent most of herlife in Union, enriching the community with her boundless energy and compassion.From 2009 until...
Joseph F. Reggio
Apr 28, 2024
Joseph F. Reggio, 36 of Jackson passed away on April 28, 2024.A viewing will be held private to the family. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass for Joseph at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 259 Oliver St. Newark on Friday May 3 at 11 AM. Born in Newark, Joseph was a lifelong Jackson resident. He was...
Helen Rubinetti
Apr 27, 2024
Helen "Tootsie" Rubinetti (Pierre), 92, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2024. Born and raised in the Ironbound section of Newark, Helen resided in Union for the last 62 years.
Beloved wife of the late Frank A. Rubinetti,
Loving mother of Paul A. and his wife Josephine.
Sister of four late brothers and five late sisters.
Grandmother of 4. Aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Helen was an executive...
Margaret F. Krack
Apr 22, 2024
Margaret Frieda Krack passed away peacefully on April 22, 2024, in Livingston NJ.Margaret was born in Hackensack NJ and raised in Rutherford NJ. She was precededin death by her father Herman and mother Elise as well as her sister Emme. She also issurvived by her loving children Kate and Thomas Dlugosz and partner Frank Dlugosz inaddition to her nieces and...
John A. Dragseth
Apr 18, 2024
John Austin Dragseth, age 81, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2024. He was born on March 31st 1943 in Seattle Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents Harold R Dragseth & Winifred E Dragseth (nee Robb), and his loving wife of 42 years, Margaret Ann Dragseth.John was a loving husband, and dear friend to many. Although he...
Charles Cataldo Strillacci
Apr 18, 2024
Charles "Chisels" Cataldo Strillacci, 79, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2024. He was born in East Orange and resided in Clark for the last 40 years.
He was an entrepreneur in the restaurant business for many years where he found pleasure in interacting with customers and cultivating lifelong friendships. In his leisure time, Charlie loved to travel, craft with art...
Mildred Diana
Apr 17, 2024
Mildred Diana passed away on April 17, 2024.Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation at the Galante Funeral Home, 54 Roseland Ave. Caldwell on Monday April 22 from 2-6 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Aloysius Church, 219 Bloomfield Ave. Caldwell on Tuesday at 10:30 AM. Entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in...
Victoria Almeida
Apr 9, 2024
Victoria Almeida, 95 years old and forever young at heart, passed away peacefully at 9:20AM on April 9th, 2024 in West Orange, NJ.
She was born on March 31, 1929 in the countryside of Gouveia, Portugal, where she grew up on a farm. It was there that she developed a strong work ethic and joyful attitude that she eventually carried with...
Rosaria Ferrara
Apr 3, 2024
Rosaria Ferrara, has passed away on April 3, 2024. She was born on August 1, 1932, in Partinico, Italy.Throughout her life, Rosaria dedicated herself to her family and her craft. She was a devoted homemaker and talented clothing seamstress in the Ironbound section of Newark. However, her proudest accomplishments lie in the love and care she provided as she raised...
Maria Aurelia Barro
Apr 2, 2024
Maria A. Barro
11/14/1933 - 04/02/2024
Three months and one week after losing her beloved “Pipo”, Maria Aurelia Barro joined her husband of 66 years, Nicolas J. Barro in eternal paradise on April 2, 2024, at the age of 90.
Aurelia was born in Olveda, Antas de Ulla, Lugo, Spain on November 14, 1933, to the late Antonio and Avelina Gomez Gomez. The...
Philomena Augusto
Mar 28, 2024
Philomena Augusto, 74, of West Caldwell, died peacefully after a long illness on March 28, 2024.Philomena was born to Onorio and Assunta (nee Recchia) Iacobelli in Newark, NJ in 1949. She wasraised there and graduated from Good Counsel High School in 1967. She worked as an AdministrativeAssistant at Pennwalt, where she met her husband, Davide Augusto, and married in 1970....
Peggy Ann Helfer
Mar 28, 2024
Margaret “Peggy” Ann Helfer (92) of Caldwell NJ passed away on March 28, 2024 in Cedar Grove, NJ.
Peggy was born and raised in Newark NJ before moving to Caldwell in the early 1970s.
She was a graduate of St. Vincent Academy in Newark and attended Syracuse University.
Peggy worked as a dedicated assistant to a prominent commercial real estate developer in Newark...
Maria Estella Rodriguez
Mar 25, 2024
Maria Estella Rodriguez, 66, cherished daughter of Mama Tona and Papa Pocholo, gracefully departed from this world on March 25, 2024 at Saint Barnabas Hospital, Livingston, N.J.Maria was not just a grandmother; she was the heart and soul of our family, affectionately known as "Yaya" to her grandchildren and "Estella" to her sisters and close relatives. She was a devoted...
Susana Silverio
Mar 25, 2024
Susana Silverio (nee Pereira), 47 of Union passed away peacefully at home on March 25, 2024.Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation for Susana at the Galante Funeral Home, 2800 Morris Ave. Union on Thursday March 28 from 4-8 PM. A Special Blessing will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Elizabeth on Friday at 10AM....
Timothy H. Hague
Mar 23, 2024
Timothy H. Hague, Jr., 64 of Springfield, formerly of Union passed away on March 23, 2024.
Our beloved husband, father, brother, and friend was born on January 18, 1960, in the Ironbound section of Newark, Tim dedicated over 30 years to serving his community as a police officer with the Newark Police Department, retiring as a lieutenant in 2014. He later...
Jerry Arena
Mar 22, 2024
Jerry Arena age 84 of Normandy Beach, NJ passed away at home on March 22, 2024.
Jerry was born in the Ironbound section of Newark and resided there for over 20 years. He worked for the Carpenters Union and the Newark Housing Authority. He excelled as a skilled carpenter and built several houses and apartment buildings. Jerry had settled in Lyndhurst...
Kenneth Atkinson
Mar 21, 2024
On March 21, 2024, Kenneth transitioned from this earth-bound life to everlasting eternal life in Glory, at the age of 65.
KENNETH ATKINSON was born on October 12, 1958 at Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital in Jersey City, New Jersey to George and the Late Evangelist-Deaconess Ernestine Atkinson. He was the second child, and only son, of three children: Ella (deceased) and...
