Obituaries

Frank Michael Drada

Frank Michael Drada

January 6, 2016

Frank Michael Drada, age 52, of Butler died Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Mr. Drada was born in Paterson, NJ and worked at Marotta Scientific in Boonton, NJ as an Inventory Control clerk, a department Manager at Riverdale, NJ Walmart then became an independent Contractor. He is survived by his beloved mother, Margaret (Rubiski) Drada, his loving siblings, brother Steven...

Marion C. Wolak

Marion C. Wolak

January 6, 2016

Marion C. Wolak, age 77, of Toms River, formerly of Garfield, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Mrs. Wolak was born in Passaic, NJ the daughter of the late Samuel and the late Katherine (Blumka) Moriggi. Marion was the manager of Kozma Insurance Company Garfield, NJ before her retirement and loved the shore and animals. She is survived by her...

Donald Donaldson Brown

Donald Donaldson Brown

January 4, 2016

Donald Donaldson Brown, age 66, of Highland Lakes, formerly of West Milford, NJ, died Monday, January 4, 2016. Mr. Brown was born in Paterson, NJ the son of the late James and the late Anna Mae (Stage) Brown. He was a self employed contractor for many years. He is survived by his current wife Pamela Brown, the mother of...

Bernard J. Cleary

Bernard J. Cleary

January 1, 2016

Bernard J. Cleary, age 89, of Mt. Arlington, NJ, passed away Friday, January 1st, 2016. Born in Butler, the son of the late William and Mary (Ryan) Cleary, he spent his career as a salesman and retired from Hull Sales in 1992. More important, Bernie was a member of the Lions Club, a Boy Scout leader, a Little League...

Michael Sabo

Michael Sabo

December 29, 2015

Michael Sabo, age 52, of Kinnelon, formerly of Bloomingdale, died on December 29, 2015. Mr. Sabo was born in Kearny, NJ and grew up in Edison, NJ. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Magnificat Church in Kinnelon, and was the former Regional IT Director for the Americas at LVMH in New York City. He is survived by...

Theresa Anna Torlincasi

Theresa Anna Torlincasi

December 29, 2015

Theresa Anna Torlincasi, age 85, of Butler, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Mrs. Torlincasi was born in New York, NY the daughter of the late Richard and the late Filomina (Verdi) Torlincasi. She worked for Guy Carpenter & Co. in New York City as a secretary before retiring. Viewing hours will be Sunday, January 3, 2016, from 1 to...

Lucia 'Lucy' Torlincasi

Lucia 'Lucy' Torlincasi

December 28, 2015

Lucia "Lucy" Torlincasi, age 90, of Butler, died Monday, December 28, 2015. Mrs. Torlincasi was born in New York, NY the daughter of the late Richard and the late Filomina (Verdi) Torlincasi. She worked for AT&T in New York City as a clerk before retiring. Viewing hours will be Sunday, January 3, 2016, from 1 to 4pm and 6...

Irmgard “Irma” Christa Goetter

Irmgard “Irma” Christa Goetter

December 24, 2015

Irmgard "Irma" Christa Goetter, age 83 passed away peacefully on Friday, December 24 at St. Josephs Medical Center. She was a resident of Bloomingdale, New Jersey, from 1990 to 2015 and then moving to Preakness Health Care Center where she was a resident when she died. Irmgard was born on March 18, 1938, in East Prussia, Germany. It was...

Frances Juanita Sisco

Frances Juanita Sisco

December 20, 2015

Frances Juanita Sisco, age 88, of Bloomingdale, died Monday, December 20, 2015. Mrs. Sisco was born in Moscow, PA, the daughter of the late Oscar and the late Teenie (Oakley) Veith. She was a Pioneer and worked as a Service Assistant Supervisor at Verizon in Riverdale, NJ before she retired and was a member of the Order of the...

Arnold Joseph Rossi

Arnold Joseph Rossi

December 19, 2015

Arnold Joseph Rossi, age 82, of Butler, formerly of Hoboken, died Saturday, December 19, 2015. Mr. Rossi was born in Jersey City, NJ the son of the late Armando Joseph and the late Margaret Rossi. He served in the Marine Corps during Korean war and retired from Singer-Kearfott, Little Falls, NJ as an engineer. He is survived by his...

Mary Adela Hudson

Mary Adela Hudson

December 18, 2015

Mary Adela Hudson, age 87, of Bloomingdale, NJ passed away Friday, December 18, 2015. Mrs Hudson was born September 13, 1928 in Smith Mills, NJ, the daughter of the late Ernest Hardy and the late Lottie Mills. Mrs Hudson worked in the Bloomingdale Tax office for 39 years, and was a member of the Butler United Methodist Church in...

Stephen Joseph Ford

Stephen Joseph Ford

December 17, 2015

Stephen Joseph Ford, beloved Son, Brother, Nephew, and Uncle, passed away on Thursday December 17 at home in Kinnelon. Stephen was born July 24, 1959 in Belleville, NJ, and graduated from DePaul High School in Wayne NJ in 1977. Upon graduation, he served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate, where he was stationed in Orlando, FL, Idaho...

Andreas 'Andy' Leitner

Andreas 'Andy' Leitner

December 13, 2015

Andreas "Andy" Leitner, age 77, of Bloomingdale, NJ, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. Andy was born in Bakonyjako, Hungary the son of the late Andreas and the late Agnes (Mayer) Leitner. He grew up in Germany where he learned his trade as a butcher and bologna maker. He came to this country at...

Harry O'Dea

Harry O'Dea

December 10, 2015

Harry O'Dea, age 69, lifelong resident of West Milford died Thursday, December 10, 2015. Mr. O'Dea was born in Paterson, NJ the son of the late Joseph A. and the late Theresa C. (Whritenour) O'Dea. He was employed by DPW Township Of West Milford and loved to collect old country records and old cars. He is survived by his...

Donald David Devaney

Donald David Devaney

December 10, 2015

Donald David Devaney, died on December 10, 2015, at Age 84. Born in Butler, Mr. Devaney served in the Air Force during the Korean War, and then worked for a contractor for NASA, which supplied guidance systems for the Space Shuttle program. He was a member of VFW Post 8096 in Butler, NJ and then VFW Post 7904 in...

Ronald T. Hughes

Ronald T. Hughes

December 3, 2015

Ronald T. Hughes, of Kinnelon, died on December 3, 2015, at Age 80, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his daughter Pauline Veltri and her husband Steve and three granddaughters, Caroline, Alexandra and Katherine. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Mr. Hughes was a certified public account, former financial executive, and latterly a sole practitioner. He received a B.S....

Evelyn R. Kane

Evelyn R. Kane

November 29, 2015

Evelyn Regina Kane, 89, of Butler, NJ passed away at Arden Courts of Wayne on November 29, 2015. Born in Paterson, she was a clerk for New Jersey Bell. A social spirit, she was the former president of the XYZ Senior Club in Butler and loved bingo, dancing, and singing. A devoted wife to her late husband, Edward, and...

Beatrice 'Peg' Reardon

Beatrice 'Peg' Reardon

November 25, 2015

Beatrice Reardon, "Peg", age 95, of Butler, NJ died Wednesday, November 25, 2015. Born in Franklin, NJ she was a life long resident of Butler. She is survived by her beloved children, Gynith Smith and Kevin Reardon both of Melbourne, Florida, three cherished grandchildren John Hooker of Bloomingdale, Dale Thurlby of Toms River and Jason Reardon of Hamburg; and...

Michael Dorota

Michael Dorota

November 24, 2015

Michael Dorota, a longtime resident of Smoke Rise, New Jersey was beckoned by his Creator and slipped quietly to his eternal rest on November 24, 2015. He was the first born to Nadia (ne Burdan) and Ivan Dorota in Mohyliv Podilsky on March 31, 1921 during the war between Ukraine and Soviet Russia. Thanks to the kindheartedness of a...

Hugh V. Callahan

Hugh V. Callahan

November 22, 2015

Hugh "Vince" CallahanIndustrial Engineer Hugh "Vince" Callahan, age 83, of Bloomingdale, NJ, formerly of Oakland, NJ, died peacefully on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Lakeview Advanced Care Center in Wayne, NJ. Born in Plainfield, NJ, he lived in Massachusetts, Long Island, and New Jersey. Vince attended Newark College of Engineering and was a graduate of Northeastern University. He was...