Obituaries

Geraldine Scognamiglio

Geraldine Scognamiglio

September 1, 2011

Geraldine Scognamiglio , age 88, of Butler, formerly of Garfield, entered into eternal rest, Thursday, September 1, 2011. Mrs. Scognamiglio was born Passaic, NJ, the daughter of the late Gerry and the late Tilly (Rutka) Gregor. She was a Parishoner of St. Anthony RC Church, Butler,NJ, worked for the Herald News as a District Advisor known as "Mrs. S"...

Arthur James Gormley

Arthur James Gormley

August 31, 2011

Arthur James Gormley, age 62, of Bloomingdale died Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Mr. Gormley was born in Suffern, NY the son of the late James Arthur and the late Alice Marie (Kessler) Gormley. He was employed by Arrow Group Industries, Haskell, NJ as a steelworker; he loved to hunt and fish and belonged to the Rock Tavern Hunting and...

Virginia Lee Mayberry Lichtenberger

Virginia Lee Mayberry Lichtenberger

August 23, 2011

Virginia Lee Mayberry Lichtenberger, age 83, of North Miami Beach and Locust Grove, formerly of Butler, NJ,passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, in Orange, Va.She is survived by her sister, Shirley Rhoades and a brother, John Mayberry; her only child, Lee Anne Hamiliton and her husband, Thomas; and a grandson, Matthew Thomas Hamilton, and his wife, Lindsay. She...

Anthony J. 'Tony' Depietro

Anthony J. 'Tony' Depietro

August 22, 2011

DePIETRO, Anthony "Tony", age 73, of Riverdale, NJ died Monday, August 22, 2011, surrounded by his family. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. he moved to Bergenfield in 1961 before moving to Ringwood in 1978 and then settling in Riverdale in 2005. He worked for Townecraft for 57 years before retiring. He was a parishioner of St. Anthony's R.C. Church, Butler....

Russell John Mickens

Russell John Mickens

August 13, 2011

Russell John Mickens, Jr., age 79, of Butler, died Saturday, August 13, 2011. Mr. Mickens was born in Paterson, NJ the son of the late Russell John and the late Bridget (Fitzpatrick) Mickens. He proudly served in the Army during Korean war, was a life member of Kinny Hose Co. in Butler, a coach for the Junior Bulldogs football...

Phyllis Deane Good

Phyllis Deane Good

August 9, 2011

Phyllis Good, age 86, of Butler died Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Mrs. Good was born in Newkirk, IA the daughter of the late Stuart and the late Nell (Ross) Vander Schaaf. She served 25 years in the Navy, retiring as a Master Chief Petty Officer and was an antique dealer at the Antique Center of America in New York...

Lucia 'Lucy' Capone

Lucia 'Lucy' Capone

August 4, 2011

Lucia "Lucy" Capone, age 86, of Butler, after a long illness, entered into eternal rest, Thursday, August 4,2011. Mrs. Capone was born in Avelino, Italy, the daughter of the late Umberto and the late Imacolata (Tozza) Caccavale. She was a Parishoner of St. Anthony RC Church, Butler,NJ, a wonderful homemaker and a beautiful person. She is survived by her...

Florence E. Degraw

Florence E. Degraw

August 2, 2011

Florence E DeGraw, age 82, of Bloomingdale died Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Mrs. DeGraw was born in Butler, N.J. the daughter of the late George and the late Agnes (Crum) Gobosack. Florence was a parishioner of St. Anthony RC Church and a member of the Columbiettes and the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW all in Butler, NJ. She was...

Joseph R. Pavlak

Joseph R. Pavlak

July 31, 2011

Joseph R. Pavlak., age 81, lifelong resident of Kinnelon, NJ died Sunday, July 31, 2011. Mr. Pavlak was born in Newark, NJ the son of the late Joseph Sr. and the late Charlotte Pavlak. He served in the Army during the Korean War, worked for Farber Cement Block Paramus, NJ, was a long time member of the Kinnelon Volunteer...

Beatrice Martin

Beatrice Martin

July 30, 2011

Beatrice Martin, age 98, of Butler, NJ, passed away Saturday, July 30th, 2011. Beatrice worked as a Secretary and Receptionist at Mt. Holiness Memorial Park in Butler for many years before retireing. She was a parishioner of St. Anthony's RC Church and a member of the XYZ Senior Club both in Butler. She is survived by her beloved Children,...

George E. Nicol

George E. Nicol

July 29, 2011

George E. Nicol, age 79, of Butler, formerly of West Milford and Paterson, died Friday, July 29, 2011. Mr. Nicol was born in Paterson, NJ, the son of the late Alex and the late Eva Nicol. George served in the Navy during Korean war, worked for Coca Cola Enterprises in Paterson, NJ, for 37 years, was a member of...

James C. 'Jim' Gillen

James C. 'Jim' Gillen

July 27, 2011

James C. "Jim" Gillen, age 67, of Crystal River, Fl. passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at his home in Crystal River under the care of his family and Hospice of Citrus County. Born October 18,1943 in Paterson, NJ to Peter and Marion (Carroll) Gillen. He came here 7 years ago from West Milford, NJ. He was a...

Kevin Milone

Kevin Milone

July 9, 2011

Kevin Milone, age 53, of Butler, formerly of Bloomingdale, died suddenly on Saturday, July 9, 2011. Mr. Milone was born in Paterson, NJ and worked as a cost control administrator at Silverstein Properties in New York City. Kevin was a 1976 graduate of Butler High School, where he participated in basketball and track, and was awarded the Armed Forces...

Michael J. O'Neill

Michael J. O'Neill

June 29, 2011

Michael J. O'Neill, age 31, of Pompton Lakes, formerly of Bloomingdale, died suddenly Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Mr. O'Neill was born in Pompton Plains, NJ and worked for Vanderhoff & Sons in Butler, BW Mechanical in Boonton and Quality Glass in Bloomingdale in the past few years. He is survived by his cherished daughter, Myah and her mother Marianne...

David J. Busch

David J. Busch

June 24, 2011

David J. Busch, age 40, of Jefferson Twp, NJ, died suddenly, Friday, June 24th, 2011. Mr. Busch was born in Pequannock, NJ, the son of James A. and Marilyn Ann (Hill) Busch. He was a graduate from Indiana State University with a BS in Business Management, a manager with Enterprise Rent-A-Car before leaving to pursue a career in the...

May L. Jackovics

May L. Jackovics

June 18, 2011

May L. Jackovics, 89, of Pompton Plains, NJ formerly of Butler, NJ, passed away Saturday, June 18th, 2011. May was born in Jersey City, NJ, to the late Thomas H. and May H. Lowe. She served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, was a member of the American Legion and worked for the First National Bank in Bloomingdale before...

Robert Hemion

Robert Hemion

June 18, 2011

Robert Hemion, age 77, of Mahwah, NJ, passed away Saturday, June 18th, 2011. Born in Mahwah he was the son of the late George and Doris Hemion. Robert proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps. during the Korean War and worked for the Department of Transportation as an Equipment operator before retiring. He is survived by...

Tice Waardenburg

Tice Waardenburg

June 11, 2011

Tice Waardenburg, age 87, of West Milford, formerly of Wyckoff, NJ, died Saturday, June 11, 2011. Mr. Waardenburg was born in Wyckoff, NJ, the son of the late John and Katherine (Westhouse). He was a dairy worker for Garden State Farms in Midland Park, NJ before retiring. He is survived by his two sons, Charles, and Arthur, two daughters,...

May S. Jarrouche

May S. Jarrouche

June 10, 2011

May S. Jarrouche, 78, of Kinnelon,NJ, formerly of the country of Lebanon, died June 10, 2011. She was born in Lebanon the daughter of the late George and the late Nazirah Abu Layoun. May is survived by her beloved children, Suhail S. Jarroush, Giselle Saba and Sami Jarroush, her loving siblings, Joseph Layoun, Elie Layoun and Andrew Layoun, Lili...

Thomasina Cera

Thomasina Cera

May 29, 2011

Thomasina Cera, 98, of Riverdale, NJ, died Sunday, May 29, at Care One in Wayne. Born in Barrea, Italy,in 1912, she emigrated to America in 1925. A seamstress, she last worked at Reiss Mfg. Co. in Bloomingdale. She had lived in Riverdale for 56 years before moving to Care One. She was pre-deceased by husband, Joseph, and her daughter,...