Obituaries

Gregory F. Ferdinand ‘Furgason’

Gregory F. “Furgason” Ferdinand died suddenly on Aug. 6 at his office in Newark. He was 61.

Arrangements were by the Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral service was held in the funeral home. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.armitagewiggins.com

Greg was a lifelong musician and accomplished audio engineer. He was known by many as Greg Furgason in the music world. He was CEO of Power Play Networks in Newark.

He is survived by his loving wife Marylou Flaherty, loving daughter Lauren “Lori” Ferdinand, his loving mother Anne (nee Bonanno) and brother Dr. Francis Ferdinand. He was predeceased by his brothers Jeffrey and Kevin.

Adele B. Gancarz

Adele B. Gancarz, 90, of Harrison, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 15. Born in Newark, she was a life-long resident of Harrison.

Adele worked for Westinghouse, Harrison, for many years. She was a member of the Harrison Senior Citizens.

She was predeceased by her son, Robert Gancarz and her parents Katarzyna and Bronislaw Szydlowski. Adele is survived by her nieces and nephews. Funeral services were private under the direction of the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison.

To send condolences to the family, please visit mulliganfuneralhome.org.

Olympia ‘Lee’ Landy

Olympia “Lee” Landy, (nee Angelo), 94, of Harrison, passed away on Monday, Aug. 13. Born in Harrison, she was a life-long resident.

She was a homemaker and was very active in St. Anthony’s Church, East Newark, and a member of St. Anthony’s Rosary Society.

Lee was also a member of the Rodino Society, Newark. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas J. Landy (1986), her daughter Carole L. Pastore (2003) and her son Thomas O. Landy(1999). Lee is survived by her sons Anthony C. and Joseph S. Landy; her grandchildren Theresa Andrade, Maria Bradley, Lisa Della Vecchia (2010), Thomas O. Landy, Pamela McGrath, Danae Noonan, Cristine Greco, Taylor Landy, Toni-Marie Landy, Nicole Landy, Alyssa Landy, and Gianna Landy; 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Arrangements were under the direction of Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison. A funeral mass was held at St. Anthony’s Church, East Newark. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

For information or to send condolences to the family, please visit mulliganfuneralhome.org.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to The Valerie Fund for Children with Cancer or the Multiple Sclerosis Society c/o of the funeral home in memory of Lee.

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