Obituaries

Anthony James DeLeva

Anthony James DeLeva, 55, of Lyndhurst, passed away on Thursday, March 6.

He was the beloved husband of Michele DeLeva (nee Matonis) who works in financial aid at Montclair State University; the devoted son of Rose DeLeva Bonavota; loving father of Gloria, Anthony Jr., Robert, Briana, PJ, Alexa and Franky DeLeva; dear brother of Peter Bonavota and the late Emily Renzullo; cherished grandfather of Alyssa, Brandon, Emily, Robert Jr. and Anthony III.

Mr. DeLeva was an executive chef for 35 years.

Arrangements were by the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, 425 Ridge Rd., Lyndhurst. A funeral Mass was held at Sacred Heart Church. Interment was in St. Joseph Cemetery, Lyndhurst. Donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis Tenn. 38105.

Anna Moore

Anna Moore, 88, of Kearny, died on March 9.

Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A Mass of Christian burial was officiated at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kearny. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Born in Newark, Mrs. Moore lived most of her life in Kearny.

She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest Arthur Moore; mother of Ernest Wayne (Maureen) Moore, Charles Arthur (Valerie) Moore and Barbara Ann (Leith) Moore Mace; sister of Jon Shindle and the late Mary, Mildred, Emily and Joseph; grandmother of Steven (Sandra) Moore, Marisa Mace, Kevin Moore and Christine (Eric) Ziomek and great-grandmother of Lily and Shawn.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758518, Topeka, Kan. 66675 (www.woundedwarriorsproject.org) or The Popcorn Park Zoo, 1 Humane Way, Forked River, N.J. 08731 (www. ahscares.org) would be appreciated.

Gloria Ruiz

Gloria Ruiz died March 13. She was 62.

Born in Puerto Rico, she lived in Harrison.

Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny, with a funeral service held at the funeral home, followed by a private cremation.

Gloria was the dear companion of Rafael DeJusus, mother of Carmen Ruiz, Pedro Lebron and Joel Zapata and sister of Benjamin and Hector Ruiz, Annie Alvarez and Luz Parada.

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