Concetta T. Arnone Concetta T. Arnone died May 3 at home. She was 85. Born in Kearny, she was a lifelong resident prior to moving to Georgia five years ago. Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral Mass was held in St. Cecilia’s Church, Kearny, followed by [...]

Wayne T. Creech Wayne T. Creech, 62, died on May 2 in the St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral service was held at First Presbyterian Church, Kearny, followed by interment at Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.thiele-reid.com. [...]

Evelyn R. Bauer Evelyn R. Bauer died on April 22 at West Hudson Extended Care in Kearny. She was 90. Born in Newark, she was a lifelong Kearny resident. Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral service was held in the funeral home, followed by burial at [...]

Irene Almeida Irene Almeida (nee Moraes) died on April 15in St. Barnabas Hospital. She was 81. Born in Newark, she lived in Kearny before moving to North Arlington 15 years ago. Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral Mass was held at St. Stephen’s Church, Kearny, followed [...]

Russell Cespedes Russell Cespedes “Jose A.”, 22, of Kearny died on April 12. Son of Jose E. Cespedes and Sandra Getler, he was the grandson of Jose and Rosa Cespedes, nephew of Will Cespedes and Ann Marie Schulte, great-nephew of Concepcion Rosales, brother of George Gonzalez, maternal grandson of Luz Alvarez and maternal nephew of [...]

Maria S. Alfaro Maria S. Alfaro, 87, passed away peacefully at home in Harrison surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, April 4. Born in Granada, Nicaragua she came to the United States in 1986 and lived in Harrison. Maria is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years, Manuel Alfaro, Sr., her loving children [...]

Catherine Bonome Catherine Bonome passed away on March 25 at University Hospital in Newark. She was 39. She lived most of her life in Kearny. Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. The service was held at the funeral home, followed by a private cremation. To leave an online [...]

Chester E. Boyarski Chester E. Boyarski, 81, of Kearny died on March 19. Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral service was held at the funeral home, followed by entombment in Hollywood Memorial Park Union. Mr. Boyarski was a boiler operator with Crompton & Knowles, Newark, for [...]

Herman Max Brinkmeyer Herman Max Brinkmeyer, 81, of Kearny, died on March 16. Visiting will be at the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny, on Tuesday, March 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. A religious service will be held on Tuesday during the 6 to 8 p.m. [...]

John Burke Jr. John “Jack” Burke Jr. 67, of Hazleton, Pa., formally of Kearny, passed away Thursday, Feb. 28. Born in Newark, he was the son of the late John and Theresa (Placonis) Burke. Jack was on the KHS football team and graduated in 1964. He served in Vietnam in 1967 with the U.S. ARMY [...]