Jeffrey Ai Jeffrey Ai died peacefully at Overlook Hospital on Sept. 5. He was only 12 years old. Born in Newark, he was a lifelong Kearny resident. Jeffrey was a student at Washington School in Kearny and loved the Yankees, Pokemon games, Yu-Gi-Oh cards, Legos, Nintendo, and  Wii/.D.S. He leaves behind his parents Junfeng Ai [...]

Charles J. Dutka Jr. Charles J. Dutka Jr., 80, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 28, in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville. Arrangements were by Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A funeral Mass was offered in St. Cecilia Church, Kearny. Interment followed in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington Condolences and memories may be [...]

Aldona Bagniewski Aldona Bagniewski, “Mitzie” (nee Mileskay) of Harrison, beloved wife of the late Edward, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Aug. 23,  surrounded by her loving family. Arrangements were by the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331  Cleveland Ave., Harrison. A funeral Mass was held at Our Lady Of Czestochowa Church, Harrison. Interment was at Holy [...]

Christina McAllister Christina McAllister, 92, died on Aug. 17 at her home. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church of Kearny. Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. Private cremation was held. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Mrs. McAllister settled in Kearny in 1948. She lived in Kearny before [...]

Samuel J. Del Guercio Samuel J. Del Guercio, 51, of East Newark, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 11. Arrangements were by the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison.  A funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Harrison. His cremains will be interred in the family plot at a later date. For [...]

Alice L. Moritz Alice L. Moritz (nee McGrath), 85, died on Aug. 2 in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville. Born in Scranton, Pa., she lived in Bloomfield before moving to Kearny 15 years ago. She was a machine operator for Ivers Lee in West Caldwell for 27 years. Wife of the late Harold Gardner, she [...]

Francis J. Cocola Francis J. Cocola (Frank), 91, died on Wednesday, July 13, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born in Newark, he was a lifelong resident of Kearny. Mass was celebrated on Saturday, July 16, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Church. He was an Army/Air Corps veteran, serving in World War [...]

Rita F. Callahan Rita F. Callahan (nee Bricker), of Palm Bay, Fla., formerly of Ocean Gate and Harrison, was called home on Sunday, July 17. Rita was born in Syracuse, N.Y., moved to Newark (Down Neck) and raised her family in Harrison. Rita’s career spanned over 43 years with AT&T. She was hired as an [...]

George Chaplauske Jr. George Chaplauske Jr., 54, of Kearny, passed away suddenly in Honesdale, Pa. He was born in Irvington and was a lifelong resident of Northern Jersey. George was the manager of Rite-Aid in Hasbrouck Heights for 15 years.  He previously worked for 10 years for the Port Authority and was a survivor of [...]

Samuel Brady Samuel Brady, 75, passed away peacefully at home on July 1. Born in Danville, Pa., he moved to Kearny 46 years ago. He served in the United States Navy as a machinist 1st Class from 1954-1958. Before retiring, he was a mechanical engineer for World Yacht, Clifton. Predeceased by his father William Brady, [...]