Paul McKenna Paul McKenna was born on the family farm in County Monaghan, Ireland, 84 years…
Category: Obituaries
Here is where you’ll find obituaries for the current week — and past weeks. Looking to submit an obituary? Send it by email to obituaries@theobserver.com. Once we receive it, we’ll reply, as quickly as possible, with costs.
Obituaries for 8 July 2020
Rosemary Le Van Rosemary Le Van (nee Manjkow), 53, of Kearny, died suddenly June 29, 2020.…
Obituaries for 1 July 2020
Francis X. Hesketh Francis X. Hesketh, 82, of Kearny, died June 16 at his home in…
Obituaries for June 10, 2020
Russell Murray Russell Murray died May 7, 2020. He was 87. Born in Jersey City, he…
Obituaries for 3 June 2020
John Trovato John Trovato, 71, of North Arlington died May 7, 2020. Funeral services were private…
Obituaries for 27 May 2020
Michael Shaker Sr. Michael Shaker Sr. died May 17, 2020, at home. He was 99. Born…
Obituary: John Trovato was 71
John Trovato John Trovato, 71, of North Arlington died May 7, 2020. Funeral services were private…
Obituaries for 20 May 2020
Paul McCurrie Paul McCurrie a long time Kearny resident, died May 15, 2020 in Newark. He…
Obituaries for 13 May 2020
William J. Spanton William J. Spanton, died at home Saturday, April 25, 2020, surrounded by his…
In Op-Ed penned to The Observer, Archdiocese of Newark announces major changes to cemetery access
By Andrew P. Schafer Executive Director of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark At Catholic…
Obituaries for 6 May 2020
Elzbieta H. Wolosz Elzbieta H. Wolosz died April 29, 2020. She was 74. Born in Krakaw, Poland,…
Obituaries for 29 April 2020
Nancy Blair Nancy Blair (Wang Jian-Hua), 73, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Mrs. Blair was born…
Obituaries for 22 April 2020
Cynthia L. Taylor Cynthia L. Taylor (nee McLeish) died April 6, 2020. She was 104. Born…
Doctor who lived in Kearny, had practice in Belleville, dies aged 70
A physician from Kearny who had a practice in Belleville has died from COVID-19 complications, a…
Obituaries for 1 April 2020
Mary Margaret Montague Catena Mary Margaret Montague Catena was born in New York City on Jan.25,…
Funerals & wakes in a Coronavirus world
One of the areas where there’s been a little more grey area than elsewhere is how…
Joseph E. Blood, husband of Kearny Superintendent of Schools Patricia Blood, dies aged 68
Joseph E. Blood of Howell, the husband of Kearny Superintendent of Schools Patricia Blood, died at…
Obituaries for 11 March 2020
Helen A. Black Helen A. Black (nee Costello) died March 2, 2020, in Clara Maass Hospital,…
Obituaries for 4 March 2020
Mary Martin Mrs. Mary Martin (nee Kopacki), 95, died Feb. 20, 2020, in Piscataway. Born and…
Kevin Kennedy, former Belleville councilman, dead aged 63
If there were a dictionary solely dedicated to the Township of Belleville, there’d be an entry…
Obituaries for 12 Feb. 2020
Charles T. Kashauer Charles T. Kashauer died Jan. 1, 2020, in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. He was 67.…
Obituaries for 29 Jan. 2020
Mary Jane Hedenberg Mary Jane Hedenberg (nee Siciliano), 78, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Born in…
Obituaries for 22 Jan. 2020
Diana M. Hearn Diana Hearn died at University Hospital Jan. 16, 2020, surrounded by her loving…
Obituaries for 15 Jan. 2020
Francis ‘Frank’ W. Polo Sr. Francis “Frank” W. Polo Sr. died peacefully at his son Frank’s…
Obituaries for 1 Jan. 2020
Kathleen Kelly Kathleen Kelly (nee Devoy) died Dec. 26, 2019. She was 78. Born in Dublin,…
Obituaries for 25 December 2019
David Giangeruso David Giangeruso of Lyndhurst, the brother of Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso, died Wednesday, Dec.…
David Giangeruso, brother of Lyndhurst Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso, dies at 62
David Giangeruso of Lyndhurst, the brother of Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019.…
Obituaries for 18 Dec. 2019
Josephine Triano Mrs. Josephine Triano (nee Sanfilippo), a lifelong Kearny resident, died Dec. 15, 2019 in the…
HIS SOUL WILL LIVE ON FOREVER
Daniel E. Kelly, who served the Third Ward on the Harrison Town Council from 1995 to…
Dr. Daniel Sirovich, a resident of Kearny, dies after 82-foot fall from cliff in Spain: Reports
An up-and-coming doctor, originally from Brazil but who called Kearny home, and who was just days…