A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Dec. 13 at St. Bridget’s Church for Alfonso Alvarado DeJesus, 90, longtime Jersey City resident. He passed away Dec. 9 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick. Alfonso was born in Puerto Rico. A veteran of the US Army, Alfonso was a retired carpenter for American Craftman in Maplewood. Alfonso was predeceased by his wife Maria Elisa Alvarado and daughter Judith Alvarado. He is survived by his children Maria Fabiani and Elizabeth Alvarado; he also raised two granddaughters as his own, Mildred Martinez and Lizette Santiago; five grandchildren: Louis, John, Marybeth, Alfred and Judith; twenty one great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild, Alfonso L. Vasquez, Jr. Alfonso is also survived by three brothers and two sisters. Services arranged by the McLaughlin Funeral Home, Jersey City.