Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
MEALIA, JAMES PATRICK. Mass for James Patrick Mealia, 78, of Secaucus, was held Oct. 2 at Immaculate Conception Church, Secaucus. He died Sept. 29 at Meadowlands Medical Center, Secaucus. Born in Passaic, he lived in Garfield before moving to Secaucus 18 years ago. Mealia worked for a railroad for several years, then for C&C Trucking, …
SOTO, MARIA R. Mass for Maria R. Soto, 89, of North Bergen, was held Oct. 3 at Our Lady of Fatima Church, North Bergen. She died Sept. 28 at Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen. Born in La Cruz, Chile, she moved to the United States in 1978. Soto was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, …
ORTEGA, JOSE. Services for Jose Ortega, 94, of North Bergen, were held Sept. 29 at Morgado Funeral Home, Union City. He died Sept. 27 at the Harborage, North Bergen. Born in Fomento, Cuba, Ortega came to the United States in 1966 and was a longtime resident of North Bergen. He was a machine operator in …
DURAN, PABLO F. Services for Pablo F. Duran, 59, of North Bergen, were held Sept. 29 at Jorge Rivera Funeral Home, North Bergen. He died at home Sept. 26. Born in Bogota, Columbia, Duran came to North Bergen in 1972. He was a singer. Survivors include three daughters, Claudia Cristina Montero, Yisette Nicole Duran and …
DIAZ, BENEDICTA. Services for Benedicta (Quintero) Diaz, 101, of North Bergen, were held Sept. 29 at Morgado Funeral Home, Union City. She died Sept. 26 at Hudson View Extended Care, North Bergen. Born in Ranchuelo, Cuba, Diaz came to the United States in 1954 and was a longtime resident of North Bergen. She was a …
SLAWINSKI, ANTOINETTE. Mass for Antoinette “Toni” (Greco) Slawinski, 85, a native and lifelong resident of Jersey City, was held Sept. 29 at St. Anne’s Church, Jersey City. She died Sept. 26 at Christ Hospital, Jersey City. Slawinski was a crossing guard at Congress Street and Thorne Street in Jersey City for 25 years, retiring in …
MERDO, ALBERT M. Mass for Albert M. Merdo Sr., 87, of Jersey City, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, was held Oct. 3 at St. Aedan’s Church, Jersey City. He died Sept. 29 at Christ Hospital, Jersey City. Born in Hendersonville, Pa., he lived for several years of his childhood in Czechoslovakia before …
JOHNSON, MILES ALEXANDER. Services for Miles Alexander Johnson, 15, native and lifelong resident of Jersey City, were held Oct. 2 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Jersey City. He died Sept. 26 at Hackensack University Medical Center. Miles was diagnosed with a brain tumor at a very young age. Part of a brain tumor was removed …
GRANT, DAVID RANDOLPH. Services for David Randolph Grant, 67, of Jersey City, were held Sept. 29 at St. Michael’s Methodist Church, Jersey City. He died at home Sept. 25. Born in Virginia, he lived in Jersey City for 40 years. Grant was a chemical operator for Folo Compound, Linden. Survivors include his companion, Pauline Bostic; …
GARCIA, PONCIANO SOTO. Mass for Ponciano Soto Garcia, 34, of Jersey City, were held Oct. 3 at St. Bridget’s Church, Jersey City. He died Sept. 27 at Christ Hospital, Jersey City. Born in the Federal District in Mexico, he moved to Jersey City four years ago. Garcia was a self employed construction laborer. Survivors include …