Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
A funeral mass was offered May 13 at St. Bridget Church for Manuel Reyes, 48. He passed away May 6. Born in Jersey City, he was a lifelong resident. He was a conga player and sang in many bands including: Grand Vargas, Cookie y el conjunto sofrito, Chino y el conjunto sajaso and Chiqui y …
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated May 13 at St. Mary Church, Jersey City, for Sara del Carmen Sotomayor-Velasquez, 79. She passed away May 8 at home. Born in Manta, Ecuador, she lived most of her life in Jersey City. She was a proud Haute Couture Sample Maker, working for clothing lines such as …
A memorial service was held May 10 at St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jersey City, for Marian Courtney, a prolific New Jersey writer, journalist, playwright, and professor. She died at the age of 82 on May 4 at the Hamilton Park Healthcare Center, Jersey City. During the 1960s and 70s, Ms. Courtney was a staff …
Funeral services are scheduled for May 18 for Casey Michael Moran, 34. He died suddenly May 12 at the Jersey City Medical Center following an accident at work. He was an ironworker for the last 10 years and a member of Ironworkers Union Local 45, Jersey City. He was a graduate of Our Lady of …
A funeral service was conducted May 16 for Eileen T. (Siggelkow) Tamagini, 78, of Tamaqua, Pa. She died May 11 at home. Catholic by faith, Eileen graduated high school in New Jersey and attended business school in New York City. She retired from Preston Trucking Company, South Kearny where she worked as a controller for …
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered May 14 at Holy Rosary Church for Alicia Magliulo, of Jersey City, 75. She passed away May 9 at Christ Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Yago, Puerto Rico, she lived in Jersey City since she was 16. She was a crossing guard for the …
Funeral services were held May 9 for Robert DeFilippis, 55. He passed away May 7 at his residence. Born in Jersey City, Bobby grew up in North Bergen and moved to Sussex County 20 years ago. He had been employed by Farmland Dairies, Wallington, for the past 22 years. Bobby had been a member of …
A funeral mass was offered May 11 at Our Lady of Mercy Church for Janice C. (Moll) Grimmeyer, 73. She died May 6 at Bayonne Medical Center. Born in Bronx, N.Y., she lived in Jersey City since 1965. She was the wife of the late Gerald E.; the mother of Gerald, Kathryn Sullivan, Robert, Thomas, …
A funeral mass was offered May 14 at St. Paul the Apostle Church for Michael Amato, 76. He died May 10 at Jersey City Medical Center. The lifelong Jersey City resident was the son of the late Philomena (Arnone) and John Amato. He was a proprietor of the Michael Amato Agency, New York City. He …
A funeral mass was offered May 13 at Holy Family Church for Esther Garcia, 92, wife, mother and matriarch of the Garcia Family. She died peacefully on May 9 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Santiago de Cuba to Jose Perez and Matilde Tamayo. She married Edilberto Garcia and, being the …