RUSZKOWSKI, MARGARET F.

(nee: Patrick) On Tuesday, May 5, 2009; daughter of Frank and Frances; loving mother of Kenneth M., Brian P., Neil F., Jill Kiesnowski and husband Raymond; cherished grandmother of Cole Kiesnowski; dear aunt of many nieces and nephews; predeceased by her son, Mark W.; and two brothers, Frank and Joseph. Funeral services were held from …

SIWEK, SR., CHARLES J.

On Thursday, May 7, 2009; beloved husband of Helen (nee: Higgins); devoted father of Charles J. Siwek, Jr. and Julia V. Reamer; cherished grandfather of Jared J. Reamer and Elliot D. Reamer; dear brother of Paul J. Siwek and the late William, Marie, Veronica Siwek and Elizabeth Ann Barulli. Funeral services were held from the …

VALENTI, JOSEPH P.

On Wednesday, May 6, 2009; husband of Mary D. (Nee; Petrie); father of Michael P. Valenti and wife Dorothy, and Mark Valenti and wife Ann, and the late Joseph Valenti; brother of Nicholas Valenti, Marion Basile, and the late Giovanni and Anthony Valenti, Theresa Esposito, Virginia Caddle and Catherine Miele; grandfather of Joseph, Michael, Sean, …

YURKON, ANNA MARIE

(nee: Pissott) On Thursday, May 7, 2009; beloved wife of Paul Yurkon, Sr.; devoted mother of Paul Yurkon, Jr. and wife Marie Elena, and Christina Rizzo and husband Paul Rizzo, and the late Peter Andrew Yurkon; cherished grandmother of Paul Yurkon III and wife Geri and Joshua Anthony Yurkon, Sr. and wife Robin; beloved great-grandmother …

CAVENER, CELESTE M

A funeral mass was offered May 2 at St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Hoboken, for Celeste M. Cavener, 90. She passed away April 29 at Hoboken University Medical Center. She devoted her entire life to her family and to those in need. She will always be remembered for her generosity of spirit, her many acts …

SELNOW-KNAPP, THELMA M

Funeral services were held May 4 for Thelma M. Selnow-Knapp. She passed away April 29 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Born in Jersey City, Thelma was a lifelong resident until recently. A computer billing processor for N.J. Bell Telephone Co., in Jersey City, she retired in 1988. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of …

POLETTI, ALFRED

A memorial service for Alfred August Poletti, 83, will be held at St. Matthew Trinity, in Hoboken, at a time later to be announced. He died at the Harborage Health Care, North Bergen, on May 3. He was a lifelong resident of Hoboken. Al was a lifelong member of St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Parish, in …

BECKNER, VICTORIA

A funeral mass was offered May 8 at Our Lady of Mercy Church for Victoria Beckner, 14. She lost her brave battle with cancer on May 4 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. She graduated from Our Lady of Mercy School, Jersey City, in June of 2008, and had been accepted to …

COSGROVE, ROBERT A. JR

A funeral service was held May 6 for Robert A. Cosgrove Jr., 71. He passed away May 1 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Robert had been employed as a Health Inspector for the City of Jersey City, before retiring in 2001. As an Inspector, he had received numerous civilian awards from the City of …

DAVIS, JUNE F

A Mass of Christian Burial was offered May 4 at St. Paul the Apostle R.C. Church for June F. Davis. She died April 29 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, after a long illness. Born in Jersey City, she resided at Bayside Manor Assisted Living in Keansburg, for the last 4 and 1/2 years. June …