LUCIANO, KATHLEEN

A funeral mass was offered April 25 at St. Paul the Apostle Church for Kathleen (McCormack) Luciano, 79. She died April 20 at her home. Born in Jersey City, she was a lifelong resident. She was a member of the St. Paul the Apostle Senior Citizens Club. She was the daughter of the late Hyacinth …

ANDRE, MARY THERESA

A funeral mass was offered April 25 at St. Augustine R.C. Church for Mary Theresa Andre, 78, a life long resident of Union City. She passed away April 22 at home. She was born in Weehawken. She was a registered nurse at Palisade Medical Center for 28 years. She had been retired for several years. …

deGRAAFF, EDWARD R

Funeral services were held on April 22 for Edward R. deGraaff, 46. He passed away April 19 at Compassionate Care Hospice, Jersey City. He was born in Hoboken. He was a postal worker for the U.S. Postal Service in Newark. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was the son of Dolores and …

RIEMAN, VIRGINIA A

A funeral mass was offered April 27 at the Church of the Visitation, Brick, for Virginia A. Rieman, 87. She died April 23 at Ocean Medical Center. She was a secretary with IX Co., New York, N.Y. She also worked as a secretary for the family business, Rieman Funeral Home, Union City. She was born …

HOFFMAN, MARY J

A funeral service was held April 26 for Mary J. Hoffman (nee Conroy), 96, formerly of Jersey City. She passed away April 23. Born in Pittston, Pa., she was a resident of Jersey City most of her life. A longtime employee of First Jersey National Bank, in Jersey City, she retired many years ago. She …

BODTMANN, RICHARD SR

A funeral service was held April 23 at St. Johnโ€™s Episcopal Church for Richard C. Bodtmann, Sr., 66. He died April 19 at Christ Hospital. He was born in Jersey City and was a lifelong resident. He worked for Mac Products in Kearny for 15 years, where he was a Master Machinist. He was a …

HAVILAND, CATHERINE

Funeral services will be held May 6 at the Hudson Vineyard Church, North Bergen, for Catherine Haviland, 75, of North Bergen. She passed away April 24 at the Hoboken University Medical Center. Born in Manhattan, she retired three years ago and had been an English teacher for No. 1 School in West New York for …

FERRARA, ANGELINA

A funeral mass was offered April 30 at St. Matthewโ€™s R.C. Church, Ridgefield, for Angelina Ferrara (nee Chirichella), 96, formerly of Hoboken. She passed away April 26 surrounded by family. She was known for her intelligence, compassion, courage and her devotion to her family. She was an exceptional baker and a renowned cook. She was …

FLACH, HELEN L

Funeral services were held April 24 for Helen L. Flach (nee Keesler), 86. She passed away April 22 at Manor by The Sea, Ocean Grove. Born in Lake Huntington, N.Y., Helen moved to Union City, in 1940, coming to Jersey City, in 1954. She moved to Ocean Grove two years ago. She was a bookkeeper …