BRADY, PHILIP E

A mass of Christian Burial was offered March 17 at St. Aedanโ€™s Church, Jersey City, for Philip E. Brady, 88. He passed away at Putman County Hospital, Carmel N.Y. after a brief illness. Born in New York City, he was a lifelong resident of Jersey City, and moved to Monroe Township in 2004. A veteran …

IRVINE, JOHN J

A funeral mass was offered at St. Stephenโ€™s, Kearny, for John J. Irvine, 76. He died March 10 at the Compassionate Care Hospice, Jersey City. Born in East Orange, he lived most of his life in Jersey City. He was an iron worker and a member of Local 45 in Jersey City for 35 years. …

MCGOY, KEITH

Funeral services were held March 14 for Keith McGoy, 44, a lifelong resident of Jersey City. He died March 10 at Christ Hospital. He was employed as a security officer and was a U.S. Marine veteran. He was the father of Keith McGoy, Jr.; the son of Theresa Cobbs and her husband John C. Cobbs, …

BARKOVITZ, WALTER J

A funeral mass was offered March 19 at Immaculate Conception R.C. Church for Walter J. Barkovitz, 89, a Secaucus resident for over 50 years. He died March 15. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in WW II. He was an X-Ray Technician for Pollak Hospital in Jersey City. For his entire life, Walter gave …

CANAVARI, ANNA

A funeral mass was offered March 18 at Holy Trinity R.C. Church, Perth Amboy, for Anna Canavari, 97, of Nokomis, Fla. She died March 14 at home. Born in Hoboken, she lived in Hoboken before moving to Florida eight years ago. She was a Seamstress for 35 years and a member of the International Ladies …

RISTAINO, RONALD A

A funeral mass was offered on March 16 at St. Barnabas Church, Bayville, for Ronald A. Ristaino, 65. He died March 12 at Brick Medical Center, in Brick. Born in Jersey City, he lived there all his life before moving to Pine Beach in 1994, then to Bayville four years ago. He was a police …

SCERBO, JOSEPHINE P

A funeral mass was offered March 18 at St. Anneโ€™s Church for Josephine P. Scerbo, 85, a lifelong resident of Jersey City. She passed away on March 15. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, who cherished cooking and sewing for her family. She was a parishioner of St. Anneโ€™s Church. She was the daughter …

MASCIALE, VINCENT

Of East Orange (formerly of Bayonne); on Monday, March 9, 2009; husband of Constance (nee: Cancro); father of Vincent Jr., Anthony, David and Jeanine Masciale; grandfather of Vincent, Mark Anthony, Alicia, Alicia Kate, Victoria, Anthony Jr.; brother of Bartholomew, Loretta and Marie. Funeral services were held from the G. KEENEN Oโ€™BRIEN Funeral Home.

VERONA, ANN

(nee: Cimbolic) On Friday, March 13, 2009; wife of the late Carl Julian Verona; mother of Faith, Karl and Frederick; grandmother of Glory Ann Higgins; sister of Stephen Cimbolic and the late John, Peter and Joseph Cimbolic, Helen Colacino, Sophia Gill and Juliana Bacsik; lifelong best friend of Val and Ted Benda, of Staten Island. …