Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Janet Santiago-Frajdenriech, 54, passed away on Feb. 3. She was an Account Executive at Liz Clairborne. She is survived by her mother, Delia and Juan Rivas, her father George and Cecelia Santiago, her brothers George L. Santiago, George Jr. Santiago, her nieces Delia Liza, Hailey and Natalia Santiago, and Kaitlin Gallagher, and many cousins and …
A funeral mass was offered Feb. 6 at St. Paul of the Cross RC Church, Jersey City, for Sarah Koenig (nee Gately). She died on Feb. 2. She was born in Newark and lived in Jersey City for over 50 years. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her son, Dennis R. Koenig and …
A funeral service was held Feb. 9 for Carmela Iafelice (nee Lilli), 96, of Washingtonville, N.Y., formerly of West New York. She passed away on Feb. 5. Survivors include her children, Carmella Polman and her husband Dirk, and Marie Botterio; her six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Services arranged by the Vainieri Funeral Home, North Bergen.
A funeral mass was offered on Feb. 14 at Our Lady of Mercy Church for Josefa (Parada) Moreta, 85. She died Feb. 11 at home. She was born in Cuba. She was a supervisor at Avon Belt Co., New York, for 35 years, retiring in 1988. She is survived by her daughter, Caroline Bell, and …
Funeral services were held Feb. 11 for Rita Gilberti (Decker). She passed away Feb. 7 at Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center. She was a housewife and lived in Union City for 43 years, previously of Hoboken. Survivors include her children, Joan Santemma, Michael, Dennis, and Richard; five grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Services arranged by …
A mass of Christian Burial was offered Feb. 6 at St. John the Baptist Church for Andrea G. Ortiz (nee Paladino), 58, a lifelong resident of Jersey City. She died on Feb. 2 at Christ Hospital. She was employed by the Jersey City Board of Education as a teaching assistant in Lincoln High School. She …
A funeral mass was offered Feb. 10 at St. Anthony’s RC Church for Carmen Hechavarria (Brunet), Union City. She died Feb. 7. She was born in Sagua de Tánamo, Cuba. She is survived by her children, Irma, Himilce, and Gaspar; her sisters, Hilda Moralez and Emelina Gonzalez, and brothers, Lorenzo Brunet and Miguel Brunet; five …
A funeral service was held Feb. 10 for Joseph A. Sherry, 62. He died on Feb. 7 at the Lyons V.A. Hospital. Born in Rye, N.Y., he lived the past 10 years in Jersey City, and was formerly a resident of Union City. He was a disabled veteran, having served his country in the Vietnam …
A funeral service was held Feb. 6 for Victor L. Pezzetta, formerly of Union City. He died on Feb. 1. He was born in Vera Cruz, Mexico. He was a Tarazzo Mason. He was a US Army WWII veteran, and a member since 1935 of the International Union of Brick Layers and Allied Craftsmen and …
A funeral service was held Feb. 6 for Paul Williams. He passed away Jan. 28 at the Jersey City Medical Center. He is survived by his wife Dorothy; his siblings Thomas, Alonzo, Marie, Dorothy, Ann Marie, and Raine; his children, Paul Jr., Linda, Rob Lee, Barry Sr., Eric, Clara, James, Linette, Sandra, Shawn, Kearney, Celeste, …