Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Funeral services were held Feb. 13 for Diane Ellis (Bethea), 46. She died Feb.7 at Jersey City Medical Center. Born in Jersey City, she was a lifelong resident. She once worked as an usher at Continental Airlines Arena, Secaucus. Survivors include her husband Freddie Ellis; her children, Chinell, Freddie, Jr., Bethea and Shakira; her sisters, …
A funeral mass was offered on Feb. 9 at St. Paul the Apostle Church for Robert T. Finch, 78. He died Feb. 5 at Jersey City Medical Center. He was a lifelong Jersey City resident. He was a clerk for the Bankers Trust Company in New York City for 30 years, retiring in 1992. He …
Funeral services were held Feb. 5 for Thomas J. Sterlacci, Sr., 75, a resident of North Bergen for 46 years. He died Feb. 2 at Compassionate Care Hospice at the Atrium. He was a truck driver for 30 years for Harold M. Dittman Co., Secaucus, and a loader for North Bergen Sanitation Dept. He retired …
Funeral services were held Feb. 13 for Jean-Paul Goldston. He passed away on Feb. 4. Survivors include his wife, Loyda Nunez Goldston; his children, Jaidon, Jordan and Jaidah Goldston; his parents, Karen Clark and Charles Goldston; his siblings, Zhewei, Mingli and Liling Goldston and Tracy Clark Duncan; his grandmother, Marie Green; four nephews and two …
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 …