KAROLCHICK, FLORENCE

KAROLCHICK, FLORENCE โ€“ Funeral services were held Jan.5 for Florence B. Karolchick, a lifelong Jersey City resident. She died on Jan. 1.She was a retired bookkeeper for Monto Insurance Agency. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank. Survivors include here sister, Vicky Szalkiewicz, and several nieces and nephews.

JERSEY, JENNA L

JERSEY, JENNA L. โ€“ Services were held Jan.9 for Jenna L. Jersey, 82. She died Jan. 6, at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly. Born in Edgewater, she was a longtime resident of Jersey City. She was retired from Sheffield Embroidery in Union City. Survivors include five children: Mark of Jersey City, Pamela of Cookstown, …

CABRERA, JAIME

CABRERA, JAIME โ€“ Funeral services were held Jan.5 for Jaime Cabrera, 77, of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Jersey City. He died on Dec. 29 at Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born in Isabella, Puerto Rico. He resided in Jersey City from 1974 – 2006. He was a retired decorated Staff Sergeant for …

RADFORD, OLEASE

RADFORD, OLEASE โ€“ Funeral services were held on Jan. 8 for Olease Radford. She died Jan. 3, at Compassionate Care at the Atrium in Jersey City, NJ. She was a member of Claremont Lafayette United Presbyterian Church in Jersey City. She served on the Deacon Board and the Literary Society. Survivors include a son, Gregory …

SIMON, WILLIE MAE

SIMON, WILLIE MAE โ€“ Services were held Jan. 9 for Willie Mae Simon, 79. She died Jan. 3. She was born in Sumter, South Carolina and moved to Jersey City at an early age. She was employed by the Ocean Avenue Maintenance Realty Company as an Office Manager for over 30 years. Survivors include her …

COOK, ROBERT EUGENE

COOK, ROBERT EUGENE โ€“ A funeral service was held on Jan. 10 for Robert ‘Bobby’ Eugene Cook of Jersey City. He died on Jan. 3. He was a retired truck driver and mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Akuku Cook; a son, Robert, and daughter, Erica; a sister, Johnnie Mae Reid; and many nephews, nieces, …

ALBANESE, ERNEST G

ALBANESE, ERNEST G. โ€“ Funeral services were held on Thursday for Ernest G. Albanese of Union City. He died on Jan. 4. Born in Fairview, he was a retired Senior Lab Technician at Lipton Tea, Englewood, for 30 years. He was husband of the late Jennie (nee Fierro) and is survived by a son, Ernest; …

FEMIA, ADA

FEMIA, ADA โ€“ Funeral services for Ada Femia, formerly of West New York, were held Thursday. She died January 4. She worked for many years with her husband at Vinny’s Furs in West New York. Survivors include her husband, Vincent; two sons, Cosmo and Frank; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.