EDNA J. PITT

(nee: Wilencewicz) Recently, cherished daughter of Catherine; loving mother of Scott and Todd of Jersey City; grandmother of Crystal, Jasmin, Brianna and Tyler; sister of Linda Wilencewicz. Funeral services were held from the DZIKOWSKI, PIERCE & LEVIS Funeral Home. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

BERNICE L. RASKIN

(nee: Ulitzky) Of Ridgewood (formerly of Bayonne); on Monday, November 17, 2008; beloved wife of Louis Raskin; devoted mother of Lauren & husband John; loving grandmother of Nicole Evelyn and Joanna Haylee; dear sister of Irving Korwin, Beatrice Gorelick, and the late Arthur Uliss, Gertrude Kohn, Rose Jay and Goldie Uran; also survived by her …

JOHN A. SLOAN JR.

Of Naples, Fla. (formerly of Bayonne); on Sunday, November 16, 2008; husband of Helen A. (Dempsey) Sloan; father of Patricia A. Resta; brother of Florence Kenny; grandfather of Gregory Behr and wife Anna, and Jacqueline Crews and husband Mark; great-grandfather of Anthony and Christina Behr, and Matthew Crews. Funeral arrangements were by the FULLER Funeral …

LENA MARIA SPERONZA

Of Ridgewood; on Sunday, November 2, 2008; wife of the late Peter; mother of Peter and wife Elizabeth of Bayonne; and Dominick and wife Susan of Randolph; grandmother of Peter & wife Matina, Lynn, Michael & Joseph; great-grandmother of Nikolas; also survived by her loving caregiver, Zannifer Reyes. Funeral arrangements were by the MIGLIACCIO Funeral …

PICONE, JOSEPH D.

PICONE, JOSEPH D. Mass for Joseph D. Picone, of North Bergen, was held Nov. 22 at St. John Nepomucene Church, Guttenberg. He died Nov. 15 at the Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck. Picone was born in Guttenberg. Survivors include three daughters, Margaret Greco, Catherine Stewart and Tricia Downey; a brother, Sam Picone; a sister, Mary Hudak; …

RUSSO, LUIGI

RUSSO, LUIGI. Mass for Luigi Russo, of Sorrento, Italy, was held Nov. 19 at St. Joseph’s Church, Jersey City. He died Nov. 12. Born in Sorrento, Italy, Russo lived for a longtime in both Jersey City and Clifton before moving back to Sorrento in 2007. He opened Casa Dante Restaurant, Jersey City, in 1971. Survivors …