PEREZ, NILA

PEREZ, NILA. Visitation for Nila Perez, 83, of West New York, was held Nov. 3 from 2 to 9 p.m. at Jorge Rivera Funeral Home, North Bergen. She died at home Nov. 1. She was born in Havana, Cuba. Perez was a nurse. Survivors include her husband, Alejandro Fidel Casana; five sons, Luis, Santiago, Barbaro, …

DE JESUS, ORLANDO

DE JESUS, ORLANDO. Mass for Orlando De Jesus, 48, a native and lifelong resident of Jersey City, was held Nov. 5 at St. Peter’s Church, Jersey City. He died Nov. 1 at the Compassionate Care Hospice, Jersey City. De Jesus was a laborer for the Poggi Trucking Company, Jersey City. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn …

GRATO, ANNA

GRATO, ANNA. Mass for Anna (Del Priore) Grato, 85, a lifelong resident of Hoboken, was held Nov. 3 at St. Francis Church, Hoboken. She died Oct. 30 at Prospect Health Center, Hackensack. Grato worked at Grato’s, a family-owned grocery business in Hoboken, for many years. She was a member of the Bayonne Golden Age Club …

ADELE PUSTAY

Of Berkeley Township (formerly of Bayonne); on Friday, October 31, 2008; mother of Maureen Marra; grandmother of Amy Grundhoefer and husband Douglas, and Andrew Marra; also survived by a niece, two nephews, and many grandnieces and grandnephews. Funeral arrangements were by the TIMOTHY E. RYAN HOME FOR FUNERALS, Toms River.

ANNA GRATO

(Del Priore) On Thursday, October 30, 2008; loving wife of the late Joseph D.; cherished mother of Anthony and wife Ann, Joseph and wife Deborah, and Ann Marie Grato; sister of Elizabeth Gulino and Helen Pascale and the late Michael and Jimmy Del Priore; special grandmother of Toni Ann (Gary), Joseph, Joseph III (Jacqueline) and …

GERTRUDE A. COUGHLIN

(nee: Maak) Of Perintan, N.Y. (formerly of Bayonne); on Sunday, October 12, 2008; beloved wife of the late Vincent A. White, and Matthew Coughlin; devoted mother of Edward F. White and wife Kathleen and the late Mary White; loving grandmother of Brian White, Kevin White, and Daniel White and wife Sarah; cherished sister of Carl, …

KEVIN DONAWAY

On Tuesday, October 28, 2008; beloved husband of LuAnn Baron Donaway; devoted father of Daniel; son of the late Mary (Verdan) & Roland Donaway; loving brother of Barbara Cooney & husband John, Diane Cooney & husband Ernest, Thomas Donaway & wife Wendy, Sharon Nazarko & husband John, Donna Donaway, Robert Donaway & wife Joann & …

IRENE GNYRA

(nee: Bienkowski) On Monday, October 27, 2008; beloved wife of the late John Gnyra and Edmund Sawicki; devoted mother & mother-in-law of Ms. Eileen Domalewski and Mr. Ronald Sawicki & wife Anne; loving stepmother of the late Neil Brennan; dearest sister of Mrs. Helen Tesko, George Bienkowski & the late Edmund, Alfred & Henry Bienkowski; …