Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
LUNA, RIVAS FRANCISCO. Visitation for Francisco Rivas Luna, 83, of Secaucus, was held Oct. 14 at Jorge Rivera Funeral Home, North Bergen. He died at home Oct. 12. Born in El Salvador, he moved to the United States in 1990. Luna was a farmer in El Salvador. Survivors include his wife, Transito Rivas; six sons, …
GRECES, OLIVE MARIE. Services for Olive Marie Greces, 83, of Pennington, were held Oct. 16 at A.K. Macagna Funeral Home, Cliffside Park. She died Oct. 12. Born in Hoboken, she lived in North Bergen before moving to Pennington. Greces managed the New York City office of Alps Sportswear in the Empire State Building for 20 …
HENKEL, CATHERINE A. Services for Catherine A. (DeMartine) Henkel, 89, of Secaucus, were held Oct. 13 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Secaucus. She died Oct. 8. Survivors include two sons, Albert Henkel and Henry Henkel; two daughters, Barbara Evers and Karen Henkel; 10 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
WILLIAMS, LAWRENCE E. Services for Lawrence E. Williams, 79, a native and lifelong resident of Jersey City, were held Oct. 16 at Watson Mortuary Service, Jersey City. He died Oct. 10 at Jersey City Medical Center. Williams was a self-employed tailor. Survivors include his wife, Mary L; five sons, Larry, Anthony Bruce, Ronald Kenneth, Curtis …
TADURAN, DAISY L. Mass for Daisy L. Taduran, 56, of Jersey City, was held Oct. 18 at St. Aloysius Church, Jersey City. She died Oct. 12 at Beth Israel Hospital, Newark. She was born in the Philippines. Survivors include her father, Abraham; two sisters, Elizabeth and Maria Socorro; four brothers, Josef, Lucien, Eric and Dennis; …
RUIZ, PABLO. Mass for Pablo Ruiz, 76, of Jersey City, was held Oct. 14 at St. Peter’s Church in Jersey City. Born in Puerto Rico, Ruiz was a the chef and owner of Tito’s Spanish American Restaurant in Jersey City. Survivors include his wife, Teresa Arroyo Ruiz, five sons, Robert, Paul, Peter, Geraldo, and Gabriel, …
MERCADO, AURELIA. Services for Aurelia Mercado, 91, of Jersey City, were held Oct. 16 at Introcaso-Angelo Funeral Home, Jersey City. She died Oct. 13 at Compassionate Care Hospice at the Atrium, Jersey City. Born in Caborojo, Puerto Rico, she moved to the United States in 1949 and lived in Jersey City since 1973. Mercado was …
MATTHEWS, ZANDER LEE. Mass for Zander Lee Matthews, 65, of Jersey City, was held Oct. 17 at Mt. Sinai Full Gospel Church, Jersey City. He died Oct. 12 at Jersey City Medical Center. He was born in Manning, S.C. Matthews was a welder for Manhattan Welding Co., Newark, for 20 years. Survivors include his wife, …
JOHNSON, TRYPHOSIA. Mass for Tryphosia Johnson, 86, of Jersey City, was held Oct. 17 at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Jersey City. She died at home Oct. 10. She was born in Winston-Salem, N.C. Johnson was an employee of Chaus Inc., in Union City, for many years, retiring in 1987. She had also worked …
GOZZOLINO, IRMA. Mass for Irma (Pronti) Gozzolino, 97, of Jersey City, was held Oct. 17 at St. Paul of the Cross Church, Jersey City. She died Oct. 14 at Meadowlands Medical Center, Secaucus. She was born in Rome, Italy. Gozzolino was a machinist for American Can Company, Jersey City, for more than 30 years, retiring …