LOMBARDI, ELEANOR

LOMBARDI, ELEANOR. Mass for Eleanor “Kathy” Lombardi, 78, of Union City, was Oct. 2 at Ss. Joseph and Michael Church, Union City. She died Sept. 27 at Christ Hospital, Jersey City. Lombardi worked for the Union City Department of Public Works for many years, retiring in 1996. Survivors include a sister, Dolores.

COLON, JOSE DOLORES

COLON, JOSE DOLORES. Mass for Jose Dolores Colon, 71, of Union City, was held Oct. 1 at St. Anthony’s Church, Union City. Born in Puerto Rico, Colon was a resident of Hudson County for many years. He was a sheet metal worker for Crown, Cork & Seal, North Bergen, for more than 25 years. Survivors …

MEALIA, JAMES PATRICK

MEALIA, JAMES PATRICK. Mass for James Patrick Mealia, 78, of Secaucus, was held Oct. 2 at Immaculate Conception Church, Secaucus. He died Sept. 29 at Meadowlands Medical Center, Secaucus. Born in Passaic, he lived in Garfield before moving to Secaucus 18 years ago. Mealia worked for a railroad for several years, then for C&C Trucking, …

SOTO, MARIA R

SOTO, MARIA R. Mass for Maria R. Soto, 89, of North Bergen, was held Oct. 3 at Our Lady of Fatima Church, North Bergen. She died Sept. 28 at Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen. Born in La Cruz, Chile, she moved to the United States in 1978. Soto was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, …

ORTEGA, JOSE

ORTEGA, JOSE. Services for Jose Ortega, 94, of North Bergen, were held Sept. 29 at Morgado Funeral Home, Union City. He died Sept. 27 at the Harborage, North Bergen. Born in Fomento, Cuba, Ortega came to the United States in 1966 and was a longtime resident of North Bergen. He was a machine operator in …

DURAN, PABLO F

DURAN, PABLO F. Services for Pablo F. Duran, 59, of North Bergen, were held Sept. 29 at Jorge Rivera Funeral Home, North Bergen. He died at home Sept. 26. Born in Bogota, Columbia, Duran came to North Bergen in 1972. He was a singer. Survivors include three daughters, Claudia Cristina Montero, Yisette Nicole Duran and …

DIAZ, BENEDICTA

DIAZ, BENEDICTA. Services for Benedicta (Quintero) Diaz, 101, of North Bergen, were held Sept. 29 at Morgado Funeral Home, Union City. She died Sept. 26 at Hudson View Extended Care, North Bergen. Born in Ranchuelo, Cuba, Diaz came to the United States in 1954 and was a longtime resident of North Bergen. She was a …

SLAWINSKI, ANTOINETTE

SLAWINSKI, ANTOINETTE. Mass for Antoinette “Toni” (Greco) Slawinski, 85, a native and lifelong resident of Jersey City, was held Sept. 29 at St. Anne’s Church, Jersey City. She died Sept. 26 at Christ Hospital, Jersey City. Slawinski was a crossing guard at Congress Street and Thorne Street in Jersey City for 25 years, retiring in …

MERDO, ALBERT M

MERDO, ALBERT M. Mass for Albert M. Merdo Sr., 87, of Jersey City, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, was held Oct. 3 at St. Aedan’s Church, Jersey City. He died Sept. 29 at Christ Hospital, Jersey City. Born in Hendersonville, Pa., he lived for several years of his childhood in Czechoslovakia before …