Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
CHECO, MARTIN. Viewing for Martin Checo, 73, of Union City, was held Sept. 8 at Morgado Funeral Home, Union City. He died Sept. 7 at Fountain Manor, Secaucus. Born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, he was a resident of Union City for 18 years. He was a factory worker in Secaucus. Survivors include two sons, Raul …
CAURSO, JOHN. Mass for John Caruso, 88, of Toms River, formerly of Secaucus and Jersey City, was held Sept. 10 at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Bayonne. He died Sept. 7 at Community Hospital, Toms River. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Secaucus for 25 years before moving to Toms River 15 years ago. …
VERGARA, LUIS. Viewing for Angel Luis Vergara, 72, of North Bergen, was held Sept. 8 at Morgado Funeral Home, Union City. He died Sept. 7 at Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen. Born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, he was a longtime resident of North Bergen. Vergara worked as a chauffeur for Jacklyn Handbags, North Bergen. …
GARRAMONE, DOMENICK “GARY.” Mass for Domenick “Gary” Garramone, 81, of Brick Township, formerly of North Bergen, was held Sept. 10 at Sacred Heart Church, North Bergen. He died Sept. 6. Garramone served as a North Bergen police officer for 30 years and was also a retired supervisor of the North Bergen Parking Authority. He was …
ULRICH, JOHN R. Mass for John R. Ulrich, 87, a native and lifelong resident of Jersey City, was held Sept. 11. at St. Aloysius Church, Jersey City. He died Sept. 8 at Christ Hospital, Jersey City. Ulrich was a bus operator for NJ Transit for 37 years, retiring at age 62. He was president of …
SKUPIEN, YVETTE V. Mass for Yvette V. Skupien, 50, of Jersey City, was held Sept. 12, at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City. She died Sept. 6, at Hackensack Medical Center. Born in New York, she had lived in Jersey City for many years. Skupien was a licensed realtor for Armagno Realty, Jersey City. …
RAYSOR, ROBERT COLON. Services for Robert Colon Raysor, 33, a native and lifelong resident of Jersey City, were held Sept. 11 at Jackson Funeral Residence, Jersey City. He died Sept. 5 at Beth Israel Hospital, Newark. Raysor worked as an auto mechanic in Secaucus for many years. Previously, he worked at the Daily News for …
PAYTON, GORDON P. Services for Gordon P. Payton, 73, of Jersey City, were held Sept. 9 at Calvary CME Church, Jersey City. He died at home Sept. 4. He was born, raised and educated in Jersey City. After serving in the Air Force from 1952 to 1966, Payton began his career as a hair stylist …
FLORES, MANUEL PIZARRO. Visitation for Manuel Pizarro Flores, 73, of Jersey City, was held Sept. 8 at Plaza Funeral Home, Jersey City. He died on Sept. 5 at Liberty House Nursing Home, Jersey City. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he moved to Jersey City in the 1940s. He worked as a longshoreman for Port …
PATTI, FRANK. Mass for Frank Patti, 84, a native and lifelong resident of Jersey City, was held Sept. 10 at Holy Rosary Church, Jersey City. He died at home Sept. 6. Patti was a railroad trackman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He was a parishioner of Holy Rosary Church, Jersey …