Obituaries

Mar 9, 2023

Domenica (Duma Menka) Picinich, age 88, of Palisades Park, New Jersey passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at home surrounded by her loving family.

Domenica was born on June 1, 1934 in Sansego, Italy (Susak, Croatia) to Silvestro and Antonia Morin. She immigrated to the United States in 1955 and lived in Hoboken, NJ. After marrying her late husband...

Mar 7, 2023

Federico Salvatore Santangelo of Fort Lee, New Jersey, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. He was 91 years old. Federico was born in 1931 in the town of Nocera Terinese in the Southern Italian region of Calabria. In 1951, at the age of 19, he married his wife Maria and immigrated to...

Mar 7, 2023

Benedetto Napoleone, age 95, of Fort Lee, NJ passed on March 7th, 2023. Benedetto was born in Barano D’Ischia, Italy on June 19th, 1927. He emigrated to the United States in November 1947 at the age of 20. He studied at Seton Hall and became a classical languages teacher. He taught in several parochial high schools.

He married Rose (nee...

Feb 22, 2023

De Santis, Mary, A. nee: Salvio, age 99, of Palisades Park, passed peacefully on Wednesday February 22, 2023. Predeceased by her loving her husband Carmine De Santis, Sr. and her cherished children Carole DiLorenzo and Joseph De Santis. Adored mother to JoAnn Mooney, Carmine De Santis, Jr., and Darlene De Santis. Cherished Grandmother to April, Brandon, Christopher, Nick, John, Nicole,...

Feb 18, 2023

Alfonso Espinosa (“Fonz”) was a dedicated husband, father of two, and friend of many. He passed away unexpectedly on February 18, 2023, at the age of 53 years old. The family and friends are deeply saddened and shocked by his sudden death.

Alfonso was born in 1969 in Brooklyn, New York to parents of Colombian descent. He was raised...

Feb 18, 2023

Feb 17, 2023

With deep sadness we announce the passing of Anahid Chatmajian Kurdian on Friday, February 17, 2023. Anahid is survived by her best friend of 55 years and loving husband, Vahe Kurdian, her twin daughters, Joyce Shoghig Kurdian and Grace Shaghig Kurdian, her brother and sister-in-law, Harout and Ani Chatmajian, her sister Armineh Berberian, her nephew, Haig Berberian and wife Paige...

Feb 16, 2023

Betty Ann Sokol, nee Baldessari, age 94, a resident of Leonia for 6 decades, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Born in San Diego, California she was raised in National City. She earned her master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Southern California and was a member of Gamma Phi Beta. She began her career...

Feb 16, 2023

Cirillo, Elizabeth S., “Lisa” (nee: Iavazzi), age 93, a 60 year resident of Leonia, passed peacefully on Thursday February 16, 2023. Born in Capodrise, Italy she was one of 8 children of Raffaele and Brigida Iavazzi. She immigrated to the United States in 1952. She was an active parishioner of St. John’s RC Church of Leonia serving as a Eucharistic...

Feb 15, 2023

George Souflis of Englewood Cliffs, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, surrounded by his children. He was two weeks shy of his 90th birthday.

George was born in Athens, Greece on March 1, 1933. The little boy who grew up in poverty during the Axis occupation of Greece was a diligent, bright student, and he went on to...

Feb 14, 2023

Khorik Becer, otherwise known to all as "Yaya", passed away on Tuesday, February 14th 2023 holding the hands of her son, Alan, and daughter in law, Vivian.

Khorik immigrated to this county in 1974. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, "Yaya" left her home, some of her family, and the only life she knew behind, to start a new life in a...

Feb 12, 2023

Grimm, Letitia A, (nee:Righini), age 100, a lifelong resident of Fort Lee, passed peacefully on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Born in Villa Banale, Italy, she immigrated to the United States at the age of 3. She worked as a secretary for the Church of Madonna for almost 50 years before retiring. She was an active parishioner and a member of...

Feb 12, 2023

Rosaria L. Cilia, "Sadie", who lived over 101 years, a resident of Fort Lee for over 65 years, passed peacefully on February 12th, 2023. Born in New York City she was raised in Ragusa Sicily where she was trained as a tailor. After the war, she returned to the United States with her husband and daughter in 1947. Upon the...

Feb 8, 2023

Matthew C. Duffy of Oakland, NJ, formerly Palisades Park was called to Heaven on February 8, 2023.

He was an avid fisherman, who’s best days were spent at the beach house with his children, family and close friends. He was a great friend who always had a joke to tell and a caring spirit where he would give you...

Feb 8, 2023

Leonia, NJ – With heartfelt sadness we announce the passing of Sarkis Paskalian on Wednesday evening, February 8th, 2023, after a brief illness surrounded by his beloved family. Sarkis is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Arlene, his sisters Hasmig Khatchikian from Canada, Sossi Kelegian from Armenia, Seta Kantardjian and husband Zareh from New Jersey, nephews and nieces...

Feb 5, 2023

Esther Disla, born in the Dominican Republic, passed peacefully at the age of 99 at home, surrounded by family on February 5, 2023. She was a loving sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and friend. She is survived by her sister, Linda, her children: Esther 'Angelita', Ligia, Tamara, Mayobanex, Felix 'Leonardo', her heart-adopted son, Tomas, 10 grandchildren and 12 great...

Feb 4, 2023

Cannalonga, Olga, Diane nee: Giovanelli, age 100, of Fort Lee, on Saturday February 4, 2023. Beloved wife to the late Marco Cannalonga. Loving mother to Dona Fischer and the late Benjamin Fischer. Cherished grandmother to Lisa Peters-Russ and her husband Hank.

Olga was born in New York in 1922 to Italian-American Actress Marietta Maiori and distinguished Violinist Professor Atillio...

Feb 4, 2023

Fleming, Mildred “Millie”, age 84, of Englewood Cliffs. Born in Hoboken, Millie was a Teacher throughout the Union City School System.She taught in the Elementary school , Union Hill and Emerson High School over a 25 year period before retiring in 1994, Mille was a graduate of the Academy of the Sacred Heart, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree at Jersey...

Feb 3, 2023

Grieco, Theodore, E. age 74, of Normandy Beach formerly of Fort Lee, passed peacefully on Friday February 3, 2023. Loving husband to Georgianna nee; Villano. Devoted father to Theodore Jacob and Joshua James.

Teddy was a lifelong resident of Fort Lee and Normandy Beach, NJ. He was a graduate of Fort Lee High School and received his bachelor’s degree...

Feb 2, 2023

Josephine Joyce Margherini, 97, of Harrington Park, New Jersey, formerly of Norwood and Palisades Park, New Jersey, passed away on February 2, 2023 .

Josephine is predeceased by her parents, Silverio and Incoronata Morrone, her three sisters, Civita, Ernestine and Carmela Morrone, her only grandson, Drew Tyler Decuir and her son-in-law, Mitchell A. Decuir.

She is survived by her beloved...