Obituaries

Mar 21, 2023

Severino, Janet F. (nee: Allen) age 70, of Palisades Park, passed peacefully on March 21, 2023. Raised in Bergenfield, she was a graduate of Bergenfield High School and worked as an Assistant Manager in Howard Bank of Palisades Park before becoming the office Manager of Stateline Construction of Sloatsburg, NY. An animal lover at heart, she had an interest in...

Mar 20, 2023

Luvera, Louis Jr., age 74, of Fort Lee, passed away on Monday March 20, 2023. Devoted son of the late Louis and Margaret Luvera.

The family will receive their friends on Friday 9:00 -10:00 am at the Frank A. Patti and Kenneth Mikatarian Funeral Home 327 Main Street "opposite the Fort Lee Library". The funeral will leave at 10:00 am...

Mar 18, 2023

Maria Teresa Garzon Porras, age 84, of Leonia, passed peacefully on Saturday March 18, 2023. She was born in Ecuador on March 22, 1938 to parents Leonidas Garzon and Delia Herrera. She immigrated to the United States in November 1963 and resided in Manhattan and Brooklyn before settling in Leonia, NJ.

She had a cheerful personality and her smile filled...

Mar 16, 2023

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Levon Garabed Nazarian, loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked to designate funds to AGBU Lebanon in support of local programming including social and humanitarian assistance, schools and education as well as other youth and cultural initiatives.

Donations may be made in Levon Nazarian’s name...

Mar 13, 2023

Viola Victoria Barnes (Vicky) of Leonia, NJ, born December 23, 1920, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2023.

Vicky is predeceased by her parents, James and Zoila Barnes, her brothers James and Charles, and her sister, Anne Devol.

She was born in La Ceiba, Honduras, CA to American citizens of Honduran and Canadian descent. She grew up in Cuba...

Mar 12, 2023

Mar 10, 2023

Rosemarie Ciccone – age 91, on March 10, 2023. Loving mother to Diane DalZin and her husband Michael; Anthony Ciccone and his wife Raquel; Robert Ciccone and his wife Patricia. Predeceased by her daughter Margaret-Jean Prulello. Also survived by 9 grandchildren,10 great-grandchildren and her son in law Kevin Arndt. The family will receive their friends on Friday from 3 to...

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...