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Paul Freeman
Dec 16, 2012
Freeman, Paul - 88 of Bayonne passed away on Sunday December 16, 2012. Born in Charleston, SC, Paul was the devoted husband to Evelyn (nee: Grant) and loving father to Bernice, Dolores, Robert and the late Harold and is survived by many grand, great grand and great great grandchildren. Cremation was private but a memorial service will be held on...
Margaret Pasqua
Dec 4, 2012
Pasqua, Margaret (nee: Nardi) - of Bayonne, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Tuesday December 4th 2012, she was 82 years old. Born in Glen Ridge, NJ, Margaret was the devoted wife of Ralph "Lucky" Pasqua and the beloved mother of Ralph Jr. and Debra Pasqua Rossi and her husband Laurence. Margaret was also the loving grandmother...
Genevieve Caltagirone
Dec 3, 2012
Caltagirone, Genevieve (nee: Funk) - passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 4th 2012, she was 85 years old. A lifelong resident of Bayonne who worked for many years at Holy Family Academy Cafeteria, Genevieve was the devoted with of the late Joseph Caltagirone Sr. and the loving mother to Tom, Joseph Jr. and his wife Diane and Geralyn Perricane and...
Victor F. Hernandez
Dec 3, 2012
Hernandez, Victor F. - of Bayonne, passed away on Monday December 3rd 2012, he was 54 years old. Born in Aricibo, Puerto Rico, Victor was the beloved son of Ana Delia (nee: Tejera) and the late Jose Miguel Hernandez and the loving brother of Carmen Kozel, Raymond and his wife Emma and Jose Miguel Jr. and his wife Pamela. Victor...
Pauline M. Ribando
Dec 1, 2012
Ribando, Pauline M. (nee:Mistretta) - of Dover Delaware (formerly of Bayonne) passed away on Saturday December 1, 2012, she was 96 years old. Pauline was born in Jersey City and lived most of her life in Bayonne, moving to Delaware in 1992. She was a nurse for over 25 years in Jersey City, New York City and Connecticut before retiring...
Anthony J Maccarone
Dec 1, 2012
Maccarone, Anthony J. - of West Palm Beach, Fl. (formerly of Jersey City) passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the age of 91. Born in Staten Island, NY, he is the son of Vito and Pauline (nee: Molaterne) Maccarone. He is survived by his wife, Louise A. (nee: Josephsen) Maccarone, daughters, Susan Bass, Donna Kelly and her husband...
Mary Castagna
Nov 28, 2012
Castagna, Mary (nee: Scianni) - of Bayonne, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Wednesday, November 28th, she was 90 years old. Mary was the devoted wife of the late Joseph Castagna and the loving mother to Joseph and his wife Kathy, Anthony and his wife Joyce and Lucille Jackowski. She was also the cherished grandmother of Anthony,...
Anita Capodice
Nov 25, 2012
Capodice, Anita (nee: Garofalo) - of Bayonne passed away peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, November 26th she was 91 years old. Born in Palermo, Italy, Anita was a devoted homemaker and mother and was the cherished wife of Salvatore "Sam" Capodice and the loving mother to Rosalie Bedkowski and her late husband Joseph, Joseph Capodice and his...
Nettie Purdy
Nov 23, 2012
Purdy, Nettie (nee: Russotto) - of Bayonne passed away with family by her side on November 23, 2012. Nettie was the beloved wife of the late Harold J. Purdy and the devoted mother of Ellen Colasurdo and her husband Patrick V. Colasurdo and to Christine Purdy-Gutierrez and her husband Frank Gutierrez. She was also loving grandmother to Alaina Colasurdo and...
Michael Carl Withers
Nov 22, 2012
Withers, Michael Carl - born in 1955 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Bea and Cecil Withers. He died on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, 2012 after a long struggle with a chronic illness. Michael leaves, to cherish his memories a loving wife, Peggy, daughter Lisa, daughter and son-in-law, Dana and John Whalen. He also leaves his father Cecil, siblings...
Porfirio Bare
Nov 19, 2012
Bare, Porfirio - of Bayonne passed away peacefully with family by his side on Monday November 19th, he was 75 years old. Born in the Dominican Republic, Porfirio was the devoted husband to Maria (nee: Diaz) and was the loving father to Ernesto "Tico" Baret and his wife Jennifer, Francisco "Frank" Bare and his wife Rafaelina, Yasiris Bare and Carolyn...
Raffaela Chiricolo
Nov 18, 2012
Chiricolo, Raffaela (nee: Aconfora) - of Bayonne, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, November 18th, she was 79 years old. Born in Torre Annunziata, Italy, Raffaela was the devoted wife of Vincenzo Chiricolo and a perfect mother to Ersilia McGrath and her husband Steven, Anna Santoro and her husband Michael, Josephine Diez and her husband Bill,...
Salvatore A Madonia Jr
Nov 16, 2012
MADONIA, Salvatore A. of Whiting, NJ. passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday November 16th. Visitation will be Tuesday November 20th from 9:00am until 10:15am, then to Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Bayonne where a mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:30am. Cremation to follow at Rosehill Crematory, Linden, NJ.
Donald "Grizz" Swallow Sr.
Nov 11, 2012
SWALLOW, Donald Sr. "Grizz", 72, of Bayonne passed away peacefully on Sunday November 11th at the Bayonne Medical Center. Donald worked as a machinist for the National Envelope Co, in Union, NJ. for many years before retiring. He also served his country proudly in the United States Army, during the Vietnam War. He was a beloved husband to the late...
John "Jj" Alicea Jr.
Nov 10, 2012
Alicea, John Jr. "JJ" - of Bayonne passed away unexpectedly on Saturday Novemebr 10th, he was 24 years old. A person who loved life, "JJ" leaves behind his parents John and Lisa and his siblings Mark and Hope, as well as his grandparents Gladys Dunn and Luis Alicea and his great grandmother, Gladys Redondo. John Jr. is also survived by...
Helene D Grazioso
Nov 7, 2012
GRAZIOSO, Helene (nee:Occhietti), of Bayonne, passed away peacefully on Sunday November 7th, at the Liberty House Nursing Home in Jersey City. Helene worked as a secretary for the Airco Co. in Murray Hill, New Jersey for many years before retiring. She was a very beloved wife to the late Anthony J. Grazioso. She was a loving mother to Irene (Renee)...
Geraldine Vorrius
Nov 4, 2012
VORRIUS, Geraldine, (nee:Moore) 85, passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday November 4th, with her family by her side. Geraldine was born in Jersey City and lived all her life in Bayonne. She worked for New Jersey Bell for 10 years, and as a communications specialist for the Military Ocean Terminal (M.O.T) for 18 years before retiring. For her...
Nicole Marie Blackshaw
Oct 29, 2012
BLACKSHAW, Nicole Marie, 35, of Bayonne passed away peacefully on Monday October 29th, after a long battle with Crohn's Disease. Nicole was a loving mother to Davonte Smith, a devoted daughter to the late Walter "Buddy" and the late Mary Grace (nee: Valenti) Blackshaw Jr. Nicole is also survived by her grandfather Nicholas Valenti, her siblings Nathalie and James Cook...
Giuseppina (Josephine) De Lieto Vaccaro
Oct 29, 2012
VACCARO, Giuseppina (Josephine) (nee:De Lieto), of Bayonne, passed away on Monday October 29th, 2012. Josephine was born on February 10, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. She spent her entire life happily as a devoted mother and wife in Bayonne, N.J. She was the cherished daughter of the deceased Alphonse and Lucia De Lieto. Beloved wife of the deceased James N....
Antonia Clavelli
Oct 29, 2012
CLAVELLI, Antonia, (nee:Lopopolo), 87, of Old Bridge, formerly of Bayonne passed away peacefully on Monday October 29th at the Roosevelt Care Center, in Old Bridge, NJ. She was an active member at the 1st Assembly of God Church in Bayonne for many years. Antonia was a loving wife to the late Domenico. A loving mother to Tony, (Alina), Gino,(Cheryl), Vito,...
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