Obituaries

Joseph M. Matera

Joseph M. Matera

Sep 20, 2025

Joseph M. Matera, 85 of Leonia, NJ passed peacefully at home on September 20, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Luzzano, Italy and came to the United States with his sister Marie at age 8 through Ellis Island. Joe was a proud resident of Leonia for 63 years.

In 1954, along with his father and brothers he...

Josephine M Sanfilippo

Josephine M Sanfilippo

Sep 19, 2025

Josephine M. Sanfilippo (née Sisino), age 100, of Fort Lee, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 19, 2025.

Born and raised in New York City and Jersey City, Josephine built a long and fulfilling life surrounded by family, friends, and community. She enjoyed a rewarding 31-year career with Metropolitan Life Insurance, where she worked as a bookkeeper and oversaw the daily...

Josephine A. Rufo

Josephine A. Rufo

Sep 17, 2025

Josephine Anotalona Rufo (nee: Consalvo), age 94, of Fort Lee, passed away on Wednesday September 17, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and resided in Fort Lee for most of her life. Josephine enjoyed traveling with her family, reading, knitting, but above all else she loved spending time with her family. Loving mother to...

Marie Powers

Marie Powers

Sep 12, 2025

Marie Powers

August 31, 1927 – September 12, 2025

Marie Powers, age 98, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2025, in Somerville, New Jersey. She was born on August 31, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, and lived a long and full life devoted to her family.

She was the proud mother of four sons. She is predeceased by her beloved son, Jack Puleo,...

Evlambia Pirsos

Evlambia Pirsos

Sep 6, 2025

Evlambia (Giantsoulis) Pirsos

November 4, 1936 - September 6, 2025

Evlambia was a beautiful woman who embraced, endured and embodied so very much in her life from when she was a young girl in Greece to when she came to this country, to the loss of her adoring husband (Evangelos) at an early age and her son, (Thomas), but through it all...

Ruth Patricia Thompson

Ruth Patricia Thompson

Aug 21, 2025

Thompson, Ruth age 83, of Hoboken, passed on Thursday August 21, 2025. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey. She worked as a secretary. Loving sister to Judith and her husband Patrick Lombardi. Cherished Aunt who will be missed by many loving nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by her adored parents Theodore and Julia Thompson, sister Elizabeth and husband Peter Sentel, sister Anne...

Okhee Laura Hyon

Okhee Laura Hyon

Aug 13, 2025

Okhee Laura Hyon, a woman of strength and unwavering love, passed away on August 13, 2025, surrounded by her devoted husband and loving daughters. At 71, she concluded a five-year journey with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, a battle she faced with unbelievable bravery and an incredibly resilient spirit.

Born in South Korea, Okhee's early life was a vibrant tapestry of new...

Steven Powers

Steven Powers

Aug 10, 2025

Powers, Steven J. of Hackensack formerly of New Milford on August 10, 2025.  Loving husband to Linda nee: Votto. Cherished father to Brian and Jimmy.  Brother to Frank and his wife Anna, Tom, Patti and her husband Tom, Jeanne.   Predeceased by his brother Jack.  Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Steven was born and raised in Paramus and worked...

John F. Stendor

John F. Stendor

Aug 3, 2025

John F. Stendor, of Leonia, NJ, passed away early Sunday morning on August 3rd, 2025, at the age of 71.

Born and raised in Sussex, NJ, John spent the first 20 years of his life there before beginning a new chapter in Leonia, where he built a life with his wife, Kathy and son, Nolan. He quickly became a dedicated and...

Jack W. Batman

Jack W. Batman

Aug 1, 2025

The first love of Jack W. Batman’s life was the theater.

It may seem an improbable passion for a man born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1944. The oldest of two siblings, Batman’s father, Ralph Batman, worked for Standard Press Steel, and his mother, Kathryn Wallace Batman, was vice president and the manager of the Philadelphia Employees Credit Union.

But from the...

Alice Lolas

Alice Lolas

Jul 27, 2025

Obituary for Alice Margaret Lolas

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Alice Margaret Lolas, who left us peacefully on July 27, 2025, at 82 years of age.

Born on March 4, 1943, in New York, New York, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Stock and Ruth Lush Stock. She married the love of her...

RoseMarie Minore

RoseMarie Minore

Jul 20, 2025

RoseMarie Minore passed away at her home in Paramus, New Jersey on Sunday, July 20, 2025. She was 90 years old.

RoseMarie, affectionately known as “Aunt Ro” to most who knew her, was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 16, 1935. She was the daughter of James and Rose Minore who both lived to 93 years of age. She was...

Elizabeth Regan

Elizabeth Regan

Jul 20, 2025



ELIZABETH V. “BETTY” REGAN, age 101 and a lifelong resident of Edgewater, passed away peacefully in her home on July 20, 2025. She was born in Edgewater on October 19, 1923, the daughter of Patrick and Ann Oates. She attended public school in Edgewater and graduated from the Academy of the Holy Angels, Class of 1941. She worked in the...

Elizabeth Ann Caruso

Elizabeth Ann Caruso

Jul 19, 2025

Elizabeth Ann Caruso nee:Caldecott known to friends and family as Betty, age 67, of Paramus, passed on July 19th, 2025. 

Born in Jersey City, NJ. Elizabeth worked as a teacher for the New Milford Board of Education for 25 years. Cherished Mother, Mima to her four granddaughters and Auntie to her many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her loving husband Anthony.

Betty...

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