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Linda J. Tajerian Martinez
Jun 30, 2019
With profound sadness we announce the passing of Linda J. Tajerian Martinez, on June 30, 2019. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family.
Linda earned a master’s degree in engineering and worked as an engineer at Aecom. She is a published technical document author for IEEE.
Linda’s hobbies include; travel, sculpting, and photography. She was an avid animal lover.
Linda leaves behind...
Sonja E Marth
Jun 29, 2019
Sonja Marth, of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on June 29, 2019. She was 89.
Sonja emigrated from Germany in 1947. She settled in Newark, where she married her loving husband Fritz in 1964. The following year they moved to Bloomfield.
Sonja worked as an accounting clerk for Sears for over 45 years. As an avid soccer fan, Sonja belonged to the...
Mary Walsh Howard
Jun 18, 2019
Mary Walsh Howard of Bloomfield, NJ passed away on June 18, 2019 after a long and wonderful life, surrounded by her loving family.
Visitation will be held at Halpin-Bitecola Brookdale Funeral Home, 1284 Broad St. Bloomfield, NJ on Friday, June 21st from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at Saint Thomas the Apostle Church,...
Margaret King
Jun 6, 2019
Margaret “Peggy” King, passed away on June 6, 2019. She was 83.
Peggy was predeceased by her parents Joseph and Nancy McMahon, and her brother Peter. She leaves behind, her husband John Daniel King Jr.; her three sons, John and his wife Joyce, James and his wife Francine, and Jeffrey and his husband Scott; her grandchildren Katelyn, Jimmy, and Kimberly, and a brother-in-law,...
John Notare
Jun 5, 2019
John D. Notare, of Jackson, passed away on Wednesday, June 5th, 2019. He was 76.
John was born in Newark, NJ and lived a very full life. He moved to NY and became a bartender in the Village. He lived in the same apartment as Lucille Ball. For most of his life he worked as a self-employed Private Investigator. He enjoyed...
Joseph Pacilli
May 22, 2019
Joseph Pacilli, of Bloomfield, passed away on May 22nd, 2019. He was 84 years old. Joe grew up in Newark, NJ, but lived in Bloomfield for the last 50 years. He enjoyed golfing, cooking and sports. Joe was an engineer who worked for Kearfott for over 40 years.
Joe is survived by his wife of 62 years Mary Ann Pacilli. He is also survived by...
Jose Vivó
May 11, 2019
Jose Vivó of Union City, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 11th, 2019. He was 92 years old.
Jose was predeceased by his loving wife Bertha and his son Dean. He leaves behind his daughter Bertha Cianciotta and her husband Bart. He also leaves behind 3 granddaughters, and 4 great grandsons.
Services were held privately, under the direction of Halpin –...
Marion Dobransky
Apr 29, 2019
Marion Dobransky, of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on April 29th, 2019. She was 99 years old.
Marion was born in Jessup, Pennsylvania. She was a resident of Bloomfield for 60 years, and a long time parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church. Marion married her husband, Michael, in 1951, and they shared a wonderful life together for 50 years. She...
Agnes Norton
Apr 15, 2019
Agnes E. Norton, of Bloomfield, passed away on April 15th, 2019. She was 92.
Agnes enjoyed crafting, baking, and was an avid sun-worshipper, but most of all relished her time as a grandmother!
Agnes was predeceased by her husband of 34 years, Joseph Bernard Norton, a son, Dennis Peter Norton, and a granddaughter, Dena Marie Norton. She is survived by her three...
Anthony Joseph Garbacki
Apr 13, 2019
Anthony Garbacki passed away suddenly in his home, on Saturday, April 13th, 2019.
Anthony was born, in Brooklyn, NY. He served our country honorably as a member of the US Army during the Korean War. He has been a Bloomfield resident for 54 years.
Anthony was predeceased by his loving wife Mary in 2016. He is survived by their four children; Kenneth Garbacki and...
Millie Lucariello
Apr 1, 2019
Millie Lucariello (nee Formisano), a 60-year resident of Bloomfield, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019. She was 99.
Millie earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1942 from Immaculata College, PA. In 1945, she achieved her Registered Nurse (RN) degree from Jersey City Medical Center, School of Nursing and worked for 6 years at the NJ Orthopaedic Hospital in Orange,...
Santa Ann O'Brien
Mar 21, 2019
Santa Ann O’Brien, of Bloomfield, passed away on Thursday, March 21st, 2019. She was 76 years old.
Santa adored spending time with her family and was an avid reader.
She leaves behind her son, Daniel and his wife, Sofia, a sister, Janet McCarthy and her husband, Raymond, two nieces, Christine Mauro, Carli McCarthy, and a nephew, Joseph Mauro.
Friends and family may visit...
Carol Franz
Mar 2, 2019
Carol R. Franz, of Glen Ridge, NJ, entered into eternal life on Saturday, March 2nd, 2019. She was 80 years old.
Carol was an active parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church and was a greeter at Sunday noon mass as well as a teacher of the church’s Pre-Cana classes. She was also a longtime member of the Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra.
Carol...
Rachael Lynn Smith
Feb 21, 2019
Rachael Lynn Smith, of Union City, entered into eternal rest on Thursday February 21, 2019. She was 33.
Rachael worked as a clerk for a moving company for many years. She enjoyed spending time with her family and many friends.
Rachael was predeceased by her father, James Dennis Smith. She leaves behind her children; Christifer and Adrianna Garcia; her mother Lynn Kumar;...
Pao-Chin Bailey
Feb 8, 2019
Pao-Chin Bailey, of Bloomfield, was called home to be with her beloved husband Richard, on Friday February 8, 2019.
Originally from Taiwan, she met Richard while he was serving our country. He later returned to marry her and, bring her to the United States in 1986.
Pao-Chin leaves behind her brother-in-law Joseph Bailey and his wife Kathleen; her sister-in-law, Margaret Gonzales; family...
Douglas Robert Joseph
Jan 23, 2019
Douglas R. Joseph, formerly of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on January 23, 2019. He was 44.
Douglas was a Sr. accounting manager for TDAmeritrade in Omaha. He enjoyed spending time with his family, and was an avid golfer.
Douglas leaves behind his loving wife Carrie (nee Franklin); his children Robert and Charlotte; his mother Christine Joseph (nee Phillips); his brother Jason...
Janet Shallcross
Jan 23, 2019
Janet Shallcross, of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019. She was 87 years old.
Janet worked as a food service representative in the Montclair school system for most of her life until she retired.
She was an avid animal lover, adored gardening, and enjoyed working on her puzzles.
Janet leaves behind a son, Kevin (Ann); four daughters - Kathy,...
Grace Seber
Jan 16, 2019
Grace Seber, of Bloomfield, entered into eternal life on January 16th, 2019. She was 97.
Grace was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of the September Club at St Thomas the Apostle Church, and a graduate from Mount. St. Dominic and Caldwell College.
Grace was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Andrew Seber, in 1994. She leaves...
Wendy Sutton
Jan 11, 2019
Wendy Sutton (nee Mielnicki), of Clark NJ, entered into eternal life on Friday, January 11th, 2019. She was 100.
Wendy was predeceased by her loving husband, Charles. She leaves behind her son Dennis Sutton and his wife Lucille; two granddaughters and their husbands; Jennifer and John Voss, Danielle and Jason Vinh; three great-grandchildren, Aiden, Cameron, and Samantha.
Friends and family may visit...
Christine Sallustro
Jan 7, 2019
Christine Stivali - Sallustro, of Bloomfield, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 7th, 2019. She was 45.
Christine was a Glen Ridge High School graduate. She attended Albany State University, where she earned her Associates Degree in Science and Health. She was a medical assistant at Albany Hospital. Christine had a passion for animals and children. She was a devoted...
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