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Mark Allan Groendyk
Aug 6, 2016
Mark Allan Groendyk, 27 World Builder – Engineer 7/17/1989 – 8/6/2016 Mark Allan Groendyk of Bloomfield NJ died in the morning of August 6 in Athens, Texas. Viewing will be: Saturday August 13, 2016 from 2 – 8PM at: Halpin – Bitecola Funeral Home, 1284 Broad St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003. (973) 338-5900 Mark traveled the world teaching conservation and building...
G Armando Formica
Aug 5, 2016
G.Armando “Al” Formica, of Bloomfield, passed away Friday, August 5, 2016. He was 101. Al was born in Newark, was a loving father, and enjoyed fishing Al served his country honorably in WWII, and fought in the Omaha Beach sector of the Normandy D-Day invasion. He helped liberate the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Germany. Al was wounded while serving and...
Fred A. Hesse
Aug 5, 2016
Fred A. Hesse of Bloomfield passed away peacefully on August 5, 2016 at his home. He was 86. Fred served his country honorably during the Korean conflict and later as a member of the Army reserves. Fred was an automotive parts manager, avid woodworker and expert in graphic arts, but was best known as a loving husband and uncle. Fred...
Richard A. Saunders
Jul 26, 2016
Richard A. Saunders, of Bloomfield, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Beloved Son, Father, Brother, Grandfather, and Friend. Visitation will be on Friday, July 29th from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Halpin-Bitecola Brookdale Funeral Home, 1284 Broad St., in Bloomfield. A Funeral Service will be held at 7:30pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to www.tacklekidscancer.org
Christine G. Kuhn
Jun 24, 2016
CHRISTINE E. KUHN (nee Graf) (80) June 24, 2016 Christine Kuhn (nee Graf) died peacefully on June 24, 2016 in Glen Ridge, NJ at the age of 80. Christine is survived by her three loving sons and their spouses, George (Lisa) of Roanoke, VA, James (Meg) of Eagle, ID, Christopher (Kristin) of Robbinsville, NJ and her son-in-law, Alan Bispo Sr...
Doris M. Ambrunn
Jun 23, 2016
Loving Sister and Aunt Doris Mae Ambrunn, a longtime resident of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2016 at the age of 94. Doris was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 14, 1922 to the late William and Mary (Meiniger) Ambrunn. She was predeceased by her sister Dolores. Doris was an office manager for Brookdale Gardens Apartments in...
Adele M. White
Jun 10, 2016
Adele M. White, formerly of Bloomfield, entered eternal life on June 10, 2016. She was 87. Adele graduated from Dickinson High School in Jersey City, and Berkeley College. She was a member of various clubs, and attended many events, at the Four Seasons of Great Notch. Adele, along with her late husband Ernest L. White, were very active with the...
Alfred G. Leigh
May 25, 2016
Alfred George Leigh, 94, died following a short illness on May 25, 2016. Alfred was born to English missionaries, David Leigh and Helen (Tyler) Leigh, in China on August 19, 1921. He immigrated to the US with his parents and beloved sister, Freda, and lived in the Paterson area. He married Jean Nye, and had two children, Ronald and Donna...
Josue I. Musni
May 15, 2016
Josue I. Musni of Bloomfield, NJ passed away peacefully at his home on May 15, 2016. He was 86. Born September 1, 1929 in Sorsogon City, Philippines, he was the son of the late Sixto Musni and the late Concepcion Musni (née Isidoro). Josue retired in 1998 from the NJ Department of Transportation, where he worked for 18 years as...
Mary L. Ganning
May 2, 2016
Mary Loretta Ganning (nee Farley) formerly of Bloomfield, NJ passed away on May 2, 2016 at Alaris Health in Cedar Grove. She was 88. She was born on October 1, 1927 in North Arlington, NJ. She attended St. Aloysius Grammar School and Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Newark. She received a BA degree in English from the...
Cristina Elizabeth Mendez
Apr 24, 2016
Because her loved ones stretch way beyond our little pilot training base, Team Vance will livecast the memorial for Staff Sgt. Cristina Mendez here May 5th at 3 p.m. Join us starting at 2:50 p.m. CDT via Facebook Live to remember an Airman whose courage and kindness will make her impossible to forget.
Florence R. Bocchini
Apr 15, 2016
Florence Bocchini Florence Bocchini, of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2016, at Alaris at Cedar Grove. She was 99. Florence was a homemaker, parishioner at St Thomas the Apostle Church, and a Bloomfield resident for over 60 years. Florence worked as a seamstress for Stylecraft Clothes, which her family owned and operated, in Newark and West Orange. Florence...
Walter "Bruce" Davis
Mar 21, 2016
Walter “Bruce” Davis, 77, of Morristown, New Jersey passed away on March 21, 2016. Bruce grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey where he was an active participant in the community. There he graduated from Bloomfield High School, lettering in both baseball and basketball. He then continued his education at Upsula College where he studied insurance. Upon graduating, he worked for...
Carolyn C. Grenell
Mar 15, 2016
Carolyn C. Grenell Memorial Service Saturday, April 23 Carolyn C. Grenell, 86, of Bloomfield passed away on March 15, 2016. Born to Frederick and Florence Cross on May 12, 1929 in Chicago, Carolyn grew up in Montclair and attended Montclair public schools. She earned a teaching degree from the University of Vermont, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa....
Mary Garbacki
Feb 28, 2016
Dearest Wife and Mother Mary Garbacki passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Sunday February 28, 2016. Mary was born on May 27, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY and has been a Bloomfield resident for 52 years. Mary is survived by her loving husband Anthony of 60 years, her loving children Kenneth and his wife Tracy...
Karen S. Pedutem
Feb 20, 2016
Karen Susan Pedutem, age 40, passed away on February 20, 2016. She was born on March 8, 1975 in Livingston, NJ, and was the daughter of Erlinda Saez Pedutem, and the late Amador Pedutem. Karen is survived by her mother, Erlinda, brothers, Christopher and Jason, and sister Jennifer. Visitation will be held prior to Mass, on Friday, February 26, 2016,...
Louis DeFalco
Feb 18, 2016
Louis DeFalco, 61, of Bloomfield, NJ passed away on February 18, 2016. Louis was born on June 18, 1954 in Glen Ridge, NJ. He resided in Montclair and West Orange, NJ until moving to Bloomfield 38 years ago. Louis is preceaded in death by his parents, Louis and Ruth (Gramps) DeFalco, his father-in-law Patrick Werrell, and his youngest son Vincent...
Richard M. Gans
Feb 17, 2016
Richard M. Gans Loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather. Richard M. Gans, of Hopatcong, peacefully entered into eternal life on February 17, 2016. He was 69. Richard was born in Englewood to the late William and Bernice Gans. Rich served his country honorably as a member of the United States Army from 1968 to 1971 during the Vietnam War. He was...
Ethel Damberg Brennan
Feb 3, 2016
Ethel Damberg Brennan Of Verona, formerly of Glen Ridge, passed away peacefully at her Clairidge House home on February 3, 2016. She was 101 years old and was the devoted daughter of the late Arthur and Anna (Martin) Damberg. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, James A. Brennan and was the loving mother of six...
Anna Formica
Jan 24, 2016
Anna Formica, of Bloomfield, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at her home. She was 98. Anna was born in Newark, was a loving mother, enjoyed cooking, and had a great sense of humor. She is survived by her beloved husband, of 73 years, G.Armando “Al”, and their loving children Roberta Kresky, and Armand Formica along with his wife Sharon....
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