Union, NJ Obituaries

Blanca L Burke, age 87, passed away on December 3, 2025. She was born on January 6, 1938. Blanca was a resident of Palm Coast, Florida.

Dominic Di Gioacchino, a beloved, brave, and cherished man, passed away on November 22, 2025, at the age of 87. Born on April 10, 1938, in Newark. He lived in Union for 40 years before retiring to Tom...

Inge K. Werchas, 89, of Rockaway, NJ, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born on July 20, 1936, in Nürnberg, Germany, Inge immigrated to the United States in...

Andreas E. Diakomihalis, beloved family member and friend, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2025, at the age of 80. Born on February 8, 1945, in Greece, Andreas later made his home in Union, New...

David A. Kolb, born on June 21, 1946, passed away on November 17, 2025, at the age of 79.

Mindy McNellis, aged 71, passed away on November 11, 2025. Born on August 24, 1954, Mindy was a resident of Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.

Richard Mendez, born on April 19, 1970, passed away on November 12, 2025, at the age of 55. Richard was a resident of Irvington, New Jersey.

Arlene Rita Gildwarg (Nee Latten), aged 87, of Orlando, Florida, passed away on November 11, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. She was surrounded by her loving family. Arlene...

Joan I. Horniacek, a beloved resident of Springfield, New Jersey, passed away at her home on November 10, 2025, at the age of 92. Born on October 1, 1933, in Newark, NJ to the late Charles and Loretta...

John F. Furey Jr. Beloved Teacher, Brother, and Friend John F. Furey Jr., 75, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, November 7, 2025, surrounded by his loving family...

Lucienne (Chic) DiDonato, 88, passed away peacefully at home. She is survived by her devoted husband of 67 years, Rosario DiDonato; her three daughters, Lori (Tony), Nancy (Chris), and Amy (Bob); ...

Leonel B. Perez, aged 79, passed away on November 4, 2025. Born on March 7, 1946, Leonel was a resident of Union, New Jersey. May he Rest In Peace.

Charlotte J. Banks, aged 58, passed away on October 31, 2025. Born on October 4, 1967, Charlotte was a resident of Union, New Jersey. May she Rest In Peace.

In Loving Memory of Armando C. Almeida It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Armando C. Almeida, a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle, and grandfather. Armando was a hardworkin...

Luis Eladio Soto, born on April 22, 1951, passed away on October 30, 2025, at the age of 74. Luis was a resident of Roselle, New Jersey. A visitation will be held on November 5, 2025, from 9:00 am to...

Richard A. DeHart, born on June 6, 1934, passed away on October 29, 2025, at the age of 91.

Linda L. Gardner, a beloved and devoted resident of Union, New Jersey, passed away on October 16, 2025, at the age of 71. Born on August 18, 1954, Linda was known for her kind-hearted, faithful, patie...

Ellen Georgette Dreyer (née Doppernas) passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey at the age of 80. Ellen was born on July 18, 1945 in New York to her mother, Gertr...

Sonia Zofia Kotonly, of Union, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2025, at the age of 92. Born on October 3, 1933 in Poland to the late John and Rose Bodnar, She leaves behind her lov...

Maria Socorro Dagat, of Union, NJ, passed away on October 8, 2025, at the age of 65. Born on September 24, 1960, in Cebu, Philippines, Maria was known for being faithful, loyal, and selfless. A resid...

Joseph A. Dudutis, a beloved, brave, and hard-working individual, passed away on October 8, 2025, at the age of 90. Born on March 19, 1935, Joseph was raised in Elizabeth, NJ, before settling in Union...

Antonio “Tony” Inocencio, a devoted husband, loving father, and proud grandfather, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2025 surrounded by his family at Christ Hospital in Jersey City, NJ where his wi...

Antonietta Guarino, born on June 13, 1930, in Naples, Italy, was a devoted longtime resident of Totowa, New Jersey. She recently passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones. A gifted seamstr...

Frank Herbert Erickson, age 86, of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025. He was born in Newark, New Jersey on October 16, 1938, to the late Frank and Theresa (n...

Franklin Schmitz, 92, a longtime resident of Roselle Park, New Jersey, entered eternal rest on Sunday, September 28, 2025. Franklin was a proud veteran of the United States Navy during the Korean Wa...

Susan Kay D'Arecca, age 86, of Westfield, New Jersey passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the Overlook Medical Center, Summit, New Jersey. She was born in Denver Colorado on May 25, 1939, ...

Florence Williams Agyapong, born on November 6, 1959, passed away on September 23, 2025, at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ at the age of 65. She was born in Accra, Ghana ...

Carolyn Rutledge September 18, 1949 – September 25, 2025 Carolyn Rutledge, 76, of Union, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Hobo...

Effie Susan Dotro, age 78, of Deerfield Bch, Florida passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025.

Carlo Imperato, a man of faith, compassion, strength, fierce loyalty, and love, passed away on September 15, 2025, at home surrounded by family and friends. Carlo was born in Brooklyn, New York, on S...

My incredible mother, Jean Flynn, passed away on Friday from pancreatic cancer at the age of 91. She was the very best mother and grandmother anyone could ask for. She was always kind, loving and gene...

Florence Horniacek, age 89, of Union, New Jersey passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Florence was born on December 4, 1935 in Newark to her loving parents Samuel and Florence Horniacek. She s...

Marie A. Minniti, age 82, of Toms River, New Jersey passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

Carol Louise Kulhmann of Chester, NJ, passed away on Sunday, September 7th, at the age of 75. They were born on July 23rd, 1950, in St. Louis, MO, but moved to multiple locations around the US with he...

Canes Bernard was born on December 7, 1937, to Monsieur and Madame Caul Bernard. He was one of nine children, with five brothers and three sisters. As a young boy, Canes was raised by his cousin Made...

Allen A. Horak, age 89, of Union, New Jersey passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at Colonial Manor at Panther Valley in Hackettstown, New Jersey. He was born on September 9, 1935, in Summit, Ne...

Jean Lorraine Moran (nee Potter), 88, of Montville, N.J. passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Jean was predeceased by her parents William and Louise (nee Crivellone) Potter, her sister Edna, he...

Richard Daniel Banks of Union, NJ was born on April 5, 1946 and passed away peacefully at Lyons VA Medical Center on September 1, 2025 at the age of 79. Richard was raised in Irvington, NJ and gradu...

Joanne McMasters of Little Falls, NJ, passed away on August 31, 2025 at the age of 93. She was born on April 7, 1932 in Harrison NJ where she grew up in the Harrison, East Newark area. She worked as...

Andrew Anthony Alladin passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 21st, 2025 at the age of 55. He is survived by his mother, Amoy Ramirez, and his sisters, Nathalie Alladin, Candyce Alladi...

Frank Alexis "Alex" Velez, 72, of Carteret, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2025, after a courageous battle with liver cancer. An extraordinary musician and beloved father, grandfathe...

Beverly Ann Noonan, age 75, of Union, NJ, a proud, devoted mother, sister, and friend, passed away at home on Friday, August 15, 2025. Born in Newark, NJ, to the late George and Doreen Robinson of I...

Barbara “Barb” Jones, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2025, at the age of 75. Born in New Jersey, Barbara lived a full and spirited life roo...

Carol Furnari, 92, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2025. She was born in Newark, NJ to Carlo and Jennie Potignano on October 2, 1932, and was one of six children. She is survived by her brother, Ca...

Donna Smith, age 80, of Union, New Jersey passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

On July 26, 2025, our beloved Ramon Gutierrez of Manhattan, New York, passed away peacefully at the age of 75. He was surrounded by his family. Ramon was born on September 30, 1949, in Manila, Phili...

Wilfrido A. Guzman, 83, passed away on July 24, 2025. He was born on June 6, 1942 in Milagro, Ecuador to Ana Maria and Manuel Guzman. At the age of 27 years old, he came to the United States from...

Otis Leon Hall, age 72, of Union, New Jersey was born on March 31st, 1953, to his late parents, Luther and Annie Hall. He grew up in Neptune, NJ with his sisters, Elaine and Joanne, and completed hi...

"Life is such a gift...I have no sentiment as strong as gratitude...but faith is an equal gift, most particularly the faith to believe unconditionally that one's life, everyone's life, is ultimately i...

Maria Ramirez, age 79, of Union, New Jersey passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2025. She was born on April 27, 1946 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, to her loving parents Gregorio and Emerita Ramirez (nee Cruz...