All Obituaries

  Georgine Marie Fitzpatrick, 90, passed away peacefully of natural causes on February 15, 2021, in Bangor, Maine, where she was a resident of the Westgate Assisted Living facility. Born Georgine Gauch in Kearny, NJ to Louis and Madeline Gauch, she graduated from Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington in 1948. Georgine married Jack Fitzpatrick in 1951 and raised their three children in Kearny and North Caldwell.   Georgine’s family remembers her as a deeply loving...

~Viva Portugal~ Jose Agusto Cravo, 91, of Kearny, born in Setubal Portugal passed away on February 3, 2021. Beloved husband of Laura Cravo (nee Branco) for 65 years. Devoted father of Joseph Cravo. Dear brother of Palmira Silva, Domingos Cravo & Joao Cravo. Before retiring Jose was a Chief Engineer for PSE&G, Jersey City.  Family and friends are invited to visit on Monday from 9-11am at Condon Funeral Home, 684 Kearny, Avenue, Kearny.  Funeral service will commence...

Consuelo Santillan, 72, of Harrison passed away peacefully on January 15, 2021. Beloved mother of Mary Medina-Cortez, Flavio Medina, Brenda Llerena, Christian Lindao & Blanca Castro. Loving grandmother of Jennifer Medina, Eric Llerena, Kevin Llerena, Sharon Llerena, Melissa Medina, Bianca Rueda & Josue Rueda. Dear sister of Teresa Santillan, Susana Maria Saltos, Zulay Saltos, Galo Saltos, Marlene Caicedo, Sara Caicedo, Ana Caicedo, Clemencia Caicedo, Xavier Caicedo, Cesar Caicedo...

Ruben Martinez, 69, of Kearny passed away peacefully on January 6, 2021. Beloved husband and lifelong companion of Maria Pureza Ruiz "Pinky". Devoted brother of Ernesto Martinez, Alicia De Leon, Aida Gandhi, Norma Martinez, Antonio Martinez & Eduardo Martinez. Ruben is also survived by many loving friends and family. Before retiring Ruben was an administrative personnel for Somerset Medical Center, Somerset. Ruben loved working out and was an avid LA Fitness...

Lorraine Ostanski, 90, of Kearny passed away on January 3, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Frank Ostanski. Devoted mother of Franky, Gary, Alan (pre-deceased) and Carol. Loving grandmother of Christopher, Jessie, Joey, AmyLynn, Rachel, Alicia, JJ, Jason and Samantha. Cherished great grandmother of Alan, Anthony, Kyle, Michael, Carter (pre-deceased), Damien, Madison, Evelyn, Ellie, Josephine and Stella. Before retiring, Lorraine was a waitress for The Chanticler Restaurant,...

Thomas J. Ferguson, 63, of Kearny formerly of Irvington, passed away on December 29, 2020. Beloved husband of Kathleen Ferguson (nee Smith). Devoted father of Justin & his spouse Jenna, Ryan Ferguson & Matthew Ferguson. Loving grandfather of Jeremy & Mikayla. Dear brother of Deborah D'Alessio. Before retiring, Thomas was a truck driver for Keystone Freight, Secaucus. Tom loved to watch Nascar, The Green Bay Packers and drag racing. But, what he loved most were his...

  Nancy Andolena (nee Capitti) a retired nurse and life-long resident of Kearny, NJ died on December 28th, 2020 at the age of 88. Nancy's last employment was with Dr. Salahi in Kearny where she was his office nurse until retirement. She was a devoted parishoner of St. Stephen's Church, where a Mass to celebrate her life will take place on Wednesday, December 30th at 11a.m., followed by a burial in Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, NJ. Nancy's greatest joy in life...

Mr. Paul M. Palkovic of Kearny passed away on Dec. 20, 2020 at home. He was 89 and a longtime Kearny resident. Paul had been employed as a grounds keeper at the former Sacred Heart School in Kearny for many years until retiring.   A funeral Mass will be offered in St. Stephen's Church on Monday, Dec. 28 at 10am. Interment will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery. He was predeceased by his good friend, Bill Solek and leaves behind his friends from his building and church.  

  Francisco Nogues passed away the morning of November 14th, 2020. He was 94. He was born in Cuba in 1926 and lived near the city of Santiago de Cuba in the town of El Crucero. In 1965, he took his family to Spain for a short time due to communism before settling in Newark, NJ, for the remainder of his life with his wife and children where he worked as a mechanic in the Longshoremen's Union at Port Elizabeth/Newark.  He loved this country and was always very...

  Barbara Anne Cavelli, 69 years of age, a long-time resident of Kearny, NJ died suddenly at home on Monday, November 2, 2020. For forty plus years, Barbara taught school at St. John’s in Jersey City and retired 2 years ago from teaching at Classical Academy Charter School in Clifton, NJ. Barbara traveled extensively, and brought her knowledge, experience, and unique style to opening the young minds of her students. She most enjoyed teaching social studies and science. She was an...