Garfield High School New Jersey Alumni Obituaries

Frederick Francis Donovin 94 passed away in Lewiston Maine on November 23 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Frederick graduated from Garfield High School and enlisted in the United States Marines Corps. He was honorably discharged after serving as a Sargent in the Korean War. Following his disch...

Norbert Charles Kalokira Jr. 87 of Lake Parsippany NJ passed away on Saturday January 31st due to complications from a stroke. Born in Rahway NJ Norbertknown to many as Norbywas the beloved son of Al and Blanche Ongaro Kalokira and the cherished brother of Joan Waite. He grew up in several New Jerse...

Anthony Pasmonde 100 of Hawthorne passed away at his home on Friday November 21st 2025. Tony was born in Garfield New Jersey to Joseph and Rose Pasmonde during a time in history when the Unites States was known as the Roaring Twenties a decade that saw the use of automobiles telephones films radio e...

Linda Joyce Broyles 76 of Englewood New Jersey passed away Saturday January 3 2026. She was born in Hamilton Ohio. Linda relocated to New Jersey shortly after graduating from high school. Throughout her life she attended Rev. Taylor Church from time to time and enjoyed going there she often spoke fo...

Garfield Anthony Watson lovingly known to many as Tony entered into the care of the Lord on January 17 2026 at the age of 54. Tony was born on April 28 1971 in St. Catherine Jamaica where he was raised before his family later moved to the United States. He valued education deeply and pursued it with...

Gordon Howard Getz age 89 born July 6 1936 in Bay Head New Jersey formerly ofMerrittstown Pennsylvania and most recently of Uniontown Pennsylvania died peacefully on January 19 2026 with his loving family by his side. He was the son of the late Harry and Gertrude Hergenroeder Getz. Gordon is survive...

Carol Anne Hoc Porter age 76 of Burlington NJ passed away on January 20 2026. Born in Passaic and raised in Garfield daughter of the late John and Anne Hoc and dear sister of the late John Hoc Carol established a long lasting friendship and sisterhood with Joelle OBrien and Patty Slowik Danis. Gradu...

Margaret Ann Peggy Ryan nee Naughton of AvonbytheSea NJ passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on December 9 2025. Peggy was born and raised in Jersey City NJ the youngest child of proud Irish immigrants Martin and Margaret Naughton. She attended St. Aloysius High School where she graduated in 1949...

David Alan Gmyrek 65 of Middlefield CT passed away Saturday December 13 2025 at Midstate Hospital surrounded by his loving family after losing a hardfought battle to a brief illness. He was born October 29 1960 in Passaic NJ to the late Fred and Marie Saks Gmyrek. David is survived by his loving wif...

Elizabeth Liz Velez nee Shea passed away on January 14 2026 surrounded by her family. She leaves behind her husband Charlie her four children and daughterinlaws Michael Kristen Crystal Joseph Laura and Manuel Magda and her ten grandchildren Larissa Eric Jayden Valentina Connor Leah Dylan Jack Rom...