Kearny High School Alumni Obituaries

John Joseph Motley age 70 of Port Carbon PA passed away unexpectedly on Friday December 19th 2025 at his home. Born in Pottsville PA on June 4 1955 he was the son of the late John and Anna Louise Stonelake Motley. John was a graduate of Pottsville High School. He loved the outdoors hunting and fishi...

With a heavy heart we announce that Oswald "Ozzie" Chiarella of Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey passed away peacefully on December 26th 2025. He was 93. A loving and devoted husband of 65 years to Rosina nee Scerbo father brother grandfather friend and member of the community he brought warmth and joy ...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the unexpected passing of our beautiful daughter and Mother Jessica Ochoa Cardenas 49 of Mesa Arizona. Jessica was Born on September 19 1976 in Kearny Arizona to Cruz Boy and Christina Cardenas of Superior Arizona. Later the family would relocate to Mesa Ari...

86 passed away peacefully on December 22 2025 in Superior Arizona. Born on March 12 1939 in Cananea Sonora Mexico Gilbert lived a life rooted in devotion to family hard work and faith. He moved to Superior at a young age and graduated from Superior High School. Shortly thereafter he began a long and...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the unexpected passing of our beautiful daughter and Mother Jessica Ochoa Cardenas 49 of Mesa Arizona. Jessica was Born on September 19 1976 in Kearny Arizona to Cruz Boy and Christina Cardenas of Superior Arizona. Later the family would relocate to Mesa Ari...

Caitlin A. Devlin, 30, passed away December 6, 2025. Born on April 24,1995, in Denville NJ, she was raised in Kearny before her family relocated to Forked River in 2002. Caitlin was a cheerleader for Pop Warner Recreation and a graduate of Lacey Twp. High School. She recently and proudly completed m...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the unexpected passing of our beautiful daughter and Mother Jessica Ochoa Cardenas 49 of Mesa Arizona. Jessica was Born on September 19 1976 in Kearny Arizona to Cruz Boy and Christina Cardenas of Superior Arizona. Later the family would relocate to Mesa Ari...

James was born on December 17 1936 in Jersey City NJ. After the passing of his mother Margeret Masker he was raised in Kearny NJ by his aunt Lilian Murphy and his uncle George Murphy where he attended both primary and high school at St. Cecelia. James served proudly in the N.J. Air National Guard an...

Margaret Donohue a beloved wife mother grandmother greatgrandmother and friend passed away peacefully on January 5 2026 at the age of 87. Margaret was born on December 5 1938 to Robert and Catherine Taylor in Jersey City New Jersey. She grew up in East Newark alongside her seven siblings surrounded ...

of Kearny NJ passed away surrounded by her family on January 7 2026 at Hackensack University Medical Center. Mary was the daughter of the late James and Marie Doran. She was born and raised in Scranton PA and moved to Kearny NJ while in high school. She was a graduate of Queen of Peace High School a...

of Kearny passed away on December 17 2025. Visiting will be Friday December 19 2025 from 200 p.m. until 600 p.m. at All Saints at Bethany Church 262 Joralemon Street in Belleville. There will be a prayer service at 500 p.m. and the funeral service will be Saturday morning at 1000 a.m. in the church ...

Visiting will be on Saturday December 27 from 930 to 1030 am at the Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be at Queen of Peace Church at 1100 am. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Nick is survived by his beloved wife Kathleen ne Costello his devoted son Michael Kimberly Bu...

Louis R Rizzolo 87 of Colonia NJ passed suddenly at his home on Tuesday December 23 2025. He was born and raised in First Ward Section of Newark and was formerly of Iselin before moving to Colonia 53 years ago. He was a graduate of Barringer High School in Newark with the Class of 1955. He retired i...

Teresa E. Schlitt (née Effner), beloved mother, grandmother, sister, friend, aficionado of the written word, and collector of quiet beauty—expressed through stamps, figurines, and the stories they carried—passed away peacefully on September 26, 2025, at the age of 83.Born in Kearny, New Jersey, Tere...

The Honorable John Joseph Langan Jr. 78 of Allendale New Jersey passed away on December 30th 2025 surrounded by his family and friends. John was born on August 1st 1947 to Rosemary Earley and John Langan Sr. in Kearny New Jersey. He graduated from Queen of Peace High School later receiving his under...

Michael F. Lando of Washington Twp NJ passed away suddenly on December 9 2025 at the age of 58. Born on March 6 1967 in Kearny NJ Mike was a man whose vibrant spirit and generous heart left an indelible mark on all who knew him. Mike was the beloved son of Ann Lando and the late Frank Lando. He grew...

George A. Karlis, 93, of Somerset, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2025. Born in Chandrinos, Greece (in the Peloponnesus) on April 15, 1932, George immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island in August of that same year. He grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, and attended ...