Obituaries in Kearny, NJ

Born and raised in Kearny NJ Peter attended St. Cecilia s Grammar School Kearny High School and William Paterson College where he was a proud member of the TKE fraternity. Visiting will be Monday February 16th from 200 until 600 pm in the Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Drive in Kearny. ...

age 85 was born October 23 1940 in Newark New Jersey and raised in Kearny New Jersey where she graduated from Kearny High School. She began her career at Mutual Benefit Life Insurance in Newark and later changed careers and worked in investments showing strength and courage to begin again. In 1987 s...

Manuel Simoes Vieira, 86, passed away peacefully, at his home in Union, NJ, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Nossa Senhora de Fatima, Aveiro, Portugal and immigrated to the US 1965, resided in the Ironbound Section of Newark and Kearny, before sett...

Mark Nicholas Kmetz, 61, passed away suddenly, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at University Hospital in Newark, NJ. He was born in Newark, NJ where he resided until moving to Hillsborough, NJ.Mark worked for Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc. of Hackensack, NJ and was a member of the Heavy & General Cons...

Kenneth Phelan 77 passed away on Monday February 9 2026 in Mountainside Hospital Glen Ridge NJ after a brief illness. Born in Newark NJ Ken lived in Bloomfield NJ before becoming a longtime resident of North Arlington NJ with his wife and two children. Mr. Phelan is survived by his loving wife Lucil...

Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the ThieleReid Family Funeral Home 585 Belgrove Drive Kearny NJ on Friday February 13 from 3 to 7 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Saturday morning February 14 at 1000 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery North Ar...

Thomas C. Reissner, 83, passed away peacefully, at his home in Kearny, NJ, on Monday, February 9, 2026, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Newark and was a lifelong resident of Kearny.Thomas was an Architect for many years He later worked as a purchaser for River Terminal in South K...

passed away on February 10 2026. She was 84. Born in Jersey City she lived in Kearny before moving to Toms River 26 years ago. Visiting will be on Thursday morning February 12 2026 starting at 900 a.m. in the Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Drive in Kearny. Her Mass will be at 1100 a.m. ...

Jean Marion McCauley Bennett 82 of Red Bank NJ died on February 9 2026 at Bristol House Memory Care Warrington PA. Born and raised in Kearny NJ she later resided in Point Pleasant NJ Lincroft NJ and Red Bank NJ. Jean attended Mary Baldwin College and Columbia School of Nursing prior to having childr...

Leonard Van Orden 85 of Milford PA and formerly of Kearny NJ passed away peacefully at home on December 14 2025. Born in Newark NJ on September 12 1940 to the late Horace and Margaret Mikulewicz Van Orden Len built a life defined by service to his community and devotion to his family. He enjoyed a l...

Manny, we lost you far too soon, but I will always remember the way you loved my cousin. For 11 years, you brought her a smile I’d never seen before. You two were more than a couple—you were each other’s joy. I’ll never forget how, right at the start of your relationship, you came to my wedding, cel...

lovingly known as Tom to friends and Tommy to those closest to him passed away peacefully on February 6 2026 at the age of 68 surrounded by family and friends after a long and unwavering battle with pancreatic cancer. Visiting will be on Tuesday February 10 beginning at 900 a.m. in the Armitage Wigg...