Obituaries in Newark, NJ

Maria Das Dores Da Silva Fernandes, 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ. She was born in Vale, Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal and immigrated to the US in 1993, residing in Lyndhurst, before settling in Warren, NJ.Devoted and loving mother of Maria Lucind...

Luiza Antonia Carrico, 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, in Warren, NJ. She was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and immigrated to the United States in 1962. Luiza first made her home in the Ironbound section of Newark, where she became part of a close-knit Portuguese communi...

Roseann (nee Cunha) Costa, 77, passed away peacefully, on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ surrounded by her family. She was born in Perth Amboy, NJ to Porfirio and Alzira Cunha and resided in Woodbridge where she started her family and worked as a secretary. Sh...

Manuel Joaquim Afonso Lopes, 93, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at his daughter’s home in Union, NJ. He was born in Ribeiro, Murtosa, Portugal and immigrated to the US in 1975 and resided in the Ironbound Section of Newark.Manuel worked for th...

Maria Jose Da Silva e Cunha Sousa, 89, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at HMH Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, NJ, surrounded by love and care. She was born in Bunheiro, Murtosa, Portugal, immigrated to the US in the mid 1950’s, and resided in the Ironbound Section of Newark. Maria was ...

Vitorino Da Silva, 89, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ. He was born in Torreira, Murtosa, Portugal and immigrated to the US in 1966 and resided in the Ironbound Section of Newark.Vitorino was a Fish Purveyor for Slavin & Sons in Br...

Clotilde Pais (nee Couto), 85, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at St. Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, NJ. She was born in Veiros, Estarreja, Portugal, immigrated to the US and settled in the Ironbound Section of Newark, NJ.Clotilde worked at Teixeira’s Bakery in Newark f...

Dilva Grangeia Pereira Bonda, 87, passed away peacefully. She was born in Campanas, Cantanhede, Portugal and immigrated to the US in 1967 residing in the Ironbound Section of Newark, NJ until moving to Kearny, NJ where she resided for the past 35 years.She was an Assembly Worker for Hartz Mountain i...

Carlos Manuel Cardoso Prior, 76, of Union, N.J., passed away peacefully, on Friday, January 30, 2026, surrounded by his family at home.Carlos Manuel was born in Gafanha do Carmo, a rural coastal parish of Ílhavo in Aveiro, Portugal, the youngest child of Manuel dos Santos Prior and Maria Guerrelhas ...

Patricia M. Cohrs, 79, passed away peacefully, at Alaris Health at Belgrove, Kearny, NJ on Thursday, January 8, 2026. She was born in Orange, NJ and was a lifelong resident of West Orange before moving to Kearny, NJ later in life.Patricia was a Administrative Assistant for Essex County Parks Departm...

Carlos Vilarinho Bichao, 68, of Hillside, N.J., passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, surrounded by his family at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.Carlos was born in Gafanha do Carmo, a rural coastal parish of Ílhavo in Aveiro, Portugal, the only son of Carlos Da Costa Bichao and the late Rosa V...

On Thursday, January 1, 2026, Celina Carinha Ruela passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving children and sister. She was 92 years old.Celina was born on February 20, 1933, in Murtosa, Portugal, to Ana Agostinha DaSilva and Henrique Soares Carinha. In 1957, she immigrated to the United States...