Obituaries in North Arlington, NJ

Josephine “Jo” Margaret Burke (née Andronaco), 94, of Spring Lake, New Jersey, passed away peacefully in her home on October 6, 2025.She was born on October 26, 1930, in Corning, New York to Pasquale and Amelia Andronaco who migrated to America from Italy. The family eventually moved to Harrison, N...

Francisco I. Tobio, 91, died September 26, 2025.Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina he lived in Kearny for the past 38 years.Before retiring in 2019 he worked for 8 years as a bus driver for the Kearny Board of Education. Previously, he worked for many years as a sheet metal mechanic in the restaurant ...

Italo Fungaroli, 93, died January 17, 2026 at his home.Born in Calabritto, Italy he served in the Italian Army from 1955 to 1957. He moved to the United States in 1957 and lived in Newark and Kearny before moving to North Arlington in 1963.Italo was a skilled carpenter who had worked for the Roval ...

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...

Ruth Anne Smith (nee-Weidemann) 84, of North Arlington, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Thursday December 18th at her home, surrounded by her family.Ruth was born to Theodore Weidemann in Newark, New Jersey. She overcame many hardships in her early life, including growing up at St. Anthony’s ...

Joseph L. Cappelluti, 60, a longtime North Arlington resident died Tuesday, November 11. 2025.Joseph proudly served on the North Arlington Police Department for 28 years retiring as Lieutenant in 2015. After his retirement as a police officer he worked as a training supervisor and dispatcher for Fir...

Carole C. Stewart ( nee Casotto ), 88, died Wednesday, December 3, 2025.Born in Hackensack, she lived in North Arlington for over 70 years before moving to Trenton 11 years ago.She received her bachelor’s degree in English from Rutgers University in 1961 and worked as an administrative assistant for...

Frank “ Dinky “ Jacewich , 86, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, at the P.B.I. Regional Medical Center in Passaic.The funeral is from the Parow Funeral Home, 185 Ridge Rd., North Arlington, on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 9 a.m. The Funeral Mass follows at 10 a.m. in Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, North Arlingt...

Cremilda Santos (nee Carvalho), 91, died January 27, 2026.Born in Anadia, Portugal she lived in Newark before moving to Union 14 years ago.Cremilda was a talented seamstress.She was the beloved wife of the late Oscar, the cherished mother of Manuel and his wife Maria, Sergio and his wife Mary Ann...

William Patrick Jennings passed away on August 27, 2025. Known to family as Billy and to friends as Bill, he was loved by many and will be greatly missed. Billy was born in Jersey City on September 23, 1957, to William and Eileen Jennings, the second of their seven children. He was an astonishi...

William T. Lishman, 86, died Saturday, September 20, 2025.Born in Bayonne, he lived in Newark until moving to West Orange over 40 years ago.Before retiring 20 years ago, he worked as a printer in Belleville for many years.He proudly served in the United States Army.William was the beloved brother of...

June Mary Bruder ( nee Rowe ), 96, died Friday, January 2, 2026.Born in Newark, she lived in Belleville, Toms River, and Whiting before moving to Forked River 12 years ago.Before retiring in 1997, she worked as an assembler for PACO Pharmaceuticals in Lakewood for 25 years.She was a parishioner of S...