All Obituaries

Julio Granda, 81, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2026, in Alaris at Kearny, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Saturday, August 8 from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. then to Holy Cross Church, Harrison, NJ where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Julio came from humble beginnings and always ...

    John B. Martorana First Chief of U.S. Pretrial Services Agency, 88   Mr. John B. Martorana, 88, of Mountain Lakes died at Sunrise Senior Living on July 31, 2026. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Thiele-Reid Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Dr. in Kearny, NJ on Wednesday, August 5, at 9 am. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. Cecelia Church, Kearny at 10 am. Internment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Visiting hours ...

Francis Patrick Duffy 95,  passed away, peacefully, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at Mira Vie of East Brunswick, NJ. He was born and raised in Kearny, where he lived until he moved to East Brunswick in 2009.  He served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War from 1951 until 1955.  After being honorably discharged from the Navy, Frank was hired by the Kearny Fire Department on May 16, 1959 and worked there until he retired on April 1, 1991.  Relatives ...

Mr. Steven Gerard Arsenault (Steve or Big A), 64, passed away suddenly Friday, July 24, 2026 at home due to cardiac arrest. Family and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Friday, July 31, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. then to St. Stephen’s R.C. Church, Kearny where an 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. He was born in Hoboken, NJ and lived in ...

Maria Altina Oliveira (Braga), 76, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2026 at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, New Jersey.  Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral will begin in the funeral home on Thursday morning, July 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. then to St. Cecilia R.C. Church, 120 Kearny Avenue, Kearny where a 10:00 a.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated. ...

Dennis Van Syckel, 75, of North Arlington, NJ, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at Hackensack Medical Center. Born in Newark on April 5, 1951, Dennis spent his early years there before settling in North Arlington, where he made his home for the past fifty years. He was the son of the late William and Helen Van Syckel (nee Flounders). Dennis was a cherished brother to Eddie Bosiowski (deceased), William (deceased), Paul, Deirdre, and Diane Van Syckel. He graduated from Bloomfield Tech ...

Frederick Di Staso, 88, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at home in Kearny, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral  Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Friday, July 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. The funeral will begin at 10:15 a.m. then to St. Stephen’s R.C. Church, Kearny,  where an 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington, NJ. Born and raised in ...

Rosemarie “Rosie” Edwards (Bradley), 71, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026, in University Medical Center, Newark, NJ. Mrs. Edwards worked in the Admissions Office at the former West Hudson Hospital in Kearny for twenty five years. Her last day was when the hospital closed on December 31, 2003. Rose was predeceased by her beloved husband of 50-plus years, Billy Edwards. Having met as teenagers, he was the love of her life. Together they enjoyed long motorcycle rides and ...

Bob JK Woods, 57, passed away suddenly on Monday, June 29, 2026, in New York City, NY. Relatives and friends are invited to visit a the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Wednesday, July 8 from 4 to 8 p.m. Interment will take place in Anfoega Wadamexe Cemetery, Accra, Ghana, West Africa. Born in Ghana, Mr. Woods immigrated to the United States from Liberia in 2014 and lived in Brooklyn, NY before moving to Kearny eleven years ago. Now he will be returning to ...

Jacqueline Kennedy, (Walsh), 76, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2026 at home in North Arlington, NJ while surrounded by her loving family. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Tuesday, June 30 from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral will begin in the funeral home on Wednesday morning, July 1 at 9:00 a.m. then to St. Stephen’s R.C. Church, Kearny where a 10:00 a.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated. Entombment will ...