All Obituaries

Meleah L. Taher, (nee Clayton) 63, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023, in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Wednesday, January 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The funeral service will begin at 12 p.m. Interment will follow at Arlington Cemetery, Kearny. Born and raised Browns Mills, NJ, Mrs. Taher lived there before moving to New York City as a young woman before...

Helen M. Davidson, (nee Johnston), 88, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at home in Kearny, NJ. The funeral will be from the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Monday, January 9 at 9:30 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Cecilia Church, Kearny at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the funeral home on Sunday, January 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. Born in Newark,...

Mario E. Paolino, “King Mario” 99, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ. Born in Kearny, NJ, Mario was a lifelong resident. Mr. Paolino served in the United States Army from 1943 until 1946. He was employed by the Kearny Board of Education as a Custodian for over twenty-six years before retiring in 2010. In 1989, Mr. Paolino was inducted into the Kearny High School Athletic Hall of Fame for baseball. He was a member of...

Jorge Tavares Flamengo, 85, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family and loved ones on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, in University Medical Center, Newark, NJ.   Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Sunday, December 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. The funeral service will begin at 4:00 p.m. Interment will take place on Monday, December 19 at 11:30 a.m. in Arlington Cemetery, Kearny.   Jorge was born...

Jorge G. Penaherrera, 83, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022, in Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Saturday, December 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. The funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. Born in Pujili, Ecuador, Mr. Penaherrera immigrated to the United States in 1965 and lived in New...

William T. Donoghue, 86, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022, 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 Thursday, December 1 from 4 to 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be offered in Queen of Peace Church, North Arlington, NJ on Friday, December 2 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Mr. Donoghue was born in Jersey City, NJ and lived there until moving...

Elba, or Mami Elba, as she was known to all, was born on August 3, 1936, in San German, Puerto Rico to Fidel Gonzalez Saez and Natividad Torres Martinez. In 1954 she moved to Arlington, VA where she lived briefly before moving to Brooklyn, NY. It was there through mutual friends that she met the love of her life, Francisco (Panchito) Cuevas and were married in a blizzard on December 16, 1960. They then moved to Jersey City, NJ where they purchased their first home and raised their three...

Edgar Gaguancela, 53, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, in Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Saturday, November 26 from 2 to 6 p.m. Cremation will be private. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Mr. Gaguancela immigrated to the United States at age 17 and lived in Newark, NJ then North Arlington, NJ before moving to Belleville, NJ. He is survived by three...

Owen Higney, 87, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at home in Kearny, NJ. The funeral will be from the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny on Saturday November 12 at 9:00 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Cecilia Church, Kearny at 10:00 a.m. Cremation will be private. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the funeral home on Friday, November 11 from 3 to 7 p.m. Born in Croy, Scotland, a village in North Lanarkshire, Owen left school at...

John Downey, 63, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022, in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ. Born in County Cork, Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in 1960 and lived in Kearny. Mr. Downey was a chef at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford for many years. He is survived by one sister, Maureen Hickey and her husband, Robert Bourg. John was the uncle of Jennifer Barrientos, Kelly-Anne Millner, Robert Hickey and Mark Hickey. He was the cousin of MaryEllen Downey. Mr....