All Obituaries

Ju En Liu, 79, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ. Mr. Liu was born in Zhongshan City, China and immigrated to the United States in 1992. He lived in Amherst, NY then Brooklyn, NY before moving to Harrison, NJ in 1996. He worked in the Accounting Industry in China for many years. Ju En is survived by his wife, Qun Jiao Lin; four daughters, Yan Ling Liu, Yan Qiong Liu, Yin Huan Liu and Liu, Candi Yin Cai and one son, Zhu...

Gregorio L. Miranda, 65, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Brookhaven Health Care Center in East Orange, NJ. Born in Sao Pedro Cadeira, Portugal, Gregorio immigrated to the United States in 1986 and settled in Harrison, NJ. He was a Laborer for Heavy and General Labors’ Local 472 in Newark, NJ for twenty years before retiring 12 years ago. Mr. Miranda was a member of Centro Romeu Cascaes in Harrison. He is survived by his wife, Maria (nee Carlos) Miranda; four sons, Pedro,...

Donald E. Gavin, a longtime Kearny educator/administrator, died peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020. He was 90. Donald was born on February 2, 1930, in Newark, NJ and lived most of his life in Kearny, NJ. He grew up in the first ward and after graduating from Central High School, joined the Marines attained the rank of Sergeant and served during the Korean War in the same squadron as Ted Williams. Upon discharge, in addition to raising a family, he enrolled at Montclair State where he...

Joseph T. Verdino, 92, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the Manor in Freehold, NJ. Born and raised in Hoboken, NJ, Joseph lived many years in North Bergen, NJ before moving to Kearny, NJ twelve years ago. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Verdino was the Foreman at Lodge Knitting Mill in Hoboken for many years before retiring 32 years ago. He is survived by his children, Sandra Verdino and her husband, Joseph Grygorcewicz, Joseph Verdino, John Verdino and his...

John Wolf, Jr. “Dee Jay Wolfie”, 74, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ. Born in Newark, NJ, Mr. Wolf lived in Kearny, NJ for the last 37 years. He served in the United States Army from 1964 until 1966. John was a Mechanical Supervisor for New Jersey Transit Rail for 37 years before his retirement in 2005. Mr. Wolf was a 29-year member of the Knights of Columbus Queen of Peace Council #3428 and a 27-year member of the Msgr....

Jasmine Rodriguez, 33, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ. Born in the Bronx, NY, Jasmine lived in Kearny, NJ for many years before moving to Newark, NJ 8 years ago. She was a waitress at Tick Tock diner in Clifton, NJ and before that she worked at Famous Restaurant in Newark. Miss Rodriguez is survived by her parents, JoAlison (nee Ramos) and Wilfredo Rodriguez, Jr.; siblings, Wilfred Rodriguez, III, and Kara-Anne Mair and her...

Paul A. O’Hare, 91, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in St. Joseph’s Senior Home Nursing Center, Woodbridge, NJ. Mr. O’Hare was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1957. He lived in Kearny, NJ until moving to Lyndhurst, NJ in 2018 and later moved to Woodbridge in 2019. He was a Pensions Analyst for Prudential for 30 years. He worked in Newark, NJ and later in Florham Park, NJ before his retirement in 1990. Paul is survived by...

Austin Michael Sroczynski, 19, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Belleville and lived his entire life in Kearny, NJ. He graduated from Kearny High School and was the starting goalie for the ice hockey team from 2014 until 2017. Austin was a receiving clerk at Tele-Measurements in Clifton, NJ. He is survived by his parents, Denise (nee Donnelly) and Frank Sroczynski; one sister,...

Giuliano Turano, 76, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ. The funeral will be from the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Friday, March 13 at 9:00 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Stephen’s Church, Kearny at 10:00 a.m. Entombment will follow at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the funeral home on Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. Mr. Turano was born in...

Rita E. McDonnell, 87, (nee Nowicki) passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ. Mrs. McDonnell was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ. She moved to Kearny in 1974 and retired to Whiting, NJ in 1999. She moved to Bordentown, NJ in 2019. Rita worked as Secretary to the County Clerk in the Hudson County Administration Building in Jersey City before moving to the same position in the Superior Court. She retired in 1999 after 26 years. She...