Lucy Boryszewski
Boryszewski, Lucy (Lucjanna) (nee Grodzki) Entered into eternal rest suddenly on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 her home in Harrison. She was 80 years old.
The funeral was conducted by Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison, NJ 07029. A funeral mass was held at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Harrison. Interment was at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. For information or to send condolences to the family please visit mulliganfuneralhome.org.
Born in Poland, Lucy lived in Harrison for the past 46 years. She was a devout parishioner of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church. She retired from Yale Hook and Eye, Newark after 10+ years of service in 1994.
Predeceased by her beloved husband Henry (2005) and her daughter-in-law Annette (1998), she is survived by her loving children Zenon and his wife Alice, Witold and Celina Pereira and her husband Pedro; cherised grandchildren Mark, Matthew, Andrew, Brian, Timothy, Monica, Christopher, Christian and Kaitlyn, dear siblings, Helen Mlynarski, Henry, Mietek, and Irene Grodzki, and a sister-inlaw Henrieta Grodzki. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
In Lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Our Lady of Czestochowa Church Restoration Fund, care of the funeral home in loving memory of Lucy.
Joan “Chickie” Simpson
Joan “Chickie” Simpson (nee Denning) passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 12, 2012. Born in Jersey City, she was a lifelong resident of Harrison.
She worked at Western Electric in South Kearny for 25 years until the plant closed in 1984. She was a board member of the WE Kearny Club.
Joan was an avid dancer preferring to dance than sit still. She had won the Harvest Moonball in 1968 for her foxtrot and later appeared on th Ed Sullivan Show.
Wife of the late Alvin A. Simpson, she was pre-deceased by her loving parents Frieda and Thomas Denning and her beloved sister Janice L. Dearie.
She is survived by her loving nephew David Dearie and his girlfriend Lori Williams; her Godsons David Borer and David Bolzau; and her many cherished cousins and treasured friends and extended family. She was a member of David Memorial U.M. Church for over 60 years where she had served on the board of Trustees and numerous committees.
Private Funeral Services were held under the direction of Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Avenue, Harrison, NJ 07029. For information or to send condolences to the family please visit mulliganfuneralhome.org. Cremation was private.
Donations in memory of Joan can be made out to the World Wildlife Fund at www. worldwildlife.org (search Panda Pages) or by calling 1-800-960-0993 or by mailing to World Wildlife Fund P.O. Box 97180 Washington, DC 20090-7180
Jose “Pepe” Rodriguez
Jose “Pepe” Rodriguez died July 17, 2012 at home. He was 83. Born in Spain, arrangements were by the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A mass was held in St. Cecilia’s Church. Entombment at Holy Cross Mausoleum.
Pepe is survived by his loving wife Maria with whom he celebrated 55 years of marriage this past June 22.
Father of Pepe (Michelle) Rodriguez, brother of Amelia Rodriguez and brother in law of Angelina, Sor. Lidia and Aurora. He is also survived by his granddaughters Brianna, Gabriella and Adrianna.
Mary “Mame” Bubenas
Mary “Mame” Bubenas (Nee Musikevicius), 95, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2012 at the Bayside Manor in Keansburg, NJ. She was born in Harrison and lived most of her life in Kearny before moving to Keansburg three years ago.
Mary worked for Seton Hall University and later worked for Marshalls Mill in Kearny. Mary was a great cook and worked for the LCCC Club, Kearny, for over 20 years. She loved gardening, was a devout Catholic and parishioner of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kearny, where she was a member of the Golden 60’s Plus and the Rosary/St. Ann Societies.
Wife of 72 years of the Late Joseph John Bubenas; devoted and loving mother of MaryAnn (Robert “Chick”) Williamson and Joseph (Late Sandra) Bubenas; sister of Vlada Yarubauiciene and the late Biruta, Joseph and Wiiliam Musikevicius; sister-inlaw of Virgina Musikevicius; dear grandmother of Robert (Sandra) Williamson, Tammy (Gregory) Deo and Kimberly (Anthony) Pandullo; great grandmother of Kailtyn and Alyssa Deo and Alexis and Anthony Pandullo; also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by the Shaw-Buyus Home for Services 138 Davis Ave., at Bergen Ave Kearny. A funeral mass was held in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kearny. Entombment in Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington. In lieu of flowers, donations to Our Lady of Sorrows Church 136 Davis Ave Kearny, NJ 07032 would be appreciated. Visit www.buyusfuneralhome.com D/O/B – 3/17/17
Peter J. Ferriero
Peter J. Ferriero, 80 of Gouldsboro, PA and formerly of Harrison, NJ died Friday July 6th, 2012 at Regional Hospital of Scranton shortly after admission. His wife of 58 years is the former Joyce Livoisi. Born October 8, 1931 in Harrison, NJ, he was the son of the late Peter and Bridget (Polo) Ferriero. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Scranton Plumbing, Inc. He was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Moscow, PA.
He was also a member of the Father Barrett Knights of Columbus Council 6050 of Moscow, PA. Surviving in addition to his wife are (3) sons: Peter J. Ferriero of Belleville, NJ, Steven C. Ferriero of Smithville, NJ, and Joseph W. Ferriero of Colonia, NJ; (2) daughters: Karen Williams and husband David of Galloway, NJ, and Theresa Bradley and husband James of Galloway, NJ; (2) brothers: George Ferriero of North Arlington, NJ, and Joseph Ferriero of Clifton, NJ; (2) sisters: Marie Mondaro of Harrison, NJ, and Dorothy Rigg of Bricktown, NJ; (13) grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter Ashlyn Ferriero in 2006 and brother Michael Ferriero, and his sister Frances DeRosa on January 27, 2012.
Arrangements were by the Duffy & Snowdon Funeral Home, 401 Church Street, Moscow, PA. Interment was at St. Catherines Cemetery, Covington Twp., PA. For online condolences and directions go to www.duffyandsnowdon.com
