Obituaries

Jan 17, 2020

Barbara A. Janssens nee Sleboda 83 of Bergenfield passed away January 17, 2019. A loyal parishioner of St. John the Evangelist RC Church, Bergenfield, she loved spending time at her summer home in PA with family and friends. She was very devoted to her son Bill and succeeded at instilling his independence. Beloved wife of the late William C. Devoted...

Jan 15, 2020

Anita M. Swartz (nee McLoughlin), 95, of Boonton, NJ formerly of Dumont, NJ passed away on January 15, 2020. Devoted wife of the late George R. Swartz, Jr. Beloved mother of Helen Pawlikowski and Susan Swartz. Loving grandmother of Dale Maciag and Dana Neider and great grandmother of Margaret and Nancy Nieder and Rebecca and Eric Maciag. Visiting at Riewerts...

Jan 15, 2020

Visiting Monday 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Riewerts, Bergenfield. Funeral Service at the funeral home Tuesday 10 AM. Interment George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.

Jan 7, 2020

Jan 6, 2020

Jan 5, 2020

Kathleen Gaffney (nee McLoughlin)of Bergenfield on January 5, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Mel Gaffney. Loving mother of Kevin and Daughter in Law Deirdre Gaffney and the late Brendan Gaffney. Dear sister of Mary, Tom, Paddy, and the late Bill. Cherished grandmother of Shannon and Kieran Gaffney. Kathleen was a hairdresser at The Hair Place in Englewood. Visiting Wednesday 3-7...

Jan 4, 2020

William L. Helferich

12/25/1925-1/4/2020

 

William “Bud” Helferich was born in Englewood, NJ and lived most of his life in Haworth. Born to William T. and Harriet (Bender) Helferich, Bud attended Haworth Public School through 8th Grade and graduated from Dumont High School. Following graduation, he served his country as a radio operator in the United States Marine Corps. Returning...

Jan 4, 2020

Ronald L. Williams of Dumont passed away on January 4, 2020. Devoted husband of Phyllis Williams. Beloved father of Stephen Williams and his wife Dori, Scott Williams, Jodi DeAngelis and her husband Logan, and Jonathan Williams and his wife Monica. Dear brother of the late Richard. Cherished grandfather of Bo McKinley, Lindsay Horton and her husband Josh, Ty and Brody...

Dec 28, 2019

Sr. Mary Francis Dabrowski, MFIC

November 24, 1924 - December 28, 2019

Sr. Mary Francis Dabrowski, MFIC, 95, died peacefully in Our Lady of Angels Infirmary in Tenafly, NJ, on Saturday December 28, 2019.  A native of Syracuse/Solvay, NY, she was born Rose Gertrude to Anthony Dabrowski and Stella Lasinski.   Sr. Francis was proud of her Polish heritage and customs. ...

Dec 26, 2019

Christopher “Jim” Gaskin 82 of Bergenfield passed away December 26, 2019. Before retiring he was an HVAC mechanic for Carrier, NYC, NY. He was an Army veteran and longtime parishioner of St. John the Evangelist RC Church, Bergenfield, where he sang in the choir. Beloved husband of Patricia nee Scully. Devoted father of Christopher, Jr. and Stephen Gaskin (wife Carleen)....

Dec 23, 2019

On December 23, 2019, our Father, Richard Leuck sr., passed away. He joined his wife, our Mother, Elizabeth " Hon" and our brother, Richie in Heaven. To our Dad, there were only two things in life which really mattered...his wife and his family, maybe 3 if you count the New York Jets.

Our Dad worked so hard to provide for...

Dec 21, 2019

Albert W. Whitney, Sr. 87 of New Milford, formerly of Bergenfield, passed away December 21, 2019. Before retiring he was an iron worker with Local 580, NY, NY. Beloved father of Albert, Jr. and Michael. Dear brother of John and the late Patricia Kliemisch, Joan Berry, Caroline Yost and Edward. Loving grandfather of Savannah. The family will receive friends Saturday,...

Dec 21, 2019

Cheryl D Porter Garofalo, 75, of Ridgefield Park and Bergenfield NJ, passed on December 21, 2019.  She was an ACBL Sapphire level lifemaster bridge player and former National champion. She was an instructor and long time Director at Glen Rock Bridge Center in Maywood.  She was predeceased by her parents Herbert W.H. Dankert and Mary Ruth Dankert (Geise) and husband...

Dec 17, 2019

Our beloved Mother Elizabeth Ellen Leuck passed away on December 17th 2019 surrounded by her family, her beloved husband, children and grandchildren. Growing up an only child she embraced the large family that she married into. Our Mom was blessed with so many nieces and nephews, sister and brother in laws. Mom was our anchor, she gave the warmest...

Dec 15, 2019

Visiting Friday  4-9 PM at Riewerts Memorial Home, 187 So. Washington Ave. Bergenfield. All will gather at the funeral home on Saturday at 9 AM for the Funeral Mass at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church, Bergenfield at 10 AM.

Dec 4, 2019

Rudolf Abel, 85, of Bergenfield passed away on December 4, 2019. Born in the Philippines he was a Mechanical Engineer for the School Construction Authority of New York. Devoted husband of Adoracion Abel. Beloved father of Mary Abel. Loving grandfather of Brian and his wife Bernadette. Dear brother of Consuelo, Zenaida, Nedy and Rene. Visiting at Riewerts Memorial Home, 187...

Dec 3, 2019

Mary P. Baroch (nee Burns),80,of Cresskill passed away on December 3, 2019. Beloved mother of Steven Baroch, Richard and his wife Ashley Baroch and the late Colleen Baroch. Loving grandmother of Alysa, Jordyn, Jack and Ethan. Dear sister of Irene Metzner, Jack, Thomas, Frank and the late Michael Burns. Visiting Sunday 4-8 PM at Riewerts Memorial Home, 187 So. Washington...

Dec 3, 2019

Betty Anne Kuprel, 89, of Bergenfield, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2019. She was the daughter of Engel and Hannah (Johnson) Gelok and was proud to be a member of a large family of thirteen children. Betty was employed as a saleswoman at B&W Bakery, Hackensack, for over 30 years. After she worked an aide at Lincoln Elementary School. ...

Dec 3, 2019

SCHOPPER, Joan M. (née Hughes), formerly of Bergenfield, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the age of 85. Born in Glen Cove, NY and raised in Dumont, NJ, Joan was the oldest child of Irish immigrants Patrick Hughes and Sarah (Daly) Hughes, and was a devoted big sister to her brothers Billy and Peter. Renown for her...

Nov 30, 2019

Michael Davis – 10/29/42 – 11/30/19

Michael was a devoted husband, loving father, beloved grandfather, Army veteran, meat man, shoe salesman, NY Jets, Mets & Rangers fan, men’s league hockey player, volleyballer, fisherman, baseball coach, world traveler, swim club member, and collector of many, many things which now reside in the basement.

He will be greatly missed by wife Dana, son...