All Obituaries

Florence (Coco) Borrelli (nee Giannone), died on September 13, 2021.  Born in Rochester, New York, Florence was predeceased by her father, Salvatore Giannone and her mother, Frances Burgio Giannone.  Florence was the wife of 63 years of the late M. James Borrelli (2010). She is survived by her daughters: Anne Johnson, Francine Cataldi, Geraldine Shea Smith, and a son Carl Borrelli.  Florence is also survived by eight grandchildren and ten great granchildren.  She is also...

Nick Puppo, 45, originally from Coram NY, passed away suddenly but peacefully after complications from a car accident. He was a graduate of Longwood High School in Long Island, NY and spent his most favorite years writing. A philosopher and intellect, he wanted to change the world, and had big plans to do so through his writing. His greatest joy was hanging out with his 7-year old nephew, and happily taught him all about books and art expression (always trying to read him Ovid). In...

Gullo, Rose, 94, of Deland, FL passed peacefully in her sleep in Deland, FL on September 9, 2021. Rose was a former longtime resident of Hoboken, NJ and retired to Hollywood, FL with her husband.  She moved in with her daughter in 2013.  Mrs. Gullo was an office manager at Sears in Union City, NJ. She was an avid bingo player throughout her years. Mrs. Gullo was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Hoboken Public Safety Director & Acting Deputy Chief Carmine...

Kish, Dorothy, 84, of North Brunswick, NJ passed away on August 18, 2021 after a brief illness in RWJ Hospital, New Brunswick surrounded by her family. Dorothy was a graduate of Highland Park High School in 1955. She excelled in Track and Field during her high school days and travelled to Chicago for an Olympic trial. Mrs. Kish was a member of the American Sewing Guild, Brownstone Quilters Guild and taught quilting at East Brunswick Voc-Tech during the evening. She loved machine quilting...

Anna Jacobs, age 96, of Farmington, AR passed away August 2, 2021 in Fayetteville, AK. She was born on May 1, 1925 in Novamoscova, Ukraine. She is preceded in death by her husband, Anatole Jacobs. She is survived by her sons, James and Tony.  She will be interred along side her husband at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Cemetery, Franklin Township, NJ. Memorials may be made to the Farmington Senior Services at 340 W. Main Street, Farmington, Arkansas 72730. Please check back for the...

Priyanka Vivek Vastrad, age 34, of Jersey City passed away at the Jersey City Medical Center after a brief illness surrounded by her family. She was born in Ahmednagar, India and came to this country several years ago.  Priyanka has a Master's degree in the Arts. Mrs. Vastrad is survived by her husband, Vivek Vastrad, and her son. The family will have a religious service on Saturday, July 31 at the funeral home from 9am to 10:30 am.  Her interment will take place at Hillside...

Wang, Yi, 58 years of Highland Park, New Jersey passed away suddenly on July 18, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Meizhen Wu, and a son Kevin Wang.  He also has a brother in China. Mr. Wang had a Master's degree.  He was unemployed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Services were private.

Victor Michael Sarancha passed away at Good Shepherd Hospice on Saturday, June 26, 2021 after a long illness.   Visitation will be on Monday, June 28 and Tuesday, June 29 between the hours of 2 pm to 4 pm and 6 pm to 8 pm at the Jaqui-Kuhn Funeral Home, 17 S Adelaide Avenue, Highland Park, New Jersey.  A graveside service will be on Wednesday at Saint Andrew's Ukrainian Cemetery, Franklin Township, New Jersey.

Jose (Joe) Ampudia, 62, of Hoboken, New Jersey, passed away at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, NJ on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 surrounded by his family. Joe was an avid fisherman and golfer.  He truly enjoyed the outdoors.  He was a superintendent for several housing complexes during his career in several communities and recently retired.  Joe was a talented person and could diagnosis a plumbing problem and find an easy solution. Mr. Ampudia was predeceased by his...

Muriel W. Markano, age 66, daughter of the late James J. Markano and Muriel E. Markano, sister to the late William P. Mallek (adoptive brother), passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021.  She is survived by her brothers, James J. Markano, Jr. of Edison, NJ and Edwin E. Markano of Monroe, NJ. For 32 years Muriel lived in a group home in Clark under the care of the ARC of Union County.  She has resided at Runnelis in Berkeley Heights for the past 4 1/2 years. She loved to dance and...