All Obituaries

Helen Wilkowski (Nee:Januszewski) passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the Bayonne Medical Center.  Helen was born in Bayonne to the late Joseph and Caroline Januszewski and she resided in Bayonne her entire life. She was a fiscal officer for the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation for over 45 years before retiring.  Helen was a life member of the Bayonne chapter of Deborah Hospital, the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Rosary Society and seniors group. Beloved wife of the late...

Ronald Zawacki, 74, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023 at University Hospital in Newark.  He was born in Jersey City and was a lifelong Bayonne resident.  Ronald received his Electrical Engineering degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.  He worked at Triangle TV and Appliances for most of his life before retiring 15 years ago.  He was a Ham amateur radio operator, he also collected Lionel Trains and fossils and enjoyed gardening. Ronald was a communicant...

On Thursday, January 19th 2023, Joan Cecilia Circkirillo (Nee Harris), Loving wife and mother of three passed away at age 73 at the Toms River Community Medical Center.  Joan enjoyed gardening, cooking, reading, and was an avid supporter of the Democratic Party.  Joan loved to spend time with her children, grand-children, and great grand-child.  She was especially fond of baking pies around the holidays and decorating Christmas cookies with her grand-children. Joan was born...

Stella Radumski (Nee: Kawalko), 96, of Bayonne passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022.  Stella was born in Wroclaw, Poland.  As a result of WWII, she was forcibly separated from her family at age 16 and forced to work on a German farm.  At the end of the war she met her husband, Leo Radumski,  and returned with him to America making Bayonne her home. She is preceded in death by her parents Jan and Karolina Kawalko, husband Leo Radumski, her fire-fighter son Leonard...

Gus “Duke” Snyder, 89, passed away at home on Tuesday, December 20, 2022.  He was born in Jersey City and was a lifelong Bayonne resident.  Gus served his country proudly in the United States Army.  He worked for Preston Trucking of Kearny for many years before retiring in 1998.  Gus was a member of the American Legion Post #19 and the Catholic War Veterans Our Lady of Assumption Post #12. He was predeceased by his parents Gustav and Winifred Snyder and his...

Barbara Lametta (Nee: Musica), 83, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at the Bayonne Medical Center.  She was born in the Bronx and moved to Bayonne when she was 15. Barbara was a clerical worker for the Halsted Company of Jersey City for 20 years before retiring. Beloved daughter of the late Samuel and Marion (Nee: Falansky) Musica. Loving mother of Lori Byers and her partner Tom Purzycki. Cherished sister of Nicholas Musica.  Also survived by nieces and nephews and great...

Geraldine Rogers (Nee: Sutton), 74, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at the Jersey City Medical Center.  She was born and raised in Jersey City to the late Fred and Mildred (Caruso) Sutton.  She moved to Bayonne to raise her family and resided ever since.  Geraldine was a waitress for The Staten a catering facility in Staten Island N.Y. and later working in the housekeeping department at the Bayonne Medical Center for 13 years.  She was a fierce supporter of her...

Cherylbeth Miedowski Martin passed away suddenly after having a stroke and complications from MS on November 22, 2022 at the Bayonne Medical Center.  She was born in Bayonne where she resided for most of her life and she also lived for a time in Fairlawn.  She was graduate of Holy Family Academy and Jersey City State College and received her medical degree in pediatrics from the University of Noreste Tampico in Mexico.  With love she devoted her life to caring for animals...

   Wanda Sobolewska Kurasz, 87, of Lynchburg Virginia, died Wednesday, October 26, 2022.  She was the wife of Zygmunt “Ziggy” Kurasz for 65 years. She was born on May 28, 1935, in Poland to the late Emil Sobolewski and Adela Downar Sobolewska.  She emigrated to the United States with her family in February of 1963, settling in Bayonne, N.J.  She worked as a seamstress and a domestic caretaker and was a lifelong parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel...

Robert J. Lapinski, 74, a lifelong resident of Bayonne passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at the Bayonne Medical Center.  Robert served his country proudly in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.  He was a maintenance worker for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority for many years before retiring. He was predeceased by his parents Casimir and Claire Lapinski. Beloved husband of Darleen (Martin) Lapinski.  Loving father of Jeffrey Lapinski and his wife Kristin and...