All Obituaries

Edmund J. Matan, 73, passed away at his home in Bayonne on Monday, September 28, 2020.  He was born and raised in Bayonne and was lifelong resident.  Edmund served his country proudly in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.  He was the past president and organizer for the Vietnam Veterans of America chapter 151 of Bayonne.   Edmund was a contract speciallist at the Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne for over 25 years and later was a terminal supervisor for the...

Kenneth C. Chmielewski Kenneth C. Chmielewski, 89, former Hudson County Register passed away peacefully with the love of his life of 68 years Lorraine (Hudak) Chmielewski close by, along with his children Deborah and Gary. He was predeceased by his grandfather John Czerwinski, one of the original founders of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. He was also predeceased by his parents Charles Muller and Carrie (Czerwinski) Chmielewski, his dear brother Harold (Toolie) and sister-in-law Helen,...

Michelle Suchak, 38, passed away suddenly at home on Friday, August 14, 2020.  Michelle was born in Bayonne and was a lifelong resident.  She attended Bayonne High School where she was a captain of the cheerleading team.  She then received her undergraduate and master’s degree in special education from Rutger’s University.  She was a special education teacher for the Bayonne Board of Education and later the Union City Board of Education. Michelle was the...

Bayonne Softball Hall of Famer Stanley “Stosh” Wrona, 95, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Fellowship Manor in Whitehall, PA.  He was born in Bayonne to the late John and Victoria (Nee: Pasko) Wrona. He resided in Bayonne for many years before moving to Hudson, Florida after retiring and later in his life to Pennsylvania.  Stanley was a truck driver for the Anheuser Busch Corporation in Newark for over 30 years.     . Stanley was predeceased...

Anthony Nowak, 97, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.  He was born in Poland and resided in Bayonne for most of his life.  He was a decorated veteran of World War II.   He worked at CBS in NYC for many years as a office maintenance manager.   He was predeceased by his beloved wife Mary (Nee: Zajaczkowski) Nowak. He was the loving father of Susan Murphy and her husband Edward, Cynthia Liming and Darryl Nowak and his wife Elaine.  Dear grandfather...

Helen Marie Bogdan (Nee: McCabe), 71, of Parsippany passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at St. Clares’s Hospital in Dover.  She was born in Bayonne to the late Henry and Helen (Nee: Burns) McCabe. Helen was a respiratory therapist at Overlook Hospital in Summit and later at Morristown Memorial Hospital.  On Monday, June 29th, 2020, Helen was tragically predeceased by her beloved son Dr. Mark Bogdan. She is survived by her loving daughters, Jayna Widner and her husband...

James Matthew Medley of Bayonne, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, June 5, 2020.  James was born in Jersey City on March 18, 1951.  James was a truck driver for Marine Container Services of Newark. He was predeceased by his parents George and Victorine (Miller) Gough, his siblings Patricia A. (Medley) DeLuco and Thomas and Robert Gough. Beloved husband of Carole Ann (Harper) Medley.  Loving father of Timothy Medley, Dana Lynn (Medley)...

Yolonda Marie Iszczyk Yolonda Marie Iszczyk (Ruiz), age 49, ended her eight-year battle with cancer on April 24th at home with her loving family. She is survived by her children, Gracey Delilah and Quinn Myles, and her husband, Bart. Yolonda, daughter of Linda DiDonato (William Zevlas) and stepdaughter of the late, Joseph Beebe, was born in East New York, Brooklyn, and raised in Bayonne. She is also survived by her sister, Desirée Beebe, cherished aunt, Gail Pons (DiDonato)...

Ryszard T. Lang, 77, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono in East Stroudsburg, PA.  He was born in Lwow Poland and lived in Bayonne before moving to East Stroudsburg, PA.  He last worked for the East Stroudsburg School district before retiring.  He was predeceased by his parents Adam and Sofie (Nee: Czaban) Lang and his brother George Lang.  Beloved husband of Maria (Nee: Chmielnicka), father of Eva DeKalb and her husband John and Arthur...

Anne Trimblett, (Nee: Kuchta),  73, of Bayonne passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Mountainside Hospital in Glenn Ridge.  She was born in Germany and resided in Bayonne for many years.  Anne was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her beloved husband John Trimblett, her parents Dymitri and Melanie Kuchta and her sister Sophie Rivas. Loving mother of Carol Ann DeStafano and her husband Anthony, John Trimblett, Christopher Trimblett and his wife Donna, Thomas Trimblett...