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JUNE FRENCH
June French has died from dementia. She moved to Kearny with her husband and first child in 1962 and remained there until 2010 when she moved to Pennsylvania to be with her daughters and grandchildren. After leaving an abusive marriage on Thanksgiving 1974, she became a fiercely independent woman, raising her two youngest children as a single mother. June worked at First National Bank of Kearny for 32 years where she was adored by her coworkers. She did her best to be a good mother and provider for her family. She is survived by her children Cathy, Charles, Carol, and her son-in-law Dan; her grandchildren DJ, Chrystie, Nick, Steph, Brandi, Alayna and Liam and great-grandchildren Michael, Ladanian and Kyoshi. And her siblings Julie & Ricky. She was preceded in death by her twin brother Gene, four of her six siblings, and her long-term boyfriend “Dutch” Edward Tintle. She was loved and will be missed.
ily, please visit www.mulliganfh. com. Born and raised in Harrison, Raymond was a lifelong resident. He worked for Clara Maass Medical Center as a coder, retiring in 2016. Prior to that he was a claims examiner for 20 years for Mutual Benefit Life, Newark. He served our country in the U.S. Army Reserves for six years during the Vietnam War. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Harrison, and NE Liberty Lutheran Church, Philadelphia. He attended Hudson County Community College and received an associate degree in 2000. Raymond is survived by his beloved wife, Eileen (nee Mulligan) Wolff, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his brothers, Alan and Howard Wolff and his sisters-in-law Margaret Wolff (2010) and Ann Wolff (2021). In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to The NE Liberty Lutheran Church, 983 Allengrove St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19124 or in care of the funeral home, in loving memory of Raymond.
EDWIN G. MARSHMAN JR.
Edwin G. Marshman Jr. of Kearny died peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. He was 66. Funeral services will be RAYMOND B. WOLFF private under the direction of Raymond B. Wolff of HarriMulligan Funeral Home, 331 son died at Clara Maass Medical Cleveland Ave., Harrison. He Center, Belleville, on Tuesday, will be buried at a later date July 6, 2021. in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle He was 78. Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Funeral services were under Wrightstown. the direction of Mulligan FuIf you would like to send a neral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., condolence message to his famHarrison. His interment took ily, please visit www.mulliganfh. place in Hollywood Cemetery, com. Union. Born in Kearny, Edwin was If you would like to send a a lifelong resident of Harrison. condolence message to his fam-
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He worked for the United States Postal Service as a clerk for 35 years, retiring a few years ago. After graduating from Kearny High School in 1973, Edwin served our country in the U.S. Airforce as a senior airman during the Vietnam War from 1973 until 1977. He was a member of the American Legion Post 282, Harrison, and the Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps, Hawthorne. Edwin is survived by his son Jim Marshman (Melissa), his grandchildren Mia and Joshua, his brothers Scott (John) and Bob (Veronica) Marshman, nephews Robert and Aiden Marshman, his Godmother Edna McGilly, also many cousins. He was predeceased by his father Edwin G. Marshman in March 2021. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American Legion Post 282, Harrison, N.J. or in care of the
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GERTRUDE ZARNOWSKI
Miss Gertrude Zarnowski, 99, died Thursday, July 8, 2021 in Brookdale Care Center, West Orange. The funeral will be from the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, on Tuesday, July 13 at 10 a.m. A funeral Mass will be offered at St. Cecilia Church, Kearny, at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the funeral home on Tuesday morning beginning at 9 a.m. Condolences and memoires may be shared at www.thiele-reid.com. Gertrude was born in Harrison and was raised in Oswego, New York. She returned to New Jersey at age 17 and lived in Kearny. See OBITS, Page 14
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Continued from Page 13 Miss Zarnowski was an executive secretary for RCA in New York City and later AT&T. She also worked in the same capacity for U.S. Steel before retiring at age 72. She was a member of the AT&T Telephone Pioneers. Gertrude is survived by several nieces and nephews, Emily Sawyer (Ronald), Bernard Dutka, Frank Zarnowski (Donna), Gloria Kelley and Teresa Haigney (Steven). She
also leaves behind several great-nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and one great-great nephew.
WILLIAM C. ‘BILL’ ELSMORE
William C. “Bill” Elsmore, 72, died Friday, July 2, 2021 at Alaris at Kearny in Kearny. Visitation was at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. Interment was private. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.thiele-reid. com. Born in Kearny, Bill was a lifelong resident.
He was a maintenance worker at Cifelli & McCormack Coal/Oil in Harrison for several years and later worked at National Building Supply in Belleville. Mr. Elsmore is survived by four children, Karri Ann Stark, Suzzane Elsmore, Richard Elsmore and William Elsmore, two sisters, Betty Elsmore and Peggy Bianchi and two brothers, John “Jack” Elsmore and Gary Elsmore and eight grandchildren. He was predeceased by two sisters, Jeanette Harris and Winifred Garofalo and one brother, Joseph Elsmore.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Franklin School announces Presidential, 4th-MP honors
Yvonne Cali, principal of Kearny's Franklin School, announces the school’s Presidential Award winners and 4th marking period honor roll students:
Presidential Award Winners: Sophia Da Silva, Cayden Janeira, Annie Ludena, Melissa Mota, JoaoPedro moura, Samira Patel, Manuel Paz, Melody Torres 4th Grade Principal's Honor Roll: Isabella Barrantes, Camila Cabrera Adames, Justin Canales, Mia Castro, Michael Clark, Kate Cordova Velez, Alivia Cruz, Samuel Garcia Ojeda, Ester Glanzmann Cerqueira, Jayden Gonzalez, Pedro Grinan, Joshua Konopka, Luca Martinez, Sidney O’Blenis, Harshika Pasunuri, Jessenia Reyes, Brianna Rodrigues, Christopher Sanchez, Liza Savytska, Jean Tasigchana, Paul Torres 4th Grade Honor Roll: Emiliano Castellanos, Angelina Cruz, Belen Diaz Aleman, KalEl Espinoza, Hamza Etaoukil, Christopher Fernandez, Melissa Fernandez, Gia Fucilli, Cristian Garcia, Isabella Gonzalez, Aditi Jani, Olvin Jimenez Mendieta, Chloe Lin, Katherine Marrero, Noemie Martinez, Katrina Rodrigues, Audrina Schechter, Steven Speranza, Anderson Troya Escobar, Ayleen Vivar, Joe Yang, 5th Grade Principal's Honor
Roll: Jessica Arenas, Barbara Calienes, Tiernan Devlin, Adryan Gonzales, Rachel Kelly, Samuel Manaois, Paloma Moledo Pineiro, Carolina Paz, Keyla Petrillo, Maria Pinheiro Borges, Alexander Reis, Angela Rios-Matos, Adrian Rivera Chimbo 5th Grade Honor Roll: Lowell Alvarez, Jennifer Chevasco Garcia, Anthony Chuqirima Miranda, Katherine Chuqirima Miranda, Adrianna Cooke, Alyson Guillen, Genesis Juarez, Brandon Lescano, Gabriel Licona, Afiha Maliha, Christian Mansilla, Andre Matias, Trevor Omudeto, Alana Perez, Nathalie Rojas, Gianna Salazar-Velez, Angel St. Jean 6th Grade Principal’s Honor Roll: Julian Alvarado Cedeno, Sophia Da Silva, Cristiano Esteves, Matthew Flores, Cayden Janeira, Annie Ludena, Sherry Manaois, Melissa Mota, Joao Pedro Moura, Chinmayi Pasunuri, Samira Patel, Manuel Paz, Isaac Santos De Freitas, Dana Somohano Ortega, Melody Torres 6th Grade Honor Roll: Paul Autar, Alexa Baisre Cruz, Sarah Celi, Sofia Celi, Benjamin Garcia, Daniel Garcia Ojeda, Rebecca Gomez Sarzosa, Oliver Krzynowek, Mariel Macias Pincay, Elias Marino, Lizellie Paucar Masache, Kailyn Rivera
Knights hosting July 20 takeaway
The Queen of Peace Knights of Columbus host a take-out pasta dinner for the benefit of the Deborah Heart and Lung Hospital Tuesday, July 20, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Columbian Club Hall, 194 River Road, North Arlington. The Knights will serve pasta, meatballs,
salad, bread and dessert. The costs is $15 for adults and $10 for kids aged 6 to 11. Call (201) 988-0183 to place orders by Sunday, July 18 (advance orders are strongly urged). All meals will be prepared under the strictest sanitary conditions.
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