HOMELESS MAN WHO LOOKED LIKE JESUS HAS DIED (ROBERT ‘Bobby’ HELMECK). Hundreds of people all over Hoboken encountered Bobby as he wandered our streets and lived the majority of his life outside. You couldn’t miss him. His resemblance to Jesus was striking. And so were the thousands of acts of kindnesses people did for him through …
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Annette Calabrese
Annette Calabrese, our loving mother, grandmother and sister, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 1st, 2021 after a long journey with cancer. Annette was born in Monte San Giacomo on October 11th, 1946 to Francesco and Concetta Calabrese. She has been a born again Christian since she was a little …
Elizabeth A. (nee Carnevale) Policastro
Elizabeth A. (nee Carnevale) Policastro, 72, of Point Pleasant Beach, NJ (formerly of Hoboken) passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on October 3, 2021. Elizabeth was the beloved wife of the late Frank Policastro. She was the devoted mother of Ginny and her husband Heriberto “Ed” Vega. The greatest joy in her life …
Juan L. Rivera
Juan L. Rivera, 67, of Jersey City, NJ, died peacefully on September 24, 2021. Loving father of Tabitha, Juan, Margarita, and Maria Rivera, and a cherished grandfather. Also survived by his former companion, Maria Laviena. Juan was born in Puerto Rico to Carmen and Juan Rivera. He was a loving father and grandfather. Visitation Friday, …
Milagros M. Rojas
Milagros M. Rojas (nee Rincon), 75, passed away peacefully at Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, New Jersey on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to parents, Rafael and Elvira Rincon (nee Castro). She worked as a Machine Operator, Seamstress for various clothing companies. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Carlos Rojas …
Lucille Entrup
Lucille Entrup (nee Belfiore), 86, of Hoboken passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at the Fountains Nursing Home, Secaucus, New Jersey. She was employed as a Clerk for the Hoboken Board of Education for over forty years. She was predeceased by her parents, Nicholas and Sue (nee Yandoli) Belfiore, her cherished husband Richard (1988) …
Rose Marie Caskey
Rose Marie Caskey, nee Gallo, 85, of Hoboken passed away peacefully in Jersey City. A longtime Hoboken resident and a retired luncheon aide for the Hoboken Board of Education School system. She was predeceased by her husband, Leonard, two sons, Leonard and Steven and a daughter Cathy Caskey. Surviving is a cherished sister Lena Russo, …
Cora Paznokas-Losordo
Cora Paznokas-Losordo, of Hoboken, NJ, passed away unexpectedly on September 2, 2021 at the age of 58. A proud born and raised Brooklyn girl, she graduated high school at 16. Years later, she married her husband Matt with whom she had two children, Emily and Neil. Their children became the center of their universe. She …
Catherine Elizabeth Raggio
Catherine Elizabeth Raggio (nee Lanzo), 91, a lifelong resident of Hoboken, passed away peacefully, on August 30, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Catherine was born in Hoboken to Mary (nee DeMone) and Ralph Lanzo, on April 25, 1930. Catherine will be sadly missed by her beloved husband Mario and her devoted daughter Catherine “Cookie” …
Claudia Riordan
Claudia Riordan ( nee Apicella) , 69, of Bayonne, passed away August 22, 2021 at Bayonne Medical Center. She was born December 26, 1951 in Jersey City, the daughter of the late Alfonse and Phyllis (Vecchio) Apicella, and grew up in Hoboken. She later resided in Country Village in Jersey City and Bayonne. She was …