Obituaries Listing

Dec 11, 2022

In loving memory of Rose Rita La Placa Empting (nee Moretti)

Rose died peacefully and surrounded by family on December 11, 2022 and is now at rest.

Rose was born in Bronx, New York to Guarino and Angelina, and spent her first 63 years in New Jersey, living a one-of-a-kind life....

Dec 11, 2022

Edith A. Parrilla (71) of Paterson, passed away on December 11th, 2022. Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico to Jose Perez Garcia and Maria Agosto Agarin. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 17th, 2022 from 9:00am-11:00am in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Burial, to follow, at 11:45am in Laurel Grove Cemetery, 295 Totowa Road, Totowa NJ. In...

Dec 11, 2022

Ariel Henriquez (18) of Passaic, passed away on December 11th, 2022. Born in Paterson to Adolfo Henriquez and Diana Santiago. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 19th, 2022 from 5:00pm-9:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Mass will take place on Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 at 9:00am in Holy Trinity Church, 226 Harrison Street, Passaic NJ....

Dec 10, 2022

Angel Manuel Méndez Litche (75), of Rahway, NJ formerly of Englewood, NJ, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

He was the Lighting Director at Palace of Fine Arts Freddy Beras-Goico (Palacio de Bellas Artes de Santo Domingo) before immigrating to New York City in the...

Dec 10, 2022

Justin Duran (66) of Paterson, passed away on December 10th, 2022. Born in the Dominican Republic to Jose Modesto Duran and Maria Antigua Peralta. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 17th, 2022 from 4:00pm-8:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Burial will take place in Cementerio Municipal de Guatapanal, Dominican Republic.

Dec 10, 2022

Cayetano Quezada (100) of Yonkers, NY, passed away on December 10th, 2022. Born in the Dominican Republic. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 15th, 2022 from 5:00pm-9:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Cremation is private.

Dec 9, 2022

Jose Antonio Almanzar (44) of Elmwood Park, passed away on December 9th, 2022. Born in the Dominican Republic to Ramon Almanzar and Guadalupe Martinez. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 15th, 2022 from 5:00pm-9:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez de Paterson, 267 Park Avenue, Paterson NJ. Cremation is private.

Dec 7, 2022

Cesarea Brito De Montesino (95) of Paterson, passed away on December 7th, 2022. Born in the Dominican Republic to Saba Gonzalez and Ana Rosa Brito. Pre-deceased by her husband, Jose V. Montesino (3-8-2014). Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 11th, 2022 from 2:00pm-6:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez de Paterson, 267 Park Avenue, Paterson NJ. Burial will take place in...

Dec 7, 2022

Justina Natividad Magan (95) of Paterson, passed away on December 7th, 2022. Born in Peru to Santo Rodriguez and Manuela Rubio. Pre-deceased by her husband, Rogelio T. Magan (4-26-2015), and her daughter, Rosa Marcela Magan Rodriguez (12-30-2020). Visitation will be held on Friday, December 16th, 2022 from 5:00pm-9:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez de Paterson, 267 Park Avenue, Paterson NJ. Entombment...

Dec 7, 2022

Darimi Hernandez Duran (43) of Paterson, passed away on December 7th, 2022. Born in the Dominican Republic to Martin Hernandez and Juana Altagracia Duran. Beloved husband of Mayerlin Altagracia Reyes Peralta. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 12th, 2022 from 5:00pm-9:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez de Paterson, 267 Park Avenue, Paterson NJ. Cremation is private.

Dec 6, 2022

Luis Angel Ayala (70) of Clifton, passed away on December 6th, 2022. Born in San German, Puerto Rico to Angel Luis Ayala and Socorro Casiano. Beloved husband of Maria Ayala (nee Gomez). Pre-deceased by his brother, Luis Ayala (4-25-2020). Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022 from 3:00pm-7:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Cremation...

Dec 6, 2022

Minerva Ruiz (66) of Passaic, passed away on December 6th, 2022. Born in Mexico to Pedro Ruiz and Nereo Barrales. Beloved wife of Amado Zuniga. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 11th, 2022 from 3:00pm-7:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Mass will be celebrated on Monday, December 12th, 2022 at 10:00am in St. Nicholas Church,...

Dec 3, 2022

Victor Jimenez Contreras (73) of Teaneck, passed away on December 3rd, 2022. Born in the Dominican Republic to Juan Maria Jimenez and Zunilda Contreras. Beloved husband of Hulda Jimenez (nee Mora). Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 8th, 2022 from 5:00pm-9:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Burial will take place on Friday, December 9th, 2022...

Dec 2, 2022

Hermes Echevarria (67) of Passaic, passed away on December 2nd, 2022. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico to Nemesio Echevarria and Ramona Roman. Beloved husband of Noemi Sanchez. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 9th, 2022 from 5:00pm-9:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Burial will take place on Saturday, December 10th, 2022 at 10:00am in East...

Dec 1, 2022

Corpora Rivera (93) of Passaic, passed away on December 1st, 2022. Born in Lajas, Puerto Rico to Juan de Matas Irizarry and Rosaura Pellicier. Pre-deceased by her husband, Carlos Rivera (1-27-2014); her daughter, Elizabeth Mendez (2-27-2006); and two sisters, Agapita Colon (11-24-2012) & Ana E. Velez (3-30-2016). Survived by her son, Richard; grandchildren, Jennifer, Matthew, and Nicholas Mendez; and...

Dec 1, 2022

Robert Randall-Markham (63) of Wilmington, DE passed away on December 1st, 2022. Born in Newark, NJ to the late Fred Lee Randall and the late Virginia Lucille Markham (4-30-2003). Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 from 10:00am-11:00am in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Burial, to follow, at 11:30am in Crest Haven Memorial Park, 750...

Nov 30, 2022

Rocky Mitchell (68), passed away on 10/6/2022 - originally entombmed in Rosedale Cemetery.

Sabrina Mitchell (66), passed away on 4/11/2021 - originally entombed in Rosedale Cemetery.

Disinterment will take place on March 1, 2023. Rocky will be re-entombmed in the same location of the mausoleum in Rosedale Cemetery, and Sabrina Mitchell...

Nov 30, 2022

Froilan Rodriguez (54) of Garfield, passed away on Wednesday, November 30th, 2022. Born in Passaic, NJ to Emiliano Rodriguez and Diana Margarita Marrero (nee Ruiz). Beloved husband of Iesha McDowell. Pre-deceased by his mother, Diana Margarita Marrero (10/13/2017), and his aunt, Dolores Ruiz (7/26/2021).

Visitation will be held on Friday, December 2nd, 2022 from 5:00pm-9:00pm...

Nov 29, 2022

Ana Lozada (87) of Paterson, passed away on November 29th, 2022. Born in the Dominican Republic to Felix Castellano and Carmela Nunez. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 from 5:00pm-9:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Cremation is private.

Nov 28, 2022

Juanita Santos (95) of Passaic, passed away on November 28th, 2022. Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico to Victor Lopez and Ecolastica Cabrera. Pre-deceased by her husband Nicolas R. Santos (3/14/2008). Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 4th, 2022 from 3:00pm-7:00pm in Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic NJ. Entombment will take place on Monday, December 5th, 2022 at...