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Mary Penelope Fahy, 85, East Rutherford Resident
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Mary Penelope (Gillard) Fahy, of East Rutherford, died Thursday, April 14. She was 85.
She was born in Rathreedane, Bonniconlon, County Mayo, Ireland.
She was the wife of the late Martin Fahy, who predeceased her in 1993; mother of Sean, Joseph and his wife, Sheila, Brendan and his wife, Diane; sister of the late John Patrick, Robert, Joseph, Theresa, the late Annie May, and Liam; grandmother of Maureen and her husband, Kevin, Julia and her husband, Joe, Katie, Elizabeth, Mary-Kate, John, Joseph, Matthew, and Grace; and great-grandmother of James, Michael, Nicholas …
Clementine Nittoli, 95, Newark Resident
WEST ORANGE, N.J. – Clementine “Tina” Nittoli, a longtime resident of the Essex County area, died Sunday, April 10. She was 95.
She was born to Raphael and Lucille Veglia on Feb. 6, 1921, in Newark.
She lived in Union for 10 years. She worked for Bloomingdale’s at the Short Hills Mall for more than 20 years.
She is survived by two sons, Rocco Nittoli and Ralph Nittoli; daughter, Judith Ann Nittoli; two grandchildren, Ralph Nittoli, Jr. and Tammy Zimmerman; and seven great-grandchildren, Anthony Nittoli, Nicholas Nittoli, Matthew Nittoli, Danielle Nittoli, Caroline Zimmerman, Natalie Zim…
Walter V. Makowka, 73, Saddle Brook Resident
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – Walter V. Makowka, of Saddle Brook, died Thursday, April 14. He was 73.
Born in Saddle Brook, he was a lifelong resident of the borough. He was a truck driver for 12 years for Lisanti Foods in Totowa before retiring in 2002. Before Lisanti, he owned Makowka Transportation from 1987-90. Prior to that, he worked for Midland Dairy from 1959-68 and Riteway Trucking from 1968-87.
He was the husband of Jean (Jahnsen); father of Diane and Chris; grandfather of Allie, Skylyn, Ashley and Brielle; and brother of the late Edwin and Alfred.
Visiting hours will be from 2-6 p.m. S…
Joseph P. Delaney Jr., 83, Garfield Resident
GARFIELD, N.J. – Joseph P. Delaney Jr., died Thursday, April 14. He was 83.
A resident of Garfield for more than 60 years, he was born Oct. 6, 1932, in Plymouth, Pa., to the late Joseph and Margaret Delaney. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After the war, he moved to Garfield and married his wife, the late Ann Delaney. He started a family business from the ground up in Garfield, J&W Caterers, which was a part of the community for more than 50 years, upon his retirement.
He took much pride in his business and life in Garfield. He was the recipient of many pr…
Middle East Expert Tarek Osman Speaks At Westport Library
WESTPORT, Conn. – Tarek Osman, author of “Islamism: What It Means For The Middle East And The World,” will discuss his book Thursday at 7 p.m. in the McManus Room at the Westport Library.
Osman is an author, essayist, documentary filmmaker and political economist. His work focuses on Islamism and Arab politics, social dynamics, economics, modern history and culture. His new book, “Islamism: What it Means for the Middle East and the World,” is an analysis of Islamist movements in the Middle East.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at the program, which is free and open to the …
