All Obituaries

Michael R. Chapka Mr. Michael R. Chapka, 64, died on Thursday, November 8, 2018.    A memorial visitation will be held in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle Street, Linden on Thursday, November 15th. from 4:00 - 7:00PM. Mike, the son of the late Doris T. Rainville Chapka and the late Frank M. Chapka, was born in Rahway, New Jersey.  He lived his entire life in Roselle, New Jersey before relocating to Carteret, New Jersey seven years ago. Since finishing high...

Jean “Ginty” Massrock Rapisardi Mrs. Jean “Ginty” Massrock Rapisardi, 72, died Wednesday, November 7, 2018 in the Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, New Jersey, surrounded by the love of her family. Visitation will take place in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle St., Linden, on Sunday, November 11th. from 2:00 – 6:00PM.  On Monday, November 12th. from 9:45AM to 10:00AM, family and friends will meet directly in the parking lot of the Kowalski...

  Silverio Nieves Mr. Silverio Nieves, 63, died Saturday, October 20, 2018 in the Trinitas Hospital in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In accordance with Mr. Nieves wishes, he was privately cremated at Rosehill Crematory in Linden, New Jersey. A memorial visitation for all of Mr. Nieves’s family and friends will be held in the Kowalski Funeral home, 515 Roselle Street, Linden on Saturday, November 3rd. from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Mr. Nieves, the son of the late Basilisa Santiago Nieves...

Richard Fichner Mr. Richard Fichner, 74, died Friday, October 19, 2018 in the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway, New Jersey. Mr. Fichner, the son of the late Pauline Boczon Fichner and the late Walter Fichner, was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he resided for many years before moving to Linden, New Jersey in 1995. Mr. Fichner was employed as a postal worker for the U.S. Postal Services, working at the main Post Office on Broad Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey for...

William H. de Brigard, Jr. Mr. William H. de Brigard, Jr., 75, died on Sunday, October 14, 2018 in the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Rahway, New Jersey. Memorial visitation will take place in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle St., Linden, on Thursday, October 18th. from 7:00 – 9:00PM.  There will also be a prayer service and a Celebration of Life & a Sharing of Memories starting at 7:30PM in the funeral home Mr. de Brigard, the son of the late Laura...

Teofila Kozera Debska Mrs. Teofila Kozera Debska, 91, died Sunday, October 14, 2018 in the Delaire Nursing & Convalescent Center in Linden, New Jersey, surrounded by the love of her family. Visitation will take place in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle St., Linden, on Wednesday, October 17th. from 6:00 – 8:00PM.  On Thursday, October 18th. at 9:45AM, family and friends are asked to gather directly at the St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Linden,...

Anna Rose Majewski Parfittt  Private funeral services were held for Mrs. Anna Rose Majewski Parfitt, 76 who died Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at the CareOne at the Highlands in Edison, New Jersey. Mrs. Parfitt, the daughter of Anne M. Dudas Majewski and the late Stanley L. Majewski (June 26, 2004), was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, but she has resided in Linden, New Jersey her entire life. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Parfitt is survived by her husband of fifty-seven years, Edward...

Joseph Anthony Hatzlhoffer  Mr. Joseph Anthony Hatzlhoffer 84, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 in the Bayville Manor in Bayville, New Jersey. Visitation will take place in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle St., Linden, on Monday, October 8th. from 6:00 to 8:00PM and Tuesday, October 9th. from 10:00AM to 12:00 Noon. Also on Tuesday, October 9th., at 11:30AM in the Kowalski Funeral Home, there will be a military honors service conducted by members of the U.S. Army. In accordance...

Sophie Elizabeth Szurlej Ledzian Mrs. Sophie Elizabeth Szurlej Ledzian, age 95, of Asheville, North Carolina, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in the Pisgah Manor in Candler, North Carolina. Visitation will take place in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle St., Linden, on Friday, October 5th. from 3:00 – 7:00PM.  On Saturday, October 6th. at 11:15AM, family and friends are asked to gather directly at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Linden, where a...

Joseph P. Terefenko Jr. Mr. Joseph P. Terefenko Jr., 77, died suddenly on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in his home in Linden, New Jersey. The visitation and prayer service held in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle St., Linden, on Wednesday, October 3rd. was private for the family and close friends. Mr. Terefenko, the son of the late Mildred Meleky Terefenko and the late Joseph Terefenko, was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and resided in Linden, New Jersey his entire life. He was a...