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Senior Moments Returns To Darien Library With Adult Petting Zoo
DARIEN, Conn. -- Senior Moments, a monthly coffee and conversation program designed specifically for seniors, will meet at the Darien Library on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m for an adult petting zoo.
Learn about the habitat, conservation, and eating habits of seven different animals. At the end of the lecture, meet up close and personal a kangaroo, rabbit, tortoise, snake, bearded dragon, potbellied pig, and chinchilla.
The Darien Library is located at 1441 Post Road. Fore more info call, (203) 669-5239.
Stasia Zurichin, 81, Clifton Resident
CLIFTON, N.J. -- Stasia (Wdowiak) Zurichin, 81, of Clifton, died on Sunday, Nov. 8. Born in Pinebush, N.Y., she lived in Passaic and Wallington before moving to Clifton. Zurichin was a homemaker and was a parishioner of St. John Kanty Roman Catholic Church, Clifton.
She was predeceased by her husband, Robert P. Zurichin and a brother, Eugene Wdowiak.
Zurichin is survived by children, Donna Patterson and her husband Stephen, Robert Zurichin and his wife Anne, Doriann Realbuto and her husband Gary, and Diane Howe and her partner James Kenny; grandchildren, Danielle, Michael, Brian, Nicole, a…
Fannie Rosta, 94, Of Passaic
PASSAIC, N.J. -- Fannie Mary (Di Biase) Rosta, of Passaic, died Nov. 7. She was 94.Born in Rosebank, Staten Island, N.Y., Rosta resided in the Passaic-Clifton area for most of her life.
She was a legal secretary. She was a parishioner of St. Stephen R.C. Church in Passaic, where she was active in various church organizations. She also had been active with the Nicholas Martini Foundation.
She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Rosta Jr. in 1994, and her brother-in-law, John Rosta.
She is survived by her twin sister, Mildred Sessa of Passaic; her brother, Salvatore L. Di Biase and his…
Mary Hemmer, 89, Of Woodcliff Lake
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. -- Mary Teresa Hemmer (Bailey), of Woodcliff Lake, formerly of Paramus, passed away Monday, Nov. 9.
She was predeceased by her husband, Paul Hemmer.
Hemmer is survived by her children, Thomas Hemmer and his wife Janet of Parsippany, Robert Hemmer and his wife Margaret of Glen Rock, Maryanne Virgadamo and her late husband, Joseph of Staten Island, James Hemmer and his wife Kathleen of Basking Ridge, and David Hemmer and his wife Virginia of Springfield, Va; eleven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. We…
Kenneth Shedlock, 63, Of Clifton
CLIFTON, N.J. -- Kenneth J. Shedlock, a Clifton resident, formerly of Lodi, died Nov. 7. He was 63.Shedlock was a C.A.T. Scan technician, formerly for St. Joseph Medical Center in Wayne. He was a U.S> Navy veteran, a member of the Lodi Fire Department and a former member of the Boys' & Girls' Club of Clifton inducted into their "Alumni Hall of Fame" in 2012.
Shedlock was predesceased by his father, Kenneth Shedlock.
He is survived by his daughter, Danielle Shedlock of Lodi, former wife, Valarie (Cofrancesco); parents, Jean Shedlock; brother, Keith Shedlock; and four nieces…
Lucille Riffel, 81, Of Totowa
TOTAWA, N.J. -- Lucille (Longo) Riffel, of Totowa, died Nov. 8. She was 81. She spent all her live in Paterson before moving to Totowa in 2001. She was a self-employed beautician for most of her life before retiring.
Riffel was predeceased by her husband, Daniel Riffel Sr.
She is survived by her children, Daniel Riffel and his wife Anisia of Paterson and Denise Di Bella and her husband Joseph of Totowa; sister-in-law, Francis Riffel of Wayne and Charlotte Riffel, formerly of Hawthorne; several nieces and nephews; and her dog, Noel.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral a…
Armand Restivo, 98, Of Washington Township
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Armand Restivo, a Washinton Township resident, died Nov. 5, after a short illness. He was 98.Restivo was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., volunteered in the Civilian Conservation Corps, served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in Korea.
He and Louise Imperato were married March 2, 1946, in Brooklyn; they raised their family in Bergen County.
Restivo earned his civil engineering degree from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and retired from a career as a civil engineer for the New York/New Jersey Port of Authority in 1…
Carmen Onorevole, 74, Of Clifton
CLIFTON, N.J. -- Carmen Onorevole, a Clifton resident, died Nov. 5. He was 74. Born July 29, 1941, to Carmen and Viola Onorevole, he grew up in Clifton, spent most of his life in Nutley and moved to Lakeland, Fla. in 1998.
Onorevole sponsored and inspired many during his 32-year journey of sobriety.
Onorevole is survived by his brothers, Richard and Robert; sister-in-law, Linda; son, Kevin, daughter Linda; daughter-in-law, Christine; grandchildren, Anthony and Anna; nieces, Gina, Katia, and Veronica; nephew, Daniel; and many cousins and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity…
