All Obituaries

Masafumi "Mark" Nakatani was born on October 26th, 1953 at Ohtani, Awaji of Hyogo prefecture, Japan.  His mother is Mieko Nakatani who currently resides in Awaji, and his father is Hisao Nakatani.  Mitsuyo Takahama is his sister.  Masafumi grew up in Awaji and studied diligently since his youth.  He continued to be a lifelong learner, reading vast number of books that included numerous Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist publications, Nichiren Buddhist...

Francisco A. Castillo was 79 when he passed away Wednesday, December 5th, surrounded by his loving family. Born in the Dominican Republic, Francisco lived there most of his life before moving to Brooklyn in 1985. After living in Brooklyn with his family, he later moved to New Milford and Bergenfield. He was a hardworking and very humble, loving father. Francisco is survived by his beloved wife Teresa (Cepeda) Castillo, his daughter Anna Collado and her husband Ramon, his daughter Rosa...

Edward C. Alfano, Jr. was 73 when he passed away Saturday, December 1st. Edward lived most of his life in Brooklyn before moving to River Edge 11 years ago. An accomplished educator and poet, he touched so many with his talents and service. Edward received the Educator of the Year in 1992 from the Catholic Teachers' Association, the Pro-Life Award from the Diocese of Brooklyn in 1997, the Pro-life Award from the Flatbush Council 497 Knights of Columbus in 1998 and...

Terrance Michael McGoldrick was 60 when he died suddenly Saturday, November 24th. Born in Manhattan, Terrance lived in New Milford and Bergenfield before settling in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He was predeceased by his late father James McGoldrick. Terrance is survived by his mother Mary (nee Kelly) McGoldrick, his son Michael McGoldrick and his wife Julianne, his son Dennis McGoldrick, his son Ryan McGoldrick, and his daughter Kristen McGoldrick. He is also survived by his...

Alfredo "Fred" G. Tampol was 90 years old when he passed away Thursday, November 22nd. Born in Carigara, Philippines he was most recently a resident of Bergenfield. Fred came to the United States in 1945. It was upon his arrival to the United States that he enlisted into the United States Merchant Marines where he served until 1964. It was during his service that he met and married Patricia while sailing to India. They later married in 1959. After leaving the Merchant Marines...

James C. Keane was 80 years old when he passed away Monday, November 19th. Born in the Bronx, James was a resident of Bergenfield for the last 50 years. He proudly served in the United States Army National Guard from 1960-1964. Before retiring, James worked as a Customer Service Representative with Con Edison for over 35 years. Active in his community, he was a former Little League coach, a member of the Knights of Columbus- St. John’s Council #1345, and a longtime member of the Church...

Domingo P. Guiwo was 85 years old when he passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Thursday, November 15th. Born and raised in Isabela, Philippines, Domingo was a farmer who grew rice and corn for many years before retiring. In 1996 he came to the United States to live in Bergen County. He had lived throughout the area but mostly in River Edge for many years before settling in Dumont. Domingo loved to read and was a very big basketball fan. He is...

Richard John Rosko, a lifelong resident of New Milford, was 78 years old when he passed away on Saturday, November 11th surrounded by his loving family. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1963 to 1969. Richard was the founder of Richard Rosko and Son, Inc. He later went on to work as a longtime employee of the New Milford Board of Education. Richard was a New Jersey State Licensed Electrician, he also held a New Jersey State HVAC R license. He was a life member of the New...

Ernest Roan Smith II was 60 years old when he passed away November 10th. Born in Michigan, he lived most of his life in New Milford. Ernest received an Associates Degree from Paul Smith's  College, NY. He was an avid outdoorsmans who loved to fish and hunt. A big New York Jets Fan and season ticket holder, Ernest was known for his tailgating. He worked for Belle Associates of Parsippany as a construction supervisor up until the time of his death.  Ernest was predeceased by his...