Phoebe (Hattan)Taraskiewicz, 83

•  Nutley Resident for 50 Years

May 24, 2013 – Phoebe (Hattan)Taraskiewicz, 83, on Friday May 24, 2013 at her Nutley home. Born and raised in Newark, she had been a resident of Nutley for 50 years ago.

Predeceased by her husband, William Taraskiewicz in 1988, she is survived by many nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the S.W. Brown and Son Funeral Home, www.swbrownandson.com, 267 Centre St., Nutley, on Tuesday from 8:45-9:30 a.m. A 10 a.m. Mass will follow at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 120 Prospect St., Nutley.

Burial follows at the Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

Frank Capalbo, 88

•  World War II Battle of the Bulge Veteran

May 21, 2013 – Frank Capalbo, 88, of Nutley, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the Waterview Center, Cedar Grove.

Mr. Capalbo was born in Nutley and was a lifelong resident. He was a driver for Viola Brothers in Nutley and later a foreman for Carpenter and Paterson in Little Ferry. Mr. Capalbo was an Army veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. He was a member of the Nutley Italian American Club, the Nutley Old Guard, Nutley Amvets Post 30 and Nutley VFW Post493.

The funeral will be conducted from the www.biondifuneralhome.com, 540 Franklin Ave., Nutley, on Friday, May 24, at 8:15 a.m. Funeral Mass 9:30 a.m Friday at St. Mary's Church, 7 Msgr. Owens Place, Nutley. Interment at the Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield, with military honors.

Visiting at the funeral home on Thursday, May 23, from 4-8 p.m.

Mr. Capalbo is survived by his daughter, Casandra Michels and her husband James and two grandchildren, James P. Michels and Cynthia A. Michels. He was also the brother-in-law of Anne, Frank and Doris Ruggiero, and he is also survived by his many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Capalbo was predeceased by his parents Biaggio and Mary Capalbo; his wife Catherine (nee Ruggiero) Capalbo; three brothers, James, Peter and Carmen Capalbo, and two sisters Antoinette Capalbo and Lucy Lillo.

In lieu flowers, donations in his memory to the Summit Speech School, 705 Central Avenue, New Providence, NJ 07974 would be greatly appreciated.

Dorothy A. (Filce) Castelli, 70

May 20, 2013 – Dorothy A. (Filce) Castelli, 70 of Nutley, on Monday, May 20, 2013. Born in Elizabeth, she lived in Lyndhurst before coming to Nutley 10 years ago.

Mrs. Castelli was a bank teller at Boiling Springs Saving & Loan in Lyndhurst before retiring. She previously had previously been a partner in a family business, Castelli Bros. Bakery in Belleville.

Predeceased by her husband, Anthony Castelli, Dorothy is survived by her son, Anthony Castelli and his wife, Barbara, her daughter Joanne Berardinelli and her husband Nicholas, and her grandchildren, Courtney, Lianne and Anthony. She also leaves her brother, William Filce and her sisters, Helen Diamante and Cathy Cassara.

Relatives and friends will be received at the S.W. Brown & Son

Funeral Home (www.swbrownandson.com), 267 Centre St. Nutley on Wednesday from 4-8 pm. There will be a committal service at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington on Thursday at 11 am.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Ave., Ste. 251, Denville, NJ 07834 or the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718

Stanley Lawson Briggs, 91

•  Chief Executive Officer at Cullen Bogart Parker

May 16, 2013 – Stanley Lawson Briggs, 91, a lifelong resident of Nutley, on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Before his retirement, Mr. Briggs was the chief executive officer with Cullen Bogart Parker Inc. in Clifton.

He was also a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He served in the Pacific as a F4U Corsair fighter pilot and was honorably discharged with the rank of Major.

Mr. Briggs was a past commander of the Passaic American Legion Post and was a Shriner and member of Nutley F&AM Lodge 25. He had also been the oldest living member of the Upper Montclair Country Club.

Predeceased by his first wife, Ruth (Krout) Briggs and his second wife, Helen Evans Briggs, he is survived by his, children, Patricia Snyder and her husband, Karl; Steven L. Briggs and his wife, Carolyn; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was the son of the late Francis Allen Briggs and Martha Lawson, and the brother of Patricia Garraty and the late F. Allen Briggs.

Memorial service and committal at Grace Episcopal Church, 200 Highfield Lane, Nutley, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18.

Memorial contributions may be made to the www.woundedwarriorsproject.org

Angelina Di Giacomo, 79

•  Retired from Nutley Board of Education

May 14, 2013 – Angelina (Rosa) Di Giacomo, 79, a lifelong resident of Nutley, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at the Preakness Health Care Center in Wayne.

Mrs. DiGiacomo was a retired maintenance worker with the Nutley Board of Education.
from the Nutley Board of Education as a maintenance worker.

Angelina is survived by her three children, Mary Ann Rugel and her husband, Matthew; Angela Gregorowicz and her husband, Donald, and Agostino "Augie" and his wife, Wendy; a sister, Mary Longo and three grandchildren, Matt, Marisa and Ashley.

Funeral 9:30 a.m. Friday from the S.W. Brown and Son Funeral Home, www.swbrownandson.com, 267 Centre St., Nutley, with a 10:30 a.m. Mass at Holy Family Church, 28 Brookline Ave., Nutley. Interment follows at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Lyndhurst.

Visiting 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the COPD Foundation, 2937 SW 27th Ave, Suite 302, Miami, FL, 33133 would be appreciated.

Edward J. Morris, 63

•  Retired Supervisor at Stroehmann Bakery

May 21, 2013 – Edward J. Morris, 63, of Nutley, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Born and raised in Newark, he moved to Nutley 40 years ago.

Mr. Morris was a retired supervisor at the Stroehmann Bakery in Newark. Previously, he was the owner of the Mayfair Deli in Newark. Mr. Morris was a member of Nutley Elks 1290.

He is survived by his wife, Deborah C. (De Feo) Morris; his daughter, Scarlett Morris; his mother-in-law, Connie De Feo; two sisters, Rosemary Zarodkiewicz and Annemarie Barone; a brother, Anthony, and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday from the S.W. Brown and Son Funeral Home, www.swbrownandson.com, 267 Centre St., Nutley, with a 10:30 a.m. Funeral Mass at Holy Family Church, 28 Brookline Ave., Nutley. Cremation private.

Visitors will be received at the funeral home on Friday from 4-8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Michael J. Fox Foundation (michaeljfox.org) would be appreciated.

Dorothy A. (Filce) Castelli, 70

•  Partner in Castelli Bros. Bakery in Belleville

May 20, 2013 – Dorothy A. (Filce) Castelli, 70 of Nutley, on Monday, May 20, 2013. Mrs. Castelli was a bank teller at Boiling Springs Saving & Loan in Lyndhurst before retiring and previously had been a partner in a family business, Castelli Bros. Bakery in Belleville.

Born in Elizabeth, she lived in Lyndhurst before coming to Nutley 10 years ago.

Predeceased by her husband, Anthony Castelli, Dorothy is survived by her son Anthony Castelli and his wife Barbara, her daughter Joanne Berardinelli and her husband Nicholas, and her grandchildren, Courtney, Lianne and Anthony. She also leaves her brother, William Filce, and her sisters, Helen Diamante and Cathy Cassara.

Visiting 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the S.W. Brown and Son Funeral Home, www.swbrownandson.com, 267 Centre St., Nutley. Committal service 11 a.m. Thursday at the Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Ave., Ste. 251, Denville, NJ 07834 or the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718

James J. Blanda, 72

•  Vice President at Midlantic Bank

May 16, 2013 – James J. Blanda, 72, of Manchester, and formerly of Nutley, on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Mr. Blanda was Vice President of Operations for the Midlantic Bank for 30 years prior to his retirement.

Mr. Blanda grew up in Bloomfield and resided in Nutley for 33 before moving to Manchester five years ago. He later worked for the Nutley Public Works Department.

Mr. Blanda was a member of Nutley UNICO.

Memorial visitation Friday, May 24, from 4-8 p.m. at the www.biondifuneralhome.com, 540 Franklin Ave., Nutley. Inurment at the Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield on Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 a.m. For directions or to send online condolences please visit website.

Mr. Blanda is survived by two daughters, Beth Blanda-Martin and her husband Philip, and Suzanne Raimondo and her husband Joseph; a sister, Vivian Racioppim and two grandchildren, Gianna and Cassandra.

Mr. Blanda was predeceased by his wife, Santa (Sandy) Luzzo Blanda.

Margaret E. Zoppi, 85

•  Beloved Mother and Grandmother, 85

May 15, 2013 – Mrs. Margaret E. (nee Johnson) Zoppi, 85, of Nutley, on Monday, May 13, 2013. Mrs. Zoppi was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, and resided in Nutley for many years.

She was an Administrative Assistant at the Office of Administrative Law in Newark before retiring.

Mrs. Zoppi is survived by three children, Joseph Zoppi, Duane Zoppi and his wife Sadia, and Drew Zoppi; and five grandchildren, Gianna, Francesca, Rachel, Drew and Renee.

Mrs. Zoppi was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Zoppi, and a son, Greg Zoppi.

Services 8:15 a.m. Friday, May 17 from the www.biondifuneralhome.com, 540 Franklin Ave., Nutley, with a 9:30 a.m. funeral mass at Holy Family Church, 28 Brookline Ave. Interment at the Rosedale Cemetery, Linden.

Visitation 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the funeral home.

Eleanor F. Storer, 102, of Lakewood

•  Nutley Community Leader for Many Years

May 14, 2013 – Eleanor F. Storer, 102, of Lakewood and formerly of Nutley, on Friday, May 10, 2013. A leader in civic and social affairs in Nutley, she was a past president of the Women's Guild of St. Paul's Congregational Church, a member of the Nutley chapters of the Tri-Town Business and Professional Women, the Nutley Red Cross Board of Directors, the Restoration Trust of Kingston Manor, Meals on Wheels, and the U.N. Council in Nutley.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Miss Storer retired in 1989 and moved to Lakewood in 1989 where she was a founder of the Harrowgate retirement community. She was employed by Prudential Life Insurance Co. in Newark for 40 years as an office clerk before her retirement in 1972.

She is survived by her cousins, Eben Franz and his wife, Dorothy, of Hendersonville, N.C., Langdon S. Franz and his wife, Loretta, also of Hendersonville, N.C., Althea Robinson and her husband, Jack, of Garden City, Long Island, N.Y., and Jacqueline Storer West, also of Garden City, Long Island.

Visitation 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, www.andersoncampbellmanchester.com, 3010 Ridgeway Rd., Manchester, N.J. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment follow at the East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton.

For further information or to post a tribute, please visit the above website.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Colonial Williamsburg Fund at www.donate.,history.org .