Obits for June 9, 2021

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adziu,” he shined, attending sports games or practices, Stanley Sowa “Dziadziu” dance recitals, helping with was born in Rudnik, Poland, Polish school homework, field on May 1, 1949 at home to trips to West Hudson Park Franciszek Sowa and Apolonia and sleepovers. These were a Pi tek, as the youngest with source of endless picture takfive sisters and two brothers. ing and candy rewards.

He attended TECHNIKUM After a brief illness Stanley EGLUGI RÓDL DOWEJ “Dziadziu” Sowa peacefully WE WROCŁAWIU for high died into eternal glory with school, the earned his bachGod on May 27, 2021. elor’s degree in teaching with He is survived by his wife a specialty in math and physUrszula Sowa, daughter Irene ics from STUDIUM NAUCand her family (husband Gary, ZYCIELSKIE W NOWYM and children Ania, Ivan, and S CZU. Sebastian), daughter Barbara Stanley immigrated to the and her family (husband United States of America in Mark, and children Stanley, the spring of 1975 by way Peter, and Agatha), his sister of Austria, landing in New Władysława Bochenek, and York City with $5 and a small many many nieces and nephsuitcase. The Austrian imews around the world. migration organization, IRC, Stanley is greatly missed, assisted him into a motel room but his legacy, hard work and and his American adventures humor live on forever. began.

A memorial Mass will be Landing his first job in Newcelebrated June 12, 2021, at 11 ark, and staying in a rooma.m. at St. Michael the Archand-board, Stanley jumped angel Church, Lyndhurst, with around to different companies fellowship to follow. with a goal toward a union job. He happily began working JEAN DOFFONT with Thumann’s, in Carlstadt, Geraldine in September 1978, where he worked until the lockdown in R. “Jean” Doffont died March 2020.

June 4, 2021.

Meeting his soon-to-be She was wife, Urszula Stanek, when 95. he was originally set up to Visiting meet someone else in 1977, the was at the couple wed on June 21, 1978, Armitage after a brief courtship. Soon after Stanley’s daughter Irene, & Wiggins Funeral Home, Kearny. Mass and then another baby girl, will be celebrated Tuesday, Barbara were born.

June 8, at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Moving his family to their home in Kearny from Newark Church in Harrison. Burial in April 1983, he lived and took will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. pride in his home, family and Jean was a member of the his children’s education.

Holy Cross Rosary Society Stanley’s full joy was his and the Vincentian Society. grandchildren and he loved Jean was a county committeeevery minute he spent with woman for Hudson County them. As a grandfather “Dzi-

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and was the President of the Harrison Gardens Tenants Association.

Jean worked at Harrison Baking Company for 25 years.

She was the wife of the late Vincent W., mother of Alan Doffont (his wife Maureen), Vincent Doffont (his wife Mary Lynn), Jane Carey (her husband John), John Doffont (his wife Mary) and the late Duane Doffont (his wife Kathy). She is also survived by grandchildren, Pamela, Alison, Vincent, Tara, John, Kristen, Taryn, Brianne, Michael, Brian, Kyra, Jennine, Lauren and Amy and great grandchildren, Hudson, Nolan, Liam, Lieghton, Thomas, Kyla, James, Brendan, Katherine, Anna, Ella, Thomas and Frances. Also surviving are her nieces Janet Curtis, Ruth Hayes and Kathleen Ritacco.

JOHN PAUL KOZDRON

Fire Captain of the Harrison Fire Department, died Friday, May 28, 2021.

He was 75 years old.

Funeral services were under the direction of Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison. A funeral mass was celebrated at Holy Cross Church, Harrison.

If you would like to send a condolence message to his family, please visit www.mulliganfh.com.

John was predeceased by his parents, his wife, Norma Gacho Kozdron, his sisters, Judith Kozdron Blain and her spouse, Robert Blain of Prattsville, New York and Carol Kozdron O’Hara and her spouse, James O’Hara of Belleville.

He is survived by his sister, Joanna Kozdron Mattos and her husband Gilbert Mattos of Byram Township, and

John Paul Kozdron, a retired

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War. After John completed his time in the Navy, he worked at Western Continued from Page 13 Electric for a while and then decided to become his brother Milton A. a firefighter. John joined Kozdron Jr. and his the Harrison Fire Departwife, Anne McLaughlin ment and worked his way Kozdron of Manchester; to became captain, and he his fiancé Natalie Duque was a certified EMT. and her three children, John enjoyed huntHezekiah and Isaiah ing and fishing in his Henderson and Angelina younger years, he loved Little, and many cousins, to sing and dance and he nieces and nephews. liked to cook. He was also John graduated from interested in photograHarrison High School in phy. John loved his nieces 1964. He served in the US and nephews and enjoyed Navy on the USS Kitty taking them bowling and Hawk during the Vietnam fishing.

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 John was a member of the Elks. He was a Good Samaritan and was always prepared to lend a helping hand to someone in need.

He would send needed items to the poor in the Philippines, the homeland of his wife, Norma.

He was a communicant and an usher at Holy Cross Church in Harrison.

Please consider making a memorial contribution to the Harrison Fireman’s Juvenile Fund, 634 Sussex St., Harrison, N.J. 07029 in loving memory of John.

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