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Herbert Dunbar, 79, Bridgeport Resident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport resident Herbert F. Dunbar died Friday, Jan. 15. He was 79.
Born in Jamaica, Dunbar was an area resident most of his life. He was a retired jeweler.
He is survived by his wife, Imogene Dunbar; children Brian, Mark, Rohan, Michael, Jackie, Maureen, Patricia and Sandra; brothers James and Wesley; sisters Sara, Lena and Myrth; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20 at the Messiah Baptist Church, 210 Congress St., Bridgeport with a funeral following at 11 a.m. Bu…
Sister Mirabel Santiago, 53, Hopewell Junction Resident
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- Sister Mirabel Santiago died on Saturday, Jan. 16. She was 53.
Born in Philadelphia, Santiago graduated from the Catholic University of Puerto Rico, in Ponce, and had worked in the business industry as an executive secretary.
In 1990, she dedicated herself to the religious life as a sister with the Oblates to the Blessed Trinity. In 1991, she began teaching at their school, the St. Aloysius Happy House Learning Center, in Hopewell Junction. Santiago also directed the Religious Education program at St. Columba Parish for five years and worked at St. Mary’s, in Pou…
Rita Romano Coppola, 85, Lifelong Bridgeport Resident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Lifetime Bridgeport resident Rita (D'Amato) Romano Coppola died on Sunday, Jan. 17. She was 85.
Born in Bridgeport, Coppola "was quite the extravagant lady," according to information provided by the William R. McDonald Funeral Home. "She was always dressed to the nines." She loved travel, reading and relaxing in the sun.
Coppola is survived by her only child, Craig Romano Sr. and his wife Kimberly of Stratford; grandchildren Amy Romano, Leanne Ready and her husband Christopher, and Craig Romano Jr. and his fiancé, Brittany Shackett; great-grandchild…
Velia (Calace) Sauter, 91, Fair Lawn Resident
FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Velia (Calace) Sauter , a Fair Lawn resident and formerly of Paterson and Elmwood Park, died Sunday Jan. 17. She was 91.
Born in Naples, Italy, Sauter worked for Manhattan Shirt Company in Glen Rock for 20 years before retiring.
She is survived by her daughters Vittoria Caramagna and her husband Frank, and Catherine Mania and her husband Salvatore; grandchildren Carolyn Matari and her husband Mustafa, Lisa Carriero and her husband Domenico, Danielle Albetta and her husband Tom, Laura Patane and her husband Riccardo, Christopher Mania and his wife Maria, and Joseph Carama…
Antoinette R. Faley, 85, Paramus Resident
PARAMUS, N.J. -- Paramus resident Antoinette R. (Rucereto) Faley, formerly of Dumont, died Sunday, Jan. 17. She was 85.
During her career, Faley worked in banking, retail and primarily in the family business, Grant's Tavern, in Dumont.
She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Visitation Church in Paramus.
Faley is survived by her husband of 57 years, Bernard Faley; children Judith Faley of New Milford and Doug Faley and his wife Valerie of Paramus; grandchildren Christopher and Amanda; great-granddaughter Makayla; brother Dominick Rucereto and his wife Connie; and many loving nieces and …
Mary V. Mulhall, 80, Former Carlstadt Resident
CARLSTADT, N.J. -- Mary V. (Paolini) Mulhall, a resident of Cape Coral, Fla. and formerly of Carlstadt, died Jan. 15. She was 80.
Born in Jersey City, Mulhall was a homemaker.
She is survived by her son William Mulhall Jr. and his wife Stephanie; daughter Christa Mulhall; grandchildren Benjamin, Elisabeth and Alexander; and siblings Louis Paolini, Frances Morano and Eda Avoletta.
Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, at Kimak Funeral Home, 425 Broad St., Carlstadt. The funeral will depart from the funeral home at 10 a.m. for a 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Joseph's in East …
