It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of our beloved Mother, Paulette Kay Kaniecki, age 76, on Sunday May 3, 2020.  She was preceded in death by her husband Chester, of 53 years. 

Paulette was a woman with a heart of gold.  She was always there to lend a helping hand in any situation a family member, friend or even a complete stranger needed.

She was a living example of kindness and compassion. A dedicated mother and grandmother, she treasured and embraced every moment with her children and granddaughters.

Paulette worked 18 years for the Bergen County Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rockleigh New Jersey as their Food Service Manager.  A position she loved, she made sure her residents were taken care of and nurtured. Just another example of her tender spirit.

She is survived by her children, Deborah Kaniecki of Northvale, Stephanie Buldo and her husband Chris of River Vale, and Chester Kaniecki Jr and his wife Michelle of Groton, CT.  Her three beautiful granddaughters, Melissa, Samantha and Taylor.  Her brother Craig, nieces, nephews and precious life-long friends. 

Arrangements will be private due to these difficult and trying times.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home 1 Veterans Way Paramus, NJ 07652.

Samuel J. Milano, Jr., 83 of Cresskill, NJ passed away on May 5, 2020 after a brief illness. Sam was a warm hearted and gentle man who was an avid walker and a hard worker his entire life. He was born on January 13, 1937, Newark, NJ and was the cherished son of the late Sam and Marie Milano and brother of the late Rosemarie Milano. Sam spent his formative years in the Ironbound section of Newark, NJ and later moved to Kearny, NJ where he was a longtime resident, followed by Belleville, NJ and most recently Sunrise of Cresskill.

Sam worked at Westinghouse in Newark, NJ for over 20 years. He is survived by his cousins Mr. Joseph Policastro, Toms River, NJ, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paglia, Belleville, NJ, Mr. and Mrs. George Paglia, Nutley, NJ, as well as many extended family members.  

Sam will be buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ and his burial will be private. Funeral arrangements were coordinated by Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale, NJ.

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Edith Gregory (nee Aird), 93, of Old Tappan, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Beloved wife of the late John. Devoted mother of James and wife Laurie, Karen Kierce and husband Roger, Patricia Carroll and husband William, John and wife Theresa and Daniel. Cherished grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 5. Dearest sister of Nancy Prescott.

Edith was a graduate of Teaneck High School in 1944. She was a manager at Bank of NY in Norwood.

Funeral services were private.

Arrangements Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale, NJ.

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Diones B. Castillo, 80, of the Bronx, formerly of Manhattan, passed away at home on Friday, May 1, 2020. Beloved husband of Milagros Castillo (nee Paulino). Proud father of Lilia Gomez and husband Ramon, Leslie Zakian and husband Scott, Diones Castillo Jr. and wife Claudia, David Castillo and wife Jamie, Carolynn Kolinsky and husband Jason and Abby Paulino. Adored grandfather and great-grandfather. Loving brother of Milciades and Magaly and was predeceased by 13 brothers and sisters. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and other loving relatives and friends.

Diones worked for the House of Heydenryk in NYC, where he specialized in gold-leaf art frames. He loved to dance, cheer the NY Yankees, and play dominoes and cards. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Although the funeral service is private, those who wish may view online on Tuesday at 3PM at the following link:

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Donations in Diones’ memory may be made to the National Kidney Foundation at www.kidney.org.

Arrangements by Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale, NJ.

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Kathleen M. Gysin (nee McCullough), 81, of Norwood, formerly of Ridgefield, passed away at home on Friday, May 1, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Charles. Cherished mother of Thomas and his companion Emily Diguglielmo of Fair Lawn, Christopher and wife Christine of Waldwick and Laura Cooper and husband Kelly of Fort Lee. Adored grandmother of Timothy, Matthew, Megan and Nicole. Loving sister of Joan Currid and husband Michael  and the late Arthur. Dear sister-in-law of Janice McCullough, Frederick Gysin and the late Frances Gysin and the late Arlene Donaghue.

Kathleen was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.  She was a crossing guard in Englewood Cliffs for many years before becoming an office manager at George H. Swatek, Inc. in Ridgefield until she retired. Kathleen also enjoyed volunteering her time at Englewood Hospital.

A Memorial Mass to celebrate Kathleen’s life will be held at a later date.

Arrangements by Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale.

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Following a brief illness, Lurline S. Jacobsen (nee Seelig), 93, of Monroe Township, NJ, formerly of Northvale, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.  She was the oldest daughter of the late Arthur F Seelig and the late Olga Rose Russo.  Lurline graduated in 1944 from Matawan High School.  Interestingly, Lurline was named after a cruise ship, the SS Lurline, as her father knew the captain.  This may be where her future love for cruising began.  

Beloved wife of the late Joseph.  Loving mother of Barry and his fiancé Debbie Sills and Cheryl Blum and her husband Steven. Adored grandmother of Brandon, Christopher, Lori, Wendy, Stephanie, Jeffrey, and the late Kevin. Dearest sister of Joan Thompson, Barbara Clause and the late Arthur Seelig, Jr.  Lurline will be missed by a large number of nieces and nephews and cousins

Following secretarial training, Lurline had an exalted career as an executive secretary initially working in New York City for Sinclair Oil Company and later while raising her family, she was employed as the Superintendent’s secretary at the Northvale Public Schools.  Lurline continued to work through her 70s in similar positions at Volvo of America and MEM in Northvale.

Lurline was an adventurous traveler from an early age.  She was 19 years old when she took a solo trip, by train, crossing the United States to visit relatives in California.  A trip few young women in the 1940s would have taken alone.  In later life she fulfilled her life-long dream to travel and, in particular, to take cruises all around the world.  In 1993, at the age of 67 she embarked on an even longer solo trip to visit her pen pal of over 60 years, who lived in New Zealand.

Lurline’s host of riveting stories were shared endlessly with friends and family, including her varied travels around the world.   She will be missed dearly.

Funeral services are private.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The National Kidney Foundation.

Arrangements by Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale, NJ

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08/30/1948 – 04/29/2020

     Bob grew up in Closter, NJ and served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam conflict.  In 1972 he married Vicki (nee Barbera) and moved to Rockland County where they had one son, Robert Jr. who is now a Captain in the U.S. Army.   Bob was an auto mechanic and then became a sheet metal worker (local #28).

   Bob died at home during a construction accident. Bob was doing what he always loved to do – working. Neither his age, inclement weather nor his various aliments could stop him.  Bob had an unmatched work ethic that was virtually unstoppable.  He was loved by so many who thought of him as their closest friend.  He loved people and would do anything for anyone.  His hobbies were boating, fishing, riding his motorcycle and fixing anything mechanical.  He could do anything he set his mind to do and just loved life.

     Bob was faithful member of the Norwood American Legion. He is survived by his brother , Harold (Barbara) Beaumont of Earlton, NY  and four brothers-in-law, Joseph (Kim), Vincent (Ingrid), John (Kathy) and William (Mary) as well as many nieces and nephews.

    Funeral services are private.  A memorial service will be held in the summer to properly celebrate Beau’s life.  Date and place to be announced.

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Matteo Osso, 81, of Tappan, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Proud father of four sons, Luigi, Antonio, Matteo and Stefano. Adored grandfather of Sophia Rojas. Cherished brother and brother-in-law of Pietro and Justina Osso, Rosina and Antonio Veltri, Mario and Angela Osso, Franco and Pina Osso and Ida and Pietro Martire. Loving uncle of Claudia Gollub, Alexander Osso, Liliana Nash, Gianna Martire, Susan Veltri, Sandra Pressimone, Marilene Puma, Angela Beck, Orietta Monterosso and Michael Osso. Beloved great-uncle of Christopher, Cassandra, Cristina, Adrianna, Gianna, Giuliana, Anthony, Ava, Eliana, Max, Fabiana, Ilenia, Zachary and Peter. Also survived by Franca Osso.

Matteo was a devoted father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He came from Calabria, Italy as an immigrant, not speaking the language, with $2,000 to his name and built the American dream with hard-work and sacrifice as a successful entrepreneur. No day was too long for work, but he would always be there for his family. Family & respect was everything to him. He worked tirelessly to provide for his family and made sure they had everything they needed. He loved his garden and those of you who got the pleasure of enjoying the fruits of his labor, knew that this was one of his pride and joys!

Due to the current health crisis, although funeral services are private, there will be a vehicle procession in front of Matteo’s home. The procession will commence at the corner of Austin and Dederer on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 11:30AM. Please line up your cars, with your hazard lights on to pay your respects as the deceased and family will be in front of the home to accept your condolences. We ask that you remain in your vehicles at all times.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Matteo’s memory may be made to JL Blessings, www.jlblessings.org. Arrangements by Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale

Denis J. Spillane of Rye, NY, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020.  Denis was born in Knockaharrin, Co. Kerry, Ireland, the oldest of nine children born to Denis and Mary Ann Spillane.  In 1950, he emigrated to New York where he met and married the love of his life, Mary Sullivan, who predeceased him in 2019.  They were married in St. Patrick’s Cathedral on October 11, 1952.  They had two children, Dennis K. Spillane (Helen) and Brian D. Spillane (Carol) and two grandchildren, Katherine and Kevin.  Both of their sons are attorneys and university professors.  Their grandson is a financial analyst and their granddaughter is a hedge fund accountant.

Denis was always family oriented both to his immediate family and to his many nephews and nieces who also emigrated from Ireland. He was “Uncle Denny” to his Irish family and “Papa” to his immediate family.  He was there for whatever all of them needed.  He was an avid student of stock investment and the politics of his adopted country of which he was very proud.  He also was a sports fan.  He never missed seeing an All-Ireland football final, especially if Kerry was playing and he also was a very loyal fan of the New York Mets.  He learned American baseball by listening to the New York radio broadcasters of the 1950s and could still recite the starting lineups of the then three New York baseball teams decades later.

All in all, he was a magnificent man and will be sorely missed by his family.

Funeral services were private due to the current health crisis.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite charity.

Arrangements by Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale, NJ.

Allan F. Seebach, Jr., 62, of Tappan, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020.  Beloved husband of the late Norma (nee Rufo). Cherished father of Allan F. Seebach, III, Kristyn Gelhaus and her husband Thomas, Matthew and Amanda. Loving son of Allan and Mary Seebach. Proud grandfather of Allan IV, Thomas, Joseph, Michael and Emma. Dear brother of John and wife Marsha, Michael and wife Vanessa, Candy Clay and husband Timothy and William. He is also survived by many other loving relatives and friends.

Allan was owner of The Old and Weary Car Shop in Tappan. He was superintendent of greens at Blue Hill Golf Course. Allan was a member of the O&W Historical Society. He had also worked at Rockland Country Club for many years.  Al was a devoted life member of the Tappan Fire Department for 44 years. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle and a loyal friend to all.  He will be dearly missed.

Funeral services are private. A proper celebration of Allan’s life will take place at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Al’s memory may be made to Direct Relief at www.directrelief.org.

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