MaryGrace (Naughton) Matsko

MaryGrace (nee Naughton) Matsko, 85, formerly of Clifton, passed away on October 18, 2021 after a brief illness.

            Born in Paterson and raised on Stony Road there, Mrs. Matsko had resided in Clifton for most of her life before moving to Hardwick in 2018. Prior to retiring, she had been employed with Bell Telephone in Paterson for many years. She had also served as crossing guard for the City of Clifton at School #12. Mrs. Matsko was a parishioner of St. Paul RC Church in Clifton where she was a member of the Rosary Society and had been a member of the Pioneer Club at Bell Telephone. She was an avid bowler and bowled in different leagues in Clifton at Parkway Lanes and Van Houten Lanes and also enjoyed time spent playing bingo.

            Mrs. Matsko was predeceased by her beloved husband, Robert Matsko; her two dear siblings: Patricia Wamsley and John Naughton; and dearly missed son-in-law, Tim Czilinger.

            She is survived by her four loving and devoted children: Robert Matsko and his wife, Marlene, of Lodi, MaryAnn Hayes and her partner, Harry Scherrle, of Blairstown, Lorraine Vandermark and her husband, Crane, of Holly Springs, NC and Patty Czilinger of Hardwick; ten cherished grandchildren: Matthew Schnabel, Christopher Schnabel, Alina Matsko, Kelsea Torres, Brittany Matsko, Alex Lesch, Eric Lesch, Sara Vandermark, Emily Vandermark and Katie Vandermark; and three treasured great-grandchildren: Jace Iozia, Presley Torres and Rayne Vandermark.

            Visiting will be Thursday from 4-8pm at Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, 1313 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton. Funeral services will be Friday 8:45am from the funeral home and 9:30am at St. Paul RC Church, cor. Union Avenue and Second Street, Clifton. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to either the American Heart Association (www.heart.org), 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org), 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated. Please visit www.bizubquinlan.com for driving directions and to leave online condolences to Mrs. Matsko’s family on the Tribute Wall of her obituary page.

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