Rev. Marian Tarnowski

Rev. Marian Tarnowski, 81, of Clifton passed away peacefully with his loving family at his bedside on November 28, 2024.

            Born and raised in Chodorow, Poland, Fr. Tarnowski was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1966 and came to the United States on February 15, 1985, initially serving in parishes in Riverhead and Hempstead, NY. After twenty years of Roman Catholic priesthood, Fr. Tarnowski felt that serving as a priest with the Slovak National Catholic Church was a truer calling for him and thus became a priest with Most Holy Name of Jesus SNC Cathedral in Passaic where he then served as Pastor for the next thirty-nine years before retiring in 2021. He loved to play guitar and read books and always enjoyed a playing a good game of chess against his son, Bogdan. Fr. Tarnowski was a great husband and a wonderful dad and had the unique ability to be a calming voice in difficult and stressful times….a humble man who tried always to do right and teach life to his family and parishioners.

            Rev. Tarnowski was predeceased by his loved and missed parents, Michal and Franciszka (nee Szerenga) Tarnowski as well as by his dear brother, Jan Tarnowski.

            He is survived by his beloved wife of thirty-nine years, Grazyna (nee Okula) Tarnowski, of Clifton; by his two loving and devoted children, Bogdan and Beata Tarnowski, both also of Clifton; and by his dear sister, Kazmiera Wilk, of Poland.

            Visiting will be Sunday from 3-7pm with a Wake Service to be held during the visitation at 4:00pm at Holy Cross Church, 220 Browertown Road, Woodland Park. Funeral Monday 10:30am at the church with committal to follow at East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, 1313 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton. Please visit www.bizubquinlan.com to leave online condolences to Fr. Tarnowski’s family on the Tribute Wall of his obituary page. 

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