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Obituary for Stella "Kuzenka" Duess

Stella "Kuzenka" Duess
DUESS, Stella (nee Kuzenka), age 88, of Paramus and Lodi, died on April 25, 2015. Born and raised in NY, NY for 22 years, she lived in Lodi for 60 years moving to Paramus 5 years ago. She was a homemaker. She is predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Charles in 2012, her parents, Louis and Mary Kuzenka, two brothers, John Kusinko and Nicholas Kusinko, and two sisters, Catherine Gruseke and Anna Chochran. She is survived by three children, Douglas Duess and wife Eileen, Stephen Duess and partner Jan, and Christena Williams and husband Gilbert, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Visiting Tuesday 4 to 8 pm. Funeral services and entombment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Hospice Fund, 400 Broadacres Drive, First Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003. The Duess family is in the care of the Aloia Funeral Home, 180 Harrison Ave., Garfield (973-340-7077). Condolences/Directions visit aloiafuneral.com
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DUESS, Stella (nee Kuzenka), age 88, of Paramus and Lodi, died on April 25, 2015. Born and raised in NY, NY for 22 years, she lived in Lodi for 60 years moving to Paramus 5 years ago. She was a homemaker. She is predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Charles in 2012, her parents, Louis and Mary Kuzenka, two brothers, John Kusinko and Nicholas Kusinko, and two sisters, Catherine Gruseke and Anna Chochran. She is survived by three children, Douglas Duess and wife Eileen, Stephen Duess and partner Jan, and Christena Williams and husband Gilbert, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Visiting Tuesday 4 to 8 pm. Funeral services and entombment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Hospice Fund, 400 Broadacres Drive, First Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003. The Duess family is in the care of the Aloia Funeral Home, 180 Harrison Ave., Garfield (973-340-7077). Condolences/Directions visit aloiafuneral.com
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