Photo courtesy of Macagna-Diffily-Onorato Funeral Home - Rutherford
Rutherford, New Jersey
Sep 30, 1937 – Dec 14, 2025
Claire J. Zakrzewski, 88 of Rutherford and formerly of Jersey City passed away on December 14, 2025. She is predeceased by her parents Josephine and Joseph as well as her siblings Victoria Jurusz and Frank Zakrzewski.
After graduating high school from St. Michael's Jersey City, she worked at New York Bell Telephone Company, Allied Chemical, Kiddle Fire and Safety Company and for 32 years worked at Ford Motor Company where she retired at a youthful age.
Claire loved to frequent antique stores collecting meaningful pieces over the years that she proudly displayed in her home. She loved to travel with friends and joyfully attended her high school class reunions.
She is survived by her sister Sophia Garrett and eleven nieces and nephews, as well as several grand nieces and nephews. Her legacy is not just in the stories we share but the lives she touched with her generous heart.
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You gave us a lifetime of memories and laughs from your heart to hold onto, just hanging out, holidays and trips to NYC since we were young. Miss you very much.
Melissa Alcamo
December 31, 2025 | Villas, NJ | Family
One of the most important things we can teach our children is to recognize, and respond to, the whisperings of the still small voice.
Thru this service we serve others.
Dr Daniel Garrett
December 17, 2025 | Fort Worth, TX | Family
A lifetime together is never enough.Thank you for being a wonderful Aunt and Friend. XOXO
Carol Kane
December 17, 2025 | Cinnaminson, NJ | Family