Obituary of Alex Teslja

Alex Teslja, 83, of Paterson, passed away on March 11, 2016. Alex was born in Yugoslavia on February 20, 1933 to the late Alex and Danica (Popnovakov). Before retiring, he was the owner of Teslja Machine Shop in Paterson. He was the beloved husband of Cecelia (DelSardo) Teslja and the dear brother of Eugene Teslja and his wife Tina. He was predeceased by his sister Jerina Milutinovich and his brother Nick Teslja. He was the cherished uncle to Ned Milutinovich and his wife Shirley, Vicky Krnjaic, and Alex Teslja and his wife Sarah. Visitation will be held on Monday from 4-8pm at Santangelo Funeral Home, 635 McBride Ave., Woodland Park, NJ. A service will be offered during visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to: St. Jude Children's Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 Phone: 800-805-5856 Online: www.stjude.org/donate