Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 25, 2009 Obituaries Elizabeth L. Arnold, nee Coleman, of Midland Park died Nov. 15. She was 84. She was a member of Old Paramus Reformed Church in Paramus. She is survived by her children William of Wyckoff, and Douglas of Texas, and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Elmer Arnold, her children Patricia Erickson and Donald E. Arnold, her brothers, Garret, Edward, Walter and John Coleman, and her sister Alice Gilmore. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorials donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Kevin Fitzgerald of Monticello, New York, formerly of Midland Park and Washington Township, died Nov. 9. He was 54. He was the son of the late James and Madelin Fitzgerald, father of Kelly, Margaret, and Kevin, and brother of Audrey, James and Adrianne. Arrangements were made by Angelo G. Mania Funeral Directors, Inc. in Cliffside Park. Ann c. Gallagher, nee Batthany, of Upper Saddle River died Nov. 12. She was 94. She had assisted her father in the family business, Acme Wire Works. She had been a board member of the Fresh Meadows Home Elizabeth L. Arnold Owners Civic Association. She had been a parishioner at Holy Family R.C. and currently was a member of the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. She is survived by her children James Jr. of Fresh Meadows, New York and Joann GallagherBerndt of Upper Saddle River, and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband James Gallagher. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834-1365. Ronald J. Mc Gill Sr. of Midland Park died Nov. 17. He was 76. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring in 1983, he was a county detective with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office for 25 years. He was a life member of the PBA Local #221 of Hackensack. He was the first recipient of the Bergen County Freeholders Grand Juror Valor Award in 1959. He was a member of the American Legion Post #55 of Hackensack, Past Exalted Ruler of the B.P.O. Elks #658 of Hackensack. He was a parishioner of the Church of the Nativity in Midland Park. He is survived by his wife Betty Ann (nee Luczak), his children Ronald J. Mc Gill Jr. of Prospect Park, Thomas Mc Gill of Missouri, Andrew Mc Gill of Florida, Patrick Mc Gill of Wayne, and Kevin Mc Gill of Hackensack, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and his brother Kenneth Mc Gill of Flor- ida. Arrangements were made by the G. Thomas Gentile Funeral Home in Hackensack. Memorial donations may be made to the Saint Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 Saint Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arthur C. Phiefer of Mahwah died Nov. 18. He was 78. He owned and operated several restaurants in the Bergen area including the Timbers Tavern and Grill in Oakland. More recently he worked for the Market Basket in Franklin Lakes. He was a former member and past president of the New Jersey Restaurant Association, a member of the Saddle River Valley Lions Club, and a parishioner of the Immaculate Conception R. C. Church in Mahwah. He is survived by his wife Carol Lee (nee Finkenstadt), his sons Glenn of Lafayette, Neal of Weehawken and Brian of Mahwah, three grandchildren, and his brother Andrew of Wyckoff. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, 14 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10122. Gregory R. Raffaelli of Midland Park died Nov. 13. He was 44. He was a box office manager at Madison Square Garden before becoming the director of the box office at the Prudential Center in Newark. He had been a coach for the Midland Park Pee Wee Panthers. He is survived by his wife Lisa, his children Lauren and Ryan, his parents Richard and Judith Raffaelli of Lewes, Delaware, and his sister Deanna Magrane of Farmingdale, New York. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Raffaelli children’s education fund; additional information is available at the funeral home. Peter A. Razzo Jr. of Wyckoff died Nov. 11. He was 63. He was president and owner of The PAR Group, Inc. of Little Ferry for 15 years. He was a member of White Beeches Golf and Country Club. He sponsored an annual golf outing for the Inserra Family Foundation for Childhood Cancer and was a Partner in Hope Donor for Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife Sylvia Razzo of Wyckoff, and his sister Elizabeth Anne Dangler of Madison. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 27105, NY, NY 10117-2504, Attention: Dr. Dennis Kraus’s Group; the Saint Jude Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142; or The Wyckoff Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 214, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. John Zelaska of Wyckoff, formerly of Johnson City, New York, died Nov. 14. He was 96. He had worked for the U.S. Post Office for 30 years. He was survived by his children Marie Krieger, and Janice Jannett, two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, and his sisters Mildred White and Barbara Nayduck. He was predeceased by his wife Mary (nee Terpak). Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Colonial Home in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to Saint John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cathedral, 706 Hill Street, Mayfield, PA 18433. Peter A. Razzo Jr. Arthur C. Phiefer Ronald J. Mc Gill Sr. Kevin Fitzgerald Gregory R. Raffaelli John Zelaska Ann C. Gallagher Remembrance Tree to be Dedicated The Vander Plaat Funeral Home LLC of Wyckoff and the Olthuis Funeral Home LLC of Midland Park will continue their tradition this holiday season, when they dedicate a Tree of Remembrance to honor the memory of loved ones lost. Dedication services will be held at the Advent Lutheran Church Wednesday, December 2, at 7:30pm Community Outreach Workshop “Grief and the Holidays” 6:30 - 7:15 pm in Fellowship Hall of the Church The eight foot tree will be decorated with ornaments personalized with the names of the deceased. Family members will be invited to take the special ornaments home following the service. 777 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff The Holidays can be a difficult time, and we would like to help by making available the booklet: Experiencing the Holidays and Special Occasions Without a Loved One Anyone can obtain a copy at Feeney’s or at: The Glen Rock Library The Ho-Ho-Kus Library The Ridgewood Library The Waldwick Library Grief and the Holidays All are welcome to attend. 232 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood, NJ • 201-444-7650 William Brock Jr. C.F.S.P Mgr. ., NJ Lic. No. 3287 William Brock Jr. C.F.S.P Mgr. ., NJ Lic. No. 3287 Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 201-891-3400 • Olthuis Funeral Home, 201-652-8844 “A Proud Member of the Carriage Funeral Service Network” David B. Feeney, Manager, CFSP, CPC • NJ Lic. No. 3482 Ginny Sanzo. CFSP, CPC • NJ Lic. No. 4553 www.feeneyfuneralhome.com