Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-July 15, 2009 Issue

Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • July 15, 2009 Obituaries Margaret “Peggy” M. Feerick, nee Smith, of Mahwah died July 4. She was 90. She was a Carmelite. Before retiring, she was employed at Ramapo College in Mahwah. She is survived by her children John Brian Feerick and Martha Hamilton and one grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband John A. Feerick. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Karen Mae Forsyth of Wyckoff, formerly of Oakland, died July 4. She was 64. She was a ﬂight attendant with American Airlines and previously with TWA for over 30 years. She was a volunteer and former board member with RBARI in Oakland for 35 years. She is survived by her husband Robert Forsyth, her children Jeffrey and Andrew Forsyth, and her sister Christine Bakalis of Santa Cruz, California. Arrangements were made by Vander PlaatVermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to TWA Flight 800 Memorial, 30 Par Del Rio, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Patricia Twomey Galliers of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, formerly of Glen Rock, died July 3. She had been a volunteer at the Valley Hospital, Saint Catharine’s Rosary Altar Guild and PTA. She is survived by her children Enid Galliers of Silver Spring, Maryland, Marshall Galliers Jr. of Chesterﬁeld, Missouri, and Mona Salisbury of Palm City, Florida, and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Marshall. Arrangements were made by Donohue Funeral Home in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Harry Getchell of Wyckoff, formerly of Waldwick and Paterson, died July 4. He was 78. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Before retiring, he was a cable operator for Western Union International in New York City from 1961 to 1984. After retiring, he volunteered as a crossing guard in Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife Dolores, his son Frank of Suffern, New York, two granddaughters, and his brother George Biangardi of San Antonio, Texas. He was predeceased by his siblings Robert, William and Mary. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 North Halsted Street, Suite 201, Chicago, IL, 60642-2642. Kathryn Ritchie Myer of Charlotte, North Carolina, formerly of Mahwah, died July 6. She was 92. Before retiring, she was a registered nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York. She was a past president of Paterson General Hospital Nurses Alumni and a charter member of the Evening Department of the Woman’s Club of Mahwah. She was active in the Mahwah High School Scholarship Margaret M. Feerick Karen Mae Forsyth Committee and the Ramapo Reformed Church. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband Dr. Edward H. Myer Jr., her children Edward H. Myer, III of Bel Alton, Maryland, Meri-Kathryn Myer Peed of Charlotte, North Carolina, three grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and her sister Shirley Ritchie Frankowski of Cedar Grove. Arrangements were made by Davis Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Monroe, North Carolina. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care, Charlotte Region, 1420 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204. Alfred L. Neri of Franklin Lakes died July 7. He was 74. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conﬂict. He owned and operated Cavalla, Inc., a cosmetic and pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Hackensack for more than 50 years. He was a parishioner of Most Blessed Sacrament R. C. Church in Franklin Lakes. He is survived by his wife Jean, nee Coniglio, his daughter Gina of Franklin Lakes, three grandchildren, his mother Helen, nee Biggi. He was predeceased by his father Umberto Neri. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Lighthouse International, the Sol and Lillian Goldman Building, 111 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022-1202. Richard F. O’Brion of Wyckoff died July 8. He was 89. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. Before retiring he was a sales executive for JVC Corporation of America, previously he worked for Sony Corp, Ampex, and Allan Dumont Laboratories. He is survived by his daughters, Candace Ahto of Florham Park, Robyn O’Brion of Garﬁeld, and Kimberly O’Brion of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was predeceased by his wife Barbara, nee Frank O’Brion. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. John J. Powers Sr. of Midland Park died July 4. He was 77. Before retiring in 1993, he was a pressman with Crown Cork and Seal of Ridgeﬁeld Park. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean War. He was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus Council 5398, Midland Park. He was a parishioner of Church of Nativity in Midland Park. He is survived by his wife Joan, his children Kathryn Healy of Ringwood, Joan McDonagh of Ringwood and John J. Powers, Jr. of West Milford, seven grandchildren, and his sisters Martha Spiess and Margaret Fitzgerald. Arrangements were made by Olthuis Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Belinda J. Shalaby, nee Grabley, of Glen Rock, formerly of Emerson, died July 4. She was 53. She was a registered nurse at Pascack Valley Hospital for over 25 years. She is survived by her children Gabe Burbano of Little Falls, James Burbano of Saddle Brook, and William Burbano of Glen Rock, six grandchildren, and her siblings Michele Grabley, Sonja Belfor, Robert Grabley, Roger Gundersen, Gunnar Gundersen. She was predeceased by her siblings Robert Gundersen and Tracey Gerwatowski. Arrangements were made by Santangelo Funeral Home in Lodi. Lambertus “Bert” Soodsma of Grandville, Michigan, formerly of Midland Park, died July 5. He was 87. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He is survived by his children Gail Struck and Patricia Mouw, four grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and his siblings Herbert Soodsma and Lee DeRitter. He was predeceased by his wife Harriet and his brother Jacob Soodsma. Arrangements were made by Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf Funeral Home in Grandville, Michigan. Memorial donations may be made to Bethany Christian Services or CRWRC. Beverly T. Spano, nee Trabert, of Waldwick, formerly of Saddle Brook, died July 5. She was 44. She was a public relations consultant for Met-Life, New York City and prior to that she was the vice president of public relations for Paine-Webber. She was a member of the Twins Mothers Club of Bergen County. She is survived by her husband Nicholas her children Angelica, Tiara, and Nicholas IV, her parents Paul and Alba Trabert of Elmwood Park, and her sister Janice Sandler of Waldwick. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to www.justgive.org. Joseph “Jack” Hill Thompson, III of Mahwah, formerly of Ridgewood, died July 6. He was 54. Before retiring, he was a retail food merchandiser. He was a member of the Ridgewood men’s softball league. He is survived by his mother Marjorie, nee DeMott, his siblings Thomas Thompson of Ramsey and Lynn Thompson of Manchester, Vermont and Sarasota, Florida. He was predeceased by his father Joseph Hill Thompson Jr. and his brother James Hill Thompson. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Robert A. Wegman of Mahwah, formerly of Rochester, New York, died July 4. He was 84. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII. Before retiring he was an employee of Eastman Kodak Company. He is survived by his wife Ann Wegman, nee Brady, his children Susan Clarke, David Wegman, William Wegman, John Wegman, Jane Gaugler, and Martha Oates, two step-children Kathleen Peknic and Robert Strong, and 18 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his ﬁrst wife Jean Wegman, nee Hammer. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Life Source Hospice, 230 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Suite 307, Paramus, NJ 07652. Lambertus Soodsma Alfred L. Neri Beverly T. Spano Patricia Twomey Galliers Richard F. O’Brion Joseph Hill Thompson III Harry Getchell John J. Powers Sr. Robert A. Wegman Kathryn Ritchie Myer Belinda J. 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