Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • July 15, 2009 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 Manches- 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. 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 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. 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. Beverly T. Spano Margaret M. Feerick ter, 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-SneiderPernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Life Source Hospice, 230 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Suite 307, Paramus, NJ 07652. Robert A. Wegman Karen Mae Forsyth Joseph Hill Thompson III Religious News Kathryn Ritchie Myer Belinda J. Shalaby This month, Cantor Nathan Lam of Los Angeles, California, led a group of 70 cantors from across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel to Poland for a historic concert tour honoring their heritage and highlighting the Jewish revival underway in Poland today. This tour was made possible by the support of California-based philanthropist Tad Taube and the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture. New Jersey Cantors Marcia Lane of Long Branch, Wayne Krieger of Freehold, Murray Simon of Princeton, Sam Weiss of Oradell, David Perper of Mahwah, Faith Steinsyder-Gurney of Mahwah, Ilan Mamber of Franklin Lakes, and Eric Snyder of Cherry Hill will all be performing at prestigious and meaningful venues in Poland, joined by cantors from across the U.S., Israel, Canada and Europe. “Poland in 1939 was the center of the cantorial world. Creativity and artistry of the cantorial musical form was at its height. We are returning out of homage and respect to this tradition to which we have dedicated our professional lives,” said Cantor Lam. “We also are there to remember the great loss in the Shoah and to honor the Righteous Gentiles, like Irena Sendler, who saved Jewish lives at the risk of their own. We are here to thank and encourage Poland in its efforts.” “This trip gives American cantors a unique opportunity Cantors visit Poland to honor heritage, celebrate Jewish revival to return to where our cantorial musical heritage flourished, and to connect with the reemergence of Jewish life that the new Poland now offers,” said Tad Taube, chairman of the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture and Honorary Consul for the Republic of Poland. “For these cantors who have dedicated their lives to Jewish music, to return to the center of the cantorial world, promises to be an experience of a lifetime.” The sons of Cantor Jakub Lichterman, Nozyk Synogague’s last pre-war cantor, performed in the same place their father once sang to a congregation. Both Ivor Lichterman of Tucson, Arizona and Joel Lichterman of Denver, Colorado are now cantors themselves. A wall of the synagogue was dedicated to Poland’s rich cantorial history. The tour also included a performance at The National Opera House in Warsaw featuring some of the masterworks of cantorial music from Poland performed by the world’s greatest cantors with the National Opera Orchestra and Chorus and the debut of a work based upon the prayers given by Pope John Paul II at the Western Wall by famed motion picture/television/pop composer Charles Fox. The cantors also led a memorial service at AuschwitzBirkenau. That evening, they performed at the signing ceremony for the announcement of a new sister city relationship between San Francisco and Krakow. 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