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Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • June 23, 2010 Obituaries Margaret “Marge” Connors of Paterson, formerly of Wyckoff, died June 13. She was 66. She is survived by her husband Pete Connors; her children Sean Patrick, Bridgit Colleen Schulz and Debra Lynn Polston; four grandchildren, and her siblings Dennis Scott of Rogers, AZ, Clarence Scott III of Congers, NY, Sharon Scott of Merrills Inlet, SC, and Linda Herrera of Sebring, FL. Arrangements were made by Scillieri Funeral Home in Paterson. Sofia Gilshteyn of Wyckoff died June 16. She was 47. Arrangements were made by Louis Suburban Chapel, Fair Lawn. Milo Okkema of Ridgewood, formerly of Midland Park, died June 16. He was 85. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He taught social studies at Eastern Christian High School and Ridgewood High School until retiring in 1980. He was a member of West Side Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood, where he served as both a deacon and elder. He is survived by his children David P. of Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Rev. Dr. Marianne O. Rhebergen of Hopewell, Dr. Julie M. Okkema of Alexandria, Virginia, Beth C. Okkema of Midland Park, and Faith O. Borucke of Baltimore, Maryland; eight grandchildren, and his siblings Mary Jean Kolk of Grand Rapids, MI, Matthew Okkema of Holland, MI and Florence Nieuwenhuis of North Haledon. He was predeceased by his wife Elinore, and his son Craig. Arrangements were by Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Memorial donations may be made to West Side Presbyterian Church’s Building Fund, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07451. Harold W. Osborne of Allendale died Margaret Connors June 13. He is survived by his wife Betty; his sons Ted, William, Gregory and Robert; seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and his sisters Pat and Joann. Michelle Ann Rein of Wyckoff and Philadelphia, PA died June 11. She was 44. She was a scholar, lecturer and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. She is survived by her parents Marsha and Irwin Rein; her siblings Stephanie Rein, and Jeffrey Rein; three nieces and one nephew. Arrangements were made by the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union. Memorial donations may be made to Ryan Hospital Charitable Care www.vet.upenn. edu/giving. Robert A. Reuhl of Mahwah died June 16. He was 83. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring, he was employed at Lederle Labs in Pearl River, NY for 38 years. He is survived by his children Kristine Miele of Suffern, NY, and Barry Reuhl of Cornwall, NY, five grandchildren, and his twin brother Frank. He was predeceased by his wife Marilyn Mihok Reuhl, and his sister Elaine Reuhl Risk. Arrangements were by Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern, NY. Memorial donations may be made to the Valley Hospital, Attention: Hospice, 233 Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood NJ 07450. Elizabeth Russo, nee Troast of Mahwah died on June 17. She was 80. She is survived by her children William Russo Jr. of Raleigh, NC, Michael Russo of Mahwah, and Lori Hirsch of Wayne; three grandchildren, one great grandchild, and her siblings Marinus Troast Jr., and Amelia Termyna. She was predeceased by her husband William Russo. Arrangements were by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. (continued on next page) Michelle Ann Rein Mayor backs Independent (continued from page 6) Republican Party and then decided to run as an Independent. Swist said Sciancalepore has a right to run in the general election as an Independent candidate, and he welcomed the competition from her. But he said DeNicola’s action to support an Independent candidate confused him, and he thinks it will be detrimental to her. “She is politically astute, but I just think people will see this as an unraveling of Maura DeNicola,” Swist said. “How can you be a member of the Republican Club and observe the party platform and then support someone who has not been selected by the party? I’m concerned about that. “It is certainly contrary to any conventional behavior pattern. I think it slaps the party right in the face. It’s a slap at the entire party organization and the Bergen County Republican Party.” Swist said he suspected that DeNicola’s support of Sciancalepore and the write-in candidacy of Joan Mokray for a seat on the borough council as a Democrat are related. He said Mokray’s membership in the Republican Club will have to be reviewed. “Obviously, it would be inappropriate to have her as a member of the club,” he said. When BCRO Chairman Robert Yudin was contacted, he said he had just learned about the issue late the previous day, and he did not know about it until that time. “I was not consulted and I was not advised,” Yudin said, adding that he did not want to comment further until the situation clarifies itself. However, he did emphasize, “The BCRO supports the Republican ticket of all Republicans who won in the primary election. Once the primary is over, we unite and the BCRO supports the winners of the primary. That is my position as chairman and that will always be my position unless something developed that is egregious.” DeNicola explained that she signed Sciancalepore’s nominating petition because the Independent candidate supports lower taxes, reduced spending, and open government. “I find Frank Bivona’s comments to be hypocritical and insincere and his 10 percent tax hike and opposition to the governor’s 2.5 percent budget cap plan are contrary to Republican values,” DeNicola stated in a written response. “Lisa Sciancalepore is a registered Republican and a fiscal conservative. The United States is governed by a Constitution which protects Mrs. Sciancalepore’s right to run for public office, and I support that right and I support the right of the residents of Franklin Lakes to have a mayor who is elected rather than selected.” Mokray explained her decision to run as a Democrat, saying she had been unaffiliated with a political party, although she had declared herself a Republican in order to vote in previous primary elections. She said she would have declared herself a Republican in this primary if there had been people she could have supported, but she emphasized that she is now officially a Democrat. “I joined the Republican Club because I thought I could influence what would happen, but I found they had their minds made up about what they were doing and there was no opportunity for a wide variety of opinions to come into play,” Mokray said. 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