The Villadom Times Weekly Newspaper Online-Oct 6, 2010 Issue

Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 6, 2010 Obituaries Roland Thomas Boas of Barefoot Bay, Florida, formerly of Wyckoff, died Sept. 25. He was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of WWII. He was a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford. He was an accountant in Passaic and Bergen counties. A member of the Wyckoff Masonic Lodge #287 F&A.M., he served as lodge secretary for many years. He is survived by his wife Laurette Boas and his son Richard A. Boas. He was predeceased by his parents Leonora and Edward T. Boas, and his brother Edward Earl Boas Sr. Catherine DeHope, nee Smith, formerly of Ridgewood, died Sept. 27. She was 85. She is survived by her children Jane Guidotti, Lydia DeHope, Helen DeHope, Nancy McGarry, Mary Grigoriew, and Ruth Hollingsworth, 14 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband George H. Arrangements were made by Egizi Funeral Home in Turnersville. Daniel Giletta of Wyckoff died Sept. 29. He was 21. He was an electrical engineering student at Villanova University in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Saint Elizabeth’s Elementary School in Wyckoff and a 2007 graduate of Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Villanova University. He is survived by his parents Bernard and Sigrun (nee Beck) Giletta of Wyckoff, brothers Bernie of Wyckoff and Paul of Hawthorne, and twin nieces Claire and Katherine. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Elizabeth’s School, 700 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Elsie Marie Golden of Wyckoff, formerly of North Haledon and Oakland, died Sept. 24. She was 72. She had Roland Thomas Boas worked as a claims processor at Churchill Administrators of Englewood Cliffs for over 40 years. She was a member of Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, where she served in many capacities, most recently as a deaconess. She is survived by her husband John, her children Gregory, and Laura Gorter, both of North Haledon, and Lisa Kuperus of Wantage, 11 grandchildren, and her sister Joan Mabie of Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her granddaughter Elise, and her sister Pearl Abma. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Elise K. Gorter Scholarship Fund, c/o Eastern Christian School Association, 50 Oakwood Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508. Daniel Peter Hemkes of New Baltimore, Virginia, formerly of Ridgewood and Wyckoff, died Sept. 20. He was 81. He was a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers veteran of Korean War. Before retiring in 1989, he was the bus driver coordinator and locksmith for the Ridgewood Public Schools. He is survived by his wife Bernice Bainton Hemkes, his daughter Linda Hopkins, three grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, and his siblings Emma Copeland, Isabel Sweetman, and David Hemkes. He was predeceased by his brothers Sam, Timothy, William, Peter, and sister Trina. Memorial donations may be made to the Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat, 700 Mountain Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1099. Gerard J. Meyers of Mahwah, formerly of Ridgewood, died Sept. 29. He was 80. He was a graduate of Calvin College. Prior to his retirement in 1990, he was vice president and technical director at Pettit Paint in Rockaway. He was a member of the Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church, where he served as a deacon, elder, Bible Study leader, and building and grounds chairman. He was also a member the choir and of the church administration. He is survived by his wife Marilyn Meyers (nee Van Hook) of Mahwah, his children Sally Stegink of Michigan, Virginia Vander Plaat of Hawthorne, David Meyers of Georgia, and Pamela Weber of Wantage, 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his sister Eunice Broersma of Franklin Lakes. He was predeceased by his brother Richard Meyers. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church Building Fund, 217 Lincoln Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450-4920, or the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee “CRWRC” 2850 Kalamazoo SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560-0001. Gerard J. Meyers Catherine DeHope Daniel Peter Hemkes Daniel Giletta Religious Notes Sensei Ann Ankai Wagner, a lineage-holding Zen Teacher, will be ordained as the first Christian Zen Minister in the Zen Garland Order. The ceremony will take place Sunday, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Padavano Peace Pavilion at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Roshi Paul Genki Kahn, founder and spiritual director of Zen Garland, will ordain her. Christian Zen is a Practice Path in Zen Garland, a Zen Buddhist and interfaith center for spiritual development with headquarters in Wyckoff. Christian Zen offers practices to realize “Christ Conciousness,” following Jesus’ intimacy with being and compassion for humanity. The emphasis is two-fold: an interior journey to awaken to truth, and an outward effort to establish justice and compassion on earth. Wagner, a Wyckoff resident, founded Christian Zen in 2004. She works in the tradition of Thomas Merton, integrating the teachings of Jesus with the transformational methods of Zen. She is a Dharma Successor of Roshi Paul Genki in the lineage of Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi. She began contemplative practice with Fr. Thomas Keating and trained as a spiritual director with the Archdiocese of New York. She has been a member for 27 years, and was co-director for seven years, of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace Lay Associates. Sensei Ankai has a deep commitment to Fr. Thomas Zen Garland to ordain ﬁrst Christian Zen minister Elsie Marie Golden An International Spiritual Community Roshi Paul Genki Kahn, Founder Zen Garland Meditation, Classes, Workshops, Retreats Zen Buddhism, Christian Zen, Eckhart Tolle Group, Yoga & Aikido. 393 Crescent Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 www.zengarland.org • 201-891-9100 Free on Mondays: Introduction to Meditation @ 6:30 pm & Beginner’s Class @ 7:30 pm Berry’s spiritual ecology, and has served for the past six years on the Board of Waterspirit, an environmental center in Elberon. Her work in social service has included directing the food program at Eva’s Kitchen, providing hot meals to scores of homeless and addicted individuals in Paterson seven days a week. In 1997 she co-founded Oasis: A Haven for Women and Children, also in Paterson, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding and clothing needy women and children and to offering them educational resources to obtain meaningful employment. She served as director for many years, continues as a member of the board, and directs the interfaith Oasis Peace room. Roshi Paul Genki Kahn is a Master Zen Teacher and Buddhist Priest. He founded Zen Garland to provide a new Order for Zen open to interfaith participation. Zen Garland and its practicing Sangha sponsor the Community Study Center & Seminary, a Zen training center, and host classes, workshops, and retreats. Zen Garland’s current Practice Paths include Zen Buddhist, Christian Zen, Native American Zen and Aikido Zen. Zen Garland, A Community & Order for Zen: Practice, Education & Service, is based at 393 Crescent Avenue, Wyckoff. 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