The Villadom Times Weekly Newspaper Online-Oct 13, 2010 Issue

Page 26 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 13, 2010 Obituaries Lawrence W. “Bucky” Edler of Wyckoff died Oct. 3. He was 68. Before retiring, he had been a professional engineer for the Township of Wyckoff for 23 years. He was a member of Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Company #3. He is survived by his wife Karen (nee Keller) Edler of Wyckoff, and his children Kimberly Kaiser of Highland Lakes, Robert of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and Jon of Ramsey, five grandchildren, and his siblings Gerald Edler of Ringwood, and Judith Rabinowitz of Sarasota, Florida. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Charles R. Gerrish of Franklin Lakes died Oct. 4. He was 83. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He was a 1952 graduate of Westminster College. He was a design engineer and construction manager in the communications industry. After retiring in 1998, he developed cable systems in Hong Kong. He was a member of Hebron Lodge #575 mason in Mercer, Pennsylvania, Activities Unlimited, and the Lavallette Yacht Club. He was an AARP tax volunteer, and a member of the Franklin Lakes Planning Board and the board of elections. He is survived by his wife Freda, his daughters Connie of Weston, Massachusetts, and Terri of Wayne, five grandchildren, and his siblings Wayne B. Gerrish of Pulaski, Pennsylvania, and Beverly J. Light of Westerville, Ohio. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Chuck Harris of Wyckoff, formerly of Franklin Lakes, died Oct. 2. He was 62. Before retiring in 2009, he was a supervisor at Ridgewood Water, where he was employed for 28 years. Earlier in his career, he was the owner of Chuck Harris Landscape. He is a former member of the Protection Fire Company #1 in Wyckoff, and a member of the North Jersey Water Conference. He is survived by his wife Denise “Dee” (nee Spohn), his daughters, Karen Fylstra of Midland Park, and Megan Manookian of Ridgefield Park, six grandchildren, his mother and father-in-law, Lois and Ferd Spohn, formerly of Wyckoff, and his sisters Maryanne, Jane, Tina and Holly. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis National Society, Bergen-Passaic Chapter, 1 Kalisa Way, Suite 310, Paramus, NJ 07652 or the American Cancer Society, Bergen Unit, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Doris Lavery of Wyckoff died Oct. 5. She was 77. She is a graduate of Hunter College. She taught in a number of Montessori Schools in the area, and was employed at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff before her retirement. She was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s Church in Wyckoff, where she had been a Eucharistic Minister and a Lawrence W. Edler lector. She was the founding head of Saint Elizabeth’s Prayer Group, serving as a spiritual director for many years. She was a leader in Saint Elizabeth’s Social Justice Ministry, and an associate of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace and Justice in Englewood Cliffs. She is survived by her husband Daniel Lavery of Wyckoff, her sons Dr. Daniel Lavery of West Linn, Oregon, Dr. Brian Lavery of Lawrenceville, Dr. Kevin Lavery of Jackson, Michigan, and Michael Lavery of Oak Park, Illinois, and 11 grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Oasis: A Haven for Women and Children, 59 Mill Street, Paterson, NJ 07501. George August Leiding of Ridgewood died Oct. 1. He was 89. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and a Coast Guard veteran. Before retiring, he was the sales manager for Hersey Products, where he was employed for 40 years. He is survived by his son Walter Leiding of Wyckoff, Barbara Leiding of Bedminster, one grandson, and his brothers Charles and Harry, both of Palatine, Illinois. He was predeceased by his wife Beatina “Betty” Leiding. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, 145 West 46th St., New York, NY 10036. Gordon Douglas Murk of Franklin Lakes died Sept. 30. He was 84. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a business analyst and owned several businesses. He is survived by his wife Janet, his children Vicki, Doug, Wendy, and Larry, and four grandchildren. Rose G. “Dee” Pernice, nee Ferrara, of Mahwah, formerly of Passaic Park, died Oct. 6. She was 78. She is survived by her husband Salvatore J. Pernice Sr., her children Salvatore J. Pernice Jr., Debbierose and Lisa, eight grandchildren, and her sister Charlotte Goodman. She was predeceased by her siblings Charles B. Ferrara, Margaret Naso, and Antonette Varrecchia. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Frances F. Stapel, formerly of Wyckoff, died Oct. 7. She was 93. She is survived by her children Jack Clarke Stapel, Thomas Stapel, Joan Stapel, and Linda Gabella, 15 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and her sister Helen Stapley. Timothy Peter Van Goor of Midland Park died Oct. 3. He was 23. He was a talented musician. He is survived by his parents Joan and Harold; brothers William and his wife Sara, David and his wife Kristin, Keith and his wife Annie, and John; grandparents, Gladys Van Goor and Calvin and Marilyn Cok; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his grandfather Harold A. Van Goor. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Midland Park Children’s Love Fund, Inc., P.O. Box 327, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Religious Notes Catholics invited to Rosary Rally George August Leiding Charles R. Gerrish Northwest Bergen County Catholics are invited to pray the rosary for the country and for world peace on Saturday, Oct. 16 at noon at Veterans Plaza, East Prospect Street in Waldwick. Attendees are encouraged to bring a rosary and small American flag. Rosary Rallies are planned in over 5,000 town squares throughout the United States. The events are coordinated by America Needs Fatima on the anniversary of the last vision of the Blessed Mother at Fatima in Portugal to underscore the importance of her message of peace. For more information, contact Vince Gallagher, (201) 447-1369. Enrollment Gordon Douglas Murk Rose G. Pernice Chuck Harris Frances F. Stapel Timothy Peter Van Goor Doris Lavery (continued from page 4) voted 8-0 with one abstention to adopt the amended school attendance policy, over 800 people attended the lengthy public meeting. Some Oakland officials, Indian Hills teachers, parents, and even that school’s head football coach voiced concern about the amended policy and what they claimed was its potential negative effect on Indian Hills. They expressed the concern that allowing all Franklin Lakes students their choice of schools could reduce the enrollment at Indian Hills to a point where some courses might not be available to the Indian Hills students and it might not be possible for that school to field some sports teams. The meeting was punctuated by several outbursts from the audience. A dozen or so police officers stationed around the auditorium had to maintain control of the meeting. The decision was later challenged by an Oakland couple who claimed it was arbitrary, capricious, discriminatory, and unreasonable. They petitioned the New Jersey Department of Education to have the decision overturned. That petition was eventually dismissed by an administrative law judge and the commissioner of education. G. Thomas Donch, who was the mayor of Franklin Lakes at the time and a strong advocate for ending the split, recently commended the school district for its action to end the split policy. “I want to compliment the school board for getting back to the basics of doing what is best for the kids in both schools and for making this a very homogeneous school system,” Donch said. A year after the decision, in February of 1999, district officials advised that the latest enrollment numbers indicated that the new choice policy had produced no negative effects on enrollment. In 2006, the choice of schools was extended to all incoming freshmen students in Oakland, effectively providing the full choice of the two schools in the district to all freshmen entering Ramapo or Indian Hills. 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