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

October 13, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 23 Obituaries Lena “Lee” DeRitter of Grand Rapids, Michigan, formerly of Glen Rock, died Oct. 2. She was 91. She was a member of Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, where she was a deaconess and Ruth Circle member. She was a member of a Women’s Chapel Club in Green Pond. She was a member of the Eastern Christian Mothers’ Club. She is survived by her children Elmer Jr. of Rockford, Michigan, Peter of Comstock Park, Michigan, and Margaret DeRitter of Kalamazoo, Michigan, four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and her brother Herbert Soodsma. She was predeceased by her husband Elmer DeRitter Sr., and her brothers and sisters-in-law Jake and Agnes Soodsma, Bert and Harriet Soodsma, Florence Soodsma, Jim and Jay DeRitter, and George and Doris DeRitter. Memorial donations may be made to Eastern Christian School Association, 50 Oakwood Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508 or Holland Home Foundation, 2100 Raybrook SE, Suite 300, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. 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. 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 Lena DeRitter 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 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 Street, New York, NY 10036. Ezekiel McGowan of Mahwah died Sept. 30. He was 78. He was a retired mason. He is survived by his wife Altaima McGowan, his daughter Icilin Senior, two grandchildren, and his sister Ruby Joseph. Arrangements were made by Scarr Funeral Home Inc. in Suffern, New York. Robert “Bob” William Meyer of Nantucket, Massachusetts died Oct. 2. He was 72. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a 1957 graduate of Ridgewood High School and a 1962 graduate of Farleigh Dickinson University, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. He worked for Hess Oil and Chemical Co. as a regional sales manager, then went on to start several small oil and chemical wholesale companies over the next two decades. Before retiring, he was co-owner and vice president of Metro Oil and Chemical Corp. He had been a member of the Ridgewood Country Club in Ridgewood, and of the Sankaty Golf Club and the Nantucket Yacht Club, both in Nantucket, Massachusetts. He is survived by his children Heather Jones of Macungie, Pennsylvania, Robin Terres of Hingham, Massachusetts, and Tuck of Nantucket, five grandchildren, and his sister Virginia Marshall of Cohasset, Minnesota, Harold of Washington Depot, Connecticut, and Barbara Vanderbilt of Nantucket, the mother of his children. Arrangements were made by C. C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the America Cancer Society. 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. 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. Mona Willment of Ridgewood died Oct. 2. She was 90. She practiced nursing in Australia before coming to the United States in 1946. Along with her husband, she was a founding member of the Forum School and Friendship House where she was an officer for the parents auxiliary. She is survived by her children AC Willment and Mary Louise Willment, both of Ridgewood. She was predeceased by her husband Franklin M. Willment. Arrangements were made by C. C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Friendship House, 125 Atlantic Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Rose G. Pernice Timothy Peter Van Goor George August Leiding Lawrence W. Edler Mona Willment Ezekiel McGowan Chuck Harris Robert William Meyer Religious Notes Catholics invited to Rosary Rally Doris Lavery 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. 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