October 27, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 21 Obituaries Linda Margaret Blackmon of Waldwick died Oct. 19. She was 79. She is survived by her daughter Cynthia Blackmon and her husband Joseph, and two grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Charles Rich Blackmon. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Ridgewood Center 330 Franklin Turnpike, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, or The Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Frank L. Costa of Toms River, formerly of Mahwah, died Oct. 19. He was 78. Before retiring in 1997, he was employed as a foreman for Rhone Poulenc in Lakewood. He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Toms River, and a volunteer at Cedar Glen. He is survived by his wife Virginia Forshay Costa, his children Mitchel Costa, Ronald De Vogel, Richard De Vogel, and Lisa Carling, 12 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Growney Funeral Home in Forked River. Memorial donations may be made to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 1937 Church Road, Toms River, NJ 08731. Jennie Di Paola, nee Inserillo, of Allendale, formerly of Mahwah, Suffern, New York, and Tarpon Springs, Florida, died on Oct. 14. She was 94. She is survived by her husband Anthony Di Paola, her children Kim Anton, AJ Inserillo, Patti Stander, Meri Halbohm, 12 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her first husband Anthony Inserillo, and seven siblings. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Devin Iacono of Vernon, formerly of Wyckoff and Parsippany, died Oct. 15. He was 39. He was employed as an area manager for Aquent in Parsippany for 14 years. He was a member of the Unitarian Universal Fellowship in Newton. He is survived by his wife Kim Nickisher Iacono, his son Luke Iacono, his mother Eileen Iacono of Wyckoff, and his siblings Alana Iacono of New York, Jonna Iacono of Rhode Island, and Adair Iacono of New York. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Bryan L. Johnson of Mahwah died Oct. 17. He was 54. Before retiring in 2008, he was a CPA, and a partner with Fire Systems, Inc. He is a graduate of Northern Highlands Regional High School and Pace University. He is survived by his wife Lynn (nee Hagstrom), his children Kathlyn, and Laurie Beamon, his mother Wanda, and his siblings Char- Linda Margaret Blackmon lene Whalen, Kenneth, Edward, Wayne, Karla Chonkar, Timothy, and Daniel. He was predeceased by his father Carl. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-SneiderPernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Brain Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065. Cheryl R. Larson, nee Hendricks, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Bergenfield, died Oct. 19. She was 47. She was an event planner and owner of Treasured Moments in Franklin Lakes. She was a board member of the Franklin Lakes Chamber of Commerce, and the Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce. She is survived by her husband Gary Larson, and her siblings Dennis, Michael, and Mark Hendricks. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Ronald Joseph Sheehan of Tomes River died Oct. 14. He was 68. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a selfemployed businessman and co-founder, trustee, and board member of Animal Care Sanctuary. He was a graduate of Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes. He is survived by his best friend Jacqueline Greulich, his children Colleen, Tara, Brendan, 10 grandchildren, and his brother Russell. He was predeceased by his daughter Justine, and his parents Margaret Veronica and Russell Joseph. Arrangements were made by Kedz Funeral Home in Toms River. Memorial donations may be made to Animal Care Sanctuary, P.O. Box A, East Smithfield, PA 18817. John J. Schust of Ridgewood died Oct. 13. He was 57. Before retiring, he was employed with the Allendale Water Company for 37 years. He is survived by his wife Cathy, his brother George Schust, his mother and father in law Pat and Larry Moskowitz, his sisters-in-law Margaret Gonzalez of Phoenix, Arizona, and Debbie Harvey, his Godson Max, and many aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews. He was predeceased by his parents. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Valley Hospital Oncology Unit, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Mary M. Smith, nee Purdie, of Mahwah, formerly of Wyckoff, died Oct. 14. She was 97. She was the oldest member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ridgewood. She was an artist and well known in her field of counted cross stitch, quilting, knitting, and crocheting. She is survived by her children John J. Smith, Alex Smith, Anne C, Melvin, and Alan C. Smith, five grandchildren, several greatgrandchildren, and her siblings William Purdie of Butler, and Christine Watts of Scotland. She was predeceased by her husband James J. Smith, and her grandsons James K. Smith, and Scott J. Smith. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to My Sisters Circle, P.O. Box 84, Timonium, MD 21094. Michael E. Tireman of Ramsey died Oct. 17. He was 56. He was a former member of the Ramsey Fire Department. He had coached Ramsey Recreation Football for many years. He is survived by his wife June Tireman (nee Esposito), his daughters Jennifer Ivancich, and Jessica Ivancich, five grandchildren, and his mother Antoinette (nee Costa), and his brothers James, Craig, and Scott. He was predeceased by his father James Tireman. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Flora Tretola of Wyckoff, formerly of Maywood, died Oct. 19. She was 93. Before raising her family, she was a legal secretary at Mainardi and Mainardi in Paterson. She is survived by her daughter Arleen Cantela of Wyckoff, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Raymond, and her siblings Angelo, Alexander, Raymond, Jeanne, Adeline, Stella, and Katherine. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Adeline Iola Widner, nee Van Der Beek, of Wyckoff, died Oct. 18. She was 98. She was a member of the Wyckoff Reformed Church, Wyckoff, and a former member of the Wyckoff Fire Department #2 Women’s Auxiliary. She was a graduate of Washington School, Wyckoff, in their first graduating class of 1926. She is survived by her children John Widner of Franklin Lakes, and Betty Lou Johnson of Middletown, New York, six grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband John Monroe Widner, her brother George Van Der Beek Jr. and sisters Hazel Haycock, and Elsie Thornton. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Michael E. Tireman Cheryl R. Larson Frank L. Costa Flora Tretola Ronald Joseph Sheehan Jennie Di Paola Adeline Iola Widner John J. 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