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Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • January 13, 2010 tessens in Inwood, New York, Fort Lee, and Blauvelt, New York. He started Arrow Stationery in Hackensack and later invested in bagel bakeries throughout northern New Jersey. He was a parishioner of the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. He was a member of the Stony Point Yacht Club on the Hudson, serving as vice president of the board of directors. He was a member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America and taught at Sterling Forest Ski School in New York. He is survived by his wife Kathleen (nee Burleigh), his children Kathleen, Christopher, and Belinda, four grandchildren, and his brother Joseph. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Upper Saddle River Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 378 West Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. Mary Oelfke-Muro of Upper Saddle River died Jan. 1. She was 97. She is survived by her husband Jerry Oelfke, and her sisters Gloria Litzshrodt and Louise Jacobs. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Joseph E. Smith of Ho-Ho-Kus died Jan. 4. He was 75. While working at Gibbs & Cox, he helped design the SS United States and was instrumental in developing the first nuclear powered destroyer. Before retiring he was employed with Burns & Roe in Oradell. He was a parishioner of Saint Luke’s RC Church in Ho-Ho-Kus and a member of Chi Phi Fraternity. He is survived by his wife Gloria Smith (nee Syrotiuk) of Ho-Ho-Kus, his two daughters Christine A. Smith of Ho-Ho-Kus and Cynthia A. Smith of Ridgewood, one granddaughter, and his sister Ruth Vlamynck. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home. Harry L. Petersen of Clearwater Beach, Florida and Wyckoff died Jan. 2. He was a senior vice president of Lehman Brothers, New York, New York before starting his own company of Harry L. Petersen Co., Credit Consulting in Wyckoff. He was a member of West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. He is survived by his children Louis T. Petersen of Ridgewood, Joy Petersen of Dunedin, Florida, Carla Kerber of Freeport, Maine, and Rev. Ellen Petersen of Leeds, Massachusetts, two grandchildren, and his sister Jean Marshall of Fort Myers, Florida. He was predeceased by his wife Mildred and his daughter Janice. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ 7450. Cornelius “Spike” Spyckaboer Jr. of Mahwah and Wyckoff died Jan. 6. He was 78. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict. Before retiring in1996, he worked for the Glen Rock Board of Education as a custodian at Glen Rock High School. In his early career, he was a selfemployed carpenter and he had worked in asphalt paving with R. Douma and Son and Peter Englishman. He was a member of the Midland Park-Wyckoff VFW Post 7086 and the American Legion Post 130 in Midland Park. He was a member of the Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his sons Dennis Spyckaboer of Wyckoff and Douglas Spyckaboer of Charlotte, North Carolina, and his sister Cornelia Hagedorn of Midland Park. He was predeceased by his wife Elizabeth (nee Kuiken). Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Christian Health Care Center Employee Fund, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Walter C. Teubner of Franklin Lakes died Jan. 2. He was 63. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was the vice president of Friedrich-Kurz International Shipping and Moving Co. of Giessen, Germany for over 20 years. He was a member of the European Rod and Gun Club, and served as a conservation forestry ranger. He was a member of the Franklin Lakes United Methodist Church. He is survived by his son, Walter D. Teubner of Pohlheim, Germany, and his siblings JoAnne Teubner-Prussak of Cranford and William A. Teubner of West Milford. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the United Methodist Church of Summit, 17 Kent Place Boulevard, Summit, NJ 07901. Ann M. Zalen of Ramsey, formerly of Jersey City, died Jan. 4. She was 92. She was a homemaker and parishioner of Sacred Heart RC Church in Rochelle Park. She is survived by her children Walter Zalen of Ramsey, Patricia Zavinsky of Rochelle Park, and Karen Linder of Emerson, and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Walter Zalen. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association (National), 224 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60611 Attn: Donation Services. Obituaries Margaret “Peg” Bartenbach of Glen Rock died Jan. 6. She was a U.S. Cadet Corps nurse during WWII and later served as school nurse in Wyckoff. She was a volunteer with the Glen Rock Ambulance Corps. She is survived by her daughter Maureen Bartenbach of Florida, her granddaughter Sheri Ann McGill, and her great grandson Damian Michael Perino and his grandfather Ronald McGill of Midland Park. She was predeceased by her husband William. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home. Virginia Holden Cordes of Ridgewood died Dec. 11. She was 84. She was one of the original nurses at Ridgewood’s Valley Hospital in 1950. Before retiring in 1988, she was the evening nursing supervisor at Valley. She is survived by her children Geoffrey William Cordes of Hailey, Idaho, Dr. John Holden Cordes of West Hartford, Connecticut, and Barbara Cordes Selvey of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband H. William Cordes Jr., her granddaughter Elizabeth Frances, her parents Spencer and Frances Holden, and her sister Eleanor. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospital, www.valleyhealth.org or to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, http://act. alz.org/goto/vcordes. Jean K. Drechsel of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Waldwick, died Jan. 2. She was 91. She is survived by her husband A. Harry, her children Gloria of Venice, Florida, Harry of West Milford, Robert of Hackettstown, Thomas of Passaic, Paul of Venice, Florida, and James of Oakland, five grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and his brother Michael Mazzarello of Bayside, New York. Betty Galenkamp of Wyckoff died Dec. 28. She was 92. She was a homemaker and a member of Hawthorne Gospel Church and a member of its Senior Adults. She is survived by her sons Harold Jr. of Wyckoff, Ken of Wyckoff, and James of Orwell, Vermont, five grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren, and his siblings Jeanette, Elizabeth, Ellie, Peter, Jack, and Joe. She was predeceased by her husband Harold Sr. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Hawthorne Gospel Church, 2000 Route 208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. William Keppler of Upper Saddle River died Jan. 5. He was 76. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He first worked in his family’s owned German delica- Margaret Bartenbach Virginia Holden Cordes Walter C. Teubner Mary Oelfke-Muro Joseph E. Smith Ann M. Zalen Jean K. Drechsel Harry L. Petersen Betty Galenkamp Don Bosco (continued from page 4) joined in. The students followed with a skit, wherein one student played the part of Saint John Bosco and several took the roles of his original students and priests in a reenactment of the founding of The Salesian Society in Turin, Italy, and its educational mission. In witnessing his experience at the school, one student proclaimed, “I want to thank all of the Salesians at Don Bosco Prep for helping me to mold my faith to what it is now.” Another student witnessed, “Oh sure, kids can say that they came to Don Bosco Prep because it’s an athletic powerhouse or an academic stronghold, but the core of this school is the Salesian presence and influence on all that we do here.” A recent graduate of the school spoke about having discovered his vocation to join the Salesians, which he said was nurtured when “the Salesians helped me to look at this in a spiritual way.” Several current students and recent graduates are contemplating vocations to join the Salesian congregation. Since its inception, Don Bosco Prep has generated over 150 vocations from its student body. This includes priesthood, religious life, and ordained ministries. The students then gave gifts to each of the priests, which Providing emotional and included handwritten letters expressing their gratitude for spiritual support, professional the inspiration and guidance they had received from each counseling and financial and Salesian. A recommitmentmaterial assistance to Newredediceremony, wherein the priests Jersey Salesian with cancer cated their vocations to the Childrenpriesthood, followed and their families. during the prayer service in the school’s Maryct Help of du ible a x De Christians Chapel. Your Donations are T Father Louis J. Molinelli, SDB, director/president of Don Bosco Prep, also gave gifts to the faculty and staff members present in gratitude for their collaboration in carrying out the Salesian mission. After the evening’s celebration, Fr. 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