Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • November 3, 2010 Obituaries Warren H. Gessmann of Ridgewood died Oct. 19. He was 87. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Before retiring, he was a sales manager for Motorola Corporation in Glen Rock. He is survived by his wife Audrey J. (nee Mundy) Gessmann of Ridgewood, his sons Warren H. Jr. of Medford, Steven G., and Robert S., all of Ridgewood, five grandchildren, and his brother Kenneth of North Bergen. He was predeceased by his granddaughter Carrie. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Patricia A. Hillmann of Midland Park, formerly of Ringwood, died Oct. 22. She was 55. She was a William Paterson College graduate and worked for IBM as a systems analyst. She later earned a nursing degree and became the school nurse at Clifton School Number 11. She was a parishioner of Church of the Nativity in Midland Park. She is survived by her husband Bernard, her daughter Anna, her father Hugh Denny of Ringwood, and her brothers Michael Denny of Ringwood, and Stephan Denny of Manahawkin. She was predeceased by her mother Anna Mae and her sister Kathleen Poole. Arrangements were made by the Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 212 Midland Park, NJ 07432. Laura M. Jackson, nee Morgan, of Wyckoff, formerly of Midland Park, died Oct. 24. Before retiring, she was the office manager for Universal Engineering of Hawthorne for 30 years. She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff. She was a member of the XYZ Club, and the Wyckoff and Midland Park senior groups. She is survived by her daughters Linda L. Kolenut of Hawley, Pennsylvania and Marilyn J. McGovern of East Brunswick, and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Ainlay. Arrangements were made by the Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center Foundation, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Shirley Lawas, nee McDonald, of Midland Park, formerly of Keene Valley, New York and Plattsburgh, New York, died Oct. 23. She was 76. During the Korean War, she worked as a secretary in a U.S. Naval hospital office, and went on to own and operate the Ark Lodge in Upper Jay, New York. She was a secretary for the Essex County Department of Social Services in Elizabethtown, New York for 20 years. Recently, she was an active resident of Mill Gardens in Midland Park. She is survived by her children Kristine Lawas-Herzberg of Ridgewood, Ethan Lawas of Saratoga, New York, and Ernest F. Lawas Jr. of Simsbury, Connecticut, and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Ernest F. Lawas Sr. and her son Adam Lawas. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Association Disabled American Veterans, Attention: Gift Processing, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301, or Mill Gardens, 36 Faner Road, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Anna Maria Manganelli, nee Vitelli, of Ho-Ho-Kus died Oct. 24. She was 79. She was a parishioner of Saint Luke’s RC Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. She is survived by her husband Alfredo, her children Anthony Manganelli and Carmen Clark, four grandchildren, and her sister Jolanda Amodio. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Doris C. Morrell, nee Karl of Allendale, formerly of Sebring, Florida, died Oct. 28. She was 88. She was an officer in the Grange in Northern New Jersey. She was an original parishioner and member of the church choir at the Van Riper Ellis Memorial Church in Fair Lawn. She is survived by her children James of Temecula, California and Joyce Caldwell of Tuxedo, New York, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and two step grandchildren, and three step great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Walter E. Morrell. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Holy Name Hospice Care, 725 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666. Michael J. Muscarella Sr. of Wyckoff died Oct. 26. He was 97. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Born in Cerda, Italy, he came to the United States as a young boy, settling in Nunda, New York. He graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in law. He was a founding member of the law firm of Muscarella and Bochet, currently known as Muscarella, Bochet, Edwards, and D’Alessandro in Warren H. Gessmann Shirley Lawas Fair Lawn. He served as an associate judge for Fair Lawn Municipal Court, and was a member of the American Bar Association. He was a member of Saint Elizabeth RC Church in Wyckoff, a life member and past exalted ruler of B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge #1863, formerly of Fair Lawn. He is survived by his wife, the former Loretta (nee Mercuro) Riccio of Wyckoff, his son Michael J. Muscarella Jr. of Hackensack, his stepdaughters Patricia C. Rossi of Somerset, and Pamela V. Riccio of Wyckoff, and one grandson. He was predeceased by his first wife Anna (nee Scialla) Muscarella. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Leonard Potash of Ridgewood died Oct. 27. He was 75. Arrangements were made by Gutterman and Musicant in Hackensack. John Avery Schafer of Saddle River and Ocean Pines, Maryland, died Oct. 18. He was 77. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a graduate of Bethany College, and an electrical engineer for Western Union in New Jersey before retiring to Ocean Pines, Maryland. He is survived by his wife Cynthia Clayton Schafer, his children Cynthia Mann, Elizabeth Schafer, and Sara Mellinger, and seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by his sister Phyllis Schafer Fluevog. Arrangements were made by Evans Funeral Chapel in Maryland. Memorial donations may be made to the Community Church at Ocean Pines, 11227 Racetrack Road, Berlin, Maryland 21811. Betty Joan Teschon, nee Livingston, of Mahwah, formerly of Oakland, died Oct. 21. She was 69. Before retiring, she was a secretary for LAN Associates in Midland Park. She was member of Hawthorne Gospel Church in Hawthorne. She is survived by her children Wayne Teschon of North Haledon and Bonnie De Jong of Pine Island, New York, two grandchildren, and her brother William Livingston. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to the Hawthorne Gospel Missionary Fund, 2000 Route 208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Emmaline Freund Vargish of Saddle River has died. She served as a nurse’s aid at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, and as a deaconess at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. She was a Scout leader and PTA member in her children’s schools in Tenafly. She designed and created toys and clothing for hospitalized and needy children. She helped launch the Valley Opera Company in her Saddle River home. She is survived by her children Nancy Beth Redeker of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania and George Vargish II of Sandown, New Hampshire, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and two sisters and three brothers. She was predeceased by her husband George Vargish. Arrangements were made by D’Anjoiell Memorial Home. Leonard Potash Patricia A. Hillmann John Avery Schafer Anna Maria Manganelli Laura M. Jackson Betty Joan Teschon Doris C. 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