Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • August 10, 2011 Obituaries Ninette Antman of Wyckoff died July 24. She was 94. Early in her career, she worked for Continental Can Company in New York. Later, she was a typist for Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations. She wrote for the Wood-Ridge Independent. She is survived by her daughters Ninette Grannis of Montvale, Linda Leuthold of Kinnelon, and Lori Antman of Galveston, Texas, five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Frank J. Antman. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Tiki Island Chapel Tree Planting Fund in Memory of Ninette Antman, 835 Tiki Drive, Galveston, TX 77554. Albert L. Bigott of Wyckoff died Aug. 1. He was 61. He was the finance division manager for the Superior Court of New Jersey in Hackensack. Previously, he served as the CFO for Metropolitan Hospital in New York, New York. He was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife Valerie, his children Laura Bilodeau of Maywood, Colleen Bigott of Nutley, and Albert Bigott of Wyckoff, and his sisters Susan Cahill and Maureen Mankowski. He was predeceased by his sister Eileen Walegur. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Catholic Charities USA, P.O. Box 17066, Baltimore, MD 21297-1066. Howard R. Canter of Franklin Lakes died July 29. He was 79. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the United States Naval Academy and a bachelor’s degree in marine engineering and a master’s degree in naval architecture from Webb Institute. He held a certificate from the Bettis Reactor Engineering School and was a registered professional engineer in New Jersey and in the State of Washington. He was a member of the American Nuclear Society, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. During his career, he served as deputy assistant secretary for Weapons Complex Reconfiguration for the U.S. Department of Energy. He was the program director for the Office of Fissile Materials Disposition. He held several positions at Burns and Roe in Oradell, and worked under Admiral Rickover with responsibility for the naval reactor facility in the state of Idaho. He is survived by his wife Phyllis, his children Judy Platkin of Morristown, Janet Butler of Allendale, and Mark Canter of San Ramon, California, six grandchildren, and his sister Dorothy Kreitzeerg. Arrangements were made by Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel in Paramus. Francine P. Gnehm, nee Anderson, of Ramsey, formerly of Wyckoff, died July 31. She was 65. She was a teacher in the Wyckoff School District, and later worked in advertising Ninette Antman sales with IDEARC Media. She was a parishioner at Saint Anthony’s R.C. Church in Hawthorne. She is survived by her children Michael McGee of Raleigh, North Carolina and Melissa Falk of Pompton Lakes, four grandchildren, and her brothers James Anderson of Hampton and William Anderson Jr. of New Hope, Pennsylvania. She was predeceased by her husband William McGee. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Kidney Cancer Assn, P.O. Box 3516, Oak Brook, IL 60522-3516. Donald E. Ladd of Wyckoff, formerly of Ridgewood, died July 31. He was 84. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He earned a degree in engineering from McGill University in Montreal and a master’s degree from Case Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. He was employed by Union Carbide in New York. Before retiring in 1995, he was manager of operations research with Union Camp in Wayne. He was a member of Old Paramus Reformed Church in Ridgewood, where he served as deacon, superintendant of the Sunday school, and chaperone for the church’s summer youth mission project. He was on the board of directors for the Valleau Cemetery. He was a member of Hobbyists Unlimited of Ridgewood for 17 years. He was active in Cub Scouts and Boy Scout Troop 5. He is survived by his wife Joan, his children Lauren Meister of Fairfax, Virginia, Barrett Ladd of Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, and Evan Ladd of Amsterdam, New York, five grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter Julia Ladd. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Old Paramus Reformed Church Mission Ministry, 660 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 or to the National Park Foundation, 1201 Eye Street NW, Suite 550B, Washington DC 20005. Marion Pask of Ridgewood died July 11. She was 88. She had been a volunteer Grey Lady at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. She is survived by her husband Lawrence “Chic,” her children Mark Pask of Cape May, Robin Donkersloot of Wyckoff, Lynn King of Raleigh, North Carolina, four grandchildren, and her siblings Valera, Vincent, and Jim. Memorial donations may be made to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, Garden State Chapter, P.O. Box 4258, Wayne, NJ 07424. Charles J. Van Dyk Sr. of Midland Park, formerly of Wyckoff, died July 31. He was 99. Before retiring in 1997, he was a butcher for Tony’s Quality Meat in Wyckoff. He had previously worked for the Market Basket and Van Dyk’s Market in Paterson. He attended Cornerstone Christian Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his children Charles II of Midland Park, Shirley Piakowski of Toms River, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Catherine (nee Vander Hook), and his brother Barney Van Dyk. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center Foundation, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or Cornerstone Christian Church, 495 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Thomas White of Franklin Lakes died Aug. 2. He was 88. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Following a career at American Cyanamid Corp. as a sales and marketing executive, he became active in various community and school related activities and sponsored a high school art exhibit for several years. He was a parishioner of Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes. He is survived by his children Thomas J. White III of Bainbridge Island, Washington, Alice E. White of Red Bank, Michael E. White of Saratoga Springs, New York, Mary Ellen Forsythe of Brentwood, Tennessee, and Maggie White of Franklin Lakes, four grandchildren, and one step-grandchild. He was predeceased by his wife Alice E. White. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to Eva’s Village in Paterson, www.evasvillage.org. Thomas White Donald E. Ladd Albert L. Bigott Legislation (continued from page 8) municipalities must be given the tools to prevent increasing property taxes on already strained tax payers,” the council stated. In the second resolution, the council strongly opposed the passage of A-3285, a bill that would require that certain public contract bid advertisements include certified cost estimates or estimate ranges of the projected contract costs, and specify the grounds for rejection of all bids. The bill was sponsored by Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-19 Middlesex) and has been reported out of the Assembly Committee and is up for a second reading. The council claims this bill would delay construction projects, lead to increased costs, limit the rejection of bids, and expose municipalities to protracted disputes and litigation. Advocates for the bill say the best interests of taxpayers are served by the bill’s provisions because they claim the bill promotes openness and broad dissemination of information. The council agrees that taxpayers are best served by openness and board dissemination of information, but the governing body claims this bill would limit a competitive process that is the foundation of the local public contracts law and would not best serve the public interest. The bill would require a municipality to include in the public advertisement its cost estimates or cost estimate ranges for construction projects in excess of $500,000. The measure would also permit a municipality to reject all bids only if the lowest bid substantially exceeded the municipality’s cost estimates or estimate ranges. The council claims the bill might create a floor, as opposed to a ceiling, for bid pricing by removing the incentive for competitiveness and by prohibiting a municipality from receiving the best possible price for the project. Howard R. Canter Marion Pask Charles J. Van Dyk Sr. Francine P. Gnehm