Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • December 21, 2011 Obituaries Samuel Berkman of Pompton Plains, formerly of Mahwah, died Dec. 5. He was 88. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, stationed in the Philippines. He grew up in the Bronx, and married before enlisting in the Army. He worked in the diamond industry after leaving the service, and in the 1950s, he helped establish Gene Hacker Camera in Hackensack. In the 1970s, he developed Wholesale Photo in Midland Park into a thriving regional camera store. The shop has been in the Berkman family for 41 years and is now run by his son, Les. After retiring in the ‘80s, Samuel Berkman started enjoying worldwide travel with his wife, but he most enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was an avid tennis and golf player and an active bridge player. He is survived by his wife, Claire, of Pompton Plains; sons Les Berkman of Mahwah and Charles Berkman of Rock Tavern, New York, seven grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Interment was at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210, Attention: Dr. Alfred Yung; or Saint Louis Breast Cancer Coalition, P.O. Box 411095, Saint Louis, MO 63141. Lillian Cozens, nee Smith, of Wyckoff, formerly of Malverne, New York, died Dec. 10. She was 104. She was a former member of Grace Lutheran Church in Malverne, where she was active in the Ladies Aid Society. She is survived by her daughter June A. Seger of Oakland, her grandchildren Richard of Oakland and Brian of Holly Springs, North Carolina, and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Charles and her brother Frederick Smith. Arrangements were made by The Malverne Funeral Home in Malverne, New York. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ, 07481. Rudolph R. “Rudi” Draudin of Wyckoff, formerly of Old Tappan, died Dec. 10. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Before retiring in 1993, he had a career in the aerospace industry. He was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff. He was a member of Activities Unlimited, Chorus of the Tappan Zee, and the Circle Eights Square Dance Club. He is survived by his wife Eileen (nee Mitchell), his daughter Nancy Hafers of Wyckoff, three granddaughters, and his goddaughter Linda Witzal of Ironia. He was predeceased by his sister Gloria Grieco. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to The Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714 or the American Heart Association. Diane F. Hailparn, nee Finnegan of Mahwah died Dec. 13. She was 62. Arrangements were made by Van EmburghSneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Louis R. Infante of Ho-Ho-Kus died Dec. 13. He was 87. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. A developer and engineer, he established the family firm of Infante Associates of Ridgewood, whose projects included banks, office parks, and large commercial retail space in the tri-state area. He served as president of the Ridgewood Rotary and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a board member of the Bergen Museum and of the Hermitage of Ho-Ho-Kus. As a past trustee of the Waldwick Board of Education, he was instrumental in building Waldwick High School. He was a member of the Ridgewood Country Club. He is survived by his wife Marilyn (Leyrer), his children Mark Infante and Bruce Infante, three grandchildren, and his sister Carole Infante. He was predeceased by his brother Martin Infante of Ridgewood. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations maybe made to the Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Fire or Ambulance Corps, 333 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423. Corinne McGowan of Mahwah died Dec. 8. She was 87. She is survived by her daughters Debra and Susan, son-in-law Robert, three grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband William McGowan. Arrangements were made by the Oakland Memorial Home in Oakland. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Avenue, Seventh Floor, New York, NY 10001. Matilda “Marge” Nero, nee Siedel of Wyckoff, formerly of Paterson, died Dec. 12. She was 93. She had been a volunteer in the library and the PTA at School 25 in Paterson many years ago. She is survived by her children Gloria Spizziri of North Haledon, Anthony Nero of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and Gary Nero of Paterson, four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and her siblings John Siedel of Toms River, and Dora De Trempe of Illinois. She was predeceased by her husband Anthony Nero, her brother Anthony Venturini, and her sister Sophie Tedeschi. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Dominick Padovano of Waldwick died Dec. 11. He was 89. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran. Before retiring, he had been a supervisor for Ford Motor Company in Mahwah for 25 years. He was a member of Saint Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus, where he served as an usher for many years and worked bingo. He is survived by his children Mary Eileen Staniewicz of Fair Lawn and Joseph Padovano of Wanaque, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and his brother Joseph Padovano of Samuel Berkman Louis R. Infante Staten Island, New York. He was predeceased by his wife Mary (nee McCarthy), and his daughter Gloria Behrendt. Arrangements were made by the Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Robert “Bob” Phillips Porteous of Ramsey died Dec. 11. He was 84. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a Past Worshipful Master of Hawthorne Fortitude Lodge #200 Free and Accepted Masons. He was a member of the Ramsey Republican Club, the Boy Scouts, the Ramsey Little League, where he often umpired games, and was a longtime blood donor. He is survived by his wife Barbara (nee Stevens), his children Steven of Scottsdale, Arizona, Susan Sisti of Vernon, and Alison Dolan of Pearl River, New York, three grandchildren, and his nieces and nephews in New England. He was predeceased by his parents Thelma (Turner) and Harry Porteous of Malden, Massachusetts, and his sister Prudence Patterson of Reading, Massachusetts. Arrangements were made by Van EmbughSneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown Heights, New York or to Valley Hospice in Ridgewood. Peter Randall Stark of Midland Park, formerly of Ridgewood, died Dec. 13. He was 91. He was a father, grandfather, great-grandfather, pilot, world traveler, and volunteer. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Children’s Aid and Family Services, 200 Robin Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. Robert Phillips Porteous Corinne McGowan Lillian Cozens Peter Randall Stark Matilda Nero School calendar (continued from page 9) move backwards if more days are needed. Based on the school community’s response, and after much discussion, the school board decided on the following contingency plans. At the High Mountain Road School, if there is a need for one more snow day, a school day will be scheduled on Friday, June 22, extending the school year by one day. A second snow day would lead to scheduling a school day on Friday, April 13, the final day of the spring break, and a third snow day would require the district to schedule a school day on Thursday, April 12. At the other three schools, the district will use the first and second banked snow days to cover the first and second needs for snow days. A third snow day would require scheduling a school day on Friday, June 22 and beyond, if more days are needed to meet the state-mandated annual 180 days of school. F.J. McMAHON Rudolph R. Draudin Dominick Padovano Diane F. Hailparn