Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • June 22, 2011 Obituaries Thomas H. Connolly of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Ridgewood, died June 12. He was 91. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was a graduate of Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City. He was the owner of Thomas H. Connolly and Sons, Inc., the first and oldest marine manufacturers’ sales agency in America. He is survived by his wife Helen (nee Willis), his children Dr. Helen “Sue” Watt, Dr. Tom Connolly, Kate Chepucavage, Dr. Chris Connolly, Paul Connolly, and David Connolly, 21 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Peter’s College, 2641 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07306 or Valley Hospice, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Andrew Samuel Hamelink Jr. of Wyckoff died June 11. He was 91. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a heavy equipment operator for Sam Braen and later for Marcellus Warner. He was a member of the Abundant Life Church, formerly the Second Reformed Church of Wyckoff, where he had served as a deacon. He was a member of the Midland Park/Wyckoff VFW Post and had recently served as marshal of the Wyckoff Memorial Day Parade. He is survived by his wife Muriel Ellen (nee Bosland) Hamelink of Wyckoff, his children Drew Robert Hamelink of Ballston Lake, New York, Glenn Martin Hamelink of Brick, Mark Andrew Hamelink of Little Egg Harbor, and Luanne Ivanow of Wyckoff, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the New Jersey Veteran’s Home, 1 Veterans Drive, Paramus, NJ 07652 Arthur E. Lawida of Midland Park died June 15. He was 86. A 1959 graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, he was an industrial engineer with Singer-Kearfott Aerospace Division in Fairfield and retired in 1991. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood, and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Washington Township. He was a volunteer at the Valley Hospital for nine years. He is survived by his wife Josephine (nee Avia), his children Monica Eanelli and Arthur J., both of Ridgewood, and six grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of New Jersey, 400 Broadacres Drive, First Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003. Edward R. Laubersheimer of Wyckoff died June 14. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He had attended Bethany College. Before retiring in 1981, he had been a co-owner along with his wife, of The Clock Hardware and Gift Shop in Wyckoff for 20 years. He is survived by his Thomas H. Connolly children Judith, and Richard, three granddaughters, and his sister-in-law Patricia McCormack of New York. He was predeceased by his wife Rita. Arrangements were made by C. C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah 84741 or Little Sisters of the Poor, 140 Shepherd Lane #1, Totowa, NJ 07511. Roy Meyer Sr. of Wyckoff, formerly of Elmwood Park, died June 15. He was 82. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, where he sailed with the Admiral Byrd Expedition to Antarctica. A builder of homes in Bergen County, he and his wife started an interior construction business, Kell-Mey Acoustics. In 1973, Elmwood Supply Co. was established. During the next 30 years, Elmwood Supply would become on of the largest independent suppliers of interior building materials in New Jersey, eventually being sold to Kuiken Brothers in 2003. He served Elmwood Park as a councilman, and a member of the planning board and the board of adjustment. He is survived by his children Roy Meyer Jr. of Wyckoff and Barbara Schoenig of North Haledon, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Frances and his grandson David. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to RBARI, Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Mary Camilla Montuori, nee Goggin, of Wyckoff, formerly of Waldwick, died June 16. She was 99. She had been a nurse at Valley Hospital and then worked as a private duty nurse. She was a parishioner of Saint Luke’s RC Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. She is survived by her children Margaret Vitti of Waldwick, Edith Montuori of Waldwick, and Patricia Booth of Wyckoff, five grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Anthony J. Montuori, and her granddaughters Laura Vitti and Tina Marie Gurrisi. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. Marian Grace Murray of Fort Lee, formerly of Midland Park, died June 10. She was 68. She was the founder of Roget Cosmetics, and a vice president of corporate relocation. She is survived by her daughters Dar-Lynne Murray Ress and Tammy A. Murray, both of Midland Park, four grandchildren, and her siblings Joseph DeStefano of Dumont and Jodi DeStefano of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 Saint Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Suresh C. Seth of Upper Saddle River died June 11. He was the owner of Danline, Inc., an industrial brush manufacturing facility in Springfield. He was the founder of the Hindu Samaj Temple in Mahwah. Under his leadership, the temple grew from 10 families to 1,600 families. He is survived by his wife of Usha, his son Abhinav, his daughterin-law Rashu, and his granddaughter Isha. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Hindu Samaj Temple, 247 West Ramapo Avenue, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Alice Shnorhokian of Mahwah died June 16. She was 98. She was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide in 1915. She survived with her family and relocated to Aleppo, Syria and later Beirut, Lebanon where she pursued her career as a midwife and educator at the American University in Beirut. In 1980, she moved to America, where she was active in the Armenian Presbyterian Church. In her later years, she was a driving force in urging Congress to recognize the Armenian Genocide. She is survived by her children Arpi Sarian, Ivan and Harout Shnorhokian, and six grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband the Reverend Manasseh Shnorhokian. Arrangements were made by William G. Basralian Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the Armenian Presbyterian Church or the AMAA Shnorhokian Publishing Fund. Robert Benjamin Smith of Franklin Lakes died June 8. He was 92. He graduated from the University of Vermont and attended New York University Graduate School of Business. He owned Magnetic Aids, Inc. in Paterson for over 50 years. He was a member of the West Side Tennis Club, Ridgewood Country Club, Indian Trail Club, and the Sons of the American Revolution. He is survived by his wife Patricia K. Smith, his daughters Sarah Sangree of Summit and Stacy Smith of Franklin Lakes, and six grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice, Dorothy B. Kraft Center, Third Floor, 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. Adele Josephine Sorese of Midland Park, formerly of Dumont, died June 13. She was 75. She was a parishioner of Church of the Nativity in Midland Park and a former parishioner of Saint Mary’s R.C. Church of Dumont. She is survived by her daughters Stephanie Pritchard of Berryville, Virginia, Denise Sorese of Athol, Massachusetts, Phyliss Mosca of Forest Hill, Maryland, and Audra Kristiansen of Wyckoff, five grandchildren, and her sister Lorraine Kuhl of Stephens City, Virginia. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Norman C. Valentine of Mahwah died June 14. He was 60. He worked for Ramsey Controls in Mahwah as an electronic supervisor. He is survived by his siblings Gary of Florida, New York, Lori Ellen Heydt of Palmerton, Pennsylvania, and Wendy Vittum of Salisbury Mills, New York, four nieces and nephews, and six grand-nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern, New York. Roy Meyer Sr. Alice Shnorhokian Andrew Samuel Hamelink Jr. Robert Benjamin Smith Mary Camilla Montuori Arthur E. Lawida Adele Josephine Sorese Marian Grace Murray Norman C. Valentine Edward R. Laubersheimer Suresh C. Seth