Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 2, 2011 Obituaries Teresa Anello of Wyckoff, formerly of North Bergen, died Oct. 25. She was 99. She was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff. She is survived by her children Anthony, Maria, and Sal. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Joan C. Denu, formerly of Upper Saddle River, died Oct. 21. She was 74. She had attended the Academy of the Holy Angels in Demarest and graduated from Endicott College in Massachusetts. She worked in the fashion industry in New York City before her marriage. She is survived by her mother Grace Cooper, her children Jacqueline Denu, Cynthia Denu-Ciocca, and Mark Denu, seven grandchildren, and her brothers Robert Waide Cooper and John E. Cooper Jr. She was predeceased by her husband Roger Denu. Arrangements were made by Kenny Funeral Home in Sharon, Connecticut. Memorial donations may be made to the Nursing Scholarship Fund, Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, CT 06068-1501. Veronica Mary Duffy, nee Brogan, of Plano, Texas, formerly of Mahwah and Naples, Florida, died Oct. 18. She was 86. Born in Ireland, she came to the United States in 1948. She attended the Wilfred Academy and became a hair stylist in Manhattan. She is survived by her children Kathleen, Charles, Veronica, Sean, and Maureen, her grandchildren, and her brothers John and Mikie in Ireland, and her sister Teresa in Australia. She was predeceased by her husband Charles Hudner Duffy, her brothers Pakie and Eamon, and her sisters Mae, Annie, Eleanor, Kathleen, and Bridget Brogan. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Missionaries of Charity, 335 East 145th Street, Bronx, NY 10451. Doris E. Lucas, nee Cyphers, of West Milford, formerly of Mahwah and Wyckoff, died Oct. 24. She was 88. She was a member of the Wyckoff Woman’s Club, the High Mountain Golf Club, and Wyckoff Reformed Church. She is survived by her children Judith Stanton, Janet Troeller, and G. William Lucas, six grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband George Lucas. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Wyckoff Reformed Church or the Mahwah Volunteer Ambulance Corps. #4, P.O. Box 480, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Irene Lucas of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne and Midland Park, died Oct. 21. She was 81. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Reformed Church in Midland Park where she was a Sunday school teacher. She had been employed at Sears in the Paramus Park Mall. She is sur- Teresa Anello vived by her children Shari Lucas of Niantic, Connecticut, Scott Lucas of Fair Lawn, three grandchildren, her sister Janet Koningswood of Ringoes, and her brother Henry Van De Veen of Midland Park. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Donald. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Faith Reformed Church, 95 Prospect Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Martha T. Neske of Ringwood, formerly of Midland Park, died Oct. 24. She was 81. She was a bookkeeper with Ace Motors of Ridgewood for 37 years, and worked briefly as a library assistant for the Midland Park Public Library. She was a parishioner of Church of the Good Shepherd in Midland Park. She is survived by her children Laura Flandera of Ringwood, and Donald Jr. of Glenside, Pennsylvania, three grandchildren, and her sisters Margaret Lindsay and Leona Schauble, both of Mill Valley, California. She was predeceased by her husband Donald Sr., eight brothers, and one sister. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Guiding Eyes for the Blind, 611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Virginia R. Scazafave of Mahwah, formerly of Teaneck and Ramsey, died Oct. 22. She was 82. She had been a research assistant for Nabisco Brands of East Hanover. She is survived by her daughters JoAnn Burgess of Mahwah and Maria Erickson of Mahwah, five grandchildren, her sister Josephine DeSena of Fairview, and her sister-in-law Grace Paratore of Mahwah. She was predeceased by her husbands Leonard “Tommy” LaRosa and Pasquale Scazafave. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Home Care, c/o Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Joel N. Stallings of Ridgewood, formerly of Quogue, Long Island, died Oct. 16. He was 67. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He was the owner of Stallings Jewelers of Ridgewood and Ho-Ho-Kus for more than 25 years. He is survived by his wife Deborah, his children Logan Stallings and Stephanie Walker, and grandchildren Kate and Ron Ray and Amanda and Cooper Scrogham, and one great-grandson. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center or The Prostate Cancer Foundation. Abram Van Dyke of Midland Park, formerly of Ridgewood and North Haledon, died Oct. 23. He was 102. He was president and owner of Lincoln Lumber and Woodworking Company in Wyckoff. He served many years on the zoning board of adjustment in Midland Park and was a member of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, where he served as Sunday school teacher, deacon, and Joan C. Denu Martha T. Neske elder. He is survived by his wife Helen, his children J. William Van Dyke of Midland Park, Jacob Van Dyke of Hawthorne, and Jane Ann Schoonejongen of Essex, Vermont, nine grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife Jeannette, and by 11 brothers and sisters. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Holland Christian Home Foundation, 151 Graham Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508. Elsie Vogel, nee Celander, of Midland Park, died Oct. 20. She was 83. Before retiring, she was a court administrator for the Village of Ridgewood for 15 years. Prior to that, she was employed by the Borough of Midland Park. She was a member of Christ Community Church in Waldwick. She is survived by her children Steven Vogel of Franklin Lakes and Susan Maurer of Midland Park, five grandchildren, and her sister Dorothy Dragonetti of Toms River. She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth A. Vogel. Arrangements were made by the Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice, c/o The Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Margaret Welch of Wyckoff died Oct. 27. She was 91. Before retiring, she was a secretary for Dr. Allen Demby. She is survived by her son James C. Welch and his wife Alyce E., her grandson Patrick J. Welch, and her sister Jeanne Burbank. She was predeceased by her husband Curt Welch. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Fardale Trinity Church, 73 Chapel Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Elsie Vogel Veronica Mary Duffy Virginia R. Scazafave Margaret Welch Joel N. Stallings Doris E. Lucas Hearts & Crafts Abram Van Dyke Irene Lucas (continued from page 11) to create a home away from home, the counseling center has an art room, family room, and loft to replace the conventional psychotherapy office. Clients, who can range in age from four to 99, receive individual counseling and support groups. Coming from 43 towns in New Jersey and 36 towns in New York, most clients are referred by schools, medical practices, and other Hearts & Crafts families. Over the past 17 years, Hearts & Crafts Grief Counseling has grown from serving initially 20 families to aiding approximately 250 children and adults each year. Services provided include art therapy, individual and family counseling, support groups, and community education. Scholarships are available for qualifying clients. Funding is secured through individual charitable donations and modestly priced counseling fees. Hearts & Crafts Grief Counseling is located a 60 East Main Street in Ramsey. For information or to make a charitable donation, call (201) 818-9399 or visit www.heartsandcraftscounseling.org.