Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 19, 2011 Obituaries Thomas Stockton Burr of Franklin Lakes died Oct. 9. He was 75. He taught biology for 41 years at Ramsey High School where he was also the coach for the school’s fitness team. He led walks at the Celery Farm in Allendale and was a member of the Fyke Nature Association. He has several published books of his essays and photographs. He is survived by his sister Margery and brother-in-law Bob Thomson of Mount Pleasant, Texas, and nieces Bonnie Hess and Holly Doherty. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to The Fyke Nature Association, P.O. Box 141, Ramsey, NJ 07446. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2:30 p.m. at the Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home, 109 Darlington Avenue in Ramsey. Michael Dinice of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Midland Park, died Oct. 8. He was 88. Michael was a selfemployed barber and owner of Michael’s Barber Shop in Mahwah, then Allendale. He was the past exalted ruler of the former Wyckoff Elks Club. He is survived by his children Celeste Hollifield of Paradise Valley, Arizona, Paul of Charlotte, North Carolina, and John of Mahwah, eight grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, and his sisters Lena Ciccaglone of Ridgewood and Tina Moni of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was predeceased by his wife Millie. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to a hospice care of choice. Fred R. Lindenmann of Wyckoff died Sept. 28. He was 84. He was a U.S. Army Air Corp. veteran of WWII. Before retiring in 1994 he was the vice president of sales and operations at Advance Transformer Co., a subsidiary of North American Philips, where he worked for 34 years. He was a member of Activities Unlimited group, Partners in Pride, and an early member of Gardens of Wyckoff, and Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife, Midge (Lang), his children David Lindenmann and Amy Hovey, both of Wyckoff, three grandsons, and his sister Vera Jacobson of Chicago. Memorial donations may be made to the Melanoma Clinical Trials Fund at Memorial Sloan Kettering, 1275 York Avenue, NY 10065. Attn: The Office of Dr. Jedd Wolchok. Angela “Lina” Maddaloni of Wyckoff, formerly of Brooklyn, died Oct. 8. She was 64. She was a parishioner at Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff where she was a child caretaker for the MOMS Group. She is survived by her husband Aurelio, her children Tina Carreras of Monroe, New York, Frank of Attleboro, Massachusetts, Josephine Grisanti of Annapolis, Maryland, John of Hawthorne, Dan- Thomas Stockton Burr iela of Wyckoff, and Anthony of Hawthorne, one grandson, and eight siblings who reside in Italy. 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 or the Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, New York, 11714. Dorothy McNally, nee Meyer, of Wyckoff died Oct. 11. She was 93. She had worked for New Jersey Bell Telephone Company for many years. She was a member of the Wyckoff Woman’s Club and a member of various bridge groups. She is survived by her granddaughters Colleen Hartley Makowsky and Kelly Hartley Lynch. She was predeceased by her daughter Sharon McNally Hartley. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Covenant House, 460 West 41st Street, New York, New York 10036-6898. Louis M. Provenzano of Ridgewood died Oct. 10. He Dorothy McNally was 65. He is survived by his wife Christine, his children Toni Marino, Dr. Michael Provenzano, Dr. Nicole Provenzano, Michelle Provenzano, Mark Provenzano, three grandchildren, his mother Frances, and his brother Michael Provenzano. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK, 73123-1718. Hugh Urquhart of Glen Rock died Oct. 12. He was 62. He was born in Nairn, Scotland. He did his golf apprenticeship at Royal Wimbledon Golf Club in London, and had last worked as a golf pro at The Tuxedo Club in Tuxedo, New York. He later worked for Black Millwork in Allendale for 25 years. He is survived by his wife Gay (nee Robie) Urquhart. He was predeceased by his brother William Urquhart. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, or to the American Cancer Society. Hugh Urquhart Michael Dinice Louis M. Provenzano Excess library funds (continued from page 7) around that. That has to be done.” Cerone explained that the library board has hired someone to help the board prepare a strategic plan for the state librarian and that plan is expected to be completed by early November. He added that he has counseled the library board to try and find a conciliatory way to reach a compromise with the borough. “From my perspective, I don’t see the library board running out to try and spend all the money in the next few months,” Cerone said. “I understand the mayor and council want the money, but it is up to the library board of trustees to act in a way that is best for the library. They are mindful of the economic climate and they are trying to work something out. They’re trying to be as productive, proactive, and conciliatory as possible and they are not looking for legal action.” Cerone added that, while the library board considers this to be an ongoing constructive process and not one that is confrontational, they would do what they need to do if it comes to legal action. “The library is looking to resolve this thing in a constructive way in order to maintain harmony in the town, serve the library, be good stewards of the library, and be a partner with the town as well,” Cerone said. Councilman William Smith told the council he had sent a letter to the library board to express the council’s position on the excess funds and he and Councilwoman Nathalie Lota met with two members of the library board, which made him optimistic that they would address the issue. But, based on a recent letter he received from the library board, he said he has lost that enthusiasm. Smith said he responded to the library board that the council was disappointed that the board has not provided a definite date to return the funds and that he hopes they will do so at their next meeting. According to Smith, the law requires the library to identify its excess funds, but the library’s audit only identified about $37,000 and, while that number was to be revised, the library board has not indicated when a revision might take place. He recommended the council give the library board more time to complete the study required by the state. He expressed the hope that the issue would be resolved before the council has to proceed any further. Bivona claimed, however, that the library board has allocated $1.2 million for capital projects and library officials are starting to spend that money. “So if a plan is not in place (to prevent it) they can spend that money,” Bivona said. Smith pointed out that the state law requires the library board to identify excess funds and the board cannot arbitrarily put that money into funding for capital projects. “I told them the new law is not intended to allow them to scramble around to find capital projects and if money has not been specifically identified for a specific project they can’t spend it,” Smith said. Bivona said the library recently spent $50,000 on a canopy to repair a drain. “My sense is all the money earmarked for capital projects will be spent,” he said. “I’m hoping the members of the library board do the right thing and that by using persuasion we can get them to do the right thing,” Bivona said, adding that it would be wrong to have to spend taxpayer money on lawyers to try to get the board to return the money. Fred R. Lindenmann Angela Maddaloni