Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • November 2, 2011 Obituaries Susan Ameri of Mahwah, formerly of Elmwood Park, died Oct. 25. She was 68. She is survived by her children Victoria Ameri Schildiner and Mark Ameri, four grandchildren, and her sister Madeline Broffman. Arrangements were made by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice 21-00 Route 208, suite 105, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. 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. A. Dean “Chris” Christensen of Ridgewood, formerly of Modesto, California, died Oct. 23. He was 81. He worked for many years as a civil employee with the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Mormon Church of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by his children A. Dean Christensen Jr. and Max Dale Christensen, and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Connie (nee Howcroft). Arrangements were made by Volk Leber Funeral Home. Emily G. Del Gaizo of Allendale, formerly of Orange and New Providence, died Oct. 24. Before retiring in 1975, she was a secretary with the U.S. Department of Labor and then the Lummus Corp. in Bloomfield. She was a former parishioner of Our Lady of Peace R.C. Church in New Providence. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and the Senior Citizens of New Providence. She is survived her sisters Flora Conti of Toms River and Grace Seber of Bloomfield, her niece Carole Norman of Franklin Lakes, and many other nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sisters Anna Dacunzo and Aida Cuva, and her brother Fred Gizzi. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Funeral Home in Franklin Lakes. 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. Susan Ameri Teresa Anello 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 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. Virginia R. Scazafave Housing rumor (continued from page 3) tentative. Van Keuren added that he and the present council would never contemplate any financial commitment that would jeopardize the borough’s financial rating. “There is no danger of getting near the cap where we can borrow,” he said. Speaking at the last public council meeting before the Nov. 8 election, van Keuren noted that rumors were unnecessary because communication through newspapers, televised council meetings, and his personal availability to residents would enable any interested individuals to ask questions and receive responsible answers. During the League of Women Voters forum for Glen Rock’s candidates, van Keuren had already commented that the second senior site was extremely tentative and would not impact the tax rate if it were ultimately approved. “There is ample opportunity for residents to clarify information that is circulating and get the rumors dispelled,” the mayor said. He urged anyone to check rumors with him personally. J. KOSTER Joel N. Stallings A. Dean Christensen Abram Van Dyke Emily G. Del Gaizo Joan C. Denu Elsie Vogel (continued from page 6) Killion reported that O’Toole offered to be an advocate for Ridgewood so the village could expedite the necessary state-level permits to do the work itself. In other business, James L. Brandes, a licensed professional engineer and an engineering consultant with 30 years of experience, told the mayor and council that the problems of the first floor at village hall would not be solved with plastic-coated sheet rock, as had been proposed at a previous meeting. Brandes said the best possible solution would be to enclose the entire building with a flood wall, which had gates that could be closed with fitted doors with rubber gaskets in case of extreme flooding. He added that the ground-floor windows were too low. Attempting to use water-resistant sheetrock instead of the council’s other suggestion -- covering the first floor walls to a height of five feet with stone masonry and keeping the ground floor free of electronics and valuable furniture -- would only lead, Brandes said, to further expensive damage next time there is a major flood. Brandes’ comments were received respectfully and without much comment from the council. Mayor Killion said, however, that Ridgewood had to prepare for a future in which 100-year storms could not be contained, but a future in which less severe rainstorms did not cause the same sort of damage -- $1 million after Tropical Storm Floyd in 1999 and almost $100,000 to village hall alone in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Stream clearance