Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 12, 2011 Obituaries Joseph P. Diaco of Franklin Lakes died Oct. 1. He was 75. He was the owner and founder of Power Electric Company in Belleville. He is survived by his wife Vera (nee Marotta), his children Stephanie Emperio, Valerie Silvestri, and Theodore Diaco, seven grandchildren, and his brothers Frank, Bob, Steve, Ted and Anthony. He was predeceased by his brothers Albert and Angelo and his sister Theresa Manasia. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Clinical Trials, Dr. Lee M. Krug, P.O. Box 27106, New York, NY 10087-7105. Helen Hayes of Ridgewood died Oct. 2. She was 94. She is survived by her children Geraldine Averill, Thomas Hayes, and Roger Hayes, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas Hayes. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 370 Seventh Avenue, Third Floor, New York, NY 10001. Russell E. Huntley of Wilmette, Illinois, formerly of Glen Rock, died Oct. 5. He is survived by his children Maureen Huntley of Glen Rock, Kevin Huntley, and Sean Huntley, stepdaughter Maureen Gilow, six grandchildren, his sister Lydia Boston, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Nora Mary, his sister Lois Smith, and niece Leah Boston. Arrangements were made by Donnellan Funeral Home in Skokie, Illinois. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Vincent de Paul Society, c/o Saint Joseph Church, 1747 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091. Marilyn Kennedy of Mahwah, formerly of Upper Saddle River, died Oct. 5. She was 80. She had worked as a legal secretary for Sony in Park Ridge. She was a member of the American Ballet Theater. She is survived by her children Susan Kennedy of California, Scott Kennedy of Colorado, and Barbara Weiss of Franklin Lakes, and seven grandchildren. She was predeceased by her daughter Julie Pistocchi. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Jane Klein, nee Minkema, of Midland Park died Sept. 29. She was 84. She was born in Leeuwarden, Holland. She was a member of the Christian Reformed Church of Midland Park for over 50 years, and was one of the original catering waitresses with The Market Basket where she worked for 25 years. She was a volunteer at de Snoep Winkel Gift Shop at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff. She is survived by her husband Bernhard C.F. Klein of Midland Joseph P. Diaco Park, her children John Klein of Eaton, New York, Joan Dobutovich of Oak Ridge, and Eric Klein of Midland Park, 10 grandchildren, and her siblings Alice Spoelstra of North Haledon, and Douwe Minkema and Peter Minkema, both of the Netherlands. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Mary Kounouklos, nee Mavrikos, of Wyckoff died Sept. 30. She was 78. She was born in Chios, Halkios, Greece. She was a parishioner of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Wyckoff. She is survived by her children Paul Kounouklos and Kristala Moshouris, two grandchildren, her brother Alex Mavrikos, and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by the Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Nicholas Church, 467 Grandview Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Ralph Lettman of Brick, formerly of Wyckoff, died Oct. 3. He was 90. He was a self-employed electronics engineer. After he retired, he patrolled the Hudson River for the Coast Guard in his private plane. He was a member of the After Seventy Ski Club. He is survived by his daughters Rita Valvano and Cathy Martin, five grandchildren, 13 greatgrandchildren, and his nephew Greg Bell. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Walter Lovenduski of Glen Rock died Oct. 5. He was 94. Before retiring in 1983, he was director of manufacturing at Curtiss-Wright Corp in Wood-Ridge where he worked for 43 years. He was a parishioner of Saint Catharine’s R.C. Church in Glen Rock. He is survived by his children Walter Jr., Katherine Kurdock, and Peggy Brusato, five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and his siblings Ernest Lovenduski and Leona Lovenduski. He was predeceased by his wife Doris (nee McGurk). Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library, 315 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452. Regina S. Quinn, nee Smith, of Ridgewood, formerly of Hillsdale and Brick, died Oct. 2. She was 88. She is survived by her children Kenneth of Ho-Ho-Kus and Karen Quinn, two grandchildren, and her sister of Florence C. Smith. She was predeceased by her husband F. Kenneth. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065. Raun J. Rasmussen of Glen Rock died Oct. 3. He was 83. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was a congressional appointee to the U.S. Naval Academy. He was a graduate Mary Kounouklos Helen Hayes of the Harvard Business School. After leaving the service in 1962, he had a career of over 40 years in the financial industry. He spent 10 years as an investment banker on Wall Street and became a partner in the corporate finance department of G.H. Walker & Co. In 1972, he became one of the founding partners of what became three consecutive Venture Capital Funds, which invested in early-stage, high technology companies for over 30 years. During that time period, he served as a member of the board of directors of 14 portfolio companies. He retired in 2003. He served on the Glen Rock Board of Education and was a member of the Ridgewood Country Club. He is survived by his wife Donna Jean Reeves, his children Raun Jr., Dan, Terri, and Amy, six grandchildren, and his sister Janice. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to U.S. Naval Academy or the Glen Rock Public Library. Jeanette Smetana, nee Cooper, of Midland Park, formerly of Rochelle Park, died Oct. 3. She was 95. She worked as a clerk for her family’s business, Smetana’s Sons Watchmaker in Passaic. She was a member of Eastern Star and a member of Arcola United Methodist Church in Paramus. She is survived by her children Arthur Smetana of Elmwood Park and Marilyn Brock of Bedford, New Hampshire, four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and her brother Jacob Coopers of Whiting. She was predeceased by her husband Julius Smetana. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to the Arcola United Methodist Church, 52 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. Charles Strec of Midland Park died Oct. 4. He was 95. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He served as grand marshal of the Wyckoff Memorial Day Parade in 2007. Before retiring, he was a machinist for Continental Screw Company in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Wyckoff Seniors. He is survived by his son Glenn and his wife Susan of Lavallette, two grandsons, and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by the Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Stephen J. Suleski of Mahwah died Sept. 29. He was 87. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He retired from Suffern Distributors. He was an exempt member of Mahwah Fire Department Co. #2. He was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church in Mahwah. He is survived by his siblings Anthony Suleski of Mahwah, Wanda and brother-in-law John Giuffrida of Spring Valley, New York, sister-in-law Barbara Suleski of Suffern, New York, nieces, nephews, grand nieces and nephews, and a great-grandniece and a great-grandnephew. He was predeceased by his brothers Alexander, Henry, Adam, Joseph, and Stanley and his nephew Roger Suleski. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church, 47 Island Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Ralph Lettman Jeanette Smetana Russell E. Huntley Walter Lovenduski Charles Strec Marilyn Kennedy Regina S. Quinn Stephen J. Suleski Jane Klein Raun J. Rasmussen