Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • August 10, 2011 died July 31. He was 84. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He earned a degree in engineering from McGill University in Montreal and a master’s degree from Case Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. He was employed by Union Carbide in New York. Before retiring in 1995, he was manager of operations research with Union Camp in Wayne. He was a member of Old Paramus Reformed Church in Ridgewood, where he served as deacon, superintendant of the Sunday school, and chaperone for the church’s summer youth mission project. He was on the board of directors for the Valleau Cemetery. He was a member of Hobbyists Unlimited of Ridgewood for 17 years. He was active in Cub Scouts and Boy Scout Troop 5. He is survived by his wife Joan, his children Lauren Meister of Fairfax, Virginia, Barrett Ladd of Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, and Evan Ladd of Amsterdam, New York, five grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter Julia Ladd. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Old Paramus Reformed Church Mission Ministry, 660 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 or to the National Park Foundation, 1201 Eye Street NW, Suite 550B, Washington DC 20005. George A. Miller of Glen Rock, formerly of New York and Ridgewood, died July 30. He was a graduate of Saint Francis College. He taught junior high school mathematics, and became an assistant principal in 1966. In 1970, he became a middle school principal in Manhattan under Superintendent Anthony J. Alvarado. He later became a special assistant to Alvarado with the responsibility of advising principals in the area of teacher evaluations, labor relations, and grievances in court. After 41 years of service, he became a consultant for Stuyvesant High School and other schools throughout the city. He is survived by his wife Kimiko, his sons Anthony, Thomas, and Patrick, and two grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Priests for Life, P.O. Box 1411712, Staten Island, NY 10314. Marion Pask of Ridgewood died July 11. She was 88. She had been a volunteer Grey Lady at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. She is survived by her husband Lawrence “Chic,” her children Mark Pask of Cape May, Robin Donkersloot of Wyckoff, Lynn King of Raleigh, North Carolina, four grandchildren, and her siblings Valera, Vincent, and Jim. Memorial donations may be made to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, Garden State Chapter, P.O. Box 4258, Wayne, NJ 07424. Burchard P. Romain of Manchester, Vermont, formerly of Allendale, died Aug. 1. He was 98. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. Before retiring, he was a civil engineer for New Jersey Bell Telephone Company. He was a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. He is survived by his children Andrea R. Winchell of Washington, D.C., Jane E. LeBrun of Chester, Maine, and John F. Romain of Sudbury, Massachusetts, eight grandchildren, and his brother William R. Romain of McPherson, Kansas. He was predeceased by his first wife Virginia P. Romain, his second wife Nancy C. Romain, and his son Burchard P. Romain III. Arrangements were made by Brewster Funeral Service in Manchester, Vermont. Memorial donations may be made to Zion Episcopal Church or Neighbor to Neighbor, c/o Brewster Funeral Service P.O. Box 885, Manchester Center, VT 05255. Charles J. Van Dyk Sr. of Midland Park, formerly of Wyckoff, died July 31. He was 99. Before retiring in 1997, he was a butcher for Tony’s Quality Meat in Wyckoff. He had previously worked for the Market Basket and Van Dyk’s Market in Paterson. He attended Cornerstone Christian Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his children Charles II of Midland Park, Shirley Piakowski of Toms River, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Catherine (nee Vander Hook), and his brother Barney Van Dyk. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center Foundation, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or Cornerstone Christian Church, 495 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. William Wallace III of Upper Saddle River died July 31. He was 85. He was a member of the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. He is survived by his son Andrew Wallace of Williston, Vermont, and his brother Douglas Wallace of Brooklyn, New York. He was predeceased by his wife Dorothy, and his sister Ruth Wallace. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 West Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Thomas White of Franklin Lakes died Aug. 2. He was 88. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Following a career at American Cyanamid Corp. as a sales and marketing executive, he became active in various community and school related activities and sponsored a high school art exhibit for several years. He was a parishioner of Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes. He is survived by his children Thomas J. White III of Bainbridge Island, Washington, Alice E. White of Red Bank, Michael E. White of Saratoga Springs, New York, Mary Ellen Forsythe of Brentwood, Tennessee, and Maggie White of Franklin Lakes, four grandchildren, and one step-grandchild. He was predeceased by his wife Alice E. White. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to Eva’s Village in Paterson, www.evasvillage.org. Obituaries Winifred Lucinda Dexter, nee Crinkley, formerly of Ridgewood, died July 30. She was 88. She was a member of the 1940 graduating class at Ridgewood High School. She is survived by her daughters Gail Albro Somers of Johnson City, Tennessee, Susan Albro Miller of West Union, Ohio, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and her sister Doris C. Boe of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Arrangements were made by Edgington Funeral Home in Mowrystown, Ohio. Steven M. Gilligan of Ridgefield Park, formerly of Glen Rock, died July 30. He was 41. He was employed with Brown, Harris & Stevens of New York for 23 years. He is survived by his father Joseph Gilligan, his siblings Brian and Thomas Gilligan, Teresa Lindenthaler, Maureen Scarlata, Kathleen Knapp, and Doreen Mayer, 17 nieces and nephews, and one great-nephew. He was predeceased by his mother Bridget Gilligan, and his brothers Joseph and Kevin Gilligan. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Francine P. Gnehm, nee Anderson, of Ramsey, formerly of Wyckoff, died July 31. She was 65. She was a teacher in the Wyckoff School District, and later worked in advertising sales with IDEARC Media. She was a parishioner at Saint Anthony’s R.C. Church in Hawthorne. She is survived by her children Michael McGee of Raleigh, North Carolina and Melissa Falk of Pompton Lakes, four grandchildren, and her brothers James Anderson of Hampton and William Anderson Jr. of New Hope, Pennsylvania. She was predeceased by her husband William McGee. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Kidney Cancer Association, P.O. Box 3516, Oak Brook, IL 60522-3516. Clarence E. “Bud” Hardt of Ridgewood died Aug. 1. He was 95. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Before retiring in 1986, he was employed at United Auto Body in Fair Lawn. He was a member of American Legion Post 170 in Rochelle Park and a parishioner of Church of the Nativity in Midland Park. He is survived by his wife Ellen, his sons Bill of West Milford and Jim of Midland Park, eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and his son-in-law John Lillis of Toms River. He was predeceased by his daughter Suellen. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Research, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714-3533. Donald E. Ladd of Wyckoff, formerly of Ridgewood, Winifred Lucinda Dexter Charles J. Van Dyk Sr. Steven M. Gilligan George A. Miller Francine P. Gnehm William Wallace III Clarence E. Hardt Marion Pask Thomas White Burchard P. Romain Donald E. Ladd