Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 14, 2011 Obituaries Doreen C. Jameson, nee Duncan, of Waldwick has died. She was 56. She was a teacher at Randall Carter School in Wayne. She was a member of Old Paramus Reformed Church in Ridgewood. She is survived by her husband Warren of Waldwick, her children Emily Dragone of Hawthorne and Christopher of Hoboken, her mother Rene Duncan of New Milford, and her siblings Sheri Miller of New Milford, Dean Duncan of Port Republic, Dennis Duncan of Fairfax, California, and Spencer Duncan of Tennessee. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to The Holy Name Healthcare Foundation, 718 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666. Marilyn Meyers, nee Van Hook, of Mahwah, formerly of Ridgewood, died Sept. 4. A graduate of Calvin College with degrees in math and Latin, she worked for 15 years as an assistant for Skyline Greenhouse in Ramsey. She was a piano teacher. She was a member of Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church where she served as elder and deacon and ran the Baby Bank. She is survived by her children Sally Stegink of Michigan, Virginia Vander Plaat of Hawthorne, David Meyers of Georgia, and Pamela Weber of Wantage, 12 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and her siblings Marguerite Van Hook and Jay Van Hook. She was predeceased by her husband Gerard J. Meyers. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to the Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church Baby Bank, 271 Lincoln Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Ann Palubniak of Ridgewood died Sept. 4. She was 92. She worked for many years for the Village of Ridgewood before retiring. Along with her husband, she was involved in the founding of two Russian Orthodox churches in the area. She is survived by her daughters June Kelly of Grafton, New Hampshire and Nina Barnicle of Meriden, New Hampshire, four grandchildren, and her sisters Mildred Adamchak of Lyndhurst and Christine Burak of Roselle. She was predeceased by her husband Metro (Dimitri) Palubniak, her son Michael, and her siblings Johanna Sysak, Helen Huss, Martha Lewens, Mary Zolar, and Peter Petrish. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Colonial Home, Inc. in Fair Lawn. Janice Read, nee Tricker, of Wyckoff, formerly of Ridgewood, died Sept. 2. She was a graduate of Ridgewood High School and The American Institute of Banking in New York City. She was a member of the Wyckoff Reformed Church, a former member of the Woman’s Club of Ridgewood for over 50 years, a member of the Valley Doreen C. Jameson Hospital Auxiliary, and a volunteer at Kurth Cottage for 41 years. She is survived by her daughters Linda McGuckin of Suffern, New York, Joan Mudronja of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Susan Anton of Mahwah, two grandchildren. She is also survived by four stepchildren: Donald Read of California, Patricia Russell of Texas, Richard Read of Maine, and Sarah Gonzales of Colorado. She was predeceased by her husband Dr. Donald B. Read, and her sisters Esther Cornell and Ruth Schmidlin. Arrangements were made by the Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to The Wyckoff Reformed Church, 580 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or The Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Dr. Richard W. Roukema of Pompton Plains, formerly of Ridgewood, died Aug. 28. He was 83. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He earned his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and his medical degree in psychiatry from New York Medical School. He received his residency training at the Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Rockland State Hospital. He practiced psychiatry in Ridgewood, and was a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark. He was a clinical director of mental health and medical staff president at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff. He was published in numerous journals and received many awards, including “Psychiatrist of the Year” from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and the “Top Docs” award from New Jersey Monthly magazine. He was a member of the Upper Ridgewood Tennis Club. He was an author of six books, “Walking All over God’s Heaven,” “Spouse of the House,” “What Every Patient, Family, Friend, and Caregiver Needs to Know About Psychiatry,” “Counseling for the Soul in Distress,” “What Every Religious Counselor Should Know about Emotional and Mental Illness,” and “Shepherding the Shepherd: Negotiating the Stress of Ministry.” He is survived by his wife, former U.S. Congresswoman Marge (Scafati) Roukema, his children Greg of Franklin Lakes and Meg Kuhn of Eagle, Indiana, and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son Todd Roukema. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 811 West Evergreen Avenue, Suite 204, Chicago, IL 60642 or Valley Hospice, Dorothy B. Kraft Center, Third Floor, 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. A public church service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Upper Ridgewood Community Church, Corner of Fairmount and Hillcrest Roads in Ridgewood. Thomas “Coach” Simos of Hawthorne, formerly of Ridgewood, died Sept. 7. He was 86. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a 1943 graduate of Ridgewood High School and a 1951 graduate of Springfield College, from which he also received his master’s degree in 1953. Prior to his retirement, he was a physical education teacher Dr. Richard W. Roukema and soccer coach for the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School. He was a member of the Bergen County Soccer Officials Association, the Bergen County Soccer Hall of Fame, the Bergen County Semi-Pro Baseball Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Ridgewood High School Hall of Fame in 2004. He is survived by his wife Ruth (nee Smith), and his children Anita Sands, Janet Di Leo, Barbara Marshall, and Wayne Simos. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and his siblings James, Helen, Patricia, Christine, and Pauline, all of California. Arrangements were made by C. C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue. Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07843-1365. Robert M. Wick of Airmont, New York, formerly of Waldwick, died Sept. 6. He was 85. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He had been a mail carrier. He was a life member of VFW Post 1049 in Waldwick, and a member of F&AM Lodge 200 in Ramsey. He was a member of the Waldwick United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, June (Voorhees) Wick, his children Robert J. Wick and Sharon L. Young, and his granddaughter Amber Young. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Waldwick United Methodist Church, 25 Franklin Turnpike, Waldwick, NJ 07446. Robert M. Wick Marilyn Meyers VFW contests Ann Palubniak Janice Read Thomas Simos (continued from page 8) Award program will provide recognition to one individual in each category. Post-level winners will advance to the district level, and potentially to the state level. The first, second, and third place State VFW awardees will be recognized at the VFW Department Convention in Wildwood in June 2012. The first place awardee at the state level will be forwarded to the National VFW for consideration as a Gold Medal Award recipient. Previous state and national VFW winners are ineligible. Nominations may be submitted by colleagues, supervisors, or other interested individuals from the public at large. Interested people from Ho-Ho-Kus, Ridgewood, Saddle River, or Upper Saddle River who want to recognize an individual for his/her continued contribution to law enforcement, fire, or EMS organization should contact Robert Re, Chairman, LEO, Firefighter, & EMT Program, the Washington Elm VFW Post #192 (HoHo-Kus--Ridgewood) by telephone at (201) 445-7377 or immediately write to the Washington Elm VFW Post #192 (Ho-Ho-Kus--Ridgewood) Attention: Robert Re, Chairman, LEO, Firefighter, & EMT Program, at 620 Cliff Street, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 for an application that has the specific requirements. Personnel to be recommended in organizations outside of the communities mentioned above should contact their local VFW Post.