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Obituaries
Aileen C. Belisonzi, nee Casey, of Wells, Vermont, formerly of Upper Saddle River, died Aug. 14. She was 88. She is survived by her children Robert, Kathleen, and Jon, and nine grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Robert Belisonzi and her brother Richard. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691-4183 or March of Dimes, 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605. Mary Camerlingo, nee Tobia, of Ridgewood died Aug. 14. She was 84. Before retiring in 1991, she had worked as a medical secretary for the neonatology department at the Children’s Hospital of New Jersey in Newark. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Church in Ridgewood. She is survived by her children Andrea Aluisi and Patricia Van Dyke, and two grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Andrew T. Camerlingo. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to The Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Celeste Canonico of Ho-Ho-Kus, formerly of Hallandale, Florida, died Aug. 17. She was 96. She was a parishioner of Saint Luke’s RC Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. She is survived by her children Gerald Canonico and Janice Tinari, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Street, Paramus, NJ 07652. Francis Joseph Henry Elliott of Ramsey died Aug. 11. He was 97. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He has been employed by the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank of New York for over 40 years, rising from a clerk to vice president in the mortgage banking division. He had been a parishioner of Saint Ignatius Loyola in New York, New York, Saint Emeric’s of New York, New York, and Saint Paul’s RC Church in Ramsey. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus of New York and served in various parish communities. He was a volunteer driver for the American Red Cross. He is survived by his wife Patricia A. (Kelly) Elliott, his son Peter M. Elliott of Carrabassett Valley, Maine, his sister-in-law Edithe R. Kelly of New York, New York, his nephew Mathew J Kelly of Washington D.C., and his nieces Alexis N. Kelly of Crownsville, Maryland, and Gregory Ann Cox of Hampton Bays New York. He was predeceased by his grandparents Frank Elliott and Isabel (Savage) Elliott, his parents Joseph Elliott and Mar-
Aileen C. Belisonzi
garet (Kane) Elliott, and his sister Margaret Elliott (OSB). Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Helen Hilliard, nee Wardle, of Ridgewood died Aug. 12. She was 93. After receiving her MA from Montclair State University, she worked for many years as a teacher in Jersey City. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Church in Ridgewood, where she was a member of the Rosary Altar Society. She was a member of Highlights in Leisure Time. She is survived by her nieces Barbara Flynn, Sharon Staff, and Linda Golenski, and nephew Richard Thomson. She was predeceased by her husband Elmer. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Barbara Ann Korpics, nee Eggleston, of Midland Park, formerly of Hawthorne and Waldwick, died Aug. 17. She was 63. She had worked for National Airlines and was a sales representative for Avon. She was a parishioner of Church of the Nativity in Midland Park. She is survived by her husband David Korpics of Midland Park, her children Thomas Korpics of Hawthorne, Kimberly Korpics of Lincoln Park, Susan Holland of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, and Mary Beth Korpics of Cedar Grove, and five grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the National Lung Cancer Partnership, 222 North Midvale Boulevard, Suite 6, Madison, WI 53705. Kathleen M. Knapp, nee Gilligan, of Waldwick, formerly of Upper Saddle River, died Aug. 13. She was 48. She was a graduate of Glen Rock High School Class of 1980. She was an executive assistant at Weber & Shapiro of Ramsey. She is survived by her husband Jack Knapp, her children Shannon, John, and Justin Knapp, father Joseph Gilligan, and her siblings Teresa Lindenthaler, Maureen Scarlata, Doreen Mayer, and Brian and Thomas Gilligan. She was predeceased by her mother Bridget Gilligan, and her brothers Joseph, Kevin, and Steven. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Institute for Educational Achievement, 381 Madison Avenue, New Milford, NJ 07646. Helen Montress of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne, died Aug. 17. She was 77. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Prospect Park National Bank in Prospect Park and Wayne for 27 years, Urban National Bank of Wyckoff for 12 years, and at Atlantic Stewardship Bank until her retirement. She was a parishioner of Saint Anthony’s RC Church in Hawthorne. She is survived by her sister Gloria Rhodes of Inverness, Florida, nieces Linda Francaviglia Rusciano and Ruth Ann Francaviglia, and nephew Ronald Francaviglia. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne.
Helen Hilliard
Mary Camerlingo
John Joseph Powers of Allendale, formerly of Closter, died Aug. 17. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. Before retiring in 1991, he was the director of the Bergen County CYO for 35 years. He was a parishioner of Church of Guardian Angel in Allendale, and a former member of Saint Mary’s RC Church in Closter where he served as a Eucharistic minister and lector. He is survived by his wife Providence (nee Fucarino) Powers of Allendale, his children John J. Powers of Harrington Park, Regina Guarnaccia of Allendale, and Christine Smith of Waldwick, and eight grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Alfred Sciarreta of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Wyckoff, died Aug. 5. He was 81. He is survived by his wife Beverly, his children Darlene Ensign and Jeffrey Sciarretta, six grandchildren, and his sisters Aida Libonn, Josephine Jacob, Ernestine Pandurovits. He was predeceased by his parents Ferdinando and Antoinette (nee Faricelli). Marion Eleanor Stemper, nee Frain, of Glen Rock died Aug. 17. She was 88. She was a U.S. Navy Nurse Corps veteran of WWII and the Korean War. She graduated from the Villa Maria Academy in Bronx, New York and earned her RN degree from the Fordham Hospital School of Nursing. She received a bachelor’s degree in supervision for schools of nursing and a master’s degree in nursing education from New York University. She served the Glen Rock Board of Health as sanitarian and coordinated the community flu vaccine program. She was a member of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary, the Glen Rock American Legion Post 145, Naval Order of the U.S., and the Naval Reserve Officers Association. She was a parishioner of Saint Catharine RC Church in Glen Rock, where she served on the Rosary Altar Society and on school’s PTA. She is survived by her children Joan Stemper, George Stemper, Sally Vizzi, and Richard Stemper, six grandchildren, and her sisters Theresa Gerrity and Connie Capozzola. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Colonial Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Catharine RC Church, 905 South Maple Avenue, Glen Rock, NJ 07452. Nicholas William Vignola of Mahwah died Aug. 10. He was 26. He was a graduate of Mahwah High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University. He was an X-ray technician. He is survived by his parents Pamela (nee Sylvester) and Bill Vignola, his brothers Alexander and Zachary, his grandmother Anna Sylvester and aunts and uncles Sallyann and Richard Bartels, Paul Sylvester, and Kerrie Sylvester. He was predeceased by his grandparents Michael Sylvester, Mary and William Vignola, and his uncle Michael Sylvester. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-SneiderPernice Funeral Home in Ramsey.
John Joseph Powers
Barbara Ann Korpics
Alfred Sciarretta
Marion Eleanor Stemper
Celeste Canonico
Kathleen M. Knapp
Francis Joseph Henry Elliott
Helen Montress
Nicholas William Vignola