Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 21, 2011 Mahwah, NJ 07430 or Eastern Star Jephtha Chapter #134, Masonic Temple, 24 North Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey, NJ 07446. Dennis T. Gagnon of Ramsey died Dec. 10. He was vice president and counsel of New York Life Insurance Co. in New York City. He was a parishioner of Saint Paul’s R.C. Church in Ramsey. He was a single engine pilot and a supporter of Fordham Preparatory and Fordham University. He is survived by his wife Virginia Gagnon (nee Feury), his daughter Katie, his father George Gagnon, and stepmother Anna. He was predeceased by his mother Rose, and brother Edward. Arrangements were made by Van EmburghSneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691-4183. Diane F. Hailparn, nee Finnegan of Mahwah died Dec. 13. She was 62. Arrangements were made by Van EmburghSneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Louis R. Infante of Ho-Ho-Kus died Dec. 13. He was 87. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. A developer and engineer, he established the family firm of Infante Associates of Ridgewood, whose projects included banks, office parks, and large commercial retail space in the tri-state area. He served as president of the Ridgewood Rotary and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a board member of the Bergen Museum and of the Hermitage of Ho-Ho-Kus. As a past trustee of the Waldwick Board of Education, he was instrumental in building Waldwick High School. He was a member of the Ridgewood Country Club. He is survived by his wife Marilyn (Leyrer), his children Mark Infante and Bruce Infante, three grandchildren, and his sister Carole Infante. He was predeceased by his brother Martin Infante of Ridgewood. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations maybe made to the Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Fire or Ambulance Corps, 333 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423. Corinne McGowan of Mahwah died Dec. 8. She was 87. She is survived by her daughters Debra and Susan, son-in-law Robert, three grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband William McGowan. Arrangements were made by the Oakland Memorial Home in Oakland. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Avenue, Seventh Floor, New York, NY 10001. Matilda “Marge” Nero, nee Siedel of Wyckoff, formerly of Paterson, died Dec. 12. She was 93. She had been a volunteer in the library and the PTA at School 25 in Paterson many years ago. She is survived by her children Gloria Spizziri of North Haledon, Anthony Nero of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and Gary Nero of Paterson, four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and her siblings John Siedel of Toms River, and Dora De Trempe of Illinois. She was predeceased by her husband Anthony Nero, her brother Anthony Venturini, and her sister Sophie Tedeschi. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Dominick Padovano of Waldwick died Dec. 11. He was 89. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran. Before retiring, he had been a supervisor for Ford Motor Company in Mahwah for 25 years. He was a member of Saint Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus, where he served as an usher for many years and worked bingo. He is survived by his children Mary Eileen Staniewicz of Fair Lawn and Joseph Padovano of Wanaque, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and his brother Joseph Padovano of Staten Island, New York. He was predeceased by his wife Mary (nee McCarthy), and his daughter Gloria Behrendt. Arrangements were made by the Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Robert “Bob” Phillips Porteous of Ramsey died Dec. 11. He was 84. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a Past Worshipful Master of Hawthorne Fortitude Lodge #200 Free and Accepted Masons. He was a member of the Ramsey Republican Club, the Boy Scouts, the Ramsey Little League, where he often umpired games, and was a longtime blood donor. He is survived by his wife Barbara (nee Stevens), his children Steven of Scottsdale, Arizona, Susan Sisti of Vernon, and Alison Dolan of Pearl River, New York, three grandchildren, and his nieces and nephews in New England. He was predeceased by his parents Thelma (Turner) and Harry Porteous of Malden, Massachusetts, and his sister Prudence Patterson of Reading, Massachusetts. Arrangements were made by Van EmbughSneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown Heights, New York or to Valley Hospice in Ridgewood. Stanley J. Zielinski of Mahwah died Dec. 11. He was 51. He was a graduate of Don Bosco High School in Ramsey. Before retiring, he was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 25 years. He was a parishioner of the Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church in Mahwah. He is survived by his mother Frances, his sister Carolyn Gannon and her husband Kevin, and his nephews Christopher of Tuxedo, New York and Robert of Mahwah. He was predeceased by his father Stanley G. Zielinski. Arrangements were made by Joseph W. Sorce F.H. Inc. in West Nyack, New York. Obituaries Richard C. Antonick of Mahwah died Dec. 9. He was 76. He is survived by his wife Irene (nee Micik) of Mahwah, his children Richard of Westwood, Michael Antonick of Hawley, Pennsylvania, and Stephen Antonick of Cary, North Carolina, two grandchildren, and his siblings Martin, Florence, and Lillian. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Hackensack Hospice, Prospect Heights, 336 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Samuel Berkman of Pompton Plains, formerly of Mahwah, died Dec. 5. He was 88. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, stationed in the Philippines. He grew up in the Bronx, and married before enlisting in the Army. He worked in the diamond industry after leaving the service, and in the 1950s, he helped establish Gene Hacker Camera in Hackensack. In the 1970s, he developed Wholesale Photo in Midland Park into a thriving regional camera store. The shop has been in the Berkman family for 41 years and is now run by his son, Les. After retiring in the ‘80s, Samuel Berkman started enjoying worldwide travel with his wife, but he most enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was an avid tennis and golf player and an active bridge player. He is survived by his wife, Claire, of Pompton Plains; sons Les Berkman of Mahwah and Charles Berkman of Rock Tavern, New York, seven grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Interment was at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210, Attention: Dr. Alfred Yung; or Saint Louis Breast Cancer Coalition, P.O. Box 411095, Saint Louis, MO 63141. Mary Jean Dunn, nee Phillips, of Mahwah, formerly of Benson, Vermont, died Dec. 9. She was 93. She was a seamstress for many years. She was a member of the Eastern Star Jephtha Chapter #134 and the Ramapo Reformed Church in Mahwah, where she was a member of the church choir. She was a member of Share America of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Mahwah. She was a member of Crafty Sisters Knitting and Crocheting Seniors Group of Ramsey. She is survived by her children Wanda Caggiano of Hardyston, Gail McCullough of Morrill, Maine, Shirley Exner of Smithfield, Maine, Russell Dunn of Ogdensburg, Stephen Dunn of Martinez, California, Paul Dunn of Fletcher, Vermont, and Karen Knichel of Mahwah, 14 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Stanley T. Dunn, and her brother Percy Phillips. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Ramapo Reformed Church, 100 Island Road, Richard C. Antonick Dennis T. Gagnon Dominick Padovano Samuel Berkman Diane F. Hailparn Louis R. Infante Robert Phillips Porteous Mary Jean Dunn Corinne McGowan Stanley J. Zielinski Matilda Nero