Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • July 13, 2011 Obituaries Susan Alison Hennessy Flood of Ramsey died June 30. She was 47. A 1981 graduate of Cornell, she received a master’s in education from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She worked for ABC Sports and then ABC News before embarking on a second career of teaching. She was involved in the Junior Woman’s Club, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and was team mom. She volunteered at Hubbard, Dater, and Smith schools and with the DARE Program. She is survived by her husband Joseph, her children Katherine, Kevin, and Conor, her mother Anne Hennessy, and her sister Jennifer. She was predeceased by her father Thomas Patrick Hennessy. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation, (note) Oncology Services, 350 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ 07631. Nathan E. Greenblatt of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Bergen County, died July 4. He was 93. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. Prior to his retirement, he was the owner of Superfuel Oil in Paterson. He served as past president of Temple Emanuel of North Jersey in Franklin Lakes, past president of the Veritans Club, and a life trustee/past president of the Edgewood Country Club in River Vale. He was a member of the Paterson Chamber of Commerce where he was a past officer and served on the board. He is survived by wife Louise Lyman Greenblatt, his children Jane Greenblatt and Samuel Greenblatt, and three grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Anita Samuels Greenblatt. Arrangements were made by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the Temple Emanuel of North Jersey, 550 High Mountain Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-2913, Veritans Club c/o Stanley Osur, controller, 625 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506, or a charity of choice. Ruth R. Michaelian, nee Ruddy, of Allendale died July 4. She was 86. She was a graduate of Holy Name School of Nursing in Teaneck. She was the owner of the Merri Mart gift shop in Allendale for nine years. She was director of nursing for Allendale Nursing Home and Woodcliff Lake Manor Nursing Home. She was a home care and hospice nurse with Valley Home Care and Hospice. Most recently, she was employed by Orthopedic Care Physical Therapy in Fair Lawn. She was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff. She is survived by her children Elizabeth (Bitsey) of Scotch Plains, Susie Meeske of Old Tappan, Jack Michaelian of New York, New York, and Ruthanne Balch of Allendale, and eight grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Harry. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made The Campaign for Villa Marie Claire, 718 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666 or The Center for Food Action, 59 Ridge Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Carlos Peay of Center Valley, Pennsylvania, formerly of Ridgewood, died June 29. He was 77. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He attended The Mount Bethel Baptist Church in Ridgewood, Bergen Junior College in Teaneck, now known as Bergen Community College in Paramus, and Howard University in Washington, DC. He attended Rutgers University Law School in Newark. He served as the first African-American assistant prosecutor in Bergen County for five years. He started his own private practice. He was a member of the Bergen County Branch N.A.A.C.P. He was one of the founding members of Kappa Theta Lambda, Bergen County Chapter and a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He is survived by his wife Rita M. Peay, his sons Carlos Jones of California, Carlos Peay III of North Carolina, and William Peay of Ridgewood, his stepdaughter Chvon Fenty of Allentown, Pennsylvania, six grandchildren, and his siblings Louis Edward Peay and Rose Mackey. Arrangements were made by The Carnie P. Bragg Funeral Home in Paterson. Aleksander Shlahet of Allendale died July 4. He was 77. Born in Krakow, Poland, he survived WWII, and came to the United States in 1953, where he served in the Special Forces. He taught sociology at Rutgers University. He is survived by his wife Carmela Shlahet, his children Larisa and Adam Shlahet, and three grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Shoem Chapel in Paramus. Corrine S. Snyder, nee Simpson, of North Haledon, formerly of Wyckoff, died July 6. She was 85. She had taught math in the East Rutherford school system and more recently substituted at both Indian Hills and Ramapo high schools. She was a member of the Wyckoff Reformed Church. She was a member of the High Mountain Golf Club. She is survived by her husband Harold D. Snyder, her daughter Carol Fredrick of Ramsey, one granddaughter, and her sister Betty Jean Hemmerle of North Huntington, Pennsylvania. She was predeceased by her sister Barbara Ann Walsh. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Holland Christian Home, 151 Graham Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508. Dr. Joseph F. Terenzi of Franklin Lakes died July 3. He was 78. He attended the New York Military Academy. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He received a full fellowship to Princeton University where he was awarded a master’s degree in high polymer engineering, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering sciences. In 1957, he joined American Cyanamid Company where he held positions in research and development and manufactur- Susan Alison Hennessy Flood Carlos Peay Nathan E. Greenblatt Aleksander Shlahet ing technology assessment. He later became manager of manufacturing for process chemicals, and he served as the director of the corporate environmental affairs and safety division of American Cyanamid, where he remained until his retirement in 1994. He authored numerous articles and papers for technical journals, and held 10 patents in the field of polymer science. He served on the environmental management committee of the Chemical Association and was chairman of the Steering Committee of the Chemical Industry Council of New Jersey, Passaic County region. He performed as a solo clarinetist with the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Symphony Orchestra, and played alto saxophone in several jazz ensembles. He was a parishioner of Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes. He is survived by his wife Tamara (nee Smishkoff) Terenzi of Franklin Lakes, his children Mark Terenzi of Union, Charles Terenzi of Greenboro, North Carolina, and Tania Powers of Yarmouth, Maine, three grandchildren, and his sisters Dorothy Catania of Newburgh, New York and Julia Salantrie of Tinton Falls. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to The American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691-4183. Thomas Vanblarcom of Forked River, formerly of Passaic, Clifton, and Franklin Lakes, died July 7. He was 68. He was the owner of Boulevard Motors in Garfield. He is survived by his wife Dorothy (Szejman), his children Thomas of California and Tracey Lackey of North Carolina. Arrangements were made by Riggs Funeral Home in Forked River. Memorial donations may be made to Humanity Gifts Registry, P.O. Box 835, Philadelphia, PA 19105-0835. Gertrude Wright, formerly of Ramsey, died June 25. She was a registered nurse of 40 years at Englewood Hospital after graduating from Lenox Hill. She served as president of the Woman’s Club. She is survived by her daughter Nancy, two grandsons, and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Jim. Arrangements were made by Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home in Whiting. Thomas Vanblarcom Corrine S. 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