Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • November 2, 2011 Obituaries Susan Ameri of Mahwah, formerly of Elmwood Park, died Oct. 25. She was 68. She is survived by her children Victoria Ameri Schildiner and Mark Ameri, four grandchildren, and her sister Madeline Broffman. Arrangements were made by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice 21-00 Route 208, suite 105, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. Teresa Anello of Wyckoff, formerly of North Bergen, died Oct. 25. She was 99. She was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff. She is survived by her children Anthony, Maria, and Sal. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. A. Dean “Chris” Christensen of Ridgewood, formerly of Modesto, California, died Oct. 23. He was 81. He worked for many years as a civil employee with the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Mormon Church of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by his children A. Dean Christensen Jr. and Max Dale Christensen, and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Connie (nee Howcroft). Arrangements were made by Volk Leber Funeral Home. Emily G. Del Gaizo of Allendale, formerly of Orange and New Providence, died Oct. 24. Before retiring in 1975, she was a secretary with the U.S. Department of Labor and then the Lummus Corp. in Bloomfield. She was a former parishioner of Our Lady of Peace R.C. Church in New Providence. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and the Senior Citizens of New Providence. She is survived her sisters Flora Conti of Toms River and Grace Seber of Bloomfield, her niece Carole Norman of Franklin Lakes, and many other nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sisters Anna Dacunzo and Aida Cuva, and her brother Fred Gizzi. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Funeral Home in Franklin Lakes. Joan C. Denu, formerly of Upper Saddle River, died Oct. 21. She was 74. She had attended the Academy of the Holy Angels in Demarest and graduated from Endicott College in Massachusetts. She worked in the fashion industry in New York City before her marriage. She is survived by her mother Grace Cooper, her children Jacqueline Denu, Cynthia Denu-Ciocca, and Mark Denu, seven grandchildren, and her brothers Robert Waide Cooper and John E. Cooper Jr. She was predeceased by her husband Roger Denu. Arrangements were made by Kenny Funeral Home in Sharon, Connecticut. Memorial donations may be made to the Nursing Scholarship Fund, Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, CT 06068-1501. Susan Ameri Teresa Anello Veronica Mary Duffy, nee Brogan, of Plano, Texas, formerly of Mahwah and Naples, Florida, died Oct. 18. She was 86. Born in Ireland, she came to the United States in 1948. She attended the Wilfred Academy and became a hair stylist in Manhattan. She is survived by her children Kathleen, Charles, Veronica, Sean, and Maureen, her grandchildren, and her brothers John and Mikie in Ireland, and her sister Teresa in Australia. She was predeceased by her husband Charles Hudner Duffy, her brothers Pakie and Eamon, and her sisters Mae, Annie, Eleanor, Kathleen, and Bridget Brogan. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Missionaries of Charity, 335 East 145th Street, Bronx, NY 10451. Doris E. Lucas, nee Cyphers, of West Milford, formerly of Mahwah and Wyckoff, died Oct. 24. She was 88. She was a member of the Wyckoff Woman’s Club, the High Mountain Golf Club, and Wyckoff Reformed Church. She is survived by her children Judith Stanton, Janet Troeller, and G. William Lucas, six grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband George Lucas. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Wyckoff Reformed Church or the Mahwah Volunteer Ambulance Corps. #4, P.O. Box 480, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Irene Lucas of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne and Midland Park, died Oct. 21. She was 81. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Reformed Church in Midland Park where she was a Sunday school teacher. She had been employed at Sears in the Paramus Park Mall. She is survived by her children Shari Lucas of Niantic, Connecticut, Scott Lucas of Fair Lawn, three grandchildren, her sister Janet Koningswood of Ringoes, and her brother Henry Van De Veen of Midland Park. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Donald. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Faith Reformed Church, 95 Prospect Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Martha T. Neske of Ringwood, formerly of Midland Park, died Oct. 24. She was 81. She was a bookkeeper with Ace Motors of Ridgewood for 37 years, and worked briefly as a library assistant for the Midland Park Public Library. She was a parishioner of Church of the Good Shepherd in Midland Park. She is survived by her children Laura Flandera of Ringwood, and Donald Jr. of Glenside, Pennsylvania, three grandchildren, and her sisters Margaret Lindsay and Leona Schauble, both of Mill Valley, California. She was predeceased by her husband Donald Sr., eight brothers, and one sister. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Guiding Eyes for the Blind, 611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Veronica Mary Duffy Virginia R. Scazafave of Mahwah, formerly of Teaneck and Ramsey, died Oct. 22. She was 82. She had been a research assistant for Nabisco Brands of East Hanover. She is survived by her daughters JoAnn Burgess of Mahwah and Maria Erickson of Mahwah, five grandchildren, her sister Josephine DeSena of Fairview, and her sister-in-law Grace Paratore of Mahwah. She was predeceased by her husbands Leonard “Tommy” LaRosa and Pasquale Scazafave. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Home Care, c/o Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Joel N. Stallings of Ridgewood, formerly of Quogue, Long Island, died Oct. 16. He was 67. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He was the owner of Stallings Jewelers of Ridgewood and Ho-Ho-Kus for more than 25 years. He is survived by his wife Deborah, his children Logan Stallings and Stephanie Walker, and grandchildren Kate and Ron Ray and Amanda and Cooper Scrogham, and one great-grandson. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center or The Prostate Cancer Foundation. Abram Van Dyke of Midland Park, formerly of Ridgewood and North Haledon, died Oct. 23. He was 102. He was president and owner of Lincoln Lumber and Woodworking Company in Wyckoff. He served many years on the zoning board of adjustment in Midland Park and was a member of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, where he served as Sunday school teacher, deacon, and elder. He is survived by his wife Helen, his children J. William Van Dyke of Midland Park, Jacob Van Dyke of Hawthorne, and Jane Ann Schoonejongen of Essex, Vermont, nine grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife Jeannette, and by 11 brothers and sisters. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Holland Christian Home Foundation, 151 Graham Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508. Elsie Vogel, nee Celander, of Midland Park, died Oct. 20. She was 83. Before retiring, she was a court administrator for the Village of Ridgewood for 15 years. Prior to that, she was employed by the Borough of Midland Park. She was a member of Christ Community Church in Waldwick. She is survived by her children Steven Vogel of Franklin Lakes and Susan Maurer of Midland Park, five grandchildren, and her sister Dorothy Dragonetti of Toms River. She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth A. Vogel. Arrangements were made by the Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice, c/o The Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Virginia R. Scazafave Joel N. Stallings Doris E. Lucas A. Dean Christensen Abram Van Dyke Emily G. Del Gaizo Irene Lucas Joan C. Denu Martha T. Neske Elsie Vogel