Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • August 22, 2012 Obituaries Peter Rowland Caugherty of Midland Park died Aug. 11. He was 64. He was an award-winning salesman, having worked in Chicago, Illinois, Houston, Texas, and the Northeast. His three most recent companies were Mennen, Reckitt Benkeiser, and Nature Sweet. He was a graduate and class president of Midland Park High School in 1966, and Denison University, Granville, Ohio in 1970. He was inducted into the Midland Park Sports Hall of Fame, and was selected to the All Bergen County Team in football and basketball. He completed 11 New York City marathons, and played rugby with the Manhattan Rugby Club. He coached and played softball with the West Side Presbyterian Jammers in the Ridgewood Church League. He was a supporter of Ridgewood High School athletics and of The American Cancer Society. He was a co-founder of the ACS GWB bicycle ride, which is held annually in June. He was a member of West Side Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder, deacon, and Sunday school teacher. He is survived by his children Connor Rowland Van Caugherty, Zoe Marie Van Caugherty, Bryn Olivia Van Caugherty, and Madison Sophia Van Caugherty, who reside in Ridgewood; the mother of the children, Marian Van Calbi; and his sisters Marjorie C. O’Neill of Bradenton, Florida and Lisa C. Hahn of Glen Rock. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. The family requests memorial donations to the Estate of Peter Caugherty, P.O. Box 1566, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, for his children. Elaine Chaipis of Wyckoff, formerly of Allendale, died Aug. 12. She was 78. She was a former teacher and avid bridge player. She is survived by her son John Scott Riegel of Northwood, New Hampshire, her step-daughter Wendy Sowa-Maldarelli of Teaneck, and her special friend Ginny Baird of Oradell. She was predeceased by her husband John. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Albert Douma of North Haledon, formerly of Cape Coral, Florida, died Aug. 11. He was 93. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was a partner in a driveway paving business. After moving to Cape Coral, Florida in 1970, he served as the director of public roads. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary Jean Douma of Wyoming, Michigan; two grandsons; his sister and brother-in-law, Anna Mae and Garry Dykstra of Wayne; his sisters-in-law Genevieve Douma and Margaret Laauwe; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Charlotte (Miller). Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Holland Home Christian Foundation. Peter Rowland Caugherty John A. Gringeri of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Wyckoff, died Aug. 15. He was 84. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He was a member of the Ancient Order of the Chamorri of the historic island of Guam. His career included assignments with Brown Instruments, GE Missile and Space Vehicle Department, General Instruments, Federal Electric Co., Ampex, Motorola, Burns and Roe, and the New York City Transit Authority. He was a graduate of La Salle College (now La Salle University) in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Wyckoff and the Franklin Lakes Seniors clubs. He is survived by his wife Veronica; his children Michele Hudon of Brattleboro, Vermont, Jeffrey B. Gringeri of Aberdeen, David G. Gringeri of Hinsdale, New Hampshire, Suzanne N. Korpics of Hawthorne, Sharon F. Giroux of Braintree, Massachusetts, and John C. Gringeri of Morris Plains; 13 grandchildren; and his siblings Anthony Gringeri, Grace Gambone, and Louis Gringeri. He was predeceased by his parents Florence and Louis Gringeri. Memorial donations may be made to the Little Sisters of the Poor, 140 Shepherd’s Lane, Totowa, NJ 07512, or to a charity of choice. Josephine Maselli of Port Saint Lucie, Florida and Wyckoff, formerly of Paterson, died Aug. 13. She was 90. She was born in Salvatore Telesino, Italy. She and her husband were the proprietors of Jo & Sal’s Luncheonette in Paterson in the 1950s. Through the store, she organized bus rides to Bear Mountain and boat rides to Rye Beach and annual block parties to raise funds for the American Heart Association. She and her husband had been the sponsors of women’s and men’s softball teams. She is survived by her daughters Lorraine Chessa of Waldwick and Diane DiPetrillo of Wyckoff, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and her sister Rosa Casbarro of Hollywood, Florida. She was predeceased by her husband Salvatore. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, c/o Saint Jude Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142. Carol R. Nigro, nee Hardy, of Wyckoff, formerly of Waldwick and New York City, died Aug. 13. She was 69. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Saint John’s University in Queens, New York and a master’s degree from Montclair State University. Before retiring in 2002, she was a chemistry teacher for 30 years at Pascack Hills High School. She was a member of the NJEA and the Wyckoff Woman’s Club. She is survived by her son John Anthony Nigro, her brother-in-law Daniel Nigro, and his wife Marietta. She was predeceased by her husband Frank A. Arrangements were made by Aloia Funeral Home in Garfield. Joyce Reedy, nee Curry, of Hackettstown, formerly of Ridgewood, died Aug. 12. She was 85. She was a graduate John A. Gringeri of Bergen Community College, and worked for the Grand Union headquarters in Paramus and Elmwood Park. Along with her husband, she owned Joyce Reedy School of Dance in Paramus for many years. She was a former dancer. She is survived by her husband William Reedy, her children Laraine Reedy, Dana Reedy Gagler, and April Schoenherr, six grandchildren, and her brother John “Jack” E. Curry. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Unity, 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Unity Village, MO 64065-0001. Fred E. Schwaner Jr. of Wyckoff died Aug. 13. He was 85. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He had worked for Dell Publishing. In 1950, he became an agent with Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company of Washington, D.C. where he worked for the next 35 plus years. After retiring, he remained active in the insurance business. He was an elder in the reformed church, and a member of Grace Bible Church in North Haledon. He was a member of the Gideons. A trumpet player since he was eight years old, he played in several big bands of the late 1940s and was a volunteer musician for the residents of the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff. He also was a member of the Wyckoff Dance Band and played taps for the Memorial Day events in Wyckoff and North Haledon. He is survived by his sons Frederick E. Schwaner III of West Milford and David Schwaner of Okemos, Michigan, and seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Ruth (nee Shields). Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Grace Bible Church, 369 High Mountain Road, North Haledon, NJ 07508. Elizabeth S. “Betty” Young of Toms River, formerly of Wyckoff, died Aug. 15. She was 74. She grew up in Powhatan, Virginia and graduated from Powhatan High School in 1956. She attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia for two years. Later she went back to school and earned an ADN from Northern Virginia Community College in 1992, becoming a registered nurse. She volunteered as an EMT for 25 years, first serving more than six years on the Wyckoff EMS Squad and then more than 18 years on the Silverton EMS Squad. For Silverton, she held positions as president, first lieutenant, and sergeant. She had been a Girl Scout troop leader, pitched for the Red Stockings women’s softball team, and taught an after-school Great Books reading program. She also fed lunch to needy children in Paterson. She had tea with Barbara Bush in the White House during her husband’s service as a presidential appointee in the George H.W. Bush administration from 1989 to 1993. She is survived by her husband William H. Young; her children Deborah Streeton of New Market, Maryland, William Young of Boulder, Colorado, and Elizabeth Parcells of Henniker, New Hampshire; and four grandchildren. Arrangements were made by the Silverton Memorial Funeral Home in Toms River. Fred E. Schwaner Jr. Josephine Maselli Elaine Chaipis Elizabeth S. Young Albert Douma Carol R. Nigro Joyce Reedy