Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • February 29, 2012 Obituaries Timothy J. Alber of Bogota, formerly of Ridgefield and Wyckoff, died Feb. 16. He was 49. He is survived by his wife Janet (Stocum), his daughters Tricia and Tracey, granddaughter Taylor Lynn, his parents John and Patricia, and his siblings Jack, Susan Burns and Christine. Arrangements were made by the Vander Plaat Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made through Christine Alber at P.O. Box 1578, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Elmer E. Bush Jr. of Wyckoff, formerly of Waldwick, died Feb. 20. He was 91. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. Before retiring in 1992, he was a first senior vice president at National Community Bank in West Paterson. He is survived by his wife Mary, his children Karen Bush of Wayne and Elmer Bush III of West Milford, and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son Richard Bush and his grandson Edward Bush. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the NJ Veterans Memorial Home of Paramus, 1 Veterans Drive, Paramus, NJ 07653. Helen De Sanctis, nee Ruocco, of Wyckoff, formerly of Fair Lawn, died Feb. 21. She was 100. She was a homemaker and a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth R.C. Church in Wyckoff. She was a former member of the Rosary Society at Saint Anne’s R.C. Church in Fair Lawn. She is survived by her children Dr. Vincent De Sanctis of Tilghman, Maryland, Joseph De Sanctis of Covington, Georgia, Dr. Michael De Sanctis of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and Rosemary Pousson of Naples, Florida, nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Vincent De Sanctis. 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 Valley Home Care, Inc. (Hospice), 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. Timothy J. Alber Ruth A. Healy of Midland Park, formerly of Westbury and Hampton Bay, Long Island, died Feb. 18. She was 90. She had been an executive secretary for J.J. Newberry Co. in New York City. She was a parishioner of Saint Brigid’s Church in Westbury, New York. She is survived by her brother John Peters and his wife Audrey Peters of Lakewood, her nieces Susan Burkes, Kathie Cohan, Pat Nugent, Rita Maloney, and Mary Kelly, and many grand-nieces and grand-nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Gus Healy, and her nephew Frank Healy Jr. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Ralph Larson of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Bergenfield, died Feb. 19. He was 83. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Bergenfield. He is survived by his children Glenn Larson of Phoenix, Arizona, Tina Tukker of Tallahassee, Florida, and Gary Larson of Franklin Lakes, one grandson, and his sisters Martha Prosser, Florence Burkhardt, and Elsie Wojna. He was predeceased by his wife Helena V. (nee Bednar). Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army, 31 Van Houten Street, Paterson, NJ 07505. Mary V. Murphy, nee Vaughan, of Midland Park, formerly of Ridgewood, died Feb. 15 She was 95. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood and the Church of the Nativity in Midland Park. She is survived by her children Charles J. Murphy, Eileen Collins, and Marie M. McKeon, 11 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Charles Murphy, and her brothers John Vaughan and Bishop Austin B. Vaughan. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Elsie Anna Nagelhout, nee Lagerveld, of Glen Rock, formerly of Paterson, died Feb. 19. She was 83. She was a graduate of Eastside High School and worked as a florist for her family’s business, Lagerveld Florist. She was a member of Abundant Life Reformed Church in Wyckoff, Ruth A. Healy and a former member of Union Reformed Church in Franklin Lakes. She was the chairwoman of the Abundant Life Prayer Chain group. She is survived by her husband John Nagelhout of Glen Rock, her children Gary Nagelhout of Wappingers Falls, New York, Joyce Lynn Nagelhout, and Roy John Nagelhout, both of Glen Rock, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Samuel Spitale of Wyckoff, formerly of Elmwood Park, died Feb. 20. He was 92. He was a route salesman for the Wonder Bread Company in Paterson for 22 years, and retired in 1985. He was a member of the Elmwood Park Senior Center. He is survived by his children Richard J. of Fair Lawn, Ralph of West Bloomfield, Michigan, and Eileen Black of Wyckoff, three grandchildren, and his sisters Kay Conway of Wayne and Lucy Conway of Hasbrouck Heights. He was predeceased by his wife Antoinette (nee Internoscia). Arrangements were made by the Patrick J. Conte Funeral Home, Inc. in Elmwood Park. Robert G. Ulrich of Wyckoff and Hilton Head, South Carolina, died Feb. 22. He was 76. He was a graduate of Loyola Academy, Chicago, Illinois, Marquette University and Marquette Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Prior to his retirement in 2000, he was an attorney serving as general counsel for A&P in Montvale. He was a member of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff, serving on the Liturgy Committee and as a Eucharistic minister. He was a volunteer at the Christian Health Care Center and Saint Martin de Porres Kitchen in Jersey City. He was a former tutor at Sacred Heart School in Jersey City. He was a member of The Indian Trail Club in Franklin Lakes and a former member of Ridgewood County Club. He was a member of Activities Unlimited. He is survived by his wife Diane (nee Granzin) of Wyckoff, his children Jeff Ulrich of Clinton Township, Laura E. Brett of Rye, New York and Meredith C. Hill of Mooresville, North Carolina, 11 grandchildren, and his sister Patricia Pankus of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He was predeceased by his brother Jerome Ulrich. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Sacred Heart School, 183 Bayview Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305. Samuel Spitale Elmer E. Bush Jr. Ralph Larson Robert G. Ulrich Helen De Sanctis Mary V. Murphy Elsie Anna Nagelhout PLEASE REMEMBER US WHEN YOU REMEMBER THEM. 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