Page 30 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 10, 2012 Obituaries Johanna Meyne of North Haledon, formerly of Wyckoff, died Oct. 3. She was 99. She was a volunteer at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff and a member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Christian Health Care Center. She was a member of the auxiliary of the Holland Christian Home. She taught Sunday school for 46 years at Sixth Reformed Church in North Haledon, which is now Living Word Reformed Church, and was a member of the Women’s Circle and Bible Study. She was the church’s oldest member attending for over 75 years. She is survived by her sister Catherine Algera of North Haledon and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband William. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Living Word Reformed Church, 21 Pleasant View Drive, North Haledon, NJ 07508. Adelaide M. Packer, nee Burke, of Boca Raton, Florida, formerly of Franklin Lakes, died Sept. 28. She was 96. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Boca Raton, and Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes. She is survived by her daughter Mary A. Packer, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Alvin C. Packer, and her siblings Helen McDermott and Thomas Burke. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to IHAF (an orphanage for young girls in Haiti), c/o Rev. Andrew Topp, 238 Squaw Brook Road, North Haledon, NJ 07508. Charles D. Simpson of Midland Park, formerly of Saddle Brook, died Oct. 2. He was 84. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. Before retiring, he was an accountant with Sealed Air Corporation, and The Flintkote Company. He was a member and elder of the Warren Point Presbyterian Church in Fair Lawn. He is survived by his daughter Luanne Shock of Nottingham, Pennsylvania, his brotherin-law Theodore von Wallmenich, his nephew Theo von Wallmenich, and niece Valerie Huen. He was predeceased by wife Phyllis (von Wallmenich), and his brothers George and William Simpson. Arrangements were made by Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. John Stokes of Mahwah, formerly of Wyckoff, died Sept. 30. He was 82. He was a U.S. Korean War veteran. Before retiring in 1986, he was president of Stokes Dairy Farms, Inc. He was director of Jefferson National Bank and director of Clifton Savings and Loan. He served as trustee and treasurer of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary from 1988-98, and was a member of Faith Reformed Church in Midland Park where he served as elder, deacon, and treasurer for many years. He is survived by his wife Johanna Meyne Gertrude (nee Outslay) Stokes, his children John Jr. (Jack) Stokes of Franklin Lakes, Kenneth Stokes of Omaha, Nebraska, Barbara Moran of Waldwick, and Mark Stokes of Midland Park, 12 grandchildren, one great-grandson, and his siblings Nicholas Stokes, Arthur Stokes and Elsie Leesman. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to Faith Reformed Church, 95 Prospect Street. Midland Park, NJ 07432. Hermine Wernikowski of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne and Poughkeepsie, New York, died Sept. 28. Hermine Wernikowski She was born in Vienna, Austria. She was a member of the Advent Lutheran Church in Wyckoff and a former member of Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Poughkeepsie, New York, where she established and coordinated “The Young at Heart Program.” She is survived by her daughters Maria Macfarlan, Juliana, Heidi Hample, and Susan Collins, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and her sister Inge Hagenaur. She was predeceased by her husband Romuald. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to The American Red Cross of Northern NJ, 74 Godwin Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 or a charity of choice. Christopher Constantine ‘Chris’ Economaki Christopher Constantine “Chris” Economaki, of Midland Park, formerly of Ridgewood and Harrisburg, North Carolina, died Sept. 28. He was 91. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of a Greek immigrant and a great-niece of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He grew up in Ridgewood, and was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. His reputation as the dean of American motorsports journalism began when he started selling copies of National Speed Sport News at age 13 at the Ho-Ho-Kus Race Track. He eventually became the publication’s editor, a position he held for 60 years. He was also well known for his unique, recognizable voice, which he used first as a track announcer and later through nearly 40 years on television. He announced for ABC’s Wide World of Sports, and for CBS and ESPN. He was one of many spectators who were at the HoHo-Kus Race Track on July 4, 1938, and had fortuitously walked away from the area that, moments later, became the site of a serious accident. He vividly remembered Adelaide M. Packer Charles D. Simpson the accident, which killed a child and injured a dozen other people in the crowded spectators’ area. The borough voted to close the track following the accident. He was the recipient of many awards, including the NASCAR Award of Excellence, and had been elected to numerous Halls of Fame, most notably the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, and National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. He appeared as himself in the racing movies “Stroker Ace” and “Six Pack.” His voice was also used in “Winning.” He is survived by his daughters Corinne Economaki of Davidson, North Carolina and Tina Riedl of Midland Park. He is also survived by his son-in-law Jeff Riedl and by grandchildren Alexis and Christopher Riedl. He was predeceased by his wife Tommye. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the International Motor Racing Research Center, 610 South Decatur Street, Watkins Glen, NY 14891. Police officers (continued from page 4) from a residence in Oakland earlier that evening. An investigation by the police officers also determined that an outstanding robbery warrant existed out of Passaic County for the 22-year-old. Sergeant Karl Klein; Police Officers Robert Smith, Gerard Gansel, and Nicholas Klein; and Detective Anthony Pacelli were recognized and commended for the apprehension of four car burglars who were reported walking down the driveway of a Woodmere Court residence after burglarizing the resident’s car. The police officers stopped a vehicle on Summit Avenue in the vicinity of Woodmere Court and, after conducting an investigation at the scene, it was determined that the John Stokes occupants had burglarized the resident’s car, taking a pair of Coach sunglasses. They were also in possession of a stolen laptop that had been taken out of a car in Wyckoff. Police Officer Andrew Cacciatore was recognized and commended for achieving the highest number of driving while intoxicated arrests in the department during 2011. “Keeping our roads safe is probably one of the most important things,” Bivona told Cacciatore, “so we thank you for that.” Chief Seltenrich thanked the council for recognizing the efforts of his police officers. “When we report for duty as a police officer, one of the primary things in our function is the safety of the community, whether it’s removing drunk drivers from the road, or keeping neighborhoods safe by taking burglars out of circulation to protect residents and their properties,” the chief said.