Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • September 12, 2012 Obituaries Everett Casson Jr. of Midland Park died Sept. 5. He was 86. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Before retiring, he was an auto mechanic for Station Motors/Fairway Dodge of Ridgewood for over 40 years. He was a member of Stillwater Presbyterian Church and a former member of First Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood. He is survived by his wife Virginia (nee Clift) Casson of Midland Park, his daughters Barbara Casson of Midland Park and Donna Loukos of Hawthorne, four grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, and his siblings Richard of Wilmington, North Carolina and Lois Scowcroft of Pompton Plains. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Midland Park Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 58, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Norman S. Sand of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Ridgewood, died Sept. 2. He was 79. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring, he was a computer systems analyst with Cigna Corp. in Wayne for 30 years. He was a member of the Franklin Lakes Baptist Church, where he was a member of the choir and the Missions Committee. He is survived by his wife Jane F. (nee Sparks), his children Sharon I. Mish, Robert, and Raymond, 10 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and his niece Laura Summers. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin Lakes Baptist Church, 649 Summit Avenue, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 or the Grace Bible Church Worship Team Ministry, 150 Sunset Road, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444. Marianne A. Skinner, nee Barbary, of Upper Saddle River died Sept. 1. She was 60. She was a retired teacher who had taught in the Clifton and Upper Saddle River school systems. She is survived by her husband Alfred Adrian Skinner, her children Vanessa Ford of Mahwah and Alfred of Saddle Brook, and one grandchild. She was predeceased by her parents Anthony and Agnes Barbary. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the American Brain Tumor Association, 8550 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 550, Chicago, IL 60631. Cornelius “Neil” Van Der Horn of Wyckoff died Sept. 1. He was 56. He was a project manager for Turner Construction. He was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife Dottie (nee Lapinski) Van Der Horn of Wyckoff, his children Caitlin Thorwarth of Glen Rock, Justin of Wyckoff, and Rebecca Van Der Horn of Wyckoff, and his sisters Barbara Kaczyk of Midland Park and Carol Van Dyk of West Milford. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Everett Casson Jr. Memorial service set for Eleanore Nissley A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15 to celebrate the life of Eleanore S. Nissley, the grande dame of Republican politics in Bergen County, who died Aug. 30 at her daughter’s home on Cape Cod, Mass. at the conclusion of the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla. A Ridgewood resident, she was 87. Mrs. Nissley will be remembered for her loyalty, wit, generosity and her ability to embrace new talent, particularly women, and make them feel welcome. A generous contributor to Republican causes over the past 65 years, she was also generous of spirit. “Eleanore Nissley was full of wit and wonder and had a great capacity for public service. Her compassion for her fellow man and woman was unbounded. There will never be another Eleanore Nissley, and we are all the poorer for her passing,” said Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan, a close friend whose election campaign Mrs. Nissley chaired. Mrs. Nissley’s passion was civil service to Bergen County and to the Republican Party. She served as the Republican state committeewoman for Bergen County for some 45 years, attending seven national Republican conven- Norman S. Sand tions, and was a GOP county committeewoman. Her civic contributions over the years included serving as a member of the Board of Trustees and of the Foundation of Bergen Community College, a New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority commissioner, a Commissioner of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, a board member of the Buehler Center, Boy Scouts of America, and others. In addition, she managed an active portfolio of commercial real estate and was a past director of Interstate Bank. Mrs. Nissley is survived by three children, Jim Nissley and his wife Carolyn, Gale Klun and her husband Mike, and Debra Nissley and her husband Kurt; and 27 grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Warren, and a son, Peter. The memorial service on Sept. 15 will take place at 4 p.m. at the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre of Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus. For information call 201-488-2877. Memorial donations may be made to National Airedale Rescue; Attn: Rusty LaFrance, treasurer, 8524 Maggie Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89143. associate in the real estate firm, Sotheby’s, in Ridgewood. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood, and was a member of the Italian American Club of Waldwick. She is survived by her daughters Nina Principe of Ringwood, Lisa Rainforth of Yardley, Pennsylvania, and Andrea Manganaro of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and five grandchildren. Arrangements were made by C. C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Joseph Lapinski Foundation, P.O. Box 3, Stanton, NJ 08885. Clara P. Vergari of Ridgewood died Aug. 31. She was 81. She graduated from Queens College in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree and later earned her master’s of education from New York University. She had been employed as a sales Clara P. Vergari Marianne A. Skinner Park Windmill (continued from previous page) event will benefit sports programs at Midland Park High School. The cost is $160 per person and incudes continental breakfast, box lunch, greens fees, golf cart, prizes, and a two-hour open bar and dinner at Legend’s Steakhouse. Sponsorships are available. For details, call the restaurant at (201) 445-2881 or visit legenes-steakhouse.com. PTA reschedules September meeting The Midland Park Elementary PTA has rescheduled its general meeting for 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 24. The session will meet in the gym at Highland School, which is located at 31 Highland Avenue. Fall Plant Sale under way The Midland Park High School PTA is hosting its Fall Plant Sale fundraiser. The sale features mums, patio pot mums, cabbage, kale, and celosia intenz. Orders must be submitted by Sept. 18. Forms are available at www.midlandparkschools.k12 and in the high school office at 250 Prospect Street. Pickup is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the high school front lawn. For more information, call Dee at (201) 694-1541. ‘Operation Take Back’ set The Midland Park Police Department will participate in “Operation Take Back” on Saturday, Sept. 29. Residents are encouraged to bring their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs and over the counter medications to police headquarters, 280 Godwin Avenue, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice (DEA), the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, and local law enforcement agencies, Operation Take Back ensures the disposal of unwanted medications in a responsible and ecologically safe manner. Cornelius Van Der Horn