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Obituaries
Rick Garbaccio of Glen Rock, formerly of Waldwick, died April 9. He was 57. He was a 1973 graduate of Waldwick High School. He was the owner of Rick’s Maintenance Service in Glen Rock. He is survived by his wife Kathleen (nee Van Wetering), his children April and Ricky Jr., his mother Marilyn (nee Miller), and his brothers Ernest, Cliff, and Dino. He was predeceased by his father Ernest Garbaccio. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005 or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Greater New Jersey Chapter, 2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Harold H. “‘Buddy” Leather of Mahwah died April 5. He was 76. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Before retiring, he was a warehouse supervisor for Troll, Inc. in Mahwah. Later he bred and raced greyhounds at tracks across the United States. He was a 37-year member of the American Legion Post 170 in Rochelle Park and a member of the National Greyhound Association. He is survived by his wife Irene (nee O’Connell), his children Jocelyn Anderson of Beech Island, South Carolina and Harold “Buzzy” Leather of Kalispell, Montana, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents Harold and Ruth Leather. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. John C. Lenihan of Ridgewood, formerly of Queens, New York, died April 11. He was 72. He worked for the New York City Department of Sanitation for 33 years after working for the Daily News. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood where he served as an usher. He was a former parishioner of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Queens, New York. He is survived by his children Linda Casella and John Lenihan, and seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Carol. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Hans H. Maunz of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Fair Lawn, died April 5. He was 87. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII. He was a 1943 graduate of Eastside High School in Paterson. He received his degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and worked as a mechanical engineer with Ford Motor Company for most of his career. He then worked for ITT before retiring. He served on the Franklin Lakes Board of Health. He was a member of the Franklin Lakes Lions Club, and a former president of the Franklin Lakes Republican Club, where he served as the District
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40 Bergen County Republican Committee Chairman. He was a member of Fair Lawn American Legion Post 17, the Franklin Lakes Seniors, and Activities Unlimited. He is survived by his daughter Eileen Roth of Los Angeles, California, his granddaughter Kristan Saad of Old Greenwich, Connecticut, his grandson Christopher Roth of Los Angeles, California, two great-grandsons, and his sisterin-law Marilyn Sostman of Daytona Beach, Florida. He was predeceased by his wife Ethel. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 302, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Grace H. Rankin, nee Morrell, of Glen Rock died April 4. She was 101. She was a parishioner of Saint Catharine R.C. Church in Glen Rock. She was a member of the Association of Mature Parishioners, a volunteer at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, and a member of the Glen Rock Seniors. She is survived by her children William, James, Thomas, and Donald Rankin, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband William T. Rankin. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Athena Saterson of Ridgewood died April 8. She was 84. She completed the Merchants and Bankers Business School in 1945 and attended Hunter College. Before retiring in 1999, she worked as both writer and photographer for almost 30 years at The Ridgewood News. She held various positions included social editor, feature story writer, religion editor, food editor, and women’s editor. Earlier in her career, she worked for Vogue and House and Garden magazines. She was a founding member of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Wyckoff. She is survived by her children Constantine of San Diego California, George of Brooklyn New York, Kathryn of Durham, North Carolina, Chrysanthe of San Jose, California, and Anastasia of New York, New York, and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband George Saterson. Arrangements were made by the Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Scott Rae Schleicher of Naples, Florida, formerly of Ridgewood, died April 9. He was 93. He graduated from East Orange High School and Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He was employed as vice president and general manager of ITT Marlow. He is survived by his daughters JoAnne “Jody” Schleicher of Ridgewood and Dashiell Rae of Fairlee of Vermont and Twickenham, England, and his grandchildren Jake, Ali, and Tory Stroker. He was predeceased by his second wife Donna Hastings. Arrangements were made by
Gray Funeral Home in Westfield. Memorial donations may be made to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation at www.christopherreeve.org. Mary Teresinski, nee Monachello, of Waldwick died April 8. She was 87. She began her career as a bookkeeper for Bendix Aviation in Teterboro before becoming an owner/operator of Terry’s Restaurant in Ridgewood. She also worked as a bookkeeper/administrator for Houlihan’s in Hackensack, a bookkeeper for Vinyl Building Products in Oakland, and as a cafeteria worker at Northern Highlands High School in Allendale. She was a parishioner of Saint Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. She is survived by her children Ronald Teresinski of Clifton and Cynthia Addesso of Hawthorne, two grandchildren, her sister Rose Monachello of Ridgewood, and three nieces. She was predeceased by her husband Edward Teresinski, and her sisters Carmen Briganti, Phyllis Monachello, and Josephine Davis. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Passaic County Elks Cerebral Palsy Adult Training Center, 600 Route 46, Clifton, NJ 07013, to help continue the work they do with her grandson, Christian. Paul Traina III of Ramsey died April 8. He was 23. He was a graduate of Saint Paul School in Ramsey and Ramsey High School. He was an undergraduate at The College of New Jersey where he was studying sociology and psychology. He is survived by his parents Paul and Teri Traina of Ramsey; his siblings Susan, Frank, and Jack; his grandparents Betty Carini of Ramsey and Paul and Pauline Traina of Totowa; his aunts and uncles Debra and Thomas Christiansen of New City, New York, John and Gina Carini of Mahwah, Michael and Elizabeth Traina of Sparta, and Thomas and Dawn Traina of Mullica Hill; and many cousins. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-SneiderPernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Frederick Albert Walker of Wyckoff died April 9. He was 93. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He graduated from North Carolina State University, and worked for American Cyanamid. After 40 years of service, he retired in 1992 as purchasing manager for Sandoz Chemical Corp in Fair Lawn. He was a member Christ Community Church in Waldwick, where he served as a deacon, trustee, and Sunday school teacher. He was a member of Activities Unlimited. He is survived by his wife Hazel May Barker (nee Beck); his children Anne Oosting of Midland Park and Lynne DiGilio and Norris O. Walker, both of Wayne; his step-children Wayne and Jill Barker of Sloatsburg, New York, and Lynne Barker of Vail, Colorado; seven grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Christ Community Church, 136 Wyckoff Avenue, Waldwick, NJ 07463.
Mary Teresinski
Grace H. Rankin
Harold H. ‘Buddy’ Leather
Athena Saterson
Paul Traina III
John C. Lenihan
Frederick Albert Walker
Hans H. Maunz
Scott Rae Schleicher