August 1, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 21 Obituaries Julie L. Finkel of Ridgewood died July 22. She was 52. She was a member of Temple Avodat Shalom in River Edge. She is survived by her husband David S. Singer, her daughter Zoe A. Singer, her mother Lillian Finkel, and her siblings Tina Mulligan, Karrie Kernberg, and Justin Finkel. She was predeceased by her father Harvey Finkel. Arrangements were made by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to The Kimball Family Foundation- www.kimballfamilyfoundation.com. Rina Pavoni, nee Belli, of Waldwick died July 20. She was 90. She is survived by her husband Zefferino “Sam” Pavoni, her children Alfred and Margaret “Peg,” and four grandchildren. A memorial celebration of her life will take place at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Patricia C. Powers, nee Mahoney, of Wyckoff, formerly of Ridgewood, died July 24. She was 81. She was a graduate of The University of Vermont. She is survived by her children Carroll, Richard, Mary, Trisha, and John, 13 grandchildren, her brother Brian Mahoney of Chatham Township, and her former husband Dick Powers of Baltimore, Maryland. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association National Headquarters, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20004. Patricia Surdoval, nee Fitzpatrick, of Wyckoff, formerly of Saddle River, died July 25. She was 78. She was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff and served as a Eucharistic minister and as a community volunteer. She is survived by her children Don Surdoval and Jack Surdoval, both of Sparta; Lisa Surdoval of Wyckoff; and Cathy Surdoval and Brian Surdoval, both of Ramsey; seven grandchildren; her sister Ann Murphy of Oakland; and her cousin Marty “Joe” Rowland of Point Lookout, New York. She was predeceased by her husband Donald J. Surdoval, and her sister Kathleen. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to The Calvary Fund, Inc. 1740 Eastchester Road Bronx, New York 10461. Borghild Schulze, nee Rasmussen, of Wyckoff, formerly of Brooklyn, New York and New Milford, died July 22. She was 102. Before retiring, she had been a clerk for Steuben Glass in New York City for many years. She was a bingo and trivia champion at her residence at Longview Assisted Living. She is survived by her grandchildren Robin Nissenfeld, Karen Gruber, Nancy Cozzens and Geoffrey Morris, Julie L. Finkel her daughter-in-law Carol Nielsen, and 11 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Walter, her son Norman, and her sister Ester. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Raymond Robert “Bob” Todd of Wyckoff died July 24. He was 90. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Before retiring, he was a printing pressman for the Wyckoff News. He was a member of the Wyckoff Reformed Church, where he was an usher for many years. He was a member of Wyckoff Protection Fire Company #1 for more than 55 years, where he served as the department’s financial secretary. In 2005, he was grand marshal of the Wyckoff Memorial Day Parade. He is survived by his wife Ruth S. (nee Spear), his children Robin Handzo of Toms River and Scott Todd of Lake Luzerne, New York, six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his brother Richard Todd. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104. Vukosav Tupanjanin of Glen Rock died July 12. He was 89. Before retiring, he was a mutual fund manager. He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. He was the son of Milos Tupanjanin, a member of parliament in pre-war Yugoslavia and vice chairman of the Agrarian Party, and Madeleine Salmon of Grenoble, France. During World War II, he escaped from Yugoslavia as Germany was invading his country. He then joined the British Army and served in South Africa and Egypt. After the war, he went to England and graduated from the University of Exeter and the London School of Economics. In the 1950s, he immigrated to the U.S., and joined Calvin Bullock, Ltd. He is survived by his children Madeleine Barry and Michael, five grandchildren, his sisters Mirjana Jovanovitch and Solange Avakumovic, and his former wife Else. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Vukosav Tupanjanin Raymond Robert ‘Bob’ Todd Rina Pavoni Patricia C. Powers Onomachi visit (continued from page 3) Minoru Suzuki and Onomachi officer worker Reiko Imaizumi. Ono urged the Glen Rock host families to help their house guests with their English. “They will try to communicate with you, but their English is not so good at this stage,” Ono said. “But I hope they will learn from you and I know they will love America.” They already do, according to Mayu Yoshita and Chinatsu Suzuki, two of the Onomachi students. “Americans are very kind, easy-going, and thoughtful,” Yoshita told a translator in Japanese. “This lush green town is very beautiful, and Glen Rock is a lot prettier than New York.” “The houses and the whole vista were like something from a fairy tale book,” said Suzuki. “Glen Rock is green and beautiful and I was impressed with the townspeople’s kindness and warmth, and the generosity of the host families.” School trustee Suzuki said both his son and his daughter had visited Glen Rock as part of the 21-year visitation program launched by Kristen Stewart O’Brien and her husband Steve O’Brien, and now supported by both their families, who regularly host visitors. “It was a splendid opportunity for my children, and now I am here for the next five days myself,” the trustee said. “I am very grateful for this opportunity to touch on another culture and I look forward to the next few days of life in America. This is a big experience for everybody and will become a great reminiscence in their future lifetime.” The program expanded to the global level when Aral, Glen Rock’s official translator, whose husband is Turkish, opened their home when one of the regular Glen Rock host families had to skip a year due to a family reunion in Ire- Patricia Surdoval Tour originator Kristen Stewart O’Brien, her mother in law Betsy O’Brien, Reiko Imaizumi, and Kristen’s husband Steve O’Brien will be shariong space for a few days. Borghild Schulze land. Principal Ono said he is now learning Chinese to host a visitor from mainland China on a stay in Onomachi. Japan has about a million ethnic Chinese and two million ethnic Koreans as permanent residents or citizens, ranging from professors and professionals to restaurateurs. Chinese and Korean foods are both popular in Japan. The visitors, who had gathered at the Glen Rock Annex, then met their host families, most of whom took two students or one adult. Reiko Imaizumi was delighted to be hosted by Betty O’Brien, whose daughter-in-law, Kristen Stewart O’Brien, is fluent in Japanese. After that, the Americans and the Japanese dug in to a feast of sushi and pizza that disappeared rapidly, even though some of it was eaten with chopsticks.