Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • February 22, 2012 Obituaries Arthur Arguedas Sr., of Washington Township, formerly of Ridgewood, died Feb 12. He was 91. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was born in La Paz, Bolivia and came to the United States as a child. He received a degree in engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1943. He worked for many years for Raybestos Manhattan, FMC, and other companies involved in mining, working primarily on the design and sale of mining equipment. He was active with Ridgewood school programs such as Fun Fest, Jamboree, and the girls’ basketball programs. He volunteered with Little League and Boy Scouts. He was a member of the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, and the Upper Ridgewood Tennis Club. He was a member of PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). He is survived by his children Arthur of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Peter of Washington Township, and Cristina C. Arguedas of San Francisco, California, three grandchildren, four great-granddaughters, and two sisters. He was predeceased by his wife Dorothy Claypoole Arguedas. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. James J. Dwyer of Narragansett, Rhode Island, formerly of Ridgewood, died Feb. 9. He was 88. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. Before retiring, he was a manager at General Electric Company in New Jersey and New York for many years. He was a member of American Legion Post 53 in Ridgewood. He is survived by his wife Teresa A. (Zeiller) Dwyer, his children Patricia A. Petty of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Teresa A. Coffin of Narragansett, Rhode Island, James J. Dwyer of Mahwah, and Robert M. Dwyer of Chicopee, Massachusetts, 13 grandchildren, 14 greatgrandchildren, and his sister Sister Florence Dwyer, O.P. of Blauvelt, New York. He was predeceased by his sisters Marie A. Dwyer and Elizabeth Varley. Arrangements were made by Nardolillo Funeral Home -- South County Chapel in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Memorial donations may be made to Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, 143 Main Street, Wakefield, RI 02879. Carole Mason, nee Eshmont, of Midland Park, formerly of Ridgewood, died Feb. 9. She was 71. She had been the owner of Stonecroft Interior Design in Midland Park. She is survived by her children Brad of Ridgewood and Vanessa Neuenhaus of Ramsey, and seven grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack NJ 07601. Robert F. Moran of Mahwah died Feb. 13. He was 84. He was a U.S. Army veteran. After 37 years of employment Arthur Arguedas Sr. with IBM, he retired and became a partner at ISIS Corp. He was a parishioner of Immaculate Conception R.C. Church in Mahwah. He is survived by his wife Margaret-Mary (nee Fahey), his children Mike of Ridgewood, Cathy Hajo of Mahwah, Eileen Cosenza of Hawthorne, and Larry of Wyckoff, nine grandchildren, and his brothers Richard and John. He was predeceased by his brothers Edward and Paul. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-SneiderPernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Immaculate Conception RC Church, 900 Darlington Avenue, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Allan J. Parker of Ho-Ho-Kus, formerly of Ridgewood, died Feb. 11. He was 88. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. He was a partner in the law firm of Shea & Gould in New York for approximately three decades until the firm dissolved in 1994. Previously, he served as an associate in the New York law firms of Shearman & Sterling and Simpson, and Thacher & Bartlett. He was a member of the Community Church of Ho-Ho-Kus, where he served as a member of the consistory as a deacon and a church elder. He taught Sunday school for more than 50 years, and was a member of the church’s chancel and handbell choirs. He was a graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, Class of 1945. He earned a law degree from Columbia University, and earned a master’s degree in taxation from New York University Law School. A charter member of the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra, he was the lone Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra member to play Allan J. Parker in both the orchestra’s inaugural concert in 1940 and its 70th Anniversary concert. He also was a member of the Glen Rock Pops and the Waldwick Band. He served as Cubmaster for Cub Scout Pack 254 in Ho-Ho-Kus in the 1960s. He is survived by his wife Constance Tabor Parker of Ho-Ho-Kus, his children Heather McCarty of Monrovia, Maryland, Jennifer O’Ferrell of Maurertown, Virginia, Douglas of Ramsey, Randall of Summit, Daniel of Teaneck, and Clyde of North Arlington, his stepdaughter Constance Parker Fotakis of Winthrop, Maine, six grandchildren, and his twin brother David of Larchmont, New York and Lords Valley, Pennsylvania. He was predeceased by his first wife Rosalie Deans Parker. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Community Church of HoHo-Kus, Paul, B. Willson Jr. of Waldwick, formerly of Ridgewood, died Feb. 11. He was 84. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a graduate of Ridgewood High School Class of 1947. He was a member of The Classic Car Club, and a founding member of The Lincoln Continental Owners Club and The Lincoln Zephyr Club. He is survived by his wife Jean (nee Lampe) Willson of Waldwick, his children Paul B. Willson III of Waldwick, and Holly Norton of Allendale, and four grandchildren. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Old Paramus Reformed Church, 660 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. This concert is one of 15 free, public community concerts for Bergen County supported by Bank of America and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts with grant funds administered by the Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs. Additional support is provided by the Bergen Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, the Verizon Foundation, Columbia Bank, the Lillian P. Schenck Fund, Target, ShopRite of Hackensack, the Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation, the Deluxe Corporation Foundation, and Friends of All Seasons. This season, the group will be performing 24 concerts at venues including Edward Williams Auditorium at Fairleigh Dickenson University in Hackensack, the Central Unitarian Church of Paramus, the Oradell Reformed Church, Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ridgewood, the Art Center of Northern New Jersey, the Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge, the Finkelstein Library, the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council, and various public libraries. Library-based performances will be held in New Milford, Upper Saddle River, Fort Lee, Ridgewood, Englewood, Teaneck, Mahwah, and Ossining (New York). The group will also appear at three senior communities, including Cedar Crest Village, Kendal-on-Hudson, and Winchester Gardens. For further information about the ensemble’s programs, players, and supporters, visit www.allseasonschamberplayers.org or call (201) 768-1331 for a printed schedule. Paul, B. Willson Jr. James J. Dwyer Chamber Players (continued from page 13) cellist E. Zoe Hassman of New York City, pianist Jean Strickholm of Demarest, and guest pianist Jacqueline Schiller-Audi of Paramus. Schiller-Audi holds degrees from Juilliard and the Mannes College of Music. She has performed extensively as a chamber musician and soloist with several orchestras including the North Jersey Philharmonic, the Adelphi Chamber Orchestra, the Metropolitan Orchestra, the Julius Grossman Chamber Orchestra, and the Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Now in its 31st season, the All Seasons Chamber Players has performed over 650 live concerts in the metropolitan area. In addition, thousands of people have heard the ensemble on Cablevision’s MetroArts/13 programs, COMCAST, WTT-35 and other local cable TV stations. Winner of the Award for Artistic Excellence from the Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs, the ensemble has also received grants from several corporate and private sources. Performers are professional musicians who also play with major area orchestras, Broadway shows and summer music festivals. Carole Mason Robert F. Moran