Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • June 6, 2012 Obituaries Mary Lou Conway of Midland Park, formerly of Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes, died May 24. She was 82. Before she retired, she taught for 14 years in California and for 26 years in the Wyckoff Public Schools. She was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff, and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels in Wyckoff. She is survived by her niece Anne Greer of Midland Park, and her nephews John Sanders of Plano, Texas, Patrick Sanders of Oakland, and Joseph Sanders of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was predeceased by her siblings Sister Jane Conway, OP; Constance (Conway) Sanders; Sister Ann Marie Conway, OP; Daniel Conway; and her nephew Paul Sanders. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Sinsinawa Dominicans, 585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI 53824 or Saint Joseph’s Indian School, P.O. Box 100, Chamberlain, SD 57325. Betty VanEs Fletcher of Ridgewood died May 19. She was 80. She is survived by her daughters Beverly Alvarez of Bridgewater, MaryJo Fletcher of Ridgewood, and Dawn Magi of Hewitt, four grandchildren, and her siblings Bert VanEs of Florida, Johanna Tschantre of Spring Hill, Florida, and Pieter VanEs. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospital Hospice 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Mardo N. Hamilton Jr. of Mahwah, formerly of Waldwick and Islip, New York, died May 30. He was 85. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. Before retiring, he was a district manager of Libbey Owens Ford Glass Co. of Toledo, Ohio for 37 years. He was a charter member of the National WW II Museum, a member of American Legion, Post 57 in Waldwick, USO, University of Toledo Alumni Association, and the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He is survived by his sons Mardo N. Hamilton III (Rob) of Stockton, and Shay Hamilton of Hopatcong, seven grandchildren, his sister Kathleen Ferguson, and his companion Shirley A. Everett of Mahwah. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Rose Mainardi, nee Stough, of Franklin Lakes died May 25. She was 81. She attended the University of Pennsylvania. She was a volunteer at Saint Joseph’s Hospital and the Franklin Lakes Library. She was a Eucharistic minister at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes. She is survived by her husband Andrew, her children Andrew, Stephen, Margaret (Peg), and Christopher, 11 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements were Mary Lou Conway made by DeLuccia-Lozito Funeral Home in Haledon. Memorial donations may be made to the Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic, 264 21st Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07501 or The Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Julia B. Miele, nee Rotonelli, of Mahwah, formerly of Tenafly, died May 23. She was 90. She is survived by her children Madeline, Bill, Carol, John, and Mary, and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband William. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-SneiderPernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Alderton House, 117 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, directed to the Highland Study Center for Young Women. E. Nevin Miller of Wyckoff died May 25. He was 78. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a graduate of Bucknell University. He worked for Bendix Corp., Bush Universal, and Western Union before opening a Sir Speedy Printing and Copying franchise in Wyckoff 38 years ago. He also owned a Sir Speedy in Mahwah for over 20 years. He was a Rotarian, a board member of Operation Mobilization and, for over 50 years, an active member of Hawthorne Gospel Church, where he served as head usher and as a member of various committees. He is survived by his wife Mary, his children Steven of Branchburg and Gregg of Hawthorne, two grandchildren, and his brother Kenneth of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Memorial donations may be made to the Hawthorne Gospel Church Missions Fund, 2000 Route 208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Mary C. Mutilva, nee Zambella, of Glen Rock died May 26. She was 71. She was a graduate of Trenton State College, and worked as a teacher and later as an elementary school librarian for the Radburn School in Fair Lawn for 33 years. She was a parishioner of Saint Anthony’s R.C. Church in Hawthorne. She is survived by her children Marisa Martell of Glen Rock and Janette Kreinberg of San Diego, California, five grandchildren, and her siblings Dominic Zambella of Mays Landing, Francis Zambella of Brick, Anna Demski of Pennington, and Angela “Babe” Phillips of Lexington, Kentucky. She was predeceased by her sister Helen Nevin. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the COPD Foundation, 2937 SW 27th Avenue, Suite 302, Miami, FL 33133. William “Bill” James Nigro of Denton, Texas, formerly of Upper Saddle River and Sedona, Arizona, died May 28. He was 83. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring in 1993, he worked as a purchasing agent in packaging design development for Revlon in both New York City and Phoenix, Arizona. He was a member of the Saddle River Lions Club and was a volunteer with the Upper Saddle River Ambulance Squad for many years. Julia B. Miele He is survived by his wife of Margrit (nee Wildbrett), his children Karen Cavan, Edward Godek, Barbara Avagnano, and Charlotte Marggraff, seven grandchildren, and his siblings Doris and Richard Nigro. Arrangements were made by the Parow Funeral Home in North Arlington. Memorial donations may be made to the Season’s Hospice Foundation 6400 Shafer Court, Suite 700, Rosemont, Illinois 60018. Kenneth Rago of Waldwick died May 29. He was 85. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a graduate of Rutgers School of Pharmacy, Class of 1949. Before retiring, he was the pharmacist at the Wyckoff Pharmacy for 34 years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Rosary Young Men’s Association in Passaic. He is survived by his wife Joan, his son Kevin of Waldwick, and three grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Relay for Life. Visit www. relayforlife.org/allendalenj and choose the team “In Loving Memory of Kenneth Rago.” Eleanor Wurfer Tyrolt of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, formerly of Midland Park and Wyckoff, died May 21. She was 94. She is survived by her daughters Elinor Tyrolt Raftery of Illinois and Marilyn Tyrolt Steines of Pennsylvania, seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Frank Tyrolt, and her daughter Virginia Tyrolt Tietz. Kenneth Rago E. Nevin Miller Betty VanEs Fletcher Eleanor Wurfer Tyrolt Mardo N. Hamilton Jr. Mary C. Mutilva Salaries (continued from page 4) Step 4 of the salary guide. Roberta Hart, education specialist at the Ridge School, split her day between work as an education specialist and a resource room teacher, with no change in salary. The board also accepted the resignation for the purpose of retirement of Regina Reis, a special education teacher at Ridgewood High, who logged seven years of service in the district. Rose Mainardi William James Nigro LaCroix (continued from page 5) somebody’s fingernails are too long, but the board was unanimous in hiring (LaCroix), and in hiring her immediately. She’s a delightful person and she seems to understand children.” Andrew Matteo, the present principal of the Central School, will be leaving Glen Rock to take a job in Ramsey. Dr. Verducci has resigned for the purposed of retirement and will be leaving the district at the end of June.