Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • March 28, 2012 Obituaries Christine J. Deluca, nee Zachmann, died March 6. She was 102. She is survived by her children Frances D. Derlinga and Frank J. Deluca, six grandchildren, and 12 greatgrandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Frank A. Deluca and her daughter Christine M. Koye. A memorial service will be held June 2 at Immaculate Conception Church, 900 Darlington Avenue in Mahwah. A celebration of her life will follow. John T. Lavin of Ridgewood, formerly of Waldwick, died March 17. He was 54. He was a 1975 graduate of Waldwick High School. He attended Temple University and graduated from William Paterson College. He had a long career in sales and marketing in the packaging industry. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood. He was a member of the Somerville/Hawes Dads’ Night Program and was the unofficial photographer for the Ridgewood High School Football Team. He was a booster of Ridgewood’s developmental sports programs. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Nantucket Conservation Foundation, P.O. Box 13, Nantucket, MA 02553-0013 or Make a Wish Foundation of NJ, 1347 Perrineville Road, Monroe Township, NJ 08831. Joy B. Libroia of Ridgewood died March 20. She was 77. She is survived by her siblings Sophia Meucci, Frank Libroia, Rudolph Libroia, Carmen Libroia, and 13 nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother Roland Libroia. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Beth Matusow, nee Lifflander, of Ridgewood, formerly of Paramus and Manhattan, died March 16. She was 89. She taught elementary school for many years in New York City during the 1960s. She was a civil rights activist, supporting fair housing in New Jersey and was active with B’nai B’rith and the organization’s Anti-Defamation League. After retiring, she volunteered at C.A.M.P. Youth Development Program in Paterson, and was active with the Unitarian Society in Ridgewood. She is survived by her children Jay Matusow and Helen Matusow-Ayres, and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Irving Norman Matusow. Memorial donations may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, 689 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. Elizabeth “Betty” McGuire, nee Boot, of Wyckoff, formerly of Fair Lawn, died March 19. She was 91. She was a homemaker and a member of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff, where she had served on the Liturgy Committee, participated in the Renew Group, and was a member of Christine J. Deluca the senior group. She was a former Girls Scout leader. She is survived by her daughter Pegeen Jones of Hawthorne, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and her sister Jean Bull of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. She was predeceased by her husband George, her son Peter, and her brother Robert Boot. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, NJ Chapter, 785 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901. Loretta Wolff Schaffer of Glen Rock died March 18. She is survived by her daughter Roni Greer, and two grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Larry Schaffer. Arrangements were made by Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home. Marion R. Seaton, nee Rendell, of Glen Rock died March 18. She was 78. She is survived by her husband James A. Seaton, her children Elizabeth Frankfort of Montclair and Katharine Seaton Simonds of Millwood, New York, and four grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Doctors without Borders, P.O. Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030. Paul Serekian of Mahwah, formerly of Glen Rock and Clifton, died March 16. He was 72. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and received a master’s degree from New York University in metallurgical engineering. Before retiring in 2007, he was vice president of advanced technologies at Stryker Corporation. During his career as a metallurgist, he made significant contributions to the development of materials used in medical implant technologies. Among his achievements was the introduction of ceramic coatings that have been used in total hip replacements and the refinement of ceramic devices used in total joint replacements. He is survived by his wife Anne, his daughter Nicole, his sister Violet, and one nephew. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Marilyn E. Smid, nee Johnston, of North Haledon, formerly of Franklin Lakes, died March 14. She was 82. She had been an elementary school teacher in Massachusetts and Canada and was a substitute teacher in many local schools. She was a member of West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood and was a former member of Midland Park Christian Reformed Church and Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church (formerly Calvin Christian Reformed Church) where she was an active soloist and choir member. She was a member of Community Bible Study in Midland Park for the past 30 years and a volunteer for the Franklin Lakes Ambulance Corps. She is survived by her children John B. Smid Jr. of Haledon and Karen Lyman of Midland Park, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband John B. Smid, DDS. Loretta Wolff Schaffer John T. Lavin Joan W. Williams of Midland Park, formerly of Hawthorne, died March 15. She was 75. She had worked as a secretary for Northern Propane Gas and, more recently, as a crossing guard in Ridgewood. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Hawthorne Caballeros. She is survived by her husband George A. Williams; her children John Carr of Kingston, New York, Kathi Fiore of Millburn, and Thomas Carr of Stewartsville; her stepchildren Wendy Williams of Blue Ridge, Virginia, and Gary Williams of Roanoke, Virginia; seven grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Hawthorne Caballeros, P.O. Box 2148 Wayne, NJ 07474. Joan W. Williams Marion R. Seaton Civil War exhibit (continued from page 4) The following year, Edwin Booth would save the life of Abraham Lincoln’s oldest son, while John Wilkes Booth would become best known for assassinating the president. Upon his recovery, Badeau became a member of General Grant’s staff and was present at Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. He later worked for the State Department and was the U.S. Consul to Cuba and England. The final years of Badeau’s life included a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding payment for his service to the government. Fortunately for Badeau, he was eventually found eligible for military retirement payments. To learn more about Adam Badeau and the Civil War in New Jersey, visit the Schoolhouse Museum, at 650 East Glen Avenue. The museum is open Thursdays and Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.ridgewoodhistoricalsociety.org. Paul Serekian Joy B. Libroia Beth Matusow Marilyn E. Smid Elizabeth McGuire