Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 24, 2012 University. An accomplished musician, he won a New York Philharmonic Clarinet Scholarship at age 17, and performed with the New York Philharmonic Clarinet Ensemble under the direction of Simeon Bellison. He played with band leaders Andre Kostelonitz, Ray Block, and Sunny Dunham. He taught woodwinds at Adelphi University and Spanish at Garden City High School until his retirement in 1984. He taught clarinet and saxophone privately until the age of 90. He is survived by his wife Marie (nee Russo), his daughter Janis Fuhrman of Ridgewood, two grandchildren, and one great-grandson. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Betty-Jane Merchant, nee Atchley, of Park Ridge, formerly of Allendale, died Oct. 9. She was 88. She was treasurer and a fundraiser for the Plaza Regency at Park Ridge’s recreation, where she resided for the last five years. She is survived by her children George, Suzanne, John, Christopher, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vand Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Plaza Regency Recreation, 120 Noyes Place, Park Ridge, NJ 07656. Edythe Miller, nee Kievit, of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne, died Oct. 15. She was 85. She was the office administrator for Miller’s Saxophone Shop in North Haledon. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of North Haledon where she was a former Sessions member. She was a member of the Wyckoff Garden Club and the Wyckoff Municipal Band. She is survived by her husband George Miller of Wyckoff, her children Dr. George Miller Jr. of Wayne and Paul K. Miller of Hawthorne, and her sister of Ruth Kievit of Wyckoff. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Ann P. O’Leary, nee Plesinger, of Wyckoff, formerly of Franklin Lakes, died Oct. 17. She was 92. Before retiring, she was a central office clerk for New Jersey Bell in Wayne and Paterson for 41 years. She was a parishioner of Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes. She is survived by her nieces Catherine Plesinger of Howell and Mary Ann Bariso of Totowa. She was predeceased by her husband John F. O’Leary, her parents Paul and Theresa (nee Benna) Plesinger. She was also predeceased by her siblings, John, Joseph, Michael, Leo, and Frank Plesinger; and Mary Twanley. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. William Joseph Reedy of Hackettstown, formerly of Ridgewood, died Oct. 15. He was 90. He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of WWII. He graduated second in his class at Rutgers University. He was a deputy assignment clerk in Hackensack for Judge Van Tassel for many years. He and his wife Joyce were professional tap dancers and owned Joyce Reedy School of Dance in Ridgewood and Paramus. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood. He is survived by his children Laraine Reedy, Dana Reedy Gagler, and April Schoenherr, six grandchildren, and his sister Mae Kreidler. He was predeceased by his wife Joyce (nee Curry). Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to UNITY, 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Unity Village, MO 64065-0001. E. Wayne Roelke of Ridgewood died Oct. 15. He was 75. He attended the University of Maryland. He is survived by his wife Kay; his daughters Cheryl Finger, Jody Van Houten, and Karen McCloskey; six grandchildren; his mother Norma Telesco; his siblings Gary, and Gail Petersen Bell; and three nephews. Arrangements were made Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 or Woodlea Path I, C/O Stacey Sandler, 328 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Philip M. Russo of Ho-Ho-Kus died Oct. 16. He was 89. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was the owner and operator of Advanced Window Systems in Saddle Brook for over 25 years. He was a parishioner of Saint Gabriel’s Church in Saddle River, and a member of the Hackensack Golf Club, and the Lions Club. He is survived by his two children Rosalie Russo of Manhattan Beach, California and Michael Russo of Oradell, and two grandsons. He was predeceased by his wife Connie, and by his daughter Phylis Abate. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675. Mireille Sabbagha of Ho-Ho-Kus died Oct. 16. She was 77. She is survived by her children George Sabbagha and Caroline Sabbagha, her grandson Kyle Fallon, and her brothers Joseph and George Matouk. She was predeceased by her husband Emile Sabbagha. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Spectrum Home for Living, 210 Rivervale Road, River Vale, NJ 07675. Robert J. Ward of Mahwah, formerly of Pompton Plains, died Oct. 16. He was 76. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was the owner and operator of Anderson Appliance Center in Ho-Ho-Kus for 40 years. He was a member of the Ramapo Reformed Church in Mahwah. He is survived by his wife Marjorie (nee Vennik) Ward of Mahwah, his children Debbie Diodato of Hershey, Pennsylvania, Cheryl Michaels of Waldwick, and Robert Ward of Arkansas City, Kansas, seven grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and his siblings David Ward of Tennessee, and Frankie Overcash of Illinois. Obituaries Shirley Ann Christie of Ridgewood died Oct. 2. She is survived by her husband John E. Christie, her children Jefferson Colby Sousa and Grant Kirby Sousa, both of Bermuda, four grandchildren, one great-grandson, and her sister Leona Notton of Sandy Spring, Maryland. Edna F. Costa, nee Grathwohl, of Saddle River died Oct. 18. She was 98. Before retiring, she was the co-owner of Maine Evergreen Nursery of Maywood. She was a parishioner of Saint Gabriel the Archangel R.C. Church of Saddle River. She was the former president of the Saddle River Garden Club and was a volunteer for Valley Hospital Auxiliary of Ridgewood. She is survived by her daughter Barbara A. Trocano of North Haledon, and one grandson. She was predeceased by her husband Carmen Costa, and her brother George Grathwohl. Arrangements were made by G. Thomas Gentile Funeral Home in Hackensack. Ann M. DiPalma, nee D’Argenzio, of Glen Rock died Oct. 11. She was 90. She was a former factory worker at Nabisco Bakery in Fair Lawn. She was a parishioner of Saint Catharine’s R.C. Church in Glen Rock. She is survived by her children Charles DiPalma of Oakland, Ralph DiPalma of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sunday Lynn DiPalma of Glen Rock, and Marie DiPalma of Lyndhurst, nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Charles DiPalma. Arrangements were made by the Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 1 Harding Plaza, Glen Rock, NJ 07452. William Martin Farley of Ridgewood died Oct. 14. He was 57. He was a graduate of Seton Hall University, and earned his MBA from Temple University. He was in health care administration at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood. He was a member of the Garden State Ski Club. He is survived by his mother Helen (nee Keohane), his siblings Andrew Farley of Greenville, South Carolina, Tony Farley of Long Valley, Peter Farley of Hampstead, Maryland, and Mary Farley of Ridgewood, four nieces and nephews, and one grandnephew. He was predeceased by his father William Martin Farley. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Joseph Genna of Ridgewood, formerly of Jericho, Long Island, died Oct. 17. He was 93. He was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of WWII. He was a graduate of Brooklyn College, and earned his master’s degree from Columbia Shirley Ann Christie Edna F. Costa E. Wayne Roelke Betty-Jane Merchant Ann M. DiPalma Philip M. Russo Edythe Miller William Martin Farley Ann P. O’Leary Mireille Sabbagha Robert J. Ward William Joseph Reedy Joseph Genna