Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • September 12, 2012 Obituaries Kathleen C. “Kit” Brazel, nee Donohue, of Glen Rock died Sept. 1. She was 90. She had worked in bookkeeping and accounting for W.R. Grace in New York before working for Motorola in Glen Rock. She was a parishioner of Saint Catharine’s R.C. Church in Glen Rock. She is survived by her husband William Brazel of Glen Rock, her children Catherine Vazquez of Washington Township, William C. Brazel of Ramsey, and James Brazel of Glen Rock, and six grandchildren. She was predeceased by her siblings Frances Nevin, Mary Mc Gravey, Josephine Tuohy, and Charlotte Pratt. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Jeremy Cahill of Hackensack, formerly of Ridgewood, died Sept. 1. He was 26. He was a 2004 graduate of Ridgewood High School. He was a carpenter and craftsman. He is survived by his parents Kathleen and Daniel Cahill, his brothers Michael and Matthew Cahill, his grandparents Paul and Martha Puccio of Oradell, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was predeceased by his grandparents Helen and William Cahill. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Villa Veritas Foundation Inc. (www. villaveritas.org). Glenn “George” P. Deublein, of Ridgewood died Sept. 3. He was 61. He was a 1970 graduate of Ridgewood High School and a graduate of Ramapo College. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood. He is survived by his sister Denise and brother-in-law Paul Dorigo, and his nephews Paul and Clark Dorigo. He was predeceased by his parents Paul and Grace Deublein. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Joseph Hays of Mahwah, formerly of Long Island and Irvington, New York, died Sept. 5. He was 89. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Before retiring, he worked as a manager for Con Edison for 38 years. He is survived by his wife Joan, his daughter Laurel Gerety of Franklin Lakes, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He was predeceased by his son Thomas. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Villa Marie Claire, 12 West Saddle River Road, Saddle River, NJ 07458. John Joseph Merz of Ridgewood died Aug. 31. He was 70. Before retiring in 2004, he worked as a cable technician for Verizon for 38 years. He was a parishioner of the Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood. He is survived by his wife Norma (nee Ermacora), his children Jennifer Wylie of Fair Lawn, John Merz of Closter, Stephanie Kacmarcik of Highland Lakes, four grandsons, and his sisters Margaret, Kathleen C. Brazel Memorial service set for Eleanore Nissley A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15 to celebrate the life of Eleanore S. Nissley, the grande dame of Republican politics in Bergen County, who died Aug. 30 at her daughter’s home on Cape Cod, Mass. at the conclusion of the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla. A Ridgewood resident, she was 87. Mrs. Nissley will be remembered for her loyalty, wit, generosity and her ability to embrace new talent, particularly women, and make them feel welcome. A generous contributor to Republican causes over the past 65 years, she was also generous of spirit. “Eleanore Nissley was full of wit and wonder and had a great capacity for public service. Her compassion for her fellow man and woman was unbounded. There will never be another Eleanore Nissley, and we are all the poorer for her passing,” said Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan, a close friend whose election campaign Mrs. Nissley chaired. Mrs. Nissley’s passion was civil service to Bergen County and to the Republican Party. She served as the Republican state committeewoman for Bergen County for some 45 years, attending seven national Republican conven- Jeremy Cahill tions, and was a GOP county committeewoman. Her civic contributions over the years included serving as a member of the Board of Trustees and of the Foundation of Bergen Community College, a New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority commissioner, a Commissioner of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, a board member of the Buehler Center, Boy Scouts of America, and others. In addition, she managed an active portfolio of commercial real estate and was a past director of Interstate Bank. Mrs. Nissley is survived by three children, Jim Nissley and his wife Carolyn, Gale Klun and her husband Mike, and Debra Nissley and her husband Kurt; and 27 grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Warren, and a son, Peter. The memorial service on Sept. 15 will take place at 4 p.m. at the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre of Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus. For information call 201-488-2877. Memorial donations may be made to National Airedale Rescue; Attn: Rusty LaFrance, treasurer, 8524 Maggie Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89143. Lapinski) Van Der Horn of Wyckoff, his children Caitlin Thorwarth of Glen Rock, Justin of Wyckoff, and Rebecca Van Der Horn of Wyckoff, and his sisters Barbara Kaczyk of Midland Park and Carol Van Dyk of West Milford. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Joseph Lapinski Foundation, P.O. Box 3, Stanton, NJ 08885. Clara P. Vergari of Ridgewood died Aug. 31. She was 81. She graduated from Queens College in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree and later earned her master’s of education from New York University. She had been employed as a sales associate in the real estate firm, Sotheby’s, in Ridgewood. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood, and was a member of the Italian American Club of Waldwick. She is survived by her daughters Nina Principe of Ringwood, Lisa Rainforth of Yardley, Pennsylvania, and Andrea Manganaro of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and five grandchildren. Arrangements were made by C. C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. The reassessment is scheduled for completion by the end of March 2013. The reassessment will involve internal inspections of all houses and businesses for a fresh look at what the premises would bring in fair market prices, as opposed to their present values for taxation purposes. “The values which are on the properties will be discarded,” Barker said. The resolutions were approved without much discussion, since the problem of indefensible tax appeals was considered an urgent matter. Glenn P. Deublein Kathy, and Joan. Arrangements were made by C. C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 Saint Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Roberta Russell, nee Friedberg, of Wyckoff died Sept. 5. She was 75. She is survived by her children Andrew Russell, Rees Russell, and Craig Russell, four grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Martin Russell. Arrangements were made by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the Oncology Department at Englewood Hospital, 350 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ 07631. Cornelius “Neil” Van Der Horn of Wyckoff died Sept. 1. He was 56. He was a project manager for Turner Construction. He was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife Dottie (nee Roberta Russell Clara P. Vergari Joseph Hays Cornelius Van Der Horn John Joseph Merz Property tax (continued from page 3) state officials. Another resolution voted as part of the same package provided for the retention of Appraisal Systems of Whippany, for an initial sum of $17,500 through the remainder of 2012.