Page 26 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • September 19, 2012 Obituaries Norah I. Golad, nee Aitken, of Glen Rock, formerly of Astoria, New York, died Sept. 9. She was 82. Before retiring, she had worked for many years in the publishing industry with Hearst Magazines. She is survived by her children Deborah Ristau and Mark Golad, one grandchild, one great-grandchild, and her sister Phyllis Kull. She was predeceased by her husband Frank S. Golad, and her sister Joan Wiltenburg. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 or Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 233 South Highwood Avenue, Glen Rock, NJ 07452. Ivan Grossman of Glen Rock died Sept. 13. He was 88. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Before retiring, he was the president of an executive management recruiting firm. He was a founding member of the Glen Rock Jewish Center. He is survived by his wife Ruth, his children Leslie Ulak of Livingston and Dale of Saint Helena, California, two grandchildren, and his sister Judith Ritzenburg of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Arrangements were made by the Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to the Glen Rock Jewish Center, 682 Harristown Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 or to a charity of choice. A memorial service for Edward John Herter III of Midland Park will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Community Church at Upper Ridgewood located on Fairmount and Hillcrest roads in Ridgewood. The service will begin at 2 p.m. John R. Keough Jr. of Ridgewood died Sept. 7. He was 82. He was a graduate of Teaneck High School and served in the Korean War. He worked for many years as a representative in the manufacturing industry. He is survived by his children John R. Keough III of Ridgewood, Daniel G. Keough of Mendham, and Margaret K. Mansfield of Fairfax, Virginia, seven grandchildren, his former wife Margaret J. Keough of Spring Lake, his sister Martha Koob, and sister-in-law Ruth Keough. He was predeceased by his parents John R. and Martha K. Keough, and his siblings Robert, and Dorothy Bisset. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Dr. Mounir Mark Mady of Franklin Lakes died Sept. 11. He was 65. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt and immigrated to the United States in 1969. He became a United States citizen on Feb. 23, 1975. He spent 44 years in the field of dentistry. He was a member of the American Dental Norah I. Golad Association, the Maywood Rotary Club, and the Hackensack Golf Club. He is survived by his wife Charlene Spadafore Mady, and his children Amanda Lobosco, Jennifer Gogarty, and John Mady. He is also survived by four grandchildren, four nephews, three nieces, and his siblings Nabil Mady, Naeem Mady, and Lila Francis. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to Coptic Orphans, www.copticorphans.org or to the Dr. Mark Mady Scholarship Fund, Maywood Rotary Club, P.O. Box 933, Maywood, NJ 07607. Pauline Salemo, nee Zembriski, of Mahwah died Sept. 6. She was 86. She is survived by her granddaughter Jennifer Janis and grandson-in-law Matthew, and her daughterin-law Linda Salemo. She is also survived by her siblings Stanley and Walter Zembriski, and Rose Arone. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph Salemo, her son Joseph, and her siblings Theresa Mihok, and John, Ed, and Frank Zembriski. Arrangements were made by Van EmburghSneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. George H. Stein of Allendale died Sept. 12. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He earned a degree in chemistry, mathematics, and physics from Florida Southern College, and a master’s degree from Brown University. He was co-owner, with his brother Ernie, of Stein Wirecraft in HoHo-Kus. He is survived by his wife Jean (Cullen) Stein, his children Amy Stein, Carol Lash, Michael Stein, Lisa Bastian, and MaryAnn Torcivia, and 12 grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Vincent A. Ungaro of Ramsey, formerly of Oradell, died Sept. 9. He was 85. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He had been a sales manager at Drake Bakeries in Elmsford, New York. He was a member of the Northwoods Men’s Club at the Rockleigh Golf Course. He was a former parishioner of Saint Joseph’s in Oradell as well as Saint Paul’s in Ramsey. He is survived by his wife Rose (nee Acampora), his children Deborah Birnbaum, Judith Roman, and Lisa Tredy, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and his sister Theresa Sinocchi. He was predeceased by his first wife Antoinette (nee Granuzzo). Arrangements were made by Volk Leber Funeral Home in Oradell. Winifred L. “Gram” Wastog, nee Haight, of Ramsey died Sept. 7. She was 88. She is survived by her daughters Elizabeth Lannin and Barbara Marcus, both of Ramsey. She is also survived by six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and her brother Donald Haight. She was predeceased by her husband Stephen Wastog. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramsey Ambulance Corps, 41 South Island Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446. cation nominates private schools. A total of 417 schools nationwide may be nominated, with allocations determined by the numbers of K-12 students and schools in each jurisdiction. The Secretary of Education then invites the staff from the nominated schools to submit an application, which may take several months to complete. Opened in 1912, the Willard School now accommodates 496 students. Principal Williams said the teachers and administrators focus on academic excellence and on making lessons memorable and applicable to real life situations. “Nothing we do at Willard is an isolated event,” she said. “All have strong ties to the curricular areas and are not celebrated in a day and then simply forgotten. Events become initiatives, which are imbedded in Willard’s daily life. For instance, Earth Day is celebrated not in the traditional month of April but in November, so students are encouraged to be environmentally aware the entire year. ‘Stamp Out Bullying,’ a school wide assembly, was selected at the end of the previous school year and presented early in the following year to have the most impact on students and their behavior. This year, Willard School’s 100th Anniversary year, is being marked by a series of events culminating in the renaming of the street on which Willard is relocated. Blue Ribbon recognition would be a beautiful way to embark on our next hundred years of excellence.” At press time, the street name was still confidential. Vincent A. Ungaro Pauline Salemo Ivan Grossman Winifred L. Wastog George H. Stein Edward John Herter III Blue Ribbon (continued from page 3) be complimented on the hard work that went into the Blue Ribbon application process, which required much commitment and effort from many members of the Willard community over a lengthy period of time.” “The Blue Ribbon Schools Award sets a standard of excellence for all schools striving to attain the highest level of achievement,” said Dr. Howard Lerner, superintendent of Bergen County Schools. Other 2012 winners include Bergen Tech, the Betsy Ross School in Mahwah, and the Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School in Ramsey. The Blue Ribbon program recognizes schools in one of two categories. A school may be recognized among a state’s highest performing schools, as measured by state assessment tests. A school may also be recognized for improvement in student achievement levels on state and national exams. The U.S. Education Department requests Blue Ribbon School nominations from the top education official in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and the Bureau of Indian Education. The Council for American Private Edu- John R. Keough Jr. Doctor Mounir Mark Mady