Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • May 23, 2012 Vocational School District in Paramus and taught at the School of Business Machines in Hackensack. She was a life member of the Bergen County Players. She is survived by her children Dr. Nancy J. Gordon of Lutherville, Maryland and Matthew J. Gordon of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, her son-in-law Sam Z. Mallin of Hillsdale, and six grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Eli Gordon, and her daughter Ellen M. Gordon. Arrangements were made by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Fund, American Cancer Society, or the Fresh Air Fund. Dorothy Klaschka of Allendale died May 8. She was 95. She had been employed as a machinist at Curtis Wright and later was a supervisor at Avon Cosmetics. She is survived by her children Brian, Bonnie, and Sheila Klaschka Kubrock, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband George. Arrangements were made by Hennessey Heights Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Hasbrouck Heights. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association. Herbert H. Klatte of Ridgewood died May 11. He was 86. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Before retiring in 1973, he had worked for the Ridgewood branch of the U.S Post Office for 25 years. He was the owner of Klatte’s Carpet Cleaning Company. He was a member of the American Legion, the Ridgewood Hobbyist Club, and served as an usher at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glen Rock. He is survived by his wife Frieda, his children Nancy Young, Laura Fiske, and Robert, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his brother Walter. He was predeceased by his daughter Barbara, and his granddaughter Pam. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 233 South Highwood Avenue, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 or the Alzheimer Association, Greater NJ Chapter, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Richard Lee of Franklin Lakes died May 16. He was 62. He was a musician and a member of “Here and Now” band. He is survived by his wife Ann Marie (nee Marano) Lee of Franklin Lakes, his daughter Diana Lee and her husband Christopher Brown of Hoboken, and his sister Nanci Lee Sajban of Georgetown, Delaware. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to www.helpdanielfindhisfeet.com. Louis Letsche of Sussex, formerly of Waldwick, died May 11. He was 89. Before retiring in 1988, he had been a draftsman for Langan Engineering in Saddle Brook. He was a former member of the Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a member of the American Legion Post 57. He was a member of the VFW Post 1049 in Waldwick, where he served as commander and was a member of the Senior Citizens Club of Waldwick. He is survived by his wife Elaine E. (nee Ritter), his children Susan Hopken and John L. Letsche, five grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter. He was predeceased by his son Steven J. Letsche. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005 or the New Jersey Foundation for the Blind, 230 Diamond Spring Road, P.O. Box 929, Denville, NJ 07834. Michael Purritano of Ridgewood died May 11. He was 49. He was the general manager at Dinallo’s Restaurant in River Edge. He was a volunteer coach in Ridgewood. He is survived by his wife Jill Purritano, his children Nicholas, Austin, and Victoria, his parents Frank and Kay Purritano, and his siblings Debbie Simon, Marie Purritano, Frank Jr., and Joe, and 11 nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Purritano Scholarship Fund, c/o 22 Linda Terrace, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677. Hugh E. Wharton Jr. of Wayne, formerly of Wyckoff, died May 13. He was 76. He was an alumnus of Texas A&M University. He was a buyer and national sales manager at Sears Roebuck’s New York offices for 20 years. He worked as a national sales representative at American Cyanamid Corporation, Fibers Division, in Wayne for 14 years, and worked at Sears in retail sales for eight years. He was an ordained deacon in the Baptist church, and was an elder and a trustee. He was a member of Cornerstone Christian Church in Wyckoff. In 1968, he was elected to the Wyckoff Board of Education, where he served for six years including two years as president. He also served on the Bergen County Board of Education. He was a member of the Wyckoff Jaycees and a leader in the Wyckoff YMCA Indian Guides Program. He was a Cubmaster for Boy Scout Cub Pack 309 in Wyckoff. His served as an assistant scoutmaster at a National Jamboree. He also served as Boy Scout Committee member, Roundtable staff member, and district commissioner for the Ramapo Mountains District. He received Woodbadge training and the Commissioner’s Arrowhead Award, and was elected to the Order of the Arrow. He was a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award. He was elected to the board of directors of the Manitou Homeowners Association in Wayne. He played on various softball and basketball teams in Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife Joyce (nee Armstrong) Wharton, his children Linda Schall, Paul Wharton, and Wayne Wharton, seven grandchildren, his brother Thomas Wharton, and two nieces. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation or to the Red Jacket Endowment Fund, 13 Maple Avenue, Waldwick, NJ, 07643. Obituaries Loretta Allain, nee Vitale, of Hawthorne, formerly of Midland Park, died May 16. She was 68. She was an administrative assistant for Jacobsen Landscape Design and Construction of Midland Park and secretary to the principal of Midland Park High School. She was a founder of the Midland Park Love Fund. She is survived by her husband Roger, her children Brian Allain, Lisa Harrison, and Michael Allain, seven grandchildren, and her sister Diane Leichtweisz. She was predeceased by her parents Edna and Lawrence Vitale, and her siblings Judith Vitale and Lawrence Vitale. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Love Fund, P.O. Box 327, Midland Park, NJ 07432 or the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 970 Goffle Road, P.O. Box 200, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Harold F. Carlson of Ridgewood died May 13. He was 87. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. Before retiring in 1988, he was a sales manager for Union Camp in Wayne. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood. He is survived by his children Lisa Carlson-Freitag, Robert E. Carlson, and John H. Carlson, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Anne J. Carlson. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 Saint Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38148. Helen D. Cleary of Allendale, formerly of Franklin Lakes, died May 12. She was 105. Originally members of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff, her family is noted in the history of that parish. She later became a parishioner of Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes, where she was a member of the choir. She was a member of 55 Kip Center in Rutherford. For her 100th birthday, she received a resolution from the mayor and council of Franklin Lakes. For her 105th birthday, she received a resolution from the mayor and council of Allendale. She is survived by her nephews James and John and niece Eileen Gessner, 18 grand-nieces and nephews, and many great-grand-nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents Pierce F. and Stella Cleary, her brothers James, Nicholas, and Monsignor John, her sisters Frances, Catherine and Nora, and her nephew Pierce F. Cleary. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the 55 Kip Center, 55 Kip Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07070. Edith Selma Gordon of Timonium, Maryland, formerly of Upper Saddle River and Paramus, died May 16. She was 88. She had been a substitute teacher at Bergen County Loretta Allain Dorothy Klaschka Michael Purritano Harold F. Carlson Herbert H. Klatte Hugh E. Wharton Jr. Helen D. Cleary Richard Lee Louis Letsche Edith Selma Gordon