Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • April 4, 2012 Obituaries Thomas Alan Aho of Mahwah died March 38. He was 66. Before retiring, he was employed with the Paramus Shade Tree and Park Commission for 20 years. He is survived by his brother of Charles Aho Jr. and his wife Linda, his niece Gretchen, and nephew Scott. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association New Jersey office, CenterPointe II, Suite 103, 1160 Route 22 East, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Thelma Eynon Coslow, nee MacDonald, of Ramsey, formerly of Park Ridge, died March 21. She was 86. During World War II, she joined the United States Air Force, Civil Air Patrol. She was a pilot in the Submarine Spotter Division. She retired with the rank of captain after 16 years of military service. She was a member of the Ramapo Reformed Church in Mahwah. She was also a member of Crafty Sisters Knitting and Crocheting Seniors Group of Ramsey. She worked as an instructor of health and safety for the American Red Cross, and was a volunteer for the American Red Cross, Bergen - Hudson Chapter for 65 years. She was involved with the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She spent 16 years as a Braille transcriber for school textbooks for the blind. She was a member of the Mahwah Fire and Emergency Ambulance Corps as an emergency medical technician. She served as special instructor for the State of New Jersey Police Training Commission, where she taught courses on health and safety. She had 46 years of participation in the Boy Scouts of America as merit badge counselor. She is survived by her children Larry Coslow of Mount Laurel, Judy Hammond of Loveland, Colorado, John Timothy Coslow of Eugene, Oregon, Mark Coslow of Washington Township, 11 grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, and two step-great grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the American Red Cross, Northern New Jersey Chapter, 209 Fairfield Road, Fairfield NJ 07004 or the Ramapo Reformed Church, 100 Island Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Alice “Lucky” Gillmore, nee Schmitt, of Mahwah, formerly of Ridgewood, died March 22. She was 77. She retired from the Wyckoff branch of Hudson United Bank in 1999. She was a member of the Wyckoff Garden Club. She is survived by her children Cynthia Fairchild, and Richard Jr., and six grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Richard Sr., and her sisters Eva and Millie. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Wyckoff Garden Club, http://www.wyckoffgc.org/. Lillian A. Jacobus, nee Davenport, of Mahwah, formerly of Oradell and River Edge, died March 23. She was Thomas Alan Aho 94. Before retiring, she owned Jacobus Floor Coverings in Hackensack. She was a parishioner of the Bogota Memorial Reformed Church and a member of the Mahwah Senior Citizens. She is survived by her children Lewis Jacobus III of Monroe, New York, and Lillian Psomiadis Spyros of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, four grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, and her sister of Helen Kling of Cortland, New York. She was predeceased by her husband Lewis Jacobus. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to the Oakland Care Center, 20 Breakneck Road, Oakland, New Jersey 07436. Richard Yale Miller of Wyckoff died March 24. He was 83. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was the former owner of Millers Pharmacy in Wyckoff. He was the son of the founder Robert Miller. He was a past president of the New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association, and served as adjunct professor at both the Albany and Rutgers colleges of pharmacy. Among his many awards and honors were the Bowl of Hygeia for pharmacy community service, the Kilmer Award for Pharmaceutical Literature, and the Rosica Award for outstanding work with pharmacy students. He founded the Myra and Alan Kaplan Memorial Scholarship for pharmacy students. He served as chairman of the Wyckoff Drug Abuse Council and Lion’s Club and served on the Juvenile Conference Committee and board of health. He started the Parkinson’s Support Group in Ridgewood and worked tirelessly to find a cure for this disease. He graduated from Syracuse University and from the Albany College of Pharmacy. He is survived by his wife Carol Motyka-Miller; his children David of Wyckoff, Douglas of Shorewood, Minnesota, and Debbie of Mahwah; stepchildren Mark Motyka of Happy Camp, California and Danielle Motyka of Syracuse, New York; nine grandchildren; and his brother Edward of Wanaque. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson’s Support Group of the Greater Ridgewood Area: PSGRA, 24 Skytop Road, Wantage, NJ 07461 or the National Parkinson’s Foundation 1501 N.W. Ninth Avenue/Bob Hope Road, Miami, Florida 33136-1494. A memorial service will take place on April 21 at 11 a.m. at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. Victor F. Poplawski of Mahwah died March 22. He was 92. He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of WWII. He was a meat department manager for Grand Union. He was a lifelong member of Mahwah Fire Department Company #2 and of the Mahwah Elks. He is survived by his wife Lucille (nee Golembeski), his children John Poplawski of Mahwah and Susan Coty of Waldwick, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his sisters Pauleine Michota and Alice Grosinski. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Mahwah Fire Department, Company #2, the Mahwah Ambulance Corps, or the Mahwah Police Department. Thelma Eynon Coslow Richard Yale Miller Five area residents are facing drug charges after being arrested by members of the Mahwah Police Department. Last week, police received complaints of suspicious activity, possibly involving illegal narcotics, occurring at a particular location in a condominium complex off Ridge Road in Mahwah. Members of the Mahwah Detective Bureau and patrol officers responded to the area and knocked on the door of the residence where the suspicious activity had been reported. Two men later came to the door, one of whom identified himself as the resident of the location. Officers observed over the shoulder of the individuals what appeared to be illegal controlled dangerous substances lying out in the open on furniture in the room. Officers were let in by the two men and saw further illegal contraband and three other individuals. Officers obtained the resident’s consent to search and discovered large quantities of a substance later determined to be Psilocybin, in individual piles being measured utilizing an electronic scale, paper cups, and an additional large quantity of Psilocybin in a clear plastic bag. Also located on individuals in the residence were quantities of Xanax and a small amount of marijuana. The items were seized and all of the individuals were placed under arrest. Two 19-year-old Mahwah men were charged with possession of Psilocybin, possession with intent to distribute Psilocybin, possession of Xanax without a prescription, possession of marijuana, under 50 grams, and possession of drug paraphernalia. A 20-year old Ramsey resident and a 20-year-old Paramus resident were charged with possession of Psilocybin and possession with intent to distribute Psilocybin. A 20-year-old Mahwah resident was charged with possession of Psilocybin. All of the individuals were processed and later released with a future court date. Five face charges Alice Gillmore Victor F. Poplawski Lillian A. Jacobus