Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 19, 2012 Obituaries Daniel A. Blanchfield of Mahwah and Upper Saddle River died Dec. 8. He was 88. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the New York Stock Exchange for 40 years. He was a member of the Buttonwood Club of New York City, and the Friday men’s lunch group at Ramsey Country Club. He is survived by his children Bobbi Emra of Mahwah, Daniel Jr. of Burbank, California, Cathryn Pruiksma of Greer, South Carolina, Emily Kropp of Mahwah, Julie Hagan of Limerick, Pennsylvania, and Andrew of Waldwick, 15 grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his by his first wife Dolores Stoutenburgh Blanchfield, his second wife Jeanne Yerger Blanchfield, his brothers John, William “Red,” Francis “Frank,” Richard, his twin, Robert, and Gertrude “Cis.” Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-SneiderPernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675; or Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Robert K. Morgan of Oakland, formerly of Waldwick, died Dec. 9. He was 48. He was a 1983 graduate of Waldwick High School. He had worked as a mechanic, and was a service writer for the past 13 years most recently at Prestige Toyota. He is survived by his wife Janna (nee Hildebrandt) Morgan, his daughters Holly and Amanda, his mother Alice Morgan of Waldwick, his sister Christine Morgan of Wallkill, New York, and six nephews. He was predeceased by his father Robert A. Morgan. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Holly and Amanda’s Education Fund, c/o Janna Morgan, Hildebrandt Properties, LLC, 26 Schoon Avenue, Floor 2, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Edward S. Olkiewicz of Ramsey died Dec. 14. He was 89. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife Claire (nee Gornicz) Olkiewicz, his children Jody Glynn of Cromwell, Connecticut, Darlene Ham of Oakland, and Robin Muchnikoff of Skillman, and eight grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramsey Police Department, 25 North Central Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446 or the Ramsey Ambulance Corps, 41 South Island Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446. Beulah Pfitzner of Arkansas, formerly of Waldwick, died Nov. 8. She was a graduate of Ramsey High School. She was a member of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Batesville, Arkansas. She is survived by her husband Russell, her son Edward of Cave City, Arkansas, six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and her brother Ralph Ten Eyck of Waldwick. She was predeceased by her parents Susan and Alexander Ten Eyck, her baby son Russell Jr., and her brothers Melvin, Alexander, and William. Colonel David Stokes Quackenbush of Allendale died Dec. 11. He was 87. He received a BFA and an MFA from Yale University. He attended the Army War College in Washington, D.C. in 1969. He was assigned as staff officer in headquarters, Chief of Staff, Air Intelligence at the Pentagon for 18 years. He developed a system for the computerized collection of intelligence data. He retired from the military in 1976 with 34 years of combined army and air force service. He earned five campaign stars in the ETO, the Air Force Accommodation Award, and an Honorary Citizenship of Communale d’Olne, Belgium. He was employed as publication coordinator and graphic designer in the medical research department at Lederle Laboratories, Division of American Cyanamid Company in Pearl River, New York. He was an eleventh generation descendant of Pieter Quackenbush, who came to New Netherland from Oestgeest, Holland in 1653, on the ship “Graft.” He was the son of the late Edwin Quackenbush and Anna Sewell Stokes. He was a life member of the Holland Society of New York, and a member of the Allendale Shade Tree Commission. He was predeceased by his wife Elizabeth Whalen Quackenbush. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to The Valley Hospital Foundation, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, or Valley Hospice or Saint Elizabeth’s Chapel in Tuxedo, New York. Murray B. Schwartzberg of Tenafly, formerly of Mahwah and Fair Lawn, died Dec. 7. He was 81. He earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Michigan. He is survived by his wife Sylvia Volin, his daughters Jan Schwartzberg, Lynn Schwartzberg, and Lee Schwartzberg, his stepsons David Volin, Richard Volin, and Michael Volin, and seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife Bette Seid Schwartzberg. Arrangements were made by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to Jewish Family Services of Bergen County, the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, or Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey. Edward T. Swanton of Upper Saddle River died Dec. 8. He was 75. Before retiring in 1987, he was a managing director for Merrill Lynch in New York City for 25 years. He was a parishioner of the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife Patricia (nee Kelly), his children Jennifer Ann Murray of Wyckoff, Kathleen Mary Dresner of Ellicott City, Maryland, Edward Terence Jr. of Upper Saddle River, Patricia Grace Snyder of Wyckoff, and Peter Timothy and Fralee of Tampa, Florida, nine grandchildren, and his sisters Patricia Wattai and Kathleen Rolfingsmier. He was predeceased by his sister Marion Strauman. Arrangements were made by Vander Daniel A. Blanchfield Colonel David Stokes Quackenbush Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Francis Preparatory School, 6100 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. Samuel O. Tarrant of Mahwah died Dec. 7. He was 89. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. After his retirement as a computer accounting systems salesman, he continued working in various venues until he was 87. He spent the last 14 years with Stop and Shop in Ridgewood. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mercy in Park Ridge where he was a member of the choir. He was a member of the Indian Field Bridge Club, the Mahwah Senior Center, and the Ridgewood Art Institute. He was a proficient artist and an accomplished musician. He is survived by children Joan Tarrant, Mary Tarrant Urborg, Samuel O. Tarrant III, Kate Tarrant Mayr, John Tarrant, and Camilla Tarrant Fabbri, and seven grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Melanoma Research Foundation, P.O. Box 759329, Baltimore, MD 21275-9329. Max Elliott George Winn of Mahwah died Dec. 10. He was 10 days old. He is survived by his parents Bryan and Amanda (Gonzales) Winn of Mahwah, his brother Jackson Winn, and his grandparents John and Nora Winn of Saddle River, and Enrico and Flordeliz Gonzalez of Franklin Lakes. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to the Trustees of Columbia University, Attention: Judy Safran, 1150 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Room 620, New York, NY 10032 for the Max Winn Fund. Samuel O. Tarrant Max Elliott George Winn Robert K. Morgan Murray B. Schwartzberg Edward S. Olkiewicz Reserve funds (continued from page 9) fund capital projects ($850,000) and to support a 2 percent reduction in annual charges to members ($274,571). In addition $1,598,983 will be reserved to stabilize future municipal service charges. The balance will be utilized to offset decreases from other revenues sources.” The resolution asks that the unencumbered debt service reserve funds be returned directly to only those communities that contributed based upon each community’s level of contribution. “That would allow the municipalities to determine the appropriate use of the funds and future rate increases would be dealt with through the existing formula in place. In that way no original municipality gets penalized or any receive a benefit that is undeserved,” Kratz said. The Waldwick Council last month authorized Kratz and Borough Attorney Craig Bossong to pursue the council’s concern about the disproportionate distribution of the funds with bond counsel and the NWBUA’s auditor. “I think we have the commissioners’ ear on the subject,” Bossong told the council. Edward T. Swanton Beulah Pfitzner