Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • August 28, 2013 Obituaries Rosemary B. Altomare Rosemary B. Altomare, nee Elsenhans, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Palisades Park, died Aug. 16. She was 59. She received an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson Uni- versity and worked for many years as a financial analyst for Continental Grain Company in New York. She is survived by her husband Antonio and her daughter Amanda Alto- mare. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Mina H. De Ruiter Mina H. De Ruiter of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne and Totowa, died Aug. 16. She was 85. She worked as a secretary/receptionist for World Vision and then as a book- keeper at the Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon. She was a member of the Living Word Reformed Church in North Haledon and was a member of the church choir, a former Sunday school teacher, and a prayer warrior. She is survived by her friends Roger and Lois Hartley of North Haledon, her second cousin Jane Anne Lee of Flor- ida, and her church family at the Living Word Reformed Church. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Mission Fund at the Living Word Reformed Church in North Haledon. Deborah Anne Lillis Deborah Anne Lillis of Toronto, Canada, formerly of Ridgewood, died Aug. 7. She was 55. She was born to Nancy and William Lillis and she and her sisters, Susan and Jennifer, grew up in Ridgewood. She was an under- graduate at Colgate University, the American College in Paris, and McGill University, and completed a graduate degree in linguistics at the University of Toronto. She is survived by her husband Tom White and her sons Aidan and Conor. Memorial donations may be made to the Regis- tered Nurses’ Foundation of Ontario or to Girls on the Run, Ontario, Canada. Michael Joseph Mollo Michael Joseph Mollo of Wyckoff, formerly of Har- rington Park, died Aug. 16. He was 72. He had served as a medic in the Air Force National Guard. He was a 1958 graduate of Memorial High School in West New York and a 1962 graduate of Villanova University with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He played on championship baseball teams and on his high school football team, where was named MVP. He was also a member of the Daily News All Metropolitan Football Team. He played in men’s sports leagues, including softball and football. He was a coach for his daughters’ softball and soccer teams in Harrington Park. He was a member and president of the Harrington Park Swim Team Boosters for many years. Before retir- ing, he was an account executive with New Jersey Bell Telephone in Paramus for 17 years. He was a member of Saint Elizabeth R.C. Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife Eleanor (nee Fox) and his daughters Karen Cer- chio of Wyckoff, Eileen Michelle Mollo of Brewster, New York, and Betsy Ferg of Loveladies. He is also survived by five grandchildren and his brother Frank Mollo of Upper Saddle River. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Smile Forever Foundation, P.O. Box 306, Closter, NJ 07624. John Barry O’Brien John Barry O’Brien of Woodland Park, formerly of Mahwah, died Aug. 15. He was 32. He was a 1999 gradu- ate of Clifton High School and a graduate from Lincoln Tech in Mahwah. Early in his career, he owned his own landscaping business and more recently worked for Pres- tige Toyota in Ramsey. He was a member of the West Pater- son Volunteer Fire Department. He is survived by his wife Maria O’Brien and his children Shawn and Olivia O’Brien. He is also survived by his parents Eugene and Barbara- Ann (Raleigh) O’Brien, his sister Mary Ann Hodes, and two nephews. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the West Paterson Volunteer Fire Department, 5 Brophy Lane, Woodland Park, NJ 07424. Marguerite ‘Mickie’ I. Sneider Marguerite “Mickie” I. Sneider, nee Van Emburgh, of Ramsey died Aug. 16. She was 94. Until 1984, she and her late husband Howard owned and operated the funeral home at 109 Darlington Avenue in Ramsey, which is now being operated as the Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home. She is survived by her daughter Jill Smith of Ramsey and two grandchildren. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren, two step great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband Howard F. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramsey Ambu- lance Corps, 41 North Island Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446 or to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Robert Benedict Timpson Robert Benedict Timpson of Franklin Lakes, formerly of River Edge and Oakland, died Aug. 19. He was 94. He was a graduate of Hackensack High School and attended Colgate University for two years. From 1938 to 1941, he worked as a clerk for the Hackensack Trust. In 1943, he began work- ing for the Erie Railroad. After World War II, he took a job at Flintkote Roofing Co., where he worked for 23 years as a traffic manager. He continued his career in the traf- fic department of Hewitt Robins Corporation and finished at T.J. Lipton Co. He was a member of Grace Community Church in Franklin Lakes. He was a member of Indepen- dent Royal Arch Lodge No. 2, Free & Accepted Masons in New York, New York. He is survived by his daughters Patricia Blackwell and Lyle Timpson, and two granddaugh- ters. He is also survived by six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Orre Knox (Lamb) Timpson. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Oak- land First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 5, Oakland, NJ 07436 or to the Grace Community Church Mission Fund, 886 Franklin Avenue, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Robert A. Winter Robert A. Winter died Aug. 16. He was 71. He served in the U.S. National Guard for six years. He graduated from Ramapo High School in 1959 and was the artist who designed the Ramapo High School Bobcat logo. He attended the School of Visual Arts and became one of the top photo retouching airbrush artists in the industry, beginning his career at Rio Studios in Manhattan. The onset of computer art led him to adapt to Web design. He was employed by Thomas Publishing for the past 18 years. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff and his Ramapo alumni group. He is survived by his wife Susan (nee Horton), and his daughters Jennifer of Jersey City and Samantha of Hoboken. He is also survived by his brother Gerald and a nephew and niece. He was predeceased by his daughter Meridyth. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Rent control (continued from page 5) will charge on that basis when the sewer system is com- pleted in the borough. Laurie Hirsch told the council, “It is very disturbing to be faced with exorbitant rent raises, and we want you to help us. You may be in the same position not too long from now.” Robert Gordon, also a Horizons resident, asked what the council would do to help. “We hear you and we are sympathetic and agree with you, but we don’t have control over them in any way,” Bivona said. The mayor explained that he and the council had just received Gringeri’s letter about the Horizon residents’ com- plaints and a lot of research would be required in order to understand what the council could do for them. He asked the seniors to provide him and the council with specific information about the rent increases and he promised to move as quickly as possible. However, he declined to give any estimate as to when any action could be taken on the request because he said “a lot of work needs to be done.” Councilwoman Paulette Ramsey emphasized that this is “new territory” for the council, but she emphasized that the original intent of approving this housing complex was for senior citizens. She added, “We want all of you to stay in Franklin Lakes.”