Page 32 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • December 11, 2013 Obituaries Jacquelyn Brassell Jacquelyn Brassell, nee Leary, of Wyckoff, formerly of Wayne, died Dec. 1. She was 83. She had been a regional sales manager for Bell Telephone. She is survived by her nieces Barbara Mullis of Franklin Lakes and Elizabeth Aspimwall of Florida, and her nephew William Leary of North Haledon. She was predeceased by her parents Wil- liam P. Leary Sr. and Amelia (nee Finkel) Leary. Arrange- ments were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Donald J. Ciaffa Donald J. Ciaffa of Franklin Lakes, formerly of East- chester, New York, died Dec. 4. He was 90. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran. He was a real estate broker for Don Ciaffa Real Estate in Eastchester, New York. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and American Legion Post in New York. He is survived by his wife Louise (nee Durso) Ciaffa of Franklin Lakes and his children Donald Ciaffa Jr. of Ponte Vedra, Florida and Gigi Byrne of Franklin Lakes. He is also survived by four grandchil- dren and his brother Philip Ciaffa of Fairfield, Connecti- cut. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Charles Michael Conti Charles Michael Conti of Franklin Lakes died Dec. 1. He was 98. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Before retiring in 1980, he was an educator with the Engle- wood Board of Education. He was a parishioner of Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes. As a child, he served as the model for Gaetano Federici’s sculp- ture, “The Dublin Water Boy.” The statue still stands in Paterson near where his parents ran a grocery store on Mill Street. He is survived by his children Charles Conti Jr. of Franklin Lakes, Robert Conti of Parsippany, and Dominic Conti of Paramus. He is also survived by three grandchil- dren and his sister Jean Tullo. He was predeceased by his wife Louise (nee Torgue) Conti, his son Richard Conti, and his siblings Anthony, Rose, Angelina, Samuel, and Mickey. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Fred Dyksen Fred Dyksen of Wyckoff died Dec. 4. He was 88. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He worked as a lineman and foreman for PSE&G for many years. He was a member of Abundant Life Reformed Church in Wyckoff, where he served as an usher. He is survived by his wife Marie (nee Stelleman) Dyksen and his sister Catherine (nee Dyksen) Conroy of Paramus. He is also survived by a niece and nephew. He was predeceased by his brother Herbert Dyksen Jr. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to Abundant Life Reformed Church, 475 Lafayette Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Schroeder and Karen Taylor, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Edward August, and her siblings Muriel and Edmund. Shirley Gay Lake of Wyckoff died Nov. 29. She was 91. She was a Women’s Army Corps (WACS) veteran and served with General MacArthur’s army in the Philippines, attaining the rank of corporal. She attended White Plains High School and the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial College. Afterward, she worked at the Exxon Corporation in Flor- ham Park. She is survived by her sister Joan Lake Hacker of Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her brothers John and Jonathan Lake. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Women’s Memorial Foundation at Arlington Cemetery, 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, VA 22211. Carol Todd, nee San Severino, of Franklin Lakes, for- merly of Tewksbury died Dec. 4. She was 60. She was employed at the Community Blood Center in Ridgewood and BioReference Laboratories in Elmwood Park, before retiring 10 years ago. She was a member of the Hawthorne Gospel Church. She is survived by her husband Charles T. Todd Jr., and her sons Jeff and Tim. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and her sisters Linda and Debbie. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to the Hawthorne Gospel Church Benevolent Fund, 2000 State Highway 208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Angeline Mavrikos of Wyckoff, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, died Nov. 29. She was 96. She is survived by her daughter Lambryn Stergiou, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents John and Aspasia (nee Evangelinos) Maschas and her sib- lings Alexandra Courpas, Spiro Maschas, and Helen Mas- chas. Arrangements were made by Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home in Baltimore, Maryland. Henry Vanden Berg of Naples, Florida, formerly of Franklin Lakes, Mahwah, and Midland Park, died Nov. 30. He was 86. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was the owner and president of the Henry Vanden Berg Construction Company before retiring in 1990. He was a member of the Irving Park Christian Reformed Church and the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church. He is survived by his children Barbara Braunius, Henry, Ronald, Roger, and Carol Lagestee. He is also survived by 14 grandchil- dren, 21 great-grandchildren, and his siblings Henriette Belanus and Gary Vanden Berg. He was predeceased by his wife Minnie (nee Gnade) and his sister Ann Clement. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the East- ern Christian Children’s Retreat, 700 Mountain Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Shirley Gay Lake Angeline Mavrikos Tunis Nywening Tunis Nywening of Wyckoff died Dec. 3. He was 97. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Before retiring, he was a carpet installer and salesman for H. Nakashian and Sons in Fair Lawn. He was a member of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Evangelism Committee. He is survived by his wife Gar- berdina and his daughter Karen Holmes of Wyckoff. He is also survived by two grandchildren, one great-grand- son, and his sister Violet Schanzenbach of North Haledon. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to World Renew, 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560 or the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. David Terry Rohrbach David Terry Rohrbach of Ridgewood died Nov. 22. He was 67. He studied engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers University. He was predeceased by his wife Barbara Cichewicz and his parents Dorothy and Russell Rohrbach. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Dorothy L. Schroeder Dorothy L. Schroeder, formerly of Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and River Edge, died Nov. 24. She was 96. She was a secretary for Pangborn, Inc. in Wyckoff. She was a member of Advent Lutheran Church in Wyckoff, where she served as financial secretary and was a member of the Altar Guild. She is survived by her children Robert Carol Todd Henry Vanden Berg Rose Weiss Wertheim Rose Weiss Wertheim, nee Braunstein, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of the Bronx (NY), Fair Lawn, Jackson, and Morris County, died Nov. 27. She was 83. She will be remembered for her artistic talent, which led to her fashion business, Creations by Rose; her passion for life; and her warm heart. She is survived by her husband Stanley Wert- heim, and her children Darryl Weiss and Terri Gifford. She is also survived by four grandchildren and her and niece Ronna Weinberg.