Page 30 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • May 8, 2013 Obituaries Grace V. DeNoble, nee Vermeulen, of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, formerly of Wyckoff, died April 30. She was 73. Before retiring in 1998, she was a fourth grade teacher at High Mountain and Woodside Avenue schools in Franklin Lakes for 25 years. She was a former member of the Wyckoff Reformed Church, and a member of the Wyckoff Lions Club Auxiliary and the American Legion Post 130 Auxiliary in Midland Park. She is survived by her husband Garret De Noble of North Carolina, her daughter Suzanne Hein-Cottle of Ramsey and Jersey City, and her stepchildren Jane De Noble of Warren, Marjorie De NobleMurphy of Kearneysville, West Virginia, and Michael De Noble of Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also survived by three grandchildren, her siblings Joyce Weigers-La Brie of Cushing, Maine and Abrahm Vermeulen of Glen Gardner, and her former husband Donald Hein of Lewes, Delaware. She was predeceased by her daughter Lynette Hein. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Funeral Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. RoseMary Donnellon of Escondido, California, formerly of Midland Park, died April 29. Arrangements were made by Alhiser-Comer Mortuary in California. Tsugiko Howe, nee Fujii, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Tokyo, Japan, Wisconsin, and Virginia, died April 21. She was 59. She was a member of Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. She is survived by her husband Marc E. Howe, her daughters Julia H. Howe and Andrea M. Howe, and her sisters Eiko Shiwotsuka and Naoko Takenaka. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Vincent A. Russell of Wyckoff, formerly of Midland Park, died April 28. He was 77. Before retiring in 1992, he was a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service in Ridgewood for 35 years. He was a member of the Faith Reformed Church in Midland Park. He is survived by his wife Nancy K., his children Sharon L. Weite and Vincent E., four grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter. Arrangements were made by Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Faith Reformed Church, 95 Prospect Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Bruce E. Scott of Wyckoff died April 28. He was 95. He was a 1948 graduate of New York University. In 1981, he retired from a 42-year career with Curtiss-Wright in Woodridge, where was a laboratory technician and eventually a manager of chemical engineering research and Grace V. DeNoble RoseMary Donnellon Tsugiko Howe Vincent A. Russell development. He was a 75-year member of the Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department, Protection Fire Company #1. Both of his grandfathers and his father served as volunteer firefighters, and his son has since become a firefighter. He served in various capacities, including assistant chief of the Wyckoff Fire Department, deputy chief of Protection Fire Company #1, secretary of Co. 1, secretary/treasurer of the department, vice president and president of Co. 1, trustee of Co. 1, vice president and president of the Wyckoff Firemen’s Relief Association, and as a member of the exempt association. He was appointed chief emeritus of the Wyckoff Fire Department in 1986. He donated his time and services to various county and statewide fire associations, including the Northwest Bergen Mutual Aid Association as a charter member and as secretary and president. In 1994, he was named honorary chief of the association. He was a member of the New Jersey and New York VFA Association. He had been a member of the New Jersey State Firemen’s Association since 1960, serving as chairman of the Finance Committee from 1988 to 1997. He was instrumental in the transition of the Wyckoff Fire Desk from a radio to a computerized facility. He was appointed as an alternate member of the New Jersey Fire Safety Study Commission and was appointed a full commissioner representing the New Jersey State Fire Chiefs Association until 1994. He was also appointed deputy state fire coordinator in emergency management, where he served from 1975 to 1990 with responsibility for the northern section of the state. In 1950, the New Jersey and New York VFA established a fire school that soon needed instructors to meet the demand for trained personnel. Based on his background, knowledge, and training, he was recommended to become an instructor in training firefighters in piston pumps. His interest and knowledge soon led to his providing instruction in intermediate and advanced operations. He developed an officer training course and hands on training that became standard. He was an instructor in the school from 1950 to 1965. He was the Wyckoff Fire Department training officer until 1994. He is survived by his sons Edward B. and James W. both of Wyckoff, his grandsons Christopher James Kellam Scott and Michael Charles Kellam Scott, and his great-granddaughter Dorothy Angelica Scott. He was predeceased by his wife Dorothy (nee Sloan). Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to may be made to Protection Fire Company #1, Membership Fund, P.O. Box 232, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Structuring (continued from page 5) traumatized by the Serbian massacres that took place in his former homeland. He remained active in local business communities and spoke at meetings a few years ago both in Allendale and in Wyckoff about parking and traffic concerns. Federal officials report that Kastrati had agreed to forfeit $201,109 to the United States. He had previously forfeited $454,556 to the United States some years ago after Internal Revenue Service agents seized that amount from five bank accounts in which they suspected structuring. He was released on a $250,000 bond and faces a possible 10 years in prison and a fine of $500,000. His telephone number is unlisted and he could not be reached for comment. The government charged that Kastrati had most recently deposited money in a dozen individual accounts at four separate banks in amounts just under $10,000, the threshold for reporting individual transactions to the government. Administrators (continued from page 10) are serving as interim administrators. Yaple also advised that nearly a third of school districts changed superintendents in the 2011-12 school year, the highest rate in the 11 years the NJSBA has monitored superintendent employment. In all, 185 school districts changed superintendents during the 2011-12 school year, with the main reason for about half of them being retirement. Nineteen percent of the superintendents moved on to another district. Budd explained the reason for contracting with an interim principal instead of immediately searching for a permanent replacement for Evangelista, saying, “It makes more sense to have a superintendent in place first.” She added that it is difficult to predict a time frame for hiring a permanent principal until a permanent superintendent is hired. According to Budd, an interim superintendent is expected to be hired by May 15 if a suitable candidate can be found. If the board does not hire an interim superintendent by May 15, she said there are people within the district who have superintendent’s certification and could serve in that capacity until a permanent superintendent is hired. After appointing an interim superintendent, the school board must then begin the task of finding a permanent replacement for Schoen at the new salary cap limit for superintendents in school districts of this size. Based on the current 2,304 student enrollment in the regional high school district, the maximum base salary a new superintendent could receive in a new contract would be $155,000 plus an additional stipend of $2,500 because the district includes a high school. However, the new superintendent might also be eligible for a 15 percent merit bonus if certain goals are met. In 2009, Schoen received a four-year contract with an annual salary of $197,500. That contract was due to expire on June 30. Schoen has served the regional district since September 2009, when she replaced August C. DePreker, the former Midland Park superintendent, who had been the RIH interim superintendent since November 2008. DePreker stepped in following the retirement of former Superintendent Paul J. Saxton, who had served as the district’s leader for 11 years. Prior to Saxton’s appointment in 1997, David Rinderknecht, the district’s former business administrator who held a superintendent’s certificate, was appointed acting superintendent for a few months until Gerald V. Savage was appointed interim superintendent in September 1996. Savage was interim superintendent for about a year following the resignation of former Superintendent John C. Pennoyer at the end of the 1995-96 school year. During his service, Savage initiated a facilities study that eventually led to the $43.5 million Horizon Project to renovate and expand both high schools in the district which was brought to fruition under Saxton. Bruce E. Scott Ralph Van Demark of Mahwah, died April 26. He was a graduate of Princeton University, and worked for Chrysler in Detroit, Michigan as an automotive engineer. He was a parishioner of the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, where he served as a lector for many years. He is survived by his wife Maggie, his children Andrew of Garnerville, New York, Scot of Chester, New York, Aimee Cook of Massachusetts, and Jeffrey of Wayne. Ralph Van Demark