Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 6, 2013 Obituaries be made e to the Palisades Nature Association, P.O. Box 155, Alpine, NJ, 07620-0155. Alice Jean Avella Mary Eva Greff of Waldwick died Oct. 23. She was 23. She was a 2009 graduate of Waldwick High School and attended Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont. Recently she received an associate of arts degree from Bergen Community College. She also completed train- ing at the Barbizon School for Modeling. She had been a contestant in the Miss USA Teen Pageant in New Jersey and was a student ambassador for People to People, having traveled to Australia. Most recently, she was in training to be a hostess for the Tilted Kilt Restaurant in Wayne. She is survived by her son Mark John and her parents Leon J. and Carol A. (nee Markert), all of Waldwick. She is also sur- vived by her sisters Ehyrica and Shannon and her uncle and godfather Robert Greff of Passaic. She was predeceased by her aunt and godmother Sharon M. Prescott. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Bethlehem Evangeli- cal Lutheran Church, 155 Linwood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 for the establishment of an educational fund for her son. Alice Jean Avella, nee Cavanaugh, of Midland Park, formerly of Minden, Nevada and North Babylon, New York, died Oct. 28. She was 81. Before retiring, she was a psychologist for the City of New York Board of Education. She was a parishioner of Church of the Nativity in Mid- land Park. She is survived by her sons Thomas J. Avella of Waldwick and Terence M. Avella of Eastchester, New York; five grandchildren; and her siblings Joanne Camp- bell, Paul Cavanaugh, James Cavanaugh, all of Syracuse. She was predeceased by her husband Alfred T. Avella. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777. Edward M. Donovan Edward M. Donovan of Medford, formerly of Wayne and Franklin Lakes, died Oct. 31. He was 92. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a 1939 graduate of Brooklyn Tech and was salutatorian of his class. He was a 1949 graduate of NYU. He was the CEO of E.M.D. Systems in Woodland Park from 1973-97. He held many positions in his business career, including New York sales manager for Moore Business Forms, vice president of Autographic Business Forms, and international vice president for Control Data, Inc. He was instrumental in the development of many printing innovations, including car- bonless paper, magnetic ink, and multi-part business forms. He was a member of Upper Montclair Country Club, South Hampton Country Club, and Burnt Store Country Club. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a parishio- ner of Saint Mary of the Lakes R.C. Church in Medford and Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes. He is survived by his children Kathleen Vonseggren, Laura Jean Nabili, Rev. Michael Donovan, Joanne Hayes, Brian P. Donovan, and Matthew D. Donovan. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He was pre- deceased by his wife Helen Lucille Donovan (nee Smith) and his grandson Brian A. Nabili. Arrangements were made by DeLuccia - Lozito Funeral Home in Haledon. Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS or DePaul Catholic High School, 1512 Alps Road, Wayne, NJ 07470. Florence Eisman Florence (Lederman) Eisman of Glen Rock died Oct. 18. She was 83. She was the managing editor of Cavan-Kerry Press, a nonprofit literary press based in Fort Lee. Previ- ously she was an executive with Manning Selvage & Lee in New York, and the director of activities at the Teaneck Senior Center. She is survived by her husband Hy Eisman and her children Stephanie Donnis of Charlotte, North Car- olina and Ian Donnis of Rumford, Rhode Island. She is also survived by three grandchildren. Memorial donations may Mary Eva Greff Helen G. Hannan McGoldrick Helen G. Hannan McGoldrick, nee Cancro, of Wyckoff, formerly of Teaneck, died Oct. 23. She was 95. She was a graduate of the Holy Name Hospital Nurse’s Aide Pro- gram, and worked at Holy Name Hospital until she retired in 1985. She is survived by her children Camille Norton, Elaine O’Reilly, Yvonne Johnson, and Edward Hannan. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 27 great-grand- children. She was predeceased by her husbands Edward Hannan and Patrick McGoldrick, her parents Anthony and Carmela Cancro, 11 brothers and sisters, and her grand- son Paul Johnson. Arrangements were made by Volk Leber Funeral Home in Teaneck. Dorothy Levine Dorothy Levine of Allendale, formerly of Paramus and Delray Beach, Florida, died Oct. 27. She was born in Poland, and with her family escaped Europe at the onset of World War II. She is survived by her children Allen, Rhonda, and Karen. She is also survived by five grandchil- dren and her brother Sol. She was predeceased by her hus- band Irving Levine. Arrangements were made by Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel in Paramus. Frank ‘Francis’ Casimir Leskauskas Jr. Frank “Francis” Casimir Leskauskas Jr. of Wyckoff died Oct. 24. He was 80. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He received a B.S.E.E. from Drexel University in Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania in 1956. He continued his studies at the Moore School of Engineering at the University of Penn- sylvania. He was a national accounts manager for IBM, charged with high-profile accounts including the Boeing Company. After retiring from IBM, he served as a con- sultant for Sales Performance International. Along with his wife, he was in real estate sales. He was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth R.C. Church in Wyckoff, where he was a lector, Eucharistic minister, and served on the Liturgy Committee and parish council. He is survived by his wife Virginia “Ginny” (nee Ryan) and his sons Frank, David, Edward, and Christopher. He is also survived by 13 grand- children and a great-grandson. He was predeceased by his daughter Julianne Marie Leskauskas, his granddaughter Katherine Ryan, and his brother Edward R. Leskauskas. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Com- passionate Care Hospice, 21-00 Route 208, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 or Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY. Herbert S. ‘Marty’ Martens Herbert S. “Marty” Martens of Paramus died Oct. 27. He was 86. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was the owner of Martens Body and Fender in Glen Rock until his retire- ment in 2004. He was a member of the Carlstad Mixed Choral. He is survived by his wife Marion (nee Kreis) of Paramus, and his children Gary W. Martens of Sugar Land, Texas and Lori A. Simpson of Upper Chichester, Pennsyl- vania. He is also survived by two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Lou Ann ‘Dee’ Rutnik Lou Ann “Dee” Rutnik of Ridgewood died Oct.30. She was 68. She was a member of the Allendale Woman’s Club. She is survived by her children Tracey and Paul Rutnik and their spouses Paul Jackson and Danielle Quku Rutnik. She is also survived by two grandchildren and her partner of Ed Kenna. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to Villa Marie Claire Hospice in Saddle River, or Cancer Care Inc. in Ridgewood. James ‘Stevie’ Phelps Stevenson James “Stevie” Phelps Stevenson of Franklin Lakes died Oct. 27. He was 82. He was a graduate of Fair Lawn High School, where he lettered in baseball, football, and basketball. He attended Manumit Free School in Pawling, New York and graduated from Vanderbilt University. He was a speech writer for Governor Wagner and wrote plays, poetry, children stories, songs, and books. He was also a philosophical letter writer. He had an extensive Broadway career. His notable shows include “Zigfeld Follies,” “Don’t Drink the Water,” “Seascape,” “Waiting for Lefty,” and “Long Day’s Journey into Night.” He performed at the Saint Louis Municipal Opera, the Cherry Lane Playhouse, and The Old Globe Theatre. He was a soccer coach and educa- tor. He is survived by his wife Thelma Kennedy Stevenson and his children Alicia and Paul. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and his sisters Joan Sanford and Susan Gomez. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or his daughter Alicia’s non-profit for at-risk youth and rescued dogs at www.projectunleashed.org.