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Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • September 4, 2013
Obituaries Michael Bernich
Michael Bernich of Wyckoff died Aug. 25. He was
82. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Before retiring, he was
a mechanic for Volvo Plus in Paterson. He is survived by
his wife Erika and his children Vicky, Valerie, Mikelene,
Audrey, and Thomas. He is also survived by six grand-
children and four great-grandchildren. Arrangements were
made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial
donations may be made to the VITAS Hospice, 70 South
Orange Avenue, Second Floor, Livingston, NJ 07039.
Rodolfo H. Corzo
Rodolfo H. Corzo of Ridgewood died Aug. 22. Arrange-
ments were made by Scillieri Funeral Home in Paterson.
Evelyn K. ‘Lynn’ Hoag
Evelyn K. “Lynn” Hoag died Aug. 11. She was 97.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of
Ridgewood. She was a graduate of Duke University. She
was a member of the Madison Beach Club, the Madison
Winter Club, and the Madison Garden Club, and a former
member of the College Club of Ridgewood and of the Black
Hall Golf Club of Old Lyme, Connecticut. She is survived
by her daughter Marcia Lynn Miller of Newburyport, Mas-
sachusetts and two grandchildren. She was predeceased
by her husband Jerome E. Hoag Jr., her parents Rose and
Theodore Kleinmanns, and her brother William Klein-
manns. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh
Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be
made to TNA-The Facial Pain Association, 408 West Uni-
versity Avenue, Suite 602, Gainesville, FL 32601-3248 or
to a charity of choice.
C. Gary Job
C. Gary Job of Waldwick, formerly of Allendale, died
Aug. 24. He was 64. He was the owner and operator of
Job Excavating in Waldwick. He was a member of Saint
Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus, where he served as an
usher for over 25 years. He is survived by his fiancée Judy
Fallon of Poughkeepsie, his mother Ann (Kurelja) Job of
Waldwick, and his brothers Joseph of Ridgewood and Mark
of Allendale. He is also survived by four nieces and neph-
ews He was predeceased by his father Pasko Ciril (“Pat”)
Job. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral
Home in Wyckoff.
May ‘Peter’ Foote Lee
May “Peter” Foote Lee, nee May Katharine Strangfeld,
of Bennington, Vermont, formerly of Cornwall, Connecti-
cut; Dorset, Vermont; Allendale; and Englewood, died Aug.
19. She was 94. She received her RN from the Roosevelt
Hospital School of Nursing in New York City in 1940. She
was an involved community member who served on many
boards and committees. She is survived by her daughters
Katharine Lingamfelter of Stuart, Florida; Janet Stones of
Bethel, Connecticut; and Cynthia Foote of Orchard Park,
New York. She is also survived by eight grandchildren,
three great-grandchildren, and her brother John Strang-
feld of Chatham. She was predeceased by her first hus-
band Charles C. Foote, MD, her second husband Earl G.
Holmes, and her third husband James W. Lee; her sister A.
Marian Strangfeld; and her brothers William, Richard, and
Edward. J. Roger Masi, Esquire
J. Roger Masi, Esq. of Ridgewood died Aug. 22. He was
59. He was a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and
Temple Law. He practiced law for over 25 years, served on
the zoning board in Ridgewood for four years, and was a
former member of the AM Rotary. He is survived by his
wife Sherrill and his sons Roger, Christopher, and Nicho-
las. He is also survived by his brother Dr. Robert Masi of
Portola Valley, California. Arrangements were made by
C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memo-
rial donations may be made to the Smile Forever Founda-
tion, P.O. Box 306, Closter, NJ 07624.
Pauline Massar
Pauline Massar of Oradell, formerly of Fair Lawn and
Midland Park, died Aug. 26. She was 63. She was the guid-
ance secretary at New Milford High School for the past 15
years. She was the cheerleading coach, and a member of the
PTO at Saint Joseph’s Elementary School in Oradell. She is
survived by her husband Gary Massar; her children Chris-
topher Massar and Diana Welsh, both of Virginia; and her
sisters Judi Bonzkowski of Kinnelon and Linda Rosa of
Suffield, Connecticut. Arrangements were made by Vander
Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may
be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Donor
Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202.
Myrtle Meyerhoff
Myrtle “Mom” Meyerhoff, nee Frazier, of Ramsey died
Aug. 22. She was 92. She was a member of the Ramsey Fire
Department Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by her daugh-
ter Myrtle “Dolly” Scalione of Ramsey and her sisters Mary
Frazier and Violet Winters. She was predeceased by her
husband Kenneth Meyerhoff and her daughter Doris May
Meyerhoff. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-
Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial
donations may be made to the Ramsey Fire Department,
25 South Island Avenue, P.O. Box 164, Ramsey, NJ 07446
or the Ramsey Ambulance Corps, 41 North Island Avnue,
Ramsey, NJ 07446.
Esben Hart Rasmussen
Esben Hart Rasmussen of Upper Saddle River died
Aug. 21. He was 86. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark
and graduated from the Technical University of Denmark
in 1950 with a master’s degree in chemical engineering.
He came to America in 1954 and worked as a professional
engineer for many years. In 1983, he joined Polytechnic
University as a professor, and was appointed Dean of the
Westchester Campus in 1996. He retired in 1998. He is sur-
vived by his wife Anna Selma Andersen and his children
Elisabeth Conboy, Eric Rasmussen, Annette DeGroat, Nils
Rasmussen, and Christine Murphy. He is also survived by
eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arrange-
ments were made by Community Funeral Home of Passaic.
Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice, 15
Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652; Saint Joseph’s Indian
School, P.O. Box 100, Chamberlain, SD 57325; or a charity
of choice.
Barbara Redmond
Barbara Redmond, nee Morris, of Waldwick died Aug.
25. She was 95. She graduated from Lake Erie College in
1940. She was a member of the Upper Ridgewood Tennis
Club, West Side Presbyterian Church, and the College Club
of Ridgewood. She was a volunteer at Kurth Cottage. She
is survived by her children Martie Hovancik of San Jose,
California and Christie Rutherford of Wyckoff, four grand-
children, and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived
by her daughter-in-law Pam Redmond of Marietta, Geor-
gia. She was predeceased by her husband Jack and her son
Jack Jr. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh
Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be
made to Liberty Humane Society, 235 Jersey City Boule-
vard, Jersey City, NJ 07305.
John W. ‘Bill’ Scherer
John W. “Bill” Scherer of Wyckoff, formerly of Glen
Ridge and East Orange, died Aug. 23. He was 95. He was a
U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Before retiring in 1975,
he was secretary to the president of Texaco and manager
of Texaco Travel Service. He graduated from Pace Col-
lege. He was a director in the Dale Carnegie courses and
a volunteer at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. He was a co-
founder and charter member of Advent Lutheran Church
in Wyckoff, where he served as president of the board of
administration, deacon, congregational secretary, Sunday
school teacher, choir member, lector, and usher. He is sur-
vived by his son William M. Scherer, DDS, four grandchil-
dren, and one great-grandson. He was predeceased by his
wife Ruth A. (Fallon). Arrangements were made by Vander
Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff.
Margaret R. Van Grouw
Margaret R. Van Grouw, nee Rose, of Wyckoff, died
Aug. 25. She was a member of the Ebenezer Netherlands
Reformed Church in Franklin Lakes. She is survived by
her husband Leonard J. Van Grouw and her children Dr.
Richard A. Van Grouw, Janet O’Keefe, Ronald Van Grouw,
Ruth Ann Easterhoff, Raymond D. Van Grouw, and James
L. Van Grouw. She is also survived by 27 grandchildren,
eight great-grandchildren, and her siblings Cora Bush,
Lambert Rose, and Wilbur Rose. She was predeceased by
her daughter Mary Jean and three brothers and one sister.
Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen
Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations
may be made to Netherlands Reformed Christian School,
164 Jacksonville Road, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.