September 18, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 21 Obituaries Beatrice Albanese Beatrice Albanese of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Suffern, New York, died Aug. 14. She was a 1939 gradu- ate of Suffern High School. She retired from the law firm Lexow and Jenkins in 1979. She was a real estate agent with Southeast Realty Equities in Boca Raton until her 90 th birthday. She is survived by her children Mary Tuttle Dis- cini of Mahwah; Louise Leslie of Alexandria, Virginia; and Debra Albanese, August Albanese, and Patricia Evanicki, all of Boynton Beach, Florida. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and her brother Louis Rittendale of Monsey, New York. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. A memorial service will be held on Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Suf- fern, New York. Hatsu Ashline Hatsu Ashline of Wyckoff, formerly of Fort Lee, died Sept. 7. She was 88. She was born in Tokyo, Japan. Before retiring in 2000, she was a dental technician. She is sur- vived by her daughters Patricia A. Di Diego and Elizabeth Tiffany-Ellis, DNP, two grandchildren, and two great- grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Robert John Ashline. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association - Northern Regional Office at Oradell, 690 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 300, Oradell, NJ 07649. Edith A. Mald Edith A. Mald of Wyckoff died Sept. 11. She was 97. She graduated from Teaneck High School in 1934 and was employed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., where she held various supervisory positions during her 40 years of service before retiring in 1978. She was an active member in several Reformed churches, the last being Marble Colle- giate Church in New York City, where she was a volun- teer and lay reader. She is survived by her brother Harold J. Wilson of Peck Lake, New York, her nephews John P. Wilson of Nanuet New York and Robert Wilson of Haw- thorne, and her niece Nancy Soga of Long Valley. She is also survived by great-nieces and great-nephews. She was predeceased by her husband William C. Mald. Arrange- ments were made by C. C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Light- house for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, NY, NY 10022 or Marble Collegiate Church, 1 West 29th Street, NY, NY 10001. Gordon M. Nonnemacher Gordon M. Nonnemacher of Mahwah, formerly of Wyckoff, died Sept. 10. He was 85. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was in management at West- ern Union in Upper Saddle River from 1967 to 1985. He is survived by his wife E. Pat Corcoran and his daughter Lois Rueckel. He is also survived by five stepchildren, seven step-grandchildren, and his brother Lee Nonnemacher. He was predeceased by his first wife Jane Nonnemacher. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Doctors without Borders USA, P.O. Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030 or to the Salvation Army, 31 Van Houten Street, P.O. Box 1976, Paterson, NJ 07509. Father Eugene Palumbo, SDB Father Eugene Palumbo, SDB died Sept. 11. He was 91. He was a professed Salesian of Don Bosco for 72 years and a priest for 62 years. He attended high school at the Sale- sian Minor Seminary, made his first profession of vows on Sept. 8, 1941, and graduated from Don Bosco College in Newton in 1944. He taught at Don Bosco Prep High School in Ramsey from 1944-1945 and at Hope Haven Orphanage in Marrero, Louisiana from 1945-1947. He studied theol- ogy at the Salesian College in Aptos, California, where he was ordained on June 17, 1951. He earned master’s degrees in education and English. After teaching for one year at Don Bosco Technical High School in Paterson (1951-1952), he served as vice principal of Don Bosco Technical High School in Boston from 1952 to 1964 and then as direc- tor there from 1966 to 1975. For 17 years (1975-1992), he was administrator of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Mahwah. In the ensuing years, he helped with sacramental needs in numerous parishes in the Diocese of Paterson and the Archdiocese of Newark, used his journalistic talents to produce various writings on religious topics, and resided at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey. He is survived by the Salesian Community of Don Bosco Prep, his brother James Palumbo of Toms River, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memo- rial donations may be made to the Don Bosco Prep Student Assistance Fund. Susann Marie Sabatini Susann Marie Sabatini of Mahwah died Sept. 10. She was 57. She is survived by her son Matthew Bender and two grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. Memorial donations may be made to Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, National Process- ing Center, P.O. Box 1245, Albert Lea, MN 560079976. Milan Rasik Shah Milan Rasik Shah of Ridgewood died Sept. 2. He was 37. He graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1993. He graduated from Rutgers University in 1997 with a bach- elor’s degree in finance. He was an operating partner at Golden Gate Capital. Prior to this, he was vice president and head of corporate development for Albemarle and a director in investment banking at Deutsche Bank, cover- ing the chemical industry. He was an adjunct professor of finance at Louisiana State University and mentored inner city high school students in economics and finance as one of his many charitable activities. He is survived by his wife Lila Khatib Damavandi Shah of Ridgewood and his chil- dren Roxana and Cyrus. He is also survived by his mother Asha Shah and his siblings Vinay Shah, Mamta Shah Saxman, and Meeta Shah Michener. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. The family requests that memorial donations be made to a trust for his children. Additional information is available at www.milanshahmemorial.com. Emil Sydoruk Emil Sydoruk of Wyckoff died Sept. 8. He was 89. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. He gradu- ated from Penn State University and was an aeronauti- cal engineer with Curtiss Wright in Fairfield. He was a member of the Activities Unlimited Club of Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife Anna Mae Sydoruk and his chil- dren Ronald Sydoruk of Upper Saddle River and Linda Akerley of Tolland, Connecticut. He is also survived by three grandchildren and his sister Olga Woods of Daytona Beach, Florida. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142. Clara Vander Wall Clara Vander Wall, nee Van Meekeren, of Wyckoff died Sept. 5. She was 92. Born in Holland, she came the United States as a child and had lived in Wyckoff since 1954. She was a member of the Abundant LifeReformed Church in Wyckoff and volunteered at the Eastern Christian Chil- dren’s Retreat in Wyckoff. She is survived by her children Nicholas Vander Wall Jr. and Jim Vander Wall, and two grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Rade Vander Wall and Ann Ruitenburg. She was predeceased by her husband Nicholas Vander Wall. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Haw- thorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Wyckoff Ambulance Corps or the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff. Beatrice V. Ward Beatrice V. Ward, nee Rose, of Mahwah, formerly of Wyckoff, died Sept. 10. She was 87. She was a former member of Midland Park United Methodist Church in Mid- land Park. She is survived by her daughters Bonnie Ward of Pelham, New Hampshire and Sharon Coppola of Pomp- ton Lakes, and five grandchildren. She is also survived by Gerry and Bob Rutz of Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her husband Raymond C. Ward and her brothers Howard and Charles Rose. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Jean J. Woods Jean J. Woods, nee Melber, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Hawthorne, died Sept. 9. She was 82. Before retiring, she was employed by Motorola Co. of Glen Rock. She was a parishioner of Saint Anthony’s R.C. Church in Hawthorne. She is survived by her children Sharon Woods of Franklin Lakes and John Woods of North Haledon, and three grand- children. She is also survived by her brother-in-law Paul Brooks. She was predeceased by her husband John Woods. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 302, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417.