Page 32 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • August 7, 2013 Obituaries made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Louise H. ‘Tishie’ Bertholf Joseph A. Kowkabany Sr. of Ridgewood died July 30. He was 95. He was an administrator for Burns & Roe Engi- neering and Construction for many years before he retired. He was a member of Activities Unlimited in Haworth. He is survived by his children Valerie A. Kowkabany of High- land Mills, New York and Joseph Jr. of Jackson. He is also survived by three grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and his sister Gladys Helow. He was predeceased by his wife Yvonne. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Senior Day Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Louise H. “Tishie” Bertholf, nee Harrington, of Ridgewood died July 26. She was 89. She had worked at McHugh’s in Ridgewood for over 30 years. She is sur- vived by her daughter Karen L. Bertholf of Ridgewood, one grandchild, and three great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother William E. Harrington. She was predeceased by her husband William H. Bertholf Jr., her daughter Gale S. Bertholf/Harper, and her brother Albert (“Bert”) Harrington. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Bergen County Animal Shelter, 100 United Lane, Teterboro, NJ 07604 or The Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. José Figueroa Grajo José Figueroa Grajo of Glen Rock and Quezon City, Philippines died Feb. 18. Born in the Philippines, he came to the United States in 1966. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of the East in the Philip- pines and worked for various companies in the Philippines and in the United States. He is survived by children Dr. Joseph, Christine, Theresa, and Eric, and three grandchil- dren. He is also survived by his siblings Maria Clara Villan- ueva, Salud Alegre, Esmeralda Duckett, Ramón, Petronio, and Ruben Balane. He was predeceased by his wife Ofelia, his sister Azucena Uranza, and his brother Crisostomo. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 10 at 10:45 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 1 Passaic Street in Ridgewood. Thomas C. Kent Thomas C. Kent of Wyckoff, formerly of Ho-Ho-Kus, died July 31. He was 82. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He attended Fordham University, Ford- ham Law School, and New York University School of Law. Before retiring in 1995, he was a senior tax attorney with Thalen, Reid, and Priest in New York, New York. He was a member of the New York Bar Association. He was a parish- ioner of Saint Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. He is sur- vived by his wife Charlotte M. (nee Rice) Kent of Wyckoff, his children Ginny Dorris of Brooklyn, New York, Jus- tine Kent of Skillman, and Lawrence Kent of Seattle, Washington. He is also survived by eight grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Joseph’s Wayne Hospital Foundation, 224 Hamburg Turn- pike, Wayne, NJ 07470. Andrew P. Kohler Andrew P. Kohler of Toms River, formerly of Mahwah, died July 29. He was 69. He had a career in aviation, and had worked for Associated Aircraft Group in Dutchess County, New York, prior to retiring in 2012. He is survived by his wife Helen, his children Denise Domer and Andrew C. Kohler, and two grandchildren. Arrangements were Joseph A. Kowkabany Senior Charles D. Metzler Charles D. Metzler of Glen Rock died July 22. He was 73. He was a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College. He is survived by his wife Barbara (Breisch), his children Scott of Haddonfield and Kim (Desmond) of Frankfurt, Ger- many, and four grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association. Jo Ann Nowack Jo Ann Nowack, nee DeZurney, of Mahwah died July 30. She was 66. She was a graduate of Mahwah High School, and went on to have a life-long career as a certified nurse assistant. Her last assignment was at Milford Manor in West Milford. She is survived by her children Derek Nowack, Brandon Nowack, and Maggi Mann. She is also survived by four grandchildren and her sister Marlene Kwak. She was predeceased by her parents John (“Pal”) and Margaret DeZurney. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh- Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial dona- tions may be made to Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Jeremiah ‘Jeff’ Purtell Jeremiah “Jeff” Purtell of Arlington, Virginia, formerly of Allendale, Fair Lawn, Bronx, New York, and Pawleys Island, South Carolina, died July 20. He was 83. He was a U.S. Army and Army Reserve veteran. He graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School and Manhattan College in the Bronx. He retired from AT&T (formerly Western Electric) in 1995 after 38 years of service. During his career, he served in New York City and Newark, conducting wage and salary studies, and was a consultant in labor relations for manufacturing locations nationwide. As president of the New Jersey Self Insurers Association, he chaired a coalition that successfully achieved major reforms in New Jersey’s workers’ compensation law, and received the New Jersey Assembly’s highest commendation for the outstand- ing work he rendered to the workers and the business com- munity. He was appointed by Governor Tom Kean to a task force to review workers’ compensation benefits. He was a life member and treasurer of the Holiday Observers, committee chairman for Boy Scouts of America Troop 59, baseball and soccer coach for the Allendale Athletic Asso- ciation, and lector at Guardian Angel R.C. Church in Allen- dale. He was a member of the Precious Blood R.C. Church in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. He is survived by his wife Brenda, his children Maureen Malloy of West Ches- ter, Pennsylvania, Patrick Purtell of Arlington, Virginia, Michael Purtell of Glenside, Pennsylvania, Jeremy Purtell of Alexandria, Virginia, Meghan Ballatt of Mountainside, and Dan Purtell of Arlington, Virginia. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his siblings Thomas Purtell and Margaret Purtell. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Louise Samuels Louise Samuels, nee Burnett, of Ridgewood died July 29. She was 95. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ridgewood, and a member of Springfield Mora- vian Church in Jamaica. She is survived by her children Victor, Stanley, Winston, and Fay Reid, 18 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and 20 great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Reginald, Ebineezer, and Daniel Burnett. She was predeceased by her husband Frederick Samuels, her son Franklin Samuels, and her sib- lings Joseph, Lynford, Charlie, and Kingsley Burnett, and Rheta Hill. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Otto Seel Otto Seel, formerly of Ramsey, died July 10. He was 92. He is survived by his children Margaret Moffitt of Roanoke, Virginia, George Seel of Belgrade, Maine, and four grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warrior Project or Angels of Assisi. A memo- rial service will be held on Aug. 17 at Saint Paul’s Church, 193 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey. The service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Robert Sergeant Robert Sergeant of Hawthorne, formerly of Midland Park, died July 30. He was 59. He received a bachelor’s degree from Ramapo College. He is survived by his sister Amy Cortazzo, his niece and nephew, Sara and Thomas Shortway, and one great-nephew. He was predeceased by his parents Robert and Betty (nee Ward) Sergeant. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to The Valley Hospital, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Alice T. Sheahan Alice T. Sheahan of Ridgewood, formerly of Bronx, New York, died July 26. She was 89. She had been a clerk with New York Life Insurance for many years. She is sur- vived by her children Eileen Ludwig of Mandeville, Loui- siana and Peggy Sheahan Knee of Ridgewood. She is also survived by five grandchildren and her sisters Marion Scholz and Cecilia Murphy. She was predeceased by her husband Michael. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the New York Botanical Gardens, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458.