Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • March 6, 2013 Obituaries Celeste M. Carnevale, nee Feula, of Ramsey died Feb. 20. She was 87. She was a homemaker. Later in life, she worked in the Ramsey school system in the cafeteria for many years. She was active with the Friends of the Adornos and Saint Paul’s Church in Ramsey. She is survived by her children Chris McCombs, Lucille Muzio, Paul J. Carnevale, and Gerard Carnevale, 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Ben Feula, Antoinette Stravato, and Filomena Stravato. She was predeceased by her husband Paul Carnevale. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004, or Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322, Eigth Avenue, Seventh Floor, New York, NY 10001. Dorothy J. Carroll, nee Roth, of Mahwah, formerly of Fort Lee, died Feb. 23. She was 78. She received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and received a bachelor’s degree in education from William Paterson University. She was employed by Bergen County Special Services as a special education teacher. She is survived by her son John C. Carroll, three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and her brother Robert Charles Roth. Arrangements were made by Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. Dorothy Francia of Wyckoff, formerly of Haledon, died Feb. 26. She was 89. She had worked as an executive secretary at several large companies, including Curtiss-Wright, JP Stevens, and Singer Corporation. She is survived by her sons Roy and Marc, four grandchildren, and one greatgranddaughter. Doris McGrath of Pompton Plains, formerly of HoHo-Kus, died Jan. 20. She was 92. She is survived by her children Philip of Port Orange, Florida and Carol Corcoran of Deerfield Beach, Florida, three grandsons, and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Harold. Harold R. Moran of Waldwick, formerly of Garnerville, New York, died Feb. 24. He was 89. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and served time as a prisoner of war in Germany. He received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Victory Medal. He was a retired steam fitter, employed by Union Local 638 in New York, New York. He was a member of Waldwick’s American Legion Post. Celeste M. Carnevale He is survived by his wife Veronica (Moore) Moran, his children Pat Ret of Ridgewood and Harold Moran of Brentwood, New York, four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Muriel Murray, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, formerly of Ramsey, died Feb. 24. She was 93. She is survived by her children Richard N. Murray Jr., Muriel (Bunny) Lewellyn, Donna Timboe, and Robin Diehl, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and her sister Mildred Hawkes. She was predeceased by her husband Richard N. Murray. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to The National Parkinson Foundation at Parkinson.org. Maurice “Joe” O’Leary of Waldwick and Oakland died Feb. 22. He was 79. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring in 1998, he was a comptroller at Burlington Industries in New York. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #57 and VFW Post #1049. He is survived by his wife Mary, his children Debra Seiter and Thomas O’Leary, five grandchildren, and his brothers Timothy O’Leary and Kevin O’Leary. Arrangements were made by VanderPlaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to American Legion Post #57, 46 Franklin Turnpike, Waldwick, NJ 07463 or to the Waldwick Fire Department, 15 East Prospect Street, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Mildred D. Puls of Ridgewood died Feb. 27. She was 92. She is survived by her children Diane Buehler of Buford, Georgia, Lorraine Blank of Jupiter, Florida, and Patricia Puls of Ridgewood, and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Harold. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. William C. Robertson of Mahwah died Feb. 21. He was 82. He had been the national energy sales manager at Osram Sylvania in Danvers, Massachusetts. He is survived by his wife Bethel “Beth” (Yerdon) Robertson, his son Shawn Dudley, daughters-in-law Mina and Elnora, stepdaughter Brenda Crandall, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son David. Arrangements were made by VanderPlaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army. Louis F. Turner of Allendale, formerly of Paterson, died Feb. 24. He was 86. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a contractor in the building construction trades for nearly 50 years, and recently served as a crossing guard in the Borough of Allendale. He was a member of the Allendale Ambulance Corps and the VFW. Robert L. Muriel Murray Turner of Ringwood, Bruce Turner of South Amboy, and Richard Turner of Allendale, six grandchildren, and his sisters Joan Brizzi of Passaic, Virginia Welch of River Edge, and Barbara Turner of Fair Lawn. He was predeceased by his wife Dorothy May Van Buskirk Turner, and his siblings Courtney Turner and Christopher Turner. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Jean Van Brookhoven of Wyckoff died Feb. 25. She was 88. Before retiring, she was the nurse at Beth Israel Hospital in Passaic and then at Passaic County Vocational & Technical School in Wayne. She is survived by her children Craig of Wyckoff, Gregory of North Haledon, and Susan of Florida, and six grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Edmon. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Jean Van Brookhoven Maurice ‘Joe’ O’Leary Dorothy J. Carroll Oversight board (continued from page 3) that the Tiger volunteers who studied Ridgewood’s finances and projected hard tax times to come had made some very useful and intelligent suggestions, but she also said it was up to the elected council and professional staff to work out the details of how and where to save. Mayor Aronsohn, without taking sides, leaned toward the concept of the financial advisory board and said that something obviously had to be done about spiraling costs of all government. “Many of the residents, many of the taxpayers, are now earning less than they were five years ago, and it’s unsustainable,” Aronsohn said of regular salary increases. “We need to fix it.” The council members will now confer among themselves and they expect to come up with more detailed proposals in the near future. Mildred D. Puls Dorothy Francia William C. Robertson Doris McGrath Send/receive (continued from page 9) forward with a sending or receiving agreement, it would have to commission a formal study with the other district to evaluate the impact on facilities, transportation, and educational considerations. Entering into a receiving agreement with another district is also a possibility, Sullivan noted, recalling the receiving agreement with North Haledon that was basically a done deal until it was struck down by the courts 10 years ago. “Perhaps the judiciary would look differently on this now,” he said. Sullivan also recalled that the quality of education offered at Midland Park High School had caught the eye of the Maywood Public Schools two years ago when Maywood considered ending their long-standing agreement with Hackensack High School. Sullivan said questions about Midland Park High School’s viability are nothing new, remembering that, 20 years ago, parents not familiar with the school were raising concerns. “Most of those parents had a completely different view after their children graduated and realized how well prepared they were for higher education and the workplace,” he said. “Do the larger high schools offer more electives?...Yes, but participation in athletics and many other co-curricular activities are limited because students are competing with a much larger population. We have a very dedicated group of educators in the district and some really great things are happening in our schools...maybe we have to do a better job in getting that information out there. I believe we offer a greater opportunity for kids to find out what they’re good at, and we certainly don’t have some of the problems that exist in larger high schools,” he added. Sullivan stressed that the prospect of sending the high school students elsewhere would not solve the facility problems facing the district. “The board has stated a number of times that we don’t see a scenario which would allow us to close any of our buildings. Upgrades to our infrastructure are necessary and we have to find a way to accomplish this,” he said. In December, voters turned down a two public questions seeking $15.27 million to upgrade facilities and athletic fields in the borough’s public schools. Harold R. Moran Louis F. Turner