Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 2, 2013 Obituaries Benjamin F. Brown Benjamin F. Brown of Glen Rock died Sept. 18. He was 92. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Airline Pilots Association and Ameri- can Legion Post 1 of Paris, France. He was a member of the Community Church of Glen Rock. Before retiring, he was employed for 40 years as a captain with TWA based out of John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. He is survived by his children Patricia Russ, Benjamin J. Brown, and Barbara Ray Schooler. He is also survived by three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was predeceased by his wife Allene (Olson) Brown. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Caggiano Funeral Home Inc. in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the Azheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. John Robert DeLuca John Robert DeLuca of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Westchester County, New York, died Sept. 19. He was 91. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1948 and earned a master’s degree from Colombia University in 1949. Before retiring in1990, he was a financial executive. He was a past member of the American Management Associa- tion. He was a past member of Saint Peter and Paul R.C. Church in Mount Vernon, New York and was a parishio- ner of Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes. He is survived by his wife of Rosemarie A. (nee LaSala) DeLuca of Franklin Lakes and his children Elaine Knorr, Nora DeBellis, Mark DeLuca, Brian DeLuca, and John F. DeLuca. He is also survived by seven grandchil- dren and his sister Katherine Reda of Pompano, Florida. He was predeceased by his siblings Louis and Sam DeLuca, Carol Palmieri, and Rafael (Fan) DeLuca. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, 787 Franklin Lake Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Marion H. Knowles Marion H. Knowles, nee Hazelton, of Mahwah, formerly of Cape May, died Sept. 24. She was 86. She graduated from Queens College in 1967 and Saint John’s University in 1972, obtaining two master’s degrees. She was a guid- ance counselor and a New York City teacher in various New York schools. She was a parishioner of Guardian Angel R.C. Church in Allendale and a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 4787 in Whitestone, New York. She is survived by her husband Robert O. Knowles and her daughters Dr. Barbara Fenning and Susan C. Miles. She is also survived by four grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Irene G. Outslay Irene G. Outslay, nee Pitman, of Midland Park died Sept. 24. She was 85. Before retiring, she was a quill winder with Schumacher Textiles in Midland Park. She is survived by her sons Kenneth H. Outslay of Midland Park and John Outslay of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. She is also sur- vived by her sister Jean Johnson of Shohola, Pennsylvania. She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth J. Outslay. Arrangements were made by the Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Joseph J. Pizappi Junior Joseph J. Pizappi Jr. of Waldwick died Sept. 26. He was 81. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a truck driver for M&M Transport and Texaco. He later became an owner/operator. He was a member of the American Legion Post 57 and the VFW Post in Waldwick. He is survived by his sons Joseph, David, and Daniel. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and his sister Theresa Ann Cicalese. He was predeceased by his wife Alice (nee Terlemezian). Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the American Legion Post 57, 46 North Franklin Turnpike, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Phyllis Rasmussen Phyllis Rasmussen, nee DeLuise, of Mahwah, formerly of Upper Saddle River, died Sept. 23. She was 84. She worked for the Woodcliff Lake Board of Education for over 15 years. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Ramsey, where she was a member of the Braille Committee and Altar Guild, and was a Sunday school teacher. She is survived by her children Karen (Rasmus- sen) Wilson, Karl Rasmussen, Paul Rasmussen, and Kyle Rasmussen. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and her brother Frank DeLuise. She was predeceased by her husband Larry Rasmussen, her parents Lawrence and Margaret (Maresca) DeLuise, and her brother Lawrence DeLuise. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 55 Wyckoff Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446 or Villa Marie Claire Hospice, 12 West Saddle River Road, Saddle River, NJ 07458. Joan K. Schroeder Joan K. Schroeder of Midland Park, formerly of Ridgewood, died Sept. 22. She was a 1944 graduate of Scarsdale High School and received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Skidmore College in 1948. She completed her master’s in nursing administration at New York Uni- versity in 1979. She started her career as a visiting nurse in New Haven, Connecticut. She went on to become supervi- sor of the Lucas County Health Department in Toledo, Ohio. She worked as director of the Visiting Nurses of Northern Bergen County from 1970-87. In 1994, she was honored by Northwest Bergen Hospice for her role in founding the organization in 1974. Other professional accomplishments included moderator/instructor in smoking cessation classes at the Respiratory Health Association, moderator of family support groups for caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease cli- ents, 10 years of volunteer social work at Mahwah’s Center for Food Action, and adjunct part-time professor of the School of Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She co-authored the book “Management in Nursing” (McGraw Hill 1979) and founded the parish nursing program at Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood. She was a member of the American Nurse Association, the New Jersey League for Nursing, the Home Health Agency Assembly of New Jersey, Sigma Theta Tau, and the Nursing Honor Soci- ety. She is survived by her children Joseph Schroeder and Diane Kleinknecht Schroeder and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband John Allen Schroeder and her son-in-law Russell Kleinknecht. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to the Maryknoll Missions, P.O. Box 302, Maryknoll, NY, 10545-0302. Thomas Sheridan Thomas Sheridan of Wyckoff, formerly of Jersey City, died Sept. 25. He was 82. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring, he worked for Con- rail. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250. Albert ‘AJ’ Supino Albert “AJ” Supino of Ramsey died Sept. 19. He was 39. He was a 1992 graduate of Ramsey High School and a 1996 graduate of Ramapo College. He is survived by his parents Al and Dot Supino, his sisters Susan and Lynda, and his brother-in-law Todd. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews Haydn, Shane, and Sarah. He was predeceased by his brother Christopher. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Religious Notes Catholics invited to Rosary Rally Northwest Bergen County Catholics are invited to pray the rosary for the country and for world peace on Satur- day, Oct. 12 at noon. The event will take place at the public safety building on East Prospect Street in Waldwick. Attendees are encouraged to bring rosary beads and small American flags. Rosary Rallies are planned in over 10,000 cities across the United States. These events are coordinated by America Needs Fatima in honor of the anniversary of the last vision of the Blessed Mother a Fatima in Portugal in 1917.