Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 9, 2013 Obituaries Patricia Benvenuta Patricia Benvenuta, nee Maresca, of Elmwood Park, for- merly of Ridgewood, died Sept. 28. She is survived by her husband Dennis Benvenuta Sr. and her children Anthony Consiglio, Steven Consiglio, Joseph Consiglio, Christopher Consiglio, and Salvatore Consiglio. She is also survived by her step-children Dennis Benvenuta Jr. and Kimberly Ben- venuta, and eight grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Monica P. Buckel Monica P. Buckel of Glen Rock died Sept. 30. She was 46. She is survived by her husband Martin Buckel and her children Matthew, Michael, and Mark Buckel. She is also survived by her mother Josephine (Marfi) Mifsud and her siblings Mark, Maureen, and Melissa Mifsud. She was predeceased by her father Michael Mifsud. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Dorothy Jessie Jordan Dorothy Jessie Jordan of Waldwick, formerly of Glen Rock, died Sept. 28. She was 93. She was a graduate of John Adams High School in New York. She worked in the admitting office at Valley Hospital, and later as a medi- cal secretary for a Ridgewood orthopedist. She is survived by her daughters Joyce Schaefer of Mendham and Carole Vintalore of Rochelle Park, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her hus- band Clifford Jordan. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Wyckoff Reformed Church, 580 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or a charity of choice. Timothy Raymond McGill Timothy Raymond McGill of Ramsey died Sept. 21. He was a U.S. Marine. He was a life-long resident of Ramsey where he played junior football and was active in the DARE Street Hockey program and the Ramsey Ice Hockey Association. In his junior year of high school, he attended the New Jersey State Police Trooper Youth Week where his sense of patriotism and military standards were formed. He graduated from Ramsey High School in 2001 and went directly into the Marine Corps. He was in Boot Camp at Parris Island when the 9/11 attacks occurred and he saw action as a machine gunner in the infantry in the second battle of Fallujah while with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. After coming home from Iraq, he joined the Ramsey Fire Department as a volunteer. He continued his service to his country and joined the Rhode Island National Guard for its Special Forces Unit. He passed the initial phase of the training, which enabled him to pursue his Green Beret. He was awarded his Green Beret in May of 2011. Soon thereafter, he was stationed at Fort Myers in the State of Washington and was deployed to the jungles of the Philip- pines as part of a Special Forces successful rescue mission. In between these deployments, he would come home and serve as a volunteer firefighter in Ramsey. In January of 2013, he was assigned to the 1st Group Special Forces and was deployed to Afghanistan where he was killed by enemy gunfire on Sept. 21. He received 28 valor awards including the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He is survived by his parents Ray and Carol of Ramsey, and his sisters Megan and Lindsay Vanderbeek. He is also survived by his grand- mother Catherine McGill. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded War- riors Fund or the Pit Bull Rescue. Henry J. Popjes Henry J. Popjes of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, for- merly of Franklin Lakes, died Sept. 29. He was 79. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was an accoun- tant at Ford Motor Company and Fine Organics Corp. He supported church missions and volunteered at Hershey Medical Center. He is survived by his wife Janet (Druk- ker) Popjes, and his sons Scott of Sunland, California and Eric Popjes of Hershey, Pennsylvania. He is also survived by two grandchildren, and his siblings Jacob Popjes and Florence Popjes. Memorial donations may be made to Hope Community Church Mission Fund, 1806 Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy PA 17552 or Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Palliative Medicine, H-106, 500 Univer- sity Drive, P.O. Box 850 Hershey PA 17033. Edward William Schwehm Edward William Schwehm of Ridgewood died Oct. 1. He was 62. He received his bachelor’s degree in electri- cal engineering and his master’s of business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson. He was the owner of Brund- age Associates, Inc., a manufacturer’s sales representative agency selling industrial products to distributors and origi- nal equipment manufacturers in the tri-state area. He was an active member in the community, volunteering at his church, West Side Presbyterian Church, and coaching his children’s sports teams. He is survived by his wife Wendy, and his children Edward Adam Schwehm and Kristina Ashley Schwehm. He is also survived by his mother Edith Schwehm and one granddaughter. He was predeceased by his father Eduard Schwehm. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Brain and Tissue Bank, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 2803, Bethesda, MD 20892. Hope C. Smith Hope C. Smith, nee Cimmino, of Ridgewood, formerly of New Milford, died Oct. 1. She was 82. She was a gradu- ate of Berkley College in 1952 and worked at the Hacken- sack Cable Company for 10 years. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood. She is survived by her husband Charles Smith and her daugh- ters Alison O’Connor and Carla DiFranza. She is also sur- vived by three grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Fighting fraud (continued from page 6) opinion. • Do some research. Contact the Better Business Bureau, local consumer protection agency, state attor- ney general, or National Fraud Information Center before doing business with any unfamiliar companies or organi- zations. • Don’t ever fall for the “free prize” line that many scammers use. 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To locate a ualified professional, visit findacpa. org, the NJSCPA’s free, online Find-A-CPA service. Resolution (continued from page 4) The resolution as unanimously approved by the four council members present -- Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck was absent -- described the menorah as a “non-secular dis- play, to wit, a menorah” and said the northwest corner of Memorial Park at Van Neste Square facing East Ridgewood Avenue in front of the Godwin Memorial “is particularly suited for such displays due to its visibility, the ability to accommodate additional displays, and the historic use of the park for community and civic events.” “This is just a temporary measure,” Mayor Aronsohn said. “The reason why we’re doing this by a resolution is that there isn’t really time for an ordinance.” “I think this is a learning process,” said Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli. The menorah will be displayed, at the expense of the Jewish congregation and friends, from Nov. 25 through Jan. 3 of 2014. “We have to follow this with an ordinance on a future basis,” Mayor Aronson said. J. KOSTER