Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 16, 2013 Obituaries Thomas E. Anderson Senior Thomas E. Anderson Senior, 89, of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne, died Sunday, Oct. 6. He was a U.S. Army vet- eran of World War II, where he earned the Combat Infantry Medal. He was an electric motor repairman for Industrial Electric in Hawthorne until his retirement. He was a member of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Hawthorne, where he served as an usher and on the Buildings and Grounds Com- mittee. He was also a member of American Legion Post # 199 in Hawthorne. He is survived by his wife, Virginia (nee: Eyrich) Anderson; two children, Thomas, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Chattanooga, TN and Barbara Koman and her husband Edward of Millis, MA; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Browning-For- shay Funeral Home, Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Clement’s Memorial Fund, 271 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Mark A. Aragona Mark A. Aragona, 79, of Wyckoff, formerly of Bergen- field, died Oct. 6 at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth’s Church in Wyckoff. His wife Lois died in 2000. He is survived by a daugh- ter, Cara Smith and her husband Vincent; two grandchil- dren and two sisters: Frances Aragona and Joann Cerelli. Arrangements by Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff . Memorial contributions may be made to Valley Hospice Services, 15 Essex Rd., Suite 3, Paramus, NJ 07652. Nicholas Astras Nicholas Astras, 92, of Franklin Lakes, died suddenly on Oct. 6. Born and raised in Andros, Greece, he immigrated to the United States as a young man. He was a member of St. Athanasius Greek Orthodox Church in Paramus, and its Parish Council and of the American Hellenic Education & Progressive Association. He owned and operated Olympic Diner in Paterson for 40 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Estelle (Makris) Astras and a son, John, and his long- time companion, Anna Gregoras. He is survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Arrange- ments were by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home, Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Athana- sius Greek Orthodox Church Building Fund, 51 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. Penelope ‘Penny’ Bennett Penelope “Penny” Bennett, 70, of Midland Park died Oct. 9 at The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood. Prior to her retirement, she had worked as an aide for the Ridgewood Board of Education and most recently was a secretary at Ridgewood High School. She was a longtime member of the Midland Park United Methodist Church, where she had been active in many of the church groups. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Richard A. Bennett of Mid- land Park; two children: Whitney R. Perro of West Milford and Shawn H. Bennett and his wife, Mona of Waldwick; two grandchildren; and siblings Kim Vezzani of White Oak, PA and David Hollingsworth and his wife, Kathy of St. Albans, WV. Arrangements by Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Midland Park United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 269 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Elias B. Debbas Elias B. Debbas, 82, of Glen Rock died Sept. 26. Born in Jaffa, Palestine, he grew up in Jerusalem where he attended the Christian Brothers Boarding School. He received a civil engineering degree from the American University of Beirut and a masters degree from MIT in 1961. He was employed by Hatch Associates of Canada in New Jersey. He is sur- vived by his wife, Gloria (nee Gelat); and three sons: Paul, Michael, and Peter; a sister, Wida Talamas, and many neph- ews and nieces. Arrangements by Feeney Funeral Home, Ridgewood. James A. Griffin Senior James A. Griffin Senior, 69, of Mahwah died Oct. 7. He was an Army veteran. He was the retired supervisor of the sewer department for the Township of Mahwah, and a member of Company 2 Fire Department in Mahwah, and the American Legion in Mahwah. He is survived by his wife Dorothy; three children, James Jr. (Jane), Susan Mez- zina (Vincent), and Kevin (Lisa); and four grandchildren. Arrangements by Scarr Funeral Home, Suffern. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Street Paramus NJ 07652. Richard Nagel Richard Nagel, 73, of Ramsey, died Oct. 3. He is survived by his wife Adrianna (nee Snyder); a son Richard Alfred; his sister-in-law Charlotte Snyder and a niece Cynthia May Nagel and her husband Julian. Before retiring in 2010, he worked for Pathmark Stores for 43 years on the midnight to S a.m. shift. Arrangements by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home, Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to American Diabetes Association (donations.diabetes.org). Frank Paccione Frank Paccione, 91, of Lakewood, formerly of Waldwick, died Oct. 6. He was a US Army veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific, and was a Purple Heart recipient. He is survived by three sons, Patrick, Joseph, and Frank; two granddaughters, Danielle of Sterling Forest, NY and Krystle and her husband Ernest of Monroe, NY; and siblings Teresa, Nick, and Michael. He was predeceased by his wife Frances in 2010. Arrangements by Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff. Memorial contributions may be made to Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps., PO Box 244, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Norman Palmeri Norman “Norm” Palmeri, 46, of Mahwah died Oct. 9. He was predeceased by his parents, Norman and Lou-Ann; his brother Thomas, and longtime girlfriend Pamela. He is survived by his siblings: Michael, John, Maria Palamidis and her husband Dino, and Kevin and his wife Jennifer; and several nieces and nephews and friends. Arrangements by William G. Basralian Funeral Home, Oradell. Memorial donations may be made to the John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack UMC Foundation, 360 Essex St., Suite 301, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Ann Schrumpf Ann Jordan Schrumpf, 84, of Ridgefield Park, died Oct. 8. Before retiring she was an administrative assistant at the Welfare Board of Bergen County. She is survived by three children: Ann Marie Coyle and her husband Kevin, Roy Schrumpf and his wife Claire, and Robert Schrumpf and his wife Gay; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a brother, William Jordan . She was predeceased by her husband, Leroy V. Schrumpf and siblings Helen Keiser, Thomas Jordan, and Gertrude Jordan. Memorial donations may be made to the Ridgefield Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 48 Main Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 or the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Amelia ‘Milly’ Schuit Amelia “Milly” (nee Bakker) Schuit, 89, of Wyckoff died Oct. 8. She was a member of the Hawthorne Gospel Church for over 80 years, where she taught Sunday School, worked with Pioneer Girls and served in the church library. She was the bookkeeper for Hawthorne Gospel Church and bookkeeper/secretary for Hawthorne Christian Acad- emy. She is survived by five children: Rick Schuit and wife Judy, Donna Robison, Priscilla Schuit, Deb Hoeckele and husband Steve, and Bob Schuit and wife Eve; six grand- children, five great grandchildren and a brother, Wilbert Bakker. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Richard R.; four brothers and four sisters. Arrangements by Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to Hawthorne Gospel Church Sunday School Fund, 2000 Route 208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. John Jacob Werling John Jacob Werling, 73, a lifelong Ramsey resident, died Oct. 2, at Villa Marie Claire, Saddle River. He was a gradu- ate of Ramsey High School. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Audrey; a daughter, Janine Sinnott, (Mike), of Long Valley; sons John Jacob III (Joan) of Monroe, NY and Christopher of Ramsey; his sister, Connie D’Attilio of Bonita Springs, Florida; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Christine Thompson of Edgewater, Florida. He owned Peach Hill Farms in Ramsey for over 30 years, which had been established by his grandfather, Jacob Werling in 1901. He was a service technician for 30 years at Masterson Pools in Ramsey. Arrangements by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Per- nice Funeral Home, Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436 or Wildlife Freedom Inc, P.O. Box 31, Wanaque, NJ. 07465.