Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • September 18, 2013 Obituaries Beatrice Albanese cia E. Graham. He was predeceased by his mother Alice Graham. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Rachael A. Harris Beatrice Albanese of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Suffern, New York, died Aug. 14. She was a 1939 gradu- ate of Suffern High School. She retired from the law firm Lexow and Jenkins in 1979. She was a real estate agent with Southeast Realty Equities in Boca Raton until her 90 th birthday. She is survived by her children Mary Tuttle Discini of Mahwah; Louise Leslie of Alexandria, Vir- ginia; and Debra Albanese, August Albanese, and Patricia Evanicki, all of Boynton Beach, Florida. She is also sur- vived by seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and her brother Louis Rittendale of Monsey, New York. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. A memorial service will be held on Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Suffern, New York. Rachael A. Harris of Glen Rock, formerly of Waldwick and Hoboken, died Sept. 10. She was 32. She was an out- standing athlete, excelling in soccer, basketball, and soft- ball at Waldwick High School. She was a vice president and operations manager for Natixis in New York City. She is survived by her husband Jonathan, her mother Michelle Petruzziello, her mother’s husband Gary, and her father James Van Wyckhouse Sr. She is also survived by her brother James Van Wyckhouse Jr., sister-in-law Teresa, and her grandparents Roger and Gertrude Kennedy. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospital Foundation Breast Cancer Research Center, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Frank P. Candela Edward C. Orovitz of Ridgewood died Sept. 8. He was 75. He graduated from Pope Pius High School 1956, and was offered a contract to join the Milwaukee Braves Base- ball organization as a pitcher, but took a year off to work, then went on to Seton Hall (Paterson) on a full basket- ball scholarship. He graduated in 1961 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Before retiring in 1996, he was a teacher at Waldwick High School. He had previ- ously taught at Saint John’s in Paterson and at Don Bosco in Ramsey. During his time at Waldwick High School, he served as president of the local teachers’ association for 10 years. He is survived by his wife Ann, his children Jill Pitts and Stephen Orovitz, and two grandchildren. Frank P. Candela of Haskell, formerly of Ridgewood, died Sept. 7. He was 76. He was a U.S Marine Corps vet- eran. He is survived by his wife Barbara Barrett and his children Ann Vroegindewey, Peter Candela, Bernadette Davidson, Patricia Pisacane, James Candela, and Joseph Candela. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren and his siblings Nicholas Candela, Louis Candela, Angelina Can- dela, and Clare Johnson. He was predeceased by his son Stephen Candela. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to American Lung Association 1301 Pennsylva- nia Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004. George Francis Chickering George Francis Chickering of Ridgewood died Sept. 5. He was 100. He was born in Little Falls, New York, where he was an altar boy and lead singer at Saint Mary’s Church in his youth. He and his wife Evelyn lived in Upstate New York before moving to New Jersey, where they raised their two sons, Donn and Robert, who are among his survivors. He is also survived by his grandchildren Donn, Kirstin, Britta, and David, and his great-grandchildren Ryan, Owen, Anderson, and Annalise. He was predeceased by his wife of 71 years, Evelyn. He had lived in Ridgewood since 1947, and was a member of the Ridgewood Coun- try Club. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Margaret Eibert Margaret Eibert of Ridgewood died Aug. 29. She was 71. She is survived by her husband Erwin Eibert, her chil- dren Courtland Reichman and Tamara O’Neil, her stepchil- dren Virginia and Ralph Eibert, and nine grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Girdner Funeral Chapel in Yreka, California. Michael J. Graham Michael J. Graham of Ridgewood died Sept. 5. He was 66. He is survived by his father Joseph and his sister Patri- Edward C. Orovitz Father Eugene Palumbo, SDB Father Eugene Palumbo, SDB died Sept. 11. He was 91. He was a professed Salesian of Don Bosco for 72 years and a priest for 62 years. He attended high school at the Sale- sian Minor Seminary, made his first profession of vows on Sept. 8, 1941, and graduated from Don Bosco College in Newton in 1944. He taught at Don Bosco Prep High School in Ramsey from 1944-1945 and at Hope Haven Orphanage in Marrero, Louisiana from 1945-1947. He studied theol- ogy at the Salesian College in Aptos, California, where he was ordained on June 17, 1951. He earned master’s degrees in education and English. After teaching for one year at Don Bosco Technical High School in Paterson (1951-1952), he served as vice principal of Don Bosco Technical High School in Boston from 1952 to 1964 and then as direc- tor there from 1966 to 1975. For 17 years (1975-1992), he was administrator of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Mahwah. In the ensuing years, he helped with sacramental needs in numerous parishes in the Diocese of Paterson and the Archdiocese of Newark, used his journalistic talents to produce various writings on religious topics, and resided at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey. He is survived by the Sale- sian Community of Don Bosco Prep, his brother James Palumbo of Toms River, and numerous nieces and neph- ews. Memorial donations may be made to the Don Bosco Prep Student Assistance Fund. John Joseph Raiz John Joseph Raiz of Mahwah died Sept. 8. He was 78. He was a marketing research director for Unilever (formerly Chesebrough-Ponds) in Greenwich, Connecticut. His pas- sion for the cinema inspired him to review movies for a variety of local newspapers and magazines. He is survived by his wife Dolores Raiz and his children Kara Morrison and Paul Raiz. He is also survived by four grandchildren and his siblings Fran Mahon, Angie Madera, and Rosalie Van Natta. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh- Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation at www.michaeljfox.org. Milan Rasik Shah Milan Rasik Shah of Ridgewood died Sept. 2. He was 37. He graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1993. He graduated from Rutgers University in 1997 with a bach- elor’s degree in finance. He was an operating partner at Golden Gate Capital. Prior to this, he was vice president and head of corporate development for Albemarle and a director in investment banking at Deutsche Bank, cover- ing the chemical industry. He was an adjunct professor of finance at Louisiana State University and mentored inner city high school students in economics and finance as one of his many charitable activities. He is survived by his wife Lila Khatib Damavandi Shah of Ridgewood and his chil- dren Roxana and Cyrus. He is also survived by his mother Asha Shah and his siblings Vinay Shah, Mamta Shah Saxman, and Meeta Shah Michener. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. The family requests that memorial donations be made to a trust for his children. Additional information is available at www.milanshahmemorial.com. Beatrice V. Ward Beatrice V. Ward, nee Rose, of Mahwah, formerly of Wyckoff, died Sept. 10. She was 87. She was a former member of Midland Park United Methodist Church in Mid- land Park. She is survived by her daughters Bonnie Ward of Pelham, New Hampshire and Sharon Coppola of Pomp- ton Lakes, and five grandchildren. She is also survived by Gerry and Bob Rutz of Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her husband Raymond C. Ward and her brothers Howard and Charles Rose. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Jean J. Woods Jean J. Woods, nee Melber, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Hawthorne, died Sept. 9. She was 82. Before retiring, she was employed by Motorola Co. of Glen Rock. She was a parishioner of Saint Anthony’s R.C. Church in Hawthorne. She is survived by her children Sharon Woods of Franklin Lakes and John Woods of North Haledon, and three grand- children. She is also survived by her brother-in-law Paul Brooks. She was predeceased by her husband John Woods. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 302, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417.