Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • August 21, 2013 Mary Louise Beresford Box 141 Ramsey, NJ 07446, for expansion of a viewing platform at the Celery Farm Natural Area in Allendale, or to the North American Butterfly Association, c/o Deedee Burnside, 18 John Dow Avenue, Waldwick, NJ 07463 to fund a memorial at the National Butterfly Center in Mis- sion, Texas. A memorial service will be held at noon on Sunday Aug. 25 at the Cedar Crest Village Chapel, 1 Cedar Crest Drive in Pompton Plains. Michael John Thomas Connolly Richard J. Obrotka of Mahwah, formerly of Oakland and Franklin Lakes, died Aug. 13. He was 69. Before retiring, he was an accountant for Saint Clare’s Hospital in Denville. Prior to that, he worked at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Pas- saic. He attended Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church in Mahwah. He was a member of Chrysanthemum Soci- ety of New Jersey, and the Bergen County Anglers Club. He was foster parent to many children over two decades. He is survived by his wife Mary (nee Binder) Obrotka of Mahwah, his children Michele Bach of Greenwood Lake, New York, Jennifer Huh of Secaucus, Richard Obrotka of Warwick, New York, and David Song of Palisades Park. He is also survived by four grandchildren, and his broth- ers Dr. Thomas Obrotka of Wayne and James Obrotka of Warwick, New York. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Obituaries Mary Louise Beresford of Allendale died Aug. 14. She was 91. She was co-owner of Old Tappan Travel in Old Tappan before retiring. For many years, she was the editor of the “Here’s Allendale” publication. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Allendale, where she served as a member of the Altar Guild and taught Sunday school. She is survived by her husband C. Ogden Beresford of Allen- dale and her daughters Christianne Gerken of Randolph and Jean Johnson of New Fairfield, Connecticut. She is also survived by three grandchildren and three great-grandchil- dren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Michael John Thomas Connolly of Bethania, North Car- olina, formerly of Saddle River, died Aug. 8. He was 80. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was vice president of sales for Wheels, Inc. of Chicago before retiring in 1994. He also owned Action Auto Leasing in Ringwood. He was a parishioner of Saint Gabriel’s R.C. Church in Saddle River. He is survived by his wife Carol A. Connolly (nee Forbes) of Bethania, and his children Diane M. Coger of Bethania, Michael W. Connolly of Butler, Jennifer A. Connolly of Franklin Lakes, and Scott J. Connolly and Pat- rick T. Connolly, both of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, and his sisters Theresa Womelsdorf and Rita Caloni. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Charles H. Mayhood Charles H. Mayhood of Pompton Plains, formerly of Allendale and Mahwah, died Aug. 4. He was 82. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He graduated from Hackensack High School and the State University College of Forestry at Syracuse University. He was a pulp and paper engineer and paper salesman based in Allendale, New York, Atlanta, and Dayton and Columbus, Ohio. He was a 50-year member of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Indus- try. He was an accomplished birder, butterflyer, dragon- flyer, and amateur wildlife photographer and member and leader of a number of naturalist clubs and organizations. He was an Eagle Scout and Scoutmaster. He is survived by his sons Clay of Richmond, Virginia and Kevin of Worthington, Ohio, and five grandchildren. He is also sur- vived by his 18-year companion Betty Aiken; her children Lloyd Fricker of New Rochelle, New York and Leslie Bec of Kassel, Germany; and Aiken’s seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Lynne Seaman, his sister Judith, and brother-in-law Edward Marolda. Memo- rial donations may be to the Fyke Nature Association, P.O. Richard J. Obrotka Renate Sherwin Renate Sherwin, nee Hausmann, of Palm Coast, Florida, formerly of Mahwah, died Aug. 13. She was 63. She was born in Wurzburg, Germany and came to the United States 1955. She was a 1972 graduate of SUNY New Paltz in New York, and received her master’s degree from Middlebury College in 1976. She was employed by the North Rockland School District in Stony Point, New York until her retire- ment. She was a member of the Sweet Adelines Chorus in Florida. She is survived by her husband Jean Douglas, her daughter Nicole Leonardo of Montclair, and two grand- children. She is also survived by her mother Tatjana Haus- mann and her brother Arno Hausmann, both of Mahwah. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Ameri- can Cancer Society, Bergen Unit, 20 Mercer Street, Hack- ensack, NJ 07601. Johannes Tulk Johannes Tulk of Waldwick died Aug. 11. He was 89. He was born in Estonia and lived in Bronx, New York before moving to Waldwick. He worked in waterproofing and construction in New York City for over 35 years. He is sur- vived by his wife Ana Maria, and his sisters Hermine Palits and Adele Reitav, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son John. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. A memo- rial service will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Waldwick Methodist Church, 25 Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick. Religious Notes Pastor Min to lead Waldwick Methodist The Waldwick United Methodist Church, 25 Franklin Turnpike has announced the appointment of Pastor Daeil Min as the congregation’s new minister. His work at the Waldwick church began last month. With his father a Methodist pastor in Korea, Pastor Min grew up grounded in the ideas set forth by John Wesley. He studied at the Methodist Theological Univer- sity in Seoul, and received a bachelor’s degree at Wes- leyan University in the Philippines in 2008. In 2011, he completed a clinical pastoral education program, Level 1, at the Overlook Medical Center in Summit. The next year, he received his master of divinity from Drew Theo- logical Seminary. Pastor Min was licensed as a local pastor in 2013. Previous to his Waldwick assignment, Pastor Min has served as the youth and young adult pastor at the Appen- zeller Memorial Nairi United Methodist Church in Wood- land Park. He met his wife, Jimin, in the Philippines, and the couple has a one-year-old daughter, Hailey. At right: Pastor Daeil Min