Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • July 24, 2013 Obituaries Ralph Batelli Ralph Batelli of Ramsey, formerly of Paterson, died July 18. He was 87. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He had been employed with the former Inter-City Bus Company in Paterson. He later worked at Ramapo Col- lege and Darlington County Park. He was a life member of the Ramsey Fire Department and past member of the ambulance corps. He is survived by his wife Nancy (Reme) Batelli and his children Ginger Maher, James, and Michael. He is also survived by five grandchildren. He was prede- ceased by his grandson Kevin Maher. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramsey Fire Department, 25 South Central Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446. Renee Louise Dessimone Renee Louise Dessimone of Glen Rock died July 15. She was 23. A 2008 graduate of Glen Rock High School, she earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 2012. She was a parishioner of Saint Catharine R.C. Church in Glen Rock. She was a member of the Glen Rock Shoot- ing Stars, the Wyckoff Torpedos, and TSF Academy. She earned four varsity letters in high school and two in college for soccer. She was an accountant with Saint Clair CPA & Associates in Conshohoken, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her parents Adele (Tonelli) and Dennis Dessimone, her brother Stephen Dessimone, and her grandfathers Alfred Tonelli and Joseph Dessimone. She is also survived by her aunts and uncles Virginia and Spencer Field, Janet and Michael Tremaglio, and James and Mary Lou Tonelli, and seven cousins. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat- Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation, 8301 Professional Place, Landover, MD 2078. Ruth Johnson Ruth Johnson, nee O’Rourke, of Franklin Lakes, for- merly of Oakland, died July 11. She was 83. Before retiring in 1993, she was a supervisor for Commercial Housekeep- ing Services of Franklin Lakes. She was a member of the Brownstone Quilters Guild. She is survived by her husband Douglas Johnson of Franklin Lakes and her daughters Linda Johnson of Mahwah and Karen Johnson of Brook- lyn, New York. She is also survived by three grandchil- dren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Vermeulen Funeral Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff NJ 07481. Gail Lee Gail Lee, nee Cascino, of Ridgewood died July 14. She was 72. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Penn State University in 1964, and her master’s in counseling from Jersey City State College. She was a school social worker in Oakland and Ho-Ho-Kus. She was a freelance artist for Aviation International News, and had also taught art. She is survived by her daughter Tanya Lee of Ridgewood, four grandchildren, and her brother George Cascino of North Caldwell. She is also survived her companion of Chris Koutsis of Ho-Ho-Kus. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanc- tuary, c/o the Animal Center, P.O. Box 475, Newtown CT 06470. her children Joseph, Stephen, Paul, Peter, and Janet. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, eight great-grandchil- dren, and her sister Marie Forsberg. She was predeceased by her parents Mathew and Margaret and her brother Bar- tholomew. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh- Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675. Eleanor Serafini Jean Capuano-Leoncavallo Eleanor Serafini of Glen Rock died July 14. She was 92. She is survived by her children Patricia Blanco of Coral Gables, Florida and Louis Serafini Jr., of Ringwood, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Dr. Louis Serafini. Arrange- ments were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Foundation, 703 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07503. Grace Marie Miller Christopher Nicholas Tselepis of Haledon, formerly of Wyckoff, died July 17. He was 29. He received his bache- lor’s degree from Pace University and had been employed as a real estate agent with Nicholas Real Estate Agency in Clifton. He was a member of Saint Nicholas Greek Ortho- dox Church in Wyckoff, where he served as an officer of GOYA. He was a member of Sons of Pericles and the Pas- saic County Board of Realtors. He is survived by his parents Nicholas and Angelica (nee Yeatras) Tselepis of Wyckoff, his brother and sister-in-law Dean and Mary Tselepis of New York, New York, and his maternal grandfather Chris S. Yeatras of Winchester, Virginia. He is also survived by his partner John Lanza of Haledon. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to International Orthodox Chris- tian Charities, P.O. Box 17398, Baltimore, MD 21298-9242 or Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Jean Capuano-Leoncavallo, nee Guidera, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Fort Lee, died July 12. She was 85. She was a volunteer at Englewood Hospital for 20 years. She is survived by her son Philip Capuano of Mahwah and two grandchildren. She was predeceased by her first hus- band Salvatore Capuano and her second husband Nicholas Leoncavallo. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh- Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Grace Marie Miller of Midland Park died July 9. She was 85. She was a graduate of East Side High School in Paterson. She had worked as a textile worker for the F.G. Montabert Company for 40 years. She is survived by her nephew Scott Richards and his wife Maria and their daugh- ter Miranda. She is also survived by many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Memorial donations may be made to the Midland Park Ambulance Corps. Kenneth S. Ronai Kenneth S. Ronai, formerly of Ridgewood, died July 14. He was 90. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Queens College. He earned his master’s degree in organic chemistry at New York University, and pursued post-graduate work in biochemistry at Brooklyn Polytech Institute. He worked as a chemist in the food industry for much of his profes- sional career at Sunshine Biscuit, National Dairy Research Labs, General Foods, National Starch, and Nabisco. He was an author of many industry publications and held several patents that helped revolutionize protein use in foods and aided in helping food production in third world countries. He spent many years coaching for the Ridgewood Base- ball and Softball Association, the CYO, and intramural basketball. He is survived by his children Bob Ronai, Liz Fontanella, and Tom Ronai, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He was predeceased by his wife Cecilia (Mezowicz), his grandson James Ronai, his parents George and Margaret Ronai, and his sister Patricia Reilly. Arrange- ments were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Kathryn M. Rose Kathryn M. Rose, nee Bascio, of Mahwah, formerly of Ridgewood and Glen Rock, died July 16. She was 78. Before retiring in 2007, she was a registered nurse for Bergen Pines/Regional Medical Center for 29 years. During her retirement, she volunteered and worked at the Mahwah Library. She was a parishioner of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mahwah. She is survived by Christopher Nicholas Tselepis Robert Wunder Robert Wunder, formerly of Glen Rock, died acciden- tally on May 28 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 46. He served in the U.S. Army in Special Services Corp of Engineers for four years, and was stationed in Germany and Afghanistan. He is survived by his mother Jean Baker Wunder, his brother Billy, his stepmother Dorothy Porto of Bronxville, New York, his wife Tina Wagner-Wunder, and his sons Dennis and Robin. He was predeceased by his father Ted, his sister Susan Baker Armstrong, and his maternal and paternal grandparents. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Blanche Wright Blanche Wright of Ridgewood died July 8. She was 73. She is survived by her children Icylin, Sylvester, Lyle, Aggrie, and Ainsworth, 13 grandchildren, and 15 great- grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Mable, Martha, Viveen, Lileth, Vincent, James, Vita, Joyce, and Iris. Arrangements were made by C.C. VanEmburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood.