Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • March 6, 2013 Obituaries Celeste M. Carnevale, nee Feula, of Ramsey died Feb. 20. She was 87. She was a homemaker. Later in life, she worked in the Ramsey school system in the cafeteria for many years. She was active with the Friends of the Adornos and Saint Paul’s Church in Ramsey. She is survived by her children Chris McCombs, Lucille Muzio, Paul J. Carnevale, and Gerard Carnevale, 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Ben Feula, Antoinette Stravato, and Filomena Stravato. She was predeceased by her husband Paul Carnevale. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004, or Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322, Eigth Avenue, Seventh Floor, New York, NY 10001. Dorothy J. Carroll, nee Roth, of Mahwah, formerly of Fort Lee, died Feb. 23. She was 78. She received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and received a bachelor’s degree in education from William Paterson University. She was employed by Bergen County Special Services as a special education teacher. She is survived by her son John C. Carroll, three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and her brother Robert Charles Roth. Arrangements were made by Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. Lois J. Durante, nee Johnson, of Wyckoff, formerly of South Euclid, Ohio, died Feb. 24. She was 92. She was a homemaker, and had volunteered at Valley Hospital and with Meals on Wheels. She was a parishioner of the Wyckoff Reformed Church, where she served as a Stephens minister. She is survived by her husband Armand Durante, her sons Richard and David Durante of Wyckoff, two grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to the Wyckoff Reformed Church, 580 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Dorothy Francia of Wyckoff, formerly of Haledon, died Feb. 26. She was 89. She had worked as an executive secretary at several large companies, including Curtiss-Wright, JP Stevens, and Singer Corporation. She is survived by her sons Roy and Marc, four grandchildren, and one greatgranddaughter. Doris McGrath of Pompton Plains, formerly of HoHo-Kus, died Jan. 20. She was 92. She is survived by her children Philip of Port Orange, Florida and Carol Corcoran of Deerfield Beach, Florida, three grandsons, and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Harold. Shelley Anne Meeler, nee Snyder, of Vero Beach, Florida, formerly of Wyckoff and Burlington, North Carolina, died Feb. 19. She was 56. She was a bookkeeper in the restaurant industry for over 30 years. She was assistant manager at a CVS in Vero Beach. She is survived by her children Rachel Elizabeth Wright, Kristin Eleanor Chapman, and Charity Mae Meeler, her mother Eleanor Snyder, and her siblings Stephen and Ralph Snyder, and Daryl-Lynn Bolden. Arrangements were made by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach, Florida. Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 6852 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL 32216. Harold R. Moran of Waldwick, formerly of Garnerville, New York, died Feb. 24. He was 89. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and served time as a prisoner of war in Germany. He received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Victory Medal. He was a retired steam fitter, employed by Union Local 638 in New York, New York. He was a member of Waldwick’s American Legion Post. He is survived by his wife Veronica (Moore) Moran, his children Pat Ret of Ridgewood and Harold Moran of Brentwood, New York, four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Muriel Murray, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, formerly of Ramsey, died Feb. 24. She was 93. She is survived by her children Richard N. Murray Jr., Muriel (Bunny) Lewellyn, Donna Timboe, and Robin Diehl, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and her sister Mildred Hawkes. She was predeceased by her husband Richard N. Murray. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to The National Parkinson Foundation at Parkinson.org. Maurice “Joe” O’Leary of Waldwick and Oakland died Feb. 22. He was 79. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring in 1998, he was a comptroller at Burlington Industries in New York. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #57 and VFW Post #1049. He is survived by his wife Mary, his children Debra Seiter and Thomas O’Leary, five grandchildren, and his brothers Timothy O’Leary and Kevin O’Leary. Arrangements were made by VanderPlaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to American Legion Post #57, 46 Franklin Turnpike, Waldwick, NJ 07463 or to the Waldwick Fire Department, 15 East Prospect Street, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Mildred D. Puls of Ridgewood died Feb. 27. She was 92. She is survived by her children Diane Buehler of Buford, Celeste M. Carnevale Shelley Anne Meeler Georgia, Lorraine Blank of Jupiter, Florida, and Patricia Puls of Ridgewood, and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Harold. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. William C. Robertson of Mahwah died Feb. 21. He was 82. He had been the national energy sales manager at Osram Sylvania in Danvers, Massachusetts. He is survived by his wife Bethel “Beth” (Yerdon) Robertson, his son Shawn Dudley, daughters-in-law Mina and Elnora, stepdaughter Brenda Crandall, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son David. Arrangements were made by VanderPlaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army. Anthony “Tony” Salafia of Upper Saddle River, formerly of Waldwick, died Feb. 25. He was 91. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He started his own construction company, Orchard Properties, LLC, building homes and commercial buildings throughout Bergen County for almost 50 years. He is survived by his daughters Joan Gundersen of Mahwah, Carole Grisafi of Woodcliff Lake, and Nancy Smith of Mahwah, three grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter, and his sisters-in-law Ann Esposito of Saddle River and Victoria Gudger of Toms River. He was predeceased by his wife Carolyn, and his brother-inlaw Jerry Miccinillii. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Upper Saddle River Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 378 West Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. Laura Sardone, nee DeVito, of Mahwah, formerly of Fair Lawn, died Feb. 22. She was 94. She is survived by her daughters Joanne Tesoriero, Rosemary Gordon, and Dolores Gianni, seven grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph Sardone, and two sisters and a brother. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Louis F. Turner of Allendale, formerly of Paterson, died Feb. 24. He was 86. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a contractor in the building construction trades for nearly 50 years, and recently served as a crossing guard in the Borough of Allendale. He was a member of the Allendale Ambulance Corps and the VFW. Robert L. Turner of Ringwood, Bruce Turner of South Amboy, and Richard Turner of Allendale, six grandchildren, and his sisters Joan Brizzi of Passaic, Virginia Welch of River Edge, and Barbara Turner of Fair Lawn. He was predeceased by his wife Dorothy May Van Buskirk Turner, and his siblings Courtney Turner and Christopher Turner. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. William C. Robertson Harold R. Moran Anthony ‘Tony’ Salafia Dorothy J. Carroll Muriel Murray Lois J. Durante Laura Sardone Maurice ‘Joe’ O’Leary Louis F. Turner Dorothy Francia Doris McGrath Mildred D. Puls