Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • March 27, 2013 Obituaries Julia Z. Capelli, nee Zuliani, of Spring Lake and Pompano Beach, Florida, formerly of Saddle River, died March 18. She was 100. She is survived her son Robert Capelli, her daughter Lark Capelli, her granddaughter Reisa Capelli, many nieces and nephews, and her friends Rita and Jake Eldridge. She was predeceased by her husband Arthur, her four sisters, and a brother. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Tenafly, 10 County Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670. Savilla Ficke of Charlottesville, Virginia, formerly of Saddle River, has died. Born in Texas during the Great Depression, she became a women’s clothing designer and volunteered for the Texas USO during World War II. She was a member of Ridgewood’s Emmanuel Baptist Church. Along with her husband Carl Ficke, she raised her family in Saddle River. She and her husband later retired to Cedar Crest. She is survived by two children, a stepson, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. Wendy Dorothy Flanagan, nee Weydig, of Ramsey, formerly of Paramus, died March 17. She was 50. She completed her associate degree in paralegal studies at Bergen Community College in 2003. For many years, she worked as a paralegal with Socrates Lambrinides in Hackensack. She is survived by her husband Timothy Flanagan, her siblings Maryann DeHaan, Anita Beldjilali, Dr. Elizabeth Daquila, Lisa Jane Weydig, and Wes Peter Weydig, and her nephews and nieces. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Camp Acorn at www. campacorn.org. Mildred M. Frykberg, nee Gaupp, of Allendale died March 15. She was 108. She was a parishioner of Guardian Angel R.C. Church in Allendale. She is survived by her children Rosalind of Allendale, Audrey Schrader of New Milford, and Karen Drabick of Hasbrouck Heights. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and one great great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband Harold, her sons Roger and Gerald, and her granddaughter Susan. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Guardian Angel R.C. Church, 320 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale, NJ 07401 or Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Road, Paramus NJ 07652. George E. “Bud” Gallant of Whiting, formerly of Ridgewood, Ramsey, and Wyckoff, died March 17. He was Julia Z. Capelli 89. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a 1947 graduate of Rutgers University and worked as a manager in the statistical division for Insurance Services Office, Inc. in Manhattan before retiring after more than 40 years. He had been a member of West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. He is survived by his children George Gallant of Pine Bush, New York, Stephen Gallant of Brewster, Massachusetts, and John Gallant of Point Pleasant, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Anne (Taylor). Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, Po Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675. James J. Kelly of Waldwick died March 17. He was 85. He had worked for many years as a contracts manager for ITT Defense in Nutley. He was a parishioner of Saint Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. He is survived by his children James, Kathleen, Michael, and Eileen, 12 grandchildren, and his sister Dorothy Shea. He was predeceased by his wife Rita, his daughter Gerianne, and his sisters Eileen Lally-Weidner and Geraldine Howes. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Fred E. Matthews of Midland Park, formerly of Union City, Bergenfield, and Columbus, died March 19. He was 93. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Before retiring, he was a printer. He was a former member of the Hawthorne Caballeros. He is survived by several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Marion. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Hawthorne Caballeros, P.O. Box 2148, Wayne, NJ 07474. Mary M. O’Connor, nee O’Hagan, of Oakland, formerly of Saddle Brook and Franklin Lakes, died March 17. She was 81. Before retiring in 2004, she was a vice president of Athome Medical in Hackensack. She was a member of Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in Franklin Lakes, where she had been active in the Renew Prayer Group. She is survived by her children Jeremiah F. O’Connor of Franklin Lakes, Margaret Chirico of Oakland, Kevin P. O’Connor of Edgewater, Brian D. O’Connor of Schenectady, New York, and Robert S. O’Connor of Morristown, and 12 grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sister Ann Mulry, and her brothers John, Lawrence, and Arthur O’Hagan. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Restore the Shore at www.restoretheshore.com. Robert G. Orr of Ridgewood died March 14. He was 81. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He had been employed in the food services department of Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus for many years, and previously was a machinist for 20 years. He is survived by his wife Noel (Warner) Orr, his children Steven Orr, Deborah Orr, Lisa Bates, and David Orr, and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by his grandson Timothy Bates. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the Fair Lawn Bible Church, Eleventh Street & Hopper Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. Geoffrey Curran Rosamond of Jersey City, formerly of Bayonne, Paramus, and Franklin Lakes, died March 18. He was 71. He graduated from Holy Trinity High School in Hackensack and Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He received a law degree from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. in 1967. He continued to take courses at in international law while working in the early Nixon administration on the legal staff for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development George Romney. He was an assistant Bergen County Prosecutor. He opened his own practice in Hackensack, and moved it to Franklin Lakes in 1979. He served seven terms on the Franklin Lakes Council, and was named to the New Jersey Elected Officials Hall of Fame in 2001. During that time, he served on the recreation commission and was responsible for the youth sports ordinance entitled “Kids First, Winning Second.” In 2002, he became a workers’ compensation judge, and retired in 2011. He was an adjunct professor at Ramapo College, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Saint Peter’s College. He was a volunteer art tour guide at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He coached baseball and other sports for his children. He is survived by his children Geoffrey N. Rosamond of Morris Plains, Laurice C. Carbonell of Brooklyn, New York, Christopher N. Rosamond of Oakland, and Brian N. Rosamond of Saddle Brook. He is also survived by six grandchildren, and his sister Karen Runz of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231 or to the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging P.O. Box 219114 Kansas City, MO 64121-9114. Bennett I. Weil of Franklin Lakes, formerly of North Haledon and Vermont, died March 17. He was 83. In the early 1960s, he and his brother Melvin built the Singapore Motel in Wildwood Crest. He was the owner of General Office Environments in Saddle Brook. He was a former police commissioner and councilman in North Haledon and was a former North Haledon Board of Education trustee. He is survived by his wife of Antonia (nee Toni Cadete), his children Garth Weil of Franklin Lakes, Stacey Barbarito of North Haledon, Bradley J. Weil of Wayne, and Lucas Cadete of Connecticut, and eight grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Geoffrey Curran Rosamond James J. Kelly Savilla Ficke Fred E. Matthews Wendy Dorothy Flanagan Mary M. O’Connor Mildred M. Frykberg Bennett I. Weil Robert G. Orr George E. ‘Bud’ Gallant