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Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • November 27, 2013
Obituaries Jane Rita Duff
Jane Rita Duff of Waldwick died Nov. 20. She was 85.
She was an executive assistant for the Millinery Stabiliza-
tion Commission. She was a parishioner of Saint Luke’s
Church in Ho-Ho-Kus, where she coordinated the altar
server program and served as a CCD teacher for many
years. She was a participant in Tap-O-Mania. She is sur-
vived by her husband Donal and her children Patrick and
Mary of Glen Rock, Donal and Barbara of Glen Rock, Mary
and Joe Koury of Ocean Port, Maureen and Chad Longway
of Mahwah, and Eileen and Jamie Blalock of Rumson. She
is also survived by 15 grandchildren. Arrangements were
made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo-
rial donations may be made to Saint Luke’s Church, 340
Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 or the Alzheim-
er’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville,
NJ 07834.
Joseph Anthony Falato
Joseph Anthony Falato of Waldwick, formerly of South
Hackensack and Rochelle Park, died Nov. 16. He was 59.
He was a 1972 graduate of Hackensack High School and
a 1976 graduate of Ramapo College. He was employed by
Stroehmann Bread of Kearney for 35 years. He is survived
by his wife Sandy (nee Goodyear) and his daughter Anne
Marie Falato of Newark, Delaware. He is also survived
by his parents Alfred and Edith Falato, his sister Denise
Falato, and stepdaughter Briana Rumsey. Arrangements
were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff.
Memorial donations may be made to American Brain
Tumor Association, 8550 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite
550, Chicago, IL 60631.
Wilbur J. Gamblin
Wilbur J. Gamblin of Waldwick died Nov. 18. He was
81. He was a competitive bowler for over 25 years and was
a member of the Lions Club of Waldwick. He is survived
by his children Robert, Kenneth, and Gary, and two grand-
children. He was predeceased by his wife Janice and his son
David. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral
Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251,
Denville, NJ 07834.
James Guido
James Guido of Upper Saddle River, formerly of North
Bergen, died Nov. 18. He was 74. He was a pharmaceu-
tical executive for many years and retired at the age of
60. He was a member of the Church of Presentation in
Upper Saddle River. He is survived by his wife Margaret
(nee Reckert) and his children Stephen Guido and Doug-
las Guido, both of Upper Saddle River and Janice Guido
Millea of Hamden, Connecticut. He is also survived by
nine grandchildren and his brother Phillip Guido. He was
predeceased by five of his siblings. Arrangements were
made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in
Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude
Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place,
Memphis, TN 38105.
Genevieve Johnson
Genevieve Johnson of Saddle River died Nov. 15. She
was raised in Panama and graduated from the Mississippi
Synodical College for Women in Holly Springs, Missis-
sippi with an associate degree. Before retiring in 1988, she
worked as a bookkeeper for the Borough of Saddle River.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Saddle
River for 58 years and served on its WELCA Committee.
She is survived by her daughters Edie Johnson of Blooming
Grove, New York and Janice Banta of Anchorage, Alaska,
and three grandsons. She was predeceased by her husband
Herbert Johnson and her daughter Judith. Arrangements
were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral
Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to
Saint Jude’s Hospital for Children, 501 Saint Jude Place,
Memphis, TN 38105.
Maerose Fraser Ludlum
Maerose Fraser Ludlum of Old Tappan, formerly of
Ridgewood, died Nov. 15. She was the owner and operator
of Fraser Electric in Old Tappan. She attended Ridgewood
High School and graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson
University. She was a member of the Mayflower Society,
Colonial Dames XVII Century, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, National Rifle Association, and the Magna
Carta Society. She is survived by her husband Dennis
Reilly and her daughter Michaela. She is also survived by
her sister Edythe Derman of Blackwood and two nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents Maryjane and Warren
Ludlum. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh
Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be
made to The Seeing Eye of Morristown, www.seeingeye.
org or the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. in Oak-
land. Wilma Mol
Wilma Mol, nee Van Eck, of Wyckoff, formerly of Clif-
ton, died Nov. 17. She was 73. Before retiring in 1968, she
was employed as a secretary at New Jersey Bank in Passaic
for 11 years. She is a member of the Clifton Congregation
of the Netherlands Reformed Church. She is survived by
her husband Henry Mol and her son Douglas J. Mol of Lin-
coln Park. She is also survived by her two granddaughters
and her sister Ada Mae Breeman of Wayne. Arrangements
were made by Allwood Funeral Home in Clifton. Memo-
rial donations may be made to the Netherlands Reformed
Christian School, 164 Jacksonville Road, Pompton Plains,
NJ 07444.
Irene Olsen-Sheffield
Irene Olsen-Sheffield of Wyckoff, formerly of Leonia,
died Nov. 21. She was 97. She was a parishioner of Saint
Elizabeth’s Church in Wyckoff. She was a volunteer at the
Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff for many years.
She is survived by her daughter Anne Olsen of Oakland,
her brother James Pfund of Ridgefield, and many nieces
and nephews. She was predeceased by her first husband
Harold Olsen, her second husband Jerry Sheffield, and her
son Arthur Olsen. Arrangements were made by Vander
Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may
be made to the Sisters of Saint Joseph, 9700 Germantown
Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19118.
Patricia Simons
Patricia Simons, nee Porter, of Allendale, formerly of
South Africa, died Nov. 18. She was 87. She is survived
by her family Jilly, John, Judy, Jesse, Ally, and her friend
and caretaker Petal. Arrangements were made by Van
Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey.
Mary Summers
Mary Summers of Upper Saddle River died Nov. 15.
She was 89. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her
children Isabel Summers, Mark Summers, and Reese Sum-
mers. She is also survived by five grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander
Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may
be made to the Ramsey Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 41
South Island Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446.
Catherine VanDien
Catherine VanDien of Waldwick died Nov. 19. She was
97. She was one of the owners of De Martini Lumber Com-
pany in Waldwick before she retired in 1994. She is sur-
vived by many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased
by her husband Roswell “Pete” VanDien and her daugh-
ter. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral
Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to
the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane,
Oakland, NJ 07436.