Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 18, 2013 Obituaries Beatrice Albanese and her grandparents Roger and Gertrude Kennedy. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospital Foundation Breast Cancer Research Center, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. James Edward DeWan Dorothy Jones of Oradell, formerly of Upper Saddle River, died Sept. 8. She served as the assistant to Upper Saddle River’s borough clerk for many years. She had been a member of the Upper Saddle River Fire Department’s Ladies Auxiliary and was a parishioner at the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. She later joined the congregation of the Old Stone Church in Upper Saddle River. She is survived by her children Eileen Jones of Oradell and Kenneth Jones, three grandchildren, and one great-grandson. She was predeceased by her husband Ken- neth T. Jones. Arrangements were made by William G. Basralian Funeral Home in Oradell. Memorial donations may be made to the Old Stone Church, 500 East Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, NJ or the Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ. Beatrice Albanese of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Suffern, New York, died Aug. 14. She was a 1939 gradu- ate of Suffern High School. She retired from the law firm Lexow and Jenkins in 1979. She was a real estate agent with Southeast Realty Equities in Boca Raton until her 90 th birthday. She is survived by her children Mary Tuttle Dis- cini of Mahwah; Louise Leslie of Alexandria, Virginia; and Debra Albanese, August Albanese, and Patricia Evanicki, all of Boynton Beach, Florida. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and her brother Louis Rittendale of Monsey, New York. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. A memorial service will be held on Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Suf- fern, New York. James Edward DeWan of Bloomingdale, formerly of Waldwick, died Sept. 8. He was 66. He graduated from Waldwick High School in 1966 and from Career Academy in 1968. He was the owner of United Denture. He is sur- vived by his siblings Jeffrey, Thomas, Michael, John, and Jane. He is also survived by 10 nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Julia (nee: Salmon) and Frank DeWan. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to The Culinary School at Eva’s Village, c/o Donna Fico, 393 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07501, or the American Diabe- tes Association, 1160 U.S. Highway 103, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Margaret Eibert Margaret Eibert of Ridgewood died Aug. 29. She was 71. She is survived by her husband Erwin Eibert, her chil- dren Courtland Reichman and Tamara O’Neil, her stepchil- dren Virginia and Ralph Eibert, and nine grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Girdner Funeral Chapel in Yreka, California. Michael J. Graham Michael J. Graham of Ridgewood died Sept. 5. He was 66. He is survived by his father Joseph and his sister Patri- cia E. Graham. He was predeceased by his mother Alice Graham. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Rachael A. Harris Rachael A. Harris of Glen Rock, formerly of Waldwick and Hoboken, died Sept. 10. She was 32. She was an out- standing athlete, excelling in soccer, basketball, and soft- ball at Waldwick High School. She was a vice president and operations manager for Natixis in New York City. She is survived by her husband Jonathan, her mother Michelle Petruzziello, her mother’s husband Gary, and her father James Van Wyckhouse Sr. She is also survived by her brother James Van Wyckhouse Jr., sister-in-law Teresa, Dorothy Jones Carol Motyka-Miller Carol Motyka-Miller of Waldwick died Sept. 2. She was 71. She was a U.S. Army veteran. She graduated from Syr- acuse University in 1963, and received a master’s degree in motor learning from Columbia University. She was a physical therapist in the Army and at Valley Home Care. For the last few decades, she cared for children with special needs. She was a member of the Ridgewood Aquacons and the Ramapo Aquamasters and had won many synchronized swimming competitions. She is survived by her children Mark Motyka of Happy Camp, California and Danielle Motyka of DeWitt, New York and nine grandchildren. She is also survived by her stepchildren David Miller of Wyckoff; Douglas Miller of Shorewood, Minnesota, and Debbie Miller of Mahwah. She was predeceased by her first husband Thomas Motyka, her second husband Rich- ard Miller, her parents William and Julia Reiner, and her brother William. Memorial donations may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, P.O. Box 62596 Balti- more, MD 21264-2596. A memorial service to celebrate her life is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26. The service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. Katherine ‘Kay’ L. Owen Katherine “Kay” L. Owen of Allendale died Sept. 5. She was 88. She was secretary at Archer United Methodist Church in Allendale for over 40 years. She is survived by her husband Edward H. Owen and her children Christine “Bonnie” Berube of Lenox, Massachusetts and Kathleen Owen of Allendale. She is also survived by two grand- children, two great-grandchildren, and her siblings Carol DuBoer of Conway, South Carolina and William Linton of Chestertown, New York. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Allendale Ambu- lance Corps. Father Eugene Palumbo, SDB Father Eugene Palumbo, SDB died Sept. 11. He was 91. He was a professed Salesian of Don Bosco for 72 years and a priest for 62 years. He attended high school at the Sale- sian Minor Seminary, made his first profession of vows on Sept. 8, 1941, and graduated from Don Bosco College in Newton in 1944. He taught at Don Bosco Prep High School in Ramsey from 1944-1945 and at Hope Haven Orphanage in Marrero, Louisiana from 1945-1947. He studied theol- ogy at the Salesian College in Aptos, California, where he was ordained on June 17, 1951. He earned master’s degrees in education and English. After teaching for one year at Don Bosco Technical High School in Paterson (1951-1952), he served as vice principal of Don Bosco Technical High School in Boston from 1952 to 1964 and then as direc- tor there from 1966 to 1975. For 17 years (1975-1992), he was administrator of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Mahwah. In the ensuing years, he helped with sacramental needs in numerous parishes in the Diocese of Paterson and the Archdiocese of Newark, used his journalistic talents to produce various writings on religious topics, and resided at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey. He is survived by the Salesian Community of Don Bosco Prep, his brother James Palumbo of Toms River, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memo- rial donations may be made to the Don Bosco Prep Student Assistance Fund. Susann Marie Sabatini Susann Marie Sabatini of Mahwah died Sept. 10. She was 57. She is survived by her son Matthew Bender and two grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. Memorial donations may be made to Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, National Process- ing Center, P.O. Box 1245, Albert Lea, MN 560079976. Beatrice V. Ward Beatrice V. Ward, nee Rose, of Mahwah, formerly of Wyckoff, died Sept. 10. She was 87. She was a former member of Midland Park United Methodist Church in Mid- land Park. She is survived by her daughters Bonnie Ward of Pelham, New Hampshire and Sharon Coppola of Pomp- ton Lakes, and five grandchildren. She is also survived by Gerry and Bob Rutz of Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her husband Raymond C. Ward and her brothers Howard and Charles Rose. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Jean J. Woods Jean J. Woods, nee Melber, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Hawthorne, died Sept. 9. She was 82. Before retiring, she was employed by Motorola Co. of Glen Rock. She was a parishioner of Saint Anthony’s R.C. Church in Hawthorne. She is survived by her children Sharon Woods of Franklin Lakes and John Woods of North Haledon, and three grand- children. She is also survived by her brother-in-law Paul Brooks. She was predeceased by her husband John Woods. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 302, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417.