Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • April 10. 2013 Obituaries Rosanne D’Ercole, nee Pangert, of Ramsey died March 29. She was 80. She is survived by her children Richard of Mahwah, Roni Wildoner of Ramsey, Robert of Ramsey, and Regina Oelkrug of Kinnelon, 10 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings William Pangert of Upper Saddle River and Linda Skalicky of Plymouth, New York. She was predeceased by her husband Robert “Bet” D’Ercole. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Bergen County S.P.C.A., P.O. Box 4111, South Hackensack, NJ 07606 or to Center for Great Apes, P.O. Box 488, Wauchula, FL 33873. Mary T. Giordano, nee Robinson, of Glen Rock, formerly of Palisades Park, died March 31. She was 79. Before retiring in 1999, she was a nurse at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for 20 years. She is survived by her husband Don Giordano, her children Gene, Donald, and Michael Giordano, and 12 grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Kugler Community Home for Funerals in Saddle Brook. Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, New Jersey Chapter, 14 Commerce Drive, Cranford, NJ 07016. Irene Eleanor Habernickel of Jupiter, Florida, formerly of Ridgewood, died March 15. She was 82. She was the daughter of Max and Marie Habernickel, founders of the Haband mail order company. She was a graduate of Cedar Crest College and was one of the first women to graduate from Harvard Business School (then Radcliffe). Her farm on Hillcrest Road in Ridgewood is now an enduring legacy as The Irene Habernickel Family Park, made possible in part by her substantial gift to the Village of Ridgewood. She was a member of Saint Elizabeth’s Church and the Ridgewood Country Club. She is survived by her children William and Dawn Kuipers of Haskell, John and Cyd Kuipers of Jupiter, Florida, and Marie Kuipers of Park City, Utah, three grandchildren, and her brother Duke Habernickel and his family. Memorial donations may be made to Cornell University Veterinary College-Jack Lowe Equine Health Fund, Box 39, Ithaca, NY 14853. A memorial service will be held May 18 at Saint Elizabeth’s Church, 169 Fairmount Road in Ridgewood. Alice Fitzgerald Harvey, formerly of Ridgewood, died March 29. She was 90. She graduated from Saint Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, New York, and worked as a medical social worker at Saint Vincent’s Hospital before raising her family. She also worked at Bergen Pines Hospital in Paramus for many years. She was a volunteer with Meals Rosanne D’Ercole on Wheels. She is survived by her children Paul of Oregon House, California, Joan McKeon of Ridgewood, Kathy Lutz of Lutherville, Maryland, Jim of Wayne, Mary Alice Spadaro of Timonium, Maryland, Rosemary Bustard of River Vale, and Tom of Cornelius, North Carolina. She is also survived by 25 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and her sister-in-law Joy Fitzgerald of Florham Park. She was predeceased by her husband Bill. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Stella Maris, Dulaney Valley Road, Timonium, MD 21093 or the Little Sisters of the Poor, c/o Saint Joseph’s Home for the Elderly, Totowa, NJ 07512. Antoinette Kersten, nee Andreottola, of Mahwah died April 2. She was 85. She was a career woman who had her first job working as a bookkeeper for Woolworth’s in downtown New York City. After she moved to New Jersey, she had several bookkeeping jobs. She is survived by her brother Carmine, her nieces and nephews Kathy, Charles, Michael, John, Michele, Susan, Andrea, Joseph, Robert, Michael, Kim, Samantha and Judy, and her many grandand great-grand nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. John A. Manz of Forked River, formerly of Saddle River, died March 31. He was 91. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. He graduated from Saint Luke’s High School in 1940 and earned his bachelor’s degree at Antoinette Kersten Seton Hall University and a master’s degree from Montclair State. He began his career in education as a sixth grade teacher with the Franklin Lakes schools in 1958. He later became superintendent of schools, a post he held for 22 years. He retired in 1985. During his tenure, the Franklin Lakes School District expanded from one school to four. He served as president of the Bergen County Superintendents’ Association for a time. He is survived by his wife Betty, his children John C. Manz of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Melinda J. Freid of Lower Macungie, Pennsylvania, Joseph M. Manz of Fishkill, New York, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his siblings Rudy Manz of Waretown and Carol King of Manahawkin. Arrangements were made by Layton’s Home for Funerals in Forked River. Memorial donations may be made to the Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut, 501 George Street, New Haven, CT, 06511. John C. Schouten of Midland Park, formerly of Wayne, Hawthorne, and Clifton, died March 29. He was 90. Before retiring, he was a handyman with the Hawthorne Board of Education. He was a member of Hawthorne Gospel Church and Grace Bible Church. He is survived by his children Maryann Schwinge and John M. Schouten, 10 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Lois Schouten and his son David Schouten. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to Hawthorne Gospel Church, 2000 Route 208 Hawthorne, NJ 07506 or Grace Bible Church, 369 High Mountain Road, North Haledon, NJ 07508. Mary T. Giordano John C. Schouten John A. Manz Irene Eleanor Habernickel Religious Notes Alice Fitzgerald Harvey International speaker Rob Gilbert will present “God and Health” on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. The discussion will be held at the First Church of Christ, Scientist located at 259 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. “This lecture corrects misconceptions often held about God and shows the nature of God, divine love, to be a consistent healing principle,” said Gilbert. “The ideas shared in this lecture will break down the long-held beliefs that assign the body to material theories of medicine and the mind to religion, thus hiding the power of spiritual understanding to heal. Exploring the early investigations of Mary Baker Eddy in the mind/body relationship, not unlike investigations going on today, reveals the path that eventually led her to the discovery of Christian Science and the practice of spiritual healing that corrects misconceptions about God, secures health, and restores the body.” Gilbert’s ideas are based on the teachings of Jesus as recorded in the Bible, and as discussed in “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy. Gilbert to present ‘God and Health’ Gilbert is a member of the Christian Science Board. A practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing, he holds a master’s of theology degree from Boston University School of Theology, where he majored in biblical studies. While serving as a chaplain in the United States Army, he had a variety of assignments, including military prisons, hospitals, and a tour of duty in Vietnam. Gilbert retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel. More recently, he co-produced two educational videos for medical nursing schools and hospitals, answering commonly asked questions about the practice of spiritual healing, how it informs health care decisions, and spirituality in nursing care. He has addressed medical audiences on the practice of spiritual healing, college classes in women’s studies and alternative healing, high school classes on the subject of comparative religions, and has spoken in jails and prisons. For more information about the program in Midland Park, call Joan Fox at (201) 389-6860.