Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • April 17, 2013 Obituaries Ray Bleeker of Mahwah died April 7. He was 63. Before retiring, he was president of Millbrook Landscape Corp. for 35 years. He is survived by his wife Joanne (nee Pierson), his children Melissa Leaming of Griswold, Iowa and Christopher Raymond of Mahwah, and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brothers Rex and Roy. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Katherine D’Amore of Mahwah died April 7. She was 89. She had worked at D’Amore Jewelers in Cliffside Park. She is survived by her children John D’Amore and Joan Sides, and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph. Arrangements were made by A.K. Macagna Funeral Home in Cliffside Park. Arthur J. Doherty of Mount Laurel, formerly of Ramsey, Mays Landing, and Deer Park, Long Island, died April 1. He was 82. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring, he was a manger at IBM. He had worked Ray Bleeker as a Port Authority police officer in New York City in the early 1950s. He was a Knight of Columbus with the Villa Marie Council #6342 in Absecon. He is survived by his wife Florence, his children Michael Doherty, Kathy Doherty-Hewins, Regina Doherty, and Alice Gershuny, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son Arthur Doherty Jr. and daughter Maureen Doherty. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, http://www. stjude.org. Gary M. Grochowsky of Mahwah died April 8. He was 78. He retired from Dow Chemical after nearly 40 years in sales. He was an active member of Boy Scout Troop 50 in Mahwah. He was a member of Activities Unlimited. He is survived by his wife Theresa Grochowsky; his children Larry, Lynn, Carol, and Kay; his stepdaughters Pat, Lisa, and Lydia; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Sherry Tennyson. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to NY-NJ Trail Conference, 156 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah NJ 07430. Joseph Duffy McCartney of Lake Park, Georgia, formerly of Midland Park died April 6. He was 72. He graduated from Texas A&M in Corpus Christi, Texas with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He worked as an accountant and had served as a crossing guard in Ridgewood. He was a member of Christ Church in Ho-Ho-Kus, and was a member of the choir of Christ Episcopal Church in Valdosta, Georgia. He is survived by his wife Margie (nee Smith), his siblings Maureen and Michael, 13 nieces and nephews, and 18 grand-nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by McLane Funeral and Cremation Services in Georgia. Edward J. McDonald of Ridgewood, formerly of Bayside, New York, died April 6. He was 73. He served in the United States Army National Guard and Reserves during the Vietnam Conflict. He began his career in information technology at New York University, and worked for over 25 years in the banking industry, retiring as vice president of information technology at The Chase Manhattan Bank. He was a parishioner of Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. He is survived by his wife Ann Roy McDonald, his daughters Alison McDonald and Beth McDonald Maratea, two grandchildren, and his sisters Eleanor Courtney, Eileen Mungavin, and Mary Scarda. He was predeceased by his brother Martin McDonald. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Brian J. McGuire of Ridgewood, formerly of Newburgh, New York, died April 5. He was 48. He is survived by his wife Ellen, his children Tim and Tara, his mother Agnes, his stepfather John Sullivan, and his siblings Patty Bogacz, Kevin McGuire, Mary Weafer, and Danielle Mummery. He was predeceased by his father Jack McGuire. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to The McGuire Scholarship Fund, c/o Feeney Funeral Home, 232 Franklin Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Esther J. Olsen, nee Johannessen, of Upper Saddle River died April 10. She was 96. She is survived by her children Shirley Ericson-Seay and Joyce Berg, five grandchildren, and many great- and great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband C. Herbert Olsen and her granddaughter Diana. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, New Jersey Office, Center Pointe II, Suite 103, 1160 Route 22 East, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Frank Gerald Piazza of Mahwah died April 4. He was 84. He is survived by his children Michael, Denis, and Nancy, and three grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Patricia E. Piazza (nee Gaarn). Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Edward Pruim of Hawthorne died April 9. He was 77. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, and came to Wyckoff with his family in 1938. He attended Midland Park Christian School and Ramsey High School. He was a partner in the Hawthorne Laundry, Inc. for 40 years before his retirement in 1998. After retiring, he worked as a crossing guard in Wyckoff. He was a member of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church. He is survived by his wife Mae Arlene (nee Baker), his children Edward J. Pruim, Susan Gjeltema, Douglas G. Pruim, and Wendy S. Nystrom. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and his sisters Dorothy Carlson and Eleanor Unterstein. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church or the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 970 Goffle Road, P.O. Box 200, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Frances Rigoll of Waldwick died April 7. She was 94. She is survived by her children Carroll Morgan of Deland, Florida; Jane Rigoll and William Tiernan, both of Glen Rock; Stephen Rigoll of Pompton Lakes; and Peter Tiernan of Waldwick. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park. Jane Carol Salerno of Waldwick died April 4. She was 78. She was a secretary for the first crew of the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine. She was a past president of the Saint Luke’s Church Rosary Society in Ho-Ho-Kus. She had worked in banking for over 25 years. She is survived by her husband John, her children John J. Salerno, Linda J. Hickman, Wendy J. Ross, and Kerry L. Salerno, and four grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Marjorie M. Stockstill of Ridgewood died April 6. She was 92. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ridgewood where she participated in the Braille workshop and the Women’s Guild. She is survived by her son Michael of Haskell, three grandchildren, and six greatgrandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Michael and her son Patrick. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090. Howard M. Strassberg of Ramsey died Feb. 10. He was 78. He graduated from the City College of New York with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. Later, he attained professional engineering (PE) accreditations from several states. He also established a family-owned business that is still in existence. He is survived by his wife, three sons, and four grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018 or to United Hospice of Rockland County, 11 Stokum Lane, New City, NY 10956. Esther J. Olsen Gary M. Grochowsky Katherine D’Amore Arthur J. Doherty Frank Gerald Piazza Joseph Duffy McCartney Edward Pruim Edward J. McDonald Frances Rigoll Brian J. McGuire Jane Carol Salerno Marjorie M. Stockstill Howard M. Strassberg