Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • August 28, 2013 Obituaries Rosemary B. Altomare Rosemary B. Altomare, nee Elsenhans, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Palisades Park, died Aug. 16. She was 59. She received an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson Uni- versity and worked for many years as a financial analyst for Continental Grain Company in New York. She is survived by her husband Antonio and her daughter Amanda Alto- mare. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Vita ‘Vera’ Capone Vita “Vera” Capone, nee Alesi, of Ramsey, formerly of Brooklyn and Queens, died Aug. 15. She was 82. She was born in Menfi, Sicily. She was a parishioner at Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church in Ramsey, where she volunteered in various ministries. She is survived by her husband Salva- tore, and her children Marie, Antoinette, and Carmine. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and one great-grand- child. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider- Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospital Hospice, Dorothy B. Kraft Center, Third Floor, 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. Jean S. Chrzanowski Jean S. Chrzanowski, formerly of Upper Saddle River, Jersey City, and Rocky Hill, Connecticut, died Aug. 8. She was 96. She is survived by her daughters Stephanie Burns of Sudbury, Massachusetts and Cynthia Pasteur of Nine Mile Falls, Washington. She is also survived by four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, one brother, and three sisters. She was predeceased by her husband Walter F. Chrzanowski. Arrangements were made by New Britain Memorial Sagarino Funeral Home in New Britain, Con- necticut. Cataldo ‘Charles’ De Palma Cataldo “Charles” De Palma of Mahwah died Aug. 20. He was 85. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was an employee of the New Car Carrier Company of Mahwah for 29 years. He then was employed as a custodian engineer for 13 years at Ramsey Central School before retir- ing in 1994. He is survived by his children Frank De Palma of Wallkill, New York, Mike De Palma of Circleville, New York, Lucy Taylor of Monroe, New York, and Mary De Palma of Mahwah. He is also survived by many grandchil- dren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Angela De Palma and his siblings Theresa, Lena, and Anthony. Arrangements were made by the Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern, New York. Donald E. DeRocker Donald E. DeRocker of Mahwah died Aug. 16. He was 89. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He attended Ridgewood Public Schools and Stephens Institute of Technology, which lead to his career in mechanical engi- neering. He retired from Seir-Bath, a division of Ingersoll Rand. He is survived by his wife Jeanette and his son David. He is also survived by his brother Richard of North Caro- lina and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son Stephen DeRocker and his sister Marion Brokaw. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Per- nice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Center for Food Action, Ridge Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Mina H. De Ruiter Mina H. De Ruiter of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne and Totowa, died Aug. 16. She was 85. She worked as a secretary/receptionist for World Vision and then as a book- keeper at the Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon. She was a member of the Living Word Reformed Church in North Haledon and was a member of the church choir, a former Sunday school teacher, and a prayer warrior. She is survived by her friends Roger and Lois Hartley of North Haledon, her second cousin Jane Anne Lee of Flor- ida, and her church family at the Living Word Reformed Church. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Mission Fund at the Living Word Reformed Church in North Haledon. York, and Betsy Ferg of Loveladies. He is also survived by five grandchildren and his brother Frank Mollo of Upper Saddle River. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Smile Forever Foundation, P.O. Box 306, Closter, NJ 07624. John Barry O’Brien John Barry O’Brien of Woodland Park, formerly of Mahwah, died Aug. 15. He was 32. He was a 1999 gradu- ate of Clifton High School and a graduate from Lincoln Tech in Mahwah. Early in his career, he owned his own landscaping business and more recently worked for Pres- tige Toyota in Ramsey. He was a member of the West Pater- son Volunteer Fire Department. He is survived by his wife Maria O’Brien and his children Shawn and Olivia O’Brien. He is also survived by his parents Eugene and Barbara- Ann (Raleigh) O’Brien, his sister Mary Ann Hodes, and two nephews. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the West Paterson Volunteer Fire Department, 5 Brophy Lane, Woodland Park, NJ 07424. Marguerite ‘Mickie’ I. Sneider Robert A. Markell of Mahwah, formerly of Oakland, died Aug. 20. He was 65. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was employed as a milkman with Sicomac Dairy in Wyckoff. He is survived by his son Robert A. Markell of Goldsboro, North Carolina, and his siblings Don E. Markell of Montvale, Barbara G. Markell of Oakland, and Linda S. Gnatowski of Rockaway. He is also survived by one granddaughter, two nieces, and four nephews. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. at Browning -Forshay Funeral Home, 557 Lafayette Avenue in Hawthorne. Marguerite “Mickie” I. Sneider, nee Van Emburgh, of Ramsey died Aug. 16. She was 94. Until 1984, she and her late husband Howard owned and operated the funeral home at 109 Darlington Avenue in Ramsey, which is now being operated as the Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home. She is survived by her daughter Jill Smith of Ramsey and two grandchildren. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren, two step great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband Howard F. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramsey Ambu- lance Corps, 41 North Island Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446 or to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Michael Joseph Mollo of Wyckoff, formerly of Har- rington Park, died Aug. 16. He was 72. He had served as a medic in the Air Force National Guard. He was a 1958 graduate of Memorial High School in West New York and a 1962 graduate of Villanova University with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He played on championship baseball teams and on his high school football team, where was named MVP. He was also a member of the Daily News All Metropolitan Football Team. He played in men’s sports leagues, including softball and football. He was a coach for his daughters’ softball and soccer teams in Harrington Park. He was a member and president of the Harrington Park Swim Team Boosters for many years. Before retir- ing, he was an account executive with New Jersey Bell Telephone in Paramus for 17 years. He was a member of Saint Elizabeth R.C. Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife Eleanor (nee Fox) and his daughters Karen Cer- chio of Wyckoff, Eileen Michelle Mollo of Brewster, New Robert A. Winter died Aug. 16. He was 71. He served in the U.S. National Guard for six years. He graduated from Ramapo High School in 1959 and was the artist who designed the Ramapo High School Bobcat logo. He attended the School of Visual Arts and became one of the top photo retouching airbrush artists in the industry, beginning his career at Rio Studios in Manhattan. The onset of computer art led him to adapt to Web design. He was employed by Thomas Publishing for the past 18 years. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff and his Ramapo alumni group. He is survived by his wife Susan (nee Horton), and his daughters Jennifer of Jersey City and Samantha of Hoboken. He is also survived by his brother Gerald and a nephew and niece. He was predeceased by his daughter Meridyth. 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. Robert A. Markell Michael Joseph Mollo Robert A. Winter