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Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013
Obituaries Ethyl Jonasson
Ethyl Jonasson, nee Zimmerman, of Glen Rock, for-
merly of Teaneck and Jersey City, died Nov. 29. She was
100. She had been employed by Western Electric in Kearny
for 37 years and later at Atlantic Federal Credit Union in
Kenilworth. She is survived by her daughter Claire Greene
of Glen Rock. She is also survived by two grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her
husbands Stephen McCormick and Phineas “Ed” Jonasson.
Arrangements were made by the Louis Suburban Chapel in
Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the Social
Service Association of Ridgewood and Vicinity, Inc., 6
Station Plaza, Ridgewood, NJ 07450.
Shirley Gay Lake
Shirley Gay Lake of Wyckoff died Nov. 29. She was
91. She was a Women’s Army Corps (WACS) veteran and
served with General MacArthur’s army in the Philippines,
attaining the rank of corporal. She attended White Plains
High School and the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial College.
Afterward, she worked at the Exxon Corporation in Flor-
ham Park. She is survived by her sister Joan Lake Hacker
of Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her brothers John and
Jonathan Lake. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat
Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be
made to the Women’s Memorial Foundation at Arlington
Cemetery, 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, VA 22211.
Angeline Mavrikos
Angeline Mavrikos of Wyckoff, formerly of Baltimore,
Maryland, died Nov. 29. She was 96. She is survived by her
daughter Lambryn Stergiou, three grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents
John and Aspasia (nee Evangelinos) Maschas and her sib-
lings Alexandra Courpas, Spiro Maschas, and Helen Mas-
chas. Arrangements were made by Leonard J. Ruck Inc.
Funeral Home in Baltimore, Maryland.
Raymond Kent Miller
Raymond Kent Miller of Brick, formerly of Ridgewood,
died Nov. 29. He was 77. He graduated from Ridgewood
High School and Pace College (now Pace University) where
he received his bachelor’s degree in business administra-
tion. He attended graduate school at Indiana University
before leaving to join the management training program at
Bloomingdale’s in New York City. Early in his career, he
was featured on the cover of Fortune magazine as an up and
coming executive. After retiring from the furniture indus-
try, he started Point Pavilion Antique Centre in Point Pleas-
ant Beach. He sang with the Golden Tones at Greenbriar in
Brick. He is survived by his sons Kent M. Miller of Strat-
ford, Connecticut and Christopher P. Miller of Stamford,
Connecticut. He is also survived by two grandchildren and
his siblings George J. Miller Jr., Barbara E. Miller, and John
M. Miller. He was predeceased by his parents George J.
Miller and Maude B. Miller. Arrangements were made by
Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations
may be made to Pace University, Lubin School of Business,
(212) 346-1232, or Forestdale, Inc., (718) 263-0740.
Schroeder and Karen Taylor, four grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband
Edward August, and her siblings Muriel and Edmund.
Elizabeth S. Mitchell
Carol Todd, nee San Severino, of Franklin Lakes, for-
merly of Tewksbury died Dec. 4. She was 60. She was
employed at the Community Blood Center in Ridgewood
and BioReference Laboratories in Elmwood Park, before
retiring 10 years ago. She was a member of the Hawthorne
Gospel Church. She is survived by her husband Charles T.
Todd Jr., and her sons Jeff and Tim. She is also survived
by nine grandchildren and her sisters Linda and Debbie.
Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen
Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations
may be made to the Hawthorne Gospel Church Benevolent
Fund, 2000 State Highway 208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506.
Elizabeth S. Mitchell, nee Schuler, of Ramsey died Dec.
4. She was 94. She was a graduate of Ramsey High School
and Trenton State Teacher’s College. She was predeceased
by her husband John W. Mitchell and her son Bruce W.
Mitchell. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-
Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey.
Doris Nelson
Doris Nelson, nee Riley, of Ridgewood, formerly of
Baltimore, Maryland, died Dec. 1. She was 96. She is sur-
vived by her children Cheryl Raker of Phoenix, Maryland,
Nancy Currey of Ridgewood, Lisa Thompson of Chevy
Chase, Maryland, and Fredric A. Nelson III of New York,
New York. She is also survived by nine grandchildren. She
was predeceased by her husband Fredric A. Nelson Jr. and
her grandsons Scott and Nick. Arrangements were made by
Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations
may be made to o the Nick Currey Fund, c/o Cure Search,
4600 East West Highway, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD, 20814-
3457. Tunis Nywening
Tunis Nywening of Wyckoff died Dec. 3. He was 97.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Before retiring, he was a carpet installer and salesman for
H. Nakashian and Sons in Fair Lawn. He was a member
of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, where
he was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the
Evangelism Committee. He is survived by his wife Gar-
berdina and his daughter Karen Holmes of Wyckoff. He
is also survived by two grandchildren, one great-grand-
son, and his sister Violet Schanzenbach of North Haledon.
Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home
in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to World
Renew, 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI
49560 or the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac
Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.
David Terry Rohrbach
David Terry Rohrbach of Ridgewood died Nov. 22.
He was 67. He studied engineering at Stevens Institute of
Technology and Rutgers University. He was predeceased
by his wife Barbara Cichewicz and his parents Dorothy and
Russell Rohrbach. Arrangements were made by Feeney
Funeral Home in Ridgewood.
Dorothy L. Schroeder
Dorothy L. Schroeder, formerly of Wyckoff, Franklin
Lakes, and River Edge, died Nov. 24. She was 96. She
was a secretary for Pangborn, Inc. in Wyckoff. She was
a member of Advent Lutheran Church in Wyckoff, where
she served as financial secretary and was a member of
the Altar Guild. She is survived by her children Robert
Carol Todd
Henry Vanden Berg
Henry Vanden Berg of Naples, Florida, formerly of
Franklin Lakes, Mahwah, and Midland Park, died Nov. 30.
He was 86. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
He was the owner and president of the Henry Vanden Berg
Construction Company before retiring in 1990. He was a
member of the Irving Park Christian Reformed Church and
the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church. He is survived
by his children Barbara Braunius, Henry, Ronald, Roger,
and Carol Lagestee. He is also survived by 14 grandchil-
dren, 21 great-grandchildren, and his siblings Henriette
Belanus and Gary Vanden Berg. He was predeceased by
his wife Minnie (nee Gnade) and his sister Ann Clement.
Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home
in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the East-
ern Christian Children’s Retreat, 700 Mountain Avenue,
Wyckoff, NJ 07481.
Albert L. ‘Al’ Van Syckel
Albert L. “Al” Van Syckel of Mahwah died Nov. 13.
He was 84. He served in U.S. Army Intelligence during
the Korean War. He was a professional baseball player,
founded a local business, and became an NCAA softball
umpire. He is survived by his children Alan Van Syckel and
Dawn Hamilton, and many other family members.