Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 18, 2013 Obituaries Donald M. Birney Donald M. Birney of Naples, Florida and Mahwah, died Dec. 11. He was 73. Before retiring, he was the vice president of human resources for the American Bureau of Ship- ping for over 40 years. He is survived by his wife Patricia A. (nee Allison) Birney, his daughters Janet Birney of West New York, Mary Ann Carroll of Mahwah, and Karen Keuchler of Massapequa, New York. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and his brother Raymond Birney. He was predeceased by his sister Ellen DuBois. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Hospital. Edith K. D’Andrea Edith K. D’Andrea of Ramsey died Dec. 6. She graduated from Ramsey High School and Paterson State College (William Pater- son University) and taught for 45 years for the Ramsey Board of Education. She began her career at School Street School and taught social studies at Smith School from 1962 to 2007. She chaired the Public Rela- tions Action Committee during the strategic planning implementation, and was a team leader of Team 7-1 for a number of years. She was active in the Ramsey Teachers Association for over 40 years. She served her community as secretary of the Ramsey Centennial Committee, was a former Sunday school teacher, and served on the Eastern Education Committee at the First Presbyterian Church in Ramsey. She is sur- vived by her husband Robert D. D’Andrea and her cousins Dan and Kathleen Field, Ona Davis, and Joanne and Bob Tafoya. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to an animal rescue of choice or Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436 or Pet Adoption Thru Caring Hands, 26 Lake- side Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442. Gary DeNure Gary DeNure of Ramsey, formerly of Greenwood Lake, died Dec. 5. He was 54. He was an auto mechanic, last working for Wayne Good Year Tire and Auto Service in Wayne. He is survived by his father Wil- fred “Woody” DeNure of Ramsey and his mother Janet Healey of Wyckoff; his sib- lings Chuck of Pocatello, Indiana, Paula Keys of Salisbury Mills, New York, and Jody Whitsell of Monroe, New York; and four nephews. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to a char- ity of choice. Nicholas R. Ryan Episcopo Nicholas R. Ryan Episcopo of Ramsey died Dec. 6. He was 90. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II with the 116th AAA Gun Battalion from D-Day beaches of Normandy through the Battle of the Bulge. He graduated Central High School in Paterson. He was employed with Bendix as a refrigerant engineer that worked on the controls and gauges for the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo rockets for NASA. He was a member of the American Legion Post 227 in Totowa. He was a parishioner of Saint Paul R.C. Church in Ramsey. He is survived by his children Alane McClen- don of Texas, Janice Mitchell of Mahwah, Louis of Virginia, Marge Lioce of Florida, and Nick of Ramsey. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren and five great-grand- children. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Diabetes Research Institute Founda- tion, 200 South Park Road, Suite 100, Hol- lywood, FL 33021. John Keith March John Keith March of Mahwah, for- merly of Ridgewood and London, Ontario, Canada, died Dec. 5. He was 90. He served in the Canadian Navy during World War II. Before retiring, he was a managing adver- tising director for Crane Publishing in New York City, and later worked for MacHugh’s in Ridgewood. He was a member of the Old Paramus Reformed Church in Ridgewood, where he served on the consistory. He was a member of Activities Unlimited in Wyckoff and the Advertising Club in New York City. He is survived by his wife Lita March (nee Ingebrigtsen) of Mahwah, and his children Melanie March Hurley of Glen Rock and Arne March of Midland Park. He is also survived by three grandchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter Randi Kris- tine March. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. A memorial service will be held on Sat- urday, Dec. 21 at 11 a.m. at Old Paramus Reformed Church, 660 East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood. A reception will follow. Lloyd C. Marks Lloyd C. Marks of Ramsey, formerly of Waldwick, Port Orange, Florida and Lake- hurst, died Dec. 11. He was 88. He was a veteran of World War II. He attended New York University and worked in the freight transportation business. He is survived by his wife Thelma (Terry), and his children Susan Alcorn of Washington, D.C., Robin Weisberg of Waldwick, and Gregory Marks of Hawthorne. He is also survived by four grandsons. Arrangements were made by Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel in Para- mus. Memorial donations may be made to the Lloyd C. Marks Memorial Fund at the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-030 or at DAV.org. Judith Violet Mitchel Judith Violet Mitchel, nee Enhoffer, of Ramsey died Dec. 9. She was 69. She worked in the operating room at Saint Joseph’s Hospital before working in administration at the Columbia University Dental School and then in the sports medicine department. She went back to school and became an RN, working first at Valley Hospital and then at various home care agencies. She is survived by her husband Joel Mitchel of Ramsey, and her children Jennifer Squillaci of Wayne and Donald Thompson of Clifton. She is also survived by her stepson Jolin Mitchel of Madison, Wisconsin, two grandsons, and her brother Ronald Enhoffer of Fairfield, Connecticut. A memorial service will be held at a future date. Frank G. Santino Frank G. Santino of Paterson, formerly of Glen Rock, died Dec. 6. He was 50. He was employed as a plumber with Santino Plumbing in Glen Rock. He was a member of the CC Motorcycle Club in Paterson, where he served as sergeant-at-arms. He is survived by his parents Angela J. (Pac- cione) and Anthony C. Santino and his siblings Rachael Crosano and Anthony Joseph Santino. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the CC Motorcycle Club in Pater- son. Robert John Swit Robert John Swit of Allendale, formerly of Mahwah, died Dec. 5. He was 82. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring, he was an executive for Time-Life in New York City. He is survived by his stepdaughters Tracy LaBarre and Nicole Bartel. He is also survived by four grandchildren and his sister Loretta Swit of New York City. He was predeceased by his wife Lucy (nee Iannacchino) Swit. Arrange- ments were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff.