Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • March 13, 2013 Rochester, New York, and Ryan Barfield of Johannesburg, South Africa, seven grandchildren, and her mother June Powers McNamara of Syracuse, New York. She is also survived by her siblings Terry Nichols, June/Mickey DeSantis, Patty Corcoran, James McNamara, and Donald McNamara, and her aunt Delores Wickes. She was predeceased by her father James D. McNamara, her brother Kevin, and her Aunt Patricia Berresford and Uncle William Wickes. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, P.O. Box 2400, Syracuse, NY 13220. Aleck Harris of Mahwah, formerly of Paramus, died March 4. He was 90. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a recipient of the Colonel Charles H. “Chick” Noble Award for distinguished service, loyalty, and dedication to the Sixteenth Armored Division Association. He was the owner operator of Harris Uniforms in Hackensack and a member of the Masons. He was a tenor in the choir at Saint Anthony’s Orthodox Church in Bergenfield. He is survived by his daughters Cathy Banu of Mahwah and Donna Carbah of San Antonio, Texas, eight grandchildren, and his siblings Mary Rozdilsky, Julia Mikulak, Olga Barna, and Vladimir Harris. He was predeceased by his wife Mary. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to may be made to the Joan Allen Memorial Scholarship Fund at Saint Anthony Orthodox Church, 385 Ivy Lane, Bergenfield, NJ. Raymond L. Manning Jr. of Mahwah died March 5. He was 92. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a graduate Saint John’s University, and had a 41-year career with ITT. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and past president of the Friends of the Mahwah Library. He was a member of the Church of the Presentation Choir in Upper Saddle River. He is survived by his wife Dorothy (nee O’Reilly), his children Ray of Phoenix, Arizona, Paul of Slate Hill, New York, and Donna of Chester, New York, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his siblings George, Helen, and Evelyn. He was predeceased by his brothers Jimmy and Teddy. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Church of the Presentation, 271 W. Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. Oksanna “Sandi” Nienstedt, nee Kondrat, of Fair Lawn, formerly of Mahwah, died March 2. She was 55. She was a parishioner of Saint Catharine R.C. Church in Glen Rock. She had been a veterinarian’s assistant with Glen Rock Animal Hospital for many years. She is survived by her husband Donald Nienstedt, her daughter Alyssa Nienstedt, her mother Anna Kondrat, her brother Michael Kondrat, sisters-in-law Ginny Kondrat and Elsie Glinka, and brother-in-law Roberta Trudell. She is also survived by seven nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father Michael Kondrat. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home Inc. in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to The New Jersey Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (www.njspca. org) or the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Robert Frederick Otto of Ramsey died Feb. 28. He was 86. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He earned an associate degree in business from Rider College. He owned and operated Ramsey Home Products and Allendale Aluminum Products, before retiring at 79. He served as the president of the Allendale Rod & Gun Club, and was a member of the VFW Post 682 in Ramsey and the Tallman Bible Church. He served as Ramsey’s Republican County Committeeman. He is survived by his daughters Nancy Boffo, Cathy Siciliano, Ellen Otto-Gates, and Amy Starost, six grandchildren, one great-grandson, and his brother John. He was predeceased by his wife Patricia, his sister Muriel Burtha, and his brothers Christian and Richard Otto. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-SneiderPernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. Joyce L. Peterson, nee Torres, of Ramsey, formerly of Waldwick, died March 6. She was 81. Before retiring, she had been an administrative assistant at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. She was a member of Saint Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Lynda and Craig Kirchner of Waldwick, her daughter Deborah Zayas of Brooklyn, New York, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Martha Mahon, Bertha Barry, Gail Hayes, Armand Torres, and Vincent Torres. She was predeceased by her husband Don Fong. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to The Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714 or a charity of choice. Angela R. Rider, nee Gannucci, of Mahwah, formerly of Franklin Lakes and Nutley, died March 6. She was 80. Before retiring, she was a bookkeeper for the Wyckoff News. She was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff, where she was a Cornerstone team member and a CCD teacher. She was a former member of the Rosary Society of Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes. She is survived by her children Elizabeth M. Villano of Mahwah, Thomas J. Rider of Huntersville, North Carolina, Susan T. Brown of Allendale, and Janet L. Travis of Oakland, nine grandchildren, and her brothers Peter Gannucci of Toms River and Michael Gannucci of (continued on page 19) Obituaries Hank Bastemeyer of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, formerly of Mahwah, died March 1. He was 88. Arrangements were made by Auer Cremation Services of PA, Inc. Elizabeth “Betty” Gretz Crawford, nee Tull, of Mahwah died Feb. 27. She was 85. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Ramsey, the Ramapo Valley Chapter of Sweet Adelines, Inc., and the Ramsey Chapter of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her sons Barry Gretz of Sloatsburg, New York and Alan Gretz of San Diego, California, her step-daughter Jean Webber of Monroe, Virginia, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and her brother Ivan Tull of San Antonio, Texas. She was predeceased by her first husband Jay Clark Gretz, her second husband Herbert R. Crawford, her son Peter Mathew Gretz, her parents Ivan and Marcelite Tull, and her brother Robert Tull. Arrangements were made Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Valley Hospital Auxiliary. Denise Garver, nee McNamara, of Ramsey, formerly of Syracuse New York, died March 1. She was 63. She graduated from Corcoran High School in 1967 and earned her master’s degree in industrial management from New Jersey Institute of Technology. She worked with ITT Industries for over 25 years in human resources. She is survived by her children Lisa Butler of Waterloo, New York, Erin Reece of Hank Bastemeyer Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gretz Crawford Robert Frederick Otto Aleck Harris Denise Garver Joyce L. Peterson Raymond L. Manning Jr. Angela R. Rider Oksanna ‘Sandi’ Nienstedt