Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • March 20, 2013 sister Rita Schafer. Arrangements were made by the Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pemice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Jean Carol Parsons, nee Rickle, of Mahwah, formerly of Waldwick and Ramsey, died March 8. She was 84. Before retiring, she was employed by the Borough of Ramsey as deputy court clerk and violations clerk for 16 years. She was a member of the VFW Post 682 Auxiliary, where she was a past president and had served as secretary. She was a member of the Ramapo Reformed Church in Mahwah. She is survived by her children Carol Gustowarow, Nancy Troast, John W. Parsons, and Kenneth Parsons, 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and one niece. She was predeceased by her husband John (“Sonny”) B. Parsons. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Cornelia deLange Syndrome Foundation, cdlsusa. org or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. Eleanor Ten Kate, nee Van Hook, of Wyckoff, formerly of Midland Park, died March 9. She was 94. She was a member of the Unity Christian Reformed Church in Prospect Park. She is survived by her children Nelva Martin, Joyce Priestner, and Bernard Haven, and her step-daughters Doris Zeeuw and Elaine Dansen. She is also survived by 19 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her first husband John Haven, and her second husband James Ten Kate. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Eastern Christian School Association, 50 Oakwood Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508 or the Christian Health Care Center Employee Fund, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Cynthia L. Thomas, nee Cuba, of Rock Tavern, New York, formerly of Midland Park, died March 8. She was 52. She was a parishioner of Saint Mary’s R.C. Church in Washingtonville, New York. She is survived by her husband Michael, her children Michael Jr., Brandon L. and Alanah V., all of Rock Tavern. She is also survived by her siblings Diana Bachmann, Jeffrey Cuba, and Allan Cuba. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Thomas Family, c/o Diana Bachmann. Elizabeth “Betty” Wallendal of Wyckoff died March 7. She was 87. She had worked as a library technician at Bergen Community College. She was a member of the Dorcas Circle at Abundant Life Reformed Church in Wyckoff. She is survived by her daughters Nancy Bassman of Scotch Plains and Janet Wallendal of Wyckoff, grandchildren Jennifer Ruch and Peter Bassman, and her cousin William Evans of Harrington Park. She was predeceased by her husband Dan and her son Robert. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or the Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat, 700 Mountain Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Arlene M. Yurman, nee Taback, of Waldwick, formerly of Brooklyn, New York, died March 12. She was 70. Before retiring, she was an executive assistant at Cardinal Health in Wayne, and prior to that was a secretary for Dunn & Bradstreet, Inc. in New Jersey. She is survived by her husband Frank E. Yurman, and her daughter Monica F. Pisacano and son-in-law Peter. She was predeceased by her parents Sylvia and Bill Taback and her sister Marsha Landres. Arrangements were made by Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Obituaries Dorothy E. Mack, nee Tucker, of Ramsey died March 8. She was 88. Before retiring, she was employed as a draftsman at Bendix Aviation of Teterboro for 30 years. She is survived by her husband Harold, her nephew Edward Tucker of Deland, Florida, and her friend Mary Lamantia of Galloway. She was predeceased by her brother Edward Tucker. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Raymond Moraski of Mahwah, formerly of Ridgewood, died March 12. He was 88. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He received an undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University and a graduate degree in biology from Fordham University in 1953. He was a research scientist and toxicologist for 35 years at American CyanamidLederle Laboratories in Pearl River, New York. During that time, he authored several research papers and was a member of the Association of Toxicologists. After retiring, he was employed by Tandem Research, a pharmaceutical marketing and research firm in Mahwah. He was a member of the Republican Party and was involved with Congresswoman Marge Roukema’s first campaign. He was an active member of his church community and his Lederle retirees’ group. He is survived by his wife Helena, his children Karen Moraski, Raymond Moraski, Timothy Moraski, Marianne Bascio, and his stepchildren Sean McCann, Moira Moderelli, and Bryan McCann. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and his sisters Zenobia Buden and Wanda Moraski. He was predeceased by his first wife Kathleen, (nee Bachmann). Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Church of the Presentation Soup Kitchen, 271 West Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 or Valley Hospital Home Care/Butterflies Program, 15 Essex Road, Suite 301, Paramus, NJ 07652. Mary Mullins, nee Shanley, of Truckee, California, formerly of Ramsey, died March 5. She was 90. She had belonged to the Bergen County Board of Realtors for more than 30 years, and worked for Loretta McCarthy Realty, Doris Gradwell Agency, and Weichert Realtors in Ramsey. She was a member of the Ramsey Recreation Commission to help raise funds for the Ramsey Municipal Pool’s opening in 1964. She was a parishioner at Saint Paul R.C. Church in Ramsey and was involved in many fundraising projects for the parish. She is survived by her children Denis of Ramsey, Patrick of the Hudson Valley, and Marianne of Truckee, California, five granddaughters, two great-grandsons, and her sister Elinor Nielsen of Santa Ana, California. She was predeceased by her husband Denis and her Dorothy E. Mack Jean Carol Parsons Arlene M. Yurman Raymond Moraski Eleanor Ten Kate Cynthia L. Thomas Mary Mullins Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Wallendal Thomas E. Dater of Ramsey and Mahwah died March 11. He was 83. He was the son of John Young Dater III and Eleanor Gott Dater of Ramsey. He is survived by his wife Joan Lutz Dater and his son Christopher Edward Dater. He was predeceased by his daughter Gretchen Joyce who died in the terrorist bombing of Pan American Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. Both he and his wife have been active in the advocacy work of Victims of Pan American Flight 103. He served on the Scottish Cairn Committee to build a Cairn in memory of the 270 victims at Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. He was a graduate of Ramsey High School, several trade schools in the printing industry, and attended Jersey City State Teacher’s College and then Princeton University, where he is a member of the Class of 1951. He was employed by the National Broadcasting Company in New York City as a guide and then inside company announcer. In 1953, he joined his father in Ramsey who was then publishing the weekly newspaper, “The Ramsey Journal,” that covered four local towns surrounding Ramsey. Later on, he expanded the newspaper and renamed it “The Home and Store News.” He widened its coverage to include 13 towns in northwest Bergen and Rockland counties. He sold the paper in 1994 and it was still published for several years. He was active as a community leader. In the 1950s, he helped organize the Junior Football Association and served as a coach. During his long business involvement, he served as Bergen County Coroner in 196265 and was president of the Ramsey Volunteer Fire Department, where he was a firefighter for 25 years. He was awarded exempt status. He served as president of the Ramsey Library Association and campaigned for and supervised the construction of the Ramsey Free Public Library. The library was dedicated in 1968. He was the director and president of the former Ramsey’s Savings and Loan. He served as president of the Ramsey Chamber of Commerce, and in 1995 he received the Chamber’s Man of the Year award. He was active in several local historical societies and advocated for the preservation of the Old Stone House on Island Road in Ramsey. He sponsored the drive to save the house after its 50-year lease was up. He purchased the house and property and transferred ownership to the Borough of Ramsey. He served as Ramsey’s historian and has personally preserved the newspaper archives and town documents. He was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Ramsey, and served as clerk of session. In 2008 he was chosen to lead the Ramsey 100-Year Celebration in the town-wide parade as grand marshal. The Bergen Highland Ramsey Rotary Club recently recognized his achievements by awarding him the Dr. William H. Kelly Community Service Award, given occasionally to a deserving citizen. He had been working with his son in property management, Dater Realty Co., Inc., in downtown Ramsey. Arrangements were made by Van EmburghSneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made in his name to the Ramsey Volunteer Fire Department, P.O Box 164, Ramsey, NJ 07446. Thomas E. Dater