November 6, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 27 Obituaries Rocco J. DiPaolo Rocco J. DiPaolo of Ramsey died Oct. 24. He was 90. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Per- nice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Hans E. Ephraimson-Abt Hans E. Ephraimson-Abt, a long time resident of Ridgewood, formerly of Saddle River, died on Oct. 18. He was 91. He was born in Germany and spent the years during World War II in Swiss refugee camps. He came to the United States in 1949. He had owned a hardware busi- ness in Manhattan. He spent the past 30 years helping fami- lies of air crash victims after his daughter Alice died on Korean Airline’s Flight 007 in 1983. His lobbying and tes- tifying led to the decision that the National Transportation Safety Board care for the families of air crash victims. His work also effected changes in policy in other countries on how the families of air crash victims are treated. He was the recipient of the Cross of the Order of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany for his work. He is survived by his children Viviane of Collins, Colorado and Hans of Short Hills. He is also survived by three grandchildren. Arrange- ments were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Mary Eva Greff Mary Eva Greff of Waldwick died Oct. 23. She was 23. She was a 2009 graduate of Waldwick High School and attended Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont. Recently she received an associate of arts degree from Bergen Community College. She also completed training at the Barbizon School for Modeling. She had been a contes- tant in the Miss USA Teen Pageant in New Jersey and was a student ambassador for People to People, having traveled to Australia. Most recently, she was in training to be a host- ess for the Tilted Kilt Restaurant in Wayne. She is survived by her son Mark John and her parents Leon J. and Carol A. (nee Markert), all of Waldwick. She is also survived by her sisters Ehyrica and Shannon and her uncle and godfather Robert Greff of Passaic. She was predeceased by her aunt and godmother Sharon M. Prescott. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 155 Linwood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 for the establishment of an educational fund for her son. Helen G. Hannan McGoldrick Helen G. Hannan McGoldrick, nee Cancro, of Wyckoff, formerly of Teaneck, died Oct. 23. She was 95. She was a graduate of the Holy Name Hospital Nurse’s Aide Pro- gram, and worked at Holy Name Hospital until she retired in 1985. She is survived by her children Camille Norton, Elaine O’Reilly, Yvonne Johnson, and Edward Hannan. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 27 great-grand- children. She was predeceased by her husbands Edward Hannan and Patrick McGoldrick, her parents Anthony and Carmela Cancro, 11 brothers and sisters, and her grand- son Paul Johnson. Arrangements were made by Volk Leber Funeral Home in Teaneck. Dorothy Levine Dorothy Levine of Allendale, formerly of Paramus and Delray Beach, Florida, died Oct. 27. She was born in Poland, and with her family escaped Europe at the onset of World War II. She is survived by her children Allen, Rhonda, and Karen. She is also survived by five grandchil- dren and her brother Sol. She was predeceased by her hus- band Irving Levine. Arrangements were made by Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel in Paramus. Frank ‘Francis’ Casimir Leskauskas Jr. Frank “Francis” Casimir Leskauskas Jr. of Wyckoff died Oct. 24. He was 80. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He received a B.S.E.E. from Drexel University in Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania in 1956. He continued his studies at the Moore School of Engineering at the University of Penn- sylvania. He was a national accounts manager for IBM, charged with high-profile accounts including the Boeing Company. After retiring from IBM, he served as a con- sultant for Sales Performance International. Along with his wife, he was in real estate sales. He was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth R.C. Church in Wyckoff, where he was a lector, Eucharistic minister, and served on the Liturgy Committee and parish council. He is survived by his wife Virginia “Ginny” (nee Ryan) and his sons Frank, David, Edward, and Christopher. He is also survived by 13 grand- children and a great-grandson. He was predeceased by his daughter Julianne Marie Leskauskas, his granddaughter Katherine Ryan, and his brother Edward R. Leskauskas. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Com- passionate Care Hospice, 21-00 Route 208, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 or Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY. Herbert S. ‘Marty’ Martens Herbert S. “Marty” Martens of Paramus died Oct. 27. He was 86. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was the owner of Martens Body and Fender in Glen Rock until his retire- ment in 2004. He was a member of the Carlstad Mixed Choral. He is survived by his wife Marion (nee Kreis) of Paramus, and his children Gary W. Martens of Sugar Land, Texas and Lori A. Simpson of Upper Chichester, Pennsyl- vania. He is also survived by two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Eleonore ‘Dolly’ E. Moore Eleonore “Dolly” E. Moore of Glen Rock died Oct. 12. She was 91. She earned a degree in English at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in1941. She was recruited to model in New York City for designers such as Adele Simp- son and Hattie Carnegie. She wrote an advertising column, “Marks of Quality,” for a local paper, and served two stints as PTA president in the Glen Rock school system. She was a Girl Scout leader, member of the Bergen County Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Group, and past president of the Col- lege Club of Ridgewood and the College Club Book Group. She was also a past member of both High Mountain Golf Club and the Ridgewood Country Club. She is survived by her children Stephanie, Jonathan, and Christopher. She is also survived by five grandchildren and one great-grand- son. She was predeceased by husband Bill. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the College Club of Ridgewood’s Scholarship. Barbara Ramirez Barbara Ramirez (formerly Barbara Crawford) of Ridgewood, previously of Bergenfield, died Oct. 25. She was associated with the Fair Lawn Bible Church and the Hawthorne Gospel Church. She is survived by her children Kathleen Cresanta of Haskell, Linda Schmidt of Hamp- ton, Rod Crawford of Branchville, and Laraine Crawford of Lodi. She is also survived by four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Charles Ramirez. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Fair Lawn Bible Church, 11-09 Hopper Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. Lou Ann ‘Dee’ Rutnik Lou Ann “Dee” Rutnik of Ridgewood died Oct.30. She was 68. She was a member of the Allendale Woman’s Club. She is survived by her children Tracey and Paul Rutnik and their spouses Paul Jackson and Danielle Quku Rutnik. She is also survived by two grandchildren and her partner of Ed Kenna. Arrangements were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to Villa Marie Claire Hospice in Saddle River, or Cancer Care Inc. in Ridgewood. James ‘Stevie’ Phelps Stevenson James “Stevie” Phelps Stevenson of Franklin Lakes died Oct. 27. He was 82. He was a graduate of Fair Lawn High School, where he lettered in baseball, football, and basketball. He attended Manumit Free School in Pawling, New York and graduated from Vanderbilt University. He was a speech writer for Governor Wagner and wrote plays, poetry, children stories, songs, and books. He was also a philosophical letter writer. He had an extensive Broadway career. His notable shows include “Zigfeld Follies,” “Don’t Drink the Water,” “Seascape,” “Waiting for Lefty,” and “Long Day’s Journey into Night.” He performed at the Saint Louis Municipal Opera, the Cherry Lane Playhouse, and The Old Globe Theatre. He was a soccer coach and educa- tor. He is survived by his wife Thelma Kennedy Stevenson and his children Alicia and Paul. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and his sisters Joan Sanford and Susan Gomez. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or his daughter Alicia’s non-profit for at-risk youth and rescued dogs at www.projectunleashed.org.