Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • April 2, 2014 Obituaries Elaine Marian Ferro Elaine Marian Ferro of Wyckoff, formerly of Queens, New York, died March 21. She was the secretary to the business administrator of the Ramapo/Indian Hills Board of Education in Oakland and retired in June of 2012 after 34 years of service. She was a parishioner of Saint Eliza- beth’s Church in Wyckoff, where she served as a Eucharis- tic minister. She is survived by her husband Richard Ferro and her daughters Melissa Gill of Oakland and Andrea Higgins of Wayne. She is also survived by three grandchil- dren and her sister Arlene Chabalik of Queens, New York. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Betty W. Knapp Betty W. Knapp of Jupiter, Florida, formerly of Franklin Lakes and Ridgewood, died March 25. She was 88. She attended Ridgewood High School, where she was a cheer- leader. Before retiring, she was an executive secretary at American Cyanamid in Wayne. While in Florida, she attended classes at Florida Atlantic University and volun- teered at Jupiter Medical Center. She is survived by her children Daniel, Barbara Batten, and Nancy Muldowney. She is also survived by five grandchildren. She was prede- ceased by her husband Lawrence B. Knapp. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Associa- tion, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Palma ‘Pam’ Notar Donato Palma “Pam”’ Notar Donato, nee Marino, of Midland Park, formerly of North Bergen, died March 23. She was 84. Before retiring 20 years ago, she was the housing man- ager for North Bergen for many years. She is survived by her children Hank, Andrea Notar Donato-Clark, Laura, and Stephen. She is also survived by seven grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Henry (“Hank”). Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Villa Marie Claire, 12 West Saddle River Road, Saddle River, NJ 07458. Jerome ‘Jerry’ Ptasienski Jerome “Jerry” Ptasienski of Midland Park, formerly of Elmwood Park, died March 24. He was 75. He was a vet- eran of the U.S. National Guard. Before retiring in 2001, he worked as a sales engineer for ITT Marlow Pumps in Midland Park for 40 years. He was a member of the Mid- land Park United Methodist Church, where he served as trustee and was a choir member. He was a charter member of the Twin Brook Duffers and a member of the Hobby- ists in Ridgewood. He was a member of the AMC Bowl- ing League in Oakland, where he bowled a perfect 300. He is survived by his wife Judith A. (Osborn) and his chil- dren Gregory Ptasienski Osborn of Ridgewood, Kenneth Ptasienski Osborn of Westport, Connecticut, and Bradley Ptasienski Osborn of Glen Rock. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and his sister Janet Myer of Old Bridge. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Mid- land Park United Methodist Church, 269 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 0732. Ekkehart ‘Ek’ Sachtler Ekkehart “Ek” Sachtler of Midland Park died March 9 He was 88. He was born in Grimme, Kreis Zerbst, Ger- many, to Jutta Weibezahl and Hans Sachtler. After graduat- ing from high school in the city of Dessau, he was drafted into the army and served in the signal corps, until he was wounded and sent home near the end of the World War II. When the division of Germany left his home area under the control of Russia and East Germany, he and his older brother left for the West, making their home in Munich and begin- ning university study supported by many part-time jobs, including Radio Free Europe. He came to the United States in 1953. He earned a master’s degree in marketing from Columbia University and joined the AGFA Film Company. Ten years later, he joined the English firm Ilford, where he built a private label film division. After 25 years with Ilford, he retired as director of national account sales. As digital photography took over the film industry, he began his own business serving those customers still in need of specialized film products. He was a member of Hobbyists Unlimited in Ridgewood, and Schlaraffia, an international German-speaking society. He was a HODAR (husband of a Daughter of the American Revolution). He was a member of West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. He is sur- vived by his wife Buford Bobbitt (Buff) and his children Dr. Kirk Sachtler and Kay Toke and four grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Jutta Geyken. He was pre- deceased by his brothers Wendelin, Manfred, and Hans. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. A memorial service will be held on April 12 at 11 a.m. at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. Antoinette Stravato Antoinette Stravato of Barnegat, formerly of Ramsey, died March 19. Before retiring, she prepared lunches for the children at Tisdale Elementary School. She was a member of the Friends of the Adornos. She is survived by her daugh- ters Terri Morgan, Jean Bremy, and Debbie Burroughs. She is also survived by four grandsons and one great-grand- daughter. She was predeceased by her husband Ignazio. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Per- nice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Priscilla Winship Priscilla Winship, nee Cobb, of Amherst, Massachu- setts, formerly of Allendale, died Feb. 20. She was 90. She began her education in the public schools of State College, Pennsylvania. She took time away from her undergraduate studies at Penn State in 1943 to work for the Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical Company as an engineer cadette, training at Cornell University. She received a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1945. While a senior at Penn State, she was awarded a U.S. Department of Agri- culture Fellowship, enabling her to do graduate work in experimental foods and household equipment. She went on to earn a master’s degree in home economics from Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Ames, Iowa. She worked at International Harvester, where she was director of research and food testing in the food, freezer, and refrigeration department. She worked for the home economics department of the “Cleveland Plain Dealer” from 1950 to 1952. At the “Plain Dealer,” she was in charge of the testing laboratory and wrote a weekly column about food preparation, preservation, and homemaking. After moving to Allendale, she volunteered for Meals on Wheels, and led Girl Scout and Brownie troops. She was a founding member of the Highlands Presbyterian Church in Allendale, where she managed the church finances. She is survived by her children Lawrence Johnson Winship of Amherst, Massachusetts, Carol Winship McNab of Hopewell, and Elizabeth Louise Winship of South Hadley, Massachusetts. She is also survived by three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband John Trimble Winship and her brother J. Stanley Cobb Jr. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice at the Fisher Home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Tournament (continued from page 12) awaiting the organizers’ decision in hopes a mutually- agreeable solution can be worked out. Kuhnel explained that one problem in moving up the play time is that all of Midland Park’s fields do not have lights for night play. “If we had lights, we could push the time up. They are asking us for more time because they are trying to work it (the scheduling) out.” Kuhnel said the tournament serves as a very important financial event for the association as it provides it with the ability to generate a significant amount of revenue through the use of the snack bar. Estimates of $2,500 to $3,000 in revenue were quoted last year. “The funds generated from this event are an important factor in our ability to keep our registration fees low and enable as many kids as possible the ability to play baseball in our town,” Kuhnel said in a letter to the mayor and coun- cil in requesting permission to use the town fields again this year. The baseball association intended to host the event in 2013, but due to the extremely poor weather over the Memorial Day Weekend, it was only able to accommo- date the tournament on one day only. Last year the council approved the use of the town’s fields starting at 10:30 a.m. on Memorial Day Saturday for one year only.