Page 30 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • April 9, 2014 Obituaries Gerald Brennan Gerald “Gerry” Brennan of Wyckoff died April 2. He was 54. He was an equity trading business analyst for BNY Mellon in Jersey City. He is survived by his wife Susan and his children Kevin, Kerry, and Tierney. He is also survived by his mother Rose Brennan of Pearl River, New York and his sisters Joan Brennan of Pearl River, New York; Ellen Guglielmo of Great Falls, Virginia; and Kelly Ricci of Cumming, Georgia. He was predeceased by his father Edward Brennan and his brother Edward. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, 5526 West 13400 South, #510, Salt Lake City, UT 84096. Janet Brown Janet Brown, nee DenBlaker, of Wanaque, formerly of Pequannock, Franklin Lakes, and Manasquan, died April 2. She was 77. Before retiring, she was a manager for New Jersey Bell Telephone in Newark for 35 years. She is survived by her brother Andrew “Drew” DenBlaker of Franklin Lakes and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband William Brown. Arrange- ments were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Juve- nile Diabetes Foundation, Rockland, Bergen, and Pas- saic Chapters, 560 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632. Ruth Wooten Doherty Ruth Wooten Doherty of Wyckoff, formerly of Easton, Pennsylvania, died April 1. She was 101. For 50 years, she and her husband, John Doherty, owned the Carmelcorn Shop in the circle of downtown Easton. She is survived by her children Janet Gibbons of Vero Beach, Florida; Joan Page of Miami, Florida; Donna Sullivan of Wyckoff; and Richard Doherty of Miami, Florida. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband John, her brothers Carl Wooten and Roy Bowers, and her granddaughter Beth Page. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Lifenet, P.O. Box 1800, Montclair, NJ 07042. Murray ‘Harvey’ Hyman Murray “Harvey” Hyman of Franklin Lakes died April 1. He was 75. He received his Ph.D. in mathemat- ics from Yale University and was a financial advisor for many years with various brokerage firms. He is survived by his children Elizabeth Loew of Massachusetts, Richard Hyman of Pennsylvania, James Hyman of West Caldwell, and Robert Hyman of Wyckoff. He is also survived by his former wife Carol Hyman of Hackensack and seven grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat- Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to JDRF (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), 100 West 10th, Suite 1103, Wilmington, DE 19801. Ruth Van Ek Ruth Van Ek, nee Hiddinga, of Westtown, New York, formerly of North Haledon and Wyckoff, died April 1. She was 93. Before retiring, she was a private duty LPN for 20 years. She worked at Hopedell Hospital for 15 years before retiring from there in 1954. She was a member of Covenant Christian Reformed Church in North Hale- don and a former member of Unity Christian Reformed Church in Prospect Park. She is survived by her children Ruth Visbeen of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Edward Van Ek of Middletown, New York. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and her brother Rev. Henry Hiddinga of Castle Rock, Colorado. She was predeceased by her husband James Van Ek, her daughter Marilyn De Block, and her sister Trina Brower. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to the Eastern Christian School Association, 50 Oakwood Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508. Ursula Virgens Ursula Virgens of Melbourne, Florida, Greenwood Lake, New York, and Mahwah, formerly of Ridgewood, died March 27. She was 92. She was a secretary for News- week magazine at the start of World War II. She was the secretary/treasurer of the Hickory Supply Corp. for over 30 years. She was a 50-plus year member of the Carlstadt Turnverein, and served as chairman of the Cultural Com- mittee and a delegate to the group’s national convention. She was a past president of the Ridgewood Women’s Choral. She was a 20-plus year member of the Advent Lutheran Church in Florida and was a past president of the Advent Women. She is survived by her sons Bruce and Raymond, and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Victor and her sister Lelo. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Advent Lutheran Church, Building Fund, 7550 North Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL 32940. Doris I. Wagner Doris I. Wagner of Waldwick died March 30. She was 87. Before retiring, she was a corporate secretary for Morgan Guaranty Trust Company in New York for many years. She was a member of the Wyckoff Reformed Church where she was a Sunday school teacher for over 70 years and was involved in many local organizations throughout Waldwick. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law Edna and Richard Kelly, her brother Robert Wagner, and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the Wyckoff Reformed Church, 580 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or to the Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 20 Whites Lane, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Charles J. Wilde Charles J. Wilde of Peachtree City, Georgia, formerly of Saddle River, died March 28. He was 96. He was a long-term resident of Saddle River. He was known for his community service as a fireman, councilman, mayor of the town for many years. He most recently served as city engineer. He is survived by his children Richard Wilde, Chuck Wilde, and Barbara Stone. He is also survived by his grandchildren Andrew and Erin Wilde, Scott Wilde, Tamara Pakulski, Abigail Hooper, and Alexis Churnish, and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Eleanor. Arrangements are made by the Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Council seats (continued from page 3) Troops 157 and previously served as District Commissioner and District Chair of the Boy Scout Ramapo District. She is the assistant to the director of religious education for the Church of the Nativity. Casson, who retired as police chief in July, 2012 after 44 years on the force, said he misses the regular contact with townspeople he had while he was in the police department. Now that he is able by law to run for election, he said he wants to give voters a choice at the ballot box. “I think I have something to offer and good common sense. When I was taking my petition around, I was shocked at the number of people who said it is nice to see someone else running,” he said. “People deserve a choice,” he added. Without much time for extra activities, other than the ambulance cops, which he served for many years, Casson said he now spends time deep sea fishing and boating from his house at the Jersey shore, and doing home repairs at both homes. The Primary election is set for Tuesday, June 3. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. Absentee ballots are available at borough hall.