Page 32 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • August 6, 2014 Obituaries Mary Elizabeth Faist Mary Elizabeth Faist, nee Kerr, of Melbourne, Florida, formerly of Ridgewood and Norwood, died July 26.She was 90. She attended Ridgewood High School. Upon her graduation in the midst of World War II, she worked for the British Ministry of War Transport in New York City, administering the convoy shipments of goods to England under the Lend-Lease Program. After the war, she worked for Furness Withy shipping company, now Cunard, in New York. She worked as a leasing sales manager for Volvo of America in Rockleigh from 1971 until her retirement in 1986. She is survived by her children Suzan Marie Jagger of Goshen, Connecticut; James Allan Faist of Arlington, Virginia; and Paul William Faist of Bogota. She is also survived by eight grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Harold Peter Faist. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Faith Viera Lutheran Church, 5550 Faith Drive, Rockledge, FL 32955. Kathleen Ann Fitzpatrick Kathleen Ann Fitzpatrick of Macon, Georgia, formerly of Midland Park, died July 28. She was 66. She is survived by her husband Rod Fitzpatrick, her children Kelly Riedel of the Township of Washington, and Rob Fitzpatrick of Macon, Georgia, and five grandchildren. She is also sur- vived by her father Andrew Reardon and his companion Marilyn Lavender of Matawan and her siblings Jackie Harz of Hewitt and Andrew Reardon of Wilton Manors, Florida. Arrangements were made by Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. Vera Gorloff, DMD She was predeceased by her parents Joseph and Catherine Hill. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider- Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. William Irwin William Irwin of Ramsey died July 24. He was 94. He was a member of numerous musical groups, a former Ramsey School Board member, past vice president of the Ramsey Historical Association, past Grand Master of the Hawthorne Fortitude Masonic Lodge 200 of Ramsey, and a member of Destroyer Escort Society of America. He is survived by his children Judy King of Bow, New Hampshire, Bill Irwin III of Ramsey, and Patty Watts of West Milford. He is also survived by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Charlotte Brett. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Roy H. Johnson Roy H. Johnson of Glen Rock died July 26. He was 83. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College in New York. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd of Glen Rock. Before retiring, he was a computer programmer with RCA in New York City for many years. He is survived by his wife Anita (Carlson) Johnson and his children Lori Ann Stanczak, Carl John- son, and Roy H. Johnson II. He is also survived by six grandchildren and his sister Nancy Carlson. Arrange- ments were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O BOX 1000, Department 142, Memphis, TN 38148. Ida R. Meyer Vera Gorloff, DMD, nee Voitovitch, of Wyckoff died July 24. She was 46. Born in Ternopil, Ukraine, she came to the United States in 1989 and resided in New York City before moving to Wyckoff. She was a dentist in New City, New York. She was a member of Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Church in Clifton. She is survived by her husband Victor Gorloff, MD and her sons Alexander Gor- loff and Matthew Gorloff, both of Wyckoff. She is also survived by her mother Zinaida (nee Kalinska) Voitovitch of Wyckoff and her siblings Ivan Voitovitch of Ternopil, Ukraine and Oksana of Kiev, Ukraine. She was prede- ceased by her father Yaroslav Voitovitch. Arrangements were made by Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home in Clifton. Ida R. Meyer, nee Reich, of Ridgewood died July 28. She was 98. She was a 1934 graduate of Bristol High School in Connecticut. She was a member of the Beth- lehem Lutheran Church in Ridgewood. She is survived by her children Louis C. Meyer Jr. of Harwich, Massa- chusetts; Elisabeth Meyer of Ridgewood; Mark Meyer of Lowell, Massachusetts; and Deborah Meyer of Mahwah. She is also survived by two grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Rev- erend Louis Meyer. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Donations in her memory may be made to a charity of choice. A memo- rial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ridgewood. Katherine Mary Hill of Ramsey died July 27. She was 86. She was a graduate of the High School of Music and Art of New York City, Barnard College, and William Paterson University. She taught in France and Germany for the Armed Forces Dependents Schools and was later employed by the Ramsey Board of Education until her retirement. She is survived by her brother Robert, her nephew John, her niece Patricia, and one grand-niece. Neil J. McCauley of Encinitas, California, formerly of Wyckoff, died June 17. He was 90. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart and was a member of the VFW in Ho-Ho-Kus. He is survived by his son Kevin and his family; Connie Yoke; and the Yoke, Klinert, and Snyder families. Memo- rial donations may be made to Saint Elizabeth’s Church in Wyckoff. Services will be held at Arlington National Katherine Mary Hill Neil J. McCauley Cemetery in the spring. Lora Anne McCutcheon Lora Anne McCutcheon of Mahwah died July 25. She was 85. She graduated from Ohio University. She mar- ried actor Bill McCutcheon and ran their business, Merle Norman Cosmetics. She was instrumental in starting the first girls’ softball league, the first community the- ater with her sister Carol, and the first Senior Citizen Center in Mahwah. She was active in many organizations and causes. She is survived by her children, grandchil- dren, and her sister. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Mahwah Public Library, c/o Business Office, 100 Ridge Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Edward J. ‘Ted’ Smith Sr. Edward J. “Ted” Smith Sr. of Wyckoff died July 25. He was 83. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Before retiring in 1991, he had a long career as a logistics engineer for Singer-Kearfott. He was a volunteer with the Red Cross for over 35 years and was the recipient of the Red Cross Hero of the Year Award in 2014. He is survived by his sons Edward, David, and Daniel; three grandchildren; one great-grandson; and his siblings Robert, Donald, Polly, Joyce, and Barbara. He was predeceased by his wife Lorraine (Benson). Arrangements were made by M. John Scanlan Funeral Home in Pompton Plains. John H. ‘Jack’ Smith Jr. John H. “Jack” Smith Jr. of Ramsey died July 24. He was 85. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and the Marine Corps Reserve. He attended Storm King School in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York and was a 1950 graduate of Harvard University. Before retiring in 1989, he was an executive for Mobil Corp. in New York City for 40 years. He is survived by his wife Phyllis (nee Saladin) Smith of Ramsey and his daughter Susan Smith Beward of West Milford. He is also survived by three grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son John H. Smith III and his sister Betty Smith Lawrence. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association of New Jersey, 1031 Route 22 West, Suite 203, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 or Fardale Trinity Church, 73 Chapel Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430. William H. ‘Bill’ Zajicek William H. “Bill” Zajicek of Wyckoff died July 25. He was 59. He graduated from Ramapo High School and attended Lynchburg College in Virginia. He was the vice president of sales operations at DGBZ, Inc. in New York for over 20 years. He is survived by his wife Marilynn G. (March) Zajicek, his mother Joan D. (Norro) Zajicek, his sister Judith Zajicek, and one niece. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Bergen Unit, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.