Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • August 13, 2014 Obituaries Lorraine A. Hayes Lorraine A. Hayes, nee Cauthen, of Wyckoff died July 24. She was 86. Before retiring, she was an executive assistant for Merck-Medco Co in Montvale for 20 years. She is survived by her daughters Ellen Turner of Mid- land Park; Maureen Hayes of Little Canada, Minnesota; Kathleen Balarin of San Francisco, California; and Mary Leavell-Edwards of Warwick, New York. She is also sur- vived by 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and her siblings Betty Evans of Springfield, Massachusetts and Evelyn Scharfenberg and Jerry Cauthen, both of Chicago, Illinois. She was predeceased by her husband Andrew John Hayes. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, 174 Paterson Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Robert Louis Marcalus Robert Louis Marcalus of Wyckoff died Aug. 4. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was born in 1921 and attended the Pingry School and the University of Ver- mont. After the war, he resumed his employment with the family business, Marcalus Manufacturing Co, which was started by his father in 1932. He was a self-taught paper- maker. The family business eventually evolved into Marcal Paper Mills, Inc. In 1970, he became president of Marcal. Upon the death of his father in 1979, he became chairman of the board and CEO. Marcal continued to operate as a family business until 2008. For over 45 years, and up to his passing, he was president of Green Acre Woodlands, Inc., a timberlands and real estate investment company. Working closely with the New Hampshire Forest Legacy Program, his leadership of Green Acre resulted in the pres- ervation of thousands of acres of New Hampshire forests for open spaces, agriculture, and public recreational use. He had been a member and president of the Wyckoff Board of Education, a board member of the Wyckoff YMCA, and a trustee and regent of Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City. He was a director of the Delaware Otsego Corporation in Cooperstown, New York, director of Valley National Bank in Wayne, and was a director of the American Forest and Paper Association of Washington, D.C. He had also been a director of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. He served on the boards of the Foundation for Free Enterprise and numerous other not-for-profit institutions. He also served as director of numerous other banks and organi- zations. He had a 42-year relationship with Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center Foundation as a trustee and as the foundation’s president. He received honors from many organizations, including the Bergen Community College Foundation. He received the Seventh Annual Felician Col- lege Founder’s Day Award in 1989 and the Torch of Learn- ing Award from the Lautenberg Center for General and Tumor Immunology at Hebrew University in 1992. He was honored at William Paterson University’s Sixth Annual Legacy Award Dinner in 1995. In 2008, he received the Dean McNulty Service Award from The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Paterson. He had conferred upon him three degrees of doctor of humane letters, including one by Southern Benedictine College in Alabama in 1978, another by Felician College in Lodi in 1995, and the third by Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City in 1996. He was a parish- ioner of the Church of Saint Elizabeth in Wyckoff. He is survived by his wife Norma (Altenburg) and his children Nicholas of Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania; Jeannette Bonin of Morristown; Anne Sedler of Hawthorne; Lisa Perkowski of Basking Ridge; and Peter of Oakland. He is also sur- vived by 17 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son Robert. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center Foundation, Paterson, New Jersey. Dona- tion link at http://bit.ly/1olR54p. Helen A. Olszewski Helen A. Olszewski, nee Cichy, of Audubon, Pennsyl- vania, formerly of Franklin Lakes and Whiting, died Aug. 4. She was 93. She graduated from John Jay High School. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her son Watson Olszewski of Eagleville, two grandchildren, and two great- grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband John K. Olszewski, her daughter Elsie A. Olszewski, and her brothers Watson W. and Alexander Cichy. Arrangements were made by Moore, Snear & Ruggiero Funeral Home and Crematory in Trappe, Pennsylvania. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the Amigos de Jesus Orphanage in Honduras, 126 Woodland Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355 or to Einstein Montgomery Home Health and Hospice, 1330 Powell Street, Suite 100, Norristown, PA 19401. William Eric Patterson William Eric Patterson, formerly of Waldwick, died July 31. He was an alumnus of Hope College, Holland, Michigan. He served as councilman for the Borough of Waldwick, and was a member of the Republican Party of Bergen County. He served as vice president and was on the board of directors for AAA North Jersey. He was a member of Second Reformed Church in Wyckoff and Christ Community Church in Waldwick. He is survived by his children William Eric Patterson Jr. of Scottsdale, Arizona and Ian Patterson of Garfield. He is also survived by his siblings Margaret Marra, Alexander Patterson, Jane McGookey, and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Hope College, P.O. Box 9000, Holland, MI 49422-9000 or Abundant Life Reformed Church, 475 Lafayette Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Aura Pecoraro Aura Pecoraro of Midland Park, formerly of Para- mus, died Aug. 2. She was 98. She was active in the early development of the Church of the Annunciation in Para- mus, where she was a long time member and leader in the Rosary Society. She is survived by her children Gerard of Sparta; Paul of Aiken, South Carolina; Mark of O’Fallon, Illinois; and Jane Shell of Wildwood Crest. She is also sur- vived by three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and her niece, Sister Doris Pagano. She was predeceased by her husband Gerald. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Marian Scarano Marian Scarano, nee DiSanto, of Franklin Lakes died Aug. 4. She was 107. She is survived by her children Angela Swords of Upper Saddle River and Vincent Scarano of Bristol, Rhode Island. She is also survived by six grand- children, 10 great-grandchildren, and her brother Charles DiSanto of Saratoga, New York. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Arthur Scesney Arthur Scesney of Ridgewood, formerly of Waldwick, died Aug. 5. He was 79. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a tax preparer for H&R Block in Fair Lawn. He is survived by his wife Brenda (nee Fishman) and his chil- dren Deborah Spingler and Gregory Scesney. He is also survived by his stepchildren Pamela Fishman and Jennifer Callender, four grandchildren, and his brother Bernard. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Fonda L. Sytsma Fonda L. Sytsma, nee Lowell, of Wyckoff died Aug. 2. She was 89. She was a nurse and a homemaker. She is survived by her sons Eugene C. Sytsma, Louis S. Sytsma Jr., and Jay E. Sytsma. She is also survived by eight grand- children, three great-grandchildren, and her brother Rich- ard Lowell. She was predeceased by her husband Louis S. Sytsma Sr. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Shared dispatch (continued from page 5) service,” he added. This year, Midland Park is paying $280,012 on the last year of the five-year contract. Wyckoff’s offer for a contract renewal was a reduction to $260,000 in 2015, followed by a 3 percent annual increase for the remaining four years of the new contract. Wyckoff’s termination notice rescinded that offer. Wyckoff Dispatch handles Midland Park’s police, ambu- lance, fire and DPW calls. Emergency 911 is not affected, since both towns now use Paramus’ 911 service. Midland Park Police Lieutenant Michael Powderley said emergency services personnel had been meeting regularly to explore the various alternate options now available and evaluate “what is the best fit for us.” He said the principal criteria are the level and quality of service a department provides and the safety of the officers.