Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • June 25, 2014 Obituaries Mary Ann Hammond Mary Ann Hammond of Wyckoff died June 16. She was 80. She was a 1964 graduate of Seton Hall University and taught in the Teaneck school system until her retirement. She was a parishioner of Saint Elizabeth’s RC Church in Wyckoff and a member of the Ho-Ho-Kus Seniors. She is survived by her husband Harry and her children Lynn McCorkel of Ellicott City, Maryland, H. Thomas Hammond of Falls Church, Virginia, Gail Cortright of Ridgewood, and Christine Hammond of Hollywood, California. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and her sisters Kath- erine Tumiski and Connie Newman. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to the Saint Jude’s Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Department 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142. Giovanna ‘Jennie’ Hutchinson Giovanna “Jennie” Hutchinson of Wyckoff died June 13. She was 80. She was born in Popoli, Italy. She was a home- maker. She was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Washington Township and Saint Elizabeth’s Church in Wyckoff. She was a member of the Washington Township Volunteer Ambulance Corp for many years. She also vol- unteered at the Bergen County Blood Center in Paramus and later worked in the offices of Dr. Joseph Pizzuro and Dr. Douglas Avella. She is survived by her children Alex, Dean, Lisa and Jay and eight grandchildren. She was pre- deceased by her first husband Alexander Giovanniello and her second husband John L. Hutchinson. Arrangements were made by Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. Memo- rial donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foun- dation at http://ww5.komen.org/Donate/Donate.html. Edward N. Kuiken Jr. Edward N. Kuiken Jr. of Wyckoff, Maywood and Fair Lawn, died June 13. He was 66. He was a U.S. Army vet- eran of the Viet Nam War. He was a vice president of Kuiken Brothers Company, Inc. in Fair Lawn before retiring in 2000. He was a member of American Legion Post #171 in Fair Lawn and a volunteer fireman for Fair Lawn Fire Co. #1. He is survived by his children Jennifer E. Kuiken and Edward N. Kuiken III. He is also survived by his brothers Douglas R. Kuiken and Robert E. Kuiken, and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 or Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Olympio ‘Larry’ Natelli Olympio “Larry” Natelli of Haledon, formerly of Wyckoff, died June 17. He was 92. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Before retiring, he was a machinist with the J.P. Rotella Company in Haledon. He is survived by his wife Betty (nee Stultz) and his daughter Mindy Desiderio. He is also survived by his sisters Jenny DeLuke and Jose- phine Gianonne. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the New Jersey American Parkinson’s Disease Association, 120 Albany Street, Suite 360, New Bruns- wick, NJ 08901. Carl Thomas Singlevich Carl Thomas Singlevich of Ridgewood died June 11. He was 49. He was raised in Peapack and graduated from Bernards High School. He attended Teterboro School of Aeronautics and graduated from Redstone College in Broomfield, Colorado. As an FAA aircraft and power plant mechanic, his work on assignments for military and civilian organizations took him around the world. He is survived by his life partner Corrie Padilla and his stepchildren Victo- ria and Carlos Padilla of San Diego. He is also survived by his mother Doris Ramshaw Singlevich of Ridgewood, his father John Singlevich of Longs, South Carolina and his siblings Paul Singlevich of Bernardsville and Kimberly Singlevich Lane of Flagstaff, Arizona. Memorial donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Insti- tute. Ernest James Traina Ernest James Traina of Mahwah, formerly of Ramsey and Lyndhurst, died June 14. He was 88. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Before retiring in 2007, he was a supervisor at Western Electric in Kearny for many years. He was also employed at Home Depot in Clifton and Lowes in East Rutherford. He was a parishioner at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Lyndhurst, where he was an usher and a fourth degree knight in the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife Claire E. Traina, his daughter Carolyn A. Felber, and his stepchildren Bruce M. Smith, Todd D. Smith, Michelle D. Krutchkoff, and Monique M. Graf. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He was predeceased by his first wife Mary R. Traina, his son Richard Traina, and his granddaughter Jessica Smith. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. Richard H. Vriezema Richard H. Vriezema of Ridgewood died June 13. He was 76. He was a mechanic at Gill’s Safety Service in Ridgewood. For the past 18 years, he was a custodian at Mahwah High School. He is survived by his children Deborah Vriezema of Ridgewood, Kathleen Vriezema of Paterson, and David Vriezema of Carlstadt. He is also sur- vived by five grandchildren and one great-grandson. He was predeceased by his wife Nancy and his son Richard Paul Vriezema. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association. Wyckoff Wanderings Twice-a-week garbage pickup returns Twice-a-week garbage collection will resume July 1. The Township of Wyckoff will maintain this schedule through the month of August. Residents may put out up to four containers per pickup. Containers should be placed at the curb by 6 a.m. on col- lection day and the empty containers should be removed by 7 p.m. For information about collection days in each area, visit www.wyckoff-nj.com or consult the index in the back of the 2014 Wyckoff municipal calendar. Ramapo announces Dean’s List Ramapo College of New Jersey has named the follow- ing Wyckoff students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester: Alyssa A. Martin, Alyssa D. Kuiken, Anthony E. Darakjy, Bijan Reza Mazandarani, James K. Ainsworth, Joy C. Abma, Lauren C. Castelluccio, Matthew Marner, Paige M. Neary, Peter Thomas Konikowski, Ryan Huther, Tara J. McFadden, Thomas J. Sancetta, Tyler W. Schipper, and William Robin Amesbury. Wyckoff Meals on Wheels delivers Wyckoff Meals on Wheels delivers meals five days a week to residents who are unable to shop or cook for themselves, regardless of age. The meals, prepared by the Christian Health Care Center, are delivered by volun- teers. Special diets and a sliding scale for payments can be accommodated. For more information, contact Alma Mater at (201) 891-4840. Press releases for this column may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. Letters to the Editor (continued from page 16) This town needs more diversity. Our council members need to move Midland Park forward and into the 21 st cen- tury. We need to be a welcoming community to everyone, yet, if one reads the comments by those opposed, no one will want to move to Midland Park and property values will certainly decrease -- and not because of a mosque. Maureen Nassan and Robert Seltsam Midland Park Reinstatement (continued from page 8) O’Hagan said that before Gaeta’s conviction was over- turned, his driver’s license was suspended, and so he could not work. But the mayor said other issues are at stake as well against reinstatement: the effect on departmental morale, the fact that future DWI arrests Gaeta might per- form could be tainted, and the fact that there is case law to support dismissal because police officers are held to a higher standard and are considered to be on the job 24/7. Gaeta was placed on leave after the accident, and Sgt. John Gibbons, the internal affairs officer, conducted an investigation and recommended termination. The chief at the time, John Casson, and his successor, Michael Marra, both concurred, and Gaeta appealed to the governing body. But the hearing on the appeal of the disciplinary action was put off until Gaeta’s DWI conviction went through the appeal process in Superior Court. On July 17, 2013, the Appellate Division of Superior Court overturned Gaeta’s sentence for DWI and remanded the case to municipal court in Hackensack. That court found that his sole pen- alty should be a fine of $150. Gaeta’s blood alcohol content when his ATV hit a tree on Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff was measured at 0.135 percent. The state’s legal limit is currently 0.08 percent. On appeal Gaeta claimed that, because he was driving an ATV and not a car, truck, or similar motor vehicle, the penalties imposed by the Wyckoff Municipal Court were illegal. He claimed that although the stricter statute that equated an ATV to other motor vehicles for DWI purposes had been adopted in 2009, it had not yet taken effect in 2011 when Gaeta’s accident occurred.