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Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • March 26, 2014 Obituaries Kathryn Farnsworth Kathryn Farnsworth, nee Micklewright, of Oberlin, Ohio, formerly of Franklin Lakes and Englewood, died March 12. She was 90. She was a 1944 graduate of Oberlin College. In 1975, she received a master’s degree in library science. She taught kindergarten, and was a children’s librarian and a professional storyteller. She taught storytelling at Bank Street College in New York and at Rutgers University. She founded the storytelling program at Van Saun Park in Para- mus, and was a frequent storyteller at the Hans Christian Andersen statue in Central Park. She was a former member of First Presbyterian Church in Englewood, and a member of First Church in Oberlin, Ohio. She is survived by her children Ann Farnsworth and James Farnsworth, both of Scarsdale, New York; John Farnsworth of Brewster, Mas- sachusetts; and William Farnsworth of Melrose, Massachu- setts. She is also survived by eight grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Charles Farnsworth and her siblings Robert Micklewright and Elizabeth Micklewright Porter. Arrangements were made by Dicken Funeral Home in Elyria, Ohio. Memorial donations may be made to Ste- vens Staff Education Fund, 600 Kendal Drive, Oberlin, OH 44074 or Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center, Inc. at http://hcastorycenter.org/support.html. A memorial service will be held April 28 at 11 a.m. at the First Presby- terian Church of Englewood. Richard M. Hannafin Richard M. Hannafin of South Orleans, Massachusetts died March 12. He was 73. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. He graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1959 and from Manhattan College in 1967. He worked for over 40 years in the financial services indus- try as an officer for banking institutions including Chase Manhattan Bank and Citibank. He later established RMH Associates, Inc., a marketing and consulting firm based in New York, New York and Newport, Rhode Island. He is survived by his wife Claire Schoeppler Hannafin and his daughter Meghan Kovelsky. He is also survived by one granddaughter. He was predeceased by his sister Maura Ott. Arrangements were made by Nickerson Funeral Home in Orleans, Massachusetts. Memorial donations may be made to Cape Cod VNA/Hospice, Wounded Warriors, or a charity of choice. Jay Hunter Herdling Jay Hunter Herdling of Mahwah, formerly of Chatham and New Providence, died March 15. He was 79. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a graduate of Chatham High School in 1952, Southern Methodist University in 1956 and Newark College of Engineering in 1966. He was employed by the Okonite Wire and Cable Company in Ramsey for the past 50 years as director of customer service. He is sur- vived by his wife Joan and his children Diane and Glenn. He is also survived by two grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. William C. Lange William C. Lange of Allendale, formerly of Upper Saddle River and Montauk, New York, died March 18. He was 87. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was an architectural designer in North Jersey. He was an Eagle Scout and Sea Scout. He is survived by his children Dr. David J. Lange, Susan Spencer, and Carol Tatosian. He is also survived by five grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Dorothy G. Lange. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Joseph G. Miller Joseph G. Miller of Hewitt, formerly of Wyckoff, died March 14. He was 86. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard as a first lieutenant and company commander. Before retiring in 1996, he was a physical plant manager for Arrow Group Industries in Haskell for 28 years. He was a former member of the Greenwood Lake Fire Department and a member of the Model A Ford Club of New Jersey. He is survived by his wife Carol R. (nee Grant) and his sons William J. of Harrington Park and Kevin G. of Ridgewood. He is also survived by four grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Villa Marie Claire, 12 West Saddle River Road, Saddle River, NJ 07458. Takashi ‘Tak’ Urabe Takashi “Tak” Urabe of Mahwah has died. He was 77. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan and also lived in Hawaii, Toronto, Canada, and New Jersey, moving to Bergen County in 1985. His career at Panasonic spanned four decades, and his role as an executive enabled him to see the world. He is survived by his wife Sadako “Dako” Urabe, five children, and 10 grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 5 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 15 Shuart Lane in Ramsey. Pauline Van Beekum Pauline Van Beekum of North Haledon, formerly of Midland Park, died March 14. She was 96. She was a member of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church where she was a Calvinette leader and attended Ruth Circle and the Thursday morning quilters’ group. She is survived by her children John Van Beekum and Linda Baker. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband John. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Legacy Fund of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, 183 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Shared service agreements eyed by Jennifer Crusco Last week, Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Administrator Don Cirulli advised the governing body that he expects to have two new interlocal agreements – one with Waldwick and another with Midland Park -- in place in the near future. “We’re preparing to make a joint purchase with the Bor- ough of Waldwick of a four-ton asphalt hot patcher trailer, commonly referred to as a ‘hot box,’ used to make small street repairs and to fill potholes,” Cirulli told the Ho- Ho-Kus Council. “We will share equally the cost of about $36,000.” After the meeting, Waldwick Borough Administrator Gary Kratz told Villadom TIMES the request for the “hot box” had come from both municipalities’ departments of public works. “It’s a piece of equipment that won’t be used every day, and is expensive for part-time use, but sharing makes the numbers work,” Kratz commented. He explained that DPW employees must drive to a local asphalt plant to pick up hot asphalt for road repairs. “Asphalt should be put down hot, but in transit, it cools down, and some of it becomes non-usable,” Kratz said. The trailer will keep the asphalt hot until it arrives on site, reducing waste related to product that is too cool to use, he said. He pointed out that hot asphalt adheres better, which will further cut costs as there should be fewer re-patching jobs. Kratz said the cost of the trailer, which now includes some modifications, could be closer to $14,850 for each of the two towns involved. Cirulli also told the Ho-Ho-Kus Council that he is work- ing on the details of an interlocal agreement with the Mid- land Park Board of Education through which the board would purchase gasoline and diesel oil from Ho-Ho-Kus. Ho-Ho-Kus now has a similar agreement with the Borough of Midland Park. A Midland Park school official who was asked to com- ment declined to do so until a formal proposal is presented to the full board for approval. Cirulli also reported that the borough’s construction department will soon have a major software upgrade. “The software currently being used, known as Road Runner, is rather antiquated and it does not provide the reports now required by the state,” Cirulli said. “This new software system from Mitchell Humphry will further improve the quality of the work now being done between Ho-Ho-Kus and Midland Park since we established our interlocal agreement.” Cirulli was referring to the Jan. 1 merger of the Ho-Ho-Kus and Midland Park construction departments. That shared service agreement covers build- ing, construction, fire, plumbing, and electrical services. The pact will extend through Dec. 31, 2016, and will be subject to amendment and renewal. Ho-Ho-Kus expects to save more than $100,000 per year under the merger, as Ho-Ho-Kus no longer needs to employ a construction official or the various inspectors and sub- code officials. As the lead agency, Midland Park provides the construc- tion official and all inspectors and sub-code officials for both municipalities. Ho-Ho-Kus retained its zoning offi- cial, property maintenance official, fire official, fire pre- vention official, and fire inspector. Ho-Ho-Kus still maintains a basic construction depart- ment, which initiates permits and other paperwork, and maintains related files. “At a later date, we will be able to add our tax assessor, property maintenance official, planning board, and zoning board to the network,” Cirulli added. “Additionally, our construction department inspectors in the field will be able to tie in through the use of tablets.” Cirulli told Villadom TIMES this upgrade would cost approximately $15,350, which includes the software, train- ing, installation, and licensing. He said the new software would be in place in the coming weeks. Ho-Ho-Kus and Waldwick now share leaf grinding and trucking services (which constitute two interlocal agree- ments) and the Well Baby Clinic, which is a childhood immunization program. Ho-Ho-Kus and Bergen County share the Social Services programs. Ho-Ho-Kus and (continued on page 17)