Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 19, 2014 Obituaries Laura Cannizzo Gmerek Laura Cannizzo Gmerek of Midland Park died Nov. 12. She was 41. She was a parale- gal with Fronzuto Law Group in Woodland Park for many years. She is survived by her husband Kristopher A. Gmerek and her chil- dren, twins Maxwell and Joseph Gmerek. She is also survived by her father Carmelo Cannizzo, her sister Daniela Cannizzo Rybak, and cousins Tino and Pino Tan- durella. She was predeceased by her mother Josephine Taccone. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. Bernice A. Hoek Bernice A. Hoek of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne and North Haledon, died Nov. 7. She was 68. Before retiring, she was a com- mercial artist with Lont & Overkamp. She is survived by her sister Emma Mae Conklin of Wantage, four nieces, and four nephews. Arrangements were made by Browning-For- shay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. David L. Lehmbeck David L. Lehmbeck of Midland Park, formerly of Rochelle Park and Fair Lawn, died Nov. 7. He was 59. He was the owner and operator of A La Carte Realty in Fair Lawn for many years. He is survived by his wife Toni (Kern) Lehmbeck and his chil- dren Samantha, Victoria, and Alexandra Lehmbeck. He is also survived by his broth- ers Gary Lehmbeck and Steven Lehmbeck. He was predeceased by his brother Richard Lehmbeck. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home Inc. in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to a fund for his children’s education. James L. Loudon James L. Loudon of Florida, formerly of Mahwah and Wyckoff, died Nov. 9. He was 83. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Before retir- ing, he was a contractor for AT&T Interna- tional in Whippany for over 35 years. He is survived by his wife Joan (nee McDonnell) Loudon of Florida, and his children Diane Burmeister, James F., Dennis J., Donald J., Jeannine Prant, and Karen Templin. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his brother Robert Loudon. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, New York 101163-4777. June Rose Lumpp June Rose Lumpp, nee McHardy, of Wyckoff died Nov. 12. She was 88. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Midland Park and had been a volunteer at The Depot. She is survived by her daughter Karen Lumpp of East Rutherford. She was predeceased by her husband John A. Lumpp. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to New Jersey Audubon, P.O. Box 125, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Carl Mellone Jr. Carl Mellone Jr. of Wyckoff died Nov. 10. He was 74. He was the owner of Mel- lone Wholesale Produce, a family owned company. He was a former player, member and honoree of the Hackensack Troasts Baseball Organization. He is survived by his wife Joan and his children Barbara Ann Gandolfo, Carl John Mellone, John Joseph Mellone, Caryl Lynne Kourgelis, and Jil- lian Marie Mellone Sherry. He is also sur- vived by 10 grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Joseph Palladino Joseph Palladino of Wyckoff died Nov. 7. He was 97. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Saint Elizabeth R.C. Church in Wyckoff, where he served as a trustee of the church and was a Eucharistic minister. He was a former member of Saint Bonaventure R.C. Church in Paterson and a member and Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Pater- son Council #240. Before retiring in 2012, he was owner and operator of JCP Fabrics in Wyckoff as an industrial fabric broker. He is survived by his daughters Mimi Gioia and Ann Ames, both of Wyckoff; Diane Pal- ladino of East Kingston, New Hampshire; and Joan Andriani of Franklin Lakes. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Josephine (nee Croal) Palladino. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, P.O. Box 7309, San Francisco, CA 94120. Margaret ‘Marge’ Roukema Margaret “Marge” Roukema, nee Scafati, of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Ridgewood died Nov. 12. She was 85. She represented Bergen County’s Fifth Congressional District for 22 years, serv- ing from 1980-2003, and was instrumental in the enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. She was a strong fiscal conservative, but on many social issues espoused a liberal Republican philosophy. She supported abortion rights, opposed school vouchers, voted for a 1994 ban on assault weapons, opposed term limits, and supported a ban on unrestricted “soft money.” She was chairman of the House Sub- committee on Financial Institutions. When she left Congress, she was the highest rank- ing female member of the House of Repre- sentatives. A graduate of Montclair State College, she started as a teacher in the Ridgewood Public Schools, later running for the local board of education, and becoming its vice president in 1970. She was an honorary board member of the National Organiza- tion of Italian American Women. She is survived by her children, Greg Roukema of Franklin Lakes and Meg Kuhn of Eagle, Idaho; five grandchildren; and her brother Claude Scafati. She was predeceased by her husband Dr. Richard Roukema and her son Todd. Arrange- ments were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society, 690 Kinderkamack Road, # 300, Oradell, NJ 07649 or Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 811 West Evergreen Avenue, Suite 204, Chicago, IL 60642. William B. Smith Jr. William B. Smith Jr. of Mahwah, for- merly of Wyckoff died Nov. 6. He was 88. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He began his career with Becton Dick- inson in Franklin Lakes, working his way up the corporate ladder, and retired as an executive after 33 years. He was a member of Wyckoff Reformed Church, Activities Unlimited, and the Indian Trail Club, and had volunteered in the transport depart- ment of The Valley Hospital. He is sur- vived by his children William B. Smith III and Melissa Shiel, both of Wyckoff; Heidi Haskell of Truckee, California; and Amy Richardson of Salem, Oregon. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. He is also survived by the mother of his children, Nancy Hill. He was predeceased by his second wife Aileen (Murray) Smith and his dear friend Beverly Durfee. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyck- off. Memorial donations may be made to Julia’s Butterfly Foundation, 637 Wyckoff Avenue, Suite 285, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Grace Van Wieren Grace Van Wieren, nee Balkema, of Midland Park, formerly of Wyckoff, died Nov. 7. She was a former employee of Manhattan Shirt Company, and a member of Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church. She is survived by her husband James Van Wieren of Wyckoff and her daughters Diane Monterisi of Midland Park and Carole Jacobs of Wyckoff. She is also survived by three grandchildren and her brother Henry Balkema of Franklin Lakes. She was predeceased by her parents of Garry and Berdina Balkema and her brother John. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.