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Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 22, 2014 Obituaries Basil P. Chapman Basil P. Chapman of Midland Park, formerly of Kearny, Saint Petersburg, Florida, and Ocean Gate, died Oct. 12. He was 90. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Before retiring, he was a police officer for the Kearny Police Department for 30 years. He was a member of the Wilson-Gugelman VFW Post 1302, PBA Local #21, and the Holy Name Society at Saint Stephen’s Church, all in Kearny. He was a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and Bicycle Work Shop, both of Florida. He was a parishioner of Saint Barnabas R.C. Church in Bayville, and Holy Family R.C. Church in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He is survived by his children Basil, Patricia, Eileen, and Robert. He is also survived by two grandchildren and one great-grand- daughter. He was predeceased by his wife Madeline (nee Cushing) Chapman. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Jean S. Dziobkowski Jean S. Dziobkowski of Ridgewood died Oct. 11. She was 95. She was born in Jersey City and attended Ferris High School. She was employed in women’s clothing sales in Jersey City and at the Lyric Silk Shop in Hackensack in the 1960s. She was a member of the Garden State Rose Club and the Glen Rock Garden Club. She is survived by her children Chester and Robert, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and her brother Chester. She was predeceased by her husband Chester and her sisters Stella and Helen. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Raymond A. ‘Butch’ Fenners Raymond A. “Butch” Fenners of Franklin Lakes died Sept. 30. He was 54. He is survived by his mother Joan Fenners (nee Stein) of Franklin Lakes, and his sister Nella-Ann Chislett of West Hurley, New York, and two nephews. He was predeceased by his father Raymond H. Fenners. Arrangements were made by Vander PlaatVer- meulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Robert L. ‘Oscar’ Greene Robert L.”Oscar” Greene of Upper Saddle River died Oct. 9. He was 86. Before retiring as an armorer for the Teaneck Armory, he dedicated his life to the United States Military, serving for over 27 years as a supply sergeant and cook. He was the first patrolman on the Upper Saddle River Police Department. He was a member of the Upper Saddle River Volunteer Fire Department, the Indian Guides, the Boy Scouts of America, and worked on vari- ous community projects. He was a member of American Legion Post 531 in Mahwah and participated in many Senior Olympics. He was a parishioner of the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. He is survived by his wife Madeline Greene and his children Donna Mayo, Robert, Roger, Randall, Stuart, and Patricia. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchil- dren. He was predeceased by his siblings Ted Bolkema, Ben Greene, Gertrude Strutt, and Ruth Sponziello. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Per- nice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the HS-Foundation, 1000 West Carson Street, Box 458, Torrence, CA 90509 or The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. William Blair Kauffman William Blair Kauffman of Glen Rock died Oct. 12. He was 89. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and graduated from Saint Patrick’s High School and Saint John’s Uni- versity in Collegeville, Minnesota. He earned a master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Kentucky in 1952. He worked for American Cyanamid for 34 years. He was a parishioner of Saint Catharine R.C. Church in Glen Rock. He was a Junior Baseball manager, and a member of the American Chemical Society, the Forest Country Club in Fort Myers, Florida, and Glen Rock’s VFW Post 850. He is survived by his children Bill Kauffman of Illinois, Bob Kauffman of Wayne, and Betsy Kauffman Usami of Haworth. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and his brother James Kauffman of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was predeceased by his wife Colette Peterson Kauff- man and his siblings Donn and John Kauffman and Patri- cia Boyd. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, 104 Chapel Lane, Saint Joseph, MN 56374 or the Glen Rock Volun- teer Ambulance Corps, 19 Harding Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452. Margery A. Lawler Margery A. Lawler, nee Dickinson, of Wyckoff, for- merly of Rutland, Vermont, died Oct.16. She was 92. She was a 1944 graduate of Castleton State College in Castleton, Vermont. In her early career, she worked on the family farm and then went on to teach in the village school in Manchester, Vermont. She later worked at the High Mountain Golf Club in Franklin Lakes. She volun- teered at the Valley Hospital and the FISH organization. She was a parishioner at Church of the Nativity in Mid- land Park where she taught CCD. She is survived by her son Patrick X. Lawler and three grandsons. She was pre- deceased by her husband Joe; her son Joseph M. Lawler; and her siblings Gladys Baker, Caroline Stockton, and David “Buster” Dickinson. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the National Alliance to End Home- lessness, 1518 K Street NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Anna Miller Anna Miller of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, died Oct. 15. She was 80. She was a graduate of Ramsey High School and worked for many years as a dental assistant for Dr. Canger in Fair Lawn. After retiring to Murrells Inlet, she worked in the Windjammer Village office for 33 years. She is survived by her son Darren G. Miller and daughter- in-law Barbara of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina and her sister Marie Kuiken of Mahwah. She was predeceased by her husband George and her son Scott. Arrangements were made by Goldfinch Funeral Home in South Carolina. Irene Burke Nachtigal Irene Burke Nachtigal, formerly of Ridgewood died Sept. 30. She was 99. Since, 1951, she was a communi- cant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood, where she was a member of the Rosary Altar Society and a supporter of many parish functions. She was a member of H.I.L.T. of Ridgewood. She is survived by her chil- dren Barbara Annan of North Tustin, California; Patricia Nachtigal of Montclair; Irene Patterson of Alameda, Cali- fornia; Franklin Joseph Nachtigal of Warwick, New York; and Paul Nachtigal of Ormond Beach, Florida. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and her brothers Daniel Burke and John Burke. She was predeceased by her husband Bill and by her siblings Helen Dalpiaz, Katherine Jordan, Mary Thestrup, and Thomas Burke. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to World Vision International, P.O. Box 9716, Federal Way, WA 98063, or the Fresh Air Fund, 633 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Gigi Jane Viggiani Gigi Jane Viggiani of Waldwick died Oct. 10. She was 61. She attended the Marymount School of New York and received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Muhlenberg College. She worked as an analyst of corporate insurance for her entire career, most recently as a senior technical analyst at Scirocco Financial Group. She is survived by her husband William Viggiani, her daughter Heather Vig- giani, and her stepchildren Joseph Viggiani and Hope Viggiani. She is also survived by one grandchild and her sisters Vasanti Voit, Mary Jane Coats, and Kay Mer- ritt. She was predeceased by her parents Gloria Wright and Eugene Voit. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund at http://ocrf.kintera.org/wallofhope/honorgigi. Louis Viola Louis Viola of Mahwah, formerly of Carlstadt, died Oct. 8. He was 93. He was born in Italy and came to the U.S. in 1936. For over 20 years, he was a professional tailor at Perfect Cleaners in Wallington and retired in 1999. He was a former member of the Carlstadt Seniors. He is survived by his stepchild Carol Rymarz, two step- grandchildren, and four step-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his stepsiblings Raymond Viola and Marie Tufariello and Marie’s husband Mike. He was pre- deceased by his wife Florence (nee Mann) Viola and his stepbrother Sal “Sonny” Viola. Arrangements were made by Kimak Funeral Home in Carlstadt.