Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 29, 2014 Obituaries Walter Burger Walter Burger of Midland Park died Oct. 16. He was 83. He was born in Bern, Switzerland. He completed a four-year machinist apprenticeship and then earned his diploma as chemist in 1955. In 1956, he began his career at Hoffmann La Roche in Basel, Switzerland. In 1966, he continued his 49 years as a research chemist with Hoffman LaRoche in Nutley, and retired in 2005. He is survived by his wife Charlotte, his son Daniel of Florida, New York, and three grandchildren. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. North Carolina and Linda Tillinghast of Allendale. He is also survived by three granddaughters and his sisters Mar- garet Van Etten of Weaverville, North Carolina and Con- stance Hoffman of Seminole, Florida. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Archer United Methodist Church Endowment Fund, 37 East Allen- dale Avenue, Allendale, NJ 07401. Donald Latz Janet Cariou Donald Latz of Mahwah died Oct. 17. He was 62. He was a mechanic by profession and an Eagle Scout. He served as deacon and elder in Faith Reformed Church in Lodi and later at the Ramapo Reformed Church in Mahwah. He is survived by his wife Marian (nee DeLooper) and his daugh- ter Amanda Felegi. He is also survived by his mother Lil- lian and his brother Gary. He was predeceased by his father William. Arrangements were made by Van-Emburgh- Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center, Attention: Development Department., 2300 Stuyvesant Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08618 or www.njstatelib.org and select talking books. Hans R. Ita Norma Outslay, nee Knyfd, of Midland Park died Oct. 15. She was 89. She was a member of Faith Reformed Church in Midland Park. Before retiring in 2006, she was a dietary aide for Van Dyk Health Care and worked for 33 years in Van Dyk Manor in Ridgewood. She is survived by her sons Frank Outslay of Midland Park and Edmund Outslay of East Lansing, Michigan. She is also survived by six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and her sister Margaret Breen of Midland Park. She was predeceased by her husband Frank and her siblings Nellie, Garrett, Clar- ence, James, Arthur, and Edmund. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to Faith Reformed Church, 95 Prospect Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Janet Cariou, nee Matyasovski, of Wyckoff, formerly of Passaic, died Oct. 18. She was 74. Before retiring in 2010, she was a librarian for the Passaic Library for 25 years. She was a member of the Most Holy Name of Jesus SNCC in Passaic and its Women’s Guild. She was a member of the Clifton Elks Lodge. She is survived by her children John Pierre Cariou of Wayne, Lynn Marie Bruggemann and her husband John of Wyckoff, and Stacy DeGeyter and her husband Robert of Elmwood Park. She is also survived by six grandchildren and her son-in-law John Dotterweigh of Andover. She was predeceased by her husband Raymond Cariou and her daughter Elaine Dotterweich. Arrange- ments were made by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Hans R. Ita of Ridgewood died Oct. 14. He was 70. He was a loving husband, father, and brother. Memorial dona- tions may be made to www.psp.org/donate. Truman Elmer Keet Truman Elmer Keet of Allendale died Oct. 16. He was 95. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1937 and later earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Cornell University, where he was active in crew, ROTC, and the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was a profes- sional chemical engineer with the M. W. Kellogg Co. in New York City, working in the heat transfer division. During this time, he continued his education, receiving his master’s in chemical engineering from Stevens Insti- tute of Technology. He later worked for Blaw Knox Co. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Chemplant Designs in New York City. He ended his career designing oil refineries with CF Braun & Co. in Murray Hill, later transferring to their headquarters in Alhambra, California. He retired in 1985. He was a member of Archer United Methodist Church in Allendale, serving on many committees over the years and helping to establish the endowment fund. He was also a member of the Activities Club of Glen Rock and Allendale VFW Post 10181. He is survived by his wife Mildred of Allendale and his daughters Marilyn Templin of Charlotte, Norma Outslay Marie E. Penna Marie E. Penna of Mahwah died Oct. 16. She was 88. She was a self-employed bookkeeper. She was a member of the Mahwah Woman’s Club and the Valley Hospital Women’s Auxiliary. She is survived by her son Mitchell Penna, three grandchildren, and her brother Ted Secola. She was pre- deceased by her husband Alfred J. Penna, her son Michael Penna, and her sister Joan Pearsall. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Peter M. Raffetto Peter M. Raffetto of Raleigh, North Carolina, formerly of Ridgewood, died Oct. 16. He was 78. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a 1957 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He was a CPA and worked as an execu- tive in finance at three prominent law firms in New York City. He retired in 2002. He was a member of the NYSCPA and AICPA and a member of the Notre Dame Alumni Club of Raleigh. He is survived by his wife Carol and his chil- dren Diane Delorenzo, Paul Raffetto, Lynn Moll, Alison Donnelly, and Susan O’Connor. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and his siblings Jean Branigan, Irene Sil- verman, and Jim Raffetto. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Sieglinde M. Sickinger Sieglinde M. Sickinger of Upper Saddle River died Sept. 3. She was 73. She is survived by her husband Manfred; her children Kurt, Jimmy, and Nancy; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Arrangements were made by Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. Memorial donations may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 East Ohio Street, Suite 304, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3201. Richard Steuerwald Richard Steuerwald of Mahwah died Oct. 21. He was 83. He was born in Wurzburg, Germany, and moved to America in 1955. He was president of his own business, ABD, Inc. in North Bergen. He served for 20 years on the board of Schuetzen Park Corp. and on the executive board of Fritz Reuter Life Care Center. He was a member of the board of directors at Valley National Bank. He is survived by his daughter Linda Steuerwald of Midland Park and five grandchildren. He is also survived by his siblings Katarina Reinhardt and Valentine Steuerwald, both of Germany. He was predeceased by his wife Anni, and his daughter Angelika Sternowski. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Fritz Reuter Lifecare Community, 3161 Ken- nedy Boulevard, North Bergen, NJ 07047, or a charity of choice. William Cooper Thomas William Cooper Thomas of Wyckoff, formerly of Vir- ginia, died Oct. 22. He was 75. He is survived by his sister of Dixie Chappell of Wyckoff; his nieces and nephew Leonore Dee Moramarco, Richard Chappell, and Amy Slutkin; and many grand-nieces and grand-nephews. He was predeceased by his parents William and Julia (nee Cooper) Thomas. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Steve (Stamatios) Tsotsoros Steve (Stamatios) Tsotsoros of Mahwah died Oct. 21. He was 84. Born in Enoria, Greece, he served in the Greek Navy and the Greek Merchant Marines. He was a painter for Shatz Painting Company in New York City and was a member of Local Union 18 IBPAT. He is survived by his wife Mary and his children Mary E. Tsotsoros of Nyack, New York, Irene Lahr of Mahwah, Stephen Tsotsoros of Durham, North Carolina, Kali Villela of Leonia, and Mar- garet McGee of Raleigh, North Carolina. He is also sur- vived by eight grandchildren, one great-grandson, and his sister Eveghelia Andriotis of Greece. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memo- rial donations may be made to the ALS Association, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007.