Obituaries

OMAR J. ADUETA, 82, of Mahwah died Dec. 27.

Arrangements: Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home, Ramsey. Conrad Buchanan, a mall security guard who attracted national attention after he was crippled when a suicidal woman leaped from a parking structure and landed on him, has died. He was 34.

Roy E. Posner, a former Loews Corp. executive who was a longtime financial adviser to the New York Giants, died early Sunday after suffering a heart attack while on a road trip with the NFL team.

ARLYN HARTFIELD BROWN, 76, of Passaic, formerly of Clifton, died Sunday. Before retiring in 1988, she worked for Union Photo, Clifton. She was a member of St.

John Lutheran Church, Passaic. Arrangements: Shook Funeral Home, Clifton. Johnny Gibson, record-setting hurdler and coach, dies at 101
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MARY BOBALKO, 83, of Cliffside Park died Saturday. Before retiring in 1981, she was a research analyst for Lever Bros., Edgewater, where she worked for 30 years.

She was a parishioner of Epiphany R.C. Church, Cliffside Park.

Arrangements: McCorry Bros. Funeral Home, Cliffside Park. Alfred A.

Hadinger, a World War II naval officer who survived the sinking of the transport ship USS Susan B. Anthony and later became the mayor of Ridgewood, died on Friday. The Mendham resident was 85.

Herbert Siperstein, president of the Jersey City-based paint and home improvement store chain founded over 100 years ago by his father, died Sunday at 83. Some Notable names who died in 2006. (Cause of death cited for younger people if available.

) RALPH J. BENINCASA JR., 54, of Paramus died Friday.

He was a caterer for Pomptonian Inc. at Ridgewood High School, where he worked for 18 years. DONALD L.

ADAMS, 78, of Bogota died Dec. 18. His body was donated to science.

For all his 69 years, Saddam Hussein defied death. ADDELINE M. BLAUVELT ABBOOD, 85, of Clifton died Wednesday.

Before retiring, she was a secretary for the Evergreen Manor Association, Clifton. PARIS -- Pierre Delanoe, who wrote the lyrics for more than 5,000 songs for French artists from Edith Piaf to Johnny Hallyday, died Wednesday. He was 88.

PRINCETON -- Larry Dupraz, who oversaw production for decades at Princeton University's student newspaper, has died. JOSEPH R. AUTH, 84, of Bergenfield died Tuesday.

Before retiring in 1971, he worked for W. T. Cowan, Jersey City.

Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House, has died. FRANK J.

ANTMAN, 83, of Wyckoff died Sunday. He had been an electrical engineer for New York Telephone Co., where he worked for 50 years.

He was an Army veteran of World War II. Arrangements: Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff. The Rev.

Ellis Reinert, who moved seamlessly from Catholic teaching to pastoral duties to chaplaincy at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, died Christmas Eve at St. Rose's Home. Michael S.

Gemza of Elmwood Park, who was active in local Democratic affairs when the borough was known as East Paterson, died Dec 20. He was 88. The Rev.

James N. Loughran, president of St. Peter's College since 1995, has died from an accidental fall.

Bertram A. Powers, a former head of New York's newspaper printers union who led a 16-week strike that paralyzed the city's daily newspapers in the early 1960s, has died. He was 84.

GRACE GITTO, 93, of Wyckoff, formerly of Fair Lawn, died Saturday. Before retiring in 1978, she was a designer and a member of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, New York City, where she worked for 45 years. She was a parishioner of St.

Anne R.C. Church, Fair Lawn, and a member of its Leisure Club and Rosary Society.

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Frank Stanton, a broadcasting pioneer and CBS president for 26 years who helped turn its TV operation into the "Tiffany network" and built CBS News into a respected information source, has died. He was 98. Songwriter Dennis Linde, who wrote Elvis Presley's last major hit, "Burning Love," has died.

He was 63. FLORENCE PAYMER APPLEBAUM, 81, of West Milford, formerly of Wayne, died Saturday. Before retiring in 1995, she was an office clerk for the Federbush Actuarial firm.

Arrangements: Jewish Memorial Chapel, Clifton. The Rev. James Loughran, president of St.

Peter's College, died this weekend at his home, school officials said. He was 66. NASHVILLE, Tenn.

-- Songwriter Dennis Linde, who wrote Elvis Presley's last major hit, "Burning Love," has died. He was 63. How many heads of hair did Frank Muscara trim in Wyckoff?

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Former Sen. Robert Stafford, a staunch environmentalist and champion of education whose name is familiar to countless college students through a loan program named for him, died Saturday.

He was 93. ROGER A. BAKER SR.

, 72, of Brick Township, formerly of Wayne, died Thursday. Before retiring, he was a tractor-trailer driver for Wonder Bread, East Brunswick. He was a member of Teamsters Local 194, Union, where he served as a union delegate.

He was an Army veteran. Arrangements: O'Brien Funeral Home, Brick. Daniel R.

Raichel, a longtime Wyckoff resident and a leading scholar in the field of acoustics, died Friday in San Diego. He was 71. CHARLES A.

BAUM, 84, of Hasbrouck Heights, formerly of Palisades Park, died Thursday. BANGOR, Maine -- A woman who had a key role in a little-known incident in World War II -- when she spotted two Nazi spies who arrived by U-boat along the Maine coast -- has died. Mary Forni, of Hancock, was 91.

NEW YORK -- Anne Rogers Clark, who worked at her mother's dog grooming shop as a teenager and became one of the most revered figures in the show world, died Wednesday. She was 77. MICHELE PERAINO ADAMO, 51, of Paramus, formerly of Lodi, died Wednesday.

She was co-owner of Adamo Trucking Co., Paramus, for 31 years. Arrangements: Alesso Funeral Home, Lodi.

Robert J. Christopher, who taught literature at Ramapo College for more than 30 years and held various academic posts there, died Saturday. NEW YORK -- Jerry Berns, the onetime affable host to New York's rich and famous during a half-century connection with the renowned 21 Club, died Thursday, the 21st day of December, restaurant officials said.

He was 99. Robert G. Gifford of Upper Saddle River, one of the country's leading maritime lawyers, whose profession took him to the four, sometimes inhospitable, corners of the world, died Wednesday.

He was 78. MARY VISICH ALAVANYA, 91, of North Bergen died Tuesday. She was born in Croatia.

The borough has lost its first lady. Marjorie Shortway, 89, died Wednesday afternoon. KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Neville Willoughby, a respected Jamaican radio broadcaster known for his interviews with reggae legend Bob Marley, has died.

He was 69. Hector J. Santa Anna, who flew 35 combat missions over Europe as a B-17 bomber pilot during World War II and six decades later became a prominent character in a play about Hispanics who served in the military during the war, has died.

He was 83. DECEMBER 20, 2006 HARRY C. ARGESON, 78, of Clifton died Monday.

Before retiring in 1996, he was a financial analyst for Pershing Group, New York City, where he worked for 10 years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a graduate of Muhlenberg College and a member of its alumni association.

He was a member of St. Anastasios Greek Orthodox Church, Para ..

. Mark Kosmack, the founding volunteer president of the Boys Girls Club of Pequannock and an advocate for youth sports in the township, died Sunday at age 52. Ruth Bernhard, a pioneer among women photographers who was best known for her abstract images of female nudes, has died.

She was 101. Richard Carlson, the author who catapulted to national fame in 1997 with the bestseller "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff," died last week of a heart attack while en route to New York City. MADELINE M.

KONZELMANN BELBY, 93, of Wheeling, W.Va., formerly of Maywood, died Saturday.

LOS ANGELES -- Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones, died Monday, a Warner Bros. spokesman said. He was 95.

VIRGINIA "JEANNE" LeNAIRE BRENNAN, 86, of Ridgewood died Saturday. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C.

Church, Ridgewood. She was a member of the Woman's Club, Ridgewood. Arrangements: Feeney Funeral Home, Ridgewood.

Chris Hayward, a television writer who developed the klutzy cartoon character Dudley Do-Right and helped imbue the rest of the Rocky and Bullwinkle gang with the same sense of silliness and satire, has died. The Bayonne native was 81. Walter Booker, a bass player who provided the rhythmic foundation for Cannonball Adderley, Sarah Vaughan and many other prominent jazz musicians, died Nov.

24 of cardiac arrest. COSTAS P. BASAKOS, 77, of Ridgefield Park died Friday.

Before retiring, he was a chef for Lever Bros. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Bogota. Arrangements: Vorhees Funeral Home, Ridgefield Park.

Walter Ward, lead singer of the Olympics, an R B group whose biggest hit was the 1958 novelty tune "Western Movies," has died. He was 66. Artist Larry Zox, known for his work in the color-field movement of the 1960s, died Saturday at his home of cancer, his wife said.

He was 69. HELEN BACOTE, 68, of Paterson died Dec. 9.

Before retiring, she worked for the North Jersey Developmental Center, Totowa, for 25 years. MILFORD, Conn. -- Catherine Pollard, who became the Boy Scouts of America's first female U.

S. scoutmaster after a years-long legal fight, died Wednesday. NEW YORK -- Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, died Thursday.

He was 83. RICHARD B. ANDRUSZKIEWICZ, 37, of Clifton, formerly of Wallington, died Wednesday.

He was a vendor for Silver Line Windows at The Home Depot, New Brunswick. Melville "Nibs" Elliot, who knew just about everyone in East Rutherford thanks to his vocation -- school custodian -- and avocations -- local politician and sports booster -- died Tuesday at age 92. Lamar Hunt, the soft-spoken son of a Texas oil tycoon whose vision gave birth to the modern NFL, is being remembered as a man who changed the face of pro football.

LONDON -- Fred Marsden, the drummer in the Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers, has died at age 66, his family said. VIENNA, Austria -- Austrian-born jazz legend Oscar Klein, who fled when the Nazis took power and recorded with Lionel Hampton and other greats during a career that spanned four decades, has died. He was 76.

WILLIAM BERKENBUSH JR., 89, of Elmwood Park died Wednesday. Before retiring, he was a pressman for Gitin Graphics, Passaic, where he worked for 60 years.

He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of Netherlands Reformed Church, Clifton. Arrangements: Allwood Funeral Home, Clifton.

Angelo R. Cali of Montclair, a country boy from Colorado who, along with a brother and best friend, built a billion-dollar real estate empire in North Jersey, died Friday. He was 91.

Peter Boyle, the actor who transformed from an angry workingman in "Joe" to a tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" and finally the comically grouchy father on "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. He was 71. Ellis Rubin, the unorthodox defense attorney who made national headlines when he claimed that "TV intoxication" drove a teenage client to kill an elderly neighbor, died Tuesday at 81.

JACK ABOLAFIA, 68, of Hallandale, Fla., and Fort Lee died Sunday. He was a restaurant worker.

Arrangements: Eden Memorial Chapel, Fort Lee. Lawrence H. Dunn, who as principal of Ridgefield's Slocum/ Skewes School oversaw its conversion from an elementary school to a middle school, died Monday.

He was 62. For most illustrators, creating even one iconic character is a dream come true. Martin Nodell, however, helped invent two: the superhero Green Lantern and baker's hero the Pillsbury Doughboy.

JOSEPH E. BACKERT SR., 84, of St.

Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Paterson, died Friday. Before retiring in 1988, he was a letter carrier for the U.

S. Postal Service in Paterson and was a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Paterson. Previously, he worked for Berles Carton Co.

, Paterson. He was an Army veteran of World War II a ..

. Georgia Gibbs, a versatile singer who starred on radio and television's popular "Hit Parade" in the 1950s, performed with the big bands of Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw and was perhaps best known for the song "Kiss of Fire," has died. JENNIE GUASTELLA ARBUS, 74, of West Paterson died Saturday.

She was a parishioner of St. Gerard R.C.

Church, Paterson. Arrangements: Festa Memorial Funeral Home, Totowa. Her five children, 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren can't help but have warm feelings about Viola Wyrovsky of Rochelle Park.

ROBERT S. ANDERSON, 82, of North Arlington died Thursday. He was born in Scotland.

Before retiring 20 years ago, he was a truck driver for Doyle Trucking Co., Elizabeth, where he worked for 45 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3428, North Arlington.

He was a member of AARP. Arrangements: ..

. ALBERT ARGENTIERI, 82, of Paterson died Thursday. Before retiring in 1985, he was a manager for Melville Shoes, Bloomfield.

Previously, he was a professional photographer. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Arrangements: Festa Memorial Funeral Home, Totowa.

WASHINGTON -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, a political science professor whose support for Ronald Reagan conservatism catapulted her into the post of U.S.

ambassador to the United Nations, has died at 80. She was the first woman to hold the post. JACKSON, Miss.

-- Moses Hardy, believed to be the second-oldest man in the world and the last black U.S. veteran of World War I, has died at age 113, family members said Friday.

George W.S. Trow, a writer and social critic whose dry humor and shimmering intelligence defined a 30-year career at The New Yorker, where he was a favorite of storied editor William Shawn, died Nov.

24 in Naples, Italy, where he lived for the past five years. He was 63 and died of natural causes. CARMELA BRUSCO, 87, of Palisades Park died Tuesday.

She was born in Italy. Before retiring, she was a cook for Pizza King, Fort Lee, where she worked for 20 years. Arrangements: McCorry Bros.

Funeral Home, Cliffside Park. Leon Mandelbaum, who turned a single Brooklyn clothing store selling house dresses into a budget women's apparel empire that includes the Mandee and Annie Sez chains, died Wednesday. WARSAW, Poland -- Polish actor Leon Niemczyk, who starred in Roman Polanski's "Knife in the Water" and hundreds of other films, has died at the age of 82.

Kenneth M. Taylor, who was one of the first two Army Air Force pilots to get airborne and engage the enemy after the Japanese launched their attack on Pearl Harbor and together shot down at least six enemy planes, has died. He was 86.

ZENAIDA MANIAGO ALFONSO, 61, of Saddle Brook died Tuesday. Irma Pasquariello, who was long active in Democratic affairs in Haledon and served briefly as a councilwoman, died Monday. The Paterson resident was 94.

Sixty-five years ago Thursday, Navy Lt. Philip M. Johnson was aboard the destroyer USS Henley at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked.

JOSEPH W. "MUNK" ANNICHIARICO, 66, of Lodi died Monday. Before retiring in 2005, he was a machinist for Acrison Corp.

, Moonachie, where he worked for 17 years. Elizabeth E. Sheridan, a politician's daughter from Rutherford who spent decades as a homemaker before becoming a Sussex County restaurateur, died Saturday.

The longtime Sparta resident was 80. ARTHUR J. AGNESE, 64, of New Milford died Monday.

Before retiring in 2000, he was in the parts division of Chrysler Corp., Tappan, N.Y.

, where he worked for 37 years. He was a member of United Auto Workers Local 360, Tappan. Arrangements: Boulevard Funeral Home, New Milford.

GARRISON, N.Y. -- Leonard Freed, a documentary photographer who covered the American civil rights movement as well as societal issues in Israel, Germany, Cyprus and other parts of the world, has died.

He was 77. LOS ANGELES -- Anne Margaret "Sandy" Sturges, who used the unfinished manuscript of an autobiography by her late husband, film auteur Preston Sturges, as the basis for the book "Preston Sturges by Preston Sturges," has died. She was 79.

LOS ANGELES -- Ronnie Lippin, a veteran publicist and manager who worked with rock icons such as Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson and Prince, died Monday. Mary Miller Arnold, the doorkeeper supervisor for the sergeant at arms of the U.S.

Senate, died Nov. 28 at Virginia's Inova Alexandria Hospital of complications of a stomach aneurysm. She was 68.