Arline M.Furrer, 78, Rutherford Resident
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rutherford resident Arline M. Furrer died Thursday, April 28. She was 78.
Born in Jersey City to Joseph McNally and Ellen (Phelan), Furrer was a secretary employed with the FBI in New York City, where she met her husband, Joseph E. Furrer, who predeceased her.
She was active with St Mary’s Parish and Rutherford youth Sports. She also worked for Panasonic and Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Furrer is survived by her sons, William J. Furrer and his wife Adelaide, Robert F. Furrer, Donald E. Furrer and his wife Katie, Joseph M. Furrer and his wife Nicole, Edward M. Furre…
John Nilsen, 84, Park Ridge Resident
PARK RIDGE, N.J. — Park Ridge resident John Nilsen died on Thursday, April 14. He was 84.
A Brooklyn, N.Y. native, Nilsen was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and a 57-year member of the New York City Carpenter Union Local 296.
He is survived by his children, Chris, John, Joan, Vivian, Jimmy and Billy; and grandchildren TJ, Nicole, Vinny, Toni, Michael, Joey, Johnny and Katie; and two grandchildren.
Memorial visitation and service will be held from 12-2 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, at at the Robert Spearing Funeral Home, Inc., 155 Kinderkamack Road in Park Ridge.
Kenneth C. Babcock, 83, Pearl River Resident
PEARL RIVER, N.Y. — Pearl River resident and lifelong Rockland County resident Kenneth C. Babcock died Thursday, April 28. He was 83.
Babcock worked as a lithographer for Dexter Press in West Nyack, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1950-54.
He is survived by wife, Joan M. Babcock; children, Edward and wife, Cindy, Teresa and husband, Dave Warner, Richard Babcock, and Nancy and Dave Way; grandchildren Stephen, Elizabeth, Christine, Daniel, Jeffrey, Dylan, Rory and Ross; and great-grandchildren Matt, Trevor, Everett, Miller, Madelyn and Ella.
He also is survived by his sister, Jean Johnso…
Robert W. Smith, 88, Dumont Resident
DUMONT, N.J. — Dumont resident Robert W. Smith died Wednesday, April 27. He was 88.Smith, a Pennsylvania native, was a World War II veteran and worked as a manufacturer of truck bodies at Mason, Kris, Lang Industries, in Englewood, N.J. He also worked for the Edgewater Post Office.
Smith is survived by his wife Ruth L. (Reichwald); their children Robert and wife Donna, Craig, Jeffrey and wife Karen; grandchildren Phillip, Tanya, Jason, Jennifer; three great-grandchildren; and his sister Maryann Lavin and husband Jack.
A funeral service will be offered at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Frech-Mc…
Carver Center Makes Fundraising Push For Port Chester Schools
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — The annual Appeal Campaign for Carver Center, 400 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, is back, with fundraising co-chairs Stephanie Barrett of Greenwich, Conn., and Tom Murphy of Rye trying to raise $300,000 by June 30.
The Carver Center recently created a new after-school program at Port Chester's five elementary schools, and Barrett, a public school teacher, said those are the types of programs the Carver Center is attempting to ensure will have sufficient funding.
“As funding becomes tighter across school districts, Carver helps to meet growing need by providing college …
Nora M. Horan (Lane), 93, Nanuet Resident
NANUET, N.Y. — Nanuet resident Nora Mary Horan (Lane) died on Wednesday, April 27. She was 93.
Horan had worked for New York University in New York City.
She is survived by her children, Timothy (Ted) and his wife, Jeannine, Edmond and his wife, Eileen and daughter Ann Marie Gray and her husband, Chris; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband, Ned Horan and her five siblings.
Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home Inc. handled the arrangements; click here to leave a condolence.
