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Steven Paul Sudol, 34, Elmwood Park Resident
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. – Steven Paul Sudol, of Elmwood Park, died Thursday, April 7. He was 34.
He was born May 15, 1981, in Garfield, to Joseph and Danuta (Lewicka) Sudol. He was raised in Garfield, and later moved with his family to Elmwood Park, where he graduated from Elmwood Park High School. He later attended Bergen Community College, where he earned his associates degree. For the past three years, he worked for Cable Vision as a field service technician in Oakland.
In addition to playing hockey for the Blades of Steel hockey league, he was an avid fisherman who would never miss an oppo…
Happy Birthday To Lyndhurst's Michael Bell
LYNDHURST, N.J. – Happy birthday to Lyndhurst’s Michael Bell.
Bell, a Lyndhurst native, turns 45 today. The portrait painter, muralist and screenwriter was born April 10, 1971.
Bell is known for his mobster paintings and for his portrait painting clientele, which includes John Gotti and various actors from “The Sopranos,” “Goodfellas” and “A Bronx Tale.”
Bell won first place in the first juried art exhibition he entered at 5 years old. In his younger years, he spent a lot of his time in and around New York City studying art with his maternal grandmother, Violet Vallery, a self-taught artis…
Theodore D. Van Vlack, 75, Beacon Resident
BEACON, N.Y. – Theodore D. "Butch" Van Vlack Jr. of Beacon died Friday, April 1, at the Bronx VA Hospital. He was 75.
Born Nov. 23, 1940, in Beacon, he was the son of Theodore "Babe" Van Vlack Sr. and Lillian L. Rogers. He was a retired self-employed silversmith and a former police officer in Louisville, Ky. He was also a land surveyor. He was a member of Rooster Runners Motorcycle Club, as well as a member of Indian Point Lookout Country Club. He served in the Army during the Korean conflict. He retired in 1966 as a sergeant (E-5).
In addition to his wife, Barbara A. Mo…
James V. O’Donnell, 90, Beacon Resident
BEACON, N.Y. – James V. O’Donnell, a longtime resident of Beacon, died Thursday, April 7, at The Pines at Poughkeepsie. He was 90.
He was born in Beacon on Jan. 23, 1926, the son of the late Hugh James and Catherine Powell O’Donnell. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He married the former Emma Supranowicz. She predeceased him in 1995. He retired from Texaco Research Center in Glenham. He was a parishioner of St. Joachim-St. John the Evangelist Church. He enjoyed bowling and was inducted into the Mid-Hudson Bowling Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his children, Stephen O’Donne…
