Obituary of Bernice Dressel

DRESSEL, Bernice, (nee Van Camp), age 96 of Wyckoff, died peacefully on March 13, 2007. Born in the Bronx, NY, she lived in Ringwood for 30 years before moving to Wyckoff 20 years ago. Bernice was a Administrative Assistant for American Cyanamid in Wayne for 15 years until she retired in the mid 1970's. Bernice is survived by her daughter Colette Johnson of Virginia Beach,VA, her son Kenneth and his wife Carol of Wyckoff, her son-in-law Arthur J. Messineo Jr. of Ho-Ho-Kus, her 8 grandchildren: Pamela Kaul, Craig Johnson, Lauren Messineo, Clark Johnson, Janna Leonard, Arthur Messineo III, Douglas D. Messineo, and Mark Dressel. She is also survived by her 15 great grandchildren: Kevin, Morgan, Kyle, Keith, AJ, Justin, Charlie, Michael, Hailey, Lindsay, Andrew, Kael, Megan, William, and Maxwell. Bernice is predeceased by her husband Elmer Dressel and her daughter Natalie Messineo. Funeral service will be Thursday, March 15, 9:00am at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Entombment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be given to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, PO Box 27106, New York, NY 10087. www.vpfh.com