Obituary of Donald Hagedorn

HAGEDORN, Donald William, age 71, died peacefully on Sunday, February 13, 2011. Born on May 21, 1939 in Ridgewood, he resided in Mahwah for the last 26 years. Don attended Eastern Christian Schools where he graduated in 1957. He continued his education at Newark College of Engineering, now known as New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he received his BS degree in 1961, his MS degree in 1963 and his doctorate in engineering science in 1965. He was a process development engineer with American Cyanamid for 34 years and during that time he received three patents and became lead process engineer for the design of two herbicide formulation facilities and two herbicide syntheses factories. Donald was married in June, 1964 to Martina Dykstra. He and Martina were charter members of Flanders Valley Christian Reformed Church, Flanders, NJ where he served three terms as an elder and taught Sunday school for ten years. He also served two terms as an elder at Franklin Lakes Christian Reformed Church. Donald is survived by his wife Martina, his son David William Hagedorn of Jacksonville, NC, his daughter Donna Beth Bellavia of Mahwah, and his son Daniel James Hagedorn of Mt. Pleasant, SC. He is also survived by his five granddaughters; Courtney Renee Bellavia, Amanda Beth Bellavia, Morgan Hagedorn, Clair Hagedorn and Hannah Elizabeth Bellavia, and two sisters; Ruth Knyfd of Midland Park, NJ and Dorothy Vander Gutche of Hudsonville, MI. Visiting is Thursday, 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. Following private interment, a memorial service will be held on Friday, 11:00am at the Preakness Valley United Reformed Church, 480 Valley Road, Wayne. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Eastern Christian School Association, Development Office, 50 Oakwood Ave., North Haledon, NJ or to the Christian Health Care Center, Development Office, 301 Sicomac Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481.