Obituary of Louis Maria Brancone

Brancone, Louis Maria, age 95, of Hillsdale died Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood. Born in New York, NY, he resided in Pearl River, NY before moving to Hillsdale over 60 years ago. He graduated from New York University with a Master's Degree in Chemistry. Louis was a Micro-analytical Organic Chemist with Lederle Laboratories in Pearl River, NY for over 40 years before retiring in 1981. He was a member of St. John the Baptist RC Church, Hillsdale where he volunteered in the church office and was involved with the Human Concerns Committee and a former volunteer with, LeraLamp Lighters Volunteer Services Club at the Rockland County Children's Psychiatric Hospital, Pearl River, NY and had volunteered in the IT Department at The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood. Louis was a member of the Federal Analytical Symposium, the Micro Chemical Symposium, FACSS, and the Eastern Analytical Society. In 1949, Louis received a patent for the chemical formulation of the life saving drug, Hetrazan, used for heart worm treatment in human and veterinary medicine. His favorite hobbies where reading, cooking, football, particularly watching the NY Giants, listening to classical music, bowling and dancing. Louis is survived by three daughters, Kathy Laurel Brancone-Mix of Dunellen, NJ, Laurie Lynn Vander Wyden of Hillsdale, NJ and Ann Susan Ann Sadowski of Alta Loma, CA. Also surviving is his beloved granddaughter, Jonna Maria Mix and his two great grandchildren, Latrell Jackson and Nathanyell Lopez. He was predeceased by his wife, Edna (nee Mueller) in 1998, his grandson R. McCargar Brendan Lewen Mueller Brancone in 1989, his brother, Dr. Alphonse Brancone in 2000 and his beloved cat, Shadow. Visiting hours are Thursday, 7- 9 PM and Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Mass Saturday 9:30 AM at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, 69 Valley Street, Hillsdale, NJ. Interment Calvary Cemetery, Queens, NY. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Cattitude, Inc., www.njcattitude.org, P.O. Box 4732, Highland Park, NJ 08904.