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Rafael De Szalatnay, 79
Englewood—Rafael De Szalatnay, of 225 Cambridge Avenue here, died yesterday at Bergen Pines County Hospital Paramus, after a short illness. He was 79.
Born in Czechoslovakia, Mr. Szalatnay came to the United States in 1914. He had lived in Englewood for 21 years.
He was a retired publisher of children’s books with his firm in New York City. For many years he was a member of the local Civil Defense organization.
He is survived by his wife Wilma, and brother, Benjamin, of Mereno, Italy.
Funeral services will be Monday at 2 P. M. at the First Presbyterian Church on East Palisade Avenue here. Funeral arrangements are being made by the Myers Funeral Home, 129 Engle Street, here.