OBITUARIES

Dec 19, 2019

MaryAnn Simko Rothwell, 75, died peacefully at her home in Washington Crossing on December 19 after an extended battle with cancer. She was the wife of former Pennington Quality Market Founder and President Larry Rothwell, who died in 2018. Mrs. Rothwell was born in Trenton December 2, 1944 and later moved to Roebling NJ. She graduated from Notre Dame High...

Dec 8, 2019

John T. “Jack” Benyon Sr., 90, of Whiting passed away Sunday at The Pines at Whiting. Born in Trenton, he lived in Ewing most of his life before moving to Whiting 7 years ago. Mr. Benyon was an Iron Worker with the Iron Workers Union Local 277. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he attended the Massanutten Military Academy...

Dec 8, 2019

Moira Waldron Kearney, 90, passed away on December 8, 2019 while visiting with family in Florida. A long time resident of Pennington, NJ, she was born in Trenton, NJ and was a graduate of Cathedral High School and Barbizon School of Modeling. She loved reading and spending time with family on LBI. She was witty and full of life, even...

Dec 6, 2019

Nov 29, 2019

Peter L Cerenzo Jr, 90, of Pennington passed away November 29, 2019. Mr. Cerenzo was born in Trenton, NJ. He was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Trenton Central High School, received an AS from Mercer County Community College, and attended Rutgers University. He served two years in the US Army in Germany. He spent his first career at...

Nov 28, 2019

The Honorable Bruce R. Campbell son of A. Burdett and Faustina (Ferrante) died November 28 at the age of 83 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. His life-long dream was to become a pilot and he attended what would become the Air Force Academy, but a medical condition prevented that from happening. Still, he served as a courier during the Korean...

Nov 26, 2019

Eunice Weart Sharipen, 95, died on Tuesday. She was born in Hopewell and had been a resident of the Hopewell, Pennington, Skillman area all of her life. She was a member of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Daughter of the late William and Ollie Buxton Weart and sister of the late Jane Weart Agin, she is survived by her husband of...

Nov 23, 2019

Olga Rose Gurak, née Varga, passed away peacefully at her home in Hopewell Township, NJ, on November 23, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Rose was one of seven children born to immigrant parents Josef and Florence Varga (née Bogodan). She was predeceased by her husband Kasimer and her siblings Joe, Julius, Bobby, Margie, and Goldie. She is survived by...

Nov 21, 2019

Marian Geipel Cervone, 86 passed peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 21. Marian was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Martin and Elise Geipel, longtime residents of Pennington. She graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School in 1950, and then attended Syracuse University where she earned her BFA in 1954. Marian became an honorary member of Princeton University’s class...

Nov 18, 2019

Latham Burberry Gray, Jr., of Fort Myers, Florida died in New Jersey on November 18, 2019; just 4 days shy of his 91st birthday and surrounded by family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Latham Burberry and Margaret Dickinson Gray, his sister, Barbara D. Gray, and a grandson, James V. Haggerty, III. He was the loving husband of...

Nov 12, 2019

Anne Davis Boyd, 86, of Pennington passed away Nov 12, at Robert Wood Johnson-Hamilton of Hamilton, NJ. Born in Oakland, Ca, her family moved to Shanghai then back to Redwood City, Ca. She attended Sequoia High School and Stanford University. Anne raised her three children in Princeton and for the last 22 years has been a resident of Pennington. She...

Nov 10, 2019

Charles P. Miller, 80, of Washington, NC passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, with his family by his side. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a longtime resident of Hopewell and more recently North Carolina. Charles was a lineman for JCP &L , retired from General Motors as a tool and die maker, and owner of Pennington Jewelers from 1983-1994 with...

Nov 4, 2019

Susan Porcella With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Susan Elizabeth LeJambre Porcella on November 4, 2019 in Pennington, New Jersey. Susan is survived by her brother Thomas J. LeJambre of Bordentown. A native of Bordentown City, New Jersey, Susan was born in Trenton on August 6, 1942 to James and Elizabeth Riley LeJambre. Susan married Santiago (Sonny) Porcella...

Oct 14, 2019

Michael J. Nittoli Professor of Criminal Justice at The College of New Jersey and longtime Ewing resident Michael J. Nittoli, 95, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019, in Trenton after a brief illness. A viewing will be held at 10 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 11 AM at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 West Upper...

Oct 7, 2019

Jackson McGrath Place of Hopewell NJ , passed away at home on October 7th, 2019. A lifelong resident, Jackson graduated from Hopewell Valley High school in 2012. While at Hopewell Valley he captained the Varsity Wrestling team earning MVP honors his senior year, and also was part of three county Championship teams. He later went on to West Virginia University,...

Oct 7, 2019

Nancy Rose Drosdick, 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 7th 2019. She was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on August 2nd 1933. She had been a resident of the area for 9 years. Nancy and her husband Joseph were married for 66 years. Nancy met the love of her life Joseph in 4th grade and eventually they began dating...

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Sep 23, 2019

Monmouth Juntion, Viola Nuckles Hicks, 89, formerly of Pennington, died Monday, September 23, 2019. She was born in Amherst, Virginia and had been a resident of he Pennington area most of her life. She is survived by four children, six grandchildren and one brother. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, September 30, 2019at 11a.m. at Blackwell Memorial Home,...

Sep 21, 2019

Donald G Field passed in the presence of loved ones, in his own home, on Saturday, September 21st at the age of 97. Herein is an attempt to compress a list of his interests, talents, and accomplishments into a few paragraphs—a monumental challenge. Don lived a fascinated and fascinating life. He relished in the complexities and mechanics of all things....