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Elizabeth C Burns

Elizabeth C Burns

Mar 8, 2023

Elizabeth Corby Burns, known to loved ones as Betty, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on February 10th, 1945 to Michael and Catherine Corby. She attended Cathedral High School ('62) then received a bachelors degree in English from Rosemont College ('66) and her masters in English from the University of Scranton ('72). She is survived by her husband Terrence Burns and...

Melissa O Kaminski

Melissa O Kaminski

Feb 27, 2023

Melissa Ottinger Kaminski, a lifelong resident of Pennington, NJ, lost her brave battle with cancer on Monday, February 27,  2023 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was 69. 

Melissa was born on December 2nd, 1953 in Princeton, NJ.  She graduating from Hopewell High School, Class of 1972. She went on to be a dedicated employee of the state of NJ,...

Donald C Bayer

Donald C Bayer

Feb 10, 2023

Donald Charles Bayer, 82, of Point Pleasant, NJ, and most recently Ewing, NJ, passed away on February 10 after a battle with lymphoma.

Donald was born on July 22, 1940 to James and Catherine Bayer in Orange, NJ. He grew up in North Arlington and graduated from Queen of Peace High School. He cherished his high school years, serving as...

Nancy Sue Calkin

Nancy Sue Calkin

Feb 5, 2023

Nancy Sue Calkin, 85 of Pennington passed away peacefully Sunday February 5th at Capital Health of Hopewell.

Born in New York, she was a resident of Princeton, NJ, until her family moved to Durham, NC, where she lived until her marriage in 1965. After a brief time in St. Louis, Nancy Sue and Howard settled in Pennington, NJ, where...

Carlos de Miranda Pato

Carlos de Miranda Pato

Jan 19, 2023

Carlos de Miranda Pato, a distinguished scientist and engineer and beloved, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on January 19, 2023. He was 94 years old. 

Carlos was born in Anadia, Portugal, and earned degrees in Agronomy and Enology from the University of Lisbon in 1950. In 1955 he married Odette (Neves) Pato, his caring wife of 68 years. In...

Nielsen V. Lewis

Nielsen V. Lewis

Jan 18, 2023

Nielsen V. Lewis, 76, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center on January 18, 2023.

Nielsen (Niel) was born in Boston, MA, to Agnes Nielsen Lewis. His father, Thomas Lothrop Lewis, died nine months following Niel's birth. Niel was raised by his mother in Hanover, NH, where he enjoyed a spirited childhood,...

Frank Zuniga

Frank Zuniga

Jan 16, 2023

Frank (Paco) Zuñiga, 79, passed peacefully on January 16, 2023 in Princeton, NJ. Born on July 18,1943 in Mollebamba, Santiago de Chuco, Peru. Frank lived most of his early life in Lima  (Miraflores and San Isidro) and was raised by his parents Victoria (Boudon) and Francisco Zuñiga. He immigrated to the United States in 1960 at the age of 17...

Ludwig (Lou) Umscheid

Ludwig (Lou) Umscheid

Jan 14, 2023

Ludwig (Lou) Umscheid, 85, of Skillman, New Jersey, died January 14, 2023, at Princeton Medical Center after a brief COVID-related illness. A family man of deep faith, Lou is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Carole (née Fisher); sisters-in-law Barbara Umscheid Suarez, Lucile Fisher Noonan, and Dudley Fisher Ziebold; nephew William Umscheid (Jody Strakosch) and great-nieces Madeline and...

Sally Karaffa

Sally Karaffa

Jan 11, 2023

Sally Karaffa, 94, of Naples, Florida passed away Wednesday January 11, 2023 with her daughter and son-in-law by her side, Barbara and John.

Born in Trenton, she has resided in New Jersey most of her life and spent her retirement between New Jersey, Naples, Florida and the Poconos. Sally is retired from the State of New Jersey. She was an...

Frances Mae Hunter

Frances Mae Hunter

Jan 9, 2023

Frances Mae Hunter was born to Howard and Susan Hunter, Jan. 4, 1943, during the stressful period of WWII.

She was raised on the family farm and helped her father farm. She attended schools in Hopewell Twp., Helen Fuld, Mercer County Community College and Mercer Hospital nursing school, where she received her license as a practical nurse.

She worked as...

Frances Louise Huntsinger

Frances Louise Huntsinger

Dec 9, 2022

Frances Louise Huntsinger, 91, of Cherry Hill, NJ entered into “Eternal Life” with God the Father, Friday, December 9, 2022, 9 days prior to her 92nd birthday.    She was born and raised in Bridgeton, New Jersey. She lived in Cherry Hill, New Jersey for the better part of the past 60 years.   Frances began her career as an X-ray Technologist....

Robert Joseph Geiger

Robert Joseph Geiger

Nov 29, 2022

Robert Joseph Geiger Sr. 85 of New Hope, PA passed away peacefully on Tuesday at Doylestown Hospital Hospice Care. Born in Newark NJ on March 5, 1937, Mr Geiger was a graduate of St. Benedict’s Prep School in Newark NJ, and Rutgers University. Bob was a tireless worker whose abundant energy was paired with an entrepreneurial spirit.  In his early twenties,...

Hazel M Rhodes

Hazel M Rhodes

Nov 28, 2022

 

Hazel M. Rhodes, 89 of Hopewell Township, passed away Monday November 28, 2022.

Born in Amherst, Virginia, she was a longtime resident of Hopewell.

Hazel was retired from the State of New Jersey with over 25 years of service.  She

was a member of the Pennington Methodist Church and Pennington Grange.

 

Predeceased by her parents, Theodore (Candy) and...

Kathleen R. Topley

Kathleen R. Topley

Nov 26, 2022

 

Kathleen Ryan Topley, 98, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022. Born in Trenton NJ on September 18, 1924, Kathleen was the daughter of John J. Ryan and Mary H. Applegate. She was raised on Main Street in the Village of Lawrenceville in Grandmother Applegate’s family home by her Mother and Step-Father, Lester Hart, enjoying all the trappings of the...

Thomas S Ruggero

Thomas S Ruggero

Nov 18, 2022

 

Thomas Stephen Ruggero, 41, of Trenton, N,J, entered into God's care on November 18th, 2022.   Tom was an avid fisherman, a die-hard Jets fan, a lover of horror movies, tattoos and Wu Tang, but his greatest love of all was his daughter GRACE. Tom was a Fiber Optic Cable Specialist with which he loved along with his boss...

Martha Dusty Mulder

Martha Dusty Mulder

Oct 31, 2022

 

Martha (Dusty) W. Mulder, of Newtown, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022.

Born in Plainfield, NJ she was a longtime resident of Pennington, NJ, and most recently Newtown, PA.  She also had a home in North Beach, Long Beach Island, NJ., where she spent summers with her family.

Martha graduated from the College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State...

Cynthia J Neely

Cynthia J Neely

Oct 24, 2022

 

Cynthia Louise Johnson Neely

 

Cyndy was born September 12th,  1939 to Leonard Brynolf Johnson and Helen Morris Johnson in North West Pennsylvania  (Smethport).  She is survived by an older brother, Dr. L Morris Johnson and his wife, Anna, of Walnut Creek, California and his two sons Leif and Nils.

Cyndy and L. Mason Neely (Lou) were married October...

Donald A. Hartman

Donald A. Hartman

Sep 22, 2022

Donald A. Hartman, 90, of the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, passed away Thursday, September 22nd,  2022.

Born and raised in Trenton, he was a graduate of Trenton High School and a United States Navy veteran of the Korean War. 

Retired from the Trenton Board of Education, Don was a member of the Colonial Sportsmen’s Club since 1971. He also enjoyed surf fishing, bowling, playing golf, gardening, and taking trips to Atlantic City. 

Predeceased by his wife Doris, Don loved spending time with his son...

Bill Wynn

Bill Wynn

Sep 19, 2022

William (Bill) Winfrey Wynn, 82, died at his home in Griggstown, NJ on Monday, September 19, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1940 to Winfrey Wynn and Marion Gertman Wynn. Bill survived polio at 18 months, and went on to become a prize-winning college athlete, competing in both swimming and gymnastics. He graduated from...

Hong Phi Mac

Hong Phi Mac

Sep 7, 2022

Mr. Hong Phi Mac lived a life unlike any other.  He had a strong heart, a determined mind, and a kind gentle spirit toward other people.  He learned to work with whatever limitations he may have to make the best of his life situation.  He was born in Saigon, Vietnam on March 1, 1934.  He identified himself as Chinese ethnicity,...

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