Alfonza Ashby Hale, 61, of East Windsor, New Jersey, passed away quietly at University Medical Center at Princeton on Friday, October 7, 2011, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Coleman Falls, Virginia, Mr. Hale was a long time New Jersey resident; working at Princeton University for 43 years. He enjoyed deep-sea fishing, sports, and spending time with family.

Alfonza was predeceased by his parents Thurman A. Hale and Dora E. Spinner Hale. He leaves behind to cherish his loving memory, his wife, Barbara, two daughters, Tanya Shereen and Nichole Victoria Bush, and five grandchildren: Nyere L. Parrish, Joshua A. Rosario, Jasmine E. Quizhpi, Jayna V. Cauthorne, and Jael V. Cauthorne, all of East Windsor. He is also survived by four brothers: Jerome Hale (Donna), Roscoe Hale, Donald Hale, and Harold Hale (Michelle), and six sisters: Doretha Spinner, Nellie Jackson (James), Althea Lee (Steve), Moshia Hale, Alice Hale, all of Virginia, and Audrey Taylor of North Carolina, along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Family and friends are welcome to call at Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 from 6-8pm. Funeral services will be held at University Chapel in Princeton at 10am on Wednesday, October 12, 2011.

Funeral services and burial will take place at Antioch Baptist Church, Coleman Falls, Virginia later this week.