Evelyn C. Pearce died peacefully at Stonebridge at Montgomery in Skillman, NJ on Thursday, March 22, 2018.

Born in Kearny, NJ to John and Susan Clements. She graduated from Kearny High School and completed three years of schooling at Douglass College.  She was always a huge supporter of womens rights. She married the love of her life on December 22, 1945 and had sixty five wonderful years with John "Jack" Pearce. Evelyn was a devoted and loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend who will be missed by all. She retired from the Piscataway Township Public Library after twenty five years of service. She was a long time member of the Second Reformed Church (New Brunswick) and the Rocky Hill Reformed Church.

She is predeceased by her parents, John and Susan Clements, and her husband of 65 years, Jack Pearce. Surviving are her beloved sister, Ruth Murphy (Boca Raton, FL) three daughters, Susan Carney (Rockville, MD) Carol and George McGeehan (Holland, MI), Barbara and John McWilliams (Kendall Park, NJ), Grandchildren Colleen (McWilliams) and Jeff Santoro, Vincent Carney, Kelly (McWilliams) and Michael Carella; great grandchildren Ryan Santoro, Brayden Carella, Connor Santoro and McKenzie Carella; nieces and nephews Paul and Judy Murphy, Bobbi and Mark Murphy, Linda and Jerry Sywka and Nina and Arthur Braun. In addition, the family greatly appreciates all the love and care Suzy, Marilyn, Jackie, Danette and the entire medical and nursing staff at Stonebridge gave to our mom over the past four years. You were angels given to us to help in her care.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 10am at Nassau Presbyterian Church of Princeton, NJ. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from 6 to 8pm at the Kimble Funeral Home 1 Hamilton Ave. Princeton, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington D.C. 20090-6011 or the Amy Feinman Behar Foundation for Cancer Prevention 525 Milltown Rd. Suite 401 North Brunswick, NJ 08902.