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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Gail W. Zenel
Gail W.
Zenel
d. Mar 3, 2017
Gail W. Zenel's Obituary
Barbara Gail Winecoff Zenel, a long time resident of Princeton, New Jersey, died peacefully on Friday the 3rd of March 2017.
Born September 27, 1932 to James Edgar Winecoff and Virginia Hahn, Gail grew up in Concord, North Carolina, graduating from Concord High School in 1950. Shortly thereafter she was employed at the David Sarnoff Research Center in Princeton. It was there at RCA Laboratories that she met her husband of 33 years, Joseph A. Zenel.
Gail was a homemaker who with her husband, Joseph, built a house and a loving home for their four children. An avid fan of nature, Gail loved gardening, cats, and camping along the Atlantic coast from Florida to the northern tip of Newfoundland. Always helpful to others, Gail's civic-mindedness included volunteering at the American Red Cross, working as a local, state, and federal election poll worker, leading a Girl Scout troop, participating in the Saint Paul Roman Catholic School PTA and rummage sale and for decades contributing to the Princeton Hospital (now University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro) Rummage Sale and Hospital Fete, frequently as the planning chair. Gail also worked at the Princeton University tennis courts where she enjoyed conversations with the numerous personalities who frequented there. In her latter years, she cherished her grandchildren and after the death of her husband Joseph, Gail enjoyed many a trip with close friends in the Princeton Getaway Club (She was a board member) and especially treasured the company of Vincent Sassman and his extended family with whom she was known as "Grandma Gail." All remember her wonderful sense of humor.
Gail is preceded in death by her parents James and Virginia; husband Joseph; and daughter Susan G. Zenel.
Gail is survived by son Joseph A. Zenel, Jr., M.D. with his wife Jeanette; son James E. Zenel M.D. with his wife Mary; daughter Julie A. Zenel Moore with her husband David; and five grandchildren Matthew J. Zenel, Alison M. (Zenel) Leiataua, Christine A. Zenel, Katherine Zenel-Langlands, and Douglas Moore.
A Memorial Gathering will take place in the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ on Monday, March 13, 2017 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM with a Memorial Service following at 10:30AM in St. Paul Catholic Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ.
Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery immediately after the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad in Princeton, New Jersey or the Compassionate Care Hospice at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hamilton in Hamilton, New Jersey.
Born September 27, 1932 to James Edgar Winecoff and Virginia Hahn, Gail grew up in Concord, North Carolina, graduating from Concord High School in 1950. Shortly thereafter she was employed at the David Sarnoff Research Center in Princeton. It was there at RCA Laboratories that she met her husband of 33 years, Joseph A. Zenel.
Gail was a homemaker who with her husband, Joseph, built a house and a loving home for their four children. An avid fan of nature, Gail loved gardening, cats, and camping along the Atlantic coast from Florida to the northern tip of Newfoundland. Always helpful to others, Gail's civic-mindedness included volunteering at the American Red Cross, working as a local, state, and federal election poll worker, leading a Girl Scout troop, participating in the Saint Paul Roman Catholic School PTA and rummage sale and for decades contributing to the Princeton Hospital (now University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro) Rummage Sale and Hospital Fete, frequently as the planning chair. Gail also worked at the Princeton University tennis courts where she enjoyed conversations with the numerous personalities who frequented there. In her latter years, she cherished her grandchildren and after the death of her husband Joseph, Gail enjoyed many a trip with close friends in the Princeton Getaway Club (She was a board member) and especially treasured the company of Vincent Sassman and his extended family with whom she was known as "Grandma Gail." All remember her wonderful sense of humor.
Gail is preceded in death by her parents James and Virginia; husband Joseph; and daughter Susan G. Zenel.
Gail is survived by son Joseph A. Zenel, Jr., M.D. with his wife Jeanette; son James E. Zenel M.D. with his wife Mary; daughter Julie A. Zenel Moore with her husband David; and five grandchildren Matthew J. Zenel, Alison M. (Zenel) Leiataua, Christine A. Zenel, Katherine Zenel-Langlands, and Douglas Moore.
A Memorial Gathering will take place in the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ on Monday, March 13, 2017 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM with a Memorial Service following at 10:30AM in St. Paul Catholic Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ.
Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery immediately after the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad in Princeton, New Jersey or the Compassionate Care Hospice at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hamilton in Hamilton, New Jersey.
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Funeral Services for Gail W. Zenel
Memorial Gathering
March
13
Monday
Kimble Funeral Home
9:00 - 10:00 am
Memorial Service
March
13
Monday
St. Paul Catholic Church
Starts at 10:30 am
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