John P. Mladineo, 80, of Princeton, NJ, formerly of East Windsor, NJ and Manalapan, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 after a 6 year battle with cancer.

Born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (currently Serbia), he lived in Croatia and Italy before coming to the US settling in Elizabeth, NJ at the age of 13.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the NY Institute of Technology.  Early in his career he worked as a software engineer for Citibank, DuPont, Schering-Plough, Thomas and Betts and McGraw-Hill, before founding Computer Careers and subsequently Anthony Young Associates.

An avid fisherman, he was also and active coach for his sons' baseball and soccer teams.  Later in life he became a master bridge player.

John was pre-deceased by his parents, Dr. Paul and Dr. Helen Mladineo, his son Peter J. Mladineo (2015) and his brother, Boris J. Mladineo.  Surviving are his companion, Constance Comito, son and daughter-in-law, Paul D. and Merrill Mladineo, grandchildren, Sydney, Alexis and Johann Mladineo, sister, Dr. Tamara Gund, daughter-in-law, Zydrune Mladineo and niece, Suzanne Hale and her family.

Funeral services will begin on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 1:30PM at Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ followed by a 2:00PM funeral mass at St. Paul Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ.  Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ

Visiting hours precede the services on Saturday beginning at 11:00AM at the funeral home.

Donations, in his memory, to your local children's sports leagues are appreciated.