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IN LOVING MEMORY OF John "Chauncey" Rossi
John "Chauncey"
Rossi
d. Mar 27, 2015
John "Chauncey" Rossi's Obituary
John V. (Chauncey) Rossi, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Merwick Care and Rehabilitation Center, Plainsboro, NJ at age 96. He was born on Humbert Street on April 5, 1918 and was a lifelong Princeton resident.
After graduating Princeton High School in 1938, he served in the Military Police component of the US Army in South America during WWII. After the war, he worked for F.A. Baman and Sons in Princeton from 1946-1964 then worked at Princeton University's Caldwell Field House from 1964 until his retirement in 2004 at the age of 86. John was a well-respected member of the Athletic Department and thoroughly enjoyed working among the many athletes he came in contact with over the years.
John was known as a superior 3 sport athlete at Princeton High School where he co-captained the 1937 football and baseball teams. He was a member of the '37-'38 basketball teams that won the NJ State Championship and the '37 football team that won the State Championship. John's baseball career included receiving a tryout invitation from the NY Yankees and he was an All-Star softball player in the Princeton Community Leagues.
Chauncey was predeceased by his parents Giovanni and Tomasina (Nini) Rossi, both from Pettoranello, Italy, sister Angelina Rossi Marcoline, brother Louis Rossi and niece Emma Marcoline Embley. Surviving are nieces Mari Rossi Daetwyler, Barbara Embley Brooks, his special niece, Julia Marcoline, nephews Louis Rossi, Jr., John Rossi and Richard J. Embley, Jr and 10 grand nieces and nephews.
John was a humble, quiet and generous man who was much loved by his family and will be deeply missed by relatives and friends.
Funeral services will begin on Friday, April 3, 2015 at 11:00AM in the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08542, followed by burial at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ.
Visiting hours at the funeral home are Thursday from 5:30PM to 7:30PM and Friday from 10:00AM until the time of the service.
Memorial contributions to Princeton-Pettoranello Sister City Foundation, 120 John Street,
Suite 3, Princeton, NJ 08542, SAVE Animal Rescue, 900 Herrontown Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540
or Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, 237 N Harrison St, Princeton, NJ 08540 are appreciated.
After graduating Princeton High School in 1938, he served in the Military Police component of the US Army in South America during WWII. After the war, he worked for F.A. Baman and Sons in Princeton from 1946-1964 then worked at Princeton University's Caldwell Field House from 1964 until his retirement in 2004 at the age of 86. John was a well-respected member of the Athletic Department and thoroughly enjoyed working among the many athletes he came in contact with over the years.
John was known as a superior 3 sport athlete at Princeton High School where he co-captained the 1937 football and baseball teams. He was a member of the '37-'38 basketball teams that won the NJ State Championship and the '37 football team that won the State Championship. John's baseball career included receiving a tryout invitation from the NY Yankees and he was an All-Star softball player in the Princeton Community Leagues.
Chauncey was predeceased by his parents Giovanni and Tomasina (Nini) Rossi, both from Pettoranello, Italy, sister Angelina Rossi Marcoline, brother Louis Rossi and niece Emma Marcoline Embley. Surviving are nieces Mari Rossi Daetwyler, Barbara Embley Brooks, his special niece, Julia Marcoline, nephews Louis Rossi, Jr., John Rossi and Richard J. Embley, Jr and 10 grand nieces and nephews.
John was a humble, quiet and generous man who was much loved by his family and will be deeply missed by relatives and friends.
Funeral services will begin on Friday, April 3, 2015 at 11:00AM in the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08542, followed by burial at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ.
Visiting hours at the funeral home are Thursday from 5:30PM to 7:30PM and Friday from 10:00AM until the time of the service.
Memorial contributions to Princeton-Pettoranello Sister City Foundation, 120 John Street,
Suite 3, Princeton, NJ 08542, SAVE Animal Rescue, 900 Herrontown Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540
or Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, 237 N Harrison St, Princeton, NJ 08540 are appreciated.
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Funeral Services for John "Chauncey" Rossi
Visitation
April
2
Thursday
Kimble Funeral Home
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Funeral Service
April
3
Friday
Kimble Funeral Home
Starts at 11:00 am
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