Mary Ellen Telfeian, age 84, of Princeton, NJ died on Sunday, December 6, 2020.

She was predeceased by her husband of 26 years, Artin Telfeian, M.D. in 1989.  She is survived by her 3 children, Arthur Telfeian (Victoria), Albert Telfeian M.D., Ph.D. (Jennifer), and Ann Mary Telfeian, her grandsons Sean and Ryan, Clark and Brooks, and her brother Dan Carey (Ronnie).

Mary Ellen graduated from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, NY, earning a B.S., and later earned her master's degree in nursing at N.Y.U.

She served as a nurse at St. Vincent Hospital in Manhattan and at Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT.  She met her husband Artin, through a priest friend, playing bridge. They married, raised their 3 children in, first, Stamford, Connecticut, then near Sembach Airforce Base and McGuire Airforce Base, where Artin was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force.  They both worked at Deborah Heart & Lung Hospital in Brownsville, New Jersey.  After Artin's death, she moved to Princeton, New Jersey and, very proudly, worked as a nurse at the Princeton University Infirmary.

Mary Ellen was a devout Roman Catholic who attended mass at St. Paul Parish in Princeton.  She was also a very active member in the Spanish speaking community in Princeton.

A Memorial Mass, in St. Paul Parish, will be offered on June 5, 2021at 10AM