Domenica 'Minnie' Telese, 93, of Princeton, NJ passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2009 at Merwick Nursing Home, in Princeton. Born in Princeton, she was a lifelong resident.
Minnie was the co-owner of Tiger News Service for many years and the voice of Joe's Landscaping until the age of 93. Her leisure time was spent gardening, baking, sewing, crocheting, and making ceramics. As an active member of St. Paul's Church, she served as Treasurer and Secretary of the Alter and Rosary Society.
She was predeceased by her husband Frank, her parents, Candeloro and Francesca Romeo and sisters, Theresa, Kate and Anna. Surviving are brother, Demetro, her daughters, Frances Barnock and husband George, Maryanne Telese-Lusmann and husband Stephen; and son Joseph and wife Linda; grandchildren, Brian Barnock, Regina Hemphill, Jennifer Riddell, George Barnock Jr. and Anthony Telese, three great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will begin at 10:30a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Ave., Princeton, NJ 08542, followed by a Funeral Mass at 11a.m. at St. Paul's Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ. Burial will be at Trinity All Saints Cemetery, Princeton, NJ.
Visiting hours for relatives and friends are on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions may be sent in her memory to American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 or Deborah Hospital Foundation, 20 Pine Mill Road, Browns Mills, NJ 08015-0792.