Michael Curschmann
Oct 7, 2017
Michael Curschmann, age 81, died Saturday, October 7, 2017 at home in Princeton. Born in Cologne, Germany, to Hanna and Fritz Heinrich Curschmann, he studied at the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, where he received his PhD. In 1963, he immigrated to the United States with his wife Beryl and infant daughter to take up a position as a medievalist in...
Edith Cantor
Sep 28, 2017
Edith Cantor, 94, passed away on September 28, 2017 at Greenwood House in Ewing, NJ. Edith was born in NYC and lived there until 1981 when she moved to Cranbury, NJ. Edith was a great supporter of Deborah Hospital, organizing fundraising events, bus trips to Atlantic City and performing administrative services whenever needed through Deborah's Concordia Chapter. She loved to...
Shirley A. Houck (Cain)
Sep 21, 2017
Shirley A. Houck (Cain) 80, daughter of Ruth S. Houck (Borgia), and Harry W. Houck, passed away peacefully in Princeton, NJ surrounded by her loving family on September 21, 2017. Shirley is survived by her children Bambi Hendricks (Wes) of Pipersville, PA, Richard Cain (Eileen) of Levittown, PA, Sandra Cain Hughes of Lawrenceville, NJ, and Nancy Godfrey (Tom) of Dallastown,...
Betty Rose Pilenza
Sep 13, 2017
Betty Rose Pilenza, 89, lifelong Princeton resident, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Betty owned and operated the Grotto Restaurant, on Witherspoon Street in Princeton, with her husband, Mike, for over 40 years. After retiring from the restaurant, she worked as a nanny for several families in the Princeton area. During...
Serge Trosko
Sep 9, 2017
Serge Trosko, 94, of Skillman, NJ passed away on September 9, 2017 with his family beside him. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Serge proudly served in the US Army during World War II in Northern Italy. He worked 25 years as a Carpenter for Princeton University. He enjoyed organic gardening, yard sales, tinkering around in the garage and was able to...
Stephen Alan Decter
Sep 5, 2017
Stephen A. Decter died on September 5, 2017, in Capital Health Regional Medical Center after suffering a sudden hemorrhagic stroke. Born in Newark, New Jersey, on June 21, 1937, the son of Rose Jacobson Decter and William Decter, he was pleased to have reached the age of 80 years. Steve was a loyal lifetime resident of New Jersey, growing up...
Julia R. Palutis
Sep 3, 2017
Julia R. Baldino Palutis, 90, a lifelong resident of Princeton, passed away, in her daughter's arms, on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Park Place Center in Monmouth Junction, NJ. After graduating from Princeton High School, Julia began her working career as a banker with of the First National Bank of Princeton. After 42 years of employment there, she retired in...
Yasuko Niimi
Aug 29, 2017
Yasuko Niimi, 72, of Framingham, MA, a former longtime resident of both Montgomery Township and Princeton, NJ, passed away at Royal Wayland Nursing Home in Wayland, MA on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. She immigrated to the United States after living in Japan for 30 years. She endured the long commute to NYC daily to support her children while working at...
Robert P. Cocciolillo
Aug 27, 2017
Robert P. Cocciolillo, Sr., 89, a lifelong resident of Rocky Hill, NJ, peacefully passed away at his residence on Sunday, August 27, 2017 with his family by his side. After attending school in Rocky Hill, Robert worked on the production line at General Motors in Ewing, NJ for 35 years. He was a former member of the Princeton Italian-American Club....
Peggy Longstreth Bayer
Aug 25, 2017
Peggy Longstreth Bayer, born on May 21, 1923 in Kansas City, MO to Bevis and Mary Shiras Longstreth, died peacefully in her sleep August 25, 2017. She was 94 years old. She was a life long resident of Princeton, attending Miss Fine's School, graduating from the Shipley School, and Sarah Lawrence College. She was a member of the Greatest Generation,...
Gabriel M. Pilenza
Jul 29, 2017
Gabriel Michael Pilenza, 92, passed away at Park Place Center in Monmouth Junction, NJ on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Born in Trenton, NJ he resided in Princeton, NJ for most of his life. A very talented self-taught chef, Mike owned and operated the Grotto Restaurant, on Witherspoon Street in Princeton, for over 35 years Mike was honorably discharged from the...
Barbara Ann Carnevale
Jul 17, 2017
Barbara Ann Long Carnevale, of Princeton, NJ, passed away on July 17, 2017 at Merwick Rehabilitation Center, Plainsboro, NJ, due to complications from a fall. Born in Glen Lyon, PA on January 6, 1932, she graduated from Nanticoke (PA) High School, class of 1949 and from the Western Union Business School. Following employment by American Airlines at New York's LaGuardia...
Robert K. Clynes
Jun 29, 2017
Robert K. Clynes, 74, of Manalapan, NJ, formerly of Princeton, NJ, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, NJ. Born in Knoxville, TN, Robert was a longtime Princeton resident. Robert graduated from the NJ School for the Deaf in West Trenton, NJ in 1964. Prior to that he attended the Central Institute for the Deaf...
Carolyn Quay Wilson
Jun 18, 2017
Carolyn Quay Wilson, 88, of Princeton, NJ, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday June 18, 2017. Born on May 2, 1929, originally from Wayzata, MN, she was the third daughter of Arthur H. Quay, president of the First National Bank of Minneapolis, and Marion S. Quay. She attended Carlton College and graduated from the University of Minnesota,...
Joan Petchel Devine
May 17, 2017
Joan (Petchel) Devine died Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The cause of death was complications from Parkinson's Disease. She was born in Freeland, PA and lived in New York City, Upper Saddle River, NJ and Lawrenceville, NJ. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; a son, Gregory of Morristown, NJ; a daughter, Barbara Rebak of Princeton, NJ and three grandchildren, Joseph,...
Paul M. Smith
May 7, 2017
Paul M. Smith of Dayton, NJ passed away peacefully on May 7, 2017 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Princeton, Paul was a life-long resident of South Brunswick Township. Before his retirement in November 2014, Paul was employed by the South Brunswick Township Water Division for 36 years. He is pre-deceased by his mother Adella...
Ruth A. Fries Robbins
May 5, 2017
T he Reverend Ruth A. Fries Robbins (nee Workman) of Rocky Hill, NJ passed away at her residence on Friday, May 5, 2017. She was born in Muskegon, Michigan on October 9, 1935 to John and Angie Medema Workman. She was married to Carl A. Robbins for 20 years before his passing on February 8, 2012. Rev. Ruth received a...
Ralph C. Cianci
Apr 20, 2017
Ralph Cianci died on April 20, 2017 at Compassionate Care Hospice. Ralph is survived by his wife, Barbara Silberstein, his daughter, Rachaele Cianci (Marc Dorfman), and his grandchildren, Andrew Drulis, Katherine, Elizabeth, David and Lara Dorfman, also his brother-in-law, Danny Silberstein (Janice Egan). Please send memorial contributions to Princeton Senior Resource Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540 or Compassionate...
Marlene A. Raboteau
Apr 20, 2017
Marlene A. Raboteau, 85, of Princeton, NJ, died at the Princeton Care Center on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Born in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi in 1932, Marlene was raised there until 1945, when the racially motivated murder of her father, Albert Raboteau, prompted her mother, Mabel Ishem Raboteau to move North, settling in Kokomo, Indiana with Marlene, her sister Alise...
Timothy James Reilly
Apr 13, 2017
TIMOTHY J. REILLY, 37, of EAST WINDSOR, NJ died April 13, 2017. He was born in Belleville and was raised in Brick Township. He received a doctorate of pharmacy from Rutgers University and made numerous contributions in the field of pharmacy throughout his career. He was employed at Rutgers University as a Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy and worked as...