Richard H. Hartwig
Aug 26, 2013
Richard H. Hartwig, 96, of Griggstown, NJ passed away at The Pavillions at Forrestal in Plainsboro, NJ on Monday, August 26, 2013. Born in New York City on July 10, 1917, he and his family moved to Griggstown in 1955. Mr. Hartwig was a self-employed auto mechanic and painter for many years. He was a member of the Griggstown Volunteer...
Elizabeth E, Mueller
Aug 21, 2013
Evelyn Elizabeth Mueller, formerly of Princeton, NJ, died August 21, 2013, in Hightstown, NJ. She was 98. Mrs. Mueller was born March 5, 1915, in Everett, MA, to Ernest Clinton Phillips and Sarah Elizabeth (MacNeal); the first of three children. She graduated from Framingham State College with a B.S. in Education in 1937 and worked as a dietician for four...
Brenda J. Slater
Aug 13, 2013
Brenda J. Slater, 63, a lifelong resident of Princeton, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Victoria Health Care Center in Matawan, NJ after a long illness. Over the years, Brenda worked as a waitress at several Princeton food establishments, the most recent being Harry's Luncheonette on Witherspoon Street. She was predeceased by her parents Clarence R. and...
Mary A. Pfister
Aug 12, 2013
Mary Pfister, 95, passed away on August 12 at her home. She was born also at home in Princeton, NJ to her parents the late Fred and Mary Hughes. She gave unending gifts of love and care to everyone she knew and shared special gifts with children throughout her life with her gentle, nurturing, beautiful heart. Her passions included her...
Rachel E. Hendershott
Jul 26, 2013
Rachel Elizabeth Hendershott, 84, of Princeton Jct., NJ, passed away peacefully with family by her side on July 26, 2013, at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, NJ. Born December 21, 1928 and raised Rachel Elizabeth Van Wagner in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, she spent her summers with her parents Floyd M. and Catherine Van Wagner, her...
Gita Z. Wilder
Jul 21, 2013
Gita Jane Wilder, 76, of Princeton died on July 21, 2013 following an 11 month battle with cancer. She was in hospice care at the Merwick Care and Rehabilitation Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey where her family and friends provided her with constant companionship and care. Gita was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 22, 1937, the daughter of Aaron...
Mary Ellen Rybak
Jul 20, 2013
Mary Ellen Rybak, M.D. 63, Thousand Oaks, CA and Princeton, NJ passed away at home suddenly on July 20. Beloved wife of Thomas Griffin, M.D. for thirty-seven years, Dr. Rybak was a senior medical researcher specializing in hematology and oncology. She worked in cancer research and new drug development in both academia and the pharmaceutical industry for over thirty years....
Stephanie Regina Durden
Jul 18, 2013
Stephanie Durden, 60, of Princeton, NJ passed away Thursday, July 18th, 2013 in her home. Born in, Riverside NJ she resided in Princeton for the past 35 years. Daughter of the late David and Christine Crawley, she is survived by her step mother, Ms. Vivian Kane (Mom V); her five sisters; Valerie Shockley, Warren, OH; Muriel Cote, Charleston, SC; Michelle...
Suzanne Drabek
Jul 17, 2013
Suzanne Drabek, a long-time resident of Princeton and Hunterdon County, died July 17th in the Princeton Medical Center at Plainsboro after an abrupt diagnosis of metastatic cancer. She was 56. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Marie Drabek (both deceased), she spent much of her childhood in Princeton and graduated from Princeton High School. She was...
Lawrence Ray
Jul 8, 2013
Lawrence Ray, 80, of Ewing, NJ passed away Monday, July 8, 2013 at Care One at Ewing. Born in Montclair, NJ he resided in Ewing the past 40 years. He retired from the Ewing Township Recreation Dept. after 27 years of employment. Lawrence was a member of the Garden State Vintage Stock Car Association. He was honorably discharged from the...
Gloria Alice Mcclure
Jun 17, 2013
Gloria Alice McClure, 89, died on June 17, 2013. Gloria was born on June 3, 1924, in Brooklyn, NY, to William H. and Doris Agnes Varley. She was an only child who enjoyed summers in Florida, and spent many summers on her family boat on Long Island. Gloria met Alan McClure in 1941, and married him upon his return from...
Kin Wah Cheung
Jun 15, 2013
Kin Wah Cheung, 83, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 15, 2013. He was born in Canton, China to EuLeung Cheung and Gill Poon. A graduate of Sun Yat-sen University he lived most of his life in Hong Kong and New Jersey. Kin Wah was a passionate man and a strong advocate of education. He was...
Roland W.H. Thompson
Jun 3, 2013
Roland Willard Harold Thompson, of Ewing Township, former employee of New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company was born in Beecher Town St. Ann, Jamaica on February 1st 1948, and died on Monday June 3rd 2013. He is survived by wife Feron Thompson, daughter Veniecia Thompson, son Roland Thompson, Jr., Sisters; Una Gray, Joyce Thompson, Marjorie Johnson, Cynthia Cousins, Brothers; Owen Thompson,...
Virginia "Jill" Herring
Jun 1, 2013
On Saturday, June 1, 2013, Jill Herring died in her sleep in her home at The Windrows, due to an apparent stroke. She was 87 and a forty year resident of Princeton. Born on September 17, 1925 in Philadelphia. she was one of three children of John Peter and Eleanor Stirk Staman. She graduated from Swarthmore College. During her college...
Marian A. Matticole
May 29, 2013
Marian A. Matticole, 97, former writer and information specialist for the United States Information Agency (USIA), the public relations arm of the US Department of State, died on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge, NJ. Born in Princeton, NJ she was a long time resident of Crystal City in Arlington, VA. Marian graduated Princeton...
Lorand Meray
May 24, 2013
Lorand H. Meray, 93, died peacefully at home in Princeton on May 24, 2013, in the loving presence of his family. Lorand was born on July 4, 1919 in Budapest, Hungary. His family designed, built and raced motorcycles, operating a factory and showroom in Budapest. Lorand received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1941 and an M.S. degree in...
James G. Robinson
May 22, 2013
James G. Robinson, 92, of Monroe Township, NJ formerly of Princeton, NJ died Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Born to Ellsworth D. and Helen G. Lockhart Robinson, in Sewickley, PA. His family moved to Tulsa, OK in 1925, following the discovery of oil in that area. After 20 years, Jim moved to Pittsburgh,...
Te Ning Chin
May 16, 2013
Te Ning Chin, 92, of Princeton, NJ, died on May 16, 2013 in University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro after a brief illness. Born on July 15, 1920, he grew up on a farm in rural China. Dr. Chin received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Tsing Hua University (Kunming, Yunnan) in 1942. From 1942 to 1945, he...
Margaret Coles Bol
May 6, 2013
Margaret Rose Coles Bol, known as Markee, passed away peacefully, at her residence in Montgomery Township, NJ, on Monday, May 6, 2013, with her family by her side. She was born in Mansfield, Pennsylvania on January 24, 1920, the daughter of Edwin and Emmavieve Coles. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Kees Bol, her four children, Peter...
Nathan Kogan
Apr 28, 2013
Nathan Kogan, Ph.D, esteemed academic and scholar of psychology,died April 28, 2013 at the age of 86. The son of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, he was born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania and began his working life in his parents' small jewelry and watch repair shop. He subsequently went on to obtain his BA from Lehigh University and Ph.D. in Psychology...