Obituaries

BENSALEM, PA… JoAnn Joseph, 63, passed away Saturday April 27, 2019. Born in Trenton, Mrs. Joseph was a former resident of Morrisville, PA. She was a graduate of Miami University (Ohio) and Rider University earning a master’s degree in counseling. She was a school counselor at School Lane Charter School…

Sylvia Agress Teich, 96, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Abrams Residence in Ewing, NJ. Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, she was a graduate of Florida State College for Women. She was a former resident of Trenton, NJ, and was a longtime resident of Yardley, PA. Sylvia was…

ROCKVILLE, MD… Eva Paul, 89, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Born in Yugoslavia, she immigrated to the United States in 1948. Wife of the late Leonard Paul, mother of the late Sharon Lee Paul, she is survived by a daughter, Ellen Paul (Timothy Boucher), a sister, Ruth Kertzer Seidman,…

EWING… Janice Wolf Newman, 97, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at Greenwood House. Born to Samuel and Anna Wolf of Brighton, MA in 1921, she was a graduate of the Katharine Gibbs School. Her high school yearbook salutation was “her smile is the smile of happiness.” She married Dr….

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Karen Rodney who left the world peacefully on April 1st in the presence of her loving family after a courageous and valiant battle cancer.  She was 73 and leaves behind her husband, Burton Rodney, 4 children, David Rotter, Yael…

Edward Leavitt, 89, passed away Saturday March 30, 2019. Born in Brooklyn, he was a former resident of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and Yardley, PA. Mr. Leavitt was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He returned home from the war to establish a successful automobile dealership, Autobahn Motors…

Samantha L. Josephson, 21, passed away Friday March 29, 2019. Born in Princeton, she was a student at The University of South Carolina majoring in political science. She would have graduated in June and planned to attend Drexel University School of Law. She is survived by her parents Seymour and…

Irene Stern, 88, of Princeton Junction, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019. Born in New York City, she was a former resident of Woodmere, New York and a graduate of the City College of New York. Funeral services are 10:30 am Friday, March 29 at Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534…

John “Jack” Phillips, age 66, of Ewing, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019, with his loving wife, Jessie, by his side. Jack was a lifelong resident of Ewing and worked as a supervisor at the Ewing Township Board of Education for nearly 20 years until his retirement in 2015. He…

Doris M. Levine, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, age 89, passed away Monday March 18, 2019. Born in New York City, Mrs. Levine was a former resident of Trenton for 75 years. She was a graduate of Temple University and worked there as a teaching assistant before retiring. Mrs. Levine was a member…

Beverly Rednor, 85, of Ewing, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019. Born in Asbury Park, she grew up in Redbank, NJ. She went on to earn a Masters of Social Work from Trenton State College. Beverly had a deep concern for others, working at the Mercer County Blood Bank and…

Michael Anthony Snyder, 56, of Princeton, New Jersey passed away Tuesday, March 12th, 2019. Born in Abington, PA to Norma and Eugene Snyder, he grew up Wyncote, PA Michael was a graduate of Germantown Academy, and he later attended Dickinson College where he received a BS and then later attended…

Ann Schmalz, 82, of Jackson Township, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019.  Born in Vineland, NJ, she grew up in Highland, NY on the grounds of Friedman’s Hotel – a working farm which later became known as the Rocking Horse Ranch Resort. She had a pet rooster there named Louie….

MONROE TOWNSHIP… Jack Goldstein, 84, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Born in The Bronx, he was a former resident of Bellerose, New York and East Windsor, New Jersey. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the Navy. Husband of the late Mildred Goldstein, grandfather of the…

EAST WINDSOR… Helen Demsky, 92, passed away Monday, March 4, 2019. Born in London in 1927, she moved to Reading, England in 1940 when her home was bombed during The Blitz. While working there as a seamstress, she met an American soldier named Arnold Demsky at a USO dance. The…

EWING… Miriam Ross, 92, passed away Monday, March 4, 2019. A lifelong resident of the Trenton area, she was a graduate of Trenton High School and later attended Rider College. She worked as a legal secretary at her husband’s law office and was a member of Har Sinai Temple for…

Estelle K. Bach passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 on her 97th birthday. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was a graduate of Brooklyn’s Abraham Lincoln High School. At age 19, while living in Roosevelt, NJ, she married the boy next door. The family moved to Vineland, NJ in 1953. Estelle…

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP… Mary E. Sheff, 89, of Hamilton, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, February 24, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 28, 1929 to the late John and Mildred Cobine in Trenton, NJ. Mary was a lifelong area resident and was a…

HAMILTON… Stephen Fischberg, 75, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019. Born in Brooklyn, he was a resident of Hamilton Township. He was a printing technician at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection before retiring. Stephen is survived by his wife, Libby Fischberg, two daughters, Robin Wedeking and her…

Howard Orrin Zogott November 16, 1945 – February 13, 2019 Howard Zogott, of blessed memory, passed away on February 13, 2019, at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island, of complications from an acute stroke he had suffered a month earlier. He was 73 years old. Born in Philadelphia, PA, on…

MORRISVILLE, PA… Stanley Dlugosz, 81, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019. Born in Philadelphia, he was a longtime resident of Morrisville, PA. A graduate of Olney High School, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Drexel University where he was an All-American Athlete in Soccer and Baseball and was captain of…

New Holland, PA… Gary Alan Parker, 48, passed away Thursday February 7, 2019. Born in Trenton he was a former resident of Yardley, PA and was a self employed entrepreneur. He was a Navy veteran of the Persian Gulf War. Son of the late Phyllis Parker Clark he is survived…

Christopher Nanneman, age 20, passed away tragically on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at his home in Lambertville. A lifelong resident of Lambertville, he was a graduate of Lambertville Public School and South Hunterdon Regional High School. He went on to major in Literature at Bard College, where he was a…

GREAT FALLS, VA… Sol Cohon, 97, died on Saturday, February 2nd at his home in Great Falls, Virginia. He lived 95 of his years in New Jersey, most recently in Concordia in Monroe Township. He leaves his wife of 73 years Charlotte Morris Cohon, two daughters Phyllis Josephson and Linda…

Marilyn Laudenslager (nee Schachter); also known as Marilyn Silverstein; age 80; passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 in Medford, NJ. Born in New York, NY; a resident of Winslow Township, NJ. Predeceased by her parents, Dorothy Litowitz and Julius Schachter. Beloved wife of Richard J. Laudenslager. Loving mother of three…

PRINCETON… Gary Rothberg, 65, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019. Beloved son of the late William (Billy) and Doris. Born in Queens, NY, he grew up there and later in Livingston, NJ. A graduate of Syracuse University, Gary was an architect who was career focused and proud of his work….

ROBBINSVILLE… Lynn Arlene Jeros, age 74, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. She was born on July 23, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York to Raymond and Mary Silverstein. Lynn loved to love people. She spent most of her adult life working as a registered nurse. This was not…

Duangduen Schulick, a long-time resident of Kensington, Maryland, passed away on January 26, at the age of 88. She was a native of Bangkok, Thailand, and was the oldest of eight children of Chamrus and Chamnien Panyarachun.  She is a graduate of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand and was a…

PRINCETON… Professor Norman Itzkowitz, 87, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on January 20 in Princeton, New Jersey, where he had resided for over 65 years. Norman was a beloved professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University and served as the Master of Wilson College, one of the…

EWING… Mary R. Sgroi, 94, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, January 17, 2019 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Sgroi was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and resided in East Brunswick and Milltown for over fifty years. She shared 70 years of marriage with her beloved husband, the late…

EWING… Evelyn Kruger, 93, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Born in Newark, she grew up on a dairy farm in Irvington. She was the older sister to three younger brothers. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Montclair State College and a Master of Social Work from the University of…

PRINCETON… Dr. Theodore K. Rabb died peacefully on Monday, January 7th, 2019, at age 81. He is survived by his wife, Tamar Rabb, his children, Susannah Bailin, Jonathan Rabb and Jeremy Rabb, his five grandchildren, and his sister, Judith Tapiero. Over a 45-year career, he taught Renaissance history at Stanford,…

WILLINGBORO… Jean Goldman, 97, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019. She was the wife of the late Herman Goldman, sister of the late Pauline, Sidney, Milton and Alvin Sackin, and half-sister of the late Beatrice Caplan. She is survived by a daughter, Arleen Wells, two sons, Leonard H. Goldman and…

LANGHORNE, PA… Phyllis H. Goldman, 88, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019. Born in Trenton, Miss Goldman was a laboratory technician at the Miami Veterans Hospital before retiring. Daughter of the late Samuel and Rose Goldman, sister of the late Rena Stern, Blanche Sussman and Myron Goldman she is survived…

NEWTOWN, PA… Dr. Steven W. Klein passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019, surrounded by friends and family, after a long battle with cancer. He was 74. Born in New York City, Steve was a graduate of Cornell University’s Sibley School of Engineering, where he was also a member of the…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Paul B. Lazovick, 83, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He has been a resident of Lawrenceville, NJ for over 50 years. He was a member of Adath Israel Congregation, a member of the IEEE, belonged to the 55 Plus Men’s Club, as well…

EWING… Janet A. Simonson, 79, passed away Friday, January 4, 2018. Ms. Simonson worked as a typist for 34 years at the New Jersey Department of Health, Word Processing Department. She was a lifelong member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Ewing. She loved travel, reading braille books, and always cared deeply for…

LEVITTOWN, PA… Faye S. Applebaum, 80, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Mrs. Applebaum was a resident of Levittown for the past fifty-eight years and an active member of the former Temple Shalom, of Levittown, PA. Faye was predeceased by her mother, Rose Ehman Druker…

PRINCETON… Mildred “Mimi” Blaine Gershen, 91 of Princeton passed away peacefully on December 28, 2018 of natural causes.   Born in the Bronx, NY, to Arthur M and Francis P Blaine, Mrs. Gershen was Pre-deceased by her husband Alvin E. Gershen, brother and sister-in law Rabbi Allan and Suzanne Blaine. A…

PRINCETON… Fredric J. Spar, 70, died at home in Princeton, NJ on December 22, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY Fred was a student-athlete who ran track at Midwood High School and Cornell University. His career had many chapters: He worked as an elementary-school science teacher before completing a Ph.D. (1980)…

MONROE TOWNSHIP… Betty Nobel, 91, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, Mrs. Nobel was a graduate of Hunter College and was a school teacher at Magen David Yeshiva before retiring. Mother of the late Roberta Karlin and wife of the late Milton Nobel, she is survived by…

DELRAY BEACH, FL… Arthur Roth Lavinthal, 84, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at New York Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Born in Trenton, he resided here seventy years before retiring to Delray Beach, Florida where he was a member of the Men’s Club and Computer Club. Arthur attended the Trenton schools, graduating…

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada… Rose Caldwell Schwarz, 91, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018. Born in Czechoslovakia, Mrs. Schwarz and her late sister were Holocaust survivors of Bergen-Belsen and Auschwitz concentration camps. Before moving to Toronto, she was a former resident of Mercerville, New Jersey. Sister of the late Helen Esko,…

LAVALLETTE, NJ… Col. Sanford “Sandy” Rader (USAF, Retired), 87, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018, at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J. Born and raised in Newark, N.J., he was a graduate of Butler University and Rutgers University Law School. He served in the Air Force as a…

YARDLEY, PA….Gloria Levy, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend died peacefully at her residence on December 2, 2018 at age 94. Born in New York and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, Gloria was the wife of Monroe Levy, a prominent Trenton attorney who predeceased her. She is survived…

PRINCETON… Dr. Sidney R. Tabershaw, 96, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a former resident of Scarsdale, NY. Dr. Tabershaw was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and the University of Pittsburgh Dental School. He was a dentist for many years before…

EWING… Dolores Belair, 71, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong resident of Ewing and a graduate of Ewing High School. Dolores was head bank teller at PNC Bank on Scotch Road in Ewing, and later worked at Marrazzo’s Market. Dolores is survived by…

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada… Anton Ladic, 85, passed away October 25, 2018. Services are private.  

EWING… Khana Fridman, 98, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Wife of the late Meyer Fridman, she is survived by a son and daughter, Boris Fridman and Klara Brodsky. Funeral services and burial are 11am Thursday, November 1, at Washington Cemetery, 104 Deans Rhode Hall Road, South Brunswick.

WEST WINDSOR… Marlene G. Brown of West Windsor passed away peacefully at home on October 26, 2018, after a long battle with breast cancer. Marlene was born in Queens, New York, on February 11, 1961, and moved to Great Neck, Long Island as a child. She graduated from Great Neck…

WEST WINDSOR… Ruth Arias, 91, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018, at Princeton Care nursing home in Princeton. Born in Berlin, Germany and raised in Manchester, England, Ruth came to America with her father, Fajvel Mieschonz, and her sister, Rose and brother, David, where they started a new…

NEWTOWN, PA… Blanche Sussman, 96, died Monday, October 22, 2018. Born in Trenton, NJ, Blanche was a resident of Levittown, PA before moving to Newtown.  Mrs. Sussman worked alongside her husband, Jules Sussman, at Lobel’s Youth Center in Levittown.  She was a founding member of Congregation Beth El. Wife of…

Matthew Brecko, 34, of Ewing Township, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018. A memorial service will be held 1pm Wednesday, October 24 at Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Road, Ewing Township.

JACKSON… Jesse W. Goldstein, 27, passed away Friday October 5, 2018 at his residence. Born in Princeton, he was a resident of Lawrenceville most of his life and was a graduate of Lawrence High School. Son of the late Stacy Conover Goldstein, he is survived by his father, Dean Goldstein,…

LEVITTOWN, PA… MARILYN H. NEIMAN A Champion for Homeless Pets   On Monday morning, October 1, 2018, Marilyn Neiman’s heart stopped beating, and she quietly slipped away from this life. She was a month shy of her 89th birthday.   Marilyn was one of the founders of Hope for the…

PENNINGTON… Marcelo Schor was born on October 4, 1958 to the late Haydée (Sasson) and Ernesto Schor in Cordoba, Argentina. He passed away suddenly but peacefully due to heart complications on October 1, 2018 surrounded by his gathered family and friends. He shared his joy, his open laugh, his zeal…

BOYNTON BEACH, FL… Morton Deitz of Boynton Beach, Florida, formerly of Trenton, New Jersey, died on September 19, 2018, at Greenwood House, Trenton, New Jersey. He was 97. A World War II veteran, Mr. Deitz exemplified the saying “If, with your last breath, the world is a better place because…

EWING… Clifford A. Goldman, NJ State Treasurer from 1976 to 1982 and a principal architect of the Byrne administration’s school finance reform package that led to adoption of the State’s first income tax in 1976, died at his home in Ewing Township on September 16. The cause of death was…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Sherry Bornstein, 95, passed away Friday, September 14, 2018. Born in Poland, she emigrated to the United States in 1949 and thereafter resided most of her life in Fair Lawn, NJ. Mrs. Bornstein was a Holocaust survivor. There was nothing she enjoyed more than spending time with her family….

EWING… Roberta Herendeen, 86, passed away Friday, September 14, 2018. Wife of the late Martin Kraun, mother of the late Andrew David Kraun, she is survived by her daughters, Heather Bassman and Shelly Kasrel. Funeral services are Sunday, September 16, at Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Road, Ewing. Burial…

LANGHORNE, PA…Harold D. Koslow, 92, passed away Thursday September 13, 2018. Born in Trenton, he was a former resident of Yardley, PA. Mr. Koslow was a graduate of Rutgers University and earned a master’s degree in finance at Columbia University. He was president of S.P. Dunham Company for over forty…

EWING… Norma B. Korsen, 93, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, with family members by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was a graduate of the GAR Memorial High School. She relocated to Philadelphia when she married in 1952. She was later a resident of Cherry Hill,…

CRANBURY… Lois (Samantha) Monheit, 87, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018. Born in Philadelphia, she was a resident of Cranbury, NJ. She was a beloved mother to her daughters Susan (Joe) Ziluca and Sheryl Monheit, adoring grandmother to her  grandchildren Daniel (Abby) Ziluca, Adrienne Ziluca, Jeffrey Ruta and Eric Ruta, and…

FREEHOLD… Lester Miller, 85, passed away Wednesday September 5, 2018 at his home. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, it was there that he met his wife, Harriet and had two sons. After 10 years of marriage they moved to Sayreville, NJ, raising their boys. 25 years later, after the…

EWING…Barbara L. Tyger, 84, passed away Wednesday September 5, 2018. Born in Astoria, New York she was a former resident of Yardley, PA. Mrs. Tyger was employed at Barbruce Realty and later Harbor Branch before retiring. She enjoyed the theater and traveling. Wife of the late Stanley Tyger, she is…

TINTON FALLS… Robyn Danielle Friedman, 44, passed away August 26, 2018 at her home. Born in New York City, she grew up in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. She graduated from Lawrence Township High School, earned a bachelor’s degree from Franklin Pierce University (in New Hampshire), and a master’s degree of social…

PRINCETON… Ronald Berman, 86, founder of R. Berman Development, died Friday at Princeton Medical Center after a long illness. An early champion of mixed-use urban renewal, many of his efforts focused on his home town of Trenton. Berman approached his real estate career with a focus on bringing people together:…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Corinne Marie Meirowitz, 29, passed away Thursday August 30, 2018 at her home after a long illness. Born in Baltimore, Maryland she was a former resident of West Windsor. Miss Meirowitz was a graduate of The College of New Jersey, earning a bachelors degree and was pursuing a masters…

BELLE MEADE… Daniel J. Wagner, 59, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Born in East Orange, he earned a joint degree from Columbia University and The Jewish Theological Seminary, and later graduated from Cornell Law School. He practiced law as a commercial real estate attorney for 36 years. A past…

NEWTOWN, PA… Dorothy Tankel, 100, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018 at Pennswood Village while watching CNN. Dorothy was born in New York City and grew up in Hamilton Township, NJ. She was preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, David Tankel. There is not adequate room to…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Tharyle J. Prather, 69, passed away Monday, August 13, 2018. Born in Wabash, Indiana, he was a resident of Lawrenceville the past thirty-five years. Mr. Prather was a graduate of Manchester College and Rutgers University where he earned a Master’s Degree in Fine Art. He worked at Rutgers University…

NEWTOWN, PA… Judith Abrams Buch, 65, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018. Born in Trenton, NJ, to Rose Ann and Harry Abrams, she has one brother, Jeffrey Abrams. Although raised in Trenton, Judi graduated from Pennsbury High School. She obtained a Master of Social Work from Temple University and taught…

  LAWRENCEVILLE… Dr. Martin R. Schached, 87, passed away August 11, 2018. Born in New York City he was a former resident of Titusville. Dr. Schached was a graduate of New York Chiropractic College and was the director of Princeton Chiropratic Center for twenty-five years before retiring. He is survived…

EWING… Joseph Salup, 96, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018. Born in Trenton, he was a longtime resident of Yardley, Pennsylvania. He attended Rider College. Joseph was the proprietor of Quaker Curtain before retiring. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army. He and his wife,…

TRENTON… Elliott Ribner, 69, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018. Funeral services and burial are Monday 11am, August 6 at Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, NJ.

EWING… Gail Liebmann died on August 4. She was born in Manhattan in 1923 to Sarah (Weinstein) and Raphael Liebman, joining four siblings, all of whom were unprepared for but thrilled with her arrival. Her birth name was Abigail, which she shortened to Gail well before entering Seward Park High…

MORRISVILLE, PA… Theodore C. Bowman III, 33 of Morrisville, Pa. formerly of Ewing Twp., NJ passed away at home on August 2, 2018. Son of the late Theodore C. Bowman Jr., grandson of the late Richard and Clara Carlese and Theodore C. Bowman Sr., he is survived by his wife Amanda…

WEST WINDSOR… Robert Gittleman, 87, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Born in New York City, he was a management trainer with Exec U Service, Inc. in Princeton, NJ. He is survived by his wife, Stephanie Gittleman, and two daughters, Marni and…

LANGHORNE, PA…. Michael Lee Kaplan, 72, passed away Monday July 30, 2018. Born in Trenton, Mr. Kaplan was a graduate of Mercer County Community College and was employed at NJ Transit Company before retiring. Son of the late Morris and Anita Kaplan, he is survived by a sister Frimalee Nowicki….

EWING… Daniel L. Brandt Sr., 84, passed away Sunday July 29, 2018. Born in Berlin, Pennsylvania, Mr. Brandt was a resident of Ewing, NJ, for most of his life.  He was employed by Adley Express, Pacific Intermountain Express; and then eventually, he retired after many years at Johnson & Johnson. He…

WESTAMPTON… Howard Steven Josephson, 66, died peacefully at home on Friday, July 27, 2018 following a long series of illnesses. He leaves behind his beloved wife Phyllis, daughter Susannah (David) Delman, brother Seymour (Marci) Josephson, sisters Zel and Susan Josephson, and many loving and devoted nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, and…

PRINCETON… Sylvia Ragen, 97, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Funeral services and burial are Friday, 11 AM, July 27 at Floral Park Cemetery in Deans, NJ.

TRENTON… Denise Savas, 57, passed away July 24, 2018. Funeral services and interment are private.

PENNINGTON… Bill Cox, one month shy of his 80th birthday, died at his home in Pennington, NJ, on July 21, 2018, from multiple myeloma. He had fought this cancer for two years, with both medical treatments and a well-honed sense of humor. Bill was born in 1938 into a world…

HALLANDALE, FL… Isidore Petersile, 94, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018. Funeral services and burial have been rescheduled for Tuesday, 12 noon, July 24 at King Solomon Memorial Park, Clifton, NJ.

EWING… Elizabeth (Betty) M. Brian, 82, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Born in Ringoes, she was a former resident of Hopewell, and thereafter was a resident of Ewing Township most of her life. Betty was a saleswoman at the EJ Korvette Company. She was a member of the Ewing…

Defined “Lobbying” and Influenced a Generation of NJ Politics SKILLMAN… Joseph W. Katz, 91, who left an indelible mark on New Jersey politics and advocacy from the newsroom, campaign bus, and State House corridors, died at his home in Skillman on Friday, July 13, 2018. Before emerging as one of…

EWING… Mary M. (Burkert) Tassone, 96, passed away July 9, 2018 surrounded by her family. Born in Trenton and a graduate of Trenton High School ‘40, she was a Ewing Twp. resident and member of St. James Catholic Church and their senior citizens club. She worked for the Pentagon before…

PRINCETON… Joshua F. Greenberg passed away at the age of 85 on July 2, 2018. Born in 1933 in Brooklyn to Betty and Emil Greenberg, Josh attended Abraham Lincoln High School and then received his B.A. in 1954 from Columbia University where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa his…

EWING… Harry Joseph Masterson Sr., of Ewing, NJ, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2018, at Capital Health Hospital, in Hopewell, NJ. Born in Lambertville, he was a resident of Ewing most of his life. Harry was a 1942 graduate of Trenton Catholic Boys High School, who was drafted into…

PRINCETON… Saul Singer, also known as Chef Saul MD, age 81, passed away June 19, 2018, in Newark after a life well lived and also a day after celebrating his 59th anniversary. Born on June 9, 1937, in Brooklyn, he was the son of the former Rose (Renee) Leviloff and…

SAN DIEGO, CA… Alan Koenigsberg, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, East Windsor, NJ, Denver, CO, Naples, FL, and Singapore, passed away on June 19, 2018. Born March 19, 1941, the son of Charles “Willie” and Blossom Koenigsberg, He joins the love of his life, Beverly Koenigsberg (1943-2013), in spirit. Alan is…

YARDVILLE… June Fischman Kleppe, 101, passed away Monday June 18, 2018. Born and raised in New York City, she was a former resident of Wilmington, Delaware. She married the love of her life Theodore R. Kleppe Jr. in 1936 and they were together until his passing in 2001. June had…

YARDLEY, PA… Bernice Engel Kline, age 95, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Bernice was born May 17, 1923 to Philip and Lena Salzberg Engel. She graduated from Eastside High School in Paterson and went on to graduate from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania…

LAWRENCEVILLE…Harry M. Byrne 73, peacefully passed away surrounded by his wife and  two sons on Thursday June 14, 2018 at Capital Health, Hopewell after a short illness. He  was born on May 8, 1945 to Harry F. and Anne M. Byrne and  was a lifelong resident of Ewing New Jersey…

WEST TRENTON… Sarah Ann Longfield Hantman, 65, of West Trenton, NJ, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on Monday, June 11, 2018. She was born October 19, 1952 in Wyandotte, Michigan, the daughter of Paul and Betty Longfield. She graduate from Grosse Isle High School, and later…

YARDLEY, PA… Herbert Louis Levin, 95, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018 at his home. Herbert Louis Levin was born on June 8, 1923 in Reading, PA, the son of Joseph and Jean (Blecker) Levin. During his youth he always showed creativity and a keen interest in mechanical design. As…

MONROE TOWNSHIP… Morton Kobrin, 82, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Born in Massachusetts, he grew up in Wareham and attended the Wareham public schools. Shortly after graduating from Northeastern University, he opened Star Jewelers, a retail shop in Wareham, MA. He moved the store from Wareham to Pocasset, MA…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Emily Jane Kahn, 84, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Born in Trenton, the daughter of Morris and Adele Wolff Kahn, she is survived by her brother Robert W. (Gloria) and Sister, Susan K. Ferry (James), and many beloved nephews and nieces. She spent most of her active life…

  EWING… Jean Seijffers Arnold, 101, passed away Tuesday June 5, 2018 at her residence, Greenwood House. Born in Utrecht in the Netherlands, she moved to America just before World War 2. Wife of the late William Jerome Arnold she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law Stephen and MaryAnn…

BRISTOL, PA… Hailie Yarnell, 21, passed away suddenly and tragically on Monday, June 4, 2018. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, 11 AM, June 12 at Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Road, Ewing Township, NJ. Burial will follow at Ewing Cemetery. Visitation will be between 10:00 AM and 10:45 AM…

PRINCETON… Morris Marks, whose boundless love for his family was returned in full, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 94. He was a proud South Philadelphian and first-generation American, the son of Nathan and Tillie Marks, from Kishinev, Moldova. He had four older brothers – Harry, Abe, Dan, and Jack…

EAST WINDSOR… Sylvia Matlofsky, 85, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018. Born in New York City, she was a resident of East Windsor for 46 years. Sylvia worked as a saleswoman at Sears in Lawrenceville. She was a longtime member of Congregation Beth Chaim. She is survived by her husband,…

MONROE TOWNSHIP… Tammy Goldhammer, 76, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she went back to school as an adult and earned her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. She proudly became a Bat Mitzvah as an adult in the late 1970’s. Tammy was active in the Clearbrook…

EWING… Anna Greenwood, 99, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018. Born in Hungary in 1918, she was a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. She emigrated to the United States in 1949, residing in Philadelphia. A tomboy, she was athletic even into her 80’s, often swimming the Danube River as…

PLAINSBORO… June Slavin, 83, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, she graduated from Tilden High School and attended Brooklyn College. She was a resident of Princeton Windrows, Plainsboro, NJ since August, 2017. Previously she resided in Groton, MA, Bayside, Queens, Wayne, NJ, Miami Lakes…

LAKEWOOD… Albert Feder, 92, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018. Funeral services are 11AM Wednesday, May 9, at Congregation Beth Chaim, Princeton Junction. Burial will follow at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge.

LAWRENCEVILLE… Jessica H. Lewin, 29, passed away Monday May 7, 2018. Born in Lawrenceville she was an account executive at ExecuJobs in Princeton. In 5th grade, Jessica was recognized by the Mercer County Professional Counselor’s Association for being the first to lend a hand to her teachers and fellow students….

PENNINGTON… Jeannette Kram, 95, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018. Wife of the late Walter Kram, she is survived by a son, Richard Kram, and a daughter, Barbara Kram. Funeral services and burial are 1 PM Wednesday, May 9, at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, NY.

BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP… Charyl S. Morginstin, 64, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018. Born in Abington, PA, she was a resident of Bordentown Township for almost 40 years. She was a team member at Six Flags Great Adventure, and also worked as a home health aide. She was a member of…

BOCA RATON, FL… Rhoda Rinder, 81, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018. Funeral services and burial are Tuesday, May 8, at Beth-El Cemetery, Paramus, NJ.

PLAINSBORO… Ruth Edelman died  at the age of 96 on Thursday May 3 at her home at Princeton Windrows. Born in Trenton, she was the daughter of the late Minne and Jack Edelman, and was predeceased by her brothers Milton and Aaron Edelman and sister-in-law Evelyn Edelman. Ruth worked for…

MONROE TOWNSHIP… Abraham Hyman, 94, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Funeral services and burial are 10 AM Sunday, May 6 at Mount Ararat Cemetery, Lindenhurst, NY.

LAWRENCEVILLE… Steven Elliott Slutzky, 47, passed away peacefully at his residence Monday April 30, 2018, surrounded by his family. Born in Philadelphia, he was a resident of Lawrenceville the past twenty years. Steve  was a graduate of Rider University and was employed by the ProSys Information Systems. He was a…

PRINCETON… Henry (Hank) Gottlieb, 91, passed away Thursday at his residence. Born in Brooklyn,NY, Mr. Gottlieb was a resident of New York City most of his life. He was a graduate of Midwood High School (1945) and Adelphi College (1951). Mr. Gottlieb was principal of American Cleaning Contractors;acquired by Allied…

EWING… Elizabeth  A. Riggs,98, passed away Tuesday April 23, 2018. Born in Trenton,  Mrs. Riggs was a resident of Ewing Township most of her life. She was employed by the Ewing Township Board of Education before retiring and was a parishioner at Incarnation-St. James Church. Wife of the late John…

PALM BEACH, FL… Betty Ann Platt passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Born on July 26, 1934 to Frederick and Ann Eckert of Larned, Kansas. She and her beloved late husband, Mervyn J. Platt, were long-time residents of Trenton, NJ. Her family bids a loving farewell. She is survived…

LAKEWOOD… Estelle Feder, 87, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, she was a resident of Manalapan, and more recently, of Lakewood. She is survived by her husband, Albert Feder, a son and daughter-in-law, Neal and Holly Feder, two grandchildren, Gary Feder and his wife Nadine, and Todd…

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP… Arthur L. Alpert, 61, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018. A lifelong resident of the Trenton area, he worked as a machine mechanic at Homasote Company in Ewing for 42 years. Arthur enjoyed fishing, camping, riding his motorcycle and most of all, spending time with his family and…

MONROE TOWNSHIP… Muriel (Mimi) H. Schneider (née Singer), 95, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she also resided in Woodmere, NY for over 40 years before moving to Monroe Township. A devoted mother and wife, family was her highest priority. Muriel and…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Deborah Rose (Nahmias) Dauer (previously of Roosevelt, New Jersey) passed away on Wednesday (April 4) at her residence from complications due to ALS. Deb is survived by her wonderful and adoring husband, Adam, and her three amazing and loving kids, Sarah, Gillian, and Ean; her parents Judy and Norman;…

PRINCETON… Ethel W. Pankove, 91, passed away Monday April 2, 2018 at her residence. Born in Coaldale, PA to Morris and Rebecca Wasserman, Ethel was the youngest of four children: Ann, Robert and Samuel. First in her class at Coaldale High School, she moved to Trenton, NJ in 1943 and…

MONROE TOWNSHIP… William Mayer, 83, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Born in Philadelphia, he grew up in Plainfield, later raising his family in North Brunswick, before becoming a resident of Greenbriar at Whittingham, in Monroe for more than twenty years….

EAST WINDSOR… Nathan Schwarcz, 100, passed away Saturday March 17, 2018. Born in Czechoslovakia, he was a resident of North Plainfield most of his life. Mr. Schwarcz was a Holocaust survivor. He was a barber for many years before retiring. Husband of the late Liza Schwarcz, he is survived by…

EWING… Ruth P. Brown, 92, passed away at her residence Tuesday March 13, 2018. Born in Montreal, Canada, she was a resident of Trenton and Ewing most of her life. Miss Brown was employed by the New Jersey Department of Taxation for twenty-five years before retiring. She was the daughter…

EWING… Michael Jasper, 74, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was more recently a resident of Monroe Township. Husband of the late Lena Jasper, he is survived by two sons and daughters in law, Lawrence and Lisa Jasper, and Daniel and Linda Jasper, a sister,…

RIVER EDGE… Francine (Fran) Sheffield, 86, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018. Born and raised in New York City, she and her family moved to Fort Lee before becoming long-time residents of River Edge, NJ. She recently relocated to live closer to her children and grandchildren. Fran graduated from Hunter…

LEVITTOWN, PA… Dr. Hope S. Wisnia, 90, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018 at her residence. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a resident of Levittown most of her life. She is survived by her husband Cantor David S. Wisnia, two sons and daughters-in-law Rabbi Eric and Judith Wisnia, Michael and…

EWING… Ethel C. Moore, 91, passed away Monday March 5, 2018, at her residence. Born in Fallsington, PA, she was a resident of Ewing the past fifty years. Mrs. Moore was employed by The Internal Revenue Service, McCoy Insurance Company and Marrazzos Market before retiring. She cherished her two cats…

ROBBINSVILLE… David Sadock, 52, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018. David grew up in Berwick, PA and graduated from the University of Scranton in 1988, where he was a Mitrani and Presidential Scholar. He had a successful 30-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. Among many career highlights, David was the…

SILVER SPRING, MD… Henry H. Matelson of Silver Spring, MD, formerly of Ewing Township, NJ and Middletown, DE, died Saturday, March 3, 2018. Born in Paterson, NJ, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Sadye Matelson. Mr. Matelson earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree in education from Montclair…

LEVITTOWN, PA… Terry Salat, 70, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at her home. Born in New York City, she was a former resident of East Windsor, NJ and more recently Levittown, PA. A graduate of Ashton University, she worked as a field director at KMR Research before retiring. A…

EAST WINDSOR… Barbara I. Silverstein, 91, passed away Wednesday, February 28, at her residence, Meadow Lakes. Born in Chicago, she was a former resident of Trenton and Lawrenceville. Mrs. Silverstein was a graduate of Florida State Teachers College and Rider University earning a MA in guidance. She was a guidance…

EWING… Karen Steiner, 43, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 17, 2018. Originally from Scotch Plains and later Milburn, she was a longtime resident of Ewing Township. A graduate of Rider University, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and was near to completing an MBA there as well. Karen…

EWING…Virginia Kowalski, 104, passed away Friday February 16, 2018 at her residence. Born in Trenton, she was a resident of Ewing most of her life. Mrs. Kowalski was employed at the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance before her retirement. She was a devoted and long time parishioner at…

LANGHORNE, PA… Regina Schlesinger, 93, passed away Friday, February 15, 2018. Wife of the late Albert Schlesinger, she is survived by a son, Dr. Fred Schlesinger. Private funeral services and burial took place at United Hebrew Cemetery, Staten Island.

COLUMBUS… Jack Yarin, 84, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Maryann Yarin, three daughters, Rachel Holloway, Jennifer Gordon and Wendy Rudman, as well as two grandchildren, Liorah and Adam Gordon. Funeral services are 11 am Wednesday, February 14, at The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau…

EWING… Dr. Gnanarajah Thambo, of Ewing, NJ passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on February 11th, 2018 . He was born January 29th, 1956 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He was a humble, intelligent, and an extremely loving husband, father, and brother. He was a man that truly valued education, completing his undergraduate studies at…

EWING… Martin D. Bunzes, 82, passed away Sunday February 11, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was a resident there and was employed as a commercial artist before retiring. Son of the late Sigmund and Hannah he is survived by a sister Sandra Hoffman, as well as nieces and nephews….

YARDLEY, PA… Martin J. Dubin, 70, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018. Born in Harrisburg, PA he was a resident of Yardley the past 26 years. Mr. Dubin graduated from Temple University where he earned 2 Masters degrees – one in Occupational Health and an MBA in Marketing. He was…

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL…Gloria Wolf Leavitt, 86, passed away Thursday February 8, 2018. Born in Philadelphia, she was a former resident of Princeton, NJ and Langhorne, PA. Mrs. Leavitt was a former member of Greenacres Country Club. Mother of the late Mark Wolf and wife of the late Oscar Wolf,…

EAST WINDSOR… Susan Seymour, 48, passed away Wednesday February 7, 2018. Daughter of the late Harvey and Lucille Seymour, she is survived by a brother, Steven Seymour. Funeral services and burial are Monday 2pm, February 12, at Ewing Cemetery, 78 Scotch Road, Ewing Township.

EWING… Roselyn Friedman, 85, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2018. She is survived by a daughter, Erica Friedman. Funeral services are private.

TRENTON… Tsilya Rubinson, 93, passed away Monday January 29, 2018. Born in Minsk, USSR she was a former resident of The Bronx and lived in Trenton the last 29 years. Mrs. Rubinson was a graduate of the Belorussian State University and served in the Soviet Army during World War 2…

YARDLEY, PA… Carol Forer Belt, 77, an Arts Advocate and Leader in Arts Education, who fought her whole life to keep the arts alive in the public schools died at home on Monday, January 29, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Carol started her career as an art teacher to…

TRENTON… Eileen E. Silverstein, 82, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018.   Born in New York, NY, she spent most of her life in Brooklyn. She attended the Fashion Institute of Design and the Community College of New York. She met her husband, Allen, in New York City in 1956…

TAMPA, FLORIDA…Maurice H. Ratner, 96, passed away Tuesday January 23, 2018. Born in New York City, he was a former resident there, as well as the Bronx and Lawrenceville. Mr. Ratner was a graduate of New York University and was an engineer at RCA Labs in Princeton where he supervised…

NEWTOWN, PA… Isabella McAleese Devlin, 99, passed away Tuesday January 23, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Scotland, Mrs. Devlin immigrated to the United States in 1953. She was a former resident of Brooklyn, NY, and more recently Ewing Township. She was a credit supervisor at Chase Manhattan…

SPRINGFIELD, VA… Anita J. Kaplan, 100, passed away Saturday January 20, 2018 at her residence. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, Mrs. Kaplan was a former resident of Trenton over forty years. She was an accomplished pianist and a member of Adath Israel Congregation. Mother of the late Ellen Sue Kaplan…

PHILADELPHIA, PA… Betsy Howard Sgrenci, 67, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018. Born in Trenton, she was a former resident of Langhorne, PA. Mrs. Sgrenci was a graduate of Rider University and was an elementary school teacher for many years before retiring. Daughter of the late Eugene and Jean Howard,…