Obituaries

EAST WINDSOR… Lucille J. Seymour, 81, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018. Born in Allentown, PA, she was a resident of East Windsor most of her life. Predeceased by her husband, Harvey Seymour, she is survived by a son, Steven Seymour, and a daughter, Susan Seymour. Funeral services and…

LAWRENCEVILLE…   Stanton L Greenberg, 88, passed away Thursday January 18, 2018, at St Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, PA. He was 2 weeks shy of his 89th birthday. Born in Mt. Holly, NJ he was the son of Tillie and Harry Greenberg. He loved to cook, read history and non-fiction,…

EWING… Sharyn Ritter, 69, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018. Born in Newark, she was a former resident of Iselin, and later Waretown, before settling in Ewing, where she spent the last 40 years. A graduate of Glassboro State College Class of 1970, Sharyn was an elementary school teacher in…

YARDLEY, PA… Daniel E. Kramer, 89, inventor, engineer, attorney, patent attorney, beloved husband and father, friend to many, died at home on Monday, January 8, 2018. Dan was a graduate of Trenton Central High School (1946) and the Columbia University School of Engineering (1950, where he was elected to Sigma…

PLAINSBORO…Barbara S. Goldberg, 83, passed away Saturday January 6, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Mrs.  Goldberg was a former resident of Lawrence Township  for forty-two years. Wife of the late David Goldberg she is survived by a son Daniel Goldberg, a daughter Debra Bernier, son-in-law Joseph Bernier, four grandchildren…

PRINCETON… Sanford Zeitler, 84, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in the presence of his daughter, Barbara (Leah) Zeitler . He is survived by his sister Hope Dragoset, his son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Marcie Zeitler, grandchildren Andrew Zeitler, Steven and Diane Zeitler, Lauren Zeitler, Ariel Kendall, Moriah Kendall,…

EWING… Zelda Hirsh, 94, passed away January 3, 2018. Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, she was a former resident of Brooklyn and Monroe Township. Mother of the late Kenneth Hirsh, grandmother of the late Michael Hirsh and wife of the late William Hirsh she is survived by two sons Steven…

PRINCETON… David Durben, 93, passed away Tuesday January 2, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a former resident of Yardley, PA and Savannah, GA. Mr. Durben was a graduate of Yeshiva University and Brooklyn Law School. He served as Assistant Bucks County District Attorney, attorney at law with Arthur…

PRINCETON…Marcia H. Stillman, 84, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017. Born in Perth Amboy, Mrs. Stillman was a former resident of Edison and Metuchen. She was a graduate of Douglass College and Seton Hall University where she  earned a master’s degree in library science. Mrs. Stillman was a librarian for…

EWING… Ruth Davids Blaustein, 94, passed away  Wednesday December 20, 2017. Born in Newark, New Jersey she was a resident of Ewing most of her life. Mrs. Blaustein was a graduate of Douglass College (B.Sc.) and Rutgers University (M.Sc.). She was an educator  at Ewing High School and Rutgers University….

Beachwood, Ohio…Sheldon I. Goldstein, 89, passed away at the Greenwood House,  Tuesday December 19, 2017. Born in Cleveland, Ohio,  he was  a resident of that area all of his life. Mr. Goldstein was a graduate of Ohio State University and as a registered pharmacist owned and operated a pharmacy in…

Robbinsville…Klaire Katz, 88, passed away Saturday December 9, 2017. Mrs. Katz was born in Youngsville, NY and resided in Hamilton Township and Robbinsville the past fifteen years and was a member of Beth El Synagogue in East Windsor. Wife of the late Jules Katz, predeceased by her grandchildren Maxwell and…

NEWTOWN… Gladyce Hartenstein, 97, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at The Birches in Newtown. Born in South River, New Jersey, she was a resident of New York most of her life, residing in Brooklyn, and later Valley Stream, Long Island. She spent the last two years at The Birches…

HAMILTON… With heavy hearts we share the peaceful passing of Sondra Rosenberg, 71, on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 after living with ovarian cancer for more than 8 years. A graduate of Queens College in New York City, she was a dedicated school teacher, teaching for over 30 years at the…

LEVITTOWN, PA… Herbert Neiman, 91, died peacefully in his home on Sunday morning, Dec. 3, 2017. His little cat, Callie, lay by his side, refusing to leave him for the last day and night of his life. Herb lived a quiet but remarkable life as a family man, dog and…

EWING… Rea Bovit Jablons, 97,  passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Born in Summit, NJ on August 26, 1920, Mrs. Jablons was a resident of Trenton since 1947.  She was a graduate of Alfred University and Rider University. Mrs Jablons was an active member of Greenacres Country Club, Women for…

LAWRENCEVILLE… MaryJane Sharlin passed away Saturday November 25, 2017. Daughter of the late Dominic and Mary Giovannetti, she is survived by her husband Norman Sharlin, a son David (Allyson) Eide, Jr, step-daughters Deborah (Daniel) Greenberg and Amy (Joseph) Thompson, grandchildren Megan and Tripp Eide, Lauren and Matthew Greenberg, Jordan and…

LEVITTOWN, PA… Arlene M. Roberson, 73, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017. Born in Trenton, Mrs. Roberson was a resident of Levittown most of her life. She was a graduate of the University of Maryland and was a physical therapist at St. Mary Medical Center for 34 years before retiring….

WEST WINDSOR… Anne Knauer, 91, passed away Thursday November 23, 2017. Born in Poland, she was a former resident of The Bronx. Miss Knauer was a graduate of Brooklyn College and was a medical technician before retiring. She is survived by a sister Sarah Morgenstein and four nieces. Funeral services…

EWING… Joseph N. Herzstein, 82, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 22, 2017.  Joe was and raised in Camden, NJ, then relocating to Ewing, where he lived for the last 42 years. Joe was a graduate of Trenton State College, and University of Maryland,…

HAMILTON… Helen Fay Pomerantz, 95, of Hamilton, New Jersey, formerly of San Antonio, Texas, passed away Nov. 21, 2017. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she studied to be a professional singer and sang with local bands during WWII.  She met her husband, Mark Pomerantz, on a blind double date…

Saul Levy, 91, passed away Friday, November 17, 2017. The son of Archie & Betty Levy, he was born in Chester, PA where he lived until 1971. He then lived in Wilmington, DE as well as Aston, PA. Saul resided in Newtown, Bucks County for the last 20 years. He…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Ruth E. Barrack, 68, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Ruth was a former resident of Queens, NY, Rockville, MD, East Brunswick, NJ and lived in Lawrenceville for the last twenty years. She was a graduate of Douglass College and an insurance executive at Prudential Insurance Company…

LEVITTOWN, PA… Albert R. Pollack, a 61 year resident of Levittown and WWII Veteran, passed away on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2017. He was 92. Al is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Carol, and his children, Beth Ann, Bennett (Erica), and Linda. He was the proud and…

MONROE TOWNSHIP… Leonore Schiff, 89, passed away Friday November 10, 2017. Born in Germany, Mrs. Schiff was a former resident of Valley Stream, NY. She was employed as a bookkeeper at Merchants Bank of New York before retiring. Wife of the late John Schiff, she is survived by a son…

MONROE TOWNSHIP… Jerome Harvey Newlander, 82, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Newlander. Private funeral services and burial will take place at Wednesday (November 8) at New Montefiore Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY.

EWING… Albert R. Zeltt, 73, passed away Sunday November 5, 2017 at his residence. Born in Trenton, Mr. Zeltt was a resident of the area all of his life and was employed by the US Post Office for thirty-two years before retiring. He was a member of the Trenton Young…

PRINCETON… Dr. Howard Stephen Farmer (Steve), 82, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 5, 2017. Steve was born in Brooklyn, NY to Hilda Farmer and the notable band leader and jazz drummer, William Farmer. The family moved to Hillside, NJ shortly thereafter where Steve spent most of his youth….

WASHINGTON CROSSING, PA… John Sternberg, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 29, 2017, after a long and fruitful life. John was born in New York. He was a graduate of Cornell University, where he earned a bachelors degree in electrical engineering. He worked most of his career as an…

PRINCETON… Marina “Shayna” Menaker, 77, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017. Born in Moscow, Russia, she was a resident of Princeton.  She earned her Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in Russia, and immigrated to the US in 1975. Shayna was actively engaged in numerous community activities, and especially enjoyed her…

HAMILTON… Mary Ellen Thomas, 87, passed away Thursday October 19, 2017. Born in Danville, Virginia, she was a former resident of Trenton for sixty-five years. Mary Ellen was the hostess at Greenacres Country Club for over fifty years before retiring. Mother of the late Hilda Williams and Joyce Wooding, wife…

SANDY SPRING, MD…. Dori Weiss, 86, a former resident of Titusville, passed away Wednesday , October 18, 2017. Born in Philadelphia, PA, Dori was a longtime resident of the area. She graduated from Penn State University and went on to earn her master’s degree in Computer Science from Syracuse University….

LAKEWOOD, COLORADO… Natalie Stark, 95, passed away Friday, October 7, 2017 at her residence. Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Stark was a former resident of Trenton and Princeton Junction. She was a former member of Har Sinai Temple and Women for Greenwood House. Mother of the late Hinda Travis and David…

PRINCETON… Nancy Campbell Weaver, 80, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was a resident of Princeton for over fifty years. She attended Duke University and earned a B.S. in pharmacy from the Medical College of Virginia. It was during this time that she met her…

MEADOWBROOK, PA… Iris Elaine Scull, a loving and cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017.  She was 91 years old. Iris was born in Newton, New Jersey to loving parents Nathan Fogelson and Pauline Fogelson (Seplow).  She attended Rider College in Trenton, where she…

PENNINGTON… Aleksandra Vitukhnovskaya passed away Monday, September 18, 2017. Funeral services and burial are 2:30 PM Friday (September 22) at Ewing Cemetery, 78 Scotch Road, Ewing.

YARDLEY, PA… Dr. Milton Palat, 89, passed away at home in Yardley, Pa on September 15 with his loving wife, Sally, at his side. His incredible life was characterized by his love for family and friends, his distinguished professional and academic careers, his altruism and service to his community, and…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Samuel Blitzer, 91, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017. Father of the late Bonnie Pick, he is survived by his wife, Leila Fessler, a daughter, Robin Stout, and two grandchildren, Tracey Suits and Michael Stout. Funeral services and burial are 2PM Tuesday (September 12) at Beth Israel Cemetery in…

COLUMBUS… Barry Rosenhaus, 85, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Paula Rosenhaus, and two daughters, Hope (Eric) Schissel and Marla (Jeffrey) Wein, as well as four grandchildren. Funeral services and burial are 11 AM Sunday (September 10) at Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY. The…

DOYLESTOWN, PA… Lynda W. Knopf, a loving and cherished wife, mother and grandmother, and longtime resident of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017.  She was 75 years old. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, to loving parents Samuel E. Watov, M.D. and Leona Watov (Gerofsky), to whom she…

FLEMINGTON… Joyce A. Decker, 84, passed away Friday, September 1, 2017. Born in Trenton, she was a resident of Lambertville for 28 years, later residing in South Seaside Park and Tom’s River. She spent the past four years in Flemington. An outdoor girl, she enjoyed hunting, fishing, golf, tennis and…

YARDLEY, PA… Rita Kaminowitz Rednor, of Trenton and Yardley, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017. Daughter of the late Julius and Mamie Kaminowitz, she is survived by two sons and daughters in law, Austin and Sharon Rednor, and Jeffrey and Marcy Rednor, a sister, Roslyn Heller, as well as her five…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Bella Applebaum, 101, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017. Born in Harbin, China she was a former resident of Trenton. Mrs. Applebaum was employed by the NJ Division of Motor Vehicle before retiring. Mother in law of the late Anthony Merlino, mother of the late Arnold Applebaum and wife…

LAKEWOOD… Martin Sachs, 88, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at his residence. Born in New York City, he was a former resident of New York, Florida, and West Windsor, New Jersey. Mr. Sachs was a graduate of New York University, earning a degree in electrical engineering and a graduate…

FRAMINGHAM, MA… Steven I. Biro, 93, passed away on Monday  August 7, 2017. Born in 1924 in the city of Szolnok, Hungary, he survived the Holocaust by escaping from his forced labor battalion in 1944 and then returned to Budapest.  After the war, Mr. Biro received his Masters Degree in…

MONROE TOWNSHIP…Goldie Cowen,90, passed away Thursday August 3, 2017. Born in Poland, Mrs. Cowen was a former resident of Brooklyn and Long Beach, NY. Wife of the late Morton J. Cowen she is survived by two daughters Paula (Charles) Small of Monroe Township and Joyce (Jeffrey) Gorski of West Windsor,…

YARDLEY, PA… Joan L. Sibner, 87, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Born in Newark, she was a resident of Yardley for more than 40 years. She was a school teacher in the Pennsbury School District, most recently teaching sixth grade reading at Pennwood Middle School….

LAS VEGAS, NV… Frank Vegotsky, 54, passed away at his residence July 20, 2017. Born in Trenton, Mr. Vegotsky was a former resident of Ewing Township and Brigatine before moving to Nevada twenty years ago. He attended Rider University. Son of the late David and Sylvia Vegotsky and brother of…

EWING…Barbara Hegedus Cammarata, 90, passed away Friday July 14, 2017 at her residence. Born in Beauty, Kentucky she was a resident of Ewing the past seventy years. Mrs. Cammarata was employed as a teacher’s assistant by the Ewing Township Board of Education for thirty-five years before retiring. Wife of the…

MERCERVILLE… Steven I. Fisher, 63, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017. Born in New York City, he was a resident of Mercerville for many years. Steven is survived by his wife, Diane Fisher, a son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Amanda Fisher, a son, Andrew Fisher, a daughter, Lauren Fisher, and…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Ardith E. Namenson, 76, passed away Monday July 3, 2017. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she also resided in Seaside Heights and Scottsdale, Arizona. Mrs. Namenson was a graduate of Lycoming College and was an elementary school teacher in the Bloomfield School District before retiring. She is survived by her…

BOCA RATON, FL… Arnold N. Kimmel, 89, formerly of Philadelphia, Yardley, Long Beach Island, and Trenton, NJ, and a permanent resident of Boca Raton, Florida since 1989, passed away July 1, 2017. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Temple School of Podiatric Medicine, he was a beloved podiatrist…

MERCERVILLE… Larry Kerness, 83, passed away Friday June 30, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, he was a resident of Mercerville the past thirty-five years. He was a graduate of Brooklyn College and served in the US Army. Mr. Kerness was a Special Agent with the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) for thirty…

MONROE TOWNSHIP… Elfriede Stern, 92, passed away Friday June 23, 2017. Born in Nieder Ohmen, Germany, Mrs. Stern was a resident of Yonkers, New York most of her life. She was employed at Walker Studios in Yonkers before her retirement.  Mother of the late Michael Stern and wife of the…

MONROE TOWNSHIP… Arlene Berger, born May 12, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, died Wednesday, June 21 at the age of 87.  Arlene is pre-deceased by her mother and father, Daisy and Harry Lewis and her sisters, Rose Berg and Sylvia Robbins.  She grew up in Richmond Hill, New York and…

LAWRENCEVILLE… William Felder, 74, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017  Born in Greensburg, PA, he was a resident of Lawrenceville for most of his life. Bill earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in physical chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked as…

PHILADELPHIA… Alan Goldstein, 71, passed away on June 10, 2017 at Penn Wissahickon Hospice. Born in Princeton, he grew up in Roosevelt, NJ.  As an adult, he resided in Ewing, NJ, Yardley, PA and for the past four years Center City Philadelphia. Alan Goldstein was a graduate of The College…

EWING… Sheila Bloom, 85, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017.  Born in the Bronx, NY, she was a resident of Ewing for over 60 years. Sheila was a strong, independent person who loved being active, doing jigsaw puzzles, reading, watching jeopardy, and playing cards – especially with her husband, Stan….

SKILLMAN… Todd Harris, 47, beloved father, husband, friend and coworker, passed peacefully on Tuesday, June 6, after a short, hard-fought battle against a sudden and unexpected illness. Todd was so much to so many – a father, husband, friend, coworker, mentor, to name but a few. In everything he did,…

PRINCETON… Lionel (Lonny) A. Kaplan ,69, passed away Saturday June 3, 2017. Born in Trenton, Mr. Kaplan was a Princeton area resident the past fifty years. He was a graduate of Harvard University and Rutgers School of Law. Mr. Kaplan was the managing partner of Joseph D. Kaplan and Son…

EWING… Charlotte Gross, 90, passed away Sunday May 29, 2017. Born in New York City, Mrs. Gross was a teacher in the Hicksville New York Public Schools before retiring. Wife of the late Ahbe Treu and Harold Gross she is survived by a son Jesse Treu, a daughter Ellen Cohen,…

WEST WINDSOR… Donald Becker, 78, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017. Born in the Bronx, he grew up in Brooklyn and Jackson Heights, New York. A graduate of the Rhodes High School, he played clarinet in the orchestra. After attending Queens College, he served in the Army for three years….

BOYNTON BEACH, FL… Martin H. Spielman, 83, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Spielman was a former resident of Plainsboro and Jackson, NJ.  He was a graduate of the City College of New York, where he earned a BS and MS in education, and Brooklyn…

YARDLEY, PA… Michael C. Shevack, 74, passed away Friday May 26th, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Shevack resided in Yardley. He worked as a medical imaging salesman in the Bucks County area. Mr. Shevack is survived by his wife, Diana Ryan, a daughter, Melissa Shevack, two sons, Scott Shevack and…

WEST WINDSOR… Gerald J. Spielman,86, passed away Friday May 19, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Spielman was a graduate of Brooklyn College (BA & MA) and attended the Doctorate Program at Rutgers University in education. He was teacher, dean and school administrator thirty years  for  the New York Board…

MONOROE… Selma Josephson, 85, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Born in New Brunswick, she was a resident of Monroe for the past several years. Predeceased by her husband, Norman Josephson, she is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Howard and Phyllis Josephson, and Seymour and Marcie Josephson, two daughters,…

TRENTON… Lester Cecil Goldberg, 103, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017, at Chandler Hall, Newtown, PA. Born in Trenton, Mr. Goldberg was a lifelong resident, residing for many years on the ‘island’ section of town. He was the proprietor of Lester’s for over 50 years before retiring. Mr. Goldberg was…

EWING…Arthur S. Applebaum, 86, passed away Friday May 12, 2017 at his residence. Born in Trenton, he was a resident of the area all of his life. Mr. Applebaum was a graduate of Rutgers University and Rutgers School of Law. He was an adjudicator for the Veterans Administration and later…

EWING… Mickey Noonan, 55, passed away May 5, 2017. Born in Glendale, CA, he grew up in California and Pennsylvania, eventually moving to New Jersey. He was a proud Eagle Scout, earning many scouting records. He went on to establish the first scout troop for ARC (for people with intellectual…

BALA CYNWYD, PA… Dorothy E. Forer, 94, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, at her residence.  Born in Trenton, Mrs. Forer attended the Trenton public schools.  She lived in the Trenton area her entire life until a few months ago when she moved to Bala Cynwyd, PA to be closer…

PRINCETON JUNCTION… Arthur Miller, 87, passed away in Princeton on April 22, 2017. He was born in Manhattan on April 3, 1930 to Joseph and Mary Miller and raised in Brooklyn. After graduating high school, Arthur attended college at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and graduate school at Caltech before completing…

EWING… David Wiener, 58, passed away Saturday April 22, 2017. He was a Trenton area resident all his life. David enjoyed watching the food channel, car racing, and hockey – especially when there was fighting. He loved going out to eat and listening to The Monkeys and Barbara Streisand. His…

MONROE… Elsie Landau, 87, passed away Friday April 14, 2017. Born in New York City, She was a resident of Monroe. Wife of the late Sam Landau, she is survived by three daughters, Enid Perry, Rhona Landau, and Doreen Landau, and four grandchildren. Funeral services and entombment are 1:30PM Sunday…

EWING…Janice Carol Tucker, 87, passed away Sunday April 9, 2017 at her residence. Born in Irvington, NJ, she attended South Western College and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee. She met her husband at the Memphis Fairgrounds. One of the early woman graduates of college, she worked as…

FREEHOLD… Geraldine Lipman, 90, passed away Monday April 3, 2017. Born in Trenton, Mrs. Lipman was a former resident of Yardley, PA and Monroe Township. Wife of the late Harold L. Lipman, she is survived by a son, Brad Lipman, two daughters, Susan Lipman and Abby Lipman, and a  brother,…

EAST WINDSOR… Jon Salmon, 74, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Born in New York City, he was a former resident of Princeton. Mr. Salmon was a graduate of Gettysburg College. Son of the late Milton and Gertrude Salmon, brother of the late Carole Matelson, he is survived by several…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Eugenia Paul, 71, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017. Mrs. Paul grew up in Wroclaw, Poland, and moved to Israel at age 11. She served as a lieutenant in the intelligence service of the Israel Defence Forces. She arrived in the United States in 1968, where their shared landlord…

EAST WINDSOR… Beth Allison Schaller, 51, passed away March 22, 2017. Born in Long Island, NY, she resided in East Windsor the last ten years. Miss Schaller was employed at Comcast Corporation for the last twenty-six years. Daughter of the late Joan Schiller, she is survived by her father, Kenneth Schaller. Funeral…

PENNINGTON… Ruth Regina Citron Rott, 94, passed away Tuesday March 21, 2017 at her residence. Born in New York City, she  was a former resident of Englewood, NJ and Miami, Florida before moving to Pennington fifteen years ago. Wife of the late Sidney Citron and Harry Rott she is survived…

TITUSVILLE… Paul N. Daly, 58, passed away Friday March 17, 2017 in Philadelphia. Born in Trenton, he was a former resident of Ewing Township and resided in Hopewell Township the past twenty years. Mr. Daly was a graduate of Marist Prep High School, St. Joseph University and Widener University School…

CANTON,MA… Naomi Linowitz  Graff , 90, passed away Thursday March 16, 2017 at her residence. Formerly of Trenton and Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Beloved wife of the late Abraham S. Graff and devoted mother of Andrea Gingrande (Arthur), Sheryl Stoller (Walter), and Steven N. Graff (Joan). She was the loving grandmother of…

EAST WINDSOR… Amy Grossman, 36, died tragically on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Amy grew up in West Windsor. She was an artist from an early age. She enjoyed painting, playing piano, soccer and lacrosse.  While at Peddie School she excelled in art and showed her works at an end of…

TRENTON… Velma Totten,79, passed away March 16, 2017 at her residence. Born in Marion, South Carolina, she was a resident of Trenton most of her life. She attended Trenton public schools and was a Licensed Practical Nurse at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton  before retiring. Mrs. Totten loved to…

EAST WINDSOR… Sandra Finkelstein, 74, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. Born in Brooklyn to parents Abraham and Rebecca Arello, she was a resident of East Windsor for 44 years. She danced tap and ballet in her childhood, and went on to earn a BA and MA from Brooklyn College. …

WHITING, NJ… Josephine Warren, 99, passed away on Saturday March 11, 2017 at her home. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Mrs. Warren was a longtime resident of Trenton, New Jersey, and later Levittown, PA.  She and her husband, George, moved to Crestwood Village in Whiting, NJ  after retirement. They owned and worked together…

PENNINGTON… James A. Iodice, 95, passed away Friday March 10, 2017 at his residence. Born in Plymouth, MA, he was a resident of Ewing Township most of his life. Mr. Iodice was employed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation before retiring. He enjoyed sports and was a fan of…

EWING… Leon Rosenberg, 93, died Friday March 3, 2017. Born in Trenton, Mr. Rosenberg was a resident of Morrisville, PA for 60 years. He was the proprietor of Mamie’s Market on Perry Street in Trenton until 1972, and then operated Trenton Glassery until age 86. A veteran of the Army…

PRINCETON… Irving L. Ragen, 98, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brooklyn, he was a veteran of the Army Air-Corps during World War II. Mr. Ragen is survived by his wife, Sylvia Ragen, two sons and a daughter-in-law, Wayne Ragen, and Mark and Lisa…

EWING… Harold Rapp, 85, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Rapp was a resident of Ewing for nearly 20 years. He received a B.S. from Cornell University and a M.A. from the University of Wisconsin. After serving in the Army Corps of Engineers as a first…

Internationally recognized for her many contributions to literacy education worldwide, Dr. Susan Mandel Glazer, 78, of Lawrenceville, N.J., passed away Feb. 13, 2017. Born in Jersey City, Glazer was a graduate of Syracuse University (B.A.), New York University (M.A.) and University of Pennsylvania (Ed.D). She is survived by her companion,…

EWING… Myra Peisackoff, 94, passed away Friday February 10, 2017 at her residence. Born in Buffalo, NY, Miss Peisackoff was a Trenton area resident the last fifty years. She worked as an accounting clerk at CFI Steel before retiring and was a member of Women for Greenwood House, Deborah and…

LAWRENCEVILLE… Robert Maurice Kaufman, “Bob,” 85, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Greenwood House. Born in Baltimore, he was a lifelong resident of the area until moving to Greenwood House at the end of 2008. He worked until his retirement for the Social Security Administration.  However, at heart…

PRINCETON… Clarice “Kris” K. Warren, 93, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and happily married to George Warren (deceased 2009) for more than 62 years, passed away peacefully while surrounded by loved ones on Thursday February 9, 2017. Born in New York City, Mrs. Warren was a long-time resident of Trenton…

VIENNA, VA… Seymour Zegas, 94, passed away Wednesday February 8, 2017 at his residence. Born in New York City he was a former resident of Whitestone, NY and Delray Beach, Florida. He owned and operated several coffee shops in Manhattan before retiring. Husband of the late Ruth Zegas, he is…

YARDLEY, PA… Florence Berger, 95, passed away Monday February 6, 2017. Born in Trenton, Mrs. Berger was a former resident of Morrisville, PA. She was an accomplished pianist and taught piano for over forty years. Mrs. Berger was a member of Adath Israel Congregation over fifty years. Wife of the…

LEVITTOWN, PA… Tyra Edelman, 99, passed away Saturday February 4, 2017. Born in Trenton, she was a former resident of Hamilton Township and Bordentown, NJ. Mrs. Edelman was employed at the NJ Division of Taxation before retiring. Wife of the late George Cohen and Edward Edelman, she is survived by…

YARDLEY, PA… Joyce Colbert passed away on Thursday February 2nd, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was a teacher of young children and taught for 4 years in New York City, 4 years in Midland Park, New Jersey and 20 years in Livingston, New Jersey. Joyce received her BA from…

LAMBERTVILLE… Caren Franzini, who served as Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) for over 18 years, died Wednesday at her home in Lambertville, N.J. She was 57. Ms. Franzini headed the NJEDA from January 1994 to October 2012, working with seven consecutive New Jersey governors….

WEST WINDSOR… Marilyn Janet Winkler, 69, passed away Thursday January, 19, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a former resident of East Brunswick, NJ,West Redding, Connecticut and West Windsor. Mrs. Winkler was a graduate of Jamaica High School where she met her husband. She enjoyed drawing, piano playing and animals….

LAWRENCEVILLE… William J. Mates, 67, passed away Wednesday January 11, 2017. Born in Wilkes Barre,PA,he was a Trenton area resident the past thirty years. Bill was a graduate of Bucknell University (BA) and the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA). He worked as an economist at…

PRINCETON… Marcus Van Plateringen, 95, passed away on Thursday morning, January 5th, 2017, at Stonebridge at Montgomery in Skillman, NJ, with loved ones by his side. Affectionately referred to as Max by friends and family, he was born on October 3rd, 1921 in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. A member of the…

PENNINGTON… Leah Naroff, 93, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017. Private funeral services will be held Friday, January 6, at Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Road, Ewing. Burial will follow at Floral Park Cemetery in Deans, NJ.

EAST WINDSOR… Marsha F. Marcus, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday January 2, 2017 Born in Brooklyn, NY, Mrs. Marcus was a resident of East Windsor the past forty-four years. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother , grandmother and sister. Wife of the late…

EWING… Ann Alsofrom, 87, passed away Friday, December 30th, 2016. She was born on October 19, 1929 in Jersey City to Joseph M. Alsofrom, an attorney and magistrate, and Lylian Alsofrom (nee Estrin), an elementary school teacher. Raised in Newark, NJ, she attended the Weequahic High School. She received a…

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA… Joseph Belets, 92, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016. He was formally of Ewing and Lawrenceville, NJ. Joe was president of Samzie’s Uniforms from 1955 until his retirement in 2001. He transformed a small, local army/navy store into one of the largest uniform dealers in New…

MANALAPAN.. Harriet S. Bennett,82, passed away Friday December 30, 2016. Born in Brooklyn,NY,she was a former resident there before moving to Manalapan. Mrs. Bennett is survived by a son Michael Bennett,two daughters Karen Miele (John) and Marcia Conley,three grandchildren Jessica,Samantha and Brian. Funeral services are 11AM Tuesday(January 3) at Orland’s…