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….
Obituaries
Marilyn Winkler
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….
William J. Mates
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…
Marcus Van Plateringen
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…
Leah Naroff
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.
Marsha F. Marcus
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…
Ann Alsofrom
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…
Joseph Belets
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…
Harriet S. Bennett
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…