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Audrey Semler
01/30/99
TRENTON -- Audrey E. Semler, 83, died Thursday at Capital Health System
at Mercer hospital, Trenton.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.
Mrs. Semler retired in 1981 after 25 years as a secretary with the
Department of Defense, Eggerts Crossing Road.
She was a member of the West Trenton Volunteer Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary
and the American Association of Retired Persons.
Daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Ashbrandt Munson and wife
of the late Thomas E. Semler, she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law,
Thomas C. and Barbara Semler of Hamilton; a sister and brother-in-law,
Veida and Adam Ziegler of Washington State; and two granddaughters, Lisa
Applegate of Kansas City, Mo., and Renee Semler of Hamilton.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Greenwood Cemetery, with
the Rev. Beth A. Schlegel of St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ladies Auxiliary,
West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company, 40 Upper Ferry Road, Trenton, N.J.
08628; or to St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church, 1746 S. Clinton Ave., Trenton,
N.J. 08610.
Arrangements are by Hartmann Funeral Home, Bordentown.
Daniel Sherry
01/30/99
FLEMINGTON BOROUGH -- Daniel M. Sherry, 83, died Thursday at home.
Born in Flemington, he was a lifelong resident.
A machinist, he retired from Johns-Manville Corp., Manville, in 1981.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving as a paratrooper with
the 82nd Airborne Division.
He was a member of the Flemington Rescue Squad, Readington Reformed
Church, Flemington American Legion Post 159, and president of the Flemington-Raritan
Rescue Squad.
Son of the late Michael and Louise Berardino Sherry, he is survived
by his wife, Edna Potts Sherry; three sisters, Fannie Koblis and Josephine
Manella, both of Flemington, and Lena Gabora of Raritan Borough; and nieces
and nephews.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral
Home, 147 Main St., Flemington.
Interment will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Frances Sobon
01/30/99
TRENTON -- Frances Lapa Sobon, 80, died Thursday at home.
Born in Tarrytown, N.Y., she was a longtime Trenton resident.
She retired after 15 years from the New Jersey Department of Insurance
Disability Division in 1985.
She was a member of St. Joseph's Rosary-Altar Society.
Daughter of the late John and Josephine Roslowski Lapa, wife of the
late Joseph J. Sobon, and sister of the late Edward Lapa, she is survived
by a son and his fiancee, Paul Sobon and Michele Smith of Morrisville,
Pa.; two sisters, Joanna Lapa of Trenton and Josephine Kudrick of Hamilton;
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 8 a.m. Monday from Winowicz Funeral Chapel,
865 Brunswick Ave., Trenton.
Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated 9 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Church,
540 N. Olden Ave., with Msgr. William Dailey officiating.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hamilton.
Calling hours will be 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Adele Taylor
01/30/99
EWING -- Adele Kolczynski Taylor died Friday at Mercer County Geriatric
Center, Hamilton.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.
She retired in 1981 as an administrative assistant with the New Jersey
Department of Rehabilitation after 20 years.
Daughter of the late John and Martha Zychlinski Kolczynski and sister
of the late Sally Gulden, Karl Kolczynski and Casmir Kolczynski, she is
survived by her husband, Raymond Taylor; two sons and daughters-in-law,
Richard and Joy Olszak of Pasadena, Texas, and Robert and Barbara Olszak
of Hamilton; a daughter and son-in-law, Judith and William Morehart of
Hamilton; two stepdaughters and a son-in-law, Debra and Edward Leahy of
Lawrenceville, and Chris Ferrara of Stockton; a sister, Irene Tucci of
Rochester, N.H.; three brothers, Robert Kolczynski of Cedar Run, Chester
Kolczynski of Trenton, and John Kolczynski of Yardville; nine grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 8 a.m. Tuesday from Poulson & Van Hise
Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrence.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Hedwig
Roman Catholic Church, 872 Brunswick Ave., Trenton.
Burial will be in Ewing Church Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ladies Auxiliary of the Mercer
County Geriatric Center, 2300 Hamilton Ave., Trenton, N.J. 08619.
Henry VonLintig
01/30/99
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP -- Henry J. VonLintig, 84, died Thursday at Rancocas
Hospital, Willingboro.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a longtime Burlington Township resident.
He worked at his family's dairy farm.
He was a member and past master of Burlington Lodge 32, F&AM, and
its board of temple trustees. He enjoyed playing the accordion and gardening.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Margaret E. VonLintig; three
sons and two daughters-in-law, Curt H.J. VonLintig of Burlington Township,
Richard D. and Mary VonLintig of Voorhees, and Robert and Stephanie VonLintig
of Boise, Idaho; two sisters, Lillian VonLintig and Erna Nickolet, both
of Tiverton, R.I.; and two grandsons, Robert M. and Matthew R. VonLintig.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Page Funeral Home, 302
E. Union St., Burlington, with the Rev. Barbara McFie officiating.
Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Burlington.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday
at the funeral home.
Joseph Wiggins
01/30/99
TRENTON -- Joseph Wiggins, 83, died Wednesday at Millhouse Nursing
Home, Trenton.
Born in Corepeak, N.C., and educated in its public schools, he was
a longtime Trenton resident.
He was a foreman at Stokes Caning Co., Bristol, Pa., for many years.
He retired as a security guard from DeLaval.
He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church of Burlington and its
deacon board, and sang with the church's gospel chorus.
Son of the late Tom and Pearl Wiggins, husband of the late Matilda
Wiggins, and uncle of the late Verna Black, he is survived by two nieces,
Rachel Rhome of Trenton, and Joyce Williams of Bristol, Pa.; a nephew,
Jesse Jackson of Trenton; and many relatives, church family and friends.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tabernacle Baptist Church,
150 E. Second St., Burlington, with the Rev. Richard W. Jones, pastor,
and the Rev. Hilyard Knox officiating.
Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Burlington.
Calling hours will be 9 a.m. until time of service Tuesday at the church.
Arrangements are by Anderson Funeral Service, Trenton.
Emerson Wilkins
01/30/99
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Emerson V. Wilkins, 85, died Wednesday at home.
Born in Newark, N.J., he lived in Morrisville, Pa., before moving to
Fort Myers in 1982 and Port Charlotte in 1997.
A sales executive for 39 years at John A. Roebling Sons, Co., Trenton,
he was also a product sales manager for Philadelphia Steel & Wire Corp.
for seven years.
He was a member of Mercer 50 F&AM, AA Scottish Rite and Tall Cedars
of Lebanon.
He served on the Steel Division's War Production Board, Washington,
D.C., from 1942 to 1944, and was a Navy veteran of World War II, stationed
in the South Pacific.
He is survived by is wife, Isabelle Wilkins, and many cousins.
Interment will be in Morrisville Cemetery, Morrisville, Pa.
Marie Angioletti
01/31/99
FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Marie Napoli Angioletti, 71, died Thursday in
Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Born in Tullytown, she was a resident of Levittown more than 30 years.
She was co-owner of Rocky's Bar & Restaurant 30 years.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Rocco J. Angioletti; a
son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Donna Angioletti of Hopewell Township;
a daughter, Barbara Baily of Holiday, Fla.; four grandchildren, Alecia
and Erica Angioletti and Daniel and Dominick Azzaro; two brothers and a
sister-in-law, Lewis Napoli of Levittown and Joseph and Helen Napoli of
Yardley; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Galzerano Funeral Home,
3500 Oxford Valley Road, Levittown.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker
Church, Levittown.
Interment will be in Bristol Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Alva Cronce Jr.
01/31/99
WEST AMWELL -- Alva Cronce Jr., 85, died Friday at home.
Born in Hopewell, he was a longtime resident of West Amwell.
He was a retired carpenter for Donald Holcombe Builders, West Amwell.
He was a member of Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church, Young Men's Athletic
Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7921, Toscanni American Legion Post
120 and Combined Charities, all of Lambertville, charter member of West
Amwell Fire Co., and Mt. Airy Dairy Club.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Son of the late Alva Sr. and Ina May Hall Cronce and husband of the
late Julia Fresco Cronce, he is survived by two sons, Paul A. Cronce Sr.
of Lambertville and John D. Cronce of West Amwell; two grandsons, Paul
A. Cronce Jr. of Doylestown, Pa. and Joel P. Cronce of Lambertville.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Garefino Funeral Home,
12 N. Franklin St., Route 179, Lambertville.
Interment will be in Holcombe-Riveriew Cemetery, Delaware Township.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial
contributions may be made to West Amwell Fire Co., P.O. Box 329, Lambertville
N.J. 08530 or Lambertville-New Hope Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 237, Lambertville,
N.J. 08530.
Martha Cubberly
01/31/99
HAMILTON -- Martha Hann "Cub" Cubberly, 97, died Tuesday, Dec. 22 at
Mercerville Nursing Center.
Born in Lewisburg, Pa, she lived in Trenton many years before moving
to Hamilton in the 1940sand lived at Mercerville Nursing Center the past
17 years.
She was a retired food supplies supervisor for New Jersey Home for
Girls, Trenton, a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church since June
1968 and enjoyed gardening and birdwatching.
Wife of the late Irwin Cubberly, she is survived by a nephew; a niece;
and many relatives and friends.
Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 7 at Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 1140 Greenwood Ave. at South Walter Ave., Trenton.
Carl F. DeNow
01/31/99
MANSFIELD -- Carl F. DeNow, 84, died Friday at Virtua Health Memorial
Hospital, Burlington County.
Born in Hamilton Square, he was a Mansfield resident since 1963.
He was retired as trucking manager for Farmer's Co Op Agway, Trenton,
working 40 years.
He was a member and former treasurer of Mansfield Township Senior Citizens.
He is survived by his wife, Elsie Ward DeNow; a son and daughter-in-law,
Robert C. and Jean Ward of Mansfield; two grandchildren, Nicole Longo of
Newtown, Pa. and Robert Ward of Mansfield; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law,
Julius and Marion Phillips of Port Richey, Fla.; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral service will be noon Tuesday from Koschek and Porter Funeral
Directors, 1115 Hornberger Ave., Roebling with Rev. Doug Dyson officiating.
Interment will be in Bordentown Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 10 a.m. until service Tuesday at the funeral
home.
Mark G. Dellner
01/31/99
MANCHESTER -- Mark G. Dellner, 33, died Friday at his mother's home
in Crestwood Village.
Born in Trenton, he lived in Yardville before moving to Manchester
in 1986.
He worked for Manchester Township and Pinkerton Security Co and graduated
from Hamilton High School, 1983.
Son of the late John W. Dellner and brother of the late Peter S. Dellner,
he is survived by a daughter, April Marie Dellner; his former wife, Lisa
Dellner of Whiting; his mother, Mae Garahan Dellner of Whiting; a brother,
John W. Dellner Jr. of Eclectic, Ala.; and two sisters, Barbara DuCharme
of Brooklyn, Conn. and Jennifer J. Dellner of Houston, Texas.
Funeral service will be noon Wednesday at Manchester Memorial Funeral
Home, 28 Schoolhouse Road, Whiting.
Interment will be in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery,
Arneytown.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home.
Marjorie Fine
01/31/99
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- Marjorie Elizabeth Fine, 89, died Friday at home.
Born in Trenton, she was a resident of Hopewell Township.
She worked for Mercer Hospital until 1930, volunteered at Trenton Psychiatric
Hospital, was a Red Cross instructor, president of Mercer County Medical
Society Woman's Auxiliary, and participated in programs for Trenton children.
She was a member of Titusville Methodist Church since 1957 and graduated
from Mercer Hospital School of Nursing as a registered nurse.
Daughter of the late David E. and Florence Potts Lees, she is survived
by two daughters, Beatrice Smith of Bordentown and Marjorie Kleiner of
Denville; six grandchildren, Christine Smith Anderson of Aspen, Colo.,
Roger Smith of Midland, Ore., Kathleen Kleiner Gathercoal of Newburg, Ore.,
William Kleiner Jr. of Sussexand David and Elizabeth Kleiner of Seattle,
Wash.; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Titusville Methodist Church,
Church Road and Route 29, Titusville, with Rev. William H. Jacobsen, pastor,
officiating.
Interment will be in Titusville Methodist Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Wilson-Apple Funeral Home,
Pennington Circle, Pennington.
Memorial contributions may be made to Princeton Resource Center Home
Friends Program, Spruce Circle, Princeton, N.J. 08540.
Philomena Gallo
01/31/99
JAMESBURG -- Philomena Puopolo Gallo, 84, died Saturday at Raritan
Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge Division.
Born in Newark, she lived in Florida for 20 years and was a former
Carteret resident.
She is survived by her husband, Frank Gallo; two sons, Richard Gallo
of Jamesburg and Frank Gallo of West Windsor; a brother, Louis Puopolo
of Kearny; a sister, Theresa Panepinto of Carteret; and three grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Rezem Funeral Home,
457 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.
Funeral Mass will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Church, Jamesburg.
Cremation will be at the family's convenience.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home.
Mary J. Gola
01/31/99
TRENTON -- Mary J. Gola, 84, died Friday at home.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.
She was retired from Sterling Drug Co., Trenton and was a member of
St. Hedwig's Church Rosary Society.
Daughter of the late Thomas and Helen Molnaur Obremski and wife of
the late Frank Gola, she is survived by a son, Richard Gola of Trenton;
a sister, Laura P. Iorio of Union; and many other relatives and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Hedwig's Church.
Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bordentown.
Calling hours will be after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kowalski Funeral Home,
868 Brunswick Ave., Trenton.
Kirk Harger Jr.
01/31/99
HAMILTON -- Kirk Porter "The Colonel" Harger Jr., 76, died Thursday
at Hamilton House, Hamilton.
Born in Pittsburgh, he lived in Hamilton.
He was an industrial sales engineer, serving New Jersey refineries
and the Caribbean, was the president's assistant at Gordon Conwell Seminary,
was fund-raiser and public relations officer for the Storm King School
in Cornwall, N.Y., and was president of Neville Porter Co., Princeton.
He volunteered for Camp Holiday Trails of Charlottesville, organizing
the annual American Fantasy Action, securing grants as vice president of
the board of directors, and published a book of verse, "Harger Thoughts"
to assist homeless veterans.
He was an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific during
World War II and the Korean War and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze
Star.
He attended United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., before
World War II and received a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering
at the University of Pittsburgh.
He is survived by his wife, Victoria Boyle of Charlottesville, Va.;
two daughters and sons-in-law, Joan and William Roberts of Hamilton and
Karin and Thomas Ross of Arizona; and three grandsons, Brandon, Ryan and
Taylor Roberts, all of Hamilton.
Funeral service with full military honors will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at the chapel at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery,
Arneytown. The Rev. Raymond Weigle will officiate.
Arrangements are by Knott's Colonial Funeral Home, Hamilton.
Vera S. Hibbs
01/31/99
MORRISVILLE, Pa. -- Vera S. Mershon Hibbs, 86, died Saturday at Delaware
Valley Medical Center, Falls.
Born in Penns Manor, she was a lifelong area resident.
She was secretary for the Morrisville school system more than seven
years.
Wife of the late Joseph W. Mershon and Joseph F. Hibbs and daughter
of the late Theodore and Ethel Leedom Sterling, she is survived by a son,
Richard H. Mershon of Morrisville; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at J. Allen Hooper Funeral
Chapel, 41 W. Trenton Ave., Morrisville, with Elder John Aiutoniewicz of
Jehovah's Witnesses, Morrisville Congregation, officiating.
Interment will be in Morrisville Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 10 a.m. until service Wednesday at the chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 43 S.
Main St., Doylestown, Pa. 18901.
Domenico Leonardi
01/31/99
TRENTON -- Domenico Leonardi, 83, died Friday at home.
Born in Scheggino, Perugia, Italy, he lived in Trenton since 1949.
He was owner of Triangle Drive-In, Chambersburg, working 20 years before
retirement.
He was a member of St. Joachim's Roman Catholic Church, Roman Society
and Italian American Sportsman Club.
Son of the late Benedetto and Irene Rosati Leonardi and brother of
the late Augusto Leonardi, he is survived by his wife, Clara Corradi Leonardi;
a daughter, Evelyn Hawrylak of Hamilton; three grandchildren, Thomas and
Michael Agabiti and Janine Hawrylak; a brother-in-law, Dino Corradi and
wife Anna Maria; a sister-in-law, Anna Leonardi; and many other relatives
and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Joachim's Roman Catholic Church, 20 Butler St., Trenton.
Entombment will be in The Garden of Peace Mausoleum, Our Lady of Lourdes
Cemetery, Hamilton.
There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mercer Street Friends, 151 Mercer
St., Trenton, N.J. 08611.
Arrangements are by Gruerio Funeral Home, Trenton.
George J. Nemeth
01/31/99
TRENTON -- George J. Nemeth, 83, died Friday at Lawrenceville Nursing
Home.
Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.
He retired from General Motors Corp. in 1974 after working 31 years.
He was a lifelong member of SS. Peter and Paul Church and an usher
and trustee 20 years; member of the Rosary and Holy Name Societies, vice
president of Mercer County Holy Name Society and former man of the year;
member of Jednota 102-JK; St. Vincent de Paul Society; Blue Army; Right
to Life Organization; Mount Carmel Guild; Trenton Council 355, Knights
of Columbus; and Fourth Degree Honor Guard.
He was active in CYO, Star Club and Slovak organizations, organizing
Ephpheta Deaf Clubs as president; and was president seven years of the
Young at Heart Slovak Club.
Husband of the late Irene Novak Nemeth, son of the late Michael and
Elizabeth Bires Nemeth, brother of the late Andrew and John Nemeth and
brother-in-law of the late Michael and Mary Benson and Jack and Anna Jorgenson,
he is survived by a sister-in-law, Mary Bires; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 8 a.m. Wednesday at Kutch Funeral Home, 215
Grand St., Trenton.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9 a.m. Wednesday at SS.
Peter and Paul Church.
Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Calling hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, when
the rosary will be recited.
Memorial contributions may be made to SS. Peter and Paul Church, 480
Centre St., Trenton, N.J. 08611.
William Plapinger
01/31/99
YARDLEY, Pa. -- William Ross Plapinger, 41, died Saturday at the Medical
Center at Princeton.
Born in Trenton, he lived in Oakland, Calif. 20 years before moving
to Yardley two years ago.
He was an attorney and partner of Miller, Starr and Regalia in Oakland,
Calif.
He was a marathon runner, tennis player and member of the California
Bar Association.
He graduated from Princeton Day School and Stanford University, earning
his law degree at Boston University.
He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Adele and David B. Black
of Yardley; his father, Wallace Plapinger of Miami Beach, Fla.; two brothers,
Bruce Plapinger of Mount Laurel, N.J. and Keith Plapinger of Boston; and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be private at Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel,
1534 Pennington Road, Ewing.
Interment will be in Ewing Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Ethel Mae Poland
01/31/99
MORRISVILLE, Pa. -- Ethel Mae "Sis" Fischer Poland, 76, died Friday
at Statesman Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Levittown, Pa.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.
She was a member of Bordentown Elks Club, former member of Morrisville
Women's Softball League and member of Ladies Auxiliary of Morrisville Little
League.
Wife of the late Donald J. Poland, mother of the late Richard T. Poland,
daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Ashmore Fischer, mother-in-law
of the late Joanne Poland and sister of the late George H. Fischer, she
is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Dennis J. Jr. and Janet
Poland of Yardley, George "Pinky" Poland of Morrisville; a daughter, Bonnie
M. Poland of Bristol; two brothers, Charles Fischer of Fallsington and
Edward Fischer of Morrisville; six grandchildren, Dennis J. Jr., Scott,
John, Richard, Jessica and Rebecca Poland; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at J. Allen Hooper Funeral
Chapel, 41 W. Trenton Ave., Morrisville, with Rev. James MacMain, pastor
of Morrisville United Methodist Church, officiating.
Interment will be in Morrisville Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. until time of
service Tuesday at the chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Statesman Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center, 2629 Trenton Road, Levittown, Pa. 19056.
Ramond Sawyer
01/31/99
TRENTON -- Ramond Robert Sawyer, 57, died Wednesday at Capital Health
System at Mercer hospital.
Born in Elizabeth City, N.C., he was a longtime Trenton resident.
Son of the late Deacon Brist D. and Carrie Etta Sumner-Sawyer, he is
survived by his wife, Annie PooleSawyer; a daughter, BeLinda Sawyer at
home; three sons, Robert, Ramond and James Sawyer, all of Trenton; three
sisters, Mattie King, Odessia Johnson and Lois Sawyer, all of Elizabeth
City, N.C.; three brothers, Rev. Matthew and Rev. George Sawyer, both of
Detroit, and Milton Sawyer of Elizabeth City; six sisters-in-law, Sarah
Sawyer of Chesapeake, Va., Lillie, Deborah and Maggie Sawyer, all of Detroit.,
Mary Campbell and Wyoma Poole of Trenton; three brothers-in-law, Earnest
Johnson of Elizabeth City, N.C., and Robert and Johnnie Poole, both of
Trenton; nine grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Campbell Funeral Chapel,
1225 Calhoun St., Trenton, with Rev. T.L. Steele, pastor of Jerusalem Baptist
Church officiating.
Interment will be in Ewing Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 11 to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
W. Donald Walling
01/31/99
EAST BRUNSWICK -- W. Donald Walling, 83, died Wednesday at home.
Born in Hudson Falls, N.Y., he lived in East Brunswick since 1956.
He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Union College,
Schenectady, N.Y., and attended Teachers College at Columbia University.
He received a doctorate in educational administration in 1954.
He was a member of the Metropolitan School Development Council, where
he created "Walling Polls" to measure school effectiveness. He was director
of school finance at the New York State Department of Education and designed
the model for statewide school district regionalization. He was business
administrator in Hicksville, N.Y., public schools before becoming full
professor of educational administration and supervision at Rutgers University,
and director of field studies and research. He was an authority on enrollments
projection, public education financing and school construction.
During World War II, he was captain of the 9th Army Air Corps in Great
Britain, France and Belgium from 1941 to 1945 and directed forecasting
for allied bombing.
Husband of the late Jean Sears Walling and father of the late William
Walling, he is survived by his brother, Harry Walling of Binghamton, N.Y.;
four sons and two daughters-in-law, Michael and Mary Walling of Hudson,
Mass., Peter and Eileen Walling of West Windsor and Jon and Richard Walling
of East Brunswick; six grandchildren, Jeff, Kate, Sarah, Jennifer, Kevin
and Kaitlyn Walling; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Feb. 6 at Rutgers Kirkpatrick Chapel,
George Street, New Brunswick.
Cremation will be at the family's convenience.
Arrangements are by Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick.
Allen K. Woodward
01/31/99
CHESTERFIELD -- Allen K. Woodward, 88, died Friday at Capital Health
System at Fuld hospital.
Born in Cookstown, he was a lifelong resident of Crosswicks.
He was retired from Brick Milling Co., working 28 years as a salesman
and serviceman.
He was a lifetime member of Crosswicks United Methodist Church and
chairman of its administration board; member of Crosswicks Volunteer Co.
more than 66 years, serving as president, chief, and chairman of the Board
of Fire Commissioners of District 1; president of Fireman's Relief of Chesterfield
and parade marshal; past president of Crosswicks Men's Club; member of
Hamilton Grange 79 more than 50 years; and was recognized in 1998 for service
to the church, community and fire department.
Son of the late Harry and Anna Woodward, father of the late Iris A.
Vinson and Andrew A. Woodward, and grandfather of the late Brian Woodward,
he is survived by his wife, Gladys Breazeale Woodward; a son and daughter-in-law,
A. Kenneth and Sue Woodward of Crosswicks; two daughters and sons-in-law,
Lois and Mel Smulczenski of Pittsburgh and Arlene and John Facey of Clarksburg,
Md.; three stepdaughters, Katherine Nicholson of Maine, Betty Schott and
husband Karl, and Doris Weiss and husband Burt, all of Hamilton; a stepson,
Bronce Breazeale of Hamilton; a sister, Mary Cypher of Crosswicks; nine
grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and other
relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Crosswicks United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Edward F. Conway, pastor, officiating.
Interment will be in North Crosswicks Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Peppler
Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown, N.J.
Crosswicks Union Fire Co. service will be 8 p.m. Monday.
Memorial contributions may be made to Crosswicks United Methodist Church,
P.O. Box 303, Crosswicks, N.J. 08515. |
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