Eva Updike Mather, 92, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the Masonic Home of New Jersey in Burlington where she was a resident.

Born in Lawrence Township to Edgar and Ella Updike, she was a long time resident of Princeton .  A graduate of Princeton High School , Class of 1938, she held the distinction of being elected the first female student council president. Mrs. Mather also attended Beaver College , Jenkintown , Pennsylvania .

Mrs. Mather actively volunteered at Princeton Hospital , serving for many years on the Hospital Aid Committee and two years as Director of the Hospital Aid Shop, and also at the Masonic Home where she was honored in 2007 for 5000 hours of volunteer service.  She was a past member of Trinity Church of Princeton, serving on the Altar Guild; Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 91; the Present Day Club of Princeton, and a Charter member of Princeton Hook and Ladder Company Ladies Auxiliary.

Married for 62 years, she was the wife of the late Maurice A. Mather of Princeton and sister to the late Edgar S. Updike and Raymond F. Updike.  She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Samuel S. and Cynthia K. Mather of Pennington , NJ ; daughter and son-in-law Constance M. and James W. Calhoun of Salem , SC ; four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.   Her family and friends will dearly miss this special and endearing woman.

A private memorial service will be held at Trinity Church at the convenience of the family with burial to follow at Princeton Cemetery .  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, 900 Herrontown Rd., Princeton, NJ, 08540;  609 924 3802.