Lauren Mitchell, 55, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014 at home with her family by her side.

Born in Trenton, Lauren had lived in the Bordentown area all of her life. She was a graduate of the Bordentown Regional High School Class of 1977 and received her Undergraduate, Masters and Principal/Supervisor Degrees at Trenton State College. She was a teacher with the Bordentown Regional School District and with the Upper Freehold Township School District in Allentown, NJ. She was a member of the (UFREA) Upper Freehold Regional Education Association and was the Advisor for the National Honor Society for Allentown High School. Lauren was also an active member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Bordentown. Lauren especially enjoyed spending time at her shore home in Manahawkin.

Predeceased by her parents Alick and Elizabeth Mitchell and her sister Barbara Melton, she is survived by her sister Katherine Larson and her husband Richard of Melrose, MA, nieces and nephews: Karen Marazzi and her husband Carlo, Christina Grove and her husband John, Richard Larson and his wife Lisa, Daniel Larson and his wife Trecha, and Stephen Melton, as well as great nieces Carmen Marazzi and Ana Marazzi, great nephews Carlo Marazzi and Dean Larson, her cousin Delores Van Liew and her brother-in-law John Melton and his wife Teresa.

Funeral Services will be at 1 pm Monday, September 8 at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 339   Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, NJ 08505. Friends may call Sunday afternoon 4 to 7 pm at the Peppler Funeral Home, 122 Crosswicks St, Bordentown, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Lauren's name to the Trinity United Methodist Church.