Obituaries

Obituaries for Peppler Funeral Home

Doris I. Karch

Doris I. Karch

Oct 18, 2022

Doris I. Karch, 88, of Hamilton Twp., passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.  Born in Ohio, she was a graduate of Allentown High School and a longtime Hamilton area resident.  Doris worked at Bell Telephone, Switlik Parachute Company, and Donnelly Hospital in Hamilton, but her greatest job was taking care of her family...

Margaret C. Haas

Margaret C. Haas

Oct 13, 2022

Margaret (Peggy)C. Haas , 90, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Florence, NJ surrounded by her family. Born in Trenton she was a resident of the Bordentown area most of her life. Peggy was employed by Acme Markets for 35 years, was a member of...

Bruce F. Falconer Jr.

Bruce F. Falconer Jr.

Oct 12, 2022

Bruce Frazer Falconer Jr ., 84, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at his home under the care of Serenity Hospice and with his family by his side. Born in Bridgeton, NJ., he grew up in Allentown, NJ. He was a graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA and served as First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army...

Walter Smolyn, Jr

Walter Smolyn, Jr

Oct 9, 2022

Walter Smolyn, Jr., 71 of East Windsor, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022 at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold.  Born in Elizabeth, he resided in Upper Freehold Twp. until moving to East Windsor six years ago. The occasional fisherman, Walter worked as a maintenance man for most of his life and enjoyed playing with his dogs, Daisy and Bailey....

William A. Perry

William A. Perry

Oct 8, 2022

William A. Perry , 74, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Mount Holly Rehabilitation Center in Lumberton. Born in Charlotte, NC he had lived in many locations before settling in Columbus 20 years ago. He retired a Lt Col with the U.S. Air Force and continued to work for Pinnacle Solutions Inc. William was an avid...

Walter Studer

Walter Studer

Oct 5, 2022

Walter Studer, born Feb. 27, 1938 passed away October 5, 2022. 84 years, for those who don't want to do the math.

Walter "Big W" was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. He was best remembered for his larger-than life personality, that made everyone feel special and certainly made them laugh. He was a...

Marie A. Adams

Marie A. Adams

Sep 30, 2022

Marie A. Adams, 82, of Allentown, NJ died peacefully Friday, September 30, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Stephen G. and Mary C. (Chopko) Filarsky.

Marie was born in Throop, PA and graduated from Throop High School. She relocated to Trenton, NJ where she worked for NJ Bell Telephone Company until...

John P. Hatala

John P. Hatala

Sep 27, 2022

John P. Hatala, 77, of Allentown, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Deborah Heart and Lung Hospital in Browns Mills. Born in Trenton, he was a graduate of Steinert High School and was a US Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War. After the Navy, John was a mechanic for Conrail and later became a...

Sue Woodward

Sue Woodward

Sep 27, 2022

Avis G. "Sue" Woodward, 84, of Cream Ridge, NJ passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Robert Wood Johnson at New Brunswick, surrounded by her children.  Born in Trenton, she grew up in Hamilton Square before moving to Crosswicks where she and her husband raised their family.  Sue later moved to Cream Ridge in 2012.

Sue was...

Carolyn Terry

Carolyn Terry

Sep 25, 2022

Carolyn Terry, 92 of Allentown, NJ passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at her home. Born in Brooklyn, N, she worked in the advertising world at Ogilvy and Mather as an account executive in a time when women did not often reach that level in the professional world.  Although she loved the city,  she has enjoyed traveling with...

Francis J. Lumia

Francis J. Lumia

Sep 20, 2022

Francis "Frank" J. Lumia, M.D., F.A.C.C., age 81, of Allentown, New Jersey passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on September 20, 2022.  Born April 24, 1941, in Trenton, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose (née Amodio) Lumia and brother to the late Peter Lumia.

Frank attended the Trenton public schools...

Charles Norman Newton

Charles Norman Newton

Sep 18, 2022

Charles Norman Newton , age 94, passed away in the early morning of Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Preferred Care, in Hamilton Township, NJ. Born in Chicago, IL, October 10th 1927, he was raised in Camden, NJ. After serving in the signal core in World War 2, he attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Arts in Philadelphia...

Catherine D'Amico

Catherine D'Amico

Sep 14, 2022

Catherine D'Amico of North Hanover passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2022 on her 87 th birthday.  Born in Glenmavis Scotland, she moved to the United States when she was 21 years old.  Catherine, with her husband Jerry, owned a farm in North Hanover, where they grew vegetables.  She was a great cook and loved to entertain her family and...

Kenneth Edward Ryba

Kenneth Edward Ryba

Sep 14, 2022

Kenneth Edward Ryba, 74, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at his home with his daughters by his side. Born November 11, 1947 in Trenton. He attended Allentown High School. Kenny proudly served our country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. During his honorable service, he earned 2 Purple Hearts and numerous other merits. He...

Joseph F. Pellecchia, Jr.

Joseph F. Pellecchia, Jr.

Sep 12, 2022

Joseph F. Pellecchia Jr, 78, passed away Monday, September 12, 2022 at Princeton Care Center, Princeton, NJ.  Born in East Orange, NJ, he resided in Allentown for nearly 50 years.  Joseph worked at Bristol Myers Squibb for over 30 years until he retired.  Joseph was a political advocate for many years and contributed to many political, religious, military, and...

Guia L Saulo

Guia L Saulo

Sep 10, 2022

Guia Saulo, 72, of Kendall Park, passed away in her sleep on September 10, 2022 after an ongoing battle with kidney and heart failure. A three-time Cancer Survivor, Guia left her native Philippines in 1971 to start a life in the United States with Crisostomo Saulo. Guia was a Registered Nurse in New York and New Jersey for over...

Rita C. Demutiis

Rita C. Demutiis

Sep 8, 2022

Services for Rita C. DeMutiis

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 12:30 pm Monday, September 12 at Mary, Mother of the Church, 45 Crosswicks St, Bordentown, NJ. Calling hours prior to the Mass will be held at the Peppler Funeral Home, 122 Crosswicks St, Bordentown, NJ. from 9 am to 12 pm. Interment will...

Bruce Longo

Bruce Longo

Sep 7, 2022

Bruce Longo, age 72, of Tabernacle NJ, was called to heaven after a long and courageous battle brought on by unforeseen complications from triple bypass surgery over the past months. The strength that "Bruce the Bull" showed throughout this final chapter of his life was nothing short of inspiring and it's exactly this trait that defined Bruce's life. Born...

Felicia B. Carsella

Felicia B. Carsella

Sep 1, 2022

Felicia B. Carsella , 45, passed away on September 1, 2022. Born in Trenton, she was a resident of the Bordentown area most of her life.  To her friends and family who loved her, she was known as "Fe."  Fe was a graduate of Bordentown Regional High School Class of 1994.   After high school, Fe began working...

Joan D. Exner

Joan D. Exner

Aug 30, 2022

Joan D. Exner , 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Samaritan Hospice in Mount Holly Township, NJ. Born in Trenton, she was a resident of Bordentown her entire life. She worked for Bordentown Regional School District and retired from the State of New Jersey Department of Health . Joan was a dedicated, lifelong...

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