Obituaries

Feb 21, 2020

Catherine "Kate" Green Wilson of Hamilton Twp, NJ, loving wife of Kevin W. Wilson and mother of James, Samuel, and Theodore, passed away suddenly at her home on Friday, February 21, 2020. Kate was born on November 7, 1977, in Philadelphia, PA.  She graduated from Nazareth Academy and attended Franklin and Marshall College and also the University of Pennsylvania...

Feb 19, 2020

Anna Durcanin Harrison of Lawrenceville, formerly of Bucks County, PA and Myrtle Beach, SC passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 surrounded by her family. Born in Trenton, Anna graduated from Hamilton High School and the School of X-Ray Technology at Mercer Medical Center. Anna was the manager of Dr. Erich Simon's practice for 25 years and later returned...

Feb 19, 2020

Michell Marie Collins, 50, passed away suddenly on February 19, 2020.

A Celebration of her life will be held Saturday, March 8, 2020 from 3 to 5 pm at the Peppler Funeral Home, 122 Crosswicks St, Bordentown, NJ.

Feb 19, 2020

Margaret "Peg" Woolf, 66, passed away peacefully at home on February 19, 2020 with her family by her side. Born in Trenton, she had lived in the Columbus and Bordentown area all her life. After graduating from Virginia Tech, (Go Hokies!!) with a major in Education, Peg was Financial Comptroller at the family business Wirth Lumberama. She was also...

Feb 18, 2020

Linda Wright, 72, of Allentown, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Morris Hall in Lawrenceville surrounded by her loving family. Born in Neptune, she was a longtime Allentown resident.

Daughter of the late Andrew and Dorothy Traier, she was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Harry Wright and her son-in-law, David Hicks. Linda is survived...

Feb 18, 2020

Edward J. Smires, Sr., 73, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Hospital at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Born in Trenton and raised in Lawrenceville, he moved to New Hope, PA 23 years ago. A graduate of Trenton High, Ed served in the US Army National Guard during the Vietnam Era. He retired from American Standard in...

Feb 17, 2020

Helen V. Ash, 95, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton. Born and raised in Warren Grove, NJ she had lived in Bordentown Township for the last 65 years. She had worked for GM in Trenton during War II building airplanes then for Lenox Pottery painting plates and back to GM to build car...

Feb 15, 2020

Amanda Lynn Harris, 34, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Banger, ME, she has been a New Jersey resident for the past 10 years. A graduate of the University of Maine, she was a Special Education teacher with the Somerville Board of Education in Maine. Amanda was an all-around athlete...

Feb 13, 2020

George Muha , a professor emeritus of chemistry at Rutgers University and a longtime member of the Metuchen YMCA's amateur r adio c lub, died Feb.13 after a lengthy illness. He was 88.

George grew up in Metuchen, where he was an Eagle Scout and worked in his family's school-photography business. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from...

Feb 10, 2020

James Grimshaw , 73, passed away on Tuesday, February 11 th , 2020.

Services for James will be held at 11:30am on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at The Peppler Funeral Home, 122 Crosswicks St. Bordentown, NJ 08505. A viewing will be held from 10am until the time of service. Burial will be held at Fountain...

Feb 8, 2020

Patricia A. Cottrell (nee Waked), 75, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Riverview Medical Center, in Red Bank with her family by her side. Born in Newark, NJ, she was raised in Roselle and had lived in Freehold prior to moving to Cream Ridge 47 years ago. She was graduate of Newark State College. Pat was...

Feb 6, 2020

Deborah K. Stanton , 61, passed away at home on Thursday, February 6, 2020 with her family by her side. She was born June 11, 1958, in Oil City, PA. She was a 1976 graduate of Bordentown Regional High School. She lived in Fieldsboro prior to moving to Florence 15 years ago. Debbie worked for Ocean Spray...

Feb 4, 2020

Robert D. Ullrich, 75, of Lakewood, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at his home. Born in Irvington, NJ, he resided in Robbinsville for 26 years before moving to Lakewood. Robert retired from Fort Dix and loved the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and going to the beach.

Son of the late Raymond and Evelyn Ullrich, he...

Feb 4, 2020

Susan J. Bowman

Susan J. Bowman passed away on February 4, 2020, at the age of 56.

Susan was born at Walson Army Hospital.  She was a graduate of Bordentown Regional High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University with degrees in Biology and Chemistry.  She was a former member of the Borough Council in Wrightstown, NJ....

Feb 1, 2020

Frances Marinello, of Cream Ridge, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at her daughter's home surrounded by family .  Born in Newark, Frances grew up in Nutley, NJ.  After she married, she and her husband moved to the Bronx and later Little Ferry, NJ where they spent most of their years.  In recent years, Frances lived in Brick and...

Jan 28, 2020

Mary Jane B. Howard, 69, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2020 at RWJ University/St. Barnabas Hospital in Hamilton. Born in Trenton, she was a resident of Mansfield Township, NJ. She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, Class of 1969 and received her degree in Nursing from Mercer County College. Mary Jane was a Pediatric Nurse and...

Jan 27, 2020

Alice Beatrice Wharton Plummer, 86, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020.  Born in West Chester, PA, she was a longtime resident of Groveville and resided in Jacobstown, Cream Ridge, and Hamilton before settling in Florence in 2012.  She retired from the Hamilton Board of Education, where she worked as a substitute teacher coordinator.  Alice was an active member of...

Jan 25, 2020

Gunnar C. Szul, 22, passed away suddenly on January 25, 2020. Born in Princeton, NJ, he was a lifetime Allentown resident.  He was a graduate of Allentown High School Class of 2016 and attended West Virginia University.

Gunnar's incredibly bright and beautiful smile bracketed by gorgeous dimples was truly an expression of his warm heart, wonderful persona...

Jan 23, 2020

Mary Jane Griffith, 81, of Allentown, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Preferred Care of Hamilton. Born in Windsor, she worked in the banking industry for many years and was devoted to her family and loved spending time with her grandson and her sisters.

Daughter of the late Thomas and Madeline Coma, she was predeceased by...

Jan 22, 2020

Kenneth J. Ryan, 64, of Browns Mills, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Capital Health Systems at Fuld. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a longtime Browns Mills resident. Kenneth worked in the construction industry and was a talented artist. His friends and family called him a coffee aficionado due to his love of it.

Son...