Obituaries

Obituaries for Peppler Funeral Home

Edna May Van Hise

Edna May Van Hise

Oct 12, 2016

Edna M. Van Hise, 89, of Lawrenceville, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 surrounded by her family. Born in Lawrenceville, Edna attended Princeton High School and later moved to Allentown, where she resided for 58 years. She was a member of Allentown Presbyterian Church and was devoted to caring for her family. Edna was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and...

Christina Imhof

Christina Imhof

Oct 12, 2016

Christina Imhof (nee Murphy), 48, of Bordentown passed away Wednesday morning at St. Francis Medical Center. Born in Trenton, Christine spent her childhood in New Egypt and lived there until 1997 when she moved to Bordentown where she resided until her death. Christina spent a brief time as a volunteer EMT for both New Egypt and Hope Hose Humane in...

William "Bill" C. Mack

William "Bill" C. Mack

Oct 12, 2016

William "Bill" C. Mack, 73, of Upper Freehold Twp., died on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at CentraState Hospital in Freehold. Born in New Brunswick, Bill was a US Navy Veteran serving during the Vietnam Era. A 1965 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he earned his Master's Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1977. Bill was the Criminal Division Manager,...

Barbara Meltzer

Barbara Meltzer

Oct 11, 2016

Barbara "Bobbi" Meltzer, 71, of Twin Rivers, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at her home. Born in Yonkers, Bobbi attended the University of Miami. She was an avid reader, enjoyed to crochet and loved spending time with her friends. Bobbi is survived by her husband, Marty Meltzer; her daughter and son-in-law, Ericka and Tom O'Rourke and her grandson and...

Joseph E. Gaughan

Joseph E. Gaughan

Oct 9, 2016

Joseph E. Gaughan, 82, of Chesterfield passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at his home. Born in Lost Creek #2, PA, he resided in Philadelphia, PA and Newtown, PA for several years before moving to Chesterfield in 1974. A U.S. Army veteran, Joseph retired as a Millwright from US Steel Company in Fairless Hills, PA. He had a strong work...

Lisa Michelle Balkum

Lisa Michelle Balkum

Oct 5, 2016

Lisa Michelle Balkum, 58, passed away peacefully at Ellen Sagar Nursing Center in Union, SC, on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, after a lengthy battle with Leukemia. She was born in Dover, Delaware, to Frank and Bernadette Balkum in 1958, and was raised in Jacobstown, NJ. She was a graduate of St. Anthony Church High School in Trenton, NJ and retired...

Christine Roesel

Christine Roesel

Sep 30, 2016

Christine Roesel 97, of Lawrenceville, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at her home. Born in Hersbruck, Germany, she moved to the United States in 1949 with her late husband Otto. They resided in Sunnyside, New York for many years, before moving to Lawrenceville in 2004. Mrs. Roesel retired from Henri Bendel in New York where she worked for over...

Rita Mae Alt

Rita Mae Alt

Sep 30, 2016

Rita Mae Alt, 98, of Windsor, NJ, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at Hamilton Continuing Care Center. Born in Syracuse, NY, she was a lifetime resident of Windsor. Rita was a former member and past president of the Windsor PTA and 60+ year member of the Windsor United Methodist Church. Rita loved her church and was extremely active in...

Roberta Larsen

Roberta Larsen

Sep 27, 2016

Roberta M. Larsen, 87, died peacefully in her home in Columbus, NJ on September 27, 2016 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Hopelawn, Woodbridge Township, NJ to Irma and Robert Gutwein in 1929, graduated from Woodbridge High School, and was employed by Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ as an administrative assistant in Sales and Marketing until retiring...

Beatrice Furth

Beatrice Furth

Sep 26, 2016

Beatrice Furth, 89, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at Arcadia Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hamilton Township, with her family by her side. Born and raised in Bordentown, she was a resident of the area all of her life. She attended MacFarland High School and was a life-long member of the First Baptist Church of Bordentown. Beatrice was a...

Marguerite A. Huggler

Marguerite A. Huggler

Sep 21, 2016

Marguerite A. (Peggy) Huggler, 83, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. Born and raised in Old Forge, PA she had lived in Bordentown Township since 1955. She was a school teacher at St. Mary's School for 20 years and worked at the State of New Jersey Department of Education for...

Barbara Gratton

Barbara Gratton

Sep 4, 2016

Barbara Gratton, 67, of Lawrenceville, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016 at the Atrium Post Acute Care in Lawrenceville. Born in Clarksburg, NJ, Barbara resided in the Luther Arms Apartments for several years and was a longtime Trenton area resident. Barbara was very friendly and loved being with people. Daughter of the late Leon M. and Ruth Walton, she was...

Robert Cox

Robert Cox

Sep 2, 2016

Robert Cox, 79, of Cream Ridge, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Hamilton Twp., Robert resided in Allentown for many years before moving to Cream Ridge 5 years ago. A US Coast Guard veteran, he retired from the City of Trenton, Dept. of Inspections as a Construction Inspector. He...

Maryann Maglione

Maryann Maglione

Sep 2, 2016

Maryann Maglione, 68 of Allentown, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at Abington Health in Abington, PA. Born in Newark, she grew up in Bloomfield and resided in Old Bridge prior to moving to Allentown. Maryann was a former member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in South Amboy and was a dedicated employee of Intelligent Resource Group where she...

Virginia "Ginny" Marie Maricle

Virginia "Ginny" Marie Maricle

Sep 1, 2016

Virginia "Ginny" Maricle, 69, of Cranbury, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Princeton Medical Center at Plainsboro. Born in Bronx, New York, she was a longtime resident of the East Windsor and Cranbury area. Ginny worked for Johnson and Johnson for 50 years. She enjoyed reading and loved plants, flowers, her cats and shopping with her daughter. Daughter of...

Francis Xaiver Walsh, Jr.

Francis Xaiver Walsh, Jr.

Aug 25, 2016

Francis Xavier Walsh, Jr., 84, of Freehold, passed away, Thursday, August 25, 2016 at The Manor if Freehold. Frank was born in Brooklyn, New York and resided for 27 years in Waldwick, before moving to Freehold. A veteran of the US Air Force, Frank served during the Korean Conflict. Frank went on to Pace University in New York where he...

Doris Gossard

Doris Gossard

Aug 23, 2016

Doris M. Gossard, 84, of Allentown, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Allentown she graduated from Princeton High School and attended Rider College before getting married and moving back to Allentown. Doris enjoyed reading and traveling. She loved her dogs and being with her family. Daughter of the late George and...

Stephen L. Merrill

Stephen L. Merrill

Aug 18, 2016

Stephen Locke Merrill, 60, of Trenton, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Born in Hingham, MA, he was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire; he moved to New Egypt where he resided for many years before moving to Trenton. Stephen was a supporter of the Arts in Trenton and was a...

Francis L. Elgrim

Francis L. Elgrim

Aug 16, 2016

Francis L. Elgrim, 87, of Tamarac, FL, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Francis was born in Trenton and resided in Yardville and Allentown for many years before moving to Florida in 1968. A graduate of Hamilton High School, he served in the US Army before beginning a longtime career in construction. Francis was an exempt...

Alice C. Baum

Alice C. Baum

Aug 14, 2016

Alice C. Baum, 81, of Columbus, passed away peacefully and on her own terms Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Compassionate Care Hospice in Hamilton. Born and raised in Trenton, she was a graduate of Trenton High school Class of 1953 and worked in the banking industry for many years, retiring from First Washington Bank in West Windsor. She was a...

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