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John T. Derasmo

John T. Derasmo

Oct 27, 2014

John T. Derasmo, 71, of Hamilton, passed away Monday, October 27, 2014 at University Medical Center of Princeton. Born in the Bronx, he was a longtime resident of Bay Shore, NY prior to moving to Hamilton. A US Navy veteran, John retired from Chase Manhattan Bank where he worked for 43 years. He was a member of St. John's R.C....

Stella H. Csakan

Stella H. Csakan

Oct 24, 2014

Stella H. Csakan (nee Bennett), 92, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014, at RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton, with her family by her side. Born in Secaucus, NJ, she had resided in Trenton and Yardville prior to moving to Columbus 15 years ago. She was a short order cook and worked for various establishments including the Bromley Diner in Trenton....

Dorothy Kluender

Dorothy Kluender

Oct 19, 2014

Dorothy Kluender, 93, of Allentown, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014 at her home. Born in Trenton, she was a lifetime Trenton resident, prior to moving to Allentown in 1995. A proud graduate of Rider College, Dorothy was the Bureau Chief for Employer Contributions at the State of New Jersey, Department of Labor and Industry. She was an adventurous world...

Joseph S. Varga

Joseph S. Varga

Oct 16, 2014

Joseph S. Varga, 61, of Bordentown, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Samaritan Hospice, Mt. Holly. Born in Trenton he was a longtime Bordentown area resident. A US Navy Veteran, Joseph graduated from Florence High School in 1971 and went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree from the College of New Jersey. He worked for the State of New...

Florence Laslo Tota

Florence Laslo Tota

Oct 16, 2014

Florence Tota, (nee Kovaleski), 87, of Mercerville, passed away Thursday morning, October 16, 2014 at St. Joseph Skilled Nursing Home, Morris Hall, Lawrenceville. Born in Trenton she was a resident of Yardville, North Crosswicks and Hamilton Square before moving to Mercerville. Florence was a real estate broker for R. P. Bonnani, Richardson's and Caldwell Banker. She earned membership into the...

Harold S Perkins

Harold S Perkins

Oct 14, 2014

Harold S. Perkins, 85, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Compassionate Care Hospice in Trenton. Born in New York, NY, he had been a resident of the Chesterfield area for the last 50 years. Harold was a WWII Navy Veteran and had retired from Ivins Glass in Trenton. He enjoyed playing golf and spending time with his family. Predeceased...

John Weidenbach

John Weidenbach

Oct 12, 2014

John Weidenbach "Weedy", 60, of New Egypt, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Compassionate Care Hospice, Trenton. Born in Abbington, PA, he was a resident of New Egypt for 25 years. Weedy was a plumbing inspector for several townships in Central Jersey and loved to fish. Son of the late Patricia Rooney, Weedy is survived by his wife of...

Bonnie J. Metterhouse

Bonnie J. Metterhouse

Oct 11, 2014

Bonnie J. Metterhouse, 87, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Jackson. Born in Selma, OH, she was a longtime resident of Cream Ridge. She taught as a substitute teacher at Allentown Elementary School for many years and was a member of the Allentown United Methodist Church. Bonnie's greatest joy was her grandchildren and spending time...

Gloria Jean Giovanelli

Gloria Jean Giovanelli

Oct 5, 2014

Gloria J. Giovanelli, 65, of Chatham, VA died Sunday, October 5, 2014. Born in Trenton, she was a resident of Windsor for many years before moving to Chatham three years ago. Gloria retired as a teacher from the Hamilton Twp. School District. Daughter of the late Dominic Giovanelli, Gloria is survived by her mother, Theresa Giovanelli of Bedford, VA; four...

Lorraine M Gentz

Lorraine M Gentz

Oct 3, 2014

Lorraine M. Gentz (nee Hayes), 87 of Allentown, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 3, 2014 surrounded by her family. Born in Trenton, she was a longtime Allentown area resident. Lorraine was a graduate of Hamilton High West and retired from New Jersey Bell after many years of service. She was devoted to her family and enjoyed taking care of...

Alice N. Bumbera

Alice N. Bumbera

Sep 23, 2014

Alice N. Bumbera, 78, of Crosswicks, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Born in Walla Walla, Washington, she was a longtime Crosswicks area resident. A US Army veteran, she was a member of the Woman's Army Corps. Alice retired in September of 2014 as the librarian for the Crosswicks Library Company, where she worked for 40 years. She was involved...

Diane M. Spislander

Diane M. Spislander

Sep 17, 2014

Diane M. Spislander, 52 of Lumberton, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden. Born in Panama City, she graduated from Steinert High School and was a longtime resident of the Robbinsville and Mercerville areas. Diane was employed at ACME Markets, where she worked in the Deli Department for many years. She enjoyed...

Lauren A. Mitchell

Lauren A. Mitchell

Sep 4, 2014

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...

Michael J. Wira

Michael J. Wira

Aug 31, 2014

Michael J. Wira, 60, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Centra State Medical Center in Freehold. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, he had lived in Jackson before moving to Millstone 20 years ago. He retired from Best Foods Baking Company, in Edison as a District Sales Manager, and was a long-time member of the VCCA and St. James' Episcopal...

Rosalie Johnson

Rosalie Johnson

Aug 28, 2014

Rosalie Karas Johnson, 99, passed away peacefully at St. Francis Compassionate Care Hospice in Trenton on Thursday, August 28, 2014. Rosalie was born in Philadelphia, PA, on December 18, 1914, and resided most of her life in New Sharon, NJ, before moving to Hightstown, NJ. She retired in the early '80s after over 20 years in the civil service at...

Rebecca Anne Malter

Rebecca Anne Malter

Aug 26, 2014

Rebecca A. Malter, 28 of Millstone, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Born in Princeton, she was a lifetime resident of Millstone, graduated from Allentown High School and later Mercer County Community College. Rebecca loved animals. She worked as a Veterinary Technician at Homecare Veterinary Clinic in Rocky Hill and volunteered much of her time to Tabby's Place (a shelter...

Earl T. Slaper

Earl T. Slaper

Aug 25, 2014

Earl T. Slaper, 86, passed away Monday, August 25, 2014 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton, with his family by his side. Born in Utica, NY, he had been a resident of Bordentown since 1954. He was a retired Engineer from Bristol-Myers Squibb of Lawrenceville and was very active in the community. Earl was a member of Christ...

James V. D'Amore, Sr.

James V. D'Amore, Sr.

Aug 24, 2014

James V. D'Amore, Sr., 90, of Clarksburg, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Deborah Heart and Lung, Browns Mills. Born in and raised in Newark, he joined the Navy in December of 1942 and served with the 11th Special Seabee attached to 6th Marine Division during WWII. James was very proud of his service to his country and was...

John Michael Hamon, Jr.

John Michael Hamon, Jr.

Aug 18, 2014

John Michael Hamon, Jr., 28, of Allentown, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014 at The University of Pennsylvania. Born in Trenton, he resided in Allentown for most of his life. An Allentown High School and Mercer County Community College graduate, John worked in customer service of Waste Management. He loved playing video games and reading comic books. John is survived...

Noreen Lemanski

Noreen Lemanski

Aug 16, 2014

Noreen H. Lemanski, 81, of Allentown, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Compassionate Care Hospice, Trenton. Born in Allentown, PA, she was an Allentown, NJ area resident for 28 years. Noreen worked in retail for several years at various stores including J. C. Penny and Clover. She enjoyed cooking, baking and sewing and loved animals especially her cat. Daughter...

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