Obituaries

Mar 22, 2014

Kathryn M. Deacon, 81 of Moorestown, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Evergreens. Born in Bordentown, she was a lifetime resident prior to moving to Moorestown in 2002. Kathryn was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bordentown where she served in numerous roles including Moderator, Treasurer and Clerk. She was also a member of the...

Mar 21, 2014

Rose Marie Fisher (nee Izzo), 58, of Bordentown, passed away Friday March 21, 2014 after a long battle with cancer, with her family by her side. Born in North Plainfield, she was a Bordentown resident for the past 25 years. Rose worked for Sunoco Marketing in Philadelphia before recently becoming a teacher's aide for the Chesterfield School District. She...

Mar 21, 2014

Helen Macuga Dilts Arndt, 89, of Allentown, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at her home. Born in Trenton, she was a long time Robbinsville area resident. Helen's family was very important to her and caring for them was her most important job. She felt blessed to have two wonderful husbands in her life and her grandchildren brought her...

Mar 20, 2014

Nancy S. Ellis, 87 of Crosswicks, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at home. Born in Morrisville, PA; she was a longtime Crosswicks area resident. As a young girl her summers were spent at the family cabin on Lake Shehawken in Starrucca, Pa. She was a graduate of Morrisville High School and Mary Washington College. She served in many...

Mar 18, 2014

Joseph P. Case, 90, of Allentown, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Hamilton Continuing Care Center, Hamilton. Born in Trenton, he was a lifetime Allentown resident where he spent his years as a local farmer. He was a member of St. John's Church in Allentown and attending the Robbinsville Senior Center. Predeceased by his wife, Dorothea and his...

Mar 13, 2014

Mary J. Lyczak, 89, of Crosswicks, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 at her home. Born in Cornwells Heights, PA, she grew up in Fallsington, PA and later moved to Crosswicks in 1950. A member of St. John's Church in Allentown, Mary loved spending time with her grandchildren, taking care of her family and hosting family gatherings. She enjoyed...

Mar 11, 2014

Marion H. Bauer, 102, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the Masonic Home of New Jersey in Burlington Township, NJ. Born in Allentown, NJ, she had lived in the Allentown area most of her life. She was a retired teacher having graduated from Trenton State College and had taught in Plainsboro, Allentown and Hamilton.

Marion was...

Mar 9, 2014

Roger F. Grover, Sr., 75, of Groveville, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Compassionate Care Hospice in Trenton. Born in Allentown, he was a longtime Crosswicks and Groveville area resident. A US National Guard Veteran, Roger retired in 2001 as a mechanic from Patterson Chevrolet. He was a member of the Teamsters Local #35 for many years. Roger was...

Mar 8, 2014

Robert John Galayda, Jr. 52, of Florence, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at his home. Born in New Brunswick, he resided in Old Bridge for many years and was a longtime resident of Florence. Bob was a mechanic for Jerith Manufacturing Co. Inc. in Philadelphia. A member of Mt. Moriah Lodge #28 F.&A.M. in Bordentown, he was an avid...

Mar 7, 2014

Joseph Oresic, 84, of Yardville, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014 at St. Joseph's Nursing Center in Lawrenceville with family at his side. Born in Philadelphia and a longtime Yardville resident, Joseph served in the US Army from 1954-1956 and was stationed in Japan for most of his time in the military. He valued the importance of education and in...

Mar 3, 2014

William P. Portrude, 85, of East Windsor, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014 at his home. Born in Shanghai China, he moved to the US in 1940 and was a resident of East Windsor for 44 years. A graduate of both the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and the Royal Academy of...

Feb 23, 2014

Richard F. Groves, 72, of Hamilton Square, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Born in Rochester, PA, he was a longtime resident of Hamilton Square. Dick retired from Lockheed Martin in Newtown, PA where he worked as a Senior Engineering Lab Supervisor. He was a hard worker who was dedicated to his family....

Feb 20, 2014

Lauren A. Kierepka, 29, of New Egypt, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014. Born in Freehold, she was a lifetime New Egypt area resident. A graduate of Allentown High School, class of 2002, she worked as a medical secretary at CentraState Hospital for 8 years prior to working as a medical assistant for Independence Home Care in Allentown. Lauren was...

Feb 15, 2014

Lillian Wainwright, 77, of Florence Township, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014 with her daughter and son-in-law at her side. Born in Allentown, NJ, she was a resident of the area all of her life. She had a long career as a secretary working for numerous companies including Monsanto in Yardville and Computer Sciences Corporation in Moorestown before...

Feb 11, 2014

Mary R. Speel, 99, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014, just a few weeks shy of her 100 th birthday. Born in Imlaystown, NJ, she grew up in the Bordentown/Chesterfield area where she resided for most of her life. Mary loved her family and took pride in nurturing her children and grandchildren in a loving home. She always had...

Feb 10, 2014

Ruth Holmes Honadle, 94, of Cream Ridge, NJ died at her home on February 10, 2014. Born May 12, 1919 to George B. and Anna Meirs Holmes, she lived the majority of her life on the road named for her father's mill. Family and local history were of great interest to her. She leaves behind a file cabinet brimming...

Feb 1, 2014

Charles T. Faber, 84, of Cream Ridge, NJ, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 at The Manor Nursing Home in Freehold, NJ. Born in Englishtown, NJ he was a life-long area resident of Cream Ridge. Charles retired from the Union Transportation Railroad and from the Tax Collectmmors Office of Upper Freehold, where he was also a Committeeman for the Township...

Jan 31, 2014

Frances E. Walder, 94, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014 at Samaritan Hospice, in Mount Holly Township, NJ. Born in Woodstown, NJ, she had lived in Hedding and Lumberton prior to the Masonic Home of New Jersey in Burlington Township, NJ. Frances was a member of the Hedding United Methodist Church since 1946, a member of the Bordentown Chapter #257...

Jan 30, 2014

Louis C. Coleman, 84, of Matawan, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Victoria Healthcare. Born in Virginia he was a long time Allentown area resident. A U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Korean War, Louis was a talented singer, performing on various stages including "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson", "The Nat King Cole Show" as well as many...

Jan 25, 2014

Carol A. Champion, 62, ascended the steps to Heaven on January 25, 2014, setting her free from the bonds of Alzheimer's disease. Carol is now dancing among the clouds with her four legged friends, who were waiting for her at the gates of Rainbow Bridge. Born in Trenton to Victor and Loretta Champion, sister of Victor and Lynn Champion; Carol...