OBITUARIES

Jun 26, 2017

Claire Wynn Cannon, age 83, of Titusville, NJ passed away on June 26, peacefully at home surrounded by her children and her loving husband of 63 years, John Morrow Cannon. A celebration of her life will be held on July 23, at 11:30 at St. Matthews Church, 300 S Main St, Pennington, New Jersey 08534. Claire was born on August...

Jun 4, 2017

Alfred DeBeau, Jr., 72, of Pennington passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017 at home. Born in Elizabeth, Mr. DeBeau resided in Union, Milford, Belmar, and in Pennington for the last 22 years. Alfred graduated from Seton Hall University and Seton Hall Law School. He was employed with Newark Public Schools as a teacher for 35 years. Mr. DeBeau was a...

May 11, 2017

Werner R. Weiss, 86, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday May 11, 2017. He was born, raised and resided most of his life in f New York City, until he and his daughter  moved to Yardley, Pennsylvania in 2005.  Mr. Weiss was a United States Army veteran during the Korean War.  Werner (Whitey) was a supervisor with...

May 5, 2017

Jane Weart Agin, 91, passed away at Westminster Cantebury on Chesapeake Bay on May 5, 2017 Born in Hopewell, she was a long-time resident of Hopewell and most recently Knotts Island, NC and Virginia Beach, VA. She was a graduate of Pennington Central High School and Moore Institute of Art, Science and Industry in Philadelphia. She was a member of...

Apr 25, 2017

Maggie Roberts, 86, of Ewing died peacefully, surrounded by her devoted family Tuesday in Capital Health, Fuld campus. She was born in Amherst, Virginia and had been a resident of Pennington for many years before moving to Ewing NJ. Family and friends were Maggie’s passion and delight. Maggie was an avid cook and baker, often hosting the family parties. In...

Mar 9, 2017

Halsey L. Allen III passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017. He was born on April 11, 1930 in Rhinebeck, New York, the son of H. Leonard Allen and Rowena Allen (née Dock) and grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he attended Fitchburg High School. He then went on to study physics at the University of Massachusetts before taking his Master's...

Mar 3, 2017

Shirley Jane Johnston, 89, of Pennington entered into God’s care, Friday March 3, 2017 at Brandywine Senior Living surrounded by her loving family and close friends. She was born and resided in Buffalo, NY for 43 years before living in Greensboro, NC for a brief three years. Mrs. Johnston then resided in Richmond, VA for 38. years and for the...

Feb 27, 2017

Margaret Weakliem, 88, of Monroe, NJ, passed away on Feb. 27, 2017. Daughter of the late John and Margaret Foster, she was born in Jersey City, NJ. She grew up in Kearny, NJ, graduated from Kearny High School, and worked for Colonial Insurance as an insurance underwriter. In August 1955, Margaret married the late Herbert Weakliem, on what she often...

Feb 19, 2017

Elaine Bayley Sween passed passed peacefully into a heaven filled with stars. She filled our lives with joy, our hearts with love. We will miss her smile, her laughter, her beautiful voice. We have solace that she is with the angels. Elaine is predeceased by the love of her life, Mike Sween, formerly of Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Three awesome children,...

Feb 15, 2017

Virginia B. Aris of Pennington passed away on Wednesday in the University Medical Center at Plainsboro. She was born in Morenci, Michigan and had been a resident of Pennington for 45 years. She graduated with honors from Albion College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received her masters degree from the University of Michigan. At the time...

Feb 8, 2017

Ruth “Midge” Bray Pyatt Grafton, of Pennington, NJ, entered into God’s care February 8, 2017 at Preferred Care in Ewing, NJ. Ruth was a direct descendent of American Revolutionary War soldier Captain Daniel Bray. Born November 19, 1919 in Sergeantsville, NJ, Ruth grew up on the historic Anderson Bray Farm. Ruth married Henry Grafton in 1940 and then moved to...

Feb 3, 2017

Kenneth E. Petrie, 91, passed away on Friday at the Birches, Newtown, PA. He was born in Allentown, PA and had resided in Pennington for 59 years before moving to Newtown in 2015. He served with the U.S Army during WW11 in the European theater from 1943 to 1946. He was employed by General Motors in Ewing as a Job...

Jan 26, 2017

John B. Pierpont December 11, 1932- January 26, 2017 “Music is the universal language of mankind” John Pierpont, 84, passed away peacefully at Greenwood House, Ewing, NJ on January 26, 2017 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's. Jack led a full life as a father, husband, teacher and musician, enriching the lives of others with his great...

Jan 20, 2017

Jan 15, 2017

Rustin “Russ” Allen Miller, 58, of Hopewell passed away at his home Sunday Jan. 15, 2017. Born in Torrence, CA, Russ resided in the Hopewell Twp. area. He attended The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ, and Boston University, Boston, MA. Russ was owner/operator of Onyx Fasteners Inc. for almost 32 years. He often volunteered for the EASEL Animal Rescue League, helping...

Jan 10, 2017

Ben A Burdette, 95, passed away at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, on Tuesday, Jauary 10, with his family by his side. He was born in Esbon, Kansas and resided in the Pennington area since 1973. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in engineering. He was employed by Mobil Oil for 37 years. At...

Jan 3, 2017

Bernice L. Maze, 88, of Hopewell Township . died at her home on Tuesday, surrounded by her family. She was born in Trenton and had been a resident of Hopewell Township for 65 years. She graduated from Trenton High School and received her associate degree from Rider. She was employed as a secretary for Trenton State College before her retirement....

Dec 28, 2016

Dec 27, 2016

Christina L. Chervenak, 93, passed away peacefully in Hamilton Grove on Dec. 27, 2016. She was born in Beckley, WV to J. Albert and Grace Bailey Lares on Oct. 14, 1923 and was a resident of Pennington, NJ for over 60 years. Christina was a devout Christian, devoted mother and wife, fabulous cook, accomplished seamstress and whiz with numbers. She...

Dec 24, 2016

Marjorie Sked Wright , 91, passed away at her home in Winter Park, FL on Saturday. She was born in Trenton and had lived in the Hopewell Township area for many years. More recently she lived in Winter Park. Before her retirement she had been a secretary for Case’s Pork Roll in Trenton. She was a former member of the...