OBITUARIES

Oct 3, 2018

Jeana Bateman, 42, loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece and friend passed away on October 3, 2018 with close family and friends at her side. A graduate of Nottingham High School, Jeana attended Rutgers University and most recently employed by Whole Foods. She is survived by her husband, Peter; her children, Sydney and Nathaniel of Levittown, PA; her parents,...

Oct 1, 2018

Sep 23, 2018

Laura Marie Farlee 93 of Yardville died on Sunday, September 23, at Compassionate Care Hospice at RWJ Hospital , Hamilton. She was born in Hopewell and had lived most of her life in the Hopewell/Lambertville area. Following their retirement Laura and her late husband, Herbert moved to Jobstown. In addition to raising three children, Laura was a secretary for Spruce...

Sep 13, 2018

Richard Kevin Hullfish, 57, died in Burlington on Thursday. He was born in Blackwood, NJ and over the years he resided in Lawrenceville, Stowe, Vt. and Burlington Vt.. He attended Hun School and Chapin School. He was a self employed carpenter and cabinet maker. He enjoyed fishing and the beach, especially Spring Lake. He was the son of the late...

Aug 28, 2018

Robert D Wargo, 85, died in Morristown on August 28. He was born in Titusville and lived there for many years. Following his return from the Army, he bought a home in Chambersburg where lived for a number of years before moving to Summit where he resided for 30 years. Bob was a graduate of Central High School of Hopewell...

Aug 15, 2018

Ella Riegel Fessler born in Trenton, NJ passed away peacefully on 8/15/2018. She was a resident at Brandywine Senior Living Center in Pennington. Ella was predeceased by her high school sweetheart, best friend and husband of 59 years, Dr. A. James Fessler, Jr; her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Riegel Sr. (founder of Riegel Printing Company); her daughter,...

Aug 12, 2018

Rosemarie Weeck, age 90, died in her home in Elm Ridge Park, Pennington, N.J. She resided in Pennington for the past 54 years. Rosemarie was born in Saarbruecken, Germany in 1928. Following her graduation from the gymnasium in Saarbruecken, she moved to Munich, Germany and received her M.D. Degree from Ludwig Maximillian University in Munich in 1955. She spent one...

Aug 7, 2018

Ruth S. Turner, 92 of Titusville, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Compassionate Care Hospice, RWJ Hamilton. Born in South Jersey, Ruth went to school and was married in Pennington, NJ and resided in Titusville for the past 68 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Phillip and Flossie (Hickman) Sheppard, her brothers, Glendon and Kenneth Sheppard and...

Aug 6, 2018

William Everett Schluter died on August 6 in his home on Main Street in Pennington, NJ after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. Bill was born in Bronxville, NY in 1927 and was raised in Princeton, NJ. He grew up on a working farm, Active Acres, which later became the site for Educational Testing Service. He attended Princeton Country...

Jul 15, 2018

Joan I. Cunningham, age 89 died July 15, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, in Titusville, NJ. Born in North Plainfield, she lived in New Jersey all her life. The daughter of the late Edward and Catherine Kellegher Jonas, predeceased by her brother Carlton (Sonny) Jonas. Joan was a registered nurse, graduating from St. Peter’s Hospital School of...

Jul 13, 2018

Jun 29, 2018

Brian Thomas Coleman of Pennington, New Jersey passed away peacefully at Temple University Medical Center on Friday, June 29th in his 78th year. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he had been a resident of Pennington for the past twenty four years. Brian's career spanned positions with The Ford Motor Company, IBM and management consulting in the area of enterprise architecture....

Jun 16, 2018

Howard F. Thurman, 95, died Saturday, June 16th, at home in Pennswood Village. Born in Brooklyn New York, he lived in the Pennington area for 67 years. Husband of the late Beverly P. Thurman, he is survived by three offspring and their spouses (two daughters and a son), Pamela T. and Geoffrey Hamby of Falls Church, VA, Paul M. and...

May 21, 2018

Michele Mary “Tweety” Szegda, 66, of Hamilton passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 at Compassionate Care Hospice, Hamilton. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong Trenton/Hamilton area resident. Michele was an administration assistant with Mercer County Community College for over 30 years prior to her retirement December 2017. Predeceased by her parents, Michael Anthony and Catherine Mary (Marino) Palmieri, a...

May 5, 2018

Legendary PENNINGTON businessman and Pennington Quality Market owner Lawrence A. “Larry” Roth well, 92, passed away peacefully at his home in Washington Crossing, PA Saturday, May 5. Known for his generosity and community support, Mr. Rothwell purchased the market in 1981 and guided its success for more than 37 years. He grew the local business into one of the top...

May 4, 2018

Eugenia “Jean” E. Nelson, 93, of Morgantown, W.Va passed away Friday, May 4th at Mon Health Medical Center. She was born August 10, 1924 in Trenton, NJ, a daughter of the late Adam and Catherine (Guralski) Wilczynski. She was a native of Trenton, NJ but moved to Morgantown in 1992. Mrs. Nelson was a member of St. Mary Roman Catholic...

Apr 21, 2018

David Lewis Blackwell, age 70, died on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at his home in Princeton. David was a passionate and engaged member of the Hopewell Valley community throughout his life, dedicated to studying and sharing local history, architecture, and genealogy. He was recently named Hopewell Township’s first official Town Historian in recognition of his life’s work, an honor which...

Apr 19, 2018

Mary Margaret Tierney, of Pennington entered into eternal life on April 19, 2018. Born in Philadelphia, she had been a resident of Pennington for over 55 years. She also spent many summers living in Ocean City, New Jersey. Mary worked as a Medical Technician in the Bacteriology Section of the Department of Pathology at US Walson Army Hospital in Fort...

Apr 14, 2018

Roger D. Brink, age 86, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Roger’s parents, Loren Brink and Ruby (Walker) Brink, met in Houston, Texas, where his father was stationed during WWI. After marrying in 1920, they relocated to Prattsburgh, New York, where Roger was born. Roger’s sibling, Robert Brink, was five years his senior. The family remained in Prattsburgh through...

Apr 8, 2018

Dorothy E. Post, 90, passed away April 8, 2018 at her residence with her family by her side. Born in Princeton she resided in Pennington from 1952-1978 prior to moving to Kunkletown, PA. She was a member of Pennington First Aid Squad, Ladies auxiliary of the Pennington Fire Company. Dorothy was owner and operator with her husband Jack of County...