Christina B. Jones, 85, died October 18 in her West Clarksville, New York home. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Chris and Michael Di Iorio of West Windsor. Donations may be made to West Clarksville Baptist Church, Box 56, West Clarksville, NY 14786.
Mildred Easter Green of Trenton died October 20. Survivors include a niece, Della Green-Powell of Plainsboro; and great-niece, Margaux Green-Powell of Plainsboro. Arrangements were by Anderson Funeral Service.
Carolyn Tryon, 71, of Champaign, Illinois, died September 30. A graduate of Princeton High School, she studied at Julliard and Manhattan College of Music to pursue a career in music, teaching piano and voice. Survivors include a sister, Patricia T. Tindall of West Windsor. Donations may be made to Provena Covenant Hospital Care Program, Urbana, Illinois.
Elizabeth R. Gauther, 85, a former Plainsboro resident, died October 16 at Meadow Lakes in Hightstown. Survivors include her husband Robert V. Gauthier; her daughter, Kathleen M. Francica of Huntsville, Alabama; her sons, Robert V. Gautherier or Santa Ana, California, and Thomas J. Gauthier of Monmouth Junction; her brothers, John and Clemence Rachel; and eight grandchildren. Donations may be made to Doctors without Borders USA, Box 1856, Merrifield, VA 22116 or www.doctorswithoutborders.org.
Blanche Evelyn Cantu, 98, of Springfield, Massachusetts died October 22 in Springfield. Born in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, she is a former resident of Plainsboro and retired as a secretary from Princeton University.
Survivors include her step-sons Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu of Plainsboro, and James Cantu of Banning, California; step-daughter Gertrude Ruane of Sarasota, Florida; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; her niece and caregiver, Barbara Piaget; and several other nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to the Plainsboro Public Library, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro 08536.
Amel Stark, 91, of West Windsor died October 24 at Princeton Care Center. Born in Trenton, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the New Jersey Law School. One of the founders of Stark & Stark law firm, he was a former U.S. bankruptcy judge for New Jersey from 1969 to 1985.
He served as a captain in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945.
Stark was a member of Har Sinai Temple, Cyrus Lodge No. 5 Free & Accepted Masons, the Consistory, Shrine Temple, Order of the Moose, and the Eagles. He was also a member of the New Jersey Bar and American Bar associations.
Survivors include his wife, Natalie Wiener Stark; daughter and son-in-law, Hinda Jane and William Travis of Escondido, California; son and daughter-in-law, David and Laura Stark of Evergreen, Colorado; grandchildren, Nicole Travis and Joseph LeMiexu; and brother Bernard Stark of New Brunswick.
Theresa C. Dzurkoc Bialczak, 82, of Hamilton Township died October 24 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Survivors include brother and sister-in-law, John and Virginia Dzurkoc of West Windsor. Donations may be made to Mount Carmel Guild, 73 North Clinton Avenue, Trenton 08609.
Anna K. Nurko, 85, died October 25 at the University Medical Center at Princeton. She was a former Plainsboro resident. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, William M. and Clara Nurko; daughters and son-in-laws Georgia N. and David Poinsett, Mary M. Nurko, and Paulinia and Roy Johnson; grandchildren; and great grandchildren. Donations may be made to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, 824 Adeline Street, Trenton 08610.
H. Guy Smith, 83, died October 29 at Bear Creek Assisted Living in West Windsor. Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he lived in Hillsborough for 35 years before moving to West Windsor four years ago.
He earned a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross in the U.S. Army Air Corps, where he served in the European Theater and over Normandy.
A graduate from Colby College bachelor’s degree in Business, he retired as a controller at Bristol Myers Squibb after more than 20 years of service.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Mary Glenn Smith; his son, Timothy Smith of New Brunswick; four daughters and sons-in-law, Leslie and Dennis Taulbee of Westchester, Ohio, Pamela and Douglas Farr of Hopewell, Kathleen and Gerard Lynch of Princeton, and Maureen and Scot Shuck of Garrett Park, Maryland. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren; and his sister, Helen Smoll of Pennsylvania.
Donations may be made to Princeton Hospice Care, 253 Witherspoon Street Princeton 08540.
John W. Kalajian, 80, of West Windsor died October 26 at the University Medical Center at Princeton.
A U.S. Army veteran, he fought at the Battle of the Bulge. He retired after many years of service at Princeton University and was a cellist and teacher in Princeton for many years. He was a member of Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Raymond Ranallo of Ewing Township, Jocelyn Kalajian and John Middleton of Mahtomedi, Minnesota; three sisters, Eleanor Kalajian of Trenton, Louise Pickering of California, and Lorraine Kalajian of Trenton; and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, November 6, 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck, 154 South Mill Road, West Windsor. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society – Mercer Chapter, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville 08648.
Richard C. Hastings III, 45 of Newington, Connecticut, died October 29 in a home fire. Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Linda Rosania and Richard Rosania of West Windsor; and two nephews, Corporal Matthew Rosania USMC of Edwards Air Force Base, California, and Scott Rosania of West Windsor.
Donations may be made to the Wrestling Booster Club, Newington High School, 605 Willard Avenue, Newington, CT 06111; the Hampton Volunteer Fire Department, West Old Route 6, Hampton, CT 06247; or the Kingswood-Oxford School, 170 Kingswood Road, West Hartford, CT 06119. Guest book at www.nj.com/timesobits.
