Mercia Brenne Bachmann, 96, of Townshend, Vermont died February 2. Born on a wheat farm in Saskatchewan she was a longtime West Windsor resident and a founding member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Princeton Junction.
A graduate of St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota, she became a social worker since her father, a Lutheran pastor, counseled her that the time was not right for female ministers.
Her late husband, E. Theodore Bachmann, a church historian from Philadelphia, served in a wide variety of positions around the world within the Lutheran church. The couple marched in Selma, Alabama, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., wrote “Lutheran Churches in the World” and “The United Lutheran Church in America, 1918-1962.”
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, F. Brenne and Catharina of Vimmerby, Sweden, and daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Christopher, of Putney, Vermont; two granddaughters; and two sisters.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, February 22, at 4 p.m., at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Donations may be made to the church.
Deborah L. Amison, 50, of Trenton died February 3 at the Capital Health System at Fuld. Survivors include two sons, Victor M. and Anthony Rosario of Plainsboro.
June F. Vigliotti, 80, of Allentown, died February 7, at RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton. Survivors include a daughter, Lisa Vigliotti of Plainsboro.
Andrew W. Mark, 27, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, died February 7. Survivors include his parents, David and Joyce Mark of West Windsor; brother, Jonathan Mark; sister, Jennifer Tu; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gardon Yee; and aunts, uncles, and cousins. Donations may be made for his children at www. graceandrew.com.
Regina Marie Keleman, 67, of West Windsor died February 8 at her daughter’s home. Born in New York City, she was a legal secretary with Curtis Mallot Prevost in Manhattan for more than 35 years.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Kenny and Allison Keleman of Staten Island, New York; her daughter and son-in-law, Marianne and William Schager of Hamilton; her three grandchildren, William and Michael Schager, and Emma Marie Keleman; two brothers and sister-in-law, Kenneth Bechtel, and George and Kathleen Bechtel; nephews; and great-nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center, 118 Federal Road, Monroe Township 08831.
Janet N. Biro, 83, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, died February 9. Survivors include sister and brother-in-law, Connie and Kirk Garber of Plainsboro. Services are Saturday, February 21, at 10 a.m. in St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Church, 67 West Washington Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Online guestbook at www.longfuneralhome.com. Donations may be made to V.N.A. Hospice of St. Lukes, 1510 Valley Center Parkway, Suite 200, Bethlehem, PA 18017.
Carole A. Hummel, 66, of Howard, Pennsylvania, died February 10 at home. Survivors include a son, Roger A. Hummel Jr. of Princeton Junction. Donations may be made to the Cancer Care of Center Pennsylvania, 75 Medical Park Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837.
Augustus A. Bodino, 96, of Toms River, died February 12 at the Veterans Hospital in Paramus. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Edmund and Kim Hafner of Plainsboro.
Margaret M. Kirkpatrick, 87 of West Windsor died February 12. Survivors include sons, David of Mechanicsville, Maryland, and Michael of West Windsor; siblings, Gerard P. Hagerty of Danvers; and two grandchildren. Online guestbook at www.concordfuneral.com.
John E. Januszewski, 91 died February 12 at Green Hill Retirement Center in West Orange. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, John Jr. and Nancy Januszewski of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to Lymphoma Research Foundation, 115 Broadway, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10006.
Francis J. Studnicky, 73 of West Windsor died February 12 at Merwick Care Center, Princeton. Born in Elizabeth, he served with the Army during the Korean War. He retired from United Parcel Service.
Survivors include a son, Eric T. Studnicky of Springfield; two daughters and son-in-law, Laurie and Kevin Duffy, of Green Township, and Kristen A. Studnicky of Union; a grandson, Dylan Duffy; and a sister, Diane DeMartino of Bricktown. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville 08648.
Augusta C. Veras, 88, of West Windsor, died February 13 at Merwick Care Center in Princeton. Survivors include her brother, Gabriel Veras, with whom she lived. Private graveside services were held at St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village, New York. Arrangements were by the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton.
Harrylal L. Doobrajh 73, of Mercerville, died February 13 at the University Medical Center at Princeton. He retired after 29 years of service as a building supervisor at Princeton University.
Survivors include a brother, Ramnerine Doobraj of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Individual Giving Department, 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.
Christopher Waxmonsky Jr., 28, of Edison died February 13 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. A former Plainsboro resident, he was a supporter of the Plainsboro Rescue Squad. Survivors include his fiancee, Jennifer Baksys; his father, Christopher Waxmonsky of Clifton; brothers and sister-in-law, Matthew of Wayne; Lewis and Jennifer of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Daniel, Thomas, and Brian of Clifton; his sister, Margaret-Ann Waxmonsky of Bloomfield; his grandmother, Rita Peters of Whiting; grandparents, Lewis and Phyllis Waxmonsky of Wildwood; his aunt, Roseann, and uncle, Les of Maryland; and his aunt, Cathy Penkalski of Toms River. Donations may be made to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick. 08902.
Arthur C. Allen, 88, of West Windsor died February 14 in Princeton Care Center. Born in Bayonne, Allen moved to West Windsor in 1950 and was a member of the Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a graduate of Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He served as a business administrator for Princeton University and retired in 1985 after 28 years of service.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Elizabeth Allen; his daughter and son-in-law, Barbara A. and E. John Drummond; his son, Daniel D. Allen; and three grandchildren, Timothy, Peter and Jeffrey Drummond. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville 08691.
Virginia C. High, 89, of Pennington died February 14 at Stony Brook Assisted Living in Pennington. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she lived in West Windsor from 1958 to 1995. A former secretary at Princeton University and ETS, she became a real estate associate with Kings Grant Real Estate of Princeton.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, John and Genee High of Solebury, Pennsylvania, Joel and Christine High of Silverthorne, Colorado, and Christopher and Karen High of Trenton; a half sister Dolores Butler of Lewisville, Texas; seven grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.
Donations may be made to Cure PSP, Executive Plaza III, 11350 McCormick Road, Suite 906, Hunt Valley, MD 21031.
Eugene H. Glassman, 85, of Johnson City, New York, died February 15. Survivors include a son, Jim Glassman, of West Windsor.
Mildred Maldondo, 92, of Perth Amboy died February 16 at Raritan Bay Medical Center. Survivors include her granddaughter, Jasmine Dimayuga of West Windsor.
Barbara P. Woodhull, 75, of Dover died February 16 at home. Survivors include son and daughter-n-law, Gary R. and Joan of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the Dover Historical Society, Box 609, Dover 07802-0609.
Rachelle L. Reed Farmer, 49, died February 12. A graduate of Princeton High School, Class of 1977, she majored in nursing at Mercer County College. Survivors include her husband, John D. Farmer, III of Plainsboro and her foster parents, Murray and Sylvia Matlofsky of East Windsor.
A celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, February 22, at 5 p.m. at Etra Park, Etra Road, in East Windsor. Donations may be made to any first aid squad in her memory.
Victoria Mary Podosky McIntyre, 96, of Trenton, died February 16 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton. Born in Pennington, she was a resident of West Windsor for more than 65 years.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Ernest Kurti of Bordentown; three grandchildren, MaryEllen Kuzniewski of West Palm Beach, Florida, Joseph Kuzniewski and his wife, Lynne, of Tampa, Florida, and Diana Lynne Smith of Wrightstown; several great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held Saturday, February 21, at 10:30 a.m. at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square.
