Catherine Landefeld, 83, of Houston, Texas, died July 4. Born in Trenton, she was raised in Plainsboro, where her father had a John Deere tractor business. She worked for the state of New Jersey for 22 years most of which was spent at Trenton State College (now College of New Jersey). She moved to Houston in 1979. Survivors include a son, Charles; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Betty and Diane; and brother, Bob.
Marie Rose Danchisko, 59, of Lodi, died July 7. Survivors include a brother, George Danchisko of Plainsboro.
Ida Whitman, 94, of New Brunswick died July 9. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Whitman of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to Hadassah of the Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple. 222 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick 08901-3093.
Ralph Corwin Nill, 71, of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania died July 11. Survivors include a sister, Virginia Nill Swartz of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the McKeesport Little Theater, 1614 Coursin Street, Mckeesport, PA 15132-4615
Michael J. Lynch, 83, of Fort Myers, Florida died July 13, in Cream Ridge. A West Windsor resident from 1975 to 1996, he owned a horse farm in Plainsboro. Born in New York City, his first job was as an usher in Radio City Music Hall. During World War II he served in the Navy in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. He worked for McCormack Aggregates for 52 years.
Survivors include his six children and their spouses, Michael J. and Stephanie Lynch III, Denise and Mike Hammerstone, Brian E. and Linda Lynch, Donald J. and Cathy Lynch, Kate and Julius Simon, Timothy C. and Cindy Lynch; 14 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; his sisters, Mary, Ann, Peggy, and Joan; his companion of recent years, Fran Hamburger; and his best friend Bob Kelly.
Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville 08648; Visiting Nurse Association of Central NJ, Hospice Program, 1100 Wayside Road, Tinton Falls 07712; or Hidden Springs Horse Rescue, 4883 Bevan Lane, Marianna, FL 32448.
Robert C. Gilroy Sr., 88, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died July 15. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn Gilroy and Arthur Schwartz of West Windsor. Donations may be made to Asera Care Hospice, 1500 Ardmore Boulevard, Suite 501, Pittsburgh 15221
Arthur E. Steinhauser, 79, of Del Ray Beach, Florida died July 19. Survivors include a son, Steven J. Steinhauser of Princeton Junction. Donations may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm County, FL 33407.
Doris E. Hostetler, 96, of Plainsboro, died July 20, at Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Piscataway. Born in Leicester, UK, she came to the U.S. at the age of five, and lived in the Plainsboro area for most of her life. She was co-founder and corporate secretary of H.M.H. Motor Service, Cranbury for 34 years before she retired in 1982.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara Ivaniski Dickinson, Gail and George Wilson, and Janie Hostetler and Frank Burkhart; grandchildren and their spouses, Christopher and Bonnie Ivaniski, Gail and Robert Reillo, George and Ellen Wilson III, H. Merle and Jennifer Wilson, Patrick Carlton, and William and Lisa Carlton; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Elizabeth Wright, two sisters and a brother-in-law, Elsie Morgan and Gladys and Charles Kimmel; and her sister-in-law, Helen Wright. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 23, 11 a.m. at the Chapel at Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, 1421 River Road, Piscataway.
Donations may be made to the Martin and Edith Stein Hospice, 49 Veronica Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873.
