A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 20, at 2 p.m. at the Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church, 154 South Mill Road, West Windsor, for Shirley Doris Holman, a longtime West Windsor resident who died January 14 at the age of 76. Born in Cranbury she lived in Dutch Neck all her life before moving to Mansfield in 2006.
Donations may be made to HomeFront, 1880 Princeton Avenue, Lawrenceville 08648, www.homefrontnj.org; Doctors Without Borders, Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030, www.DoctorsWithoutBorders.org; Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, Box 872, Trenton 08605, www.trentonsoupkitchen.org; or Visiting Nurse and Hospice Services, 204 Creek Crossing Boulevard, Hainesport 08036, www.vnhsnj.org.
Elwood “Ted” Swenson, 78, of New Brunswick died February 28 at home. Born in Staten Island, NY, he lived in the Plainsboro area for 30 years. A Navy veteran, he was a 1962 graduate of Wagner College, a former accountant with Merrill Lynch, and a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Audrey and Ralf Lange; a son, Karsten Swenson and his girlfriend, Birgitta Mauer; a brother, Arthur Swenson; two grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Donations may be made to the First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, 9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick 08901, or to the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, 22 South Main Street, Cranbury 08512.
Norman J. O’Brien, 80, of Las Cruces, New Mexico died March 2 at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and John Farrell of West Windsor. Donations may be made to Mesilla Valley Hospice, 299 East Montana Avenue, Las Cruces, NM 88005.
Phyllis Galietti, 85, of Toms River, died March 3 at Rose Garden Care Center, Toms River. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Maureen Galietti of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090 or www.alz.org
Claire S. Allen, 87, died March 5 in Lakewood. Survivors include a nephew, Richard Weber of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the Salvation Army.
Mae Rapaport Sockolof of Monroe Township died March 6 at the Francis E. Parker Home in Piscataway. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Lou Schwartz of West Windsor; and her grandson Jason Schwartz. Donations may be made to Susan G. Komen, for the Cure, 2 Princess Road, Suite D; Lawrenceville 08648; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104; or The Martin and Edith Stein Hospice, 49 Veronica Avenue; Suite 206, Somerset 08873.
Hannah R. Tindall, 90, of Monroe Township died March 8 at the Monroe Village Health Care Center. Born and raised in Lawrenceville, she was a former resident of Dutch Neck as well as the postmaster for Dutch Neck for 10 years before retiring. She was also a licensed real estate agent, and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Survivors include her two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles G. and Jean Tindall Jr. and John R. and Sheryl Tindall; five grandchildren, Andrew, Jonathan, Matthew, and Meredith Tindall, and Danielle Freedman; eight great-grandchildren; and her sister, Lucile Silvester.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 27, at 1 p.m. at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, with Rev Paul L. Rhebergen, pastor of the Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church, officiating. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville 08648.
Florence May Durland, 78, of Plainsboro died March 9 in Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Hospital in Trenton. Born in Hightstown, she moved to Plainsboro in 1951. A waitress at the Grotto Restaurant in Princeton for 35 years, she retired from the deli department of the Plainsboro Super Fresh supermarket in 1996.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Plainsboro, the Plainsboro Senior Citizens Club, and a spokeswoman for the AARP. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Kenneth E. Durland Sr.; daughters and sons-in-law; Sharon Durland and Edward Blechschmidt of Reading, PA, Florence and David LaBeur of Green Cove Springs, FL, and Grace Moylan of Hamilton; and sons and daughter-in-law, Kenneth E. Durland Jr. of Hamilton, and Charles M. and Karen Durland of Plainsboro; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; and her aunt, Madeline Payton of Hightstown. Donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Plainsboro.
Dwayne Cade, 43, died at his home in Glen Mills, PA. A graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, he attended Ohio State University. Survivors include his mother Jean Cade; his sister Roxanne Parker; his brother Grady Lee Cade Jr.; his half sisters Rene, Robin, and Renata Smith; his half brother Reginald Smith; his foster sisters Carla Cogdell and Maria Bainbridge; his foster brothers Thomas, Timothy, Mark, and James Bainbridge; and his foster father Thomas Bainbridge.
Anthony Bellidora Jr., 65, of Plainsboro died March 11. Born in Rockville Centre, NY, he was a longtime area resident and was employed with Harris Interactive of Princeton for 20 years. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Carol M. Bellidora; his daughter and son-in-law, Dawn and Greg Anderson; his mother, Lucy Bellidora; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ralph and Dolores Bellidora, and Thomas and Darlene Bellidora; and two grandchildren, James and Sarah Anderson.
Donations may be made to the Queenship of Mary Food Bank Program, 16 Dey Road, Plainsboro 08536, or American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville 08691.
Eugene J. Nowak, 88, of Manchester died March 12 in Toms River. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Gregory and Kathleen Nowak of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Harold Rubin, 91, died March 11 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport, CT. An Army veteran, he served during World War II. Survivors include a daughter, Myra Rubin of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the Jewish Home for the Elderly, 175 Jefferson Street, Fairfield, CT 06825.
Harold B. Bierman, 96, of Dayton died March 12 in Bear Creek Assisted Living, West Windsor. Born in New York City he was a Dayton resident for 35 years. He retired from the United States Army as a transportation specialist. Survivors include two sons, Eugene and Harold; daughter, Anna; three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Sean Turi, 40, of Washington died March 13 at home. Survivors include his cousins, Anthony and Dorothy Sudnick of West Windsor. Donations may be made for the children’s education to the Sean Turi Memorial Fund, 110 Demeter Road, Washington 07882.
Richard W. Gramlich, 56, of West Windsor died March 13. A graduate of Lehigh University, he was chief engineer of the Trans Hudson Express Tunnel Project.
Survivors include his son, Richard D. Gramlich of Tallahassee, Florida; and his brother, George Gramlich of Minerva, New York. Visitation is Friday, March 19, 7 to 9 p.m. at Knott’s Colonial Funeral Home, 2946 South Broad Street, Hamilton. Graveside funeral services will be Saturday, March 20, 11 a.m. at the Hackensack Cemetery, 289 Hackensack Road, Hackensack 07601.
