Robert W. Harbourt, 48, died June 1. He attended WW-P schools. Survivors include his parents, Marion and Richard Harbourt of West Windsor. Donations may be made to Second Chance Heart Transplant Support Group, 182 Conover Road, West Windsor 08550.
Peter S. Juzefyk, 86, of Union, died June 5. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Jim Shuell of West Windsor
Helen Leming, 90, of Austin, Texas, died June 6. Survivors include a son, Paul Leming of West Windsor.
Andrew “Andy” Francis Butchko, 79, of The Villages, Florida, died June 6. Survivors include a daughter, JoAnn Giuliana of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1650 West Main Street, No. 3, Leesburg, FL 34748.
Carol Fisher Parker, 86, of Indian Land, South Carolina, died June 7. Survivors include her brother-in-law, Royal Parker of West Windsor. Donations may be made to Unity Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 303 Tom Hall Street, Box 1267, Fort Mill, SC 29716.
Carole T. Reed, 68, of Allentown, died June 8 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Manhattan. Born and raised in West Windsor, she was a graduate of Princeton High School. A longtime resident Dutch Neck, she was a former elder at the Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Stuart L. Reed Jr.; her children, Jeffery Reed and his girlfriend, Nila Zelenak of Allentown, Laura Mount of Allentown, and David Reed and his wife Linda of Robbinsville; her mother, Margaret Tindall; brothers and sister-in-laws, Melvin and Joyce Tindall III of Indiana, Alfred and Elizabeth Tindall of Allentown, and Ronald Tindall of Florida; nine grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, P.O. Box 27106, New York, NY 10087-7106.
Charles W. Spence Sr., 60,. of Levittown, Pennsylvania, died June 10 at Frankford Torresdale Hospital, Philadelphia. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Jennifer Spence of Plainsboro, and their children.
Albert Leibowitz, 87, of Union, died June 10 at Overlook Medical Center in Summit. Survivors include his son Kenneth of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Box 1245, Albert Lea, MN. 56007, or to the American Heart Association.
Larry Metzger, 52, a former Plainsboro resident, died June 11 in a fire at his home in Springfield. Born in Trenton, he had lived in Hamilton, Springfield Township, and Plainsboro before returning to Springfield 12 years ago. He was a lead consultant engineer for Sprint/Nextel Communications. He served as chief of the Plainsboro Fire Department from 1992 to 1994. He operated Fire Service Communications, a ham radio repair shop in Ewing.
Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Adrienne Blummer Metzger; his sons, Adam J. Metzger of Springfield, and Lawrence C. Metzger Jr. of Trenton; daughter and son-in-law, Lauren P. and James Bird of East Windsor; his brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Lynda Metzger of Mansfield; his sister, Linda Andre of Hamilton Township; and two grandchildren. Donations for Adrienne and Adam Metzger may be sent to the Springfield Township Fire Company, c/o Brian Kokotajilo, 2470 Monmouth Road, Jobstown 08041.
Robert C. Gasman, 74, of West Windsor died June 12. Survivors include his wife, Frances; his sister, Mary Jo; two daughters, Jeanne and Julie; a son, Charles; and four grandchildren.
Gasman’s career as a chemist and research director spanned many industries. His patents included waterproof bandage adhesive. Donations may be made to the Parkinson Research Foundation or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Frank M. Basile, a former Plainsboro resident, died June 13. Born and raised in the Bronx, he attended City College of the City University of New York and did graduate work in marine biology at the University of Delaware. He worked for the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. and as director of the Outer Continental Shelf Office in New York City.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Kim, and grandchildren, Artemis and Paris, all of Hopewell; a son, Jason Basile of Houston, Texas; sister and brother-in-law, Catherine and Arthur Suss of Holbrook, New York; a sister, Lenore Smith; a niece, Teresa Rose of Washingtonville, New York; brother and sister-in-law, Leonard and Paula Basile of Verona; nephew, Leonard Basile of San Francisco, CA, and former wife, Nancy Basile of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the soup kitchen of choice.
Leonard E. Schuster, 89, of Plainsboro died June 14 at the University Medical Center of Princeton. Born in Chippewa Falls, Wisc., Schuster worked at the Walker-Gordon farm from 1948 to 2003.
Survivors include three daughters, Judy E. Thompson, Mary A. Schuster, and Sue J. Schuster; two sons, Raymond Thompson and Leonard W. Schuster; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to the WDVR FM Radio Station, Box 191, Sergeantsville 08557.
Irving Lopatin, 85, of Monroe died June 18. Survivors include his brother, William, of West Windsor. Donations may be made to either American Cancer Society or Hadassah Medical Center.
Grace Ann Schock Gibbs, 78, of Spotswood died June 18. A former resident of Plainsboro, Gibbs worked for 38 years at the AMF Bowling Center in East Brunswick, retiring in 2005 as manager.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Ray Manship of Old Bridge; her son and daughter-in-law, James Jr. and Yvonne of Helmetta; her brother, Frederick Schock of Hamilton; her sister, Catherine Imperale of Georgia; and five grandchildren. Donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Foundation or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Robert Hartzell, 76, of Clearwater, Florida, died June 18. Born in Keyport, he was a resident of Plainsboro until 1995. Survivors include his wife, Bobbie; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Linda Hartzell and Troy and Stacey Hartzell; daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Rick Nymeyer; and nine grandchildren. Donations may be made to Suncoast Hospice.
Francis J. ‘Frank’ Walton, 86, of West Windsor died on June 16. He was a principal at Dutch Neck School and superintendent of schools for West Windsor Township from 1959 to 1969.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a staff sergeant in the Army during World War II and was a prisoner of war in Germany. He received a Purple Heart Medal, a Bronze Star, and the Combat Infantry Badge.
A graduate of La Salle University with a degree in secondary education, Walton received his M.ED. in secondary education and school administration from Temple University. He also did post-graduate and doctoral work at Rutgers.
Walton was instrumental in bringing world language instruction to the elementary school curriculum, as well as bringing the bookmobile to West Windsor prior to the building of the library. He was also involved in the forging of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. An oak tree dedicated to Walton in the early 1960s by Brownie Troop 145 still stands at Maurice Hawk School.
Walton served as principal of the Kreps School in East Windsor for two years, and then 16 years as head of the Mill Lake School in Monroe, before retiring in 1987.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Claire Guertin; two daughters, Claire Ellen and Andrea; a sister, Mercedes; a brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Gwyn; a sister-in-law, Theresa; and a son-in-law, Hamid.
Donations may be made to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, michaeljfox.org; National Parkinson’s Foundation, parkinson.org; and American Heart/Stroke Association, honor.americanheart.org.
