Donald M. Vorp, 80, of Plainsboro died Aug. 2. Born in Tarentum, PA, he lived in Plainsboro for the past 31 years.
Vorp retired after 31 years from the Princeton Theological Seminary where he served as the James Lenox Librarian. He was a former member of the American Theological Library Association, the American Library Associoation and was a member of the United Methodist Church of Cranbury.
Vorp is survived by his wife of 59 years, Dorothy Vorp; son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Emily Vorp; daughter, Debbie Vorp; grandson, Alex Vorp; and sister, Melva Rahmann.
Donations in Vorp’s name may be made to Miles for Music at milesformusic.org.
William D. Benfer, 82, of West Windsor died July 22. Born in Salem, he lived most of his life in Princeton Junction.
Benfer retired in 1993 as vice president of the chemical division of Pfizer with more than 28 years of service. He received an economics degree from Rutgers University, an MBA from University of Delaware and completed the Executive Development Program at Cornell University.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jane L. Benfer; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jeff and Linda Benfer, David Benfer and Joanne Benfer; and three grandchildren.
Robert Carey White, 73, a long-time resident of West Windsor and current resident of Petersburg, Va., died July 26.
Born in Caracus, Venezuela, he attended the International School of Geneva, Switzerland, and graduated from Princeton University in 1964 with a degree in civil engineering. He then entered the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer and served aboard the U.S.S. Walker during the Vietnam War.
Following his military service, he returned to Princeton and earned his MFA in Architecture. He retired from Salomon Smith Barney as a managing director.
White was preceded in death by his first wife, Dianne White. He is survived by his wife, JoAnn DuBois White; daughter, Carey White and husband, Jason Maas; son, Craig White and fiance, Ashley Griffin; and three grandchildren.
Donations may be made to Duke Medical Center (Prostate Center Gifts) gifts.duke.edu.
Denise Urban, 61, of West Windsor died on July 28. Urban was president and creative director of UrbanDigits.com, a design agency specializing in creating licensed art. She created “Color Your Blessings: An Adult Coloring Book for Your Soul,” which was recently published by Harvest House Publishing.
She received a BFA from Moore College of Art and Design and an MFA from School of Visual Arts in New York City. She also attended The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and was awarded a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York.
Urban held freelance and staff positions in art direction, production and fashion design at many top Madison and Park Avenue design agencies. She taught traditional fine art and digital design production courses at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia and was an adjunct professor of Design, Marketing and Branding at Katharine Gibbs School in Manhattan. Urban also instructed children in the Tomato Patch Visual Arts Summer Program at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor.
She is survived by her husband, Jeff Urban.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in her memory at inmemoryof-memorial.org.
Mary V. Salvatore Michalski, 90, of Erie, died on July 27. She is survived by two daughters, including Judy A. Ferra (Mark) of Plainsboro.
Alice F. Jenkins, 92, of Dunellen died on July 27. Survivors include granddaughter Sue Stamile of Plainsboro.
