Rose M. (Vanaria) Zilinskas, 92, of West Windsor died July 4 in the University Medical Center of Princeton in Plainsboro. She was born in Waltham, Massachusetts and lived there until she moved to West Windsor 15 years ago.
Survivors include her daughter, Barbara Zilinskas of West Windsor; her son and daughter-in-law, David Zilinskas and Mary Lundy-Zilinskas of Virginia; her sister, Frances Eldridge of Sterling; her three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
A memorial mass will be held Saturday, August 29, at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. David the King, 1 New Village Road, West Windsor. A luncheon to celebrate her life follows. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, Church of St. David the King, or a charity of your choice.
Phyllis J. Winter, 73, of West Windsor died August 8. Born in New Brunswick, she was raised in Highland Park, and a longtime resident of East Brunswick, before moving to West Windsor. She graduated from Trenton State College with a bachelor’s degree in education, and was an elementary school teacher for many years in Edison.
Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Randi Winter of New York City and Stacey Winter and Marc Ehrlich of New York City; and her grandsons, Shane and Nolan Ehrlich. Donations may be made to National Kidney Foundation at www.kidney.org.
Donald Lee McNinch of Pennington died in Merwick Care Center, Plainsboro on August 7. Born in Jamestown, New York, he was had lived in West Windsor for 40 years before moving to Pennington 13 years ago. He was a master carpenter with Carpenters Union No. 781.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Joan; a son and daughter-in-law, Grant and Frances McNinch of New Hope, Pennsylvania; two grandchildren, Jack and Hanna McNinch; a brother and sister-in-law, Sidney and Carolyn of Somerset; and several nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to the Pennington First Aid Squad, 110 Broemel Place, Pennington; or Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Child Life Education and Creative Arts Therapy, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399,
Virdis W. “Virdie” Hauer, 88, of Myerstown, Pennsylvania, died August 9. Born in North Lebanon, he was a Navy veteran and served during World War II. After studying animal breeding at Rutgers University, he earned a certificate from the National School of Animal Breeding in Ohio. He was a veterinary assistant at Walkerª Gordon Dairy Farm in Plainsboro for 23 years.
A member of the Plainsboro Historical Society, he had played center field on the 1952 Twin M Baseball League in Plainsboro, where he was known to have made a triple play from right field. Survivors include brothers and sisters-in-law, Earl and Rose Hauer of Myerstown, and Emerson and Joann Hauer of Bloomsburg; and several nieces and nephews.
J. David Zeller, 100, of Princeton died August 14 at Brandywine Senior Living at Princeton. A graduate of City College of New York and Columbia University School of Pharmacy, he practiced pharmacy for more than 50 years. Survivors include by two daughters and sons-in-law, Jessica Z. and Robert Harris of West Windsor, and Laurie Z. and Lawrence Cohen; and four grandchildren.
