Tironia Porcha Stokes, 20, died on June 6 at University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Survivors include a brother, Anthony Cortez Stokes of Plainsboro.
Janet Falzarano White, 48, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, died June 10 at Regional Hospice Home. Survivors include a sister, Regina Prieto of West Windsor. Donations may be given to the American Cancer Society, c/o Look Good/Feel Better Program, 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, SC 29615.
Melville Carroll Brown, 92, of Key Biscayne, Florida, died June 10. He lived with his family in West Windsor in the early 1960s. Cards may be sent to his daughters, Cathy Crescioni, 9615 Parkside Trail, Champlin, MN 55316; Valerie Brown 166 Grassmarket, San Antonio, TX 78259; or Vicky Fields, 19611 Encino Way, San Antonio, TX 78259.
Xiaoping Zheng, 86, of West Windsor, died June 12. Arrangements were by Brenna Funeral Home, 340 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton.
Aneta Bauder Zinetti, 75, of Cherry Hill died June 12 at Brighton Gardens of Cherry Hill. She formerly lived in West Windsor for 30 years. A charter member of the Twin W First Aide Squad, she was a former member of Princeton Junction Fire Company and a Red Cross instructor. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Terry Moomaw and Susanne and James Basilone; her son, Bruce Zinetti; four siblings, Nancy, Roy, Frank, and JoAnn; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to Morriston Baptist Church, 20291 Southeast 33 Street, Morriston, FL 32668-3485
Helen A. Porto, 76, died June 13, in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Pat Morabito of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
Abraham Jachzel, 86, of Fair Lawn died June 13. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Gloria and John Putrino of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington, D.C.
Herbert O’Brien Sr., 89, of Woodbridge died June 16, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Survivors include a sister, Alice Leach of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the Shetland Sheepdog Rescue Group at: SSPSNJ 370 Union Avenue, Bridgewater 08807.
Michael B. Zapantis, 62, of West Windsor died June 16 at his home. Born and raised in Brooklyn Heights and Long Island City, New York, he lived in West Windsor since 1998.
A graduate of City University of New York, School of Engineering, Class of 1969, he received a master of science in transportation planning from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1971 and juris doctor from New York Law School in 1978.
Zapantis was admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Patent Cases in 1978, attorney and counselor of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1982, as well as attorney and counselor of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. He was also a licensed engineer in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
As a licensed attorney, Zapantis served on the New York Patent Bar and was currently serving as the deputy director, Procurement Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He was working with both state and federal agencies on the new development leading to the restoration of the World Trade Center property.
Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Victoria Zapantis; his daughter, Melanie N. Zapantis; two sons, Michael J. and Kristofer A. Zapantis; his sister and brother-in-law, Genevieve and David Zirman of Flushing, NY, and his nephew, Jamie Zirman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville 08691; or St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1200 Klockner Road, Hamilton 08619.
Lorraine Sassman, 86, of Plainsboro died June 17 in the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Massachusetts, she was a longtime resident of Plainsboro. She retired after 20 years of employment as a secretary with Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation of Princeton.
Survivors include her husband, George W. Sassman; two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Marion Sassman, and Kevin and Diane Sassman; three grandsons, James Sassman Jr. and his wife, Vanessa, and Daniel and Patrick Sassman; and three great-granddaughters, Breanna, Korri, and Ashlin.
Bradford J. Griffin, 92, of Suffield, Connecticut, died June 17, in West Windsor. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Jill Griffin and Bill Farren of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the Visiting Nurses Association of Central Jersey Hospice, 176 Riverside Avenue, Red Bank, NJ 07701 or the Office of Radio & Television-Catholic Mass, 15 Peach Orchard Road, Prospect, CT 06712.
Carolyn Rachel Gefner, 34, of San Francisco, California died June 22. Born in Great Neck, New York, she was a former Plainsboro resident. Survivors include her mother, Marjorie Gefner, of Lumberton; and a brother, Charles Gefner. Funeral services and burial are Sunday, June 27, at 11:30 a.m. at New Montefiore Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York.
