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Alice A. Clinch Barnhill, 62, died August 10. Survivors include a grandson, James V. Solomos of West Windsor.

Jean Duncan Rendleman, 83, of Columbia, South Carolina died August 16. Survivors include a son a daughter-in-law, Dr. Charles A. and Cheryl Rendleman Jr. of Princeton Junction. Donations may be made to the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks, 820 Klumac Road, Salisbury, NC 28144.

Elizabeth H. Mershon, 82, a lifelong resident of Princeton Junction, died August 26. She was a graduate of St. Paul’s School of Princeton and Princeton High School. Mershon and her late husband, Randolph “Bud” Mershon, founded R. & E. Mershon Concrete Products, now known as Mershon Concrete in Bordentown.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Randolph and Sharon Mershon Jr. of Columbus; her two daughters and sons-in-laws, Elizabeth M. (Bettie) and Patrick T. Greber of Princeton Junction, and Cynthia A. and John N. Molesworth of Robbinsville; her granddaughter and her husband, Christine and Jeffrey Calandra of Princeton Junction; grandsons, Randolph III and Tyler Mershon of Columbus, Duncan N. Molesworth, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Patrick N. Molesworth of Mooresville, North Carolina; and great granddaughter, Grace Calandra. She is also survived by her two sisters, two sisters-in-law, and many nieces and nephews.

She was buried in Princeton Cemetery. Donations may be made to St. Paul’s School, 218 Nassau Street, Princeton 08542, or Twin W Rescue Squad, Box 385, West Windsor 08550.

Robert George Woodhead, 83, of Plainsboro died August 27 at Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro. He lived in Plainsboro for 34 years.

He served in the Marines and attended Adelphia University and the University of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He worked with Bausch & Lomb Optical, Miller Manufacturing, and served on the board of directors of the Point of Purchase Advertising Institute. He held management positions at several corporations prior to establishing his own business, RHR, in 1983.

Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Connie Woodhead; his daughters and son-in-law, Shawn P. and Jeff Werth and Holly P. Woodhead; his son and daughter-in-law, Robert G. and Lisa Woodhead; his grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Kyle; and his sister, Rose Lindberg.

John Edwards Martz, 64, of West Windsor died August 28. He was buried in Princeton Cemetery.

Evelyn Wicoff, 96, a Plainsboro native, died August 30. She was born and raised in the 17-room farmhouse that was home to the Plainsboro Museum for many years. She went to school in the stone school house, named for her father, John Van Buren Wicoff. Her father served on the Plainsboro board of education from 1919 to 1950.

She graduated as a math major from Wellesley College. After a year of graduate school at Radcliffe, she worked at the New York Public Library. She also worked for several years with the Gallup organization and at Educational Testing Service.

A Princeton resident for many years, Wicoff remained focused on Plainsboro. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by A.S. Cole & Son, Hamilton Square.

Pawan Jain, 78, of West Windsor died September 4. Born in Saharanpur, India, he was a computer consultant, owner of Dynamic Resources in Princeton Junction, and author of “The Wrong Turn.” Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Nirmal Jain; children, Sandeep and Parul Jain of Boston, Massachusetts, and Madhu Jain of West Windsor; two brothers and their spouses, Surendra and Vasundhara Jain of South Carolina and Arun and Bala Jain of South Carolina; one sister and her spouse, Sarla and Santosh Jain of India; and four grandchildren, Meaghan, Ravi, Mona, and Reena.

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