June Battenhausen Page, 81, a former resident of West Windsor, died August 1 in Nellysford, Virginia. She was 81. A graduate of the Wood School in New York City in 1951, she worked at Time, Inc. and volunteered at Princeton Hospital.
Survivors include nieces and nephews. Donations may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 7599 Rockfish Gap, Route 250 West, Greenwood, VA 22943; or the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, 96 Laurel Hill Road, Verona, VA 24482-0937.
Charles William Cook, 67, of West Windsor died August 7. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident. He retired from the West Windsor Road Department after 30 years. Cook was active with West Windsor Fire Company No. 1.
Survivors include his mother, Ruth Mary Hulick; his brother, Larry Cook, and his cousin, Virginia Ruth and her husband, David Long. Donations may be made to the West Windsor Fire Company No. 1, 153 South Mill Road, West Windsor 08550.
John Paul LaSelle, 63, of Rockford, Illinois, died August 8. Born in Trenton, he worked in the IT department at Chase Morgan Bank. He also volunteered at West Windsor Fire Department and was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck.
Survivors include brother and sister-in-law, David and Caryn LaSelle; nephew and his wife, Michael and Karen LaSelle; niece, Michelle LaSelle-Cowan; and uncle, Dallas Fogg. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 8, at 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck in Princeton Junction. Donations may be made to West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company, 153 South Mill Road, Princeton Junction 08550.
Richard J. Foy, 83, of Hamilton died August 10. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Kevin M. and Stephanie Foy of West Windsor. Donations may be made to Deborah Hospital Foundation, 20 Pine Mill Road, Browns Mills 08015 (www.deborahfoundation.org).
Anna Persichetti Schaefer, 90, a former resident of West Windsor, died August 12. Survivors include her children, Diane Hunt, Joanne and Richard Maddox, and Joseph G. and Valerie Schaefer; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to Sisters of Mercy, 515 Montgomery Avenue, Merion PA 19066.
Evelyn R. Hurtig, 93, of Plainsboro died August 13 at the Pavilions at Forrestal. Born in New York City, she was a senior clerk bookkeeper for Ramapo State College in Mahwah.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda Anselmini and Roger Nutt of Vero Beach, Florida; and Carol-Ann Marty and Robert Rich of Hopewell Township; a son, W. Thomas Klenert of Ewing; a grandson, Stephen; a stepdaughter, Alberta Rickard of Delray Beach, Florida, and a stepson, Raymond Hurtig of Boynton Beach, Florida.
Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville 07834-1365.
Nicholas Bellafronte Sr., 89, of Plainsboro died August 18 at the Pavillions at Forrestal in Plainsboro. A truck owner/operator for several moving companies, he retired from a truck driving job for Johnson & Johnson. Survivors include his sons, Nicholas J. Bellafronte Jr. and Gene Bellafronte; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Marie Wolbert Malec, 94, of Trenton died August 19 at the Hamilton Continuing Care Center in Hamilton. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Edward III and Susan Malec of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the Sunshine Foundation, Mercer County Chapter, Box 55130, Trenton 08638.
Anthony J. Ventolo, 64, of Jamesburg died August 21. He was a fireman with the Newark Fire Department and president and owner of June Electrical Contracting Company in Jamesburg. He served on the USS Bushnell during Vietnam.
Survivors include a daughter, Mallory Utter of Plainsboro. Services are Saturday, August 25, at 9:30 a.m. at the Lester Memorial Home 16 West Church Street, Jamesburg; followed by a 10 a.m. funeral liturgy at St. James RC Church, Jamesburg. Visiting hours are Friday, August 24, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
