Donald D. Iverson, 76, of Clearwater Beach, Florida, died June 28. He was a former West Windsor resident. Born in Indiana, he graduated from Stetson University after serving in the Navy during the Korean War.##M:[more]##
Founder of Iverson Technologies Corporation, he used IBM technology to patent a way to prevent electromagnetic signals from being picked up from computers where they could be decoded and analyzed by foreign governments. He later produced removable disk drives that could be securely locked away. His next businesses included Gamer Corporation, focused on affordable footwear for athletes; and International Kids, a company that specialized in locating missing children.
Survivors include his children, Dean and Britt Iverson of Clearwater Beach, Florida; one stepson Josh Balthrope of Richmond, Virginia; one granddaughter, Dora Iverson of Richmond, Virginia; one sister, Betty Weston of Elburn, Illinois; and former wives, Diane Iversoin of Bonita Spring, Florida, and Shari Iverson of Richmond, Virginia. Donations may be made to Don Iverson Memorial, Box 66, Elburn, IL 60119.
Lawrence W. Archer Jr., 62, died on July 5. Survivors include his son Lawrence W. Archer of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, Palm Beach County Chapter, West Palm Beach, FL.
Barbara L. Kellogg, 92, of Plainsboro died July 6 at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Minneapolis, she is survived by her husband Leonard Schwartz; three sons, William H. Beim Jr. of Excelsior, Minnesota, Robert B. Beim of Atherton, California, and John J. Pierson Jr. of Wayzata, Minnesota; one daughter, Barbara B. Russell of Sturgis, Michigan; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to Plainsboro Rescue Squad, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro 08536.
Russell B. Ward, 59, of Robbinsville died July 6 at the University of Pennsylvania. Born in Princeton, he was a former Plainsboro resident. A plumber with the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 9 of Englishtown, after retirement he worked part-time with the security department at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton.
Survivors include his daughters, Mary McBride and Margaret Ward; his mother, Jean Ward; his sisters and brother-in-law, Rose Marie and Jack Bowker, and Doris Hannah; and his brothers and sisters-in-law, John Ward, William and Debra Ward, and Robert and Mary Ward.
Iris Gayle Jameson Baneth, 74, died July 7. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Jill and Matt Maley of West Windsor. Donations may be made to www.pathways.org.
Theodore C. Weeks Jr., 85, died July 10, in Columbus, North Carolina. He was a former Plainsboro resident. Active in scouting and community affairs, he served as assistant scoutmaster, as well as scouting board and committee chair posts in Plainsboro, where he was awarded the George Washington Council’s highest award, the Silver Beaver Award. He also served with the Plainsboro-area PTAs and West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education. He was a member of the New Jersey Archaeological Society and the Beta Theta Pi National Fraternity.
Born in Ashland, West Virginia, he received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from West Virginia University and joined Oak Ridge National Laboratories near Knoxville, Tennessee. He had a 40-year career in technical, supervisory, and administrative work in the nuclear field, spanning the operation of research and isotope production reactors as well as the later decommissioning and decontamination of commercial nuclear facilities. He was an active member of the American Nuclear Society, listed in the World Nuclear Directory’s “Who’s Who in Atoms,” and is credited with the development of several patented products used extensively in the medical field.
Survivors include one son, William Weeks of Brunswick, Georgia; two daughters, Jennifer Weeks of Atlanta, and Karen Lawrence of Richmond, Virginia; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Drive, Columbus, NC 28722.
Ellen Hagen, 103, of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, died July 11. Survivors include grandson Steven Hagen of West Windsor.
Constantine N. Sgouros, 55, of West Windsor died July 12 in his home. Born in the village of Sgourades in Corfu, Greece, he lived in West Windsor for 14 years.
A graduate of the Athens Polytechnic in Greece, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin. An engineer for more than 25 years with AT&T, he served as an executive liaison to Merrill Lynch.
Survivors include his wife of 22 years, Dr. Stephanie Larouche Sgouros; daughters Angelica, 21, and Rebecca, 19; and his mother Angeliki Sgouros. Funeral services will be held in Greece, with a later memorial service in New York City.
Hugo J. Vervuurt, 81, of Lawrenceville died July 12 in St. Francis Medical Center. A former West Windsor resident, he was a member of the West Windsor Lions Club. Born in the South American country of Suriname, he was civil engineer for the City of New York, retiring in 1991.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Audrey and Edward Graham; his sister and brother-in-law, Ninon and Marty Lapidus; and his grandson, Ethan T. Graham. Donations may be made to the Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 53 Walter Street, Ewing 08628-3085.
Mary E. Curtis, 94, died July 13 at Merwick Care Center in Princeton. She was a former West Windsor resident. Born in Philadelphia, she was raised on a farm in Cherry Hill and moved to West Windsor in 1960. Active in the community, she volunteered with the June Fete and was a member of the Republican Club.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Theodore T. and Melinda Curtis of Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Kevin A. and Barbara M. Curtis of Ringoes; two granddaughters, Golden LeBlanc and her husband Robert, and Anna Curtis; and two great-grandsons. Donations may be made to Princeton Hospice Memorial Fund, 208 Bunn Drive, Princeton 08540.
Laye Ikeda Nagahiro, 73, of Upper Deerfield Township, died July 14 at South Jersey Healthcare-Elmer, in Elmer. A Pearl Harbor survivor, she was interned at the Salinas Assembly Center in 1942. An instrumental part of the Seabrook Education and Cultural Center, she helped establish the exhibit at the Millville Airport Museum, which honors those Japanese Americans who served in the 442nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include her daughter, Sherri L. Nagahiro of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the Seabrook Education and Cultural Center, Box 5041, Seabrook 08302; the Seabrook Chapter JACL, c/o Sharon Yoshida, 4 Mallard Lane, Bridgeton 08302; or to the Deerfield Presbyterian Church, Box 69, Deerfield Street, Deerfield 08313.
Jean M. Baracia, 71, of Brick, died July 18 at Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood. Survivors include a daughter, Denise Baracia of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital.
