Dorothy Ingebrand, 88, a former Plainsboro resident, died April 17 at New Dawn Assisted Living, Aurora, Colorado. Born in Rahway, she considered herself a lifetime resident of Plainsboro and retired from the Township of Plainsboro in 1985. She lived in Clearwater, Florida, for more than 20 years before moving to Colorado with her daughter.
Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Karen Robbins of Elkton, Maryland, and Ingrid and Del Andrews of Strasburg, Colorado; and five grandchildren, Raymond Jr., Stephanie, Laura Lee, Taryn, and Kelly; six great grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Olive Marie Ingebrand. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.
Florence M. Despreaux, 96, of West Windsor died April 24 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was raised in Long Branch and was a violinist in the New Jersey Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
She and her husband, Carl, moved to Bear Creek Assisted Living in West Windsor in 2007. He died on April 16 at the age of 101. (The News, April 27). They were married for 72 years.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Carl and Sandra of Manahawkin; her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Taylor Reeder of East Windsor; her grandchildren, Cynthia and Joseph Vetrano, Michele Despreaux and her husband Larry Healey, Taylor and Christine Reeder, Jeffrey and Lanie Despreaux, and Amy and Carmin DeRose; great-grandchildren, Arcangelo, Tatiana, Benjamin, Nicholas, Sloane, Jessica, Danielle, Alexandra, and Samantha; many nieces and nephews; and her sisters, Edith Pagano, Iris Valetta, Gloria Lawrence, and Vera Paine.
Donations may be sent to the National Down Syndrome Society, 666 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
Erik Bohling, 77, of Palm Coast, Florida, died April 25. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Cliff and Lori Bohling of West Windsor. Donations may be made to American Cancer Society. Condolences may be sent to cliff.bohling@theclkgroup.com.
Paul M. Sharples, 71, died April 26 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include a daughter, Megan Sharples of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to Trinity Reformed Church, 532 East Main Street, Collegeville, PA 19426.
Peter E. Leddy Sr., 77, of West Windsor died May 5 at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Bayonne and East Brunswick before moving to West Windsor eight years ago. He retired in 2012 as chief financial officer for Penn Jersey Advance in Flemington where he worked for many years.
Survivors include his sons and daughter-in-laws, Peter and Pam of Toms River, Michael and wife Ronni of Toms River; Thomas and his companion Charrel of East Brunswick; his daughter, Tara Leddy Cannon of Princeton Junction; seven grandchildren, Peter Leddy III, Christopher Leddy, David Leddy, Stephen Leddy, Dennis Cannon, Kelly Leddy, and Caitlin Cannon; and two great grandchildren.
Donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 2600 Route 1, North Brunswick 08902; or Life, Saint Francis, 1435 Liberty Street, Trenton 08629
Adora Guggenheim, 89, of West Windsor died May 6 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton. Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, she lived in Leonia for 43 years before moving to West Windsor eight years ago.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Joan Guggenheim of East Windsor; her daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and Bill Witter of Las Vegas, Nevada; her two grandchildren, Andrew and Douglas; and her nieces and nephews, Enid Shulman, Stanley Shulman, Audrey Guggenheim, Kenneth Guggenheim, and Susan Lowenstam.
Donations may be made to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association at www.alsa.org.
Mary L. Marchetta, 88, of North Brunswick died May 6. Survivors include a daughter, Frances M. Marchetta of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association at Donate.AmericanHeart.org
Charles Alexander Rendleman Sr., 87, of Columbia, South Carolina, died May 6. He served in the Army during World War II. He practiced law in Virginia, South Carolina, and before the Supreme Court of the United States. He served as an attorney advisor for the Federal Housing Administration, and as area counsel for the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Charles A. Rendleman and his wife Cheryl of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks, 820 Klumac Road, Salisbury, NC 28144.
