Victor A. Papa, 86, of Matawan, died September 14 at Bayshore Community Hospital, in Holmdel. Survivors include Michael Cochran of Plainsboro.##M:[more]##
Kevin L. Greim, 28, of South River died September 14. Survivors include a brother, Paul Greim of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall, 510 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick 08816.
Loretta Lesiak, 92, of Toms River, died September 3 at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Survivors include a granddaughter, Cynthia Valush of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to Ocean of Love, 1709 Route 37 East, Toms River 08753.
Vito J. Pirrera, 69, of Avon-by-the-Sea, died September 3 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, in Neptune. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Melissa Pirrera of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville 08691.
Mildred Berger, 84, of Plainsboro died September 6 at her residence. Born in New York City, she lived in Plainsboro for 50 years.
A graduate of Hunter College, she received a master’s degree in elementary education from Trenton State College. She was an administrator at the University Medical Center at Princeton.
Survivors include her husband Bernard H. Berger; two sons, Jonathan A. Berger of West Windsor and Daniel H. Berger of Berkeley, California; a sister, Grace Cohen of Palm Beach, Florida; and a granddaughter, Samara Rae Berger. Donations may be made to American Lung Association.
Francois Y. Maniere, 59, of West Windsor died September 5 at his home. He lived in West Windsor for 17 years.
He received his doctorate degree in food science from Pennsylvania State University, and was a patent director for L’Oreal USA.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Alice ManiŠre; and four children, Patrick, Colleen, Eric, and Kate; his sister Roseline; and brothers Dominique, Olivier, and Nicolas. Donations may be made to Kate ManiŠre, payable to Alice Maniere.
Carlos Rodriguez, 53, of Manalapan, died September 9 at CentraState Medical Center, in Freehold.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Tamara Rodriguez and Scott Oswald of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714, or the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245.
Joseph DiMeglio Jr., 56, of Lawrence died September 10. Born in Princeton, he was raised in West Windsor. He was a 1970 graduate of Princeton High School.
Survivors include his companion Cynthia Keith of Lawrence; daughter and son-in-law Amy and Mark Such of Hamilton Square; daughter Claudia DiMeglio and partner AJ Romano of Philadelphia; son Joseph DiMeglio of Burlington Township; grandson Luciano Romano of Philadelphia; his parents Joseph DiMeglio Sr. and Barbara DiMeglio of West Windsor; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Barbara and Thomas Fowler of North Carolina, and Pamela and George Schultz of West Windsor.
Thomas J. Gesualdo, 70, of Lakewood, died September 18 at Kimball Medical Center, in Lakewood. Survivors include stepson and daughter-in-law, Paul and Michelle Nese of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the A.R.C. of Monmouth, 93 East Main Street, Freehold 07728.
Lois E. Sperling, 85, of Whiting died September 18, at Community Medical Center, in Toms River. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Bandeh of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to Deborah Heart and Lung Hospital, 200 Trenton Road, Browns Mills 08015.
Patricia H. Runko, 79, of Plainsboro died September 18 at home. Born in Virginia, she lived in Plainsboro most of her life.
She worked for ETS scoring college entrance exams and later in administration with Princeton Meadows Country Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane Metzger; a son, Jeffrey M. Runko; three grandchildren, Lauren Metzger-Bird and her husband, James II, Lawrence C. Metzger Jr., and Susan Metzger; two great-grandchildren, Taylor R. Bird and James W. Bird, III.
Lewis D. Coleman, 78, of Hamilton died September 20 at home. Raised on his family’s farm in West Windsor on the former site of American Cyanamid, he graduated from Princeton High School and Rider College. During the Korean War he served in the Air National Guard.
Formerly with Coleman Buick in Hightstown, he co-founded Coleman Auto Group. A longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck, he served as Sunday school teacher, trustee, deacon, and elder. He was a board member on the Mercer County Boys and Girls Club and received the George Washington Council Boy Scouts Good Guy Award in 1992. A member of the West Windsor Lions Club, Coleman was an active fundraiser for Rider University and Deborah Hospital.
Survivors include his wife Carolyn H. Coleman; his children Gary and Nadine Coleman of Hopewell, Lynn Coleman of Lawrence, Bruce and Genine Coleman of West Windsor; his grandchildren Christina and Nicholas Fels, Tara Coleman, Laura Coleman, Bradford Coleman, Paige Coleman, and Gregory Coleman; and his brother and sister-in-law, Jesse C. Jr. and Lillian Coleman.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, October 12, at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck. Donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck, 154 South Mill Road, West Windsor 08550, or Boys and Girls Club Trenton and Mercer County, 212 Centre Street, Trenton 08611.
