Narsinglal S. Oza, 92, of West Windsor died in Ahmedabad, India, on March 17. Born and raised in Palanpur, India, he emigrated to the United States in 1987. He practiced law for 51 years at Palanpur and Ahmedabad, India.##M:[more]##
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Jashila N. Oza; two sons and daughters-in-law, Kulin and Harsha Oza of West Windsor and Biren and Nina Oza of South Brunswick; three daughters and sons-in-law, Jigisha and Shailesh Oza, Girisha and Vinayak Vyas, both of Bordentown, and Shraddha and Hrushikesh Oza of East Windsor; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A prayer meeting will be held on Saturday, April 15, from 4 to 6 p.m. at 1 Shannon Way, West Windsor.
Patricia I. La Plante, 53, of Plainsboro died March 27 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
Survivors include her sisters, Diane Payne of Jamesburg, Noreen and her husband, Roger, of Monroe, Norma Jo Jarosz and fiance Wesly Bomba of South River, and Darlene Kaminsky and fiance David Von Bin of Kintnersville, PA; and nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Oncology and Bone Marrow Unit, Somerset Street, New Brunswick 08903.
Harold P. Eubank, 81, died in Kalmarnock, VA, on March 23. A longtime West Windsor resident, he headed neutral beam research at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Eubank received a Bronze Star for serving in the Army during World War II. A graduate of the College of William and Mary, he received a master’s degree in physics from Syracuse University, and a doctorate in physics from Brown University.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Alice Bonner Eubank; sons and daughters-in-law, H. Porter Eubank II and Charles S. and Tamra Eubank; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth D. and Randall Stern; granddaughters, Caitlin Hinman and Hailey S. Stern; stepchildren, Diane Jettinghoff and her husband, Edward, and Steven D. Witte and his wife, Ari; and his first wife, Harriet Hinman Eubank.
Mildred Margaret McMahon, died March 24 in Princeton. Survivors include two daughters and sons-n-law; Patricia and Guy Labelle of Paradise Valley, Arizona, Peggy and Ted Makkay of West Windsor; a son, Thomas McMahon, of Long Island; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
A service will be held on Friday, April 21, at 1:30 p.m. at Calverton National Cemetery, 210 Princeton Boulevard, Calverton, NY.
Mattie Hellams, 66, of Plainsboro died March 28 at home. Born and educated in Lawrence County, South Carolina, she moved to Philadelphia and then Trenton as a young adult. She was employed by General Motors Fisher Body Division and retired after more than 20 years of service. She moved to Plainsboro 10 years ago,
Survivors include her sister, Deborah Johnson of Trenton; one brother, Randy Johnson of Monmouth Junction; two aunts, Carrie Mills of Trenton and Dorothy Brown of Greenville, SC; one uncle, the Rev. David L. Hellams of Greenville; one niece, Nicky Hodges of Trenton; and one great-nephew, Antwone Hodges of Trenton.
Arrangements were by Anderson Funeral Service.
Walter L. Crary Jr., 70, of Hamilton died March 31 at Compassionate Care Hospice, St. Francis. Born in West Windsor, he was a longtime resident of Hamilton.
He retired from H. Liedtka Fuel Company after 27 years as a truck driver and foreman.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Mary Lou; a sister, Bernice Marki of Stroudsburg, PA, and a brother Leonard W. Crary of Hamilton; three daughters and sons-in-law and one son and daughter-in-law, Mary and Joe De Monte, Linda and Glenn Dobron Sr., Barbara and Shaun Connell Sr., Vincent and Tracy Crary Sr., and Walter L. Crary III; and 15 grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the Kidney & Urology Foundation of America, 1250 Broadway, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10001.
John A. Wills, 75, of Plainsboro died his home March 31. Born in Amsbry, PA, he was a resident of Plainsboro since 1945. A former fire chief of Plainsboro Volunteer Fire Company, he was a member and past trustee of Plainsboro Rescue Squad.
He retired in 1995 after 28 years of service with the Institute for Advanced Study.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Maryellen Adams Wills; his mother Vera Biel; a son and daughter-in-law John and Kim Wills of Tabernacle; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Carol and Thomas Jameson of Browns Mills, Christine and Kirk Warner of Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, and Caren Wills of Denver: a brother Francis Wills of Cookstown: three sisters and a brother-in-law, Rose Messersmith of Altoona, Leona and Raymond Reams of Osceola Mills, and Joanne Diehl of Duncansville; seven grandchildren; two great-grandsons; an uncle; and several aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Donations may be made to St. Paul’s School Endowment Fund, 218 Nassau Street, 08540 or the Hospice Program at PMC, 208 Bunn Drive, Princeton 08540.
Mary Alice Phox Gee, 91, of Princeton died April 2 at home. Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Martha and Harold Barbour of West Windsor. Arrangements were by the Hughes Funeral Home.
Rosemary Carroll Tarr, 83, of Plainsboro died April 3 at University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Philadelphia, she previously lived in Cranbury and for the last 12 years in Plainsboro.
A graduate of Friends Select School of Philadelphia and Harcum Junior College in Bryn Mawr, she attended Penn State University.
Survivors include her husband, Stanley R. Tarr; two sons and daughters-in-law, Christopher and Susan Tarr of Princeton and Richard and Darby Tarr of Carthage, NY; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 6, 2 p.m., at Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton. Donations may be made to Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton 08542.
Patrick Abrams, 24, of Hawley, PA, died April 4 in a one-car crash. Born in New Brunswick, he was a former Plainsboro resident and attended WW-P schools through 10th grade.
A graduate of Wallenpaupack Area High School, he graduated from Penn State last May with a science degree in kinesiology. He was a physical education and health teacher at Ramsey Elementary School in Stroudsburg. He was also a coach for the freshman football and varsity track and field teams in the Stroudsburg School District. He was also a former coach of the Hemlock Hurricanes Swim Team and the former sports director for Hemlock Farms Community Association.
Abrams was a member of the Penn State Alumni Association, Health and Human Development Alumni Association, and the Kines Alumni Association.
Survivors include his parents, Jeffrey and Cecelia Abrams; a brother, Louis Abrams; and a sister, Lainie Abrams, all of Hawley; his maternal grandmother, Mary Helen Lockwood of Rome; his uncles and aunts, William and Peggy Lockwood of Michigan, Karl and Kathy Loewenberg of Pennsylvania, Eddie and Judy Lockwood of Florida, John and Elizabeth Troxler of Pennsylvania, James and Julian Lockwood-Risi of California, Sandy Lockwood of Pennsylvania, Christopher Lockwood of Colorado, and Jeff and Beth Muskat, Marc and Marla Elkins, and Steven Abrams, all of New Jersey.
Donations may be made to the Patrick Abrams Scholarship Fund, c/o Penn Star Bank, Route 739, HC8 Box 8419, Hawley, PA 18428.
Charles J. Brzezynski, 73, of West Windsor died April 6 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.
Born in Hamilton, lived in Trenton before moving to West Windsor in 1961.
A U.S. Navy veteran, he served in the SeaBees and was a member of the American Legion in Princeton. A carpenter with David Sarnoff Research Center for 24 years, he retired in 1990.
Survivors include his wife Joan Brzezynski; four sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Deborah of Yardley, Kenneth and Joy of Hopewell, Mark and Kathy of West Windsor, and Jay and Lora of Fairfax; a brother, Stanley A. Brzezynski; two sisters, Florence Springsteen and Claire Lippincott, all of Hamilton; and eight grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the Deborah Hospital Foundation, 212 Trenton Road, Browns Mills 08015.
