Robert H. Hale Sr., 87, of Plainsboro died December 9 at the Princeton Medical Center.
Born in Rhode Island, he studied at Brown University, and retired from IBM. During World War II he flew 35 missions over Europe as a B-17 pilot and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.##M:[more]##
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Susan Hale of Plainsboro, and John and Chiaki Hale of Toyko; daughter and son-in-law, Dorritt and Todd Sterner of Abington, PA; sister Phyllis Waterman of Rhode Island; and grandsons, Ethan and Browning Sterner.
Donations may be made to the 390th Memorial Museum, 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson, AZ 85706.
Irma R. Frank, 92, of Plainsboro died December 10. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Class of 1936, she was active in alumni events. She moved to the Windrows in 1998.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law Susan and Jeffrey Daum of Henderson, Nevada; son and daughter-in-law George Jr. and Deidre Frank of Hobe Sound, Florida; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to Princeton Hospice, 208 Bunn Drive, Princeton 08540.
David W. Schoenauer of Bowie, Maryland, died December 11. Survivors include a brother, Ciaran M. Schoenauer of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1041 Route 3 North, Gambrills, MD 21054.
Samuel I. Fisvitz, 96, of Deerfield Beach, Florida died on December 15, in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Aronson of West Windsor. Donations may be made to the Stan Aronson Fund, Beth El Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor 08520.
Margaret Ann Grow Fullman, 61, of Plainsboro died December 16. An ordained deacon, she served as the associate pastor for Christian Education at the Princeton United Methodist Church for the past 15 years.
A graduate of Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, she received her master of Christian education with honors from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Throughout her 32-year ministry she served at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia; Grace United Methodist Church, Gaithersburg, Maryland; Trinity United Methodist Church in Richmond, Virginia; Fishkill United Methodist Church in Fishkill, New York; Hyde Park Methodist Church in Hyde Park, New York; and the Princeton United Methodist Church in Princeton.
Survivors include her husband of 34 years, Douglas C. Fullman of Plainsboro; their children, Aimee R. Fullman of Arlington, Virginia and Clark W. Fullman of Lawrenceville; her brother and sister-in-law James F. and Patricia B. Grow Jr. of Bath, Ohio; her sister and brother-in-law Becky and Donald Ilg of Stanley, North Carolina.
A member of the Christian Educators Fellowship and the American Association of Christian Counselors, between 1997 and 2007 she also served the General New Jersey Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in a variety of roles including co-chair of the Order of Deacons, chair of the Probationary Studies Program, member of the Board of Ordained Ministry and its Executive Committee, a Candidacy Mentor and a member of the Clergy Mentoring Team.
Donations may be made to the Louise Grow and Peggy Fullman Christian Education Fund through the Princeton United Methodist Church or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Edwin J. Cathcart Jr., 75, of Barnegat died December 17 at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills. He is survived by a brother-in-law, Richard A. Weber of West Windsor.
Katherine E. Ofman, 92, of Windsor died December 17 at home. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Victor J. Ofman and Lynn E. Hoff of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville 08691, or the American Diabetes Association, NJ Memorial Processing Center, Box 31160, Hartford, CT 06150.
Coleridge Hart Benedict Jr., 90, of Dover, died on December 16, at Stonebridge in Skillman. Survivors include niece Muriel Benedict of West Windsor.
Miriam Lopatin, 84, of West Windsor died December 22 at Greenwood House. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the proprietor of Miriam Lewis Art Gallery in New Hope, PA, and later was associated with Stacy Shop in Lawrenceville.
Survivors include her husband William S. Lopatin; six sons, Michael Lewis of Longmont, Colorado, Richard Lewis of Medford, David Lewis of Bedford, New Hampshire, Bruce Lopatin of Westboro, Massachusetts, Andrew Lopatin of Newtown, PA and Peter Lopatin of Woodstock, Illinois; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Donations may be made to Greenwood House, 53 Walter Street, Ewing 08628.
Thomas Yoseloff, 94, of West Windsor died December 24, at home. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Yoseloff lived in Princeton and Colts Neck before moving to West Windsor six years ago. Prior to retiring, he was a book publisher for more than 60 years.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Lauretta Sellitti Yoseloff; a daughter and son-in-law, Tamar and Andrew Lindesday of London, England; two sons and daughters-in-law, Julien and Darlene, of East Brunswick, and Mark and Patricia, of Henderson, Nevada; four grandchildren, Michael and Anthony Yoseloff, Jill Schaeffer, and Sara Yoseloff; and two great-grandchildren, Alexander Kirchgaessner and Katherine Yoseloff. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
Eleanor A. Mansue, 89, of West Windsor died December 24 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.
Born and raised in Princeton, she moved to West Windsor in 1956. A founding member of the West Windsor Township Little League Ladies Auxiliary, she was a member of West Windsor Ladies Auxiliary Lions Club, and a supporter of the West Windsor Township P.B.A. 271. She retired from Princeton Regional Schools in 1984 as a supervisor in the cafeteria.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Alphus H. and Valerie Thompson of Manchester, and David Mansue of Robbinsville; daughter and son-in-law Deborah and Gene Palazzi of Hamilton; a brother William Penelli of Haverford, North Carolina; a sister Angeline Cifelli of Princeton; six grandchildren, Meaghan Gallante, Blayre Petrillo, Adam Thompson, Marc and Matt Palazzi, and Tonya Moreen; seven great grandchildren, Shane and Stephanie Gallant, Tyler and Christian Petrillo, Ashlyn and R.J. Moreen, and Ryan Hunter Thompson.
A Mass of a Christian was celebrated December 29 at St. David the King Church.
Jerome F. Healey, 87, of Notre Dame, Indiana, died December 23. He was a religious brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Eastern Province. Survivors include a nephew, Thomas Healey of Plainsboro.
Helen E. Berman, 90, of Somerset died December 26 at Regency Heritage Care Center. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Leslie and Alan Burger of West Windsor; and grandchildren, Benjamin, Sarah, and Jessica Burger.
Donations may be made to Princeton Public Library Foundation, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton 08542, or the Martin and Edith Stein Hospice, 49 Veronica Avenue, Suite 206, Somerset 08873.
Walter L. Myers, Jr., 88, of Monroe died January 5. He lived in West Windsor from 1961 to 2004.
In 1981 he was elected to West Windsor Township Committee and served as deputy mayor. He also served on the board of education and was a part of the process to have the West Windsor-Plainsboro High School (South) designed and built.
Born in Philadelphia, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business in 1942. He later earned another degree from Temple University. He enlisted in the Army and served in the Korean theater in a M.A.S.H. unit as a pharmacists mate at the rank of corporal.
He worked for RCA in Camden and then the David Sarnoff division of RCA. The family lived in West Windsor from 1961 to 2004. He was also elected a member of the National Association of Accountants and served on Mercer County Grand Jury.
He was a lifetime member of the Youth National Association for Retarded Citizens; received a certificate of appreciation from the Association for Retarded Citizens Morris Unit; a commendation for devoted service from the Commissioner’s Advisory Council for the Handicapped, and a Good Neighbor award from West Windsor.
After leaving RCA, he worked as a business administrator for the Greenbrook School District, West Windsor Township, and the Diocese of Trenton. He later went into business for himself doing business administration and tax audit preparation for McCauley School, Hopewell Valley, and Sacred Heart of Dunellen.
Survivors include his wife, Martha; daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Tom; and grandson, Ryan and Connor.
Calling hours are Friday, January 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. at A.S. Cole Son, 22 North Main Street, Cranbury. A funeral will be held Saturday, January 12, at 11 a.m. at the Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church, 154 South Mill Road, West Windsor.
Donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville 08648.
John T. Coppinger, 67, of West Windsor died January 8 at Capital Health Systems at Mercer. He was born in Hoboken.
A graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Class of 1961, he worked for Texaco in both the New York City and Beacon, New York facilities, for 37 years. He retired in 1990.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Joan Ragati Coppinger; a daughter, Maria Coppinger-Peters; a brother, Thomas Coppinger; and a grandson, Nicholas Peters.
Funeral services will be Saturday, January 12, at 4:30 p.m., at the A.S. Cole Funeral Home, 22 North Main Street, Cranbury. Calling hours begin at 2 p.m.
Donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016.
