Thomas E. Clements, 65, of Lakewood died March 4, in the Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Survivors include a brother, Paul Clements of Plainsboro.
Grace N. Thomson, 92, of West Windsor died March 6 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Hamilton. Born in Jersey City, she moved to Staten Island in 1951, and relocated to Bear Creek Adult Assisted Living in 2004. She attended the Dutch Neck First Presbyterian Church. Donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Foundation, 460 Brielle Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10302.
Judith Hirschen, 77, of Plainsboro died March 5 in the Compassionate Care Hospice in St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
A Holocaust survivor of three separate concentration camps, Hirchen was born in Belgium, moved to Israel in 1947, immigrated to the United States in 1959, and lived in New Brunswick and in Clark for 39 years before moving to Plainsboro four years ago. She served in the Israeli Navy.
Survivors include Alfred and Carol Hirschen of Plainsboro; brother and sister-in-law, Albert and Esther Berkowitz; and grandchildren David and Trevor Hirschen.
William C. Baggitt, 74, died March 8. Born and raised in Freehold, he was educated at Seton Hall University and Rutgers Law School. A first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, he served from 1953 to 1956. During his 47-year legal career he represented the West Windsor-Plainsboro School Board.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Baggitt; daughter, Melissa Scott of Skillman; sons Brendan of Washington, D.C. and William C. of Sydney, Australia; brother Robert Baggitt of Imlaystown; sisters June Higgins and Rosemarie Smock, both of Brick Township; and granddaughters Emily, Abigail, and Caroline.
Donations may be made to Mercer County Bar Foundation, c/o William C. Baggitt Scholarship Fund, 1245 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 420, Hamilton 08619, or D&R Greenway Lane Trust/St. Michael’s Project, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton 08540.
Edward E. Willis, 55, of Manchester, Connecticut, died March 8 at his home. Survivors include his brother, David L. Willis of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the local animal shelter of the donor’s choice.
Charles P. Selmasska, 88, of Plainsboro died March 9 at Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel. Born in Nutley, he lived in Pompton Plains and Toms River before moving to Plainsboro in 1993. He retired in 1980 after 36 years of service at Curtis Wright as an experimental test engineer for aviation engines and jet engines.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Joanne and John Kellgren of Hickory, North Carolina; a brother-in-law and his wife Ted and Vi Klim; two grandchildren, Carl and wife Stacey Kellgren, and Eric Kellgren; and three great-grandchildren Ian, Angelina, and Katarina Kellgren.
Harry Yocum Jr., 68, of Brooksville, Florida died March 9, at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie and Karl Yocum of West Windsor. Donations be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 North Halsted Street, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60622.
Linda V. Kubala, 65, of West Windsor died March 11 in Atlantic City Medical Center. Born in Waretown, she lived in West Windsor for more than 40 years. An employee of Base Ten in Lawrence Township for more than 20 years, she was currently employed with Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin.
Survivors include her mother, Ruth Hunt; two daughters and son-in-law, Debbie L. Robertson, and Sherrie L. and Andrew N. Lodge; a son, Richard John Kubala Jr.; a sister, Marie Pullan; and five grandchildren, Megan Joy, Kristen Leigh, Lauren Ann, Andrew John, and Matthew Joseph.
The funeral will be held Monday, March 19, at noon, at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square.Calling hours begin at 11 a.m. Donations may be made to Deborah Hospital Foundation, 212 Trenton Road, Browns Mills 08015
