Wilton John Schenck 84, of Boise, Idaho, died April 24 in Boise. The son of the late Walter and Mabel Schenck, he was raised on the historical “Schenck” farm on Southfield Road in West Windsor.
He worked the farm with his father, and continued farming after his father’s death. A former member of many agricultural associations and a long-standing member of the Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church, he moved west in the late 1970s. Over the years, he lived in Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and Arizona. Known as the “All American Cowboy,” he even had horses and panned for gold.
Survivors include his daughter, Kathleen Virginia, of Newport, Rhode Island; three grandchildren; Sharon Brissette, Martin Ranker, and Troy Ranker; and seven great- grandchildren; Erin, Ben, Libby, Riley, Michael, Ciara, and Richard James.
Services will be held on Saturday, May 15, at 3 p.m. at the Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church, 154 South Mill Road, West Windsor.
Dennis L. Williams, 39, of Hamilton Square, died April 29 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Born in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, he was a longtime area resident. A graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, he received a degree in history from Mount Saint Mary’s College in 1987.
After joining the Washington Township Fire Department in 1993, he made firefighting his full-time career. In 2002, he became a captain and was selected Fireman of the Year.
Active in fire safety education for children in Washington Township, he coordinated all child prevention activities. A certified child passenger safety technician, he was also involved in the children’s reading program at the public library in Washington Township. He initiated the Vial of Life program for the senior citizens and wrote a successful FEMA grant for his department. He also was qualified as a technician for hazardous materials and emergency medical treatment.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Noctor Williams; two sons, Morgan James and Dylan Lee Williams; his father, Richard G. Williams and his mother Ruth “Roni” McGuire Williams, both of West Windsor; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Williams of Stonington, Connecticut; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, James and Florence Noctor of Washington; two sisters, Karen Williams Newman of Grayslake, Illinois, and Elizabeth Williams Munns of Portland, Oregon.
Contributions may be made to the Dennis L. Williams Memorial Fund, c/o Stark & Stark, Box 5315, Princeton 08540.
Douglas R. Graham, 73, of West Windsor died May 1. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he lived in West Windsor for 37 years. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he was a historian in the second Air Force during the Korean War. He worked in chemical sales and marketing for Merck and Standard Oil of Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Hafer Graham; two sons and daughters-in-law, Andrew and Amy Graham of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and Luke and Kathy Graham of Alpharetta, Georgia; a daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Mark Trichtinger of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and seven grandchildren, Ethan, Kaitlin, Alyssa, Caroline, and Connor Graham, and heather and Eric Trichtinger.
Minna C. Hammock-Gigon, 79, of Elizabeth, died on May 3 at the Clark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Clark. Survivors include son, Richard Hammock of Plainsboro.
Supramanian Srinivasan, 71, of Plainsboro died May 4 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Sri Lanka, he came to the United States in 1959. He was a visiting professor of chemistry at Princeton University.
Survivors include his wife Mangayarkarasy; a daughter, Shankari of England; and three grandchildren. E-mail condolences may be sent to www.crabiel.com.
