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A son, Aaron Francis Ferrara, was born to West Windsor residents Frank Ferrara and Shannon Ludlum Ferrara, a music teacher at Village School, on March 7. Elizabeth is the big sister.
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Bernard Goodman, 92, died January 17 in West Windsor. Raised in the Bronx, New York, he received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. He served in the Army Signal Corps during World War II. He earned his master’s degree in counseling from Cornell in his 50s and worked in the department of neurobiology and behavior for the next 27 years.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Ruth Goodman; his daughters and sons-in-law, Judith and Robert Mecklenburger and Susan and Robert Feldman; his grandchildren and their spouses, Kathryn Mecklenburger Wakefield (Jeffrey), Laura Mecklenburger, David Feldman (Megan Stoehr), and Elana Feldman (Cass Sapir); and great-grandson, Brayden Wakefield. The family invites friends and former students to send reminiscences, stories, and pictures to Ruth Goodman, at 9 Colonial Avenue, West Windsor 08550.
Ryan Mark Schellenberg, 30, of Plainsboro died February 24. Born in Toms River, he was a customer representative for Billtrust.
Survivors include his grandparents, Allen and Joan Schleckser of Toms River; his mother, Laura Schellenberg of Little Egg Harbor; his father, Mark Schellenberg of Tiverton, Rhode Island; his brother, Joshua Schellenberg of Little Egg Harbor; and his sister, Lauren Brodeur and her spouse, Vicki of Massachusetts.
John E. Boyd, 81, of West Windsor died February 25 at the University Medical Center of Princeton in Plainsboro. He was raised in Americus, Georgia, and Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
Boyd earned his bachelor’s degree at Kutztown State, his master’s degree at Lehigh University, and his Phd in biological chemistry at Penn State. He was a research chemist with American Cyanamid, first in Stamford, Connecticut, and then in West Windsor. He rose to the position of director of computing research and designed, developed, and supervised a robotic-based research lab. Boyd was an adult leader with Boy Scout Troop 40 in West Windsor.
Survivors include a son, Mark A. Boyd of San Mateo, California; a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra Boyd and John Davis Jr. of Arcadia, California; two grandsons, Stephen A. Boyd of San Mateo, California, and John Davis III of San Diego, California; and a granddaughter, April Davis of Arcadia, California.
Edward J. Golda, 89, of Plainsboro died March 3. Born in Newark, he was a World War II Army veteran and a professor of languages at Union County College.
Survivors include his nieces and nephews, John and Fran Golda, Terence and Barbara Golda, Kathy and Jay Curtiss, Karen and Skip Lucas, Kenneth and Dianne Golda, Michael and Kathleen Golda, and Gregory and Jeanne Golda.
John F. “Jack” Helman, 78, of Pekin, Illinois, died March 4. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Susan and her husband, Larry Kezele of West Windsor. Donations may be made to American Diabetes Association or American Heart Association.
Kenneth Tencza, 63, of Hamilton died March 4. Born in Passaic, he was a former resident of West Windsor. An Air Force veteran, he served during the Vietnam War. He was a supervisor for Verizon where he was employed for the past 30 years.
Survivors include his mother, Alice (Borani) Tencza; his wife of 39 years, Joan (Stoehs) Tencza; his sons and daughter-in-law, David and Sarah Tencza, Ryan Tencza, and Scott Tencza; two grandsons, Quinn and Zachary Tencza; a brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Barbara Tencza; two brothers-in-law, Bill Stoehs and wife Cathy, John Stoehs and wife Mary-Grace; and a sister-in-law, Ellen Romann.
Harry Turner, 93, of Snellville, Georgia, died March 5. Survivors include a grandson, Turner Mills, and his wife Crystal of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to Snellville First Baptist Church, 2400 Main E Street, Snellville, GA 30078
Margaret A. “Peg” DeSandre, 74, of Cranbury died March 6. Born in West Windsor, she lived in Cranbury since 1979. She was a graduate of Princeton High School, Class of 1956, and Mercer School of Nursing, Class of 1959.
Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Joseph DeSandre; three daughters and sons-in-law, Ann Marie and Andy Potts, Betty and Mike Sterling, and Jen and Dean Micale; one son and daughter-in-law, Joey and Nancy DeSandre; eight grandchildren, Drew, Tony, and Alan Potts, Trevor Sterling, Tanya and Natasha DeSandre, and Austin and Sophia Micale; two sisters, Helen Searing and Carole Sincoskie, and two brothers, Dennis Elgrim and Fred Elgrim. Donations may be made to St.Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square 08690.
Brenda D. Angelucci Wood, 72, of Columbus died March 7. Survivors include a step-daughter, Sharon Thomas of West Windsor; and step granddaughter, Amanda Thomas. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.
Muriel E. Strohl, 80, of West Windsor died March 10. Born in Elizabeth, she was a resident of Princeton Junction for 44 years. She retired from Princeton University and the Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Reverend Robert R. Strohl; three daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth Strohl-Palmer and Ken Palmer, Carol and Howard Barina, and Janet Strohl-Morgan and James Morgan; and grandchildren, Kyle and Anna Sage Palmer, Emily and Jocelyn Barina, and Alex Gerber. Donations may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, 664 Amboy Avenue, Perth Amboy 08861.
Eugene J. Sullivan, 60, of Plainsboro died March 11. Memorial service is Friday, March 15, at 2 p.m., at MJ Murphy Funeral Home, 616 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction.
