Deaths
Harold J. Wild, 83 of Fairfield Harbor, New Bern, North Carolina died October 19. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Harry and Janine Wild of Plainsboro.
Shirley A. Dorman, 72, of Browns Mills, died November 1. Survivors include a sister, Lillian Coleman of West Windsor.
William Henry Finn, 80, died November 3 in Fort Myers, Florida. A Navy combat veteran of the Korean War, his wartime decorations include the Air Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, and the China Service Medal. Survivors include a daughter, Susan Finn of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans or Feed The Children.
Lillian Coleman, 84, of West Windsor died November 6 at her home in Florida. Born in Caribou, Maine, she was a longtime resident of West Windsor. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck in West Windsor. An avid golfer, she had five holes-in-one during her 30-plus years playing.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Jess C. Coleman Jr.; four sons and daughters-in-law, Kip and Donna Coleman of Lambertville, Ken Coleman of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Kim and Karen Coleman of Princeton, and Keith and Susan Coleman of Solebury, Pennsylvania; her brother, William Reimer of Hamilton; her sisters, Kaye Benedict and Louise Smith, both of Florida, and Shirley Dorman of Browns Mills; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to Deborah Hospital, Box 3005, Hamilton 08619; or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, New York, NY 10004.
James Harold Lovell of Ketchum, Idaho, died November 7. Born in Plainsboro to dairy farmers, Harold and Ruth Lovell, he left for San Diego after high school graduation. He served in the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserves. Survivors include his sister, Ann Lovell Rowe; his brother-in-law, Richard Rowe, and three nephews, Peter, Andrew, and Christopher Rowe.
Kenneth E. Durland Sr., 88, of Plainsboro died November 10 in the University Medical Center at Princeton. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Plainsboro and the Plainsboro Senior Citizens Club.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was raised in Shickshinny and moved to Plainsboro in 1951. Durland, who worked for Johnson and Johnson, Walker Gordon Farms, and Belle Meade Lumber Company, retired from Mohawk Laboratories in Monmouth Junction in 1985.
Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law Sharon Durland Blechschmidt and her husband, Edward, of Reading, Pennsylvania, Florence and David LaBeur of Green Cove Springs, Florida, and Grace Moylan of Hamilton; two sons and daughter-in-law, Kenneth E. Durland Jr. of Hamilton, and Charles M. and Karen Durland of Plainsboro; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Plainsboro, 500 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro 08536.
Inga Vild, 88, of West Windsor died November 11 at the Bear Creek Assisted Living in West Windsor. Born in Aarhus, Denmark, she lived most of her life in Fords, and moved to West Windsor three years ago.
Survivors include her two daughters and son-in-law, Valerie and Bob Neher of Mansfield, and Karen Leigh of Westampton; her four grandchildren, Naomi Milner and Holly Fraga of East Brunswick, and Greta Leigh and Christoffer Cragin Leigh, both of Westampton; and her six great grandchildren, Joey Leigh; Jesse, Garrett, and Katelyn Burrell; Tommy Fraga; and Jacob Hansen Leigh; and her brother Harry Christensen of Clark. Donations may be made to the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church School Fund, 28 South 4th Street, Fords.
Emily Gladys Porter Torsiello, 88, of West Windsor died November 12 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Trenton, she graduated from Trenton High School and worked for the Bell Telephone Company for 10 years before retiring to raise her family.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Pamela A. and Jeffrey S. Kulchar of West Windsor; her sister, Madelyn Webb of Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania; and two nephews, Tim Webb and Michael Webb and his wife Sandra,
Jacqueline Kelling Kozsuch, 49, of Johns Creek, Georgia died November 12. She was a former West Windsor resident.
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she graduated from Evangel College in 1983with a degree in communications. She was a television reporter and anchor for WCYB-TV 5 in Bristol, Virginia, and then spent most of her career as an association, fund raising, and public relations professional, during which she worked for Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Virginia Retail Merchants Association, and New Jersey Hospital Associaton. She had recently returned from Haiti where she assisted in the aftermath of the earthquake.
Survivors include her husband, Sandhi; daughter and son, Hannah and Neal; parents, Anthony and Ann Kelling of Cleveland; a sister, Catherine Janke; and a brother, Michael Kelling from Cleveland. Donations may be made to Peachtree Christian Hospice, 3430 Duluth Park Lane, Duluth, GA 30096; or to the Scholarship Program in memory of Jacqui Kozsuch, Chattahoochee High School, 5320 Taylor Road, Johns Creek GA 30022.
Carol J. Gaylord Rutan, 84, died November 13 in Richmond, Virginia. Survivors include daughter and son-n-law, Connie and Bart Kartoz of West Windsor; and three granddaughters, Claire, Madison, and Lindsay Kartoz. Memorial services will be held in Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church, 154 South Mill Road, West Windsor, on Saturday, November 20, at 2 p.m. Donations may be made to Save the River, 409 Riverside Drive, Clayton, NY 13624.
Barbara Jean Straley, 75, of Poughkeepsie, New York, died November 15. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Perry and Kathleen Straley of Plainsboro; and granddaughter, Emily Robin Straley of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to Pamela Jean Straley and mailed c/o McHoul Funeral Home, Box A, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533.
