Margaret Baker Adams, 95, of Lawrenceville, formerly of Princeton, died November 20 at the University Medical Center at Princeton.
Daughter of a Presbyterian minister, she lived in Illinois, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arkansas, Ohio, New York City, and Indiana before settling in Philadelphia as a teenager. She graduated from Teachers' College of the University of Pennsylvania in 1931 and was employed as a social worker in South Philadelphia during the early years of the Great Depression. She lived in Princeton for 17 years while her husband, the late Dr. Arthur M. Adams, served as a professor and a dean of Princeton Theological Seminary.
Before coming to Princeton, Mrs. Adams was an active participant in the Presbyterian congregations her husband served as pastor in Philadelphia, Albany, N.Y., and Rochester, N.Y. Following Dr. Adams' death in 1979, she moved to Lawrenceville, where she was active in the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville and The Woman's Club of Lawrenceville. She continued her interests in history, current events, and gardening to the end of her life.
She is survived by a son, Dr. Robert M. Adams of Oxford, England; a daughter, Janet A. Fearon of Princeton; a brother, Daniel A. Baker of Baltimore, Md.; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a devoted caregiver, Sandra W. Gadson.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 7 at 1 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the scholarship fund of the Princeton Theological Seminary, Dept. of Seminary Relations, P.O. Box 821, Princeton 08542-0803; or to the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Main Street, Lawrenceville 08648.
Mary L. Torre, 84, of Princeton, died November 29 at the Clare Estate in Bordentown.
Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Lynch Driscoll.
She was a member of the National Republican Committee.
Predeceased by her husband, Thomas Paul Torre Sr., she is survived by two sons, William of Princeton and Thomas of Robbinsville; a sister, Elizabeth Riebe of Southberry, Conn.; and two granddaughters.
The funeral will be held on Saturday, December 3 at 9 a.m. at the M.J. Murphy Funeral Home, 616 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:15 a.m. at St. Augustine of Canterbury Church, 45 Henderson Road, Kendall Park. Burial will follow in Bound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook.
Friends may call on Friday evening, December 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Benjamin J. Trani, 81, of Palmyra, N.J., formerly of Princeton, died November 23 at Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Cherry Hill.
Born in Ischia, Italy, he immigrated to Princeton at an early age and lived in Belle Mead for 31 years. He lived in North Carolina for 10 years before moving to Palmyra four years ago.
A graduate of St. Paul's School and Princeton High School, class of 1943, he attended Rider College.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served as a signalman in World War II.
He worked for many years as a construction supervisor at Brook-Chester Construction Company in Bound Brook, where he was a member of the Carpenters Union No. 455.
He was an avid golfer.
Son of the late John Trani and Francesca Mazzella, he was predeceased also by a brother, John, and a sister, Natalie. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Lorraine; three daughters, Lori Gettelf-inger of West Windsor, Susan Delaney of Jeffersonville, Pa., and Krista Trani of Palmyra; seven siblings, his twin brother Joseph, Agnes, Carmella, Ralph, Francis, Mary, and S. Richard; and six grandchildren.
The funeral service and interment were November 29 at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery in Wrightstown.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Woodford-Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Saw Mill Road, Medford, N.J. 08055; or to Deborah Heart & Lung Center, 200 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, N.J. 08015.
Arrangements were by The Kimble Funeral Home.