Laura Joan Elbeck, 89, of Princeton, died October 15 at the University Medical Center at Princeton.
Born in Bayonne, she was a resident of Rossmoor for 16 years. Prior to that she lived in Plainsboro for six years, and previously in Little Falls.
She retired in 1960 after many years as a secretary with Hoffman LaRoche in Nutley.
Daughter of the late Francis and Sophie Kowalski, and wife of the late Paul F. Elbeck, she is survived by two daughters, Cynthia F. Diskin of Plainsboro and Joyce E. Collins of Kinnelon; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
The funeral and burial will be private.
Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.
Mary F. Rizzo Kahny, 78, of Princeton, died October 17.
Born and raised in Canonsburg, Pa., she had been a resident of Princeton for the last 50 years.
She retired after many years of service as a registered nurse with Princeton Medical Group and previously was with the University Medical Center at Princeton.
She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Engine Co. No. 1; and of St. Paul's Church and its Golden Agers.
Daughter of the late Albert and Rose Rizzo and wife of the late Albert Kahny, she is survived by two sons, Patrick of Highpoint, N.C. and Matthew of Plano, Texas; two daughters, Tina Magarity of New York City and Kathy Brzezynski of West Windsor; and five grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 8:30 a.m. this Saturday, October 21 at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue. It will be followed at 9:30 a.m. by a Mass of Christian burial at St. Paul's Church, 214 Nassau Street.
Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery.
Calling hours will be Friday, October 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ladies Auxiliary of Engine Co. No. 1, 13 Chestnut Avenue, Princeton 08540; or to the YWCA of Princeton, Breast Cancer Resource Center, Paul Robeson Place, Princeton 08540.
Ralph H. Mather, 93, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Princeton, died April 25.
Born in Princeton, he was a resident of Princeton for more than 50 years before moving to Sarasota in 1977.
A graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, he served as a Lieutenant in the Navy during World War II.
He retired as president of First National Bank of Princeton. He had also been a bank examiner for 20 years.
In Princeton, he was an active member of Nassau Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Jean Grinnell-Mather; and a brother, Robert of Washington, Ill.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, October 25 at 1 p.m. at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue.
Memorial contributions may be made to Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton 08542.
Conrad J. Schwoerer, 97, died October 15 at Stonebridge at Montgomery.
Born in Philadelphia, he had been a resident of the Princeton area for 50 years.
He attended the University of Pennsylvania.
He was a retired, self-employed textile merchant.
Predeceased by his wife, Helen H. Schwoerer, he is survived by seven nieces.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. today, October 18 at St. Paul's Church, 214 Nassau Street. Interment will be private. There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Food for the Poor, Inc., 550 S.W. 12th Avenue, Deerfield Beach, Fla. 33442.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Kimble Funeral Home.
Patricia Davis Sienkiewicz, 74, of Princeton, died October 13 at home.
Born in Raleigh, N.C., she had been a Princeton resident since 1954.
She was a member of the Stoney Brook Garden Club.
She is survived by her husband, John C. Sienkiewicz; and two sons, Mark of Greenwich, Conn. and Peter of San Rafael, Calif.
A memorial service will be held tomorrow, October 19 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Princeton Area Community Foundation, 15 Princess Road, Lawrenceville 08648.
Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.
Donald Rea Young Sr., 86, of Princeton, died peacefully October 13 at the University Medical Center at Princeton, surrounded by his children.
Born in Lawrence Township, he was a lifelong resident of Princeton. He graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 1939 and Princeton University in 1943, where he was a member of the 1941 championship Princeton hockey team. He later played for the St. Nicholas Hockey Club and coached Princeton youth hockey. He continued to be a lifelong supporter of Princeton University athletics.
He was a first lieutenant and forward observer with the Army Field Artillery in Europe in World War II, receiving several decorations.
After the War he returned to begin a career at Lenox, Inc. in Trenton, from which he retired in 1986 after more than 40 years as an executive in sales and marketing.
A member of the Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, he was also a member of Springdale Golf Club, Nassau Club, and the Old Guard of Princeton. He enjoyed summers in Castine, Maine, a good game of golf or bridge, and his many friends in the Princeton area.
He was predeceased by his wife, Eleanor; two brothers, Henry and George; and a grandson, Donald III. He is survived by two sons, Donald Jr. of Greensboro, N.C. and Michael of Hamilton; a daughter, Margaret Y. Nordgren of South Salem, N.Y.; a sister, Barbara Tenney; and five grandchildren.
The funeral service was yesterday at Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church. Burial was private.
Arrangements were under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church or the Mendenhall PTA/Fields of Deebs Project, 218 Elmwood Drive, Greensboro, N.C. 27408.