Harry B. Anderson Jr., 88, of Princeton, died October 18 at home following a long illness. He was the former chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch International, and vice chairman of the board of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
A native of Memphis, Tenn., he graduated from Yale University in the class of 1939 with a bachelor's degree in history. The following year he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served during World War II in the Pacific, where he was awarded the Silver Star for bravery and the Navy Commendation Ribbon. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1947 with the rank of colonel.
He joined Merrill Lynch in 1947 and became a floor broker on the Cotton Exchange in New Orleans. In 1954 he moved up to director of the firm's commodity division and was named a general partner that year. He later became a senior vice president and head of Merrill Lynch's municipal bond division, then manager of the main brokerage office located in the firm's headquarters in New York. In 1968, he was elected president of Merrill Lynch International, which conducted Merrill Lynch's general securities business outside the United States and Canada. He subsequently became chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch International and vice chairman of the board of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. He retired in 1980.
As a result of his career and personal love of travel, he visited more than 100 countries.
Predeceased by a son, Harry III in 1990, he is survived by his wife of 61 years, the former Claire (Patty) H. Matz; three sons, Alexander of Fair Hope, Ala. and Red Lodge, Mont., Joseph II of Dallas, Texas, and Jeffrey of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a sister, Adelaide Cummings of West Falmouth, Mass.; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service was held October 23 at Trinity Church.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice Program at the Medical Center at Princeton, 208 Bunn Drive, Princeton 08540.
Arrangements were under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.
Former Princeton resident John Joseph Kerr, 93, of Meadown Lakes, died on Friday, October 20, in Hightstown.
Born in Weehawken, N.J., in 1912, he was the son of Thomas James Kerr, who worked for Duveen Brothers and later had his own fine arts dealership in New York.
After graduating from Peekskill Military Academy, he earned a B.S. degree from Tufts College in 1937.
A chemical engineer, he moved to Princeton in 1995, where he was a member of St. Paul's parish.
Predeceased by his wife Phyllis and grandson Gavin, he is survived by his daughter Andrea, of Carlsbad, Calif.; his son John, of Princeton; his son Christopher, of Houston; his son James, of Albuquerque; his daughter Patricia of St. Louis; and five grandchildren.
A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 25, at 3 p.m. at St. Paul's, 214 Nassau Street. There will be a reception at the Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street, at 4:30 p.m. following the service. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Kimble Funeral Home in Princeton.
Phyllis B. Green, 85, of Winchester, N.H., formerly of Princeton, died October 1 in Keene, N.H. in the company of her family.
Born in Plainfield, N.J., the daughter of Edward and Gladys Booth, she lived in Princeton for 25 years before moving to Wilton, Conn., then West Chop, Mass. and the island of Maui, Hawaii, before moving to Winchester.
She was active in local charities and a talented writer who published a prize-winning essay in the Atlantic Monthly as a teenager. She also enjoyed painting in many media and styles and found great pleasure in growing vegetables, flowers, and herbs.
She was a member of the Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton and St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Wilton.
Predeceased by her husband, John O. Green, she is survived by three sons, John of Albuquerque, N.M., Ted of Hudson, Mass., and Thomas of Brattleboro, Vt.; a sister, Rhoda Strait; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at the family residence on Martha's Vineyard in the spring. Information is available through her sons John at (505) 417-5855, Tom at (802) 254-9562, or Ted at (978) 273-2902.
Memorial contributions may be made to Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. 02535; or to the Masters School, 49 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. 10522.
Arrangements are by The Fletcher Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Keene.
Dudley Albert Saville, 73, of Princeton, died October 4 at home. He was the Stephen MacAleer '63 professor of chemical engineering at Princeton University and a member of the Princeton Materials Institute.
Born in Lincoln, Neb., to George Albert Saville and Edith Alta Goddard, he received his bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
He served as a pilot in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1958, flying jets in South Korea after the war, then serving as the radar intercept instructor at Tyndall Air Force Base. Following his Air Force service, he returned to Lincoln where he earned his master's degree in chemical engineering.
After marrying Joy Wagner in 1959 he moved to California, where he worked for Shell Oil. He returned to school once again, earning a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
He joined Princeton University in 1968 as an assistant professor of chemical engineering. He was promoted to professor in 1977. His research at Princeton centered on fluid dynamics and electrohydrodynamics. In fluid dynamics, his work focused on understanding how electric fields can be used to manipulate flow, including an experiment on the stability of liquid bridges on the space shuttle Columbia in 1996.
In addition to numerous scientific papers, he was the co-author of two books, one on colloidal dispersions, the other on electrophoretic separations.
In 1997 he was awarded the Alpha Chi Sigma Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He was named the Stephen C. MacAleer '63 professor of chemical engineering and applied science in 2001.
In 2003, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for advancing understanding of electrokinetic and electrohydrodynamic processes and their application to the assembly of colloidal arrays.
He was an active member of Nassau Presbyterian Church and was ordained as an elder in 1968.
In his spare time, he enjoyed soaring (flying sailplanes), sailing, and gardening. He was also a regular marshall for the principals at Princeton University commencement exercises.
He is survived by his wife, Joy; a son, Alex of Highland Park; a daughter, Andrea Saville White of Princeton; a sister, Harriet Potter of Lincoln, Neb.; and a grandson.
A memorial service was held October 8 at Nassau Presbyterian Church.
Memorial donations may be made to The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton, c/o Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton 08542; or to The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73123-1718.
Jeanette Pareso Taglialavore, 86, of Newnan, Ga., formerly of Princeton, died October 13. She was born in Princeton.
Predeceased by her husband, Leonard Anthony Taglialavore, she is survived by three sons, Thomas Marshall of Dadeville, Ala., Leonard Taglialavore of Newnan, Ga., and Richard Spiegel of Hopewell, N.J.; a daughter, Marie Marshal of Beechwood, N.J.; a sister, Ellen Rendale of Princeton; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral mass was October 18 at St. George Catholic Church in Newnan with Fr. Dan Fleming officiating. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.mckoon.com.
Arrangements were by McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson Street, Newnan, Ga. 30263.
Elizabeth Yard, 92, of Princeton, died October 20 at Merwick Care Center.
She was a retired teacher of 35 years, having taught in both Neptune and Lawrence Townships.
She was a charter member of the New Jersey Jazz Society and a member and ongoing contributor to the Civil War Preservation Trust.
Daughter of the late Ross Gilbert and Reba Slack Gilbert, and widow of the late Roger W. Yard, she is survived by two grandchildren, Dana Nini of Princeton and Lisa Nini of Plainsboro.
Cremation was followed by the private disposal of remains at Harbourton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Civil War Preservation Trust, 1331 H Street N.W., Suite 1001, Washington, D.C. 20051.