Obituaries 4/22/15
Béatrice Moore
On the evening of Tuesday, April 14, 2015, Béatrice Marcelle Marguerite Chaumont Moore passed away peacefully at her home in Blawenburg, New Jersey at the age of 64. The straightforward kindness and quiet compassion with which she lived her life surrounded her in her final days, aspired to in her closest friends and son, Alexander John Moore, who survives her.
Bea, as she was known, was born in Paris, France on February 9, 1951. She immigrated to America in 1970 and settled in New York City. She was a natural caregiver and worked first as an au pair, sharing her grace with a Manhattan family, with whom she stayed in touch until her passing. She transitioned to a wonderful career at the American Ballet Theater, where she met her husband of 22 years, Frederick Moore, with whom she raised her son. She moved to Princeton in 1987 and began managing the office of a popular boutique, Merrick’s. She remained in the Princeton area for the rest of her life and shared over 25 years with Merrick’s, which became the nexus of a wonderful community that carries on her memory to this day.
A memorial service will be held at Bea’s home, on April 26, 2015, where her loved ones will celebrate her tenderness and warmth, the elegant sense of style for which she was deeply admired, and her great love of nature and animals. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, 900 Herronton Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 www.save-animals.org.
Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home of Princeton.
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Mahasin Rashada
Mahasin Rashada (formerly Patricia Ann White-Flenoid) died suddenly on October 27, 2014. She was born on June 26, 1951 to the late Olivia Magnum-White and Elisha White Sr. She was preceded in death by her sister Beverly Ann White.
Mahasin was born and raised in Princeton where she graduated from Princeton High School. She then moved to California and married Harlen Flenoid Sr.
She loved live concerts and plays, sewing, vintage stores, and flea markets. Upon being hired by United Airlines, she realized her dream of travel would become a reality. Her children were now adults and off she went! She visited many parts of the world. Later in life, her struggle with multiple sclerosis slowed her down. She maintained a wonderful attitude as she was determined to live life to the fullest. She joined the Senior Citizens Club which was just minutes from her apartment. She found fulfillment in assuming the duties of “Promotions Coordinator” and the members truly appreciated her skills and energy. She will be sorely missed in California and New Jersey.
Mahasin’s memory will be cherished by her children, sons Lance Sr. (Trekina), Harlen Jr. (Destiny), Muhammed (Kiera), and daughter Atiya of California. She is also survived by her sisters, Cynthia Fisher (Gilbert) of Princeton, New Jersey; Shirlene Wells of Morrisville, Pennsylvania; Gale O. Everett (Robin) of Princeton, New Jersey; and her brother Elisha White Jr. (Michelle) of Stockbridge, Georgia. She was the proud grandmother of 16 grandchildren. She also leaves to mourn uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and many cousins.
A memorial service will be held on April 25, 2015 at 2 p.m. at The Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center, 102 Witherspoon Street in Princeton.
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Marion Stover Houghton
Marion Stover Houghton, a longtime resident of Princeton, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2015 at The Arbors in Bedford, New Hampshire, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. She was 88 years old.
Born on April 11, 1927 in Trenton, New Jersey to John K. Stover and Marion Elizabeth Stover, she lived in New Jersey for most of her life. She attended Edgewood Park Junior College. She married the love of her life, Oliver Houghton, on September 24, 1949. They had two children, Doug and Jill, and resided in Princeton.
Marion was very active in the Princeton community. She was a volunteer with the Welcome Wagon at Princeton Hospital, a member of the Present Day Club, Springdale Golf Club, and attended Trinity Church. She loved music, was a beautiful piano player, an animal lover, golfer, and played tennis regularly. She loved to travel with her husband, Ollie, and their friends. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family and their yearly trips to the Jersey Shore.
She is survived by her son Doug and his wife Kathy; their daughter Karly Houghton of Kingston, New Hampshire; her daughter Jill and her children Elizabeth and Samuel Mudge of Nashua, New Hampshire; and her nephew Donald Stover and his wife Sue of Sarasota, Florida. She was predeceased by her parents John and Marion Stover; her brothers John and Donald Stover; and her husband Oliver Houghton. She will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Marion’s Memory to SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540 or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, New Jersey, 07834.
A graveside service will be held on April 25, 2015 at 11 a.m. at The Princeton Cemetery, located at 29 Greenview Avenue in Princeton. Friends of Marion Houghton and the Houghton family are invited to attend.
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Michael Stefanchik III
Surrounded by, and immersed in the abundant love of his wife, Martha, and all of their children, Michael Stefanchik III went into the hands of our Eternal Father on Friday, April 17, 2015. He was a servant of God, of his family, his community, and the nation. He was a loving husband, proud father of five children, and grandfather of three.
A man of great faith, he was an active parishioner of Saint Paul’s Roman Catholic Church in Princeton, where his daughter, Christa, teaches the Fourth Grade in Saint Paul’s School. Over the years he served on the Parish Council, the Diocesan Pastoral Council, and was a member of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, the Knights of Columbus, and several community focused organizations. He was an avid golfer and student of the game, a love he shared with his son, Peter, the Head PGA Professional at Elmwood Country Club in White Plains, New York. He had an expressive talent he sparingly displayed in sketches and paintings, but that he shared prolifically with his son, Joseph, an award winning professional photographer with Chrisman Studios. He shared both his love of golf and artistic expression with his son, John, a musician with D’Angelico Guitar Company of America in New York City and at Due Process Stable Country Club in Colts Neck, New Jersey. A veteran, retired with the rank of Captain, he served as an Infantry Lieutenant in South Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star for Valor and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, a distinction shared by his son, Michael, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Special Forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Following his wartime service, he worked for 31 years as an Out-of-State Auditor for the State of Indiana Department of Revenue, retiring in 2001. The absence of his great gift of being able to easily engage almost anyone, even complete strangers, in conversation together with his wry sense of humor, which he readily shared, will be dearly missed.
He is preceded in death by his father, Michael Stefanchik Jr., and mother, Theresa. He is survived by his sister Cynthia (Jon) Readnour of North Clarendon, Vermont.
The Kimble Funeral Home, at 1 Hamilton Avenue in Princeton, will host a Visitation/Life Celebration on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will begin on Thursday, April 23 at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with a Christian Mass of Resurrection celebrated at Saint Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, 214 Nassau Street in Princeton at 11:30 a.m. A graveside ceremony with military honors at Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown, Pennsylvania will follow.
The family requests continued prayers for Mike. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saint Vincent de Paul Society of Saint Paul’s Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.
Extend condolences and remembrances at TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.
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David Charles Reed
David Charles Reed, known as ‘Dave’ to friends and family, passed away on April 1, 2015 at the age of 64.
Born January 13, 1951 to Thomas H. and Marguerite B. Reed, David resided in Shaler Township, a suburb of Pittsburgh, until he attended Lehigh University, earning a degree with honors in business in 1973. After graduation, he worked as an auditor with Arthur Young where he became a CPA.
David moved to Commodities Corporation in 1979, where he took the position of vice president and controller. In 1989, he helped to establish and manage a Japanese — United States joint venture for Commodities Corporation in futures trading with offices in Tokyo and Singapore. During this time, he and his family lived in Tokyo for 3 years.
In 1998, David left Commodities Corporation and became co-founder and CEO of Mapleton Nurseries in Kingston, New Jersey. Mapleton is a wholesale nursery specializing in container grown native and ornamental trees and shrubs.
At the time of his death (and for more than 10 years prior thereto) David served on the Board of Directors at 1st Constitution Bank, where he chaired the Audit Committee. Additionally, he served as director of both Arden-Sage Multi-Strategy TEI Fund and Arden-Sage Multi-Strategy Fund. More recently, he became a trustee of two alternative mutual funds sponsored by Arden Asset Management, LLC in New York.
Some of David’s fondest memories involved his years in the Boy Scouts of America, where he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. All three of his sons, Thomas, Michael, and Mark were Boy Scouts in Troop 43, Princeton, where he stayed active in scouting as a member of the Troop Committee, as well as offering the use of his personal workshop and his expertise in woodworking to help many scouts with their own Eagle Scout projects.
David is survived by his wife Dolores Elder Reed; his sons Thomas, Michael, and Mark; and his mother Marguerite Bettegar Reed. Also surviving are his brothers, Robert and his wife Mary; Arthur and his wife Joellen; a niece Katie and her husband Dustin Schron. His wife’s twin sister Marianne and her husband Dr. Richard Altenbaugh; nephews Ian and Colin; a sister-in-law Ruth Woodside and her three sons, Danny, David, and Benjamin Elder.
Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers can be sent to: BSA Troop 43, Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton or Lehigh University’s Thomas H. Reed Endowed Scholarship Fund c/o Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A celebration of David’s life will be announced in the near future.
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Annette Jacobs
Annette Jacobs, born November 3, 1924, passed away April 11, 2015 following a lifetime of inspiring others.
Daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, leader, friend — these are some of the words that describe the long time Princeton resident, Annette Jacobs. Annette moved to Princeton in 2000 after 75 years spent in the Midwest (Lansing and East Lansing, Michigan) paving the way for women to expand their possibilities by being an exemplary role model. She was a devoted mother, raising her two daughters, while pursuing a career as an educator, starting the speech department at Lansing Community College (LCC), where she taught for 23 years. Annette was also a mainstay on the local theatre circuit, actively participating as a director and actor for Riverwalk Theatre.
Setting herself apart early in life, Annette attended two of the big ten universities, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, before graduating with honors from the University of Wisconsin where she had the distinction of being the first female student director to ever stage a university production.
After graduation, Annette pursued a professional theatre career in New York City before marrying Bernard Jacobs, a Julliard graduate and professional violinist. A trailblazer himself, he encouraged his wife to get her advanced degree and upon completing her MA, he supported her joining the faculty as the only full time female instructor at LCC. They lived as a pioneering two career couple for 38 years before his death in 1986.
Subsequently, Mrs. Jacobs traveled the world, exploring the Middle East, Europe, South America, the Caribbean, as well as most of Asia Pacific and visiting her daughter in Beijing, China several times before settling in Princeton to be close to her other daughter, a Library Place resident.
For the past 15 years, Annette embodied her mantra, “bloom where you are planted;” joining CWW (Community Without Walls), becoming an associate board member of McCarter Theatre, serving as an early and active volunteer for Opera New Jersey, fully participating in Windrows Adult Community events, being an engaged member of “Currents,” an informal political topics discussion group and perhaps most satisfying and enjoyable was her status as a sought after competitive bridge player.
Annette’s friends and admirers spanned generations and occupations. She was universally admired for her energy, originality, and zest for living. The last year of her life was marked by a courageous battle against Crohn’s disease, which was initially undiagnosed by the medical team in Princeton but was aggressively treated by a wonderful group of doctors at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. They worked tirelessly to give this amazing woman another year of life and by so doing gave a wide circle of her friends and family more time to be inspired and uplifted by this unique woman whose indomitable spirit and generous heart will live on.
A private service for family and friends was held at Evergreen cemetery in Lansing, Michigan. Annette was predeceased by her parents, Belle and Maxwell Suravits, of East Lansing, Michigan, founding members of Congregation Shaarey Zedek. She is survived by her two daughters, Saryl Rodney Bueschlen-Jacobs, of Beijing, China; Tamara Jacobs Epstein, of Princeton, New Jersey; her sons-in-law, Eric Bueschlen and David Epstein; her grandchildren, Kyle Bueschlen, Haley Bueschlen, and Averienne Epstein; and her faithful Pekingese, Chi Chi.
A memorial gathering and celebration of her remarkable life will be held at Windrows, 2000 Windrow Drive, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 3 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.