Rick Hubbell
Rick Hubbell, 75, of Reston, Virginia, passed away at his home on July 23. He was born on March 11, 1950, in Washington, D.C., to Johnson and Sarah Hubbell. He spent his youth living in numerous states and countries as a result of his father’s career as a U.S. Army Officer. He attended the University of Florida and earned a B.A. in 1972 in economics with a minor in French. He later attended the American Graduate School of International Management and earned a degree of Master of International Management in 1974. After college he worked for American Express International Banking Corporation and the American International Group.
In 1976, Rick joined the Central Intelligence Agency, eventually becoming a Senior Operations Officer in the clandestine service. In that role, he built a record of initiating and directing productive intelligence operations, often under hazardous conditions, in many parts of the world. Among other assignments, Rick was posted to Tunisia and, in 1980, Rick was appointed Vice Consul to the United States Embassy in Kabul. Later, he served for several years in Sweden. Rick was posted to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998 and 1999, for which he received the Balkans Service medal. Rick retired from the CIA in 2001 and received from the Director a Certificate of Distinction “for outstanding performance of duty.”
After retiring from the CIA, he worked as a private contractor, serving in Israel and the West Bank on behalf of the Palestinian National Authority and the government of Israel. He also engaged in various economic ventures.
Rick completed many triathlons, and enjoyed scuba diving, free diving, and skydiving. He was well versed in several foreign languages including Afghan Dari, Swedish, German, French, and Chinese. Rick was a gifted and adventurous man who was always available to help people who were struggling or less fortunate. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Rick is survived by his brother, John Duncan Hubbell; his sister, Caroline Walradt Travers; his brother-in-law, Peter J. Travers; a niece, Jessica Walradt; and a nephew, Trent Walradt.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. at Trinity All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 16 All Saints Road, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Arrangements are under the direction of Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton, NJ.
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Norman Andrew Schuele, III
Norman Andrew Schuele, III, known as ‘Sandy, of Scituate, MA, passed away on August 11, 2025 in hospice care, due to complications of lymphoma. He was born August 18, 1949, in White Plains, NY. His childhood upbringing was in Princeton, NJ, and is where he lived for 37 years. Attending Princeton High School, class of 1967, his ability to conceptualize mathematical relationships was noteworthy. He was selected to be taught Fortran, an imperative programming language, at the Forestal Research Center. Subsequently, he used Princeton University’s Computer Center to formulate a computer program which he dubbed “Date Mate.” This program was used to raise funds for the hospital at the annual Princeton Hospital Fete. An American Field Service exchange student, among the first four students ever sent to Paraguay by AFS, he attended and taught English at the Collegio Nacional in Concepcion. Returning from Paraguay, Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs requested that based on this experience he deliver a presentation. Sandy, and several other of his like-minded classmates at PHS, successfully promoted for both a golf team and an ice hockey team be added to the Athletic Dept.’s sports’ program.
He matriculated with the Class of 1971 at St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY. During his freshman year the Admissions Office asked him if he would act the role as an incoming freshman in the promotional film being filmed on campus starring Kirk Douglas. At night he tutored math on the Akwesasne Indian Reservation, home to the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. Sandy attended McKendree College in Lebanon, IL, for one semester and Skidmore College during a Winter Term, graduating from St. Lawrence with a BA degree and honors, majoring in Sociology.
Previous to embarking on a career in banking and finance in NYC, he was employed by S T Peterson and Co., Monmouth Jct., an industrial general contractor, having been hired by the President of the NJ Building Contractors’ Association who met regularly with the Nixon Administration which had imposed wage and price controls bracketing union contracts. This influenced his outlook on the overall economy and business in general. Weekends, whenever Lake Carnegie was frozen, Sandy’s other job was to skate its entire length to safeguard skaters from thin ice. This timeframe was before lifebuoys had been installed on the lake’s banks, and before to skate Carnegie’s length became restricted.
Though growing up in what was a small town, when he started commuting to Lower Manhattan, he soon realized his aspiration to succeed in such an environment would be wholly determined by what he could do solely for others. A prerequisite for Sandy to be hired by Bank of New York, 48 Wall Street, in its Treasurer’s Department was that he attend NYU’s Leonard Stern School of Business. As the next 28 years unfolded, Sandy was an asset manager, classified as a “major trader’ by the CFTC which monitored his positions if they reached a certain threshold, was a bond salesman, and quoted in periodicals such as the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. The U.S. Justice Dept. once relied upon him as a resource regarding market manipulation in the U.S. Treasury Bond Market. Eventually, he became a trusted adviser for several Central Banks pertaining to the inherent risk to their U.S. Dollar Reserves. He also was asked to speak about the underpinnings of the Capital Markets that are not so apparent.
Sandy believed the benefit of his career was meeting people from cultures and lifestyles who shared with him their differing perspectives. Having had a private dinner with Herschel Walker in 1982, the evening before Herschel was awarded the Heisman Trophy, he found particularly gratifying since Sandy’s fraternal grandfather had been Cleveland’s quarterback in 1919 and 1920. He appreciated Muhammad Ali’s perspective on life, reflected by his dedication alone, and enjoyed sitting at ringside. An unexpected personal invitation from SAMA to travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after Ramadan, resulted from this mutual respect. The opportunity to play golf at Springdale Golf Club with a high ranking CCP official traveling from Beijing — though Sandy no longer was a member of the club where Harry Kinnell taught him golf, nor did he reside any longer in Princeton — further fostered his understanding of another cultural background foreign to his.
Over Sandy’s career he worked at 18 different financial institutions. When he was 52 years old, he closed this revolving door by opening an office on Fifth Avenue in mid-town Manhattan. Shortly thereafter he moved his office to Lebanon, NH.
Sandy felt that working was meant to be a means to an end. He chose what that end was, with no illusion, and enjoyed living life by being rooted to a community and being able to surround himself with those dear to him.
He had served on Princeton Borough’s Zoning Board of Adjustment, had been a former member of Springdale Golf Club and a former member of The Bedens Brook Club.
Sandy’s dear sister, Caitlin Ward Schuele, predeceased him. Mary Ellen Sable, an older sibling, and her husband, Edwin E. Sable, reside in Topeka, Kansas. First cousins live in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, Buffalo, NY, Phoenix, Arizona, and Camarillo, California.
Services will be private in Cornish, NH.
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John Graham
1931-2025
John Graham, a retired attorney who practiced in Princeton, passed away at his home in Griggstown on August 23 at the age of 94. Born In Princeton on February 1, 1931, he was the third son of Mary Louise Graham and Frank Dunstone Graham, a professor of economics at Princeton University. John was educated in Princeton public schools through ninth grade, and then at the Lawrenceville School. A member of Princeton University’s class of 1952, he majored in philosophy. He also participated in crew, football, and track, as a shot-put specialist and hammer thrower.
He went to Harvard Law School, where he minored in baseball and was often at Fenway Park. Ted Williams was his all-time hero. After graduating from law school, John moved to New York City, where he worked for a downtown law firm. He shared an apartment with John McPhee, five weeks younger and also born in Princeton, each the other’s oldest friend. Leaving the law firm in the following year, John joined the New York legal staff of the Coca-Cola Company.
He then moved back to Princeton and established his one-man law firm. John moved into half of a double house on Linden Lane, roof to basement divided vertically by a common wall. Georgia H. York, who worked at the Educational Testing Service, seat of the college boards, soon moved into the other half of the house. Mr. McPhee has averred that Georgia absorbed John right through the wall. They were married in 1971 and soon moved permanently to Canal Road, Griggstown, where Georgia died in 2013.
John is survived by three stepchildren — Jeff York, of Rocky Hill; Connie Lynch, of Pasadena, California; Molly Wood, of Villanova, Pennsylvania — and five grandchildren 14 great-grandchildren.
Proceeding John in death are two brothers, Hugh and Dunstan, and Terry York, a stepson.
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John B. Macdonald
John B. Macdonald, born in 1936, passed away September 7, 2025, at Stonebridge Senior Residence surrounded by family.
Born in Scotland, John attended The George Watsons School, Edinburgh, and The Whitgift School, Croyden. After an interim period at Stafford Technical College John entered Pembroke College Cambridge, gaining a Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering.
After a year at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, he declined a physics assignment to accept a position with The Marconi Company in England in Circuit Tolerancing for Spacecraft, Radar and Air Traffic Control.
In 1965 John and his new wife Yvonne moved to the United States with RCA Astro Electronics. Due to a 12 out of 12 success rate in launching TIROS Weather Satellites, “John’s Box,” basically the CPU, is currently still somewhere “up there” and used by the Navy. At Bell Labs Research Facility in Princeton, he started a Computer Graphics Research Group and is honored with at least eight patents in engineering. His system was sold to Boeing and worked so well they moved their whole documentation world to that platform. John finally ended his career by working on machine vision, putting his systems into factories all over the country.
John is survived by his wife of 60 years, Yvonne, daughter Michele Jagodzinski, son Ian Macdonald, and three grandchildren Ian Angus, Peyton and Logan.
In addition to Engineering John was an avid sports man all his life. He was a member of Shore Athletic Club, winning a World Record in sprinting in the 400 Meters in his 70’s and a National Medal for 200 Meters in the under 85 class in 2022. An enthusiastic private pilot, he flew out of Robbinsville and Princeton Airports. As a talented musician, he played with his band Rum and Onions and the Princeton Country Dancers. John played clarinet with the Lawrenceville Sight Reading Orchestra and Handbells and Folk music with the Princeton United Methodist Church, where he was a member for 60 years, ran the sound system, and rang the steeple bells before services.
A memorial celebration of life will be held at PUMC,
7 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 27.
Memorial contributions in memory of John may be sent to the church and to the PBS Memorial Foundation link as follows: https://supportpbsfoundation.pbs.org/site/Donation2.
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John B. Guthrie
John B. Guthrie of Princeton, New Jersey, died peacefully on August 23, 2025. He was 85.
John was born on June 1, 1940, in Plainfield, New Jersey, to George Grant Guthrie and Beryl (Haney) Guthrie and grew up in Westfield, New Jersey, where he attended Westfield High School and captained the varsity golf and basketball teams, graduating in 1958. During his senior season, a stand-out quote reveals his tenacious spirit: “Guthrie was a demon in the final minutes. He was all over the court, rebounding, blocking shots, and spearheading a pressing defense. His two foul shots with 40 seconds left gave the Devils a lead they held to the end.” His spirit was noticed by Duke University, where he played basketball and was on the golf team and earned a BA in History with a minor in Business, started a small advertising agency with a classmate, and was a member of the ATO fraternity, graduating in 1962.
John’s love of golf began in Westfield, where he worked at the Echo Lake Golf Club as a caddy to help earn his way through Duke. His passion took him to golf courses around the world, where he worked as an international marketing executive, and back to his home state of New Jersey. He always preferred to walk, spitting on his Ben Hogan leather grips, and savoring Donald Ross-designed courses.
John’s professional career began in New York as a copywriter at J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, followed by several years in Europe in account management at Young & Rubicam International in London, Frankfurt, and Bern, Switzerland, where he headed a new office in charge of international accounts. He studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and the Goethe Institute in Munich, taking courses in French and German, languages he ultimately spoke fluently. After marrying Jill Felsen in 1967, and starting a family in Switzerland, he moved to Princeton and joined Philip Morris International in New York, where he was director of marketing and traveled widely. He returned to Europe with his family in 1984, working at GGK International as Vice President of the Paris agency leading a team serving various clients but principally IBM, famous at the time for their Charlie Chaplin campaign celebrating the new PC.
He continued in marketing, branding, and competitive intelligence after returning to the United States, and was an enthusiastic member of the Princeton Old Guard and relished auditing classes at Princeton University, ever creative and searching to connect people and ideas through collaborative initiatives.
He is survived by Jill Guthrie, his wife of 58 adventurous years, and beloved children, Peter Guthrie and Elizabeth Guthrie, and grandchildren, Sorah and Wren Guthrie; his sisters, Nancy Pearce and Wendy Bandrowski; sister-in-law, Heather Stanton; brothers-in-law David Felsen and Ned Stanton; cousin, Pat Reilly Schoonyoung; and several nieces and nephews. His sister Sally Whitman predeceased him.
He was connecting the dots in life and his family’s Scots-Irish history in his latter years and on recent trips to Europe and to his alma mater in North Carolina, visiting old friends and making new ones while leaving a trail of admirers of his genuine joie de vivre and irrepressible energy, his zeal for adventure, and love of life. More than one person referred to him as “Mr. Adventure.” Never one to shy away from a wide stance and a low shot through the trees on a dog-leg for the sheer thrill, or the bushwhacked path off the trail “just because,” or the long way home because it was a “new way,” he will be missed.
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Willam A. Farley
Willam A. Farley, age 87, of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Central Islip, New York, and Princeton, New Jersey, passed away on September 4, 2025 after a lengthy illness.
He was born in Manhattan, NY, and grew up on Long Island where he found his passions for boating, fishing, racing muscle cars, and target shooting. After graduating Cosmetology school, Bill started his career as a hairstylist in the major motion picture industry, a career that spanned over 40 years. Some of his movies are Love Story, The Exorcist, Goodfellas, and many movies with Billy Crystal, who Bill considered his best friend.
One of Bill’s many achievements was an Emmy nomination for his work in hairstyling on the HBO movie 61.
Bill is survived by his wife, Peggy Cook Farley; sons Scott, Bill, Ryan, and Kevan, daughters-in-law Kelly, Lisa, and Stacy; grandchildren Bill Jr., Samantha, Colin, and Jenna; and great-grandchildren Lilly and Liam.
A private celebration of life will be held at a future family reunion. In lieu of flowers, we ask for donations to Gulf Coast Humane Society of Fort Myers where Bill adopted his loyal and much loved chihuahua, Lola.
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In Loving Memory of Benjamin Yeh
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Benjamin Yeh, aged 59, a cherished husband, father, and friend who went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2025, at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. On the day of his passing, the sky was adorned with countless rainbows, a beautiful and fitting tribute to a life so vibrant, purposeful, and full of color.
Born in Taiwan, Benjamin’s life was a testament to resilience and faith from an early age. At just 14, he was diagnosed with leukemia. Facing a daunting year of treatment, he found solace and strength in poetry and a burgeoning relationship with God. These two forces nurtured his spirit through his illness, leading to a miraculous recovery that shaped the course of his life. His love for God and poetry became a lifelong passion, a foundation of gratitude and hope upon which he built his future.
This journey, defined by curiosity and boundless determination, led him to graduate from National Taiwan University before he bravely followed his dreams to the United States. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, where his intellectual horizons expanded. It was during this chapter that he discovered a compelling passion for business, which led him to the esteemed halls of Harvard Business School, where he graduated with an MBA in 1998.
Benjamin was a man of extraordinary vision, leaving an indelible mark on the tech industry. He began a distinguished career in Silicon Valley, founding Ortega Infosystems, which he successfully guided until its acquisition. A gifted communicator, he authored the acclaimed book Battles Over the Negotiating Table, earning the National Golden Book Award in Taiwan. His expertise led to invitations to train government officials, and he held senior roles with top Taiwanese technology companies, pivotal in developing global business strategies. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Global Business Development at Foxconn.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Benjamin was a man of quiet passions. He was an avid reader, a lover of nature, and a collector of antique typewriters. He found immense joy in sculpture and carving. In 2014, he moved his family to Princeton, New Jersey, a town he cherished deeply. With its historic charm and serene atmosphere, Princeton became the perfect home for his creative spirit.
A devoted Christian, Benjamin served as an elder at Nassau Presbyterian Church, where his unwavering faith inspired many. This faith, first forged in his youth, shone with particular brilliance during the final ten months of his life. As he faced his illness with grace, he discovered a profound talent for painting. Though new to the art form, he created breathtaking works that reflected his enduring hope and peace. These paintings became a powerful testament to his resilience and a beautiful expression of his journey home.
A memorial service to celebrate Benjamin’s extraordinary life will be held on September 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ 08542. His artwork will be shared as a tribute to his remarkable spirit.
Benjamin has been laid to rest at Princeton Cemetery, forever close to the town he so adored.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to Centurion ministry, an organization close to Benjamin’s heart. Contributions can be made in his memory to support their mission of advocating for justice. Visit centurion.org for more information.
In our hearts, Benjamin’s light will continue to shine, a timeless reminder to embrace curiosity, cherish beauty, and walk in faith.
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Kassiani “Kay” Golfinopoulos
Kassiani “Kay” Golfinopoulos passed away peacefully on August 16, 2025 in her home in Princeton.
She was born on June 9, 1933 to John and Afroditi Kyriakos in the small village of Dhuvjan in what is now Albania. She was the youngest of three siblings; her sister Eleni and brother Chris predeceased her. Her father John emigrated to the United States by himself in search of better prospects. When Kay was in her early teens, the family reunited and settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she graduated from Becker Junior College.
Her life was forever changed when she met Stamatis Golfinopoulos, a recent arrival from Greece. They were married in Boston on May 6, 1955 by the future Archbishop Iakovos and shared 52 wonderful years until Stamatis’s death in 2007.
She would spend the happiest years of her life in Mercer County, NJ: First in Hamilton, then starting a family in Lawrence, and finally, the last 43 years in the house they built in Princeton. She had many memorable summers with family and friends in her home on Long Beach Island, where her warmth and graciousness made her the perfect hostess. She also treasured her trips back to Greece, where Stamatis and she made many dear friends.
Kay was a 70-year member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Trenton, NJ. She was honored at the 100 Year Anniversary of the Parish as a Grand Benefactor known for her deep faith and her support of our Hellenic heritage. She was a longtime member of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society as well as of the Daughters of Penelope. Both organizations recognized Kay for her dedication, philanthropy, and love for her community and church.
Above all else, Kay was a devoted mother. Her children were the greatest joy of her life, and she poured her heart and soul into raising them with unconditional love, selflessness, patience, and encouragement. In later years, Kay’s greatest happiness came from spending time with her grandchildren.
Kay’s legacy will be her deep love of Family, dear friends, and unwavering commitment to her community and church.
Her memory will be a lasting blessing to her family.
Surviving are her son Ted (wife Eva) of Skillman NJ, and daughter Maria (husband Jordan) of Rockleigh NJ, and her beloved grandchildren: Kassiani and Stamatis Golfinopoulos, and Nicoletta, Adrianna, and Alexandra Yuelys. Also surviving are her nephew Nontas Konstantakis (Eva) and her nieces Maria Kozyri and Yiota Anninos.
Greek Orthodox funeral services were held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1200 Klockner Road, Hamilton, NJ, with Father James Pavlow officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery, where she was laid to rest with her beloved husband Stamatis.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1200 Klockner Road, Hamilton, NJ 08619.
Please visit Kay’s tribute page at brennacellinifuneralhomes.com.