Kathleen E. Foley
Kathleen E. Foley, 84, of West Windsor, NJ, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Bear Creek Assisted Living, West Windsor, NJ.
Born in Bayside, Queens, NY, Kathleen has been a resident of West Windsor for the past six years. Previously, Kathleen Foley lived in Hillsdale, New Jersey, from 1979 to 2020, where she raised her four children with her husband George P. Foley, Sr. The Foley house in Hillsdale will always be remembered for its halfcourt basketball court in the backyard that launched a neighborhood love for basketball. Kathleen will be remembered by many as their coach, tutor, and the biggest sports fan for youth sports. Kathleen Foley was a member of St. John the Baptist Church in Hillsdale.
Kathleen was a Chemistry Teacher for Northern Valley Old Tappan High School, where she retired in 2005 after 25 years of service. Many students remember her as Dr. Foley and were astounded by her Kitchen Chemistry experiments. Kathleen was an avid chemistry tutor using her positive attitude that Chem-is-try transformed her students into science superstars.
Predeceased by her parents Joseph and Kathleen Mulhall Neilson, her husband George P. Foley, Sr., and her son Joseph J. Foley, she is survived by her son, George P. Foley Jr, and his wife Molly of Princeton Junction, New Jersey; her daughters, Kathie Foley of Dover, New Jersey and Elizabeth (Beth) Foley Barnes of Greenwood, Mississippi, and her husband Brian; her grandchildren, Luke, William, Caroline, and Elizabeth Foley, and Ruby and Orla Barnes; her brothers, Joseph Neilson of Garnet Valley, PA , and his wife Donna, and William Neilson of Metairie, Louisiana; her sister, Margaret Szady of Whitefish, Montana, and her husband Dave; her sister in-law Mary Foley Reilly of Avon by the Sea, New Jersey, and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, cousins, and friends.
The family will receive family and friends on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, from 10:30. to 11:30 a.m., at St. David the King Catholic Church, 1 New Village Road, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550.
A Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., at St. David the King Catholic Church.
Arrangements are by the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08542.
In lieu of flowers, please plant a tree in honor of Kathleen Foley in your home community or at the Beechwood Park/ Memorial Field Tree Fund, payable to Borough of Hillsdale/ Tree account, attn: Mike Ghassali, 380 Hillsdale Avenue, Hillsdale. NJ 07642. New trees are being planted this spring at Memorial Field.
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Peter Thomas Smith
April 3, 1942 – February 6, 2026
Peter T. Smith, 83, grew up in Plainville, CT, the first of five children. Peter’s childhood revolved around family, school, sports, and scouting (culminating in Eagle Scout). He had a large paper route and served as an altar boy. Peter attended Plainville High school where he wrote for the school paper and played for the basketball team. He attended Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism where he received the Deru award for academic excellence. During his sophomore year he met and fell in love with Jean Reinhart. They married in June of 1964, three days after graduation.
Peter’s career in international marketing took the young couple and their children, Lindsay and Davis, to Tokyo and Paris. The family returned to the U.S. in 1974 and settled in Marin County, CA. It was there that Jean recognized her calling to pursue seminary and eventual ordination as an Episcopal priest. By way of support, Peter took over many household tasks.
In 1980 the family relocated to Princeton, NJ. Peter worked for several divisions of Johnson and Johnson, as well as for Intercontinental and Scanticon Hotels. During the 1990s Peter and his friend Harry Clark formed Smith-Clark Associates, a Princeton based consulting firm. He concluded his career with a very satisfying role in the non-profit sector, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. Throughout his working years, Peter was proud to participate in various community activities, including with Trinity Church, Princeton. He was a member, and later President, of the board of the Princeton Blairstown Center. Peter and Jean retired to Brattleboro Vermont in 2007, and then relocated to Bloomfield, Connecticut, in 2023.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Reinhart Smith, daughter Lindsay Smith, son Davis Smith, son-in-law Sean Kirk, daughter-in-law Kendra Lawrence, granddaughters Jacqueline and Eliza Smith Kirk and Emma and Sydney Lawrence Smith. He is also survived by sisters Rachel DeAngelo, Eileen Litwin, Christine Saretsky, and Barbara Kaczinski. Peter loved his dogs and is survived by his sweet poodle, Hannah.
A full obituary is at thegreencremation.com. A memorial service will be held at St. James Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT, on Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Peter’s memory to Princeton Blairstown Center.