Judy Zimmerman
Judy Moss Zimmerman, a lover of nature, art, music, Broadway, travel, coffee ice cream, her family and friends, and the Boston Red Sox died on August 14,, 2026.
She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 8, 1943, to Milton and Edie Moss, who helped Judy develop a sense of curiosity, hard work, listening to others, and her dedication to her beloved baseball team. Judy’s dad nurtured her intellectual and athletic talents and her mom helped develop her unique New England fashion style and brought her every week to Red Sox games on Ladies’ Day at Fenway Park.
Growing up, Judy loved spending time with her two grandmothers. “Grandma” lived with Judy in her early years in Brookline, sharing Yiddish phrases and cooking all things Jewish for her “Judalah.” Her “Nanny” shared her wisdom and fashion flair with Judy, helping her develop a lifelong love of clothes and how to look effortlessly stylish.
Judy’s family moved to Newton when she was in the third grade. She loved exploring her neighborhood, filled with wooded areas to play hide and seek and a pond where she loved to ice skate in the winter. In the summer, Judy counted down the days until she could return to summer camp in New Hampshire. At the end of the summer, Judy loved spending the time with her parents and brother on vacations on Cape Cod and other seaside areas. In high school. Judy’s warmth and effervescence drew many friends, some of whom remain her closest friends today.
Judy’s years at Tufts University’s Eliot-Pearson School of Child Development solidified her love of elementary education. As a student, Judy learned innovative ways to actively engage young minds to be curious, adventurous and imaginative, all of which she carried into her career as an outstanding educator.
After college, Judy taught at schools in Massachusetts, Virgina Beach, and Tinton Falls, NJ. She often told hilarious stories about her first-grade teaching days, including trying to teach phonics to students in rural Virgina with her Boston accent. She changed many young lives and some of her former pupils remain in close contact, still calling her their favorite teacher.
When Judy moved to New Jersey, she designed and built a beautiful Deck House in Colts Neck and raised an adorable Old English Sheepdog she named Winston. Winston, like Judy, had an exuberant personality and especially liked to ride in her little red Triumph sports car with the top down. During those years, she also was avid scuba diver with a lifelong love of tropical fish and undersea adventures.
Following her elementary teaching career, Judy enrolled at Rutgers University, first earning a Master’s degree and then a Doctorate in Elementary Education. While still a doctoral student, her adviser and mentor asked her to teach two of his courses while he was on leave, a most unusual honor for a someone who had not yet completed her degree. While teaching the Foundations of Education class, Judy met Marylu, the love of her life.
After earning her doctorate, Judy was appointed Assistant Professor of Education at Rutgers, where she was responsible for teaching classes and supervising student teachers. Her courses were innovative, rigorous, and inspirational to her students.
Judy left Rutgers to become an elementary school principal at Constable School in South Brunswick. She was then chosen to design, select staff, and create the vision for Indian Fields School, a technologically cutting-edge elementary school that was featured in national newspapers and magazine articles. Following her time in South Brunswick, she served as Assistant Superintendent for Springfield Schools for eight years, retiring in 2004.
In retirement, her intellectual curiosity and sense of adventure continued as she and Marylu traveled the globe and audited classes at Princeton University. They loved local and NYC theater, live Met HD Opera, and Jon Batiste. Judy was inspired by Jon’s wife Suleika Jaouad and her book Between Two Kingdoms, chronicling her struggle with cancer. Judy was beside herself on the two occasions that she got to meet Jon and Suleika
in person.
In 2020, Judy was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She remained optimistic and positive throughout her rigorous treatments and clinical trials. Her perseverance and resilience made it possible for her to continue to enjoy world travel, Broadway shows, good food, and numerous wonderful occasions with family and friends. To say that her strength during this chapter was an inspiration to others is an understatement. Our family is deeply grateful to the numerous doctors and nurses at the NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center, her therapeutic team, caregivers, friends, and family members who provided extraordinary care and love for Judy.
Nothing meant more to Judy than her wife Marylu and her daughter Julie. They carry her love, adventurous spirit, and incredible smile in their hearts. Judy is survived by Marylu; Julie and her partner Taylor; her siblings Stewart and Barbara Moss, Barbra and Bruce (deceased) London, Maxine and Richard Simon, Lanny and Jill Shore, Bill Shore (deceased); her cousin Lisa Rose; her nieces and nephews Sara, Michael and Colette, Christopher and Margaret, Jennifer and Mark, Beth, Doug and Ronli, Carrie and Ian, Chad and Caroline; and a wide, loving circle of grand and great-grand nieces and nephews as well as her dearest friends.
A celebration of Judy’s life was held at The Jewish Center of Princeton on Tuesday, August 18.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center in recognition of the extraordinary care Judy received for over six years and to support others with her diagnosis. Donation information: bit.ly/JZMemorial.
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Noella Hu Partridge
Noella Hu Partridge died on July 26, 2026. She was 92 years old and was predeceased by her husband Richard Partridge in 2022. She and her husband were married in 1955 and had been residents of Princeton since 1961.
Noella was born in Beijing, China. As a student and boarder at the French Convent School of the Sacred Heart in Beijing, she became fluent in English and French. In 1948 she and her family moved to Taiwan. With the help of her brother, who was living in the United States, she enrolled at Vassar College and was a member of the class of 1955.
Noella was the youngest child of the late Hu Shang-Yi, who was an eminent scholar-official in the last days of the Qing Dynasty. He held the degree of “jin-shih,” the highest level in the imperial examination system, and served as the mayor of Tianjin among many positions.
Noella is survived by her three children, Elizabeth P. Raymond (Douglas) of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, John W. Partridge (Laila) of Wellesley, Massachusetts, and William M. Partridge (Jennifer) of Chardon, Ohio, as well as eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
A private burial was held at The Princeton Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.
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Thomas Hoey Macmanus
Thomas Hoey Macmanus, 87, passed away on Friday, June 5 at his home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, surrounded by his beloved wife, Mary, and their three children.
Born in New York City, Tom was the first child of the late Dr. Joseph E. Macmanus and Leona (Hoey) Macmanus. He grew up in Buffalo, New York, as the eldest of six children and was thought of by all who knew him as a loyal, dependable and loving husband, a devoted father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend.
Tom spent his college years at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Buffalo. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps before receiving his master’s degree in business administration from Michigan State University.
Tom began his business career with General Electric in sales and marketing, being ultimately selected as General Electric’s participant in the inaugural class of the President’s Executive Interchange Program. After his return to the private sector, the family moved several times during his career with GE and Lenox China in Princeton, New Jersey.
He became very involved in the community and had many lifelong friends. He coached pop warner football and little league baseball. Tom renewed his love of golf and spent many years as a member of Springdale Golf Club. He played well enough to record two holes-in-one. He was a lifelong fan of Notre Dame, the New York Yankees and the Buffalo Bills.
After having spent many family vacations in the Low Country of South Carolina, Tom and Mary moved to Pawleys Island upon his retirement. For the past nine years, they have lived in this lovely community welcoming family and friends and making many new ones.
Tom is survived by his wife Mary and their children Michael (Monique), Moira (Mark), and Thomas Joseph (Diana), and granddaughter Lindsay, as well as his siblings Patricia (Grose), Stephen, Christopher, Joseph, and Mary (Ramsbottom).
A memorial service will be held at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y., on Friday September 18.
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James T. Cahill
James T. Cahill, 88, of Princeton Junction, NJ, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at home.
Born in Bronx, NY, James had been a lifelong area resident in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.
Until he retired at the age of 65, he was employed by Federal Wine and Liquors, Mt. Laurel, NJ, as a sales representative, where he won multiple Best Salesman awards over the years and earned trips around the world for his efforts. He was always so proud to have been able to show his wife Lucia the world!
He loved his family, going to the Jersey Shore, eating a big steak, drinking cold beer, and working around the house he lived in for 54 years. Although born in the Bronx he loved his Irish heritage and would often correct people on the pronunciation of Cahill preferring how it is said in Ireland. He marched in many Irish parades and would always participate in the Long Beard contest sponsored by the Alchemist & Barrister in Princeton… no shaving from January 1 till St. Patrick’s Day!
He also loved being a part of a big Italian family even if he had never had garlic until he met his wife at the Osprey Bar in Manasquan. Sundays always meant “Sunday Sauce” made by his mother-in-law Yolanda (Yoli) at 54 Harris Road. He was the first Irishman admitted into the Italian American Sportsman Club in Princeton and was so proud to be a part of that community.
Predeceased by his parents Peter and Julia Clancy Cahill, his wife Lucia Armonia Cahill, and his brother Joseph Cahill, he is survived by his daughter, Lauren Cahill; and his eight nieces and nephews, Jeff Bartolino, Kenny Bartolino, Stacy Keyton, Alfie Harris, Allyn Bonilla, Kathleen Cahill, Patrick Cahill, and the late Peter Cahill.
Calling hours for family and friends will be held on Friday, August 21, 2026, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08542.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 10 a.m., at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 216 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.
Interment will be private.