The front-page obituary for Albert E. Hinds that appeared in last week's newspaper (Town Topics, June 7) omitted the names of Mr. Hinds' survivors because the list had not been received from the funeral home at press time.
Those survivors are his daughter, Myrna Fuller; a step-son, Christopher Aldrich; a sister, Dorothy Hinds; a brother, Bedford Hinds; and many in-laws, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Mr. Hinds was predeceased by three wives, Ethel Galbrith Hinds, Esther Augustine Hinds, and Inez Aldrich Hinds; his siblings Junius Hinds, Paul Hinds, Elsie Doleman, Myrtle Allman, and Violet Jones; and a stepson, Lee Aldrich.
Memorial donations may be sent to Talladega College, 627 West Battle Street, Talladega, Ala.; or to the Suzanne Patterson Senior Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton 08540; or to Princeton Hospice Care, 208 Bunn Drive, Princeton 08540.
Arrangements were by the Hughes Funeral Home, Trenton.
William Rogers Breck, 85, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., formerly of Princeton, died June 12.
Born in Rosemont, Pa. to Helen Park Breck and William Rogers Breck, the youngest of three children, he graduated from St. Georges School in Newport, R.I., and from Lehigh University in 1950 with a degree in political science.
An aircraft and model airplane enthusiast, he served in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic during the Second World War, stationed in Okinawa in 1945.
He worked in several advertising sales roles in New York, including The New York Times.
In 1963 he married Lydia C. Maxam of Rosemont. The family moved to Princeton in 1977, then back to Bryn Mawr in 2002.
He loved choral music, opera, and jazz, traveling to music festivals in Europe after the war. In Princeton, he sang with Princeton Pro Musica and as a baritone in the Trinity Church choir.
He is survived by his wife, Lydia; a son, Liam; a daughter, Lydia; and two grandchildren.
The funeral service will be Thursday, June 15 at 11:30 a.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Rosemont.
Gene H. Keller Sr., 78, of Princeton, surrounded by his family, died June 3 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital of complications from injuries sustained during a fall.
Born in Wauwatosa, Wis., he moved with his family in 1938 to Princeton, where he lived the remainder of his life.
He graduated from The Hun School in 1949 and attended Rutgers University.
He served his country twice, first in World War II with the Merchant Marines as a Lieutenant J.G. from 1945 to 1947, and again in the Korean War as a sergeant with the Air Force from 1950 to 1952.
In 1952, he started his own plumbing, heating, and air conditioning business which he ran for 35 years before turning it over to his son. He was the plumbing inspector for Princeton Township in the 1960s and the plumbing sub code official for Montgomery Township and Rocky Hill Borough from 1988 to 1999.
He was a life member and past trustee of the Montgomery Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, a member of the Princeton Elks Club, and a past president of the Princeton Scuba Club. He was also active with the Free and Accepted Masons, holding such positions as past master of Hopewell Lodge No. 155, past grand chaplain, past district deputy grand master 15th Masonic District, past trustee of Crescent Temple, past president of Princeton Shrine Club, and past member and district deputy grand master of the Scottish Rite.
He enjoyed talking with his family and friends, vacationing at the family summer cottages in Wisconsin, and doing woodworking and building projects. He constructed his family home more than 30 years ago.
He is survived by his wife of almost 53 years, LaFerne S. (Shirk) Keller; three children, Gene Jr. of Princeton, Patricia L. Keller of Holland, Pa,, and Jared of Lambertville; a brother, Dr. Erwin F. Keller of Davenport, Iowa; and two grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Masonic Funeral and a Celebration of Life Ceremony at Blawenburg Reformed Church, County Highway Route 518, Blawenburg, this Saturday, June 17 at 11 a.m.
Arrangements are by the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, Pennington. To send a condolence, visit www.wilsonapple.com.
Richard Pearson, 84, of East Hartland, Conn. and Red Lodge, Mont., formerly of Princeton, died June 2 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn.
He had been a resident of Princeton from 1952 until 1992.
Born in New York City, the son of Earle and Nita Pearson, he attended New York City public schools, graduated from Yale University in 1942, and was the recipient of numerous honorary degrees.
A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, his service included work with the Army Air Force's Aviation Psychology Program, which was responsible for selection tests for pilots, bombardiers, and navigators.
After the war he began a career in educational testing, working for both the College Entrance Examination Board and Educational Testing Service, first in statistical analysis and later in the development of the Advanced Placement Program, culminating in his appointment as president of the College Board from 1965 to 1969. He later served as a consultant for the Ford Foundation in the Philippines. From 1970 to 1987 he served as Dean of Administration and as Dean of Planning and Development at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York.
An active member of the Princeton community, he was a founding trustee of Mercer County Community College, serving as chairman of the board from 1968 to 1972; chairman and member of the board of trustees of Thomas Edison College from 1973 to 1979; and president and member of the Princeton Township Board of Education. He was also an elder at Nassau Presbyterian Church.
Predeceased by a son, Steven Avery Pearson, in 1974, he is survived by his wife, Janet; a son, Richard Jr. of Pinellas Park, Fla.; two daughters, Pamela Grossman of Lawrenceville and Susan Pearson of East Hartland, Conn.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Burial will be at the East Hartland cemetery at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Simsbury United Methodist Church, 799 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Conn.; or to the Palliative Care Program of St. Francis Hospital, c/o Geriatrics, 114 Woodland Street, Hartford, Conn. 06105; or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Opal A. Schrader, 100, of Danville, Pa., formerly of Princeton Junction, died June 10 at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing and Rehabilitation in Danville.
Born in Perth Amboy, she was a Princeton Junction resident from 1952 until 2003 before moving to Danville.
She was employed for several years as a secretary at Raritan Arsenal.
Daughter of the late Jacob and Anna Poulsen Anderson and wife of the late Howard E. Schrader, she is survived by a sister, Cynthia Metcalf of Riverside, Pa.
The funeral service will be today, June 14 at 11 a.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 177 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Princeton Junction. Burial will follow in Alpine Cemetery, Perth Amboy.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.
John L. Simon, 59, of Princeton, died June 8 following a long illness.
Born in Bayonne, the son of Charlotte and Marvin Simon, he received a bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and a master's degree in health services administration from Cornell University.
He was a recognized innovator and creative force in many areas of the healthcare industry. He served as a medic in the Army Reserve. Most recently he was president of the Keren Group, a health communication and medical marketing firm, where he advised clients on their strategic plans and developed programs for the improvement of employees' physical and professional well-being. Applying the newest technology to his work, in 1991 he created a marketing plan for Healthcare Satellite Broadcasting that delivered continuing education material to nurse executives via television at hospitals throughout the country. More recently, he established an internet-based program that allowed doctors and patients to collaborate in the monitoring and care of asthma.
Before joining the Keren Group, he served as Director of Corporate Planning, Marketing, and Clinical Programs for several Johnson & Johnson companies. While at J&J in the early 1980s, he implemented a 10,000-woman clinical efficacy trial of an ultrasound breast scanner, which led to the device's introduction to domestic and international markets. He also served as an instructor in Community Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and as a Fellow in Preventative Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Previously, he was a program director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. While in his early 20s, he was director of HMO operations at the Georgetown University Community Health Plan, one of the first HMOs in the United States.
Mr. Simon devoted his time to numerous service organizations. He was a past president of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Jewish Committee. As a member of the AJC's International Relations Committee in 1994, he pioneered its outreach programs in India. According to the organization's president, Pete Abrahams, Mr. Simon was among the first to realize the potential of Indian-Jewish, Indian-Israeli, and Indian-American relations in the years following the Cold War.
He is survived by a daughter, Julie; a brother, Richard; and two sisters, Maxine Simon and Barbra London.
A memorial service was held at Grounds for Sculpture on June 12.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Jewish Committee, 225 Millburn Avenue, Suite 301, Millburn, N.J. 07041.