Samuel F. Bianco
Samuel F. Bianco, 70, of Princeton, died October 20 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. Born in Princeton and a lifelong area resident, he was a retired police captain. He was a member of PIBA Local No. 130, a member of St. Paul's Church, and a collector of Lionel trains. Son of the late Anthony and Elizabeth Simone Bianco, he is survived by his wife, Patricia; two sons, Samuel of West Windsor and Raymond of Princeton; two daughters, Janet Bianco of Lawrenceville and Carolyn Manning of Hopewell Township; a twin brother, Charles of Rocky Hill; and eight grandchildren. The funeral will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday, October 24 at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's Church, 214 Nassau Street. Burial will be in the family plot in Princeton Cemetery. Calling hours will be Thursday, October 23 from 2 to 4 p.m.. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital Cancer Research Department, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104; or Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad, 237 North Harrison Street, Princeton 08540.

David Coffin
David Coffin, 85, of Princeton, died of heart failure October 14. He was a longtime faculty member in Princeton University's art and archaeology department and an authority on Italian Renaissance garden and landscape design. A native of New York City, he received an A.B. from Princeton in 1940 and, after serving in the Army during World War II, returned to earn an M.F.A. in 1947 and a Ph.D. in 1954, all in art and archaeology. He was a lecturer at the University of Michigan for two years before joining the Princeton faculty in 1949. He retired as the Howard Crosby Butler Memorial Professor of the History of Architecture in 1988. While serving on Princeton's faculty, he wrote two award-winning books, The Villa d'Este at Tivoli (1961) and The Villa in the Life of Renaissance Rome (1979). After transferring to emeritus status, he wrote Gardens and Gardening in Papal Rome (1991) and The English Garden: Meditation and Memorial (1994), as well as an historical guide to Princeton's Graduate College (2000). His last book, a biography of Italian architect Pirro Ligorio, is set for publication in January by the Pennsylvania State University Press. "Since I first encountered Professor Coffin's magisterial books on Renaissance architecture and landscape architecture, I admired him as a path-breaker in the understanding of the interaction of architecture and landscape," said Gloria Kury, the art history and humanities editor at Penn State Press, who worked with Mr. Coffin on his final book. As chair of the art and archaeology department from 1964 to 1970, Mr. Coffin was involved in planning major renovations to the Marquand Library of Art and Architecture, one of the country's oldest art libraries. In addition, he was one of the principals in establishing the program in landscape architecture at Dumbarton Oaks, the Harvard University research center in Washington, D.C. In 1982, he won Princeton's annual Howard T. Behrman Award for distinguished achievement in the humanities. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two daughters, Elizabeth Coffin-Allerhand and Lois Coffin Jenny; two sons, Peter and David; and eight grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Professor David Coffin Memorial Fund, Princeton University, c/o Nancy Kalmikoff, Gift Records, P.O. Box 5357, Princeton 08543-5357.

Betty Jean Conn
Betty Jean Conn, 82, of Princeton, died October 17 at home. Born in Wabash, Ind., she had been a Princeton resident for the past 30 years. She was a graduate of St. Mary's College at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., where she received a bachelor's degree in 1943. Wife of the late Hadley Louis Conn Jr., M.D., she is survived by four sons, Eric of Chattanooga, Tenn., Jeffrey of Wayne, Pa., Thomas of Nashville, Tenn., and Andrew of Moorestown; a daughter, Lisabeth Ann Hayes of Chicago, Il.; and six grandchildren. A memorial service will be planned for a later date. Interment will be in Princeton Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Paul's Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton 08542. Arrangements are under the direction of The Kimble Funeral Home.

Herbert B. Davison
Herbert B. Davison, 88, of Meadow Lakes, died October 14 at home. Born in Hightstown, he was a resident of Princeton for many years before moving to Meadow Lakes in 1985. He attended Princeton Country Day School, Berkshire Academy, Hamilton College, and the Pace Institute. He joined his family-owned Hightstown Rug Company in 1933 and remained with the company until the plant closed in 1965. He served as a director at the company and was president of the co-owned Mercer Yarn Company. He was active in the Hightstown Historical Society, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown and former deacon of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton. He was also an amateur photographer who enjoyed taking pictures of people. Brother of the late Peg Chubet, husband of the late Dorothy B. Davison and Margarit Buechner, and father of the late Nancy Johnson, he is survived by a son, John H. of Los Angeles, Calif.; and three grandchildren. The funeral service was October 20 at the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown. Burial was in Princeton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hightstown Historical Society, 164 North Main Street, Hightstown 08520. Arrangements were by A.S. Cole Funeral Home, Cranbury.

Dorothy L. S. Edwards
Dorothy L. Sincak Edwards, 75, of Kingston, died October 7 at Compassionate Care Hospice in Trenton. Born in Roebling, she had been a resident of Kingston and Rocky Hill for the past 57 years. A Princeton High School graduate, she was employed as an operator for Bell Telephone in Princeton, as a receptionist for Kingston Trap Rock Company, and at the beauty salon at Macy's in Quakerbridge Mall. She was a member of Kingston Methodist Church and a former member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company. Daughter of the late Louis and Katherine Sincak, she is survived by her husband of 54 years, John H. Edwards of Kingston; a son, John M. of Snellsville, Ga.; a daughter, Linda Edwards of Lawrenceville; a brother, Lewis Sincak of Kingston; a sister, Betty Johnson of Jackson; and one grandson. A memorial service will be announced at a later time. A private burial will be held in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.

Brenda Hart
Brenda Hart, 43, of South Orange, died October 11 at home. Born in Trenton, she was the daughter of the late Robert B. Hart and sister of the late Theodore Hart. She is survived by her mother, Barbara M. Coan Hagadorn of Princeton; a daughter, Nina Vasquez of Princeton; a son, Hayden Glantz of Allendale; a brother, David Hagadorn of Princeton; and a sister, Julia Chesney of South Brunswick. Private services were held at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home. Memorial Service for Elizabeth Dilworth A Memorial Service for Elizabeth C. Dilworth, who died on September 30, will be held at the Princeton University Chapel at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, October 24. A reception at Prospect House will follow the service.

Jean H. H. Buchanan
Jean Helen Hercus Buchanan, 65, of Princeton; Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas; and Ontario, Canada, died October 10, at Elms of Cranbury in Cranbury. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, she came to the United States when she was 16, settling in Allentown, N.J. She later moved to Hopewell to raise her children. During the evenings she pursued a bachelor of science degree at the College of New Jersey, graduating in 1976 with a degree in accounting. While working as an accountant, she was elected president of the Trenton chapter of the Association of Government Accountants. At the time of her retirement she was employed by the State of New Jersey Department of Treasury, Office of Management and Budget. Throughout her life she remained closely tied to Scotland, making several trips to the country and collecting Scottish memorabilia. Predeceased by her father, Charles Hercus, she is survived by her mother, Lilian Hercus of Langhorne, Pa.; her husband, David; a son, Gaius Mount of Stockton; two daughters, Cindy Mount of West Trenton and Kim Keyes of Amherst, N.H.; a step daughter, Sherri Schultz of York, S.C.; a sister, Dorothy Stinson of Clarksburg; three brothers, Charles Hercus of Mobile Ala., Douglas Hercus of Newark, Del., and Richard Hercus of Holland, Pa.; and six grandchildren. The funeral was October 15 at Wilson-Apple Funeral Home in Pennington. Burial was in Princeton cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, P.O. Box 614, Annapolis Md. 21404. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at Davejeanb@aol.com.

Mildred T. Dunsten
Mildred T. Dunsten, 98, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died October 21 at home. She was a Princeton resident for 40 years. She worked at Riverside School for 18 years. After moving to Florida with her niece, Nancy McEllone, ten years ago, she became an active member of the St. Ignatius Women's Guild. A Memorial Mass was held October 27 at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola in West Palm Beach. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ignatius Music Ministry, 9999 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 33410; or Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, Fla. 33407.

Suzanne Fremon
Suzanne Fremon, 89, a resident of Princeton for 46 years, died October 21 at Stony Brook Assisted Living in Pennington. Born in Shanghai, China, into a naval family, she resided in Philadelphia, Annapolis, San Diego, New York, and Charleston, W.Va., before moving to Princeton in 1957. She graduated from Barnard College in 1935, where she was president of her class and editor of the undergraduate newspaper. Following her marriage in 1937, she moved to Charleston, W.Va., where her four daughters were born. While there, she was a co-founder of the Valley Day School, played percussion in the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, performed in community Gilbert & Sullivan productions, and wrote a series of radio programs for children. Following her move to Princeton, Mrs. Fremon embarked on a career of public service that spanned 40 years. She helped organize volunteer programs for area youth, including a writing program for middle schoolers, a middle school science curriculum project, and Upward Bound, a college preparatory program for underserved high school students. She was a member of the Princeton Regional Schools Board of Education in the late 1960s and served as its president. In the 1970s she chaired the Princeton University and Princeton Community DNA Committee. One of the founding members of the New Jersey chapter of Common Cause in 1973, she served on its steering committee for 20 years. She was also a member of the board of directors for the Council of Community Services in the early 1970s. More recently, she participated in the intergenerational LINK program, which connects high school students to those in an older generation. For many years she was a writer for Parents Magazine and The New York Times. She was the author of Children and Their Parents: Toward Maturity (1968), and co-author, with her husband, of Why Trade It In? (1976) and Your First Car (1981). Predeceased by her husband, George, she is survived by four daughters, Suzanne Fremon, Charlotte Danielson, Julia Fremon, and Jane Fremon; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 13 at 11 a.m. at the Princeton Friends Meeting. Memorial contributions may be made to Princeton Friends School, 470 Quaker Road, Princeton 08540; or New Jersey Common Cause, 450 Main Street, Suite 3, Metuchen 08840-9983.

Madelyn P. Hymerling
Madelyn P. Hymerling, 89, of Pompano Beach, Fla., died September 23. She was a longtime resident of Princeton and widow of Leonard M. Hymerling, past board member of the Princeton Township Schools. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. With her late husband she was a founding member of The Princeton Jewish Center. She was also past president of the Princeton chapter of Hadassah, and active in The United Jewish Appeal. She was a volunteer at the Princeton Medical Center and worked at The Princeton Packet for a number of years. She was a member of the Princeton Duplicate Bridge Club. An excellent bridge player, she enjoyed tournament competition and eventually earned recognition as a Life Master. She also enjoyed traveling to Cuba, Asia, Scandinavia and elsewhere in Europe. She was a member of The Nassau Club. She is survived by a son, Lee of HaddonfieId; a daughter, Helen H. Liberatore of Chappaqua, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, November 23 at 2 p.m. at the Princeton Jewish Center. Memorial contributions may be made to The Princeton Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street, Princeton 08540.

Pauline V. Johnson
Pauline V. Johnson, 96, of Lawrence Township, died October 25 in the Merwick Unit of Princeton HealthCare System. Born in Utica, Ohio, she was a longtime resident of Clio, Mich. She received a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University and was an elementary school teacher in the Beecher School District. She moved to Lawrence in 1985. She was a former member of the Bethany Methodist Church in Clio and a member of the Vienna Chapter No. 238 of the Eastern Star. The widow of the late Paul G. Johnson, she is survived by three daughters, Sandra Chen of Princeton, Judy David of Park City, Utah, and Jacqueline Harbeson of Yonkers, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Merwick Unit of the Medical Center at Princeton, 79 Bayard Lane, Princeton. Memorial services will be held on November 8 at the Bethany Methodist Church in Clio, Mich. Burial will be private at the Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Clio. Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.

Judith A. Paredes
Judith A. Paredes, 61, of Princeton Junction, died October 27 at Capital Health System's Fuld Hospital in Trenton. Born in Unionville, Mich., she had been a resident of Princeton Junction for more than 20 years. She was a registered nurse for more than 40 years, employed as a nurse at Capital Health System. She was an avid gardener and cook. Daughter of the late Harold Stoll, she is survived by her mother, Norma Heckroth Stoll of Holly, Mich.; her husband, Cesar; two daughters, Kristina Wieland of Petoskey, Mich. and Suzanne Flory of Escanaba, Mich.; a brother, John Stoll of Holly, Mich.; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Capital Health System at Fuld and Mercer Oncology Department, 750 Brunswick Avenue, Trenton 08638 Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.

Ruth S. Bailey
Ruth Sloshberg Bailey, 96, of Princeton, died November 3 at home. Born in New York, she moved to Trenton where she met her husband at a dance at the Trenton YMHA. Married in 1926, they moved to Princeton, opened a business, and made Princeton their home for the rest of their lives. In 1926, Mrs. Bailey and her husband began their business in Princeton, opening a small department store on Witherspoon Street known as "Bailey's," which later became one of the first stores to move to the Princeton Shopping Center. The store was a supplier of dry gods. Predeceased by her husband of 70 years, Murray S. Bailey, Mrs. Bailey is survived by a daughter, Eunice Patricia Davis of New York City; two sons, Ralph of Princeton and Lawrence of East Brunswick; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be Wednesday, November 5 at 10:30 a.m. at the Princeton Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street. Interment will follow in Princeton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Princeton Historical Society, 158 Nassau Street, Princeton 08542. Arrangements are under the direction of The Kimble Funeral Home.

Charles Biddle
Charles Biddle, 78, of Princeton, died November 1. Born in Philadelphia, he attended St. Paul's School and Princeton University, Class of 1947, prior to serving in the Army Airforce as a pilot and navigator. After returning from military service he completed Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, attended Harvard Law School, and graduated from Harvard Business School in 1951. He was a member of University Cottage Club at Princeton and Lincoln's Inn at Harvard. After working at Atlantic Refining Company and Union Carbide he joined International Flavors and Fragrances as a management trainee in 1961. He held many executive positions at IFF including area president of North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He retired in 1985 to travel, enjoy his beloved St. Barth's, and pursue his interests in archaeology, Caribbean horticulture, and animal husbandry. He was a member of The Nassau Club and Springdale Golf Club. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Phoebe Emlen Taylor; two sons, Charles III of North Salem and Willing of South Salem, N.Y.; and four grandchildren. A celebration of his life will be held at the Princeton University Chapel at 3 p.m., Friday, November 14. Internment will be private. Memorial donations may be made to The Andalusia Foundation, P.O. Box 158, Andalusia, Pa. 10908; or the Small Animal Veterinary Endowment (SAVE), 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton 08540. Arrangements are by Alloway Funeral Services, Merchantville.

Gail M. Harvey
Gail M. Harvey, 67, of Princeton and Kennebunk, Me., died October 26 at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born and raised in Rahway, she was a graduate of Rahway High School and Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., where she received an A.B. Before moving to Princeton she had been a resident of Upper Saddle River. She was a member of The Present Day Club. Daughter of the late Ruth and Arthur Molitor, she is survived by her husband of 41 years, Norman R. Harvey, to whom she was married on May 26, 1962, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Rahway. She is also survived by a daughter, Anne Riddle of Little Silver; a brother, Arthur A. Molitor, Jr. of Atlanta, Ga.; and three granddaughters. A memorial service will be held this Saturday, November 8, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street. Memorial contributions may be made to Doctors Without Borders, 333 Seventh Ave, Second Floor, New York, N.Y. 10001-5004.

Wells A. Hobler
Wells A. Hobler, 84, of St. Louis, Mo., died October 30 after by-pass surgery. A Princeton Class of 1941 graduate, he was a Princeton resident for eight years after World War II, during which he served as a pilot instructor of West Point cadets at Stewart Field, N.Y. His career in advertising started at the Benton & Bowles advertising agency in New York, where his father, Atherton W. Hobler, was founder-chairman. He moved to St. Louis in 1952 to join Gardner Advertising Agency, and later joined Maritz Inc., and International Travel and Performance Improvement Company. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jean; four sons, Peter, Christopher, and Nardi, all of St. Louis, and Edward of Portland, Me.; a daughter, Leigh Gerard of St. Louis; two brothers, Edward, Princeton Œ39 of Evanston, Ill., and Herbert, Princeton '44 of Princeton; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held in St. Louis on November 3. Memorial gifts may be made to the Hobler Family Scholarship at Princeton University.

Dilip Kane
Dilip Vasudeo Kane, 50, of Plainsboro, died unexpectedly on October 16 at the University Medical Center at Princeton after suffering a massive heart attack. A former resident of Princeton and an area resident for 20 years, he was a freelance graphic designer and photographer. Born in Bombay, India, and a graduate of the Sir Jamshethji Jijibhoi School of Art, he was formerly employed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection as an art director for 15 years. He was an accomplished fly-fisherman, collector of sports memorabilia and antiques, and a fan of the Dallas Cowboys. Predeceased by his father, Vasudeo, and two brothers, Sharad and Vijay, he is survived by his wife of 22 years, Larisa; his mother, Annapurna; a brother, Vinayak; and a sister, Vijaya Bhide. Cremation was private. A Hindu service will be held in late November at a date and time to be announced. Memorial donations may be made to Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, c/o Sally Lafferty, 20 Prince Street, Bordentown 08505. Arrangements are under the direction of The Kimble Funeral Home.

Grant Schaumburg Sr.
Grant Walter Schaumburg Sr., 87, of Monroe Village, Jamesburg, died October 28. Born and raised in St. Louis, Mo., he earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. He was an industrial engineer for U.S. Steel¹s Gary plant, during which time he lived in Chicago and Joliet, Ill. He relocated in 1944 to the Geneva Works in Orem, Utah, where he became chief industrial engineer in 1949. He later moved to Provo, Utah, where he was active in the local Rotary Club, and in the Provo Masonic Lodge, Shriners, and Scottish Rite. He served as ruling elder of the American Fork Community Presbyterian Church. After his retirement in 1978 he moved to Salt Lake City, and then to Princeton in the late 1980s to be near his children and their families. An avid sports fan, he enjoyed travel with his wife and family. He was a member of the West Windsor Lions Club and Nassau Presbyterian Church. In 1995 he joined the retirement community of Monroe Village where he was active on the Church Council and the Ambassadors Club. Predeceased by his wife, Mary Ann, in 1991, he is survived by his children, Mrs. Conrad Plimpton of Princeton and Grant Jr. of Boston, Mass., formerly of Princeton; a sister, Helen Verl Baumgartner of Tennessee; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 21 at Nassau Presbyterian Church, followed by a reception. Memorial contributions may be made to Philadelphia Shriners Hospital for Children, Attn: Donations, 3551 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19140.

Jack L. Stone
Jack L. Stone, 76, of Princeton, died October 28 at the Princeton Care Center of long-term complications from a stroke suffered seven years ago. Born in St. Louis, Mo., he lived in Pen Argyl, Pa., and Washington, D.C., before moving to Princeton. He attended Princeton University, leaving in 1944 to serve in the Navy during World War II, and returning to complete his bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering. He held positions with Bell Labs, IBM, and other corporations prior to founding PACE Applied Technology of Manassas, Va.,, for which he consulted until his health failed. He also was a consultant to the U.S. government in the field of computer technology, and conducted training on its behalf throughout the world. He was known for his humorous columns in ComputerWorld, which dealt with the challenges faced by first-time users of personal computers during a period when software was unforgiving and veiled in mystique. Friends and family members often discovered themselves in his writings, sharing their triumphs and frustrations with his readership. Predeceased by his wife Nancy, he is survived by three sons, Charles of Warwick R.I., Joseph of Tampa, Fla., and Adam of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a brother, Harold of Princeton; three sisters, Doris Goldman of Oakland, Calif., Barbara Adler of Danville, Calif., and Anita Reznikoff of Montgomery Ala.; and his companion, Joanne Barker of Princeton. The funeral was October 31 at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home. Burial was in the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery.

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