Frederick C. Mezey
Frederick Charles Mezey, 69, of Edwards, Colo., died March 29 of pancreatic cancer. Born in New Brunswick, he had been a resident of Princeton for more than 30 years before moving to Colorado in 1997. An attorney, he was a leader in the fields of land use law and affordable housing. A 1955 Rutgers University graduate, he received his law degree in 1958 from Cornell University Law School. He was a captain in the Air Force Reserves, where he was assigned to the Judge Advocate General¹s Department, 38th Air Division of the Strategic Air Command at Hunter Air Force Base in Georgia. He was admitted to the Washington, D.C. bar in 1958 and the New Jersey bar in 1962. He joined his father in practice in New Brunswick, where he continued to practice law for 35 years. He was instrumental in the construction of Giants Stadium in 1970, guiding its development in order to minimize environmental damage and save more than 24 acres of meadowland. He appeared before the New Jersey Supreme Court more than a dozen times and once before the U.S. Supreme Court. He served as vice chairman, director and general counsel of First National Bank, Piscataway, now part of Fleet Bank. He was also the president and chief executive officer of U.S. Broadcasting Company, Inc., which owned and operated radio stations in California and Florida. After moving to Colorado, he founded two banking corporations and served as chairman of the board of Millennium Bank in Edwards. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Eaton Mezey; two stepsons, J. Todd VanderVoort and Scot Eaton VanderVoort, both of New York City; a stepdaughter, Caroline Pynchon Goodson of Washington, D.C.; three children from a previous marriage, Stephanie Crocker of Sierra Madre, Calif., Jennifer Mezey of New York City, and Barnet Mezey of Plainsboro; and a grandson. A memorial service will be held May 5 at Beaver Creek Chapel, Beaver Creek, Colo., with a reception following at Timberhearth in Cordillera. Memorial contributions may be made to Vail Valley Hospice, 181 West Meadow Drive, Vail, Colo. 81657; or Eagle Valley Family Assistance Fund, P.O. Box 4711, Avon, Colo. 81620; or Resource Center of Eagle County, P.O. Box 2588, Avon, Colo. 81620.

Pong Tseng Sum
Pong Tseng Sum, 60, of West Windsor, died April 21 in Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, N.Y. Born in Canton, China, he was a West Windsor resident for 16 years. He received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Chu Hai College in 1965 and his master's degree in engineering in 1969 from the University of New Brunswick, Canada. He was a civil engineer with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in New York City. Son of the late Dick Kwan Sum, he is survived by his mother, Sok Ying Sum; his wife, Lourdes Sum; two daughters, Jennifer Sum and Jocelyn Sum; three brothers; and six sisters. The funeral was April 27 at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors in Lawrence, with the Rev. Thomas Wong of the Rutgers Community Christian Church officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rutgers Community Christian Church, 71 Cedar Grove Lane, Somerset 08873.

Dorothy T. M. Whitlock
Dorothy Theresa Maley Whitlock, 88, of Rocky Hill, died April 24 at the Merwick Unit of the Medical Center at Princeton. Born and raised in Trenton, she had lived in Rocky Hill for the past 65 years. She was employed at Trap Rock Industries in Kingston for 25 years, retiring in 1977. After retirement, she and her husband enjoyed wintering in Florida. She was a charter member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Rocky Hill Fire Department, and a member of St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church in Skillman. Wife of the late Raymond E. Whitlock Sr., she is survived by a daughter, Hope Lovering; a son, Raymond E.; a sister, Helen Haney; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was held April 28 at St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church in Skillman. Burial was in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church, Rocky Hill Reformed Church, or Rocky Hill First Aid and Rescue Squad.

Edward A. Dowey
Dr. Edward A. Dowey Jr, 85, of Princeton, died May 5 at Princeton Medical Center from complications of Parkinson's Disease. He was professor of Christian doctrine emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary and a scholar and historian of the Reformed theological tradition. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he graduated with a B.A. summa cum laude from Lafayette College in 1940. He earned a B.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1943 and an M.A. from Columbia University in 1947. He went to Europe to do his doctoral work with the theologian Emil Brunner and received his Th.D. from the University of Zurich in 1949. After his return from Europe, he began the professional work of his lifetime, teaching. He was instructor at Lafayette College from 1949 to 1951 and assistant professor at Columbia University from 1951 to 1954, engaged chiefly in the history of religions. In 1954 he joined the faculty of McCormick Theological Seminary as associate professor of church history, where he taught until returning to Princeton in 1957. He joined the Princeton Theological Seminary faculty that year as a professor of Christian doctrine and was named the Archibald Alexander Professor of the History of Christian Doctrine in 1982. He retired from the faculty in 1988 and was named professor emeritus. He received honorary degrees from Lafayette College, Lewis and Clark University, and Coe College. Among the courses popular with his students were those on John Calvin and Martin Luther. His book, The Knowledge of God in Calvin's Theology, is considered one of the best introductions to the study of Calvin. Although his professional home was in the academy, he was also a churchman, committed to serving the Presbyterian Church throughout his career. He was ordained to ministry in the Presbyterian Church by the Presbytery of Lackawanna in 1943, and served as a U.S. Navy chaplain for three years. He served on the Joint Committee on Church Union and on the Task Force on the Confessional Nature of the Church for the Presbyterian Church, and on the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches. He is survived by his wife, Lois; a son, Edward, of Pound Ridge, N.Y.; a daughter, Elizabeth, of Medford, Mass.; a brother, William, of Malibu, Calif.; and three grandchildren. A memorial service will be held in Miller Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary on Saturday, May 31 at 2 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Edward A. Dowey Jr. Prize in Reformation Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary, c/o the Vice President for Seminary Relations, P.O. Box 821, Princeton 08542-0803; or to the National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., Development Department, 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue, Miami, Fla. 33136-1494.

Robert W. Sinkler
Robert "Bobby" Walter Sinkler, 86, of Princeton, died May 2 at home. A native of Summerville, S.C., he was a graduate of Bordentown Military Institute and Rutgers University with a major in economics and sociology. He served for three years during World War II as a technical staff sergeant in the 429th Medical Ambulance Battalion. He earned a Certificate for Physical Therapy from the State Board of Medical Examiners, and a substitute teacher's certificate from Mercer County for all grades and subjects. He retired after 36 years as an athletic trainer at Princeton University. He was the playground director for the Princeton Recreation Department for 20 years in the summer program and supervisor for all Princeton playgrounds for five years. He began serving as a substitute teacher in the Princeton Regional Schools in 1960 and was a part-time physical education instructor at John Witherspoon School and St. Paul's. He also coached Little League teams for 10 years and umpired New Jersey high school track meets until his death. He served as a member of the Princeton Township Recreation Committee for ten years, and on New Jersey Governor Robert Meyner's Recreation Advisory Committee for three years. He campaigned for Princeton Township Committee in 1954 and was Princeton's Man of the Week in Town Topics in 1955. He was invited to the Inauguration of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. In 1972, he was given the Amateur Award by the Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. In 1975, he was selected as an athletic trainer for the Pan-American Games in Mexico City, and for the Olympic Games in Montreal in July, 1976. In that connection he attended a reception at the White House to honor the United States Olympic Teams and Jesse Owens. He was given the Princeton University Alumni Council Award for Service to Princeton in 1977. The Friends of Princeton University Hockey honored him in 1981. The All-American Football Foundation gave him its Top Athletic Trainer Award in 1999. He was an honorary member of the Princeton University classes of 1938, 1962 and 1978. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Princeton Senior Resource Center, and a longtime member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he is remembered as a captain of the New Building Campaign, an usher, and the golf expert at the rummage sales. Husband of the late Phyllis Furey Sinkler, he is survived by three daughters, Joyce S. Robinson, Carol E. Sinkler and Ellen S. Gideon; and three grandchildren. The family will hold a memorial service on May 10 at 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 33 Mercer Street. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alumni Council, Maclean House, Princeton University, Princeton 08544. Arrangements are by the Hughes Funeral Home, 324 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton.

Richard M. Ludwig
Richard M. Ludwig, 82, of Princeton, died April 28 at home. He was emeritus professor of English at Princeton University and the former associate University librarian for rare books and special collections. Born in Reading, Pa., he received his A.B. in English from the University of Michigan in 1942 and his M.A. from Harvard University in 1943. After serving in the Army during World War II, he returned to Harvard University and earned a Ph.D. in English in 1950. He joined Princeton's Department of English faculty in 1950 as an instructor and was named a full professor in 1968. In 1974, he was appointed head of the University library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. An authority on American literature, he was credited with expanding the library's special collections, particularly holdings of significant 20th-century American authors. Under his leadership from 1974 to 1986, the collections grew dramatically, with large and important acquisitions of works by Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Allan Tate, John Keats, Sir Thomas More, Aldous Huxley, Woodrow Wilson, Adlai Stevenson, and Allen Dulles. He managed the expansion of the staff and the department's quarters, including the construction of the Milberg exhibition gallery and the Seeley Mudd Manuscript Library. He was regarded as an outstanding teacher and academic adviser whose students stayed in touch with him throughout their adult lives, said Stephen Ferguson, a colleague. In 2001, one of his former students, Michael Spence, the winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, established the Richard M. Ludwig Endowment Fund for the purchase of rare books and manuscripts for the University library. The New York collector Leonard Milberg, a member of Princeton's class of 1953, donated major collections, one in American poetry and one in Irish poetry, to the library in Mr. Ludwig's honor. He was the recipient of many University awards, including a Bicentennial Preceptorship and the McCosh Faculty Fellowship. The son of the late Ralph 0. Ludwig and Millie M. Ludwig, he has no survivors. At his request, there will be no memorial service. The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Antonio D'Angelo
Antonio D'Angelo, 76, of Princeton, died May 3 at the Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Roccamandolfi, Italy, he had been a Princeton resident for 45 years. He retired after 35 years with Princeton University. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, and found great enjoyment in his vegetable garden. Predeceased by his wife, Cristina, he is survived by three sons, Ludovico of Ewing, Claudio of Lawrenceville, and Dino of Lawrenceville; two sisters, Filomena Ciallella of Princeton and Pierina Scasserra of Australia; two brothers, one in Italy and one in Canada; and five grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 7, at St. Paul's Church, 214 Nassau Street. Interment will follow in Princeton Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Kimble Funeral Home.

Claire Beskind
Claire Beskind, who lived in Princeton and Kendall Park for 35 years, died April 17 in Tucson, Ariz. She worked for Caliper, a human resources consulting firm on Mt. Lucas Road, for 20 years. She was the president of the Princeton chapter of the League of Women Voters in the late 1960s, secretary of the Princeton Stroke Club, and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Princeton. She loved music and poetry, and had several of her poems published. She is survived by two sons, Mark and Dan; a brother, Larry Burrows; and three grandchildren.

David T. Sheppard
David T. Sheppard, 30, of Princeton, died May 2 in Lawrenceville. Born in New Haven, Conn., he was a graduate of Lawrenceville High School. He attended Mercer County Community College and Rutgers University. He was employed by Petsmart in West Windsor, where he was honored as Employee of the Year. He was a member of the Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Marilyn McCabe and Dr. J. Brandt McCabe of Princeton; his father and step-mother, Dr. Gerald T. Sheppard and Anne Sheppard of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada; two brothers, Stephen of Toronto and Jonathan of Princeton; a sister, Elisabeth Leggett of Toronto; his maternal grandmother, Marie Rohrig of Santa Ana, Calif.; and his paternal grandparents, Thomas and Emma Sheppard of San Pablo, Calif. A memorial service will be held May 9 at 12 noon at the Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church. Visiting hours will be Thursday, May 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mather Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Alliance for Mentally Ill of Mercer County, 88 Lakedale Drive, Lawrenceville 08648.

Frank E. Taplin Jr.
Frank Elijah Taplin Jr., 88, of Princeton, died Sunday, May 11, in Princeton. Mr. Taplin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Frank E. Taplin and Edith Smith Taplin. He attended private schools in Cleveland and graduated from Princeton University Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in history in 1937. He subsequently went to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He left Oxford in 1939 with an M.A. in Jurisprudence and then earned a J.D. in 1941 from Yale Law School. From law school, he volunteered for the Navy and served in naval intelligence during World War II, rising from Ensign to Lieutenant Commander. Mr. Taplin received the Naval Commendation Ribbon and was made an Honorary Member (Military Division) of the Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) by New Zealand in 1949. After four years in the Pacific, he returned to Cleveland, Ohio, to practice law from 1946-1950 with Jones, Day, Cockley and Reavis. Drawn to public service from an early age, Mr. Taplin has been engaged in philanthropic work ever since, at the national and local level. He served as president of the Cleveland Orchestra, where he was also a trustee, and as president of the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 1957, he moved to Princeton where he served as assistant to Princeton University President Robert Goheen, until 1959. Mr. Taplin was a member of the Department of Music Advisory Council; the Council on University Resources; the Council of Friends of the Princeton University Library; and an honorary member of the Art Museum Advisory Council from 1987. In the Princeton community, the Taplin name is synonymous with music and Princeton University's Taplin Auditorium. Mr. Taplin commissioned several compositions, including a work by John Harbison, with the only stipulation that it include a part for piano. Mr. Taplin served as a trustee of the Princeton Area United Community Fund; chairman and past president of the Princeton Y.M.C.A. Executive Club; trustee of the Medical Center at Princeton and of the Princeton Day School. Mr. Taplin served from 1977-1984 as president of the Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc., where he had been a director since 1961. He was a trustee of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (1972-88). He was the first president, and a trustee of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He was a trustee of Marlboro School of Music and Festival; a trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study since 1971; and a Fellow of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Regarded as a fundraising wizard, Mr. Taplin headed boards for nationally eminent musical organizations and, on a local level, supported musical and civic endeavors. His successes were aided by the fact that he led by example; his credibility, by the fact that he was an accomplished pianist in his own right. Gifted with perfect pitch, he performed with first class professional musicians and enjoyed playing classical music as well as jazz. He long held a union card of the American Federation of Musicians (Local 4, Cleveland, Ohio). Frank Taplin was a long-standing Friend of the Institute for Advanced Study where he was a Trustee for more than 30 years. An active member of the Board of Trustees since 1971, he was appointed Trustee Emeritus in 1988. In 1997, Frank Taplin's personal leadership was vital in seeding the Institute's efforts to preserve 589 acres of Institute woods and fields. After quadruple coronary bypass surgery in 1988, he devoted his energies to the environment, to the issue of global warming, and to the Environmental Defense, where he served as a Trustee. He has received numerous awards: Third Street Music School Settlement Award for Distinguished Service to Music; National Institute of Social Sciences Gold Medal in Recognition of Contribution to Music; Fordham University Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa; Rider College Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws; Doctor of Musical Arts-Manhattan School of Music; and Doctor of Music-Cleveland Institute of Music. He was a member of the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church in Princeton. A director of North American Coal Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, he was the former chairman of the board of Scurry-Rainbow Oil Limited, a Canadian exploration and production company, and a former director of the White Motor Company and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company. Frank Taplin was driven by a love of music, poetry, language and learning, and his long career in philanthropy is marked by his personal curiosity and richness of spirit. His vision encompassed the environment, music, education, and human rights. Frank Taplin is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Eaton of Cleveland. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary this year, on April 27. He is also survived by two daughters and one son from his first marriage to Ngaio Thornton Taplin Lowry: Caroline Ruschell of Lexington, Ky.; Jennifer Jerome of West Dummerston, Vt.; and David Taplin of South Strafford, Vt.; and three daughters from Peggy Taplin's first marriage: Jennifer Dickerman of Charlotte, Vt.; Martha Kelly of Brattleboro, Vt.; and Susan Sichel of Marlboro, Vt. In addition, he is survived by his brother, Thomas Taplin of Denver, Colo.; sister, Clara Rankin of Cleveland, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Contributions in memory of Frank Taplin may be made in his name in support of the environment, music, education or human rights. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, June 8th, at 4 p.m. at Princeton University Chapel.

Edna M. Bohn
Edna M. Bohn, 92, of Princeton, died May 6 at The Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Philadelphia, she was a resident of Princeton most of her life. She retired as a telephone operator with New Jersey Bell Telephone Company in 1969 after 30 years of service. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and the Order of the Eastern Star Victory Chapter 96. Wife of the late Karl Bohn, she is survived by a daughter, Janet E. Groover; a sister, Betty McClenahan; a brother, Earl Marcellious; a granddaughter; and two greatgrandsons. Arrangements are by Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, Lawrence.

Evelyn D. Carrillo
Evelyn Denison Carrillo, 84, of Princeton, died May 12 of head injuries sustained in a fall. She had been a Princeton resident for more than 50 years. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., she was the third child of Evelyn Ellison and John Morgan Denison. She was a lifelong supporter of her alma mater, Miss Porter¹s School. While she was there, both of her parents died and a strong bond with her brother, Morgan Denison, and her sister, Elizabeth Meyers, both now deceased, became even stronger. The three of them lived essentially on their own until they started their own homes. Known as "Tiny," she was an active participant in Princeton life. Married to two husbands who were Princeton graduates, she became an enthusiastic member of the University community herself, attending classes, befriending professors and students, and marching in the annual alumni parade. She was a docent of the Princeton Art Museum and an active member of the Garden Club of America, serving as zone chair in the 1960s. She also devoted herself for many years to the restoration of Rockingham, Washington¹s headquarters in Rocky Hill. An avid skier and golfer, she belonged to the Bedens Brook Club in Princeton and the Ekwanok Club in Manchester, Vermont. With her first husband, Henry Patton, whom she married in 1940, she raised three children on a farm in Skillman. They divorced in 1980. In 1985, she married Rene Carrillo, who predeceased her in 2002. She is survived by two sons, Rod and Alex, and a daughter, Lisa Patton, and their families. A memorial service will be held at the Bedens Brook Club on Thursday, May 15, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rockingham or to the Princeton Hospital emergency room.

Violet Friel
Violet Friel, 84, of Merritt Island, Fla., died May 3 at home. She was a former resident of Princeton and Lawrence Township. She was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Church. Predeceased by a son, Robert, she is survived by her husband, August Friel; a daughter, Barbara Sperrazza; a son, David; four grandchildren; and three great- grandsons. A Mass of Christian Burial will he celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 30, at St. Paul's Church. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul¹s Catholic Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton 08540.

Peter P. Sannino
Peter P. Sannino, 82, of Princeton, died May 11 at home. Born In Princeton, the son of the late Jiro and Vincenza Sannino, he was a lifelong area resident. He was the proprietor of Sannino Plumbing and Heating Contractors which he founded in 1946. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, having served in the Atlantic. He was a member of both the American Legion and the V.F.W. of Princeton, and a member and usher at St. Paul¹s Church. He is survived by a brother, Frank J. Sannino of Princeton; two nephews; and two nieces. The funeral service will be held Wednesday, May 14, at 10:30 a.m. at the Kimble Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Paul's Church at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at St. Paul's Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul¹s Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton 08540.

Claire Beskind
Claire Beskind, who lived in Princeton and Kendall Park for 35 years, died April 17 in Tucson, Ariz. She worked for Caliper, a human resources consulting firm on Mt. Lucas Road, for 20 years. She was the president of the Princeton chapter of the League of Women Voters in the late 1960s, secretary of the Princeton Stroke Club, and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Princeton. She loved music and poetry, and had several of her poems published. She is survived by two sons, Mark and Dan; a brother, Larry Burrows; and three grandchildren.

Margery Lewis
Margery Merrill Cuyler Lewis, 90, formerly of Princeton, died May 13 of heart failure and cancer at the Meadow Lakes Retirement Community in Hightstown, where she had lived since 1992. She was the widow of Lewis B. Cuyler, who died in 1988, and of John B. Lewis, whom she married in 1992 and who died in 1995. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., the third child of the late Rev. George Grenville Merrill and Pauline Dresser Merrill, she spent most of her childhood in Stockbridge, Mass., where her father was rector of St. Paul¹s Church. After marrying Mr. Cuyler in 1932 she lived for a short time in New York City before moving to Princeton, where the Cuyler family had lived for three generations. She chose not to attend college. Instead she was an avid reader of classic and modern works. Under the guidance of a tutor she became a scholar of Dante Alighieri, the Italian poet. She also studied at the Princeton Theological Seminary and at the School of Theology at the University of the South, where she completed its Education for Ministry program in 1992. She spent the summer of 1989 studying theology at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. A longtime parishioner of Trinity Church, she served on its vestry, participated in many of its community outreach activities, and taught Bible classes and Sunday School. She also established the parish¹s Intercessors Group and headed the Choir Mothers. In 1982 she became the editor of a project to publish a history of Trinity Church and wrote several of its chapters. Through her membership in the National Association for Retarded Citizens she worked on behalf of retarded citizens, and, under the auspices of Trinity Church, with senior citizens in the health center at Meadow Lakes. The Princeton University Classes of 1922 and 1924 designated her as an associate by virtue of her two marriages to Princeton graduates. She was also a member of the Nassau Club and the Princeton Historical Society. Earlier in her life she belonged to the Pretty Brook Tennis Club and the Springdale Golf Club. Predeceased by her husbands and her third son, David L. Cuyler, who died in 1980, she is survived by two sons, Lewis C. Cuyler of Pittsfield, Mass., and G. Grenville Cuyler of New York, N.Y.; two daughters, Juliana S.C. McIntyre and Margery S. Perkins, both of Princeton; a brother, the Rev. George G. Merrill of Baltimore, Md.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral service was May 17 at Trinity Church, with the Rev. Leslie C. Smith, rector, officiating. Burial was in the family cemetery at Trinity Church. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Margery Cuyler Lewis Memorial Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation, 188 Tamarack Circle, Skillman 08558. The family will further direct such gifts to organizations of particular interest to Mrs. Lewis. Arrangements were by the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.

Myrtle M. Conley
Myrtle M. Conley, 94, of Aiken, S.C., died May 11 at Mattie Hall Health Care Center in Aiken. Born in Hyde Park, N.Y., she had been a Princeton resident for 71 years before moving to Aiken three years ago. She retired in 1992 from Springdale Golf Club, where she worked in food service for ten years. She had earlier worked for several Princeton businesses.She was a former member of the Princeton chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star No. 91. Predeceased by her husband, Thomas R. Conley, and three brothers, Mearl Rose, Earl Rose and Robert Rose, she is survived by a son, Richard of Aiken; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A graveside service was held May 19 at Princeton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rocky Hill First Aid and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 175. Rocky Hill 08553. Arrangements were by the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.

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