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Wilhelmina (Dit) G. Rodefeld
(Died March 22, 2015)
Wilhelmina (Dit) G. Rodefeld, 98, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Meadow Lakes in Hightstown, NJ.
Born and raised in Princeton, NJ, she lived in West Windsor, NJ for many years, then the Rossmoor community in Monroe Township, NJ before moving to Meadow Lakes.
Wilhelmina was a graduate of Princeton High School Class. She remained at home taking care of her children until they were older. Wilhelmina then took a job with the West Windsor Board of Education working in the high school cafeteria and also with the custodial staff where she got great joy interacting with the students.
Mrs. Rodefeld was predeceased by her beloved husband Philip W. Rodefeld, Sr., parents Daniel and Sally (McVeigh) Gohring, two brothers; Daniel Gohring, Jr. and Stanley Gohring, three sisters; Beatrice Horton, Dorothy Rodefeld and Lucy Renton, two daughters-in-law; Susanne L. and Sandra L. Rodefeld and special friends David and Margaret Hand.
She is survived by four sons; Philip W. Rodefeld, Jr. and wife, Natalie, of Cranbury, NJ, Walter G. Rodefeld of Melbourne, FL, Stanley G. Rodefeld and wife, Ann, of Forked River, NJ and Richard W. Rodefeld and wife, Brenda, of Vale, NC, 13 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Services will be held on Monday, March 30, 2015 at 11:00AM in the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ
Visiting hours are Monday, March 30, 2015 from 10AM until the time of the service.
Donations in here memory to the charity of the donor’s choice are appreciated.
Helen Perna
(Died March 25, 2015)
Helen Perna of Princeton, NJ passed away on March 25, 2015 at Merwick Care Center in Plainsboro, NJ
A funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 9:30AM in St. Paul Catholic Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ.
Private cremation will follow with burial in the family plot in St. Paul Cemetery, Princeton, NJ.
Martha Challener
(Died March 27, 2015)
Martha Coate Challener died peacefully at Stonebridge on Friday, March 27th Martha Coate Challener died peacefully at Stonebridge on Friday, March 27th. She was 90 years young. Her love of reading, of painting, of appreciating the natural world, and of befriending everyone she met will live on in her children, her grandchildren, her friends, and the generations of children that she taught.
Martha Coate was born in Dayton, Ohio and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She earned her BA from Chatham College. In 1947, she married
the love of her life, Richard Challener. The two of them raised three children, Cathy, Elisbeth, and Dan, and lived happily together for 55 years. They shared many passions, including teaching, reading, hiking, gardening, caring for dogs, visiting art museums, and spending time at their cabin in New Hampshire.
Martha began her teaching career in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania and continued it in Tenafly, NJ. She left teaching to raise her children, but returned in 1969 to teach kindergarten at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. She stayed at Stuart for 25 years and often claimed she loved every minute of it. She especially loved to teach children how to read, something she did over and over and over again. She also taught art appreciation, developing a series of talks and contests for elementary school children. She helped create the StuARTS summer program, served as a children’s docent at the University Art Museum, and taught water color to children and adults in her home for many years.
In 2004, two years after her husband died, Martha moved to Stonebridge and, with her dachshund Birdie, made many new friends. She continued to enjoy painting and also took up memoir writing. She wrote a series of vignettes about the many blessings in her life and gave copies to her family on Christmas Day, 2012. She and her family celebrated her 90th birthday in New Hampshire this past summer, and she continued to travel to see her children and grandchildren into this year.
Family members who will continue to hold Martha dear to their heart include her three children, Cathy Challener, Elisbeth Challener and her husband Brett Bachman, and Dan Challener and his wife Melinda and their three children, Brandon, Skye, and Dakota, as well as Martha’s brother David Coate, and his four children, Lisa, Andrew, Amy, and Dan.
Martha Coate Challener loved life. She often said, “Every day is a gift from God. Live it to the fullest, and enjoy every minute.” Her life is proof that we can do that.
A celebration of her life will be held at 11 am on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Stonebridge at Montgomery, 100 Hollinshead Spring Road, Skillman, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton or the Stonebridge Employee Appreciation Fund.
John "Chauncey" Rossi
(Died March 27, 2015)
U.S. Veteran
John V. (Chauncey) Rossi, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Merwick Care and Rehabilitation Center, Plainsboro, NJ at age 96. He was born on Humbert Street on April 5, 1918 and was a lifelong Princeton resident.
After graduating Princeton High School in 1938, he served in the Military Police component of the US Army in South America during WWII. After the war, he worked for F.A. Baman and Sons in Princeton from 1946-1964 then worked at Princeton University’s Caldwell Field House from 1964 until his retirement in 2004 at the age of 86. John was a well-respected member of the Athletic Department and thoroughly enjoyed working among the many athletes he came in contact with over the years.
John was known as a superior 3 sport athlete at Princeton High School where he co-captained the 1937 football and baseball teams. He was a member of the ’37-’38 basketball teams that won the NJ State Championship and the ’37 football team that won the State Championship. John’s baseball career included receiving a tryout invitation from the NY Yankees and he was an All-Star softball player in the Princeton Community Leagues.
Chauncey was predeceased by his parents Giovanni and Tomasina (Nini) Rossi, both from Pettoranello, Italy, sister Angelina Rossi Marcoline, brother Louis Rossi and niece Emma Marcoline Embley. Surviving are nieces Mari Rossi Daetwyler, Barbara Embley Brooks, his special niece, Julia Marcoline, nephews Louis Rossi, Jr., John Rossi and Richard J. Embley, Jr and 10 grand nieces and nephews.
John was a humble, quiet and generous man who was much loved by his family and will be deeply missed by relatives and friends.
Funeral services will begin on Friday, April 3, 2015 at 11:00AM in the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08542, followed by burial at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ.
Visiting hours at the funeral home are Thursday from 5:30PM to 7:30PM and Friday from 10:00AM until the time of the service.
Memorial contributions to Princeton-Pettoranello Sister City Foundation, 120 John Street, Suite 3, Princeton, NJ 08542, SAVE Animal Rescue, 900 Herrontown Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540
or Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, 237 N Harrison St, Princeton, NJ 08540 are appreciated.
Berit Blomqvist Smith
(Died March 26, 2015)
Berit Blomqvist Smith, a longtime resident of Princeton, died peacefully at home on March 26, 2015. She was 77 years old.
Born in Munkfors, Sweden, she moved to Princeton in 1960 to experience the States for a few years before returning home to Sweden. Her plans changed, however, when she met Craig Gary Smith, then a graduate student at Princeton University. The two married
in 1962 and she never moved back to Sweden. She became a US Citizen in 1994.
After residing for a time in California and New York, the two moved back to Princeton in 1976, where they very much enjoyed living, made a great many friends, raised two sons, and were avid supporters of the arts, attending performances and volunteering on boards.
Among her many activities in support of the arts, she served as a trustee of the Princeton Chamber Symphony (forerunner to the Princeton Symphony Orchestra) and was a subscription holder since 1980; associate director of the McCarter Theatre Center; committee member for Princeton Summer Concert, and member of the Princeton Friends of Opera and the Princeton Festival Guild. In addition, she volunteered at the Princeton Library and was a founding member of Hands On Helpers, now VolunteerConnect.
For most of her professional career, she was employed by the former Scanticon Hotel, where she was hired in 1980 by the soon to opened Danish-based hotel as its first US employee, eventually rising to sales manager. This experience served her well when – at her husband’s behest – she assumed responsibilities for planning the Princeton University Class of 1958 Reunion Dinners. She continued to attend reunions and travel with members of her husband’s class well after his death in 2000.
She is survived by sons Erik Michael Smith and his wife, Karen Sundberg, of Georgetown, SC, and Kevin Andrew Smith and his wife, Elizabeth McDowell Smith, of Charlotte, NC. Also, two grandchildren, Andrew McDowell Smith and Lillian Alexandra Smith of Charlotte, NC, and a sister, Gunvor Blomqvist Engdahl and her husband, Carl-Axel Engdahl, of Karlstad, as well as a niece, a nephew and three grand-nieces, all residing in Sweden.
The Smith family invites you to her memorial service to be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Nassau Inn, Ten Palmer Square East, Princeton, NJ 08542. A luncheon reception will follow.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her name can be made to the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 250, Princeton, NJ 08542. Please write "In Memory of Berit Smith" on the memo line.
Darius Sadri
(Died April 7, 2015)
Darius Sadri of West Windsor Township, NJ passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the funeral home from 1:00PM until 3:00PM.
A Service of Remembrance will begin at 3:00PM.
Peter John Mladineo
(Died April 9, 2015)
Peter John Mladineo, 47, of Lawrenceville, NJ, passed away on April 9, 2015.
Born in Elizabeth, NJ, Peter grew up in East Windsor. He graduated from the Princeton Day School in 1986. He then attended Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, before receiving his BA from Rutgers University and MBA from Rider University.
As a Journalist, Peter worked locally for the US 1 newspaper before moving to Lithuania and assuming a position with Reuters. Upon returning to the US, he worked for US 1 for several years and later served as an editor at the Kodiak Daily Mirror in Kodiak, AK. Most recently, he worked in the business sector.
Peter was an active member of The Orthodox Church of St. Elizabeth the New Martyr in Rocky Hill, NJ. In his leisure time, Peter enjoyed music and performed as a singer and guitarist in New Jersey and New York City, and he led a band in Vilnius, Lithuania that played in Eastern Europe.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Zydrune Mladineo and son, Johan, parents Regina Mladineo Williams of Princeton and John P. Mladineo of Manalapan, NJ, his aunt Tamara Gund of Princeton, NJ, brother Paul Mladineo and wife Merrill and nieces Sydney and Alexis of New York City, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousin, nieces and nephews in both the US and Europe.
Visiting hours are Monday, April 13, 2015 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at The Orthodox Church of St. Elizabeth the New Martyr, 38 Princeton Avenue, Rocky Hill, NJ 08553. The Funeral Service will begin at 4:00 PM also at the Orthodox Church. Burial
will be in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ, immediately following the funeral.
Contributions in his memory can be made to The Orthodox Church of St. Elizabeth the New Martyr. Mailing address: 88 Eastern Avenue, Somerville, NJ 08876.
