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Robert P. Aiman, 56
Robert P. Aiman, 56, of Zephyrhills, FL passed away 1/8/2014 at Pasco Hospice, Dade City, FL. Born in Princeton, NJ on 3/20/1957 to William B. and Ann C.L. Aiman, he was the youngest of three brothers. Robert attended the Princeton public schools and moved to Florida in 1985. Bob was predeceased by his parents Bill and Ann Aiman and is survived by his brother William B. Aiman, Jr. and his wife Laurie and their son William III, by brother James Aiman, his wife Liz, and their children Thomas and Caroline, and his sister Lea A.A. Gebauer and her two children, Hale and Harry.
Charles (Charlie) Greathouse, 78,
Charles (Charlie) Greathouse, 78, passed away at his home in Boynton Beach on Sunday, December 16, 2013. Charlie was born and raised in Indianapolis, IN and attended the Taft School in Connecticut from 1949-1953. He graduated from Princeton University in 1957 with a Bachelors of Arts and was a member of Cottage Club. Charlie cherished his days at Taft and Princeton and remained close with many of his friends from that time. After college, Charlie served in the U.S. Navy where he was stationed in Japan. Upon return, he lived in San Francisco where he worked in banking and married
Caramia Musto in 1962. Their daughter Virginia Ribeyre Greathouse was born in 1963. Charlie remarried to Pamela Parsons in 1967 and they relocated to Princeton, NJ. Their daughter Landis Stockton Greathouse was born in 1970. Charlie remained in Princeton until 1982 before moving to South Florida where he happily resided for 30 years. He also spent many blissful summers on Northport Point in Northport, MI, where his family had summered for generations. Charlie was an avid sportsman and spent many of his years devoted to his great love of golf, fly fishing, horse racing and road biking. Annual summer fly fishing trips to Wise River, Montana became a highlight of his year. Early in his life, Charlie developed a great passion for baseball and fulfilling a dream, became part owner of two minor league teams in NY and MT during the early 80's. Later, in Florida, he fell in love with the excitement ofharness racing and invested in horses and training for competitive racing. Charlie was a regular golfer whose endless love for the sport fueled the ever elusive quest for the perfect backswing. Charlie had a wonderful network of friends, from childhood to present, of whom he was extremely passionate about. The family is so grateful for their great friendship and support. He is survived by his two daughters, Virginia Greathouse Baxter of Hoboken, NJ and Landis S. Greathouse of Pennington, NJ and his two grandchildren, Campbell Shaw Baxter and Diana Bonnell Baxter of Hoboken, NJ. A memorial gathering will be held at a date to be announced in January. Parsons
Eleanor J. Bonsanto, 91
Eleanor J. Bonsanto, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Samaritan Hospice, in Mt Holly, with her loving family by her side. Born in Fort Lee, NJ, she had lived in Hoboken and New York, prior to moving to Bordentown 60 years ago. Eleanor and her husband owned and operated Crescent Sportswear in Bordentown, where she was a furrier and became the first woman to run a monogram machine. She was a member of St. Mary's Church and its Alter Rosary Society and was on the board of visiting nurses. She will be deeply missed by all. Predeceased by her parents:
Joseph and Josephine Maniaci, her sisters Grace LoCicero and husband Paul, Rose Castaldo and her husband Anthony, and her brother Salvatore Maniaci and her beloved husband of 66 years:
Nicholas C. Bonsanto, she is survived by her children:
Nicholas A Bonsanto and his wife Erika of Columbus, Lucy R Pompile and her husband Richard of Chesterfield and Joseph and Georgianna of Yardville. Seven grandchildren:
Nicholas Bonsanto and his wife Michelle, Michael S. Bonsanto, Lucy Wilson and her husband Miguel, Kenneth C. Meister III, Daniel R Pompile and his wife Cristina, Matthew J Pompile and Philip J Pompile and his wife Christine. Eight great grandchildren:
Nichele, Julia, Nicholas, Frankie, Felicia, Mercedes, Austin and Paige and a great-great grandson Casper, and several nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated 10 am Saturday, December 28 at St. Mary's Church, 45 Crosswicks St, Bordentown. Interment
will follow in the parish cemetery. Family and friends may call Friday evening 7 to 9 pm at the Peppler Funeral Home, 122 Crosswicks St, Bordentown. Memorial contributions may be made to St Mary's Church, 45 Crosswicks St, Bordentown, NJ 08505 or to the Children's Day School, 1925 Pennington Rd, Ewing, NJ 08618. PEPPLER FUNERAL HOME
Maureen (Cassidy) Bowser
Maureen died peacefully at home on December 30, 2013, after a courageous three year battle to recover from a series of disabling strokes. She brought great happiness to her family and to her many friends with whom she shared good times over the years. For thirty years, Maureen pursued a strenuous but satisfying professional career with the Government Sales Division of Revlon, Inc., serving as Regional Manager (Europe) and then as Director of Sales and Special Operations in New York. After retiring from Revlon, Maureen put her considerable organizational skills to work as a legal assistant for the Bruce G. Cassidy and Associates Law Firm in Princeton, where she was loved by her co-workers and by the many clients who became her close friends. Maureen is survived in Princeton by Bruce and Regina Cassidy and by her "best friend" and caretaker Maria Bakradze, and by her loving son and daughter-in-law James and Patricia Gordon (of Florida), by her loving sister-in-law Britta Russo, nephew Richard Russo, and niece Caroline (and husband David) Godfrey (of Virginia) and by her wonderful cousins Mary (and her husband Peter) Golas, Gerard Maloney (of Massachusetts) and John (and wife Mary Jo) Maloney (of Maine). A private funeral service is planned, with a celebration of Maureen's life to be held in the Spring. Donations in Maureen's memory may be made to the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (P.O. Box 529, Princeton, New Jersey 08542) with thanks to all the caring volunteers whose efforts helped Maureen to enjoy her last three years. Bruce G. Cassidy and Associates P.A
George Dell Wilson II, 88
George Dell Wilson II, 88, of Princeton NJ, passed away on January 5, at home, after suffering a stroke. He was born and raised in New Brunswick and graduated from Rutgers University. George lived most of his life in East Brunswick, before moving to Princeton in 2011. He was a long-time member first of the United Church of Christ of New Brunswick, and later of Aldersgate United Methodist Church of East Brunswick; more recently he attended Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church in West Amwell. George worked for Johnson & Johnson for 43 years. He was predeceased by his parents, George Dell Wilson and Susan Mortimore Wilson, and by his brothers, Charles Rodney Wilson and Warren Mortimore Wilson. George is survived by his wife of 48 years, Gail (Hostetler) Wilson; two sons and daughters-in-law and six grandchildren (George D. Wilson III and Ellen Wilson and their daughters Sarah and Emily, and H. Merle Wilson and Jay Wilson, and their children Halie, Leah, Caroline and Jacob); his sister Peggy Wilson; his sister-in-law Barbara (Ivaniski) Dickinson and sister-in-law and her husband Janie Hostetler and Frank Burkhardt; and by many nieces and nephews. A Funeral Service will be held Friday, January 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 22 South Main Street, Cranbury. Interment
will follow in the Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the A.S. Cole Son and Company Funeral Home, 22 North Main St., Cranbury, NJ. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Compassion International, 12290 Voyager Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80997. SAUL FUNERAL HOME
Janice Lynn Heckel, MD, FAAP, 58,
Janice Lynn Heckel, MD, FAAP, 58, of Orland Park, IL, died at home Christmas morning after a valiant struggle with cancer. "Dr. Jan" was a pediatrician who specialized in pediatric hematology and oncology. Born Sept. 30, 1955, and raised in northern Virginia, Jan entered The University of North Carolina, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in three years with a major in Chemistry. She received her MD and completed her residency at the Medical College of Virginia, serving as Chief Resident in Pediatrics from 1983-1984. For the next twelve years, she pursued both clinical care and research in oncology, tumor metastasis and related areas, and co-authored several articles, reviews, chapters and case reports. Her work included a 3-year Proctor and Gamble Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at the Children's Hospital of Cincinnati, service as Research Scholar in Oncology at the hospital, and a three-year appointment as William Cooper Proctor Research Scholar with the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation. In 1991, she returned to MCV as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Hematology-Oncology, and continued research and clinical care at the MCV Hospital. Dr. Heckel said that, in 1996, she "felt the pull of community service, and began a new direction as a general pediatrician in an office practice, " and joined practices in Cincinnati, OH and then Morganton and Hendersonville, NC. In 2005, she accepted appointment as Attending Hospitalist at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, which allowed her to join her extensive clinical skills with her passion for inpatient care of children with complex medical conditions. She became Site Leader on the General Medicine Hospitalist Team and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine in 2009, and Associate Clinician in 2012, positions she held until her death. Dr. Heckel's honors included the Alpha Sigma Chi Leadership Society and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society at MCV, and the American Cancer Society Clinical Fellowship Award and its Career Development Award in Oncology. Predeceased by parents, Richard and Nancy Heckel, brother Dr. Gordon Heckel, and sister Ann Heckel, she leaves behind a brother, Steven Heckel, and nephew and niece Andy Heckel and Carrie Heckel of Belle Mead, NJ
Katherine Elizabeth Wolfe
Katherine Elizabeth Wolfe, 45, passed away on December 27, 2013 at the Princeton Plainsboro Medical Center. She was born in Princeton and grew up in Birmingham, MI until her family moved back to Princeton in 1980. A 1986 graduate of Princeton High School, Katherine volunteered in the Intergenerational Program and spent a summer with Cross Roads Africa. After social work in London, Katherine entered Oberlin College. She interrupted her studies to work in NYC, first as a community organizer for ACORN and then as a public school teaching aide for special education. Katherine completed her Bachelor's Degree with honors at the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 and studied at the Harris School of Public Policy at University of Chicago from 1994 to 1996. After moving to Massachusets in 2001, she worked at the BayCoveEarlyInterventionCenter in Dorchester before completing certification as a Dental Assistant. She then worked for Dr. Michael Harrington, DDS, near her home in Lincoln, MA. Katherine returned to Princeton in 2011. Multilingual, Katherine made and kept many friends as she traveled in France, Mexico, and Germany. She was a talented artist, animal lover, nature enthusiast, fearless cook, and child caregiver extraordinaire. Throughout her life, Katherine was acutely aware of the needs of others and spentmany hours helping friends and family in times of illness or stress. Katherine is survived by her parents Elizabeth (West) and William Wolfe of Princeton; her brother Andrew Wolfe and his wife Marie Leverrier of Courbevoie, France; her nephew Evan Wolfe and his mother Karen Wolfe of Nashua, NH. Family members near and dear to Katherine include her aunts and uncles, Robert and Barbara Wolfe of Ringoes, NJ, Susan (Wolfe) and Don Lauffer of Bartlesville, OK, Nancy (West) and Charles Husbands of Lexington, MA, Carolyn West of Hudson, NY, and William and Melissa West of Norfolk, VA. Five cousins survive her as well. The Wolfes will receive visitors at home on Sunday, January 12 from 1-5 p.m. A family service will be held later this year. Memorial gifts may be made to the Global Fund for Women. Lawrence Hopwell Trail Corporation.
Dr. George William Soules
George was born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 21, 1937 to George William Soules and Harriett Preston. He died peacefully on December 24, 2013 in Opelika, Alabama. George is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Suzanne Steward Soules. He is also survived by his sister Lana Soules Catlin; three children Thomas Bradley Soules (Janet), Jerrold William Soules (Linda Colwell) and Shelley Soules Moore (Robert); two stepchildren Elizabeth Wyatt Killian (Richard) and John B.F. Wyatt III; and eight grandchildren whom he loved dearly. He cherished laughter with family and friends over good food, fine wine, witty humor and some competitive gaming, often challenging his colleagues to chess or his own variant called ''capped pawn.'' He also enjoyed baseball, bridge, backgammon and volunteering for various community organizations including United Way, Babe Ruth Baseball and the YMCA. He graduated from Van Nuys High School in 1955 and received his Bachelor's degree from UCLA in 1959. He attended Yale and UC Berkley from where he earned his M.A. In 1966, he received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from University of California at Santa Barbara. George was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. George began his career at Northrop Corporation in California from 1959-1966. In 1967, he moved to New Jersey to join The Institute for Defense Analyses, Center for Communications Research in Princeton as a research mathematician. He also served as Deputy Director for nine years. Over the years, he occasionally taught classes at Princeton University and Rutgers University. In 2000, he transferred to the Center for Communications Research in La Jolla, CA from where he retired in 2010. He received recognition for outstanding and meritorious service for his work. He was also a member of several national organizations: Mathematical Association of America, American Mathematical Society, American Contract Bridge League and United States Chess Federation. Memorial donations may be made to the Food Bank of East Alabama or United Way. Memorial services will be held at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home located at 1801 Frederick Road in Opelika, AL on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 2 p.m. In honor of George's fun loving spirit and various ''cultural outings'' over the years, there will be a memorial service held at Conte's Pizza in Princeton, NJ on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. Frederick Dean Funeral Home.
Dana Powsner, age 85
Dana Powsner, age 85, died peacefully in her sleep at home on the morning of December 23rd. Dana was born to Ival Arthur McPeak and Alice Hatcher on June 11th, 1928, and grew up in Braintree, Massachusetts. She attended Girls' Latin School and Boston University's College of Liberal Arts and School of Social Work. In 1951, she married
Henry Powsner. They moved to Princeton with their three daughters in 1966. A gifted artist, Dana sculpted in clay, stone, and wood. Her passion for social justice led her to become a social worker and to volunteer in a variety of domains, including the arts, education, voting rights, the prison system, and AIDS and suicide counseling. She loved to travel, and over the 62 years of their marriage, she and Henry visited six of the seven continents, including Antarctica. She was universally admired and respected for her integrity, generosity, and compassion. Known to friends, family, and even casual acquaintances as the world's greatest listener, her open face, warm eyes, and distinctive laugh drew people to her. To be in her presence was to be touched by a level of acceptance, empathy, and genuine curiosity that few who knew her will forget. Her family will be forever grateful that Dana could spend the last six weeks of her life at home being cared for by Henry, her daughters (Kim Corfman, Shelley Powsner and Laurie Powsner), her sons-in-law (Stanley Corfman, Steve Skrovan and Jonathan Krejci) and her grandchildren (Abigail and Daniel Corfman, Samuel and Julia Skrovan, and Benjamin and Sarah Krejci). A memorial service will be held on January 11, 2014 at 1:00 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, NJ 08540. Donations can be made in Dana's name to:
Hyacinth AIDS Foundation (317 George St., Suite 203, New Brunswick, NJ 08901), Star Island (30 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH 03801), Princeton Hospice Memorial Fund (3626 US Rte One, Princeton, NJ 08540).
