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Eleanor Smith Breitinger
Eleanor Smith Breitinger aged 94, of Charlottesville, VA passed away on 11/23/13. She was born on 3/12/19 in Philadelphia, PA to Walter Ashton and Mary Etta (nee Davis) Smith. In 1940, she married
Richard L. Breitinger. Eleanor lived briefly in Elkins Park, PA, and Yardville, NJ and for several decades in Lawrenceville, NJ before her final move to Charlottesville with Richard in 1999. She was a leader in both the Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts, and assisted her husband in the family business of purchasing and recycling silver. She was a voracious reader and gifted visual artist. Inspired by the flora and fauna of estuaries, freshwater creeks, and the Pine Barrens, her award-winning landscapes were at once modest and sophisticated. She achieved a unique three-dimensionality by integrating natural grasses, bark, and twigs onto her painted canvases. Often described as kind and gentle, Eleanor was admired for maintaining a wonderful sense of humor despite communication difficulties due to severe hearing loss. Eleanor is survived by children Marjory Breitinger Giuliano of Charlottesville and Walter G. (Cynthia) Breitinger of Valparaiso, IN, grandchildren Laura Giuliano (Frank) Cope, Jeanne (Paul) Giuliano-Dunn, Gordon (Julianne) Giuliano, John Giuliano, Benjamin Breitinger, Alexander(Ann) Breitinger, and Maxwell Breitinger, and great-grandchildren Max Cope, Liam Giuliano-Dunn, and Luke Giuliano-Dunn. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Peter A. Breitinger, and sisters Martha Baldwin, Miriam Gaumer, Hazel Crosby, and Evelyn Smith. A memorial service will be held in the spring in Colmar, PA with burial of ashes in Montgomery Baptist Church Cemetery. Donations to Operation Smile, 3641 Faculty Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA would be appreciated.
Patricia K. ''Pat'' Egan Parsons
Patricia K. ''Pat'' Egan Parsons, 80, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, she resided in Manville before moving to Hillsborough in 1963. Prior to retiring in 1997, Pat was employed as a secretary for over 25 years by the State of NJ Department of Human Services in Skillman. Previously, she was employed by Westinghouse in Edison for 6 years, and was also a School Bus for Valcheck Bus Company in Hillsborough. As a communicant at Mary Mother of God Church in Hillsborough, she volunteered for Adoration. Pat also was involved with horses, rabbits and chickens with her children, then her grandchildren for Somerset County 4H. Daughter of the late Michael and Mary Egan, she was predeceased by her husband, Ronald S. Parsons, Sr. in 1999, her daughter, Peggy Ann Parsons-Marcine in 2010 and a brother, Michael J. Egan, in 2004. Surviving are her son, Ronald S. Parsons, Jr. of Hillsborough; her brother, John Egan of South Amboy and her two granddaughters, Patricia K. Marcine-Johleand Danielle Marcine. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 9:00 am from the Hillsborough Funeral Home, 796 Route 206, Hillsborough followed by a 9:30 am Mass of Resurrection at Mary Mother of God Church in Hillsborough and interment at Neshanic Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday from 2-5 and 7 -9 pm. Donations to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New Jersey Metro Chapter, 246 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst, NJ 07755 would be appreciated. Hillsborough Funeral Home.
Howard Lahman Arnould
H.L. Arnould was born in Iowa to Lela Lahman and Charles Arnould, but lived his early years on a farm near Franklin Grove, Illinois. In his teens after the untimely death of his father, he and his mother moved to Chicago. He attended University high school and matriculated early to the University of Chicago. It was at University high where he met, but did not court his eventual wife Susannah Steele. Her mother, as he used to say, was not willing to permit her to date until she went to college. He was in a fraternity with his eventual brother in law the late Robert Brumbaugh. It was there where he received the nickname Butch because one of the brother's insisted the fraternity had always had a brother nicknamed Butch. He majored eventually in math but always praised the University' generalist undergraduate core. He ran track, played tennis, and did the things students do. But soon he and my mother graduated and married. The war took my father into the Navy, where thanks to a slight physical deficiency he was placed in naval intelligence. He was always glad that his naval work often led to fewer casualties rather than more. Butch and Sue passed the war years in Washington, where she served as a candy striper. After the war, he earned a Master's degree in economics from the Illinois Institute of Technology. They then resided in Washington and he went to work for the fledgling National Security Administration. In 1952-1953, he was seconded to GCHQ outside of Cheltenham in the UK where he was joined by his wife and new son, Eric John. Upon the family's return from England, they soon moved to rural Maryland to a new home more convenient to Butch's office. There they welcomed daughter Katherine Jane into the family in 1955. In later years, he revealed that one of his proudest accomplishments at NSA was conveying intelligence to key advisors to President Kennedy that led to a reduction in tensions during the Cuban missile crisis. They resided there until 1971. Butch was active in the elementary school PTA, the Unitarian Universalist Church, and other progressive causes. Numerous friends in the neighborhood and from work brought fun into the home such as highly competitive bridge games. Vacations were often spent traveling the US and with Sue's sister's family in New Haven, CT. Butch enthusiastically promoted Eric and Katie's horseback riding careers. He finished out his own career on loan to the Institute for Strategic Studies at Princeton University gleefully retiring at the age of 55. They took full advantage of life in Princeton frequently attending concerts and the theatre. Butch had a second career as a world class philatelist winning many top awards for his postal history collections devoted to the Danish West Indies. He and Sue travelled around the world twice, visiting many exotic spots including the Sepik River in New Guinea and visiting son Eric in West Africa. He continued to be active in the Unitarian Church of Princeton serving in many capacities in that organization. For many years he and Sue delivered for Meals on Wheels as well. Butch and Sue moved into successively smaller homes, wisely downsizing as they aged. Fourteen years ago they moved to the Windrows facility just outside of Princeton where they enjoyed making new friends and participating in many activities in the community there. They were proud to have made late life choices that contributed to the quality of their own lives and those of their children and grandchildren. H.L. Arnould is survived by his son Eric, his daughter Katie and her husband Patrick Vance and their four grandchildren, Austen Arnould, Alex Crespo, Jeffrey Crespo and Colette (Basil) Price, as well as his nephew Robert Brumbaugh, his nieces Susan Tsantiris and Johanna Snelling and their spouses and children. A Memorial Service will be held January 4, 2014 at 5:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, Route 206 at Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton. MATHER-HODGE FUNERAL HOME
Richard F. Collier, Jr., 63
Richard F. Collier, Jr., 63, of Belle Mead, N.J., passed away on Christmas Day. Rich was born in Teaneck, N.J., to the late Richard and Catherine Collier. A graduate of Bergen Catholic High School, Harvard College (cum laude) and Boston University School of Law, he served two years as a law clerk for a federal judge in Trenton before spending 36 years in private practice specializing in litigating sophisticated commercial disputes. He served as President of the Somerset County Bar Association
Denice Jennings, 42
December 9, 2013) Denice was born in Somerville, NJ
Martha Potter Baer, 92
Martha Potter Baer passed away at her home in the Village at Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania on Saturday December 14, 2013. She was 92 years old. At the time of her death she still maintained many friendships developed through her kindness and love for those she knew. Martha Potter was born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania on February 12, 1921 to Florence Michaels Potter and Frank Everett Potter. She graduated from Ellwood's Lincoln High School in 1939 and majored in French and Spanish at Oberlin College in Ohio, graduating in February 1943. Martha Potter took summer classes at Penn State University in State College Pennsylvania to complete her education sooner due to the outbreak of WW II. She met Charles Alvin Baer in high school, and they married
on May 29, 1943 at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City. Her family and friends saved ration coupons to buy sugar and ingredients for the wedding cake, because WW II rationing limited how much one person could purchase. At the time of her wedding Martha Potter was employed by Eastman Kodak Military Optics Division in Rochester, New York. She worked on quality control inspecting tank prisms for defects. She left work when she had her first child in January 1946.Her son, David Charles Baer was the 1946 New Year's baby born that year in Rochester and, one of the first children of the post-war baby boom. A second child, James Alan Baer, was born in March 1947. Wherever she and her husband lived, Martha Baer would volunteer and serve those in need. During the 1950s she lived in Needham, Massachusetts. The polio epidemic struck many young people and some were confined to iron lung rocking machines that helped them breathe. The machines also encased them and left them without the ability to move. Martha Baer spent many hours feeding and reading to those so afflicted and helping them at a nearby Polio facility After moving to Princeton, New Jersey in the early 1960's Martha Baer served as a volunteer at Princeton Hospital for over 20 years and served with the local Red Cross blood donor drives to local businesses. She was also very active in the American Cancer Society, helping develop a National award-winning project. She was a Life member of the American Association of University Women, and active in the Present Day Club of Princeton, the Women's Club, and Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church. She and her husband lived in Princeton for more than forty years before moving to Frederick Maryland, then to the retirement community in State College, Pennsylvania. Martha Baer traveled with her husband when he served as a volunteer for the International Executive Service Corps for projects in the Philippines. South Korea, Poland, Egypt, and Colombia over a period of 12 years. Martha Baer worked as a volunteer in The Children's hospital in Manizales, Colombia
Norma Edith Ende
1943-2013
With her entire immediate family at her side, Norma Edith Ende died on Thursday night, December 19, 2013 at her Princeton Landing home in Plainsboro. Pancreatic cancer took her life quickly, but not before she had the opportunity to share with friends and family laughs and stories about a joyful life filled with extensive travel throughout the world and a career as the "most caring and doting mother, grandmother and wife imaginable, " in the words of one of her grandsons. Even though she was known professionally as a chef, caterer, educator and culinary artist, she took great pride and joy in focusing her cooking and emotional and intellectual efforts on her family and many friends. Known for a beautiful smile and a personality to match her pleasing demeanor, she never voiced a word of self pity or anger about her illness, only worried about the welfare of her family members when she would no longer be there for them. Born Norma Edith Rosenblatt on July 26, 1943 in Brooklyn New York, she married
her high school sweetheart Howard S. Ende who survives her. She is also survived by sons Douglas and Adam
Joseph E. Johnson
Joseph E. Johnson, 83, died Sunday, Dec. 29th, at his home, with his wife, Mildred (Permar) Johnson by his side. Joseph and Mildred celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June with a cruise to Bermuda in Sept. He was known to his family as ''Bud'' and friends as ''Jadie''. He was a Korean War Veteran, serving two tours of duty in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a printing press operator at Paramount Packaging, Chalfont, for 30 years prior to his retirement in 1993. He was a sports enthusiast, traveling to Clearwater, FL, for the Phillies spring training and attending all of his son's and grandchildrens' sporting events. Surviving his wife are his son, Eric (Patricia); daughter, Adeline Giblin (Thomas); grandchildren Kristen Hack (Bryan) and Matthew; a great-granddaughter due in April; brothers, Richard (Daisy), Ronnie Wood, Wayne Wood (Vera); sisters, Bernadette Jones (Courtland-deceased) and Norma Reimer (Pete). He was predeceased by a daughter, Cindy Lou, and a brother Lewis Wood. A memorial service will be held on Fri, January 3rd at 10:30AM at Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, 135 W. Pumping Station Rd, Quakertown. Memorial contributions can be made to Bucks County SPCA, 1665 Street Rd, New Hope, PA 18938. Jeffery Naugle Funeral Home.
Charles B. Rice, D.D.S.
Surrounded by his loving family, Charles Berdan Rice, D.D.S., passed away peacefullyon Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Charles was born September 13, 1930 in Passiac, NJ. He is predeceased by his parents, Marjorie B. and C. Walter Rice, and sister, Elizabeth Isabel Angell.Charles graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1948
Jayne Harber Boger, 60
Jayne Harber Boger, 60, of Fort Mill, SC passed away Monday January 27, 2014 at her home. She was born in Chattanooga and lived on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee with her parents Keith and Caroline Harber and 2 brothers. She was the consummate Mother and survived 13 family moves and 10 new homes to decorate. She has fostered countless lasting relationships in 7 different states spanning from the Carolina's to Texas, Arkansas, and New Jersey. Jayne is survived by her husband of 37 years, Phillip Boger, sons James of Wytheville, Va. Landon of Hoboken, NJ and twin daughters Raulston of Louisville, KY and Caroline of Atlanta, GA. Her children were the light of her life. A memorial service will be held on Thursday January 30 at The Palmetto Funeral Home, 2049 Carolina Place in Fort Mill. The family will receive friends from 1:00 with a service following at 2:00. Online condolences to the family may be made at www.palmettofh.com. The family was served by Palmetto Funeral Home of Fort Mill, SC. Palmetto Funeral Home and Crematory
Betty J. Smith, 89
Betty J. Smith, 89 of Grove City, formerly of LaJose, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Orchard Manor in Grove City. Mrs. Smith was born November 22, 1924 in LaJose, a daughter of the late Henry and Daisy (McMaster) Michael. She is preceded in death by her husband William L. Smith on January 21, 2007. She was a member of the Grove City CMA Church. Betty was known by everyone as a friend and prayer warrior. Her interrests were other people which was cross generational. She was a woman that chose to speak words of encouragement rather than criticism. She was a supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Boys Town, Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Salvation Army. She is survived by a daughter
