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OBITUARIES FROM THE YEAR 2000:
Ruth Zdepski
HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. — Ruth M. Zdepski, 76, died Friday, May 19, at home.
Born in Irvington, N.J., she was a longtime Holland Township, N.J., resident before moving to Harleysville a year ago.
She was a teacher in Orange County, Va., two years and a house parent at Kodiak Baptist Mission in Kodiak, Alaska, four years.
She was a member and Sunday school teacher at First United Methodist Church of Christ, Milford, N.J., and Baptistown Baptist Church. She also was a member of American Iris Society Region 19.
Mrs. Zdepski graduated from Frenchtown (N.J.) High School in 1941 and Wheaton (Ill.) College in 1946 with a degree in Christian education.
Widow of Stephen Zdepski and mother of the late Stephen Gregory, she is survived by four sons, Mark of Delaware Township, Joel of Mountain View, Calif., Paul of Kintnersville and James of Hellertown; two daughters, Ellen Culberson of Frenchtown and Jean Fennell of Milford; a brother, William Mull of Holland Township; and 10 grandchildren.
Graveside service were held Sunday at Rosemont Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, Flemington.
Memorial donations may be made to Kodiak Baptist Mission, 1944 Rezanoff Drive, Kodiak, Alaska, 99615.
Jeanine Allen
Jeanine Coltat Allen, 78, an antique store owner in New Hope and Frenchtown and a former French teacher at Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, died Wednesday, April 26, at Chestnut Hill Hospital.
She had been a resident of Stapeley Hall Health Care Center in Germantown, following a stroke November 1997.
Mrs. Allen was born and raised in France. She received her baccalaureate at the University of Poitiers and continued her studies at Georgetown University. She taught French at Germantown Friends school from 1959 until 1972 and was referred to by her former students as “Madame.”
She joined the Germantown Monthly Meeting in 1964. She became an American citizen in 1969.
Her sense of history and eye for beauty led her into antiques. She retired from teaching in 1972 and moved to Bucks County where she opened an antique store, the ‘Fleur-de-Lys,’ in New Hope. She subsequently moved the store to Frenchtown (N.J.), renaming it “Jeanine-Louise Antiques.” She was noted by the Washington Post as being the only French-speaking store-owner in Frenchtown.
Mrs. Allen was an active participant in New Hope Borough Council meetings for many years and was a member of the Club Originale in Philadelphia. Her hobbies included weaving, woodworking and reading fine literature.
She is survived by her son, Jean-Louis Rousseau; her daughter, Marie-Christine Allen; her sister, Marie-Noelle Coltat; three grandchildren, Deborah Rousseau, Magali Halvorsen and Maxime Rousseau; and three great-grandchildren, Kevin, Joaquim and Amandine.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 28, at Germantown Monthly Meeting, 47 West Coulter St., Germantown.
Memorial donations may be made to the Scholarship Fund at Germantown Friends School, 31 West Coulter St., Philadelphia, Pa., 19144-2898.
Catherine Scaringelli
TRENTON — Catherine N. DeMarco Scaringelli, 82, died Monday, May 22, at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.
Ms. Scaringelli retired in 1984 after 10 years from the Trenton Board of Education.
She was a member of Kent Athletic Association Ladies Auxiliary.
She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Dotina DeMarco, widow of Michael Scaringelli and sister of the late Domenic, Anthony, Jack and Carl DeMarco, Philomena Yannerella and Marie Pollacco.
Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Mary Ann and Robert Casole of Trenton and Michele M. Cipriano, with whom she lived; three sisters, Rose Margiotta of Bristol, Pa., Victoria Nemeth of Trenton and Mildred Yannerella of Lambertville; two brothers, Joseph and Frank DeMarco, both of Trenton; four grandchildren, Alicia and Andrew Casole and Michael and Jennifer Cipriano; a great-granddaughter, Alexa Marie Cipriano; and nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held today (May 25) at 9 a.m. at Brenna Funeral home, Trenton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church, Trenton. Burial will be held in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Hamilton.
Albert Ovacz
FLORENCE — Albert M. “Doctor” Ovacz, 70, died Saturday, May 20, at Cooper Hospital University Medical Center, Camden.
Born in Roebling, he was a lifelong Roebling and Florence resident.
Mr. Ovacz retired in 1995 from Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., Bordentown. Previously, he worked 25 years with John A. Roebling’s Sons Co. and Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp., Roebling, and the Burlington County Highway Department.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Mr. Ovacz was a lifelong member of Holy Assumption Catholic Church where he was an usher and member of its bingo committee. He was a 45-year member of Francis Robbins American Legion Post 194, Florence. He enjoyed dancing, weight-lifting and reading.
Surviving are a son, Adam of Roebling; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and Richard Jingoli of Bordentown Township, and Cathy Ovacz and Tim Smith of West Amwell; a sister, Elsie Cooper of Malibu, Calif.; a brother-in-law, Romeo Marinelli of Florence; three grandchildren, Madison and Cassandra Jingoli and Miles Smith; and nieces and nephews, including Ronnie Marinelli.
The funeral will be held today (May 25) at 9:30 a.m. from Koschek and Porter Funeral Directors, Roebling. A funeral mass will be held at the church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Harold Farley
TRENTON — Harold Farley, 89, died Wednesday, May 17, at home.
Born in Lambertville, he lived in the Trenton area for more than 80 years.
Mr. Farley retired after 45 years as a supervisor with the City of Trenton Streets Division. Previously, he worked with Amtrak.
He attended Trenton public schools.
He was the son of the late Stewart and Lena Tripplett Farley, father of the late Dorothy Redd and Marjorie Bethea and brother of the late Josephine and Elizabeth Blackwell and Frederic and William Farley.
Surviving are three sons and two daughters-in-law, Rayfield and Jacqueline Meyers, Frederic Meyers and Ernest and Carmelia Meyers; four daughters and a son-in-law, Louella and Ronald Williams, Lena Farley, Leonard and Darlene and Joanne Meyers, all of Trenton; 25 grandchildren; 75 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; and other relatives.
The funeral was held Wednesday at Anderson Funeral Service, Trenton, with Bishop Willie J. Jones, pastor of Holy Cross Church of Christ, officiating. Burial was in Ewing Cemetery.
Rose M. Mancuso
Rose M. Mancuso, 78, died Monday at St. Joseph’s Care Center.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in Lawrenceville.
Mrs. Mancuso retired as an administrator for Nynex Corp., Manhattan.
Daughter of the late Joseph and Assunta Tenerello Nardiello, wife of the late Vincent Mancuso and sister of the late Mary Ferrara, Louise Viggiano and Gabriel Nardiello, she is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Matthew and Theresa of Princeton and Joseph and Patricia of New Brunswick; a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Gary Bur of Hopewell Township; two sisters, Angelina Zippilli of Brooklyn and Virginia Romeo of Lindenhurst, N.Y.; and nine grandchildren, Gina, Henry, Brienna, Matthew, Aaron, Caitlin and Vincent Mancuso and Pauline and Rose Bur.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, New Brunswick.
Burial will be in St. Gertrude Cemetery, New Brunswick.
Ruth Holly Butrym
Ruth Holly Butrym, 61, died Sunday at Manor Care, Yardley, Pa.
Born in Perth Amboy, she lived in Pennington 40 years.
She was a computer teacher and instructor. She worked for Infomed, Sage Data, and Clancy Paul. Most recently, she worked for the Academy of Professional Development, Ewing.
Daughter of the late Anna Kuban and Louis Wasko, she is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, David M. Faith of Charlotte, N.C., and Eric D. and Christine Butrym of Pennington; a daughter, Leigh Anne Butrym of Yardley, Pa.; a sister, Helen Wasko of Edison; three brothers, John Wasko of Edison, George Wasko of Bremerton, Wash., and Paul Wasko of Perth Amboy; two grandchildren, Grace and Celia; and former husband and friend, Edward Butrym of Pennington.
Funeral and burial was private.
Memorial contributions may be made to Deborah Heart and Lung Center, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, 08015, or to American Cancer Society: Mercer County Chapter, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, 08648-2304.
Arrangements were by Blackwell Memorial Home, Pennington.
Grayce M. Hall
Grayce M. Hall, 94, died May 17, at Park Place Center, Monmouth Junction.
Born in Hopewell Township, she was a lifelong area resident.
She was manager of The Gallop Farm, Montgomery, for 40 years.
She was a member of Rocky Hill and Montgomery senior citizens clubs and Blawenburg Reformed Church. She enjoyed flower gardening.
Daughter of the late David and Eva Blackwood Moore, wife of the late Bernard Hall and sister of the late Edna Anderson and Spencer, Robert and Johnson Moore, she is survived by a son, Edward of Skillman; a sister, Bonnie Voorhees of Pennsylvania; a grandson, Kevin Hall; a granddaughter Andrea Bergen; and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were private at Highland Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Cromwell Memorial Home, Hopewell.
Roland Maas
Roland Maas, 55, died May 18, at home.
Born in Rheinberg, Germany, he came to the United States in 1963 and was a longtime Titusville resident.
A certified public accountant, he was a partner in the international tax services group of Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP, New York.
He was a member of the Association of International Certified Public Accountants, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and Deutscher Verein, New York. He was a board member of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, New York, and the Literary Society Foundation, New York, and president of the Deutsche Sprachschule in Union. He was also a member of the U.S. Men’s Field Hockey Team, playing in two PanAm games.
He often spoke on international taxation and tax treaty issues of concern to German-owned American businesses. He published many articles on these issues as well.
Mr. Maas held a master’s degree in business administration (finance) from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University.
Son of the late Johannes and Maria Maas, he is survived by his wife, Jacoba Maas; a son, Christopher of Titusville: two daughters, Kirsten of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Jocelyn of Hoboken; and a brother and sister-in-law, Karl-Heinz and Maureen of Chatham.
Funeral was Monday at St. George’s Church.
Burial was in Harbourton Cemetery, Harbourton.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. George’s Education Scholarship Fund, St. George’s Church, 1370 River Road, Titusville, 08560.
Edward M. Dahlhaus
Edward M. Dahlhaus, 80, died Saturday at home.
Born in Paterson, he lived in Titusville since 1980.
He retired as an electrical engineer with the state Department of Transportation, Ewing.
Mr. Dahlhaus was an Army veteran of World War II.
He was a graduate of Villanova University, Class of 1949.
Son of the late Frank J. and Gertrude A. Friedhoff Dahlhaus, he is survived by his wife, Veronica Gallik Dahlhaus; a son and daughter-in-law, Frank E. Dahlhaus and Paula Jakowlew of Flemington; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathleen A. and Paul M. McAndrew of Lenoxville, Pa., Claire M. and Peter A. Riili of Frankford Township; a sister, Mildred A. Rawcliffe of Beachwood,; three grandsons; and three granddaughters.
Funeral was private.
Burial was in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Simpson, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton, 08560, or to Villanova University Memorial Fund.
Arrangements were by Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, Hopewell Township.
