DELAWARE — Wilhelm “Bill” Klein, 88, died Tuesday, May 16, at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital.
Born in West Orange, he was a longtime Delaware Township area resident.
He was a carpenter and construction contractor who worked on the Pennytown Shopping Center, Hopewell. He then became caretaker and superintendent of the complex. He worked for O.E. Lewis, Woodsville, and owned and operated Klein’s Turkey Farm and Strimple’s Mill Sawmill. He also worked for the Delaware Township Road Department.
He was a member of the Stockton Rod and Gun Club. He founded the Pennytown Petting Zoo and enjoyed hunting.
Son of the late Otto and Fredericka Pfeifer Klein, widower of Lillian Dalrymple Klein and brother of eight late siblings, he is survived by two daughters, Irene L. Janiszewski of Stockton and Alice M. Ubel of Kingwood; a son, William O. of Stockton; 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held Saturday at Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, Lambertville, with the Rev. David Errickson of the Old Rocks Church of West Amwell officiating. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Stockton Rescue Squad, Mill Street, Stockton, 08559.
NEW HOPE — Fred C. Bair Jr. of New Hope died Wednesday, May 17, at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital. He was 57.
Born in Doylestown, Mr. Bair lived in the Lambertville and New Hope area most of his life.
He operated Fred C. Bair and Son Painting Contractors for the past 14 years.
Mr. Bair was an Army veteran.
He was a son of the late Fred C. and Sanitella Ollio Bair Sr. and brother of the late Barbara E. Bair. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Masterson of Lambertville; two sons, Fred C. Bair III of Lambertville and Brian J. Bair of New Hope; one sister, Cathy Hagen of New Hope; two grandsons, Fred C. Bair IV and Brandon Bair, both of New Hope; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday at the Garefino Funeral Home, Lambertville. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Lambertville. Burial followed in the parish cemetery.
EAST AMWELL — Ethel E. Lake, 87, died Saturday, May 20, at Hunterdon Medical Center.
Born in Laurel, Del., she lived in the Allentown area many years before moving to Ringoes 10 years ago.
Widow of Stanley L. Lake Sr., she is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Stanley J. and Fran Lake of Jay, Fla., Richard and Joan Lake of Ringoes and Joseph and Donna Lake of Mount Holly; a daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Andy Hunsperger of Sunnyvale, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Wednesday at Princeton Memorial Park, Washington Township.
Arrangements were under the direction of Peppler Funeral Home, Allentown.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.