Michele Tamasi, David Heaps, Pamela Donath, Gino Treves, Andrea Paoletti, Robert Faherty, Margaret Sutphen, Mary Lawson, Alex D. Fox.
Michele A. Tamasi
Worked at Sarnoff facility
Michele Angelo Tamasi of Princeton Borough died Tuesday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 85.
Born in Carpinone, Italy, he was a longtime Princeton resident and worked at the former RCA David Sarnoff Research Center in West Windsor before retiring in 1977.
He traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Near East, the Middle East and Africa.
During World War II, he was a grenadier in the Third Battalion for King Vitorio Manuel and received several medals and commendations for his front-line service, including the Bronze Cross. During the war, he was stationed in Yugoslavia in a division of the Italian secret service. After the war, he continued his military service, collaborating with allied forces.
Although not formally educated, he spoke seven languages and was knowledgeable in geography, history and culture.
He worked in bridge and road construction throughout Italy. During his trips to Italy, he was a frequent attendee of operas and concerts.
Mr. Tamasi came to the United States with his wife and three daughters on the Andrea Doria in 1955. He continued his interest in Italian opera and story-telling, a love he gave to his children and grandchildren.
Son of the late Loretta Biondi Tamasi and Saverio Tamasi, he is survived by his wife of nearly 54 years, Elvira Perna Tamasi; daughters and sons-in-law Antonietta and Lonnie Branham of Princeton, Pierina and Ralph Thayer of Princeton and Rita and Romeo de Rose of Little Neck, N.Y.; brother Domenico Tamasi of Carpinone, Italy; grandchildren Michelle, Aaron, Adriano, Mirella and Genevieve; and numerous nephews and nieces in Europe, Canada and Argentina.
The funeral will be 8:30 a.m. Saturday at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9:15 a.m. at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton.
Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, attention: development office, 195 Little Albany St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
David Heaps
Worked at Ford Foundation
MONTCLAIR — David Heaps, who lived in Princeton the past 20 years, died Saturday in Montclair after a long illness. He was 84.
For many years, he guided Ford Foundation programs in Africa and pioneered human-rights policies.
Born in Winnipeg, Canada, he served in the Canadian Army during World War II and was awarded the Military Cross, the British Commonwealth’s high honor for bravery in action.
In the 1960s and early 1970s, when American foundations began to encourage democratic principles and economic reforms in newly independent African countries, Mr. Heaps headed the Ford Foundation’s efforts, first in West Africa and then in North Africa.
Upon his return to the United States in the early 1970s, Mr. Heaps — with then Ford Foundation President McGeorge Bundy — authored a report studying and inventorying the fledgling human-rights movement. This work led to the foundation’s commitment to the human-rights field.
After leaving the Ford Foundation, he founded The International Rescue Service, an organization dedicated to freeing political dissidents from African prisons.
He also served as the chairman of The Human Rights Internet, a clearing house for international human-rights organizations.
Until his death, he remained active in human rights, working and writing for such organizations as Amnesty International.
Son of the late Abe Heaps, a member of the Canadian Parliament and cabinet member, and the founder of the New Democratic or Socialist Canadian Party, he is survived by his wife, Mabel Heaps of Montclair; sons Jonathan and Daniel of New York and Alan of Montclair.
Pamela L. Donath
Grew up in Princeton
FANNETTSBURG, Pa. — Pamela L. Donath died Tuesday in the Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg. She was 53.
Born in Princeton, she was a self-employed antiques dealer and past president of the Bucks County Antique Dealers Association.
She was a graduate of Princeton High School and graduated from the College of Wooster, in Ohio, in 1964.
Wife of the late Paul F. Donath, who died in November, she is survived by sons Andrew F. Donath of Lansdale and Jeremy P. Donath of Rochester, N.Y.; a daughter Amanda G. Donath of Lansdale; a brother, the Rev. Keith R. Conover of Smock, Pa.; and two nieces.
The funeral will be noon Monday at the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, 112 West King St., Shippensburg, Pa., with the Rev. Conover presiding.
Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, at the convenience of the family.
Visiting hours are 11 a.m. to noon Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 225 East King St., Chambersburg, PA 17201.
Gino R. Treves
Chemist and cellist
Gino R. Treves of Princeton died Sunday at Francis Parker Home, Piscataway. He was 83.
Born in Turin, Italy, he was a chemist and accomplished cellist.
He graduated from the University of Turin in 1939 with a doctor of science degree in agricultural chemistry and immigrated to the United States in 1940. He received a master’s of science degree in biochemistry and nutrition in 1942 from Cornell University and served in the Army in the medical division of Chemical Warfare Services.
He was a chief chemist for Schieffelin and Co. Research Laboratory in New York from 1943 to 1955, working on projects dealing with antispasmodics, cycloplegics, mydriatics and estrogenic substances.
He married in 1952 and moved to Princeton in 1956 to work at FMC Corp. He was engaged in synthesizing potential industrial and agricultural chemicals and was later responsible for planning and carrying out synthesis work under government contract.
During his career, he received several patents and associated collateral patents in Germany, Austria, Canada and the United Kingdom and published articles based on his research.
Mr. Treves was an accomplished bridge and tennis player and a gifted amateur cellist.
He studied with Benedetto Mazzacurati in Rome as a youth. He was principal cellist for the Princeton Community Orchestra and performed for church groups, the YMCA, the orchestra of McCarter Theatre and for concerts at FMC comprised of colleagues and musical amateurs.
He is survived by his wife Clotilde Treves of Princeton; sons George and Francis, both of Princeton; daughter Claire of Port Washington, N.Y.; and four grandchildren.
A private burial service was held in Queens, N.Y.
A memorial concert will be held in Princeton in September.
Contributions may be made to the Francis E. Parker Home Employee Fund, 1421 River Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854.
Andrea Paoletti
Brother lives in Princeton
ROME, Italy — Andrea Paoletti died June 1. He was 36.
Born in Rome, he was a lifelong resident.
He practiced law and was a professor of constitutional law at the University of Teramo and a researcher of constitutional law at the University of Rome – Tor Vergata.
He is survived by parents Sergio and Anna Maria Ficorella Paoletti of Rome; sister Adriana of Rome; and brother Franco, a resident of Princeton.
A memorial service was held June 5 in Rome.
Robert M. Faherty
Worked at medical center
HOPEWELL BOROUGH — Robert M. Faherty died Wednesday at the Medical Center at Princeton. He was 88.
Born in Hopewell, he was a lifelong resident. He was retired from Rockwell Manufacturing Co. in Hopewell and from the Princeton Regional School System.
He was a lifelong member of St. Alphonsus Parish, Hopewell Borough.
Son of the late Philip and Mary Gleason Faherty, brother of the late Philip, Stephen and Thomas, Mary Rainy and Ann Niehaus, he is survived by his wife of 63 years, Eleanor Hixson Faherty; sons and daughters-in-law Robert and Judith Faherty of Ewing and Charles and Paulette Faherty of Skillman; sister Theresa Castagnola of Hawthorne, Nev.; grandchildren Robert of Ewing, T.J. of Salt Lake City; and Ty of Monmouth Junction; and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. at St. Alphonsus Church, Hopewell Borough, with the Rev. Ralph Stansly officiating.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Hopewell.
Calling hours will be 9 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Cromwell Memorial Home, 71 East Prospect St., Hopewell.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hopewell Fire & Rescue Squad, Columbia Avenue, Hopewell, NJ 08525.
Margaret E. Sutphen
Retired medical center nurse
DUNNELLON, Fla. — Margaret E. Sutphen died May 1 at Vencor Hospital, Tampa. She was 83.
Born in Hopewell, she was a resident of Dunnellon for 14 years.
She retired as a registered nurse at The Medical Center at Princeton, where she worked many years.
Daughter of the late Abron and Stella Davis, she is survived by husband Robert Miller Sutphen of Dunnellon; stepdaughter Jacquline Sutphen; brother Ted Davis; granddaughter Peggy Kowalik; and stepgranddaughter Brenda Sutphen.
Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24 at Princeton Cemetery.
Arrangements are by The Kimble Funeral Home, Princeton.
Mary B. Lawson
Worked at Princeton stores
PENNINGTON — Mary B. Lawson died Monday at the Medical Center at Princeton. She was 58.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, she was a resident of Lawrence before moving to Pennington three years ago.
She retired in 1985 from the F.W. Woolworth store on Nassau Street in Princeton after 12 years as a cashier. After retiring from Woolworth’s, she worked at the SuperFresh at the Princeton Shopping Center for 10 years.
Wife of the late James A. Lawson, she is survived by daughter and son-in-law Dawn H. and Stephen Peters of Pennington, brother Brian Thomson of Glasgow, Scotland; sisters Francis Erskin of Johannesburg, South Africa; Margaret Bryson and Elizabeth Stoddard both of Glasgow, Scotland and Annie Lay of Cleveland, Ga.; and grandchildren Stephen A. Peters, James S. Peters and Denise Laswon.
Funeral will be noon Saturday at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
Burial will follow at Princeton Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Mercer County Unit, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648.
Alex David Fox
Father lives in Rocky Hill
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Alex David Fox died Monday in Short Hills. He was 23.
Born in New Brunswick, he was a former West Windsor resident and lived in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick for the past 20 years.
He was a senior at Rutgers University, majoring in computer science. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity.
He is survived by his mother, Faith Fox of Monmouth Junction; father James Fox of Rocky Hill; sister Sloane Fox of Monmouth Junction; maternal grandmother Gail Zane of Rego Park, N.Y.; and paternal grandmother Margaret Fox of Hamilton Square.
The funeral was Wednesday. The period of mourning is observed at the Fox residence in Monmouth Junction.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Arrangements were by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing.