Max G. Frankel, William Lippincott, Peter l. Fiumenero, James MacKenzie 2nd, Andrew R. Kovatch, Lynne J. Cushman.
Max G. Frankel
Retired professor
Dr. Max Gershon Frankel of Princeton died Sunday at home. He was 79.
Born in Shawnee, Okla., he was a resident of Princeton the past 32 years.
He retired in 1987 as professor and director of graduate studies in mental retardation at Kean College in Union.
Before working at Kean, he was professor of special education at The College of New Jersey and director of the Exceptional School of Education at the Catholic University of America in Washington.
He was the author of a textbook, "Functional Teaching of the Mentally Retarded," as well as numerous articles and films on special education.
He was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and earned a master’s degree at the University of Denver and doctorate in psychology and special education from St. Louis University in 1966.
He was elected a member of the American Psychological Association and served as consultant to the Royal Danish Ministry of Education.
He was a member of the Jewish Center of Princeton and the New Jersey Education Association and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Son of the late Leon and Sara Frankel, he is survived by his wife, Frances Pinsker Frankel; daughter and son-in-law Elka Frankel and David Eden of Princeton; son and daughter-in-law Joel Frankel and Helen Rosenberg of Chicago, Ill.; sisters Ida Shreiber of Lake San Marcos, Calif., and Pauline Rothenberg of Danville, Calif.; grandchildren Layle and Elan Frankel; and nieces and nephews.
Services and burial will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge.
The period of mourning will be observed at his residence.
Memorial contributions can be made to The Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, 237 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08540; The Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08540; or the Center of Jewish Life, 70 Washington Road, Princeton, NJ 08540; or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Funeral arrangements are by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing.
William Lippincott
Former dean of students
NORTHEAST HARBOR, Maine – William D’Olier Lippincott died Nov. 21. He was 81.
He was a longtime resident of Princeton.
Mr. Lippincott was a dean of students at Princeton University from 1954 to 1968 and director of the Alumni Council from 1968 to 1972.
He was active in Alcoholics Anonymous and was remembered on the campus for his sympathetic counseling of students.
He was a graduate of St. George’s School, Newport, R.I. and a 1941 graduate of Princeton University.
Burial service will be 1:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at St. Mary’s Chapel in Northeast Harbor.
Peter L. Fiumenero
Lifelong Princeton resident
Peter L. Fiumenero of Princeton died Thursday at home. He was 64.
Born in Princeton, he was a Princeton resident his entire life.
He was a self-employed painter and paperhanger and a former business agent for Local Union 452.
He was a 1954 graduate of Princeton High School.
He was a member of the Princeton Italian-American Sportsmen’s Club.
He is survived by his wife, Mitzie Fiumenero; daughters and sons-in-law Elizabeth and Donald Allen of Hopewell, Antoinette and Joseph McCormick of Upper Black Eddy, Pa., Cherese and Anthony DeLisa of Hamilton Square and Tina Fiumenero of West Windsor; son Michael Fiumenero of Allentown; and six grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08542.
Arrangements were by The Kimble Funeral Home, Princeton.
James MacKenzie 2nd
Former real estate broker
CONNEAUT, Ohio – James MacKenzie 2nd died Thursday at Lorantffy Care Center in Copley, Ohio. He was 66.
Born in Princeton, he was a Princeton resident many years. He also lived in Madison, N.J. before moving to Conneaut five years ago.
He was a professional drummer, licensed helicopter pilot and a licensed real estate broker associated with Charles Drane Insurance and Real Estate Co. in Princeton and the Howe Real Estate and Insurance Co. Later, he owned MacKenzie Realty in Princeton Junction.
He was a graduate of The Hun School of Princeton in 1953 and the General Motors Institute of Technology in Flint, Mich.
An Army veteran, he served in the 24th Infantry Band in Korea.
He served on the 1976 Bicentennial Commission in Princeton and was also a trust officer for the First Church of Christ, Scientists, of Boston. He was a member of Princeton Lodge #38 F&AM.
Son of the late James and Marie Thornton MacKenzie and father of the late Harriet MacKenzie, he is survived by daughters Victoria Warren of Austin, Texas and Mary Watlington of Roosevelt; son Alexander MacKenzie of Madison; sisters Marie Day of Eugene, Ore., Jean Szilagyi of Conneaut and Dorothy Popham of Temple, Texas; aunt Mrs. C. Lawrence Dey of West Windsor; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at Lorantffy Care Center in Copley at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lorantffy Care Center.
Arrangements are by the Thompson-Smith Funeral Home, Conneaut.
Andrew R. Kovatch
Daughter lives in Princeton
LAKEWOOD – Andrew R. Kovatch died Sunday at Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood. He was 79.
Born in Fords, he was a resident of Mountainside for 35 years before moving to Lakewood five years ago. He also was a former Linden resident.
He retired in 1985 as a vice president of the Motor Machine Co., Edison, after 46 years.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
He was a member of the Catholic Slovak Union of New Jersey, the Visitation Church in Brick and a former member of the Suburban Country Club, Union.
Son of the late Andrew Kovatch, he is survived by his mother, Emma Kovatch of Fords; wife Mary Vanco Kovatch; son Richard A. Kovatch of Charlottesville, Va.; daughters Joyce M. Albers-Schonberg of Princeton, JoAnn Kuser of Wilton, Conn. and Andrea M. Correia of Virginia Beach, Va.; brother Robert Kovatch of Edison; sister Lillian Jenkins of Fords; and seven grandchildren.
The funeral will be 8:45 a.m. Thursday at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
Funeral liturgy will be 9:30 a.m. at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton.
Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery.
Visiting hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, New Jersey Chapter, P.O. Box 5273, Kendall Park, NJ 08824.
Lynne J. Cushman
Retired Berlitz executive
LAMBERTVILLE – Lynne J. Cushman died Saturday at home. She was 60.
Born in New Kensington, Pa., she was a resident of the Lambertville area for many years.
An executive with Berlitz International for 33 years, she retired as managing director of the North American region in 1999.
She began at Berlitz as a language instructor in Miami. She worked for Berlitz in the United States and Europe and was the director of the company’s largest school at Rockefeller Center in New York, then served as district director for the Washington, D.C. area and as eastern regional director based in Princeton, where she supervised the training of the school’s district and regional directors and the training of Berlitz teaching methods.
After retiring, she served as a volunteer English tutor for foreign students at the Jesus School in Lambertville.
Daughter of the late Homer and Iona Ludwig Crusan, she is survived by her husband, Frederick Cushman of Lambertville; brother Bruce Crusan of Upland, Calif.; and many cousins.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at the Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, 21 York St., Lambertville, with the Rev. Richard Townley, rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, officiating.
Burial will be at Mount Home Cemetery, Lambertville
Calling hours will be noon until time of service at the funeral home.