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Deena Cloutier Groninger
ALLENTOWN Deena Cloutier Groninger, 39, died Wednesday, May 23, at home.
Born in Riverhead, N.Y., she lived in Allentown for three years.
She was a purchasing manager with Sigma Corp., Plumsted.
She is survived by her husband, Bernard E. Groninger; a daughter, Genevieve Josie Groninger at home; her mother, Mariette Marechal of Belgium; her father, Roger L. Cloutier of Los Angeles; a sister, Debra R. Fidalga of Forked River; a brother, Roger L. Cloutier Jr. of Colorado Springs, Colo.; aunts including Josephine Marechal of Belgium; uncles, nieces, and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, 555 Yardville-Allentown Road, Yardville.
Burial was private.
Arrangements are by Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown.
Lilith Dacosta-Muniz
MILLSTONE Lilith Dacosta-Muniz, 49, died Wednesday, May 23, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township.
Born in Trelawny, Jamaica, she moved to Millstone 12 years ago.
She was a secretary with Robert Wood Johnson/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick.
Mrs. Dacosta-Muniz was a member of Debow United Methodist Church, Jackson.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Muniz; two daughters, Amaryllis and Adora Dacosta-Muniz of Millstone; and her mother, Doslyn Haines of Trelawny.
Funeral was held at Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown, N.J. with the Rev. Lynn Wilson of Debow United Methodist Church officiating.
Burial will be in Trelawny.
Memorial contributions may be made to UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Scleroderma Research Fund, 1 RWJ Place, MEB-566, New Brunswick, N.J. 08913.
Dorothy Coiro
YARDLEY, Pa. Dorothy H. Coiro, 56, died Thursday, May 24, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Born in Willow Grove, Pa., she lived in Allentown, N.J., before moving to Yardley 10 years ago.
She was a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Yardley, and its Aid for Friends group.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John and Heather Coiro of Cream Ridge, N.J.; a daughter, Jill Coiro of Jacobstown, N.J.; a stepdaughter, Michele Connahan of Chester, N.J.; a grandson, Michael Davis Coiro of Cream Ridge; her mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Joseph LaRocca of Brigantine; a brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Barbara McMullean of Norristown; and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Dee and Russ Bell of Bridgetown, N.J. and Diane and Joe Roeber of Las Vegas.
Requiem Eucharist was celebrated at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 47 W. Afton Ave., with the Rev. Daniell Hamby, pastor, officiating.
Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Arrangements are by Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dorothy H. Coiro Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 698, Allentown, N.J. 08501.
Rae Denenberg
PHILADELPHIA Rae Narod Denenberg, 88, died Monday, May 21, at Ashton Hall Nursing Home.
Born in Russia, she lived in Roosevelt, N.J., for 22 years and Trenton 60 years, moving to Philadelphia two years ago.
She retired after many years with the state Division of Taxation and state Department of Environmental Protection.
Mrs. Denenberg was a life member of the Deborah Foundation and Greenwood House, a member of Hadassah, and was former president of B’Nai B’rith and Mercer County Pharmaceutical Association.
She was a member of Congregation Brothers of Israel, Trenton.
Mother of the late Edward J. Denenberg and wife of the late Harry Denenberg, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Rita and Harvey Comer of Philadelphia; a sister, Rose Port of Delray Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren, Mark Denenberg and wife Kay, Susan Reynolds and husband Joseph, and Hallie and Carrie Comer; and a great-grandson, Andrew Denenberg.
Funeral and burial were held at Roosevelt Cemetery, with Rabbi Howard Hersch of Congregation Brothers of Israel officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19111; or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Arrangements are by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing, N.J.
Ruth Bates
TRENTON Ruth Bates, 85, of Trenton died Friday, May 25, in Hamilton Township.
Born in Philadelphia, she had lived in the Trenton area for the past 70 years.
She and her husband owned and operated Moyer’s Photo Shop in Trenton for over 40 years. She was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton and a founding member of the Soroptimists Club of Trenton.
Wife of the late W. Edmund Bates and sister of the late Mary M. Meagher and Walter Evans, she is survived by a special friend, Alvin R. Smith of Allentown; and nine nieces and nephews; William Meagher, Thomas Smith, Richard Smith, Alice Stanhope, Abigail Smith, Ruth Bertagni, Helen Smith, Carol Floyd and Marilyn Grama.
Funeral services were held at Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown.
Interment was in Allentown Presbyterian Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Allentown First Aid Squad, Box 252, Allentown, N.J. 08501.
