From the Jan. 3 issue of the Register-News
By:
Ryan Lovejoy
ROEBLING Ryan Paul Lovejoy, 17, died Dec. 24 from injuries received in an auto accident.
Born in Willingboro Township, he had lived in Roebling all of his life.
He was a senior at Florence Township Memorial High School and a member of the football and track team.
He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Bordentown.
Grandson of the late Carlin P. Lovejoy and Robert W. Tootell, he is survived by his parents, Carlin Jr. "Skip" and Kim Lovejoy; two brothers, Brenton and Taylor Lovejoy, all of Roebling; paternal grandmother Ethel Lovejoy of Bradenton, Fla.; maternal grandmother Jacquelin D. Tootell of Bordentown Township; aunts and uncles Aimee Lovejoy of Mount Laurel, Beth and Michael Gagnon of Windsor, Conn., Doug and Sharon Tootell of Spartanburg, S.C., Kris and Michael Ceponis of Belle Mead, Jan and Christopher Urion of Levittown, Pa., and many cousins.
Interment was held in Emleys Hill Cemetery, Cream Ridge.
Justin R. Ondusko
FLORENCE Justin R. Ondusko, 17, died Dec. 24 from injuries received in an automobile accident.
Born in Florence, he was a lifelong resident.
He was a junior at Florence Township Memorial High School and worked part time at the Precious Pets store in Burlington.
He attended Sunday school at Florence United Methodist Church.
He loved animals and enjoyed playing football and fixing cars.
Grandson of the late Joseph Ondusko, he is survived by his parents, Jeanne Skeenes Ondusko and George J. Ondusko; a brother, George; his maternal grandparents, Leonard and Doris Hamilton Skeenes; and his paternal grandmother, Helen Partches Ondusko, all of Florence; his stepgrandmother, Pat Ondusko of Trenton; his girlfriend, Heather Mercantini; and aunts, uncles and cousins.
The funeral was held at Dennison Funeral Home, Florence, with the Rev. John Orr, pastor of Florence United Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be sent to his mother, Jeanne Ondusko, for a memorial project, in care of Linda Cochran, 610 E. Fifth St., Florence, NJ 08518.
Maurice F.
Lippincott
MANSFIELD Maurice F. Lippincott, 54, died Dec. 26 at his home.
Born in Trenton, he had lived in Mansfield Township and Long Beach Island all his life.
He was an administrative assistant for Dr. Herbert Greenberg at Caliper Co. in Princeton.
He attended Arney’s Mount Friends Meeting.
He is survived by his wife, Helene Lucash Lippincott; a son, Maurice P. Lippincott, and a daughter, Amy E. Lippincott, both of Jobstown; his mother, Sarah R. Lippincott of Jobstown; and three sisters, Judy Sweeny of Marlton, Alyce Oster of Sarasota, Fla., and Marcy Lippincott of Jobstown.
A memorial service was held at the Peppler Funeral Home, Bordentown, in addition to a service held at Arney’s Mount Friends Meeting in Arney’s Mount.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Arney’s Mount Friends Meeting, c/o Mary Middleton, 214 Medford Leas, Medford, NJ 08055.
George Ely
BORDENTOWN CITY George Ely, 89, died Dec. 30 at Buttonwood Hospital of Burlington County.
Born in Bordentown, he was a lifelong area resident.
He was a cook for the Yankee Clipper Diner and a maintenance worker at Laurel Notch Golf Course.
Uncle of the late Catherine "Tootsie" Norcross, he is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Oneda and Harry Havens of Bordentown City; and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held at Peppler Funeral Home with the Rev. Mildred E. Bender of Trinity United Methodist Church officiating.
Burial was in Bordentown Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Charles Ermi
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Charles Ermi, 78, died Dec. 28 at the Plaza Regency at The Windrows, Plainsboro.
Born in Elizabeth, he was a longtime Trenton area resident.
He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and received the American Service and World War II Victory medals.
He retired after 38 years as an electroencephalographer with Trenton Psychiatric Hospital.
He was a member of St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton.
Son of the late William Ermi and Laura Dwoyer Ermi Kellis and husband of the late Eugenia Laurent, he is survived by seven sons and six daughters-in-law, Timothy Ermi of New York, Charles and Joyce Ermi of Mercerville, James and Linda Ermi of Florence, John and Shannon Ermi, Stephen and Michele Ermi and Francis and Rose Ermi, all of Bordentown City, and Thomas and Kim Ermi of Rosemont, Pa.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanne and A. Anthony Arroyo of Columbus, Ann and Louis DeMille of Bordentown Township and Susan and Matthew Hullfish of Plainsboro; two brothers, William of Lakewood and Vincent of Lakehurst; two sisters, Catherine Healey of Lakewood and Genevieve Kellis of Arizona; 23 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be 9 a.m. on Jan. 3 from Buklad Yardville Memorial Chapel, 30 Yardville-Allentown Road, Yardville.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. at St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church, 3500 S. Broad St., Hamilton.
Burial will be in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown.
Memorial contributions may be made to Garden State Hospice, 70 Jackson Drive, Cranford, NJ 07016.
Norton Ridolfino
TRENTON Wanda A. Norton Ridolfino, 74, died Dec. 26 at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong resident.
She retired from the Hamilton branch of the U.S. Postal Service.
She was a member of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton.
Daughter of the late Richard and Wanda Cybroch Norton, sister of the late Marie Norton and sister-in-law of the late Joseph Ridolfino and Mary Ahr, she is survived by her husband, Dominick Ridolfino; two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Cindy Ridolfino of Crosswicks and Ralph and Donna Ridolfino of Hamilton; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Miriam Terman, and Sherley and Frank Glazewski of Trenton; five grandchildren, Kiel, Jessica, Justin and Michael Ridolfino and Chris Sickler; a sister-in-law, Lena Ridolfino of Hamilton; four brothers-in-law and their spouses, Nicholas and Grace Ridolfino of Hamilton, Bernard and Frances Ridolfino of East Windsor, Daniel and Jean Ridolfino of Hamilton and Arthur Ahr of Trenton; and nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held from Kingston & Kemp Funeral Home, Hamilton.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton.
Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hamilton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648.
Ernest Genovay
HAMILTON Ernest "Ernie" Genovay, 48, died Dec. 25 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.
Born in Trenton, he was a longtime Hamilton resident and graduated from Steinert High School.
He was a self-employed carpenter, specializing in hardwood floors.
He enjoyed ferrets, cats, football, hockey, wrestling, race cars, music and computers.
Son of the late Frank Sr. and Josephine Genovay and brother of the late Mary Williams and Josephine Metrick, he is survived by a daughter, Shannon Genovay of Hamilton Square; his companion, Joyce Davis of Hamilton Square; a brother-in-law, Robert Metrick of Hamilton; a great-nephew, Anthony Metrick of Hamilton; brothers and sisters and their spouses, Joseph Genovay of Hamilton, Ann and Ray Nuttall of Morrisville, Pa., Rose Kamping of Levittown, Pa., Eva and Jack Keever of Fairless Hills, Pa., Joyce James and Frank and Liz Genovay of Hamilton, Leonard and Nancy Genovay and John and Bonnie Genovay of Yardville, Patricia and Chris Bearhalter of Hamilton and Michael and Annie Genovay of Florence; 10 nieces; five nephews; 10 great-nieces; and seven great-nephews.
The funeral was held at Saul Colonial Home, Hamilton Square, with the Rev. Stanley Krzyston of St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church officiating.
Burial was private.
Catherine M.
Conlon
HAMILTON Catherine M. Conlon, 94, died Dec. 23.
Born in Trenton, she lived in East Orange many years before returning to the Trenton area.
She retired from RCA-Sarnoff Corp., West Windsor.
Daughter of the late Charles T. and Johanna Reck Cozzens and wife of the late Joseph Conlon, she is survived by a stepdaughter, Jean E. Conlon of West Caldwell; and 12 cousins, Agnes, Blaine, Roscoe and Anthony Shaddow and Nancy Green Strigel and Richard Green, all of Hamilton, George Shaddow of Columbus, Marilyn Shaddow Flowers of Yardley, Pa., Charles Shaddow of Asbury, Charlene Shaddow Cohan of Cypren, Calif., and Kate and Timothy Shaddow of California.
The funeral was held at Knott’s Colonial Funeral Home with the Rev. Stanley Kryston, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, officiating.
Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Trenton.