From the Jan. 3 edition of the Register-News
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Ethel M. Craddock
HAMILTON Ethel M. Craddock, 87, died Dec. 21 at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
Born in Pottstown, Pa., she was a lifelong Trenton area resident.
Daughter of the late Robert and Teresa Stanley Kerr, and wife of the late Clifford C. Craddock, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Marlene and Kenneth Lane, with whom she lived; three sons and daughters-in-law, John and Caroline Shaner of Hamilton, Charles and Julia Craddock of Trenton and Clifford and Diana Craddock of Florence; three brothers, Gerald, William and Kenneth Kerr of Pottstown; three sisters, Shirley Swavely of Boytertown, Pa. and Jean Sassman and Janet Delp of Pottstown; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held at the Buckland Memorial Home with the Rev. Valentine officiating.
Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrencville, NJ 08648.
Alfred E. Tobolski
TRENTON Alfred E. Tobolskim 75, died Dec. 25 at Statesman Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Levittown, Pa.
Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong city resident.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving as a staff sergeant in the liberation of the Philippines and occupation of Japan.
He retired in 1982 after 16 years as a letter investigator with the U.S. Postal Service in Lakehurst.
Mr. Tobolski had worked with C.V. Hill Refrigeration Co. in Trenton for many years.
He was a member of the Retired Letter Carriers Association, American Legion Post 458, Hamilton Veterans of Foreign Wars post, and a life member and commodore from 1962 to 1967 of Gilford Yacht Club in Dover Township.
Son of the late Albert and Lottie Grala Tobolski, he is survived by his wife of 53 years, Catherine F. "Kay" Grochala Tobolski; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Dennis J. and Ruthann Tobolski of Robbinsville, Robert J. and Kelly Tobolski of Bordentown Township and Gary E. Tobolski of Morrisville, Pa.; five grandchildren, Phillip, Joseph, Bobby, Matthew, and Angie; two great-grandchildren, Alexis and Kayla; and nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held from Winowicz Funeral Home.
Funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Trenton, with the Rev. Christian Wojciechowski officiating.
Burial was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
Raymond J. Kato Jr.
HAMILTON Raymond J. Kato Jr., 59, died Dec. 28 at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.
He worked with St. Gobain Performance Plastics, Bridgewater and was a member of St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church.
Son of the late Raymond J. Sr. and Helen Regis Kato, he is survived by his wife, Charlene Ehrengruber Kato; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Brian of Hamilton and Todd and Heather Kato of Bordentown Township; two sisters, Joyce Pasierb of Hamilton and Phyllis Pizzuti of Ewing; a grandson, Kyle Kato; and nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held from Buklad Memorial Home.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church.
Burial was in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery.
Oliver H. Jackson
MONROE Oliver H. Jackson, 69, died Dec. 27 at The Medical Center at Princeton.
Born in Highland Park, he lived in Monroe for 41 years.
Mr. Jackson was a member of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 9, Englishtown and had been an instructor with Local 432, New Brunswick.
He was a charter member of Applegarth Engine Co. 1 and former leader of Boy Scout Troop 105, Monroe.
He was a member of Apollo Lodge F&AM, Hightstown, and United Methodist Church of Cranbury.
Brother of the late Gertrude G. Zalinsky, he is survived by his wife, Joan Jackson; three sons and two daughters-in-law, John J. and Laura D. Jackson of Cranbury, George P. and Linda F. Jackson of Chesterfield and William J. Jackson of East Windsor; a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer J. and Jon Schmidt of Hightstown; and nine grandchildren, Lindsay E. and Courtney L. Jackson, John P., George J., William J. and Olivia Lynn Jackson, and Tiffany J., Melissa J. and Rebecca E. Schmidt.
The funeral will be 10 a.m. on Jan. 3 at A.S. Cole Funeral Home, 22 N. Main St., Cranbury, with the Rev. John M. Foster, pastor of United Methodist Church of Cranbury, officiating.
Cremation will be at Ewing Crematory.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Monroe First Aid Squad, 3 Municipal Plaza, Monroe, NJ 08831; or Applegarth Engine Co. 1, 130 Applegarth Road, Monroe, NJ 08831.
William H.
Persicketti
TRENTON William H. Persicketti, 52, died Dec. 23 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong resident.
He had been a manager for Kmart in Lawrence.
Son of the late Marcey and Mariann Denelsbeck Persicketti, he is survived by his wife, Linda Barton Persicketti; a daughter and son-in-law, Stacey and Jackie Mullins of Trenton; a son, David Whetzel of Trenton; a grandson, Jarrad Mullins of Trenton; four brothers and two sisters-in-law, Bud of Hamilton, Robert of Corpus Christi, Texas, Mel and Phyllis Persicketti of Vermont, and James and Anette Persicketti of Crosswicks; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Cynthia Persicketti of Silver Spring, Md., Judith and John Mastin Sr. of Florence and Doreen and John Bird Sr. of Burlington; a brother-in-law and his wife, George and Maureen Sojka of Mount Laurel; and nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held at Kingston & Kemp Funeral Home, Hamilton, with the Rev. Stanley Krzyston, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, officiating.
Burial was in Colonial Memorial Park, Hamilton.
Harold M. Croshaw
WRIGHTSTOWN Harold M. "Skeet" Croshaw, 81, died Dec. 27 at Virtua-Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly.
Born in Wrightstown, he was a lifelong area resident.
Mr. Croshaw was a retired dairy farmer and member of the New Jersey Farm Bureau.
He was a longtime member of the "Flying Farmers" and served 12 years with the North Hanover Township Board of Education.
He is survived by his wife, Jane Bullock Croshaw; a son and daughter-in-law, Gerald and Shelby Croshaw of Wrightstown; a daughter and son-in-law, Betty Jane and William Nash of Springfield; and five grandchildren, Kimberly, Lindsay and Adam Nash and Kylie and Ross Croshaw.
The funeral was held at Tilghman Funeral Home, New Egypt, with the Rev. Edward Hlad officiating.
Burial was in Jacobstown Baptist Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Jacobstown Emergency Squad, 41 Schoolhouse Road, Jacobstown, NJ 08562.
Gisela Wolcott
YARDVILLE Gisela Wolcott, 78, died Dec. 30 at her home in Yardville.
Born in Austria, she lived in the Yardville area for the past 52 years.
Mrs. Wolcott had worked at the Ocean Spray Cranberries plant in Bordentown and at North American Lighting in Hightstown.
Wife of the late Lewis Wolcott, she is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Earl Wolcott of Yardville and Lew and Barbara Wolcott of Columbus; and two grandchildren, Casey and Ryan Wolcott.
Burial was private.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Dr., Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053.