PRINCETON BOROUGH Robert F. Hamer Sr., 78, died Monday, Feb. 18, at Princeton Nursing Home.
Born in Trenton, he was a longtime Princeton resident.
He retired in 1993 after 45 years as a pipe organ cleaner with Church Organ Co. of Edison.
He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, serving in England from 1943 to 1945. He was a member of Washington Crossing Free Flight Club and enjoyed building model airplanes.
Father of the late Michael F., he is survived by his wife of 51 years, Catherine Hamer; a daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Gregory Kazmierczak of Belle Mead; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Robert F. Jr. of Newtown, Pa., and Gregory F. and Susan Hamer of Lawrence; five grandchildren; a sister, Virginia Clayton of Yardville; and two brothers, Harry F. of Trenton and Edward F. of Indiana.
There will be a Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. today (Thursday) at St. Paul’s R.C. Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton.
Burial will be private.
Arrangements were by Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Ave., Princeton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 529, Princeton, NJ 08542.
