William Maisto, Louise Morgan Holt, John Hornyak, Dorothy M. Johnson, Helen Krelik, Kathleen M. Hennon, Gladys Bunting Tash, Mary R. Kamer, James E. Terry, Arthur E. Hausser.
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William Maisto
WASHINGTON William Maisto, 64, died Saturday, March 16, at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
Born in Trenton, he was a longtime resident before moving to Robbinsville 12 years ago.
He worked for U.S. Steel Corp. more than 20 years and the Mercer County Parks and Recreation Department 15 years. He was a jazz musician, playing baritone saxophone with the Moonlighter’s and Lamplighter’s many years. He was a director and arranger for two of his bands, Jazz Workshop and Jazz Saxophone Ensemble, and performed in the Trenton area more than 40 years. He was a member of Local 62 American Federation of Musicians and the Trenton and Hamilton YMCA.
Grandson of the late Luigi and Maria Maisto, son of the late Dolores Kalthoff and nephew of the late Edith and Blanche Maisto, Viola Campanile and Laura Marrazzo, he is survived by three cousins, Lorraine and husband Lee Metzgar of Ewing, Beverly and husband William Vickery of Newtown, Pa., and Rosalie Baldanzi of Ewing; two half-sisters in Florida; and cousins.
Memorial Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joachim Church, 20-56 Butler St., Trenton.
Burial will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hamilton.
There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, 200 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, N.J. 08873; or American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, N.J. 08648.
Louise Morgan Holt
TRENTON Louise Morgan Holt, 82, died Friday, March 15, at Rancocas Hospital, Willingboro.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Blessed Sacrament School and Cathedral High School.
Mrs. Holt worked with the systems and procedures department of Transamerica DeLaval, retiring in 1981 after 25 years.
She was a member of Incarnation Roman Catholic Church, Ewing, and its Altar and Rosary Society and senior club. She volunteered with Capital Health System at Fuld hospital since 1992.
She was a former member and past president of the Mercer County American Legion Auxiliary and received a past president’s ring, ribbons and other pins for her years with American Legion Auxiliary Post 93. She was a secretary for 10 years with the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary and the State Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Morgan and wife of the late Francis L. Holt, she is survived by two sisters and brothers-in-law, Marylyn Morgan and R. James Seyler of Asheville, N.C., and Nanci Jeanne and Robert A. Hill of Houston; a brother and two sisters-in-law, James D. and Emily Morgan of Allentown, and Dana Morgan of Ewing; a stepson, William Holt of Hamilton; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral was from Saul Colonial Home, Hamilton Square.
Funeral Mass was celebrated at Incarnation Roman Catholic Church, Ewing.
Burial was in Ewing Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Capital Health System at Fuld, 750 Brunswick Ave., Trenton, N.J. 08607.
John Hornyak
ALLENTOWN John Hornyak, 84, died Thursday, March 14, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.
Born in Trenton, he lived in Allentown more than 50 years.
He retired from FMC Corp., Princeton.
Mr. Hornyak was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Hungarian-American Civic Association.
Brother of the late Andrew Hornyak and Mary Tobin, he is survived by his wife of 58 years, Margaret "Peg" Hornyak; three daughters and sons-in-law, Penny and Jerry Krumenacker of Maple Grove, Minn., Jackie and Don Gregory of Duluth, Ga., and Robin and Rich Muccia of East Brunswick; a brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Frances Hornyak of New Egypt; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Memorial service was at Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown, with the Rev. Stephen Heinzel-Nelson, pastor of Allentown Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Cremation was private.
Memorial contributions may be made to Allentown Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 122, Allentown, N.J. 08501.
Dorothy M. Johnson
PLUMSTED Dorothy M. Johnson, 75, died Saturday, March 16, at home.
Born in New Egypt, she was a lifelong resident.
Mrs. Johnson retired as a secretary from North Hanover Board of Education. She was a member of Plumsted Presbyterian Church, Order of the Eastern Star Sphinx Chapter 130 of New Egypt and North Hanover Senior Citizens.
Mother of the late Faith Johnson Sevcik, she is survived by her husband, Lester Johnson; two daughters and sons-in-law, Joann and James Reynolds of Whiting and Donna and Gary Rath of Floral City, Fla.; a son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Paulinea Johnson of Jacobstown; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at Tilghman Funeral Home, 52 Main St., New Egypt, with the Rev. Alaina Walton officiating.
Burial was in Emley’s Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Plumsted Presbyterian Church, 14 Front St., New Egypt, N.J. 08533.
Helen Krelik
HIGHTSTOWN Helen Krelik, 79, died Friday, March 15, at The Elms of Cranbury.
Born in Scranton, Pa., she lived in Sayreville for 30 years and Hightstown for 20 years.
Wife of the late John Krelik and mother of the late David Krelik, she is survived by two daughters, Lorraine Bettoli of Parkersburg, W.Va., and Marlene Borbely of Hightstown; four sons, Daniel Krelik of Dayton, Robert Krelik of Ocean, John Krelik of Hightstown and Joseph Krelik of New Egypt; a sister, Jean DeMarco of Union; three brothers, Mike Mrykalo of Union, John Mrykalo of Toms River and Willy Mrykalo of Brick; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral was private.
Arrangements are by Glackin/Saul Funeral Home.
Kathleen M. Hennon
HAMILTON Kathleen M. "Kathy" Hennon, 48, of Hamilton Square, died Tuesday, March 12, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.
She was an administrative assistant with Jannsen Pharmaceutical Products, Titusville, two years and had worked several years with Novo Nordisk, Plainsboro. She was a court clerk in Washington Township during the 1970s.
Daughter of the late Charles M. Schroeder, she is survived by her husband of 23 years, James E. Hennon; a son, James R. "J.R." Hennon of Hamilton Square; her mother, Bessie M. Schroeder of Yardville; a sister and brother-in-law, Nancy M. and Howard E. Applegate of Hamilton Square; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles M. and Diane G. Schroeder of Jacobstown; her mother-in-law, Lois Hennon of Jamesburg; two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Robin and Jim Delahanty of Bordentown and Lori Hennon-Bell and Thomas Bell of Princeton; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at Saul Colonial Home, Hamilton Square.
Burial was in Princeton Memorial Park, Washington Township.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 11 Forest St., New Canaan, Conn. 06840.
Gladys Bunting Tash
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Gladys Bunting Tash, 87, formerly of Ewing, N.J., died March 12, at Oaks at Forsyth nursing home.
Born in Trenton, she lived in North Carolina since her retirement in 1978.
She had been a bookkeeper with New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co., West Trenton, and was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Ewing and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Wife of the late Jacob G. Tash and sister of the late Samuel H. Bunting Jr., she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Carol Tash of Winston-Salem; two grandchildren, Ginny Tash of Greensboro and Andrew Tash of Atlanta; a sister, Margaret Cray of Ewing; a niece, Bonnie Meras of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; and a nephew and his wife, Alan and Cindy Cray of Cream Ridge.
Graveside service was at Ewing Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215; or First Presbyterian Church of Ewing, 100 Scotch Road, Ewing, N.J. 08628.
Mary R. Kamer
WASHINGTON Mary R. Kamer, 73, died March 13 at her daughter’s home in Mercerville.
Born in Knoxville, Tenn., she lived in Windsor 44 years.
She worked in the catering department of Risoldi’s Thriftway in Hamilton. Wife of the late John J. Kamer and sister of the late Arthur and Paul Ward, she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John F. and Donna Kamer of Allentown; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ellen and Robert Stolarz of Mercerville; five brothers, Donald and James Ward of Clinton, Tenn., Claude Ward of Knoxville and Earl and Robert Ward of Georgia; three sisters, Hazel Scott, Grace Miller and Kathleen Ward, all of Afton, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Barry Funeral Home, Knoxville.
Arrangements were by Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown.
Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Homecare of Mercer County, P.O. Box 441, Trenton, N.J. 08603.
James E. Terry
TRENTON James Edward Terry, 53, died March 11, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Born in Salem, he lived in Allentown before moving to Trenton.
He attended Allentown public schools and served 18 years with the Army. He had tours of duty in Germany and Vietnam and attained the rank of staff sergeant.
Mr. Terry worked as a security guard for the State Police at the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, Drumthwacket and Morven and the state Department of Health and Senior Services and Division of Motor Vehicles.
Son of the late Willie and Rosalie Terry, he is survived by his wife, Terry Edwards-Terry; two daughters and a son-in-law, Renee Terry Lee of Trenton and Carol Terry Williams and Christopher Williams of Morrisville, Pa.; four grandchildren, Eshonna Lee and James Lee III of Trenton and Shawntera Lewis and Camille Williams of Morrisville; three sisters, Ruby Terry of Trenton and Joann Terry and Mary Lou Jackson of Pompano Beach, Fla.; a brother, Willie Terry; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Paulette Terry of Trenton, Marcia and Charles Robinson of Stafford, Va., and Dianna and Reginal Johnson of Tappahannock, Va.; an uncle, Edward Terry of Harrisburg, Pa.; a special nephew, Marvin Terry of Trenton; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral was at Campbell Funeral Chapel.
Burial was at Mount Lawn Cemetery, Caroline County, Va.
Arthur E. Hausser
PLUMSTED Arthur E. "Ernie" Hausser, 63, died Tuesday, March 13, at home.
Born in Trenton, he lived Robbinsville before moving to New Egypt in 1970.
He was a heavy equipment operator with Moslowski Brothers in Robbinsville and served in the Navy from 1956 to 1960.
He is survived by his wife, Laura Costello Hausser; a son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Cheryl Hausser of Jacobstown; two granddaughters, Kayla and Malerie Hausser; a brother and sister-in-law, James and Jennie Hausser of Robbinsville; a sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Jay Mathews of Eastampton; and two nephews.
Funeral was at Tilghman Funeral Home, 52 Main St., New Egypt.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hightstown.