Raymond F. Male, Louis Lucullo, Frank F. Reeder, Filomena L. Sasso, Gennaro Mazzella, Matilda F. Brophy, MajLis A. Wengler.
Raymond F. Male
Former borough mayor
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, Canada Raymond F. Male, a two-term Princeton Borough mayor and a former New Jersey commissioner of Labor and Industry, died April 10 at his home in New Argyle, Bonshaw. He was 81.
Mr. Male’s two terms as mayor were from 1957 to 1963.
He was appointed state commissioner of Labor and Industry by Gov. Robert B. Meyner and continued to serve under Gov. Richard Hughes and Gov. William Cahill.
Following his career in state government, he taught political science and public administration at Rider College and was instrumental in creating the CLEP program, granting college credit for life experience, at Thomas Edison College.
An accomplished labor negotiator, he was sent by President Lyndon B. Johnson to Vietnam during a dock workers’ strike and was instrumental in its resolution. It was said he was the only American who spoke French with a Vietnamese accent.
An entrepreneur, Mr. Male owned Male’s Book Shop on Nassau Street for 10 years.
Mr. Male received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and did his master’s and doctoral work at Princeton University.
A proponent for youth, he helped create and moderated the radio broadcast, "Youth Speaks Up," encouraging young people to take an interest in issues of government and society. At the time of this death, he was discussing a similar program with a provincial television station.
He was active in the Stony Brook Society of Friends in Princeton and participated in the Island Friends after his retirement to Prince Edward Island.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Alice Loretta White Male; children and their spouses Susan and Garry Radoulovitch of Patchogue, N.Y., Laura and Peter Troisi of Westford, Mass., Sarah and Frank Carr of Sunrise Beach, Mo., and David and Theresa Male of Lyndhurst, Ohio; six grandchildren; four step grandchildren; and six step great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Letters of remembrance may be sent to Mrs. Alice Male, c/o Troisi, 27 Almeria Circle, Westford, MA 01886 and will be compiled into a memory book.
Louis Lucullo
Owned Conte’s Bar and Pizzeria
Louis Lucullo of Princeton died Sunday at The Medical Center at Princeton. He was 75.
Born in Ischia, Italy, Mr. Lucullo came to the United States in 1946, and moved to Princeton, his home for the following 56 years.
He owned and operated Conte’s Bar and Pizzeria in Princeton.
Husband of the late Fannie Conte Lucullo, father of the late Mary Lou Lucullo, he is survived by children Palma Hussey, Liliana Nardulli, Rita Waid, Cynthia Astrom, Elena Bruno and Louis S. Lucullo; sister Nancy Lucullo Balestrieri of Ischia, Italy; grandchildren Cora Hussey, Jonathan Hussey, Ashley Waid, Clayton Astrom, Courtney Astrom, Dylan Astrom and Lianna Bruno; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral will be 10:15 a.m. Thursday at Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Ave., Princeton.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Princeton.
Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery.
Visiting hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Frank F. Reeder
Market researcher
Frank Fitzgerald Reeder of Princeton died Saturday at The Medical Center at Princeton. He was 70.
A veteran marketing researcher, he was general service executive at Gallup & Robinson, research head at Colgate Palmolive, account research manager at J. Walter Thompson and president of Frank Reeder Marketing Research.
He authored "Some Times," a memoir of short stories, and "Big is Bad A Treatise on Individualism." He also patented a disposable fire extinguisher.
Born in Big Stone Gap, Va., he earned his bachelor’s degree in economics at the University of Virginia where he received The Wall Street Journal Award. He also did postgraduate work at Columbia University.
He was a member of Princeton Company Jamestown Society, where he was a charter member, trustee and former governor; The Nassau Club; the Association for Multiple Impaired Blind, where he was a trustee and served on the board of directors; American Marketing Association; and Marketing Research Association.
Son of the late Andrew H. and Susan B. Reeder, he is survived by his wife of 45 years, Judith A. Reeder; daughters Diane F. Reeder and Gail R. Pyke; and three grandsons.
Services will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton.
Arrangements are by Kimble Funeral Home, Princeton.
Filomena L. Sasso
Retired from Cyanamid
Filomena Luccarelli Sasso of Princeton Township died Sunday at Potomac Valley Wellness Center, Rockville, Md. She was 90.
Born in Atripalda, Avellino, Italy, she was a Princeton resident since 1930.
She was retired from American Cyanamid Corp., West Windsor, after 25 years.
Wife of the late Anthony Sasso, she is survived by brothers Vincent J. Luccarelli of Lorton, Va., and Guido Luccarelli of Trenton; and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be 8:45 a.m. Friday at Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Ave., Princeton.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton. Burial will follow in the St. Paul parish cemetery.
Visiting hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Gennaro Mazzella
Longtime West Windsor resident
WEST WINDSOR Gennaro Mazzella died Sunday at The Medical Center at Princeton. He was 83.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived there 30 years before moving to West Windsor 50 years ago.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 76.
He was a member of the Princeton Junction Fire Co. and an usher at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Princeton.
He is survived by his wife, Ida; sons Robert of Hamilton and Anthony of Yardville; daughter Cecilia Ashbock of Robbinsville; brother Frank of Pennsylvania; sisters Madelina Diaz and Angelina Mazzella of New York; grandchildren Robert and Nicholas Mazzella, Jason and Jeffrey Ashbock and Lauren, Stephanie, Kevin and Mathew Mazzella; and great-grandchildren Nicholas, Thomas and Elizabeth.
The funeral will be 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:30 a.m. at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton. Burial will be in Forest Green Park Cemetery, Marlboro. Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Matilda F. Brophy
Son lives in Princeton
MENDHAM Matilda Fachet Brophy died Wednesday at Raritan Medical Center, Perth Amboy. She was 92.
Born in Orange, she lived in Irvington for 35 years before moving to Toms River and then to Mendham.
She was employed in the commissary at Prudential Insurance, Newark, for 25 years.
Mrs. Brophy was a member of St. Leo Church, Irvington, for 40 years.
She is survived by son Martin of Princeton; daughters Barbara Larney of Livingston, Judith Ricciardi of Mendham and Rita Bourmans of Westfield; brother Louis Fachet of Toms River; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Nursing Home, 3 St. Joseph Place, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
Arrangements are by Bailey Funeral Home Inc., Mendham.
MajLis A. Wengler
Daughter lives in Princeton
PENNINGTON MajLis A. Wengler died Tuesday at The Medical Center at Princeton. She was 63.
Born in Sweden, she was a longtime area resident.
She was a tour manager and city guide in New York for several years.
Daughter of the late Lars and Elin Wennerstrom Larsson, she is survived by daughters Christina Wengler of Sweden and Eva Wengler of Princeton; brother Lars-Erik Larsson of Sweden; and sisters Amy Larsson, Lena Berggren and Inga Fransson, all of Sweden.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Medical Center at Princeton Foundation, Cancer Research Fund, 253 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ 08540; or Habitat for Humanity, 601 Clinton Ave., Trenton, NJ 08638.
Arrangements were by Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, Hopewell Township.