Naomi Holman, Wellwood M. Painter, Gennaro Mazzella, Michele K. Lambiase, Anna E. Garnich, Lloyd A. Jones
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Naomi Holman
WASHINGTON Naomi Holman, 83, of Robbinsville, died Sunday, April 21, at home.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong Hamilton area resident.
She retired from John Hancock Furniture after 20 years and enjoyed shopping, cooking and her family.
Daughter of the late James and Naomi Holt, she is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Arlene and Morris Compton of Hamilton and Judy and Bill Pae of Levittown, Pa.; a sister, Etta Green of Washington Crossing, Pa.; two grandchildren, Tony Compton of Hamilton and Doug Pae of Levittown; a niece and her husband, Nancy and Kenny Murtha; a nephew and his wife, Glenn and Leta Green; a great-niece, Laura Green; and other relatives.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. today at Ewing Crematory Chapel, 78 Scotch Road, with the Rev. Kari McClellan, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Levittown, officiating.
Cremation will follow.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Home Society, Foster Parents, 635 S. Clinton Ave., Trenton, N.J. 08611; or American Heart Association, 2550 Route 1, North Brunswick, N.J. 08902.
Wellwood M. Painter
MANCHESTER Wellwood M. Painter, 82, died Saturday, April 20, at Arbor Care Center, Toms River.
Born in Trafford, Pa., he was a longtime Dumont, Bergen County resident before moving to Manchester in 1979.
He retired in 1980 as assistant postmaster with the U.S. Postal Service, Dumont. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Painter was a deacon and elder with Old North Church, Dumont. He enjoyed gardening and was a member of the Leisure Knoll Garden Club; he also enjoyed fishing and was a member of the Bergen County Salt Water Anglers.
Son of the late Alph S. and Anna McElroy Painter, he is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruth Hommel Painter; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and John Campi of Allentown and Joyce and Howard Felsenfeld of Princeton Junction; a brother, Donald of Trafford, Pa.; a sister, Barbara Kuenzi of Turtle Creek, Pa.; four grandchildren, Jon and Christen Campi and Kathleen and Sean Carroll; and two step-grandchildren, Melissa and Shari Felsenfeld.
Funeral was from Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown, with the Rev. Stephen Heinzel-Nelson, pastor of Allentown Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Burial was in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, N.J. 07834 or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Gennaro Mazzella
WEST WINDSOR Gennaro Mazzella, 83, died Sunday, April 21, at The Medical Center at Princeton.
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 Department; and an usher at St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, Princeton.
He is survived by his wife, Ida; two sons, Robert of Hamilton and Anthony of Yardville; a daughter, Cecilia Ashbock of Robbinsville; a brother, Frank of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Madelina Diaz and Angelina Mazzella of New York; eight grandchildren, Robert and Nicholas Mazzella, Jason and Jeffrey Ashbock and Lauren, Stephanie and Kevin and Mathew Mazzella; and three great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Thomas and Elizabeth.
Funeral was from the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
Mass of Christian burial was at St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton.
Burial was in Forest Green Park Cemetery, Marlboro.
Michele K. Lambiase
EAST WINDSOR Michele K. Lambiase, 60, died Friday, April 19, at home.
Born in Trenton, she was an area resident for 38 years.
Mrs. Lambiase worked 22 years with McGraw-Hill as an analyst for Business Week magazine.
She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Hightstown, and volunteered for Toys for Tots. She enjoyed making crafts.
Predeceased by her father, Michael Skrebel, and her grandmother, Kathryn Perehinys, she is survived by her mother, Anne Skrebel of Monroe; her husband, Nicholas Lambiase; a son and daughter-in-law, Nicholas Jr. and Genevieve Lambiase of East Windsor; a daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn and Christopher Ondy of Robbinsville; a brother, Richard Skrebel of Monroe; two sisters, Mary Ellen Satorski of Merritt Island, Fla., and Lynda Kuser of East Hampton, N.Y.; two grandchildren, Abigail and Christopher John Ondy of Robbinsville; a special sister-in-law, Maria Smith; other relatives; a close family friend, Claudia Nielsen of Monroe; and three special friends, Barbara Arfsten, Mary Anne Tempone and Judy Hardage.
Funeral was from A.S. Cole Funeral Home, 22 N. Main St., Cranbury.
Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, 251 Franklin St., Hightstown.
Burial was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Cancer Institute of New Jersey at RWJ University Hospital, 5 Hamilton Health Place, Suite 120, Hamilton, N.J. 08690.
Anna E. Garnich
HAMILTON Anna E. Garnich, 80, of Yardville died Wednesday, April 17, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident and attended city schools.
She retired from the state Treasury Department and had worked with the Trenton Public Library and Goodall Rubber Co. She was a member of St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church, Elderberry Senior Citizens Club and Echo Senior Citizens Club. She enjoyed quilting and making desserts.
Daughter of the late Peter J. and Anne Herpe Garnich, sister of the late Peter Garnich and sister-in-law of the late George F. Carty, she is survived by three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Mary Carty of Hamilton, Simone and Philip Weiler of Montana and Elizabeth and Dewey Bitler of Hamilton; a brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and Jane Garnich of Allentown; a sister-in-law, Mary Herpe of New York; 21 nieces and nephews; and 39 great-nieces and great-nephews.
Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church.
Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church Memorial Fund, 3500 S. Broad St., Hamilton, N.J. 08610; or American Lung Association, 109 S. Main St., Suite 18, Cranbury, N.J. 08512.
Lloyd A. Jones
HAMILTON Lloyd A. Jones, 35, died Monday, April 15, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.
Born in Manchester, England, he lived in Hamilton 33 years and graduated from Nottingham High School in 1985.
He was a fabricator/welder with A.R.J. Custom Fabrications Inc.
Mr. Jones played soccer with the German American Kickers and coached Hamilton PAL soccer teams.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Giambelluca Jones; a son and daughter, Michael and Shawna Jones at home; his parents, Anthony and Barbara Lloyd Jones; and a sister and brother-in-law, Leeanne and Claudio Camacho, all of Hamilton; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Nicholas and Sherri Capriotti of New Egypt; a nephew and niece, Aaron and Jessica Camacho; and his fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law, John and Elizabeth Giambelluca of Chesterfield and William and Barbara Taylor of Hamilton.
Graveside service was at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Cedar Lane, with the Rev. Jack V. Zamboni, pastor of Grace-St. Paul Episcopal Church, officiating.
Burial was in the cemetery.