From May 30
By:
Edison Williams
TRENTON Edison Williams, 86, died May 26 at home.
Born in Centenary, S.C., he lived in Trenton for more than 50 years.
He attended Marion County, S.C., schools and worked for Crescent Wire Co. and C.V. Hill Refrigeration Co. before retiring in 1980.
He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church.
Son of the late Eli and Rebecca Williams, husband of the late Hazel Williams, father of the late Lee Vern Williams and brother of the late Malachi, Earlie and Ruth Williams, Savannah Woodberry, Frances McNeil and Eartha McNeil, he is survived by a son, Edison Williams Jr. of Hamilton; two daughters, Rosetta McClellan and Oralee Williams; and a son-in-law, Henry McClellan, all of Trenton; four grandchildren, Shawn Stokes of Trenton, Tonia and Steven Gas of Bordentown and Anwar Dickerson of Trenton; three great-grandchildren, Bryelle, Cimone and Roxann; two brothers, Lewis Williams of Conway, S.C., and John Williams of Florence, S.C.; three sisters, Orilla Williams of Trenton, Inez Forgan of Buffalo, N.Y., and Adeline Dais of Marion, S.C.; and nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. on May 31 at Friendship Baptist Church, 111 Perry St., Trenton.
Burial will be in Ewing Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 11 a.m. until service at the church.
Arrangements are by Campbell Funeral Chapel, Trenton.
Joan M. Penardi
HAMILTON Joan M. Penardi, 71, died May 26 at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.
She was co-owner and bookkeeper of the Penardi Jewelers store in Hamilton.
Mrs. Penardi was a member of St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church, Jesus-Our Good Shepherd Prayer Community, Independent Jewelers Organization and co-founded the Robert and Joan Penardi "Winning Souls for Our Lord Christ Jesus" Foundation.
She enjoyed helping others and her card and croquet clubs.
Daughter of the late Henry and Anna Hyde Bogdol Sr., she is survived by her husband, Robert F. Penardi; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Thomas and Rachel Bogdol of Bordentown and Henry Bogdol Jr. of Hamilton; a sister-in-law, Norma Shinkle of Hamilton; six nieces, Christine Sorrento of Allentown, Pa., Anna Marie Pangaldi of Hamilton, Maria Signora of Hamilton, Deborah Saganowski and Sharon Shinkle Gardner of Hamilton and Rachel Hendrickson of Bordentown; three nephews, Henry Bogdol III, Darren Bogdol and Mark Bogdol, all of Hamilton; and 14 great-nieces and great-nephews.
The funeral will be 8:30 a.m. on May 30 from Kingston and Kemp Funeral Home, 260 White Horse Ave., Hamilton.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. at St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church, 3500 S. Broad St., Hamilton. Burial will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Hamilton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lustgerten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, 1111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714.
Paul M. Siciliano
HAMILTON Paul M. Siciliano, 84, died May 22 at the Compassionate Care Hospice unit at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
Born in Fallsington, Pa., he lived in Hamilton for 70 years.
He retired as a mechanic from the Hamilton Township Water Pollution Control Division.
Mr. Siciliano was an Army veteran of World War II and enjoyed working on cars and spending time with his family.
Son of the late Frank and Elizabeth Rose Siciliano, he is survived by his wife of 56 years, Delores Taweel Siciliano; three daughters and a son-in-law, Patricia E. Siciliano of Hamilton, Kathleen A. Fone of Robbinsville and Paulette and John Pitonyak of Hamilton; three grandchildren, Lisa and husband, Mark MacArthur, of Bordentown and John Paul and Chelsea E. Pitonyak of Hamilton; a brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Ann Siciliano of Bellview, Fla.; a sister, Elizabeth Matthews of Robbinsville; and nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated May 25 at St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church.
Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Eugene S.
Hoffman Sr.
TRENTON Eugene S. Hoffman Sr., 74, died May 21 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.
Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong city resident.
Mr. Hoffman retired in 1988 after 22 years as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, assigned to the Circle Branch Post Office in Lawrence.
He previously worked 18 years with American Biltrite Co., Hamilton.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
He was one of the founders of the Four Seasons Rod and Gun Club of Hamilton and enjoyed surf fishing.
Son of the late Stanley and Anna Manowitz Hoffman and brother of the late Leonard and Linus Hoffman, he is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dolores L. Swick Hoffman; two daughters and a son-in-law, Jeannette and Theodore Camera and Sharon Donahue of Trenton; two sons, Eugene S. Hoffman Jr. of Bordentown Township and Lawrence Hoffman of Trenton; seven grandchildren, Kevin, Heather, Michael, Matthew, Cody, Travis and Austin; an aunt, Catherine Gerkin of Trenton; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral was held from Winowicz Funeral Home.
Funeral Liturgy was celebrated at St. Stanislaus Church with the Rev. Steven King officiating.
Burial was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Hamilton.