Week of Jan. 2

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Helene O. Schipski
   HAMILTON — Helene O. Schipski, 80, died Dec. 20 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Hamilton.
   Born in Trenton and a lifelong resident of Trenton and Hamilton Township, she was a nursing assistant at Meadow Lakes Health Care Center, Hightstown.
   Wife of the late Alfred Schipske, daughter of the late Luigi and Concetta Tiscione and sister of the late Romeo, Frank, Albert Tiscione and Mary Jones, she is survived by four sons, Westley and fiancee Catherine Hall of Jobstown, Kenneth and fiancee Candace Horn of Hamilton, Daniel of Trenton and Alfred A. of Hamilton; two daughters and sons-in-law, Helene and S. Butch Kramer of Ewing, and Marylain and Jack Kemp of Hamilton; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, John Tiscione of Hamilton; three sisters, Jean Tedder of Cambria, Calif., Modestino Frascella of Robbinsville and Anne De Sandre of Washington Crossing, Pa.
   The funeral was held Dec. 23 at the FitzGerald-Sommer Funeral Home, Yardley, Pa.
   Burial was in St. Hedwig’s Cemetery, Ewing.
   Memorial contributions may be made to St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center, 2381 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648.
Anna C. Culliton
   EWING — Anna C. Culliton Flynn, 93, died Dec. 18 at home.
   Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong resident, a homemaker and a member of Incarnation Church, the Parish Council and a member of Cathedral Alumni Association.
   Daughter of the late Thomas A. and Mary A. O’Loughlan Culliton, wife of the late Edward A. Flynn Sr., sister of the late James Culliton, Thomas Culliton Jr., Henry Culliton and Father Leo Culliton, she is survived by four sons and two daughters-in-law, Edward A. Flynn Jr. of Ewing, John E. and Mary Flynn of Middletown, Ohio, Daniel L. Flynn of Robbinsville, Leo J. and Joyce A Flynn of Chesterfield; two daughters and one son-in-law, Ann C. Flynn of Ewing, Clair A. and Lionel A Kuhn of West End, N.C.; 19 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Richard Culliton of Ewing; one sister, Mary McDougal of Langhorne, Pa.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
   The funeral was held at M. William Murphy Funeral Home, Ewing.
   A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Incarnation Church.
   Burial was in Ewing Cemetery.
Eileen D. Koch
   ALLENTOWN — Eileen D. Koch, 73, died Dec. 27 at home.
   Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she lived in Cranbury and Hightstown before moving to Allentown 29 years ago.
   A graduate of Hightstown High School, she worked for Allen & Stults Insurance Co. in Hightstown as a commercial account and office manager for 52 years.
   She was a past member of the Insurance Women of Mercer Co. and a member of St. John’s Church in Allentown.
   Wife of the late Marvin Koch, she is survived by her son, Brian Koch of Robbinsville; her daughter and son-in-law, Joanne and Joseph Mannifield of Allentown; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Elizabeth and Joseph Triggs of Sayreville and Geraldine and Ken Morris of Bonita Springs, Fla.; a granddaughter, Alyssa Mannifield; and several nieces and nephews.
   Mass of Christian burial was at St. John’s Church, Allentown.
   Burial was in St. John’s Cemetery.
   Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Homecare & Hospice of Mercer Co., 171 Jersey St., P.O. Box 441, Trenton, NJ 08603.
Mary Alice Hollendonner
   WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Mary Alice Hollendonner of Robbinsville died Dec. 24.
   Wife of the late Anton Hollendonner, she is survived by her son, Michael Walsh and his wife, Laura, of Mercerville; David Walsh and his companion, Lilly, of Langhorne, Pa; Stephen Walsh and his companion, Tiffany, of Belmont, Calif.; Christina Walsh of Louisville, Colo., Patricia Howell of Trenton; Barbara Walsh and her husband, Brad Collins, of Langhorne, Pa.; two grandchilden, Rachel and Corie Walsh; and three sisters.
   Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
David F. Gray
   PLUMSTED — David F. Gray, 55, of New Egypt died Dec. 25 at home.
   Born in Trenton, he had lived in Chesterfield and Plumsted townships most of his life.
   He loved the outdoors and had worked in various areas of agriculture throughout his life. He was a former member of the Chesterfield Hose Fire Co. Most recently he was employed at Gambler Ridge Golf Club.
   Son of the late Francis Gray, and brother of the late Elizabeth and Peter Gray, he is survived by a daughter, Heather Gray, and a son, Michael Gray, both of Roebling; his mother, Elsie Huber Gray of Pennington; a sister, Peggy Holliday of New Hampshire; a sister-in-law, Stacey Gray of Manahawkin; and three nieces.
   Memorial service was held from the Peppler Funeral Home, Allentown.
   Cremation was private.
   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Chesterfield Hose Co., 300 Bordentown-Chesterfield Road, Trenton, NJ 08620.
Floyd Capes
   WHITING — Floyd Capes, 87, formerly of Lawrenceville and Browns Mills, died Nov. 22 at his home in Whiting.
   Born in Kirbensville, Pa., he moved to Whiting 20 years ago. He had been employed by the Princeton University Press for many years. Prior to that he had worked for Buxton’s Dairy in Lawrenceville as a milkman and as a warehouseman for SmithKlein & French Pharmaceuticals in Trenton.
   Husband of the late Anna Leona Capes, he is survived by three sons, Floyd James Capes of North Brunswick, Wayne Capes of Browns Mills and Ralph Hubbard of St. Augustine, Fla.; five sisters, Katherine Harmor of California, Helen Robbins of Ewing, Joanne Taglarino of Lawrenceville, Lottie Pierzanowski of Robbinsville and Phyllis Mesday of Columbus; a brother, Joseph Capes of Pennington; two sisters, Irene Capes of Lawrenceville and Dolores Benson of Columbus; and four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
   Funeral was held at the home.
Patricia Hornor Vares
   TRENTON — Patricia Hornor Vares, 68, of Morrisville, Pa., died Nov. 19 at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
   Born in Chesterfield, she lived in Morrisville for the last 26 years.
   She retired from Amtrak in the Philadelphia division after 28 years.
   Sister of the late Ivins, Howard, Birdsall (Bucky), Mark Hornor and Julia Meyer, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Lawrence Ebert of Hamilton; a son, James Vares of Mercerville; a brother, John Hornor of Eastampton; two sisters, Ethel Claypoole of Mount Holly and Isabel Zwolinski of New Egypt; and two grandchildren, Stacey and James.
   Memorial services were held at the Peppler Funeral Home, Bordentown.
   Burial was in Jacobstown Cemetery.
Majorie Evelyn Wilmot
   NEWTOWN, Pa. — Marjorie Evelyn Wilmot, 82, died Dec. 27 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne.
   Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong Bucks County resident.
   She was a retired office manager for the Acme in Newtown, where she worked for many years.
   She was a member of Capital View Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary in Morrisville, Pa.
   Daughter of the late John and Anna Quick Antheil, she is survived by her husband, Frank A. Wilmot; her children, John and June Wilmot of Fernley, Nev., Thomas and Barbara Wilmot of Allentown, and Edward and Joanne Wilmot of Plymouth, Mass; and by nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
   Graveside services were held Dec. 31 at Morrisville Cemetery, Morrisville, Pa.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Mary Medical Center Foundation, Cardiac Care Unit Langhorne, Newtown Road, Langhorne, PA 19047.
Johnnie (John) B. Troutman
   HIGHTSTOWN — Johnnie (John) B. Troutman, 72, of Hightstown died Dec. 21.
   Born in Georgia, he was a lifelong resident of Hightstown.
   He was a retired employee of the Heavy and General Construction Laborers’ Union, Local 172, where he worked for more than 30 years.
   He was a member of Club 8 Inc. of Hightstown and the Seven Plus One Club of Trenton, where he participated until the time of his illness.
   He is survived by his wife, Laura Troutman; 12 children, Eugene of Atlanta, Ga., Diane of Morrisville, Pa., John Jr., Sylvia, Althea, Nicole and James of Browns Mills, Jean, Janice and Joyce of Trenton, Joann of Hightstown and Danny Peyton of Trenton; three daughters-in-law, Norma, Karen and Tamika; three sons-in-law, Roger Woods, James Smith and Marcus Powell; five sisters-in-law, Mary Boles of Trenton, Amanda Mercer of Freehold, Virginia Muse of Allentown, Dell Johnson of Hightstown and Cynthia Johnson of Willingboro; three brothers-in-law, Cleveland Johnson of Willingboro, Nathaniel Johnson of Highstown and Kelly Muse of Allentown; 25 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
   Funeral was held at the Hughes Funeral Home, Trenton.
   Burial was in Allentown Cemetery, Allentown.
H. Ruth Stoner
   HAGERSTOWN, Md. — H. Ruth Stoner, 91, formerly of Trenton, died Dec. 24 in Coffman Nursing Home.
   She worked for American Biltrite in Trenton as an executive secretary for 51 years.
   She was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in West Windsor, N.J.
   Daughter of the late Grant and Emma (Naylor) Stoner, she is survived by a sister, Marion Roberts of Hagerstown; three nieces, Shirley Moul of Hagerstown, Patricia Felton of Silver Springs and Carol Sellers of Clarksburg, N.J.; and her godson, Shawn Nolan of Clarksburg, N.J.
   Funeral services were private and held at the convenience of the family.
   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Fellowship Baptist Church, 826 Village Road West, West Windsor, NJ 08542.