Obituaries-Jan. 16

Jean Colton

   BORDENTOWN — Jean Elizabeth Colton, 77, died Thursday, Jan. 9.
   Born in Trenton, Mrs. Colton was a Hamilton area resident for most of her life before moving to Bordentown 10 years ago.
   She was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Bordentown. She was a volunteer at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.
   She was an avid gardener.
   She was the daughter of the late George and Frances Walsh and sister of the late Alice Dobinson, Harry Walsh and William Pitman
   Surviving are her husband, Joseph D. Colton; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Jean and Maurice Sprague of Houlton, Maine, JoAnn and Hank Hillman of Hamilton and Susan Colton of Bordentown; two sons and a daughter-in-law and a son-in-law, George and Cynthia Colton and John Colton and his partner, David Norris, all of Solebury; a brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Jane Cope of Hamilton; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Thomas and Rose Colton of Hamilton; 11 grandchildren and their spouses, Keith and Maura Hillman of West Windsor, Christine and Donald O’Donnell of Houlton, Sherry and Leigh MacDonald of Dover, N.H., Tracey and Sean Reardon of Portland, Maine, Philip Sprague of Marco Island, Fla., Randy Sprague of Dover, Brant Hillman of Hamilton, Michael Sprague of Houlton, Tristan Colton of Solebury, Bryce Hillman of Hamilton and Calum Colton of Solebury; six great-grandchildren, Vanessa and Tessa O’Donnell of Houlton, Corey, Kelsey and Kylie Hillman of West Windsor and Cassandra MacDonald of Dover; and several nieces and nephews.
   Funeral services will be held 8:30 a.m. today (Jan. 16) at the Saul Colonial Home, Hamilton Square. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. at the church Burial will follow at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Arneytown.
   Memorial donations may be made to the Bordentown Senior Center, 3 Municipal Drive, Bordentown, 08505.
Bernadine Constance

   EWING — Bernadine Ann Pezzullo Constance, 57, died Sunday, Jan. 12, at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
   Born in the Bronx, she was an area resident for most of her life.
   Mrs. Constance worked for the state of New Jersey as a corporate technician for 19 years.
   She was a member of St. James Church, North Trenton, and a former cheerleading coach and former member of the PTA at the St. James School.
   She was the daughter of the late Vincent and Antoinette Passarli Pezzullo and sister of the late Angelo Pezzullo, Mary Marullo and Michelina Pezzullo.
   Surviving are her husband, Joseph of Ewing; a daughter, Bernadette Constance of Lambertville; a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Teresa Constance of East Windsor; five sisters and two brothers-in-law, Carolyn DeMartino, Anne Denney, Victoria Tate, Juliet and Felix Perez and Carmella and Jack Kornetti; one brother and sister-in-law, Vincent and Carmen Pezzullo; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
   A memorial mass will be held today (Jan. 16) at 9 a.m. at the church.
   Entombment will be in St. Mary’s Mausoleum, Hamilton Township.