For the Jan. 24 issue

Kenneth R. George, Michael Wajda, Paul Adolph Friedrich, Ralph E. Brown.

By:
Kenneth R. George
   ROBBINSVILLE — Kenneth R. George, 84, died Monday in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital of Hamilton.
   Born in Binghamtown, N.Y., he was a Hamilton Square resident since 1958.
   Mr. George was an honorably discharged U.S. Navy veteran serving during World War II in the South Pacific. He retired from IBM of Daytonafter 34 years of service. He was also a co-founder of Kadco Inc. of Robbinsville. Mr. George was a member of the Lions Club.
   Husband of the late Marjory M. George, father of the late Larry E. George, and father-in-law of the late Arden L. Jenner, he is survived by two daughters, Judith A. Jenner of Robbinsville and Christine E. Schneider of Browns Mills; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Dennis R. George of Hamilton, Richard K. and Nancy L. George of Bangor, Pa., Steven L. and Kathleen M. George of Releigh, N.C. and William A. George of East Windsor; 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
   Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Friday at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square with Rev. John Choi, Associate Pastor of St. Mark United Methodist Church, officiating.
   Interment will follow in Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville.
   Relatives and friends may call 1-2 p.m. Friday at the Colonial Home.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Deborah Hospital Foundation, 212 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, NJ 08015, or the American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-2304.
Michael Wajda
   NEW BRUNSWICK — Michael Wajda died Tuesday at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick.
   He was born and raised in Pittsburgh before moving to New Brunswick more than 50 years ago. He was a production worker at Union Carbide, Bound Brook before retiring in 1986, he also worked at the Garden Center in South Brunswick. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army.
   He is survived by his wife Elena Startare Wajda; his sons, Michael J. of Texas and Bruce T. of Yardville; his daughters, Elena Marie Strout of Hightstown and Joann Amato of South Brunswick; a sister, Mary Balecka; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
   Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Boylan Funeral Home, 188 Easton Ave., New Brunswick, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, New Brunswick. Family and friends may call 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Paul Adolph

Friedrich
   FALLON, Nev. — Paul Adolph Friedrich, 94, died Monday at his home in Fallon, Nev.
   Paul was born in Trenton to Adolph Augustus Friedrich and Emma Schultz Friedrich. He lived with his son John in Fallon since 2001, coming from Hackettstown. He was a retired Methodist minister.
   He graduated from Hightstown High School, Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., Garrett Seminary in Evanston, Ill., and attended Cambridge University in Cambridge, England.
   He is preceded in death by his first wife, Florence Rogers Friedrich and his second wife Deborah Deacon Friedrich.
   He is survived by his daughter Pauline Eaton of Corrales, N.M.; his sons, Roger Paul of San Francisco and John Tilton of Fallon; his brothers, Carl Richard Friedrich of Burlington and Russel Jacob Friedrich of Cream Ridge; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
   A memorial service will be held at a later date at the home of his daughter in Corrales, N.M.
Ralph E. Brown
   EAST WINDSOR — Ralph E. Brown died Jan. 9 at his home. He was 88.
   Born in Newark, he lived in Piscataway before moving to Twin Rivers 35 years ago. He was an audio-visual repairman for the Toms River School system before retiring two years ago. He was a nature photographer and an avid animal lover. Mr. Brown enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served as a pilot during WWII.
   Survivors include his daughter, Diane Lewis of Belvidere; his grandchildren, Paul Lewis of Philadelphia and Denise Lewis of Landing; and his great-grandson, Paul Hajtovik Jr. of Landing. His wife, Ethel, died in 1954.
   Private services were held on Jan. 15 at the Glackin/Saul Funeral Home in Hightstown.
   Contributions may be made to a charity of donor’s choice.