COLUMBIA, N.J. Clara Gazzillo, 73, died Tuesday, April 1, at the Clover Rest Home, Columbia.
Born and raised in Lambertville, Ms. Gazzillo had lived in Columbia since 1985.
She was a former member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Lambertville.
Daughter of the late Domenico and Elvira Salvato Gazzillo and sister of the late John Gazzillo and Mary D’Angelis, she is survived by a brother, Joseph Gazzillo and his companion, Pat Brown, of Lambertville; a sister and brother-in-law, Anna and Frank DeMarco of Trenton; a sister-in-law, Marjorie Gazzillo of Lambertville; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday at the church. Burial followed in the Holcombe-Riverview Cemetery, Delaware Township.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Garefino Funeral Home, Lambertville.
LAMBERTVILLE Brenda A. Scheetz, 54, of Lambertville died Tuesday, April 1, at Morristown (N.J.) Memorial Hospital.
Born in Doylestown, Pa., Mrs. Scheetz was a longtime Lambertville resident.
She was a business office representative with the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township for 30 years. She also was an Avon representative in the Lambertville area.
She was an avid camper.
She was the daughter of the late Frederick J. and Virginia Van Fleet Nanni.
She is survived by her husband, Lawrence F. Scheetz Sr.; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Donna and William O’Neill of Flemington, Jacqueline Ann and Thomas Ortman of Hillsborough and Melissa Marie Scheetz of Lambertville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Lawrence F. Jr. and Karen Scheetz of Flemington and Chad Lawrence Scheetz of Lambertville; her grandchildren, Maryann Paulina of Hillsborough, Kimberly O’Neill, Patrick O’Neill, Colleen Scheetz and Matthew Scheetz, all of Flemington and Jason Ortman of Hillsborough; a brother and sister-in-law, Frederick C. and Marie A. Nanni of Kingwood Township; a brother-in-law and his wife, Robert H. and Patricia Scheetz of Lambertville; and nieces and nephews.
Services were held Friday at the Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, Lambertville. Interment was at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lambertville.
Memorial donations may be made to the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad, Box 237, Lambertville, 08530.
STOCKTON Robert Drummond, 78, died Friday, April 4, at the Buckingham (Pa.) Valley Nursing Home.
Born in New York City, Mr. Drummond had lived in Princeton for many years and in Stockton since 1967. He owned Nassau Refrigeration and was store coordinator for Errico’s Market in Stockton from 1978 to 1993. He was past master of the Masonic Lodge in Princeton.
Son of the late George B. Drummond and Allison Stevenson Drummond, he is survived by his wife, Virginia Errico Drummond; three daughters, Anne Renick of Oak Grove, Mo., Kathy Dennis of Tampa, Fla., and Nicole Drummond of Frenchtown; one son, Douglas Drummond, of Tampa; three brothers, George Drummond of Pennington, Andrew Drummond of North Carolina and Alex Drummond of Tenn.; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held tomorrow (April 11) at 1 p.m. at the Garefino Funeral Home, Lambertville. Calling hours are noon to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Stockton Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 100, Stockton, 08559.
YARDLEY, Pa. Arthur T. Megin, 84, died Saturday, April 5, in Houston, Texas, at the home of his daughter.
Born in New Hope, he has been a Yardley resident for 55 years.
Mr. Megin was a retired steel worker from U.S. Steel Corp. Fairless Works.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member and past commander, 1952-1953, of VFW Post 6393, Yardley. He also was a member of the American Legion Knowles-Doyle Post 317, Yardley, and the Yardley Rod and Gun Club for more than 50 years.
Son of the late John and Ellen Stanley Megin and father of the late John A. Megin, he is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary Reso Megin; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Harry Shobe of Houston, Texas; and three grandchildren, Scott Shobe and his wife, Jessica, Brett Shobe and Stacey Shobe.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow (April 11) from the FitzGerald-Sommer Funeral Home, Yardley. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Ignatius Church, Yardley. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.
Calling hours are 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to VFW Post 6393, 1444 Yardley-Newtown Road, Yardley, 19067.
YARDVILLE John L. Wincek, 55, died Sunday, April 6, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he lived in the Trenton-Yardville area for 40 years.
He was employed with the New Jersey Department of Transportation for 33 years.
Mr. Wincek was a member of St. Raphael’s Roman Catholic Church and past president of the CYO Golf League. He loved traveling.
Son of the late Louis and Christine Evans Wincek, he is survived by his wife of 34 years, Patricia Toth Wincek; his mother-in-law, Angela Toth of Yardville; three brothers-in-law and their spouses, Stephen and Elizabeth Toth of Ringoes, Jerome and Nancy Toth of Hatboro and Richard Toth and his partner, Alan Ames, of Three Bridges; and two nieces Meridith and Allyn Toth of Ringoes.
The funeral was held Wednesday at the Buklad Yardville Memorial Chapel, Yardville. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at the church. Burial was private.
Memorial donations may be made to Animals In Distress, 49 Wesley Ave., Trenton, 08610-5156.
EAST AMWELL Colette Carney Skeehan, 54, died Sunday, April 6, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.
She was a well-known horsewoman in the East Amwell Area and also in the general contracting business.
Ms. Skeehan was born in Penndel, Pa., where she lived until 1960 when her family moved to Langhorne, Pa. She subsequently lived in Washington Crossing, Pa. for 26 years before moving to Ringoes three years ago.
She was a member of Roman Catholic Church, Stockton.
She graduated from Saint Andrews Elementary School in Newtown, Pa., from Villa Victoria Academy in Trenton and from College of the Holy Names in Oakland Calif.
She worked as a research assistant for the University of New Hampshire and taught GED courses at Pease Air Force Base prior to joining her parents’ construction company, Thomas P. Carney Inc., in 1972 where she worked as office manager.
In 1982, she and her husband, John Skeehan, founded and operated Rampart Construction Company Inc. In recent years, their company performed school construction in Hillsborough, Metuchen and Skillman.
Ms. Skeehan also managed a show horse training and breeding facility at the family owned Back Brook Farms in East Amwell. Though a western equestrian in her youth, her barn focused primarily on show jumpers, and her horses competed on the show circuit. She was a member of the American Horse Show association, USA EQ and the Amwell Valley Trail Association.
Sister of the late Thomas P. Carney Jr. and mother of the late Monica Skeehan, she is survived by her parents, Thomas P. Carney Sr. and Teresa Plewes Carney of Langhorne; her husband; her daughter, Danielle C. Skeehan, currently at Boston University; her son, Sean Skeehan, currently at Manhattan College; five brothers, John, Robert, Joseph, Michael and William; her sister, Anne Marie Carney Bruno; 44 nieces and nephews; one great-nephew; and one great-niece.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Lambertville. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery in Ringoes. Following will be a reception of celebration for all her family and friends at the family home at 73 Back Brook Road, Ringoes.
Calling hours will be today (April 10) from 6 to 10 p.m. at the family’s home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, in care of Father Joseph Heim, P.O. Box 305, Maryknoll, N.Y., 10545-305.
Arrangements are under the direction of Garefino Funeral Home, Lambertville.