Donna Joan Merriman-Baker, Elizabeth M. James, Eva B. Potter, Richard H. Potts II, George William Bowne.
Donna Joan Merriman-Baker
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Donna Joan Merriman-Baker, 72, died March 31 at home.
Born in Patton, Pa., Mrs. Baker was a longtime area resident and a former employee of Sharon School.
She was a member of St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church in Hamilton Square.
Daughter of the late Edward and Nettie Merriman, she is survived by her husband of 49 years, William H. Baker; three daughters and sons-in-law, Sue and Paul Midura, Joan and Andy Wilson, and Cathy and Frank Colavita; three sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Cindy Baker, Robert and Natalie Baker, and Jack and Dawne Baker; two sisters, Lois Stoneberg and Thelma Cunningham; 15 grandchildren, Lisa and Christopher Midura, Kelly and Trent Burbage, Michelle, Holly, Billy and Joey Baker, Tony and Samantha Baker, Jenna and Jacqueline Baker, Caitlin and Andrew Wilson, Breanna Colavita; a great-granddaughter, Kayla Burbage; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral was held at Saul Colonial Home, Hamilton Square.
Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton Square.
Interment was in Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville.
Contributions may be made to University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Development Office, 3535 Market St., Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3309, c/o Brian Hand.
Elizabeth M. James
PALM CITY, Fla. Elizabeth M. James, 86, died March 28 at Palm City Nursing and Rehab Center in Palm City, Fla.
Born in Trenton in 1918, she lived in Robbinsville and moved to Palm City in 1974.
Ms. James was a founding member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and worked in the kitchen and their thrift shop for 15 years to help raise funds to build the church. She sang in the church choir, was an avid reader and enjoyed pinochle and crossword puzzles.
She is survived by her son, Maurice W. James Jr. of Boonesboro, Md.; two daughters, Judy Bowen of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Mary Lyons of Hammonton; a sister, Agnes Beauchamp of Mercerville; and eight grandchildren, Andrew James, Bridget Beswick, Terence Lyons, Peter James, Shaylee Bowen, Elizabeth Lyons, Kieran Lyons and Maura James.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Burial was in Forest Hills Memorial Park in Palm City, Fla.
Contributions may be made to the House of Refuge or Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
Eva B. Potter
PLUMSTED Eva B. Potter, 97, died March 29 at Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood.
Born in Hornerstown, she was a lifelong area resident.
Ms. Potter was instrumental in organizing the New Egypt Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary and was its first president.
She is survived by a son, Charles Horner of New Egypt; a sister, Gladys Rader of New Egypt; three grandsons and their wives, Charles and Joyce Horner Jr. of Cream Ridge, Kenneth and Taffy Horner of Cream Ridge, and Edward and Victoria Stone of Cookstown; two granddaughters and their husbands, Jane and Lyle Ross of Clay Center, Kan., and Gladys and Donald Emery of New Egypt; and 10 great-grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was were at Tilghman Funeral Home, New Egypt.
Interment was in Jacobstown Cemetery, Jacobstown.
Contributions may be made to the New Egypt Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, P.O. Box 177, New Egypt, NJ 08533 or the New Egypt First Aid, P.O. Box 111, New Egypt, NJ 08533.
Richard H. Potts II
MANCHESTER Richard H. Potts II died March 28 at University of Penn Hospital.
Born in Allentown, he was a retired superintendent of Miry Run Country Club and enjoyed spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Potts; his children, Richard Potts III of Allentown, Cheryll and Michael Schailey of Toms River, Donna and David Zimet of Hightstown, Joseph and Courtney Jez of St. Louis, Mo., and Adam and Kimberly Jez of Broken Arrow, Ariz.; six grandchildren, Richard IV and Cody Potts, Olivia and Lauren Schailey, and Jessica Zimet and Jacob Jez; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Phyllis and Burton Fernandez of Cream Ridge and Grace Breffle of Parker, Colo.; an aunt, Gertrude Haines of Mt. Holly; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at Peppler Funeral Home, Allentown.
Contributions may be made to either the Bone Marrow Transplant Research Fund, c/o Dr. Stephen Schuster, 16 Penn Tower, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Southern NJ Chapter, 216 Haddon Ave., Suite 328, Westmont, NJ 08108.
George William Bowne
HAMILTON George William "Bill" Bowne, 69, died March 27 at his home.
Born in Mt. Holly, Mr. Bowne resided in both Burlington County and Allentown before moving to Hamilton in the late 1960s.
He was the owner and operator of Bowne Realty Co. for almost 40 years. He was a member of the Mercer County Board of Realtors for many years and was a licensed real estate broker in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Mr. Browne is survived by his wife, Barbara Bowne of Hamilton; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Lawrence E. and Maryann Bowne of Marlton, W. Eric Bowne of Hamilton, and Brian E. Bowne and Kimberly M. Saul-Bowne of Hamilton Square; two grandchildren, Jamie O. and Jake L. Bowne of Marlton; a sister, Nancy L. Bowne of Harvey Cedars; and two brothers, E. Laurence Bowne Jr. of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Walter B. Bowne of Barnegat Light.
Funeral was held at Saul Colonial Home, Hamilton Square.
Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton.
Contributions may be made to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Hamilton, 2575 Klockner Road, Hamilton, NJ 08690 or Compassionate Care Hospice, 516 High St., Suite 11, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060.