OBITUARIES, April 15, 2005

Niels H. Nielsen, Francis A. Rossi, Martha W. Montgomery, Thomas Gibney, Mary C. Hui, Harriet M. Stanley.

Niels H. Nielsen
Management consultant
   
Niels Hoeg Nielsen of Princeton died Thursday after a long illness. He was 74.
   Born in Montreal to Danish immigrants, Mr. Nielsen and his wife, Joan, and children moved to Princeton in 1971. He had previously lived in Montreal, Toronto and Milwaukee.
   Mr. Nielsen was educated at McGill University in Montreal, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees with honors in economics and political science.
   He pursued a career in compensation and benefits at several large corporations, and then he founded Princeton Management Consultants, specializing in human resources. He published three books, most recently, "Princeton Management Consultants’ Guide to Your Next Job."
   Mr. Nielsen was active in his profession and community and contributed to arts, education, business and political organizations.
   He founded the JobSeekers support group at Trinity Church in 1982 and co-founded Princeton Independent Consultants.
   In Princeton, he was co-founder of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament, a member of the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church, local president of the American Field Service student exchange program, and he served on the board of Family Service Agency of Princeton.
   Mr. Nielsen was a trustee of Westminster Choir College and a member of the Business Advisory Board of Rider University.
   With a lifelong interest in education and ideas, his interests included music, art, theater, photography, history, travel, languages, religion and politics, and he enjoyed working in his garden.
   Son of the late Anna Hoeg Nielsen and Niels Christian Nielsen, husband of the late Joan Anderson Nielsen, he is survived by his wife, Ruth Craxton Nielsen; daughters and son-in-law Karen Nielsen of Ripon, Wis., and Christine and Richard Berg of Washington; son Niels Nielsen of Bethesda, Md.; sister Astrid Fuller of Chicago; grandchildren Peter, Katy and Stephen Berg of Washington; nieces, nephews, cousins, and sisters- and brothers-in-law, and godson Romain Kang.
   The funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, April 22, at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton.
   Calling hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
   Memorial contributions may be made to the McGill University Arts Faculty, Martlet House, 1430 Peel St., Montreal, Quebec H3A 3T3; or Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Office of Annual Giving, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton NJ 08540.
Francis A. Rossi
Retired from FMC Corp.
   
Francis A. Rossi of Princeton died Wednesday at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 85.
   Born in Pettoranello, Italy, he was a resident of Princeton since 1937.
   He was employed at the Institute for Advanced Study for 10 years and retired in 1976 from FMC Corp. after many years of service.
   He was a member of St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church.
   An Army veteran of World War II, he took part in the Normandy Beach campaign and was a recipient of the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars.
   Mr. Rossi initiated a tax-refund effort for disabled veterans, which won him accolades in area newspapers. He also was awarded the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal.
   Son of the late Felix and Nancy Perna Rossi, he is survived by his wife of 55 years, Bianca Celli Rossi, of Princeton; son Frank P. Rossi of Princeton; daughter and son-in-law Silvana and Scott Cox of Hamilton Township; brother John Rossi of Princeton; sister Bambina Rossi of Isernia, Italy; grandchildren Dina Thornton and husband Kyle of Hamilton, and Scott Cox Jr. and Katherine Cox, both of Hamilton; great-grandchildren Madison and Ryan Thornton; and several nieces and nephews.
   The funeral is scheduled for 8:15 a.m. Monday at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
   Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton.
   Calling hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
   Entombment will be in Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans, Department of New Jersey, 135 West Hanover St., Trenton, NJ 08618.
Martha W. Montgomery
Princeton psychologist
   
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Martha Wheeler Montgomery died April 5. She was 91.
   Born in New York City, she was a resident of New York, St. Louis and Princeton before moving to Fort Collins to join her son and daughter-in-law in 1985.
   She was active in the labor movement early in her life. She later was a psychologist in the Princeton Regional School District, worked at several guidance centers and taught psychology at The College of New Jersey.
   At age 10, she lived abroad with another American family and studied in Cannes, France, for one year. She graduated from Ethel Walker Boarding School in 1930 and Smith College in 1934. Her graduate studies in psychology were at the University of Chicago and City College of New York.
   After college, she went to New York City to organize women laundry workers. Her next job was in upstate New York at a home for delinquent boys. From there she went to Commonwealth College in Arkansas, a progressive labor college and community, where she met her first husband, Wayne Barker. After their marriage, they went to St. Louis to organize steelworkers and garment workers.
   She and her husband divorced after World War II, and she married J. Seymour Montgomery of Princeton.
   She was psychologist for the Princeton school district and also worked at several guidance centers and became director of one. Later, she taught psychology at Trenton State College while maintaining an extensive private practice. She retired from private practice at the age of 85 to join her son and daughter-in-law in Fort Collins.
   She enjoyed world travel and visiting her children in England, Colorado and California.
   She was an active member of the Fort Collins Friends meeting and attended a meeting the Sunday before her death.
   Daughter of the late Dr. John Martin Wheeler and Julia Smith Wheeler, wife of the late Wayne Barker and Seymour Montgomery, she is survived by children Lynn Root and John Montgomery of Fort Collins and Shelly Barker of Albion, Calif.; brothers Charles Wheeler of Seattle and Dr. Edward Wheeler of Shelburne, Vt.; sister Ann Weathers of Shelburne, Vt.; grandchildren Thomas R. Montgomery, Ross Montgomery and Charlotte Barker; and great-grandchildren, Thomas R. Montgomery and Emma C. Montgomery. Her companion and helper, Christine Wilson of Trenton, preceded her in death.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Fort Collins Friends Meeting or the American Friends Service Committee in Denver.
   Funeral arrangements are by Goes Funeral Services, Fort Collins.
Thomas Gibney
Singer and computer programmer
   
Thomas Gibney, 56, of Princeton died Saturday at home of ocular melanoma. He was 56.
   Born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., he was raised in the Bronx, N.Y., Asbury Park and Hawthorne, N.Y., and moved to Princeton in 1975.
   He worked at the Princeton University Library, the Department of Astrophysical Sciences and finally, for the past 22 years, as a computer programmer at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
   He played many musical instruments and was a respected singer of traditional songs. He appreciated the songs of Ireland, where his parents were born, but was especially known for his singing of the ballads and songs of the United States and Britain. He made many solo appearances at folk festivals, but also sang with several groups. As part of the Angel Band, he recorded with Lisa Neustadt and Jean Redpath, and as a member of Poor Old Horse, with his friends David Jones and Heather Wood, he released a recording in 2004 called "The Curate’s Egg."
   He attended Stepinac High School in White Plains, N.Y., and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972 with a bachelor’s degree in humanities.
   He enjoyed many other kinds of music. With money earned as the singer of a rock ‘n’ roll band at MIT, he purchased classical music recordings, which had inspired him since grade school. He played fiddle with several bands that play for contra dances, especially the Princeton Country Dancers.
   Son of the late Patrick Gibney, he is survived by his wife, Patricia; sons Michael and David of Princeton; mother Mary of Norwood, Mass.; sisters Mary Jane of New York City, Eileen of Norwood, Mass., and Kate of Tarrytown, N.Y.; and many other family members.
   A memorial service is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Princeton University Chapel.
   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, P.O. Box 872, Trenton, NJ 08605.
   Arrangements are by Kimble Funeral Home, Princeton.
Mary C. Hui
University library assistant
   
WEST WINDSOR — Mary C. Hui died Tuesday at Bear Creek Assisted Living. She was 84.
   Born in Shanghai, China, she immigrated to the United States in 1949. She resided in Princeton from 1961 to 1982, and Rossmoor in Monroe Township from 1982 to 2002.
   She was a library assistant for Great East Asian Library of Princeton University from 1970 to 1983.
   Wife of the late William L. Hui, she is survived by sons and daughters-in-law George P. and Lillian Hui of Vancouver, British Columbia, Thomas P. and Elaine Hui, and Arthur P. and Sally Hui, all of West Windsor, and Robert P. Hui of Monroe Township; and eight grandchildren.
   The funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
   Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.
   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Red Cross of Central New Jersey, 707 Alexander Road, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Harriet M. Stanley
Daughter lives in Princeton
   
HIGHTSTOWN — Harriet Murdock Stanley died Saturday at Meadow Lakes retirement community. She was 100.
   Born in East Orange, she lived many years in South Orange before moving to Rossmoor and Meadow Lakes.
   Wife of the late Cyril S. Stanley, who was general counsel for Rockefeller Center from 1933 to 1969, she is survived by her daughter, Judith S. Burks, of Princeton; son James S. Stanley of Ormond Beach, Fla.; sister Caroline Pratt of Greenville, S.C.; grandchildren Katharine Hackett of Montgomery, Holly Becker of Lawrence, Deborah Southwick of Old Greenwich, Conn., William Burks Jr. of Duxbury, Vt., Pamela Coffman of Greenville, N.C., and Gordon Stanley of Charlotte, N.C.; and 14 great-grandchildren.
   A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton.
   Burial will be private at All Saints’ Cemetery.
   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Princeton Area Community Foundation, 15 Princess Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648.
   Arrangements are by Mather-Hodge Funereal Home, Princeton.