LAKE FOREST, Calif. Julie A. Berlie, 92, of Lake Forest, formerly of Flemington, died Sunday, April 24, at the Lake Forest Nursing Center.
Born in County Galway, Ireland, Mrs. Berlie came to the United States in 1955 where she first lived in Brooklyn. Later, she lived in Bridgeport and Stratford, Conn., and Flemington before going to California in 2002.
She was a member of St. Magdalen’s Church in Flemington.
She was the widow of Douglas W. Berlie and daughter of the late Patrick and Mary Garvey Davis.
She is survived by her son, Douglas W. Berlie of Newport Beach, Calif.; her former daughter-in-law, Julie Parker of Ringoes; two granddaughters, Victoria Berlie of Ringoes and Brigitte Rottman of West Chester, Pa.; four great-grandchildren, Elijah, Amelia, Gabriel and Isabella Rottman of West Chester; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
The funeral mass was held Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Lambertville. Burial followed at St. Magdalen’s Cemetery in Flemington.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, Lambertville.
NEW HOPE Warren M. Troust, 70, of New Hope died Thursday, April 28, at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital.
Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Mr. Troust lived in New York City before moving to New Hope in 1975.
He was the librarian at the Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Pa. An instructor in English, speech, computer science and Web site design, he designed the college’s Web site. He retired from the college three years ago after 29 years.
Earlier, he taught at Hamilton (N.Y.) College and Wagner College in Staten Island.
With his partner and companion, Paul Licitra, he owned and operated the Towpath House Restaurant in New Hope.
He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. and his masters degree in library science from Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
An active member of New Hope’s business and arts community, Mr. Troust was the president of the New Hope-Solebury Free Library, the secretary and treasurer of the New Hope Arts Commission, a past president of the New Hope Chamber of Commerce and a member of the New Hope Merchants Association.
He was the son of the late Milford E. and Charlotte Schauf Troust.
Besides his companion, he is survived by two brothers and sisters-in-law, Gary A. and Sylvia Troust of Orchard Park, N.Y., and Thomas P. and Elizabeth Papineau-Troust of Palm City, Fla.; his nieces and nephews, Deanna Troust of Washington, D.C., David Troust of Arlington, Va., Justin Troust of Brooklyn and Erin Troust of Brooklyn; and his great-niece, Natalie Fernandez of Washington, D.C.
Mr. Licitra and the Troust family received friends at the Esca Restaurant in New Hope Monday followed by a memorial service.
Memorial donations may be made to the library at 93 W. Ferry St., New Hope, 18938.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, Lambertville.
WEST AMWELL Verda Bennett Dunphey, 84, died Thursday, April 28, at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital.
Born in Jamesburg, Mrs. Dunphey moved to West Amwell in 1955.
A 1938 high school graduate, Mrs. Dunphey received her bachelor’s of arts degree from Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa., and her master’s of arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
She taught ninth-grade Latin and English at Kusser Annex in Hamilton Township from 1942 to 1947 and English at Lincoln Junior High School in Park Ridge, Ill., in 1948.
Mrs. Verda worked in the accounts receivable office for Commerce Clearinghouse of Prentice Hall for three years and then taught Latin and English in Trenton High School from 1951 to 1977.
Mrs. Dunphey was a member of the 2nd English Presbyterian Church in Mt. Airy. Over the years, she served in many capacities with the church, including Sunday School teacher, an elder for 19 years, a member of the Ladies Society and a member of the Friendship and Service Committee, among others.
The church library bears her name in recognition for her years of service.
She was the daughter of the late Lewis and Lena Conover Bennett.
Surviving are her husband, Floyd Dunphey; a brother, Addison "Pete" Bennett of Panama City, Fla.; and nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m. at the church. Pastor D. Paul LaMontagne will officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Garefino Funeral Home in Lambertville.
BROOKLYN Margaret Monet Jackson, 62, of Brooklyn died Tuesday, April 19, at home.
Born in Dawson, Ga., and raised in Lambertville, she moved to Brooklyn as a young adult.
She worked for many years at the Drop Spot Cleaners in Manhattan.
She was the daughter of the late Henry Jackson and Henry Mae Thomas, foster daughter of the late Louis and Sarah Thomas and the sister of the late Mary Alice Tell and Fred Thomas Jr.
She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Quinones, two grandchildren, Justin Quinones and Alyssa Rodriquez, and a great-grandchild, Anasia Monet Quinones Staton, all of Brooklyn; five sisters, Roberta Williams, Alberta Martin, Betty Thomas and Lisa Case, all of Trenton and Joan Randolph of Lambertville; four brothers, Robert Thomas of Trenton, Louis Thomas Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz., Darryl "Terry" Smith of Lambertville and Troy Collier of the Bronx; two brothers-in-law, Glenn Williams and Cubit Case Jr.; two godchildren, Corey Williams of Trenton and Brian Smalls of Brooklyn; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 7, at 1 p.m. at the Second Calvary Baptist Church, 69 Columbia Ave., Hopewell, with the Rev. William Davis, pastor, officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 84 Park Ave., Flemington, 08822, or to Continuum Hospice Care, Jacob Perlow Hospice, 475 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, 11217.