William Sword Sr., Lillian H. Burrough, Louise E. May, Jane M. Campbell, Theodore A. Gill Sr., William P. Glas, William G. Aust, Annette DiPolvere, Herbert Spielman.
William Sword Sr.
Investment banker
William Sword Sr. of Princeton died Thursday at home as the result of a long illness. He was 80.
Born in Parsons, Pa., near Wilkes-Barre, he grew up in Mountaintop, Pa. He was a Princeton resident since graduating from Princeton University in the Class of 1946.
Mr. Sword was an international investment banker, with two firms that he treasured Morgan Stanley & Co. and Wm. Sword & Co.
He joined Morgan Stanley in 1954 after five years working for Princeton University. He became a partner of Morgan Stanley in 1962 and helped the firm execute its ambitious growth plan in the 1960s and 1970s, leading several new initiatives, including the mergers and acquisitions department, attracting clients, and recruiting many of the company’s future partners and leaders.
He formed his own Princeton-based investment banking firm, Wm. Sword & Co., in 1976.
Today, Wm. Sword & Co. advises on mergers and acquisitions and alternative investments. In addition to its current activities, the firm was an early participant in leveraged buyouts, sponsored an ambitious plan to launch a private space vehicle, organized several successful services businesses, and founded a business to help nonprofits and foundations improve their effectiveness.
Mr. Sword served on the board of directors of several companies including Roadway Services, where he was chair of the executive and finance committees; American Brands, now Fortune Brands, where he chaired the audit committee; GAF Corp.; Holly Corp.; Mathematica Inc.; Nassau Broadcasting Co.; United Penn Bank; and Kepner-Tregoe.
He was an enthusiastic and lifelong volunteer, serving as a member of the board of pensions of the Presbyterian Church USA; as chairman of the YMCA Retirement Fund; as a trustee of Wabash College, Union Theological Seminary, Wyoming Seminary, The Church Farm School, The Francis Asbury Palmer Foundation, The Center of Theological Inquiry, The Hun School, The Princeton Area Community Foundation, Wilkes College, Camp Dudley and The Princeton HealthCare System Foundation; and as an elder of Nassau Presbyterian Church.
He was a member of the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority and served as chair of its finance committee. He was also an officer in several capacities, including president, of Princeton University Class of 1946.
He attended Wyoming Seminary and then Princeton University as a scholarship student.
He served in the Army, the Army Air Corps and the Navy in World War II, and returned to Princeton after his military service.
Son of the late William Oscar and Viola Schaad Sword, brother of the late Marilyn Sword Wilson, Mr. Sword is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sally Pitcher Sword; sons and daughters-in-law William Jr. and Martha, and Richard M. and Elizabeth; daughters and sons-in-law Molly and Peter McDonough, and Sarah and Kenneth Lazarus; and grandchildren Gretchen L. Sword, Hope T. Sword, William S. Sword, Richard M. Sword Jr., Bayless H. Sword, Elizabeth P. Sword, Sarah P. McDonough, Thomas M. McDonough, Samuel S. Lazarus and Molly F. Lazarus.
A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St., Princeton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Princeton HealthCare System Foundation, 253 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ 08540.
Arrangements are by Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.
Lillian H. Burrough
Worked at Princeton University Press
Lillian H. Burrough of Princeton died Thursday at home. She was 79.
Born in Dutch Neck in West Windsor Township, she was a Princeton resident for more than 50 years.
Mrs. Burrough, along with her husband, owned and operated the Princeton Recreation Center bowling lanes on Nassau Street until 1975.
She retired in 1995 with more than 40 years of service at Princeton University Press.
She was a lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck, a member of the Princeton Getaway Club and an avid bowler.
She graduated from Princeton High School in the Class of 1944.
Daughter of the late Willian N. and Nellie Hockenbury Hann, wife of the late David H. Burrough, sister of the late Mildred J. Hann and William N. Hann Jr., she is survived by a son, Chuck D. Burrough, and his wife, Ellyn Sheffield, of Salisbury, Md.; daughters and sons-in-law Catherine B. and George Sirawsky of Lumberton and Cynthia B. and Al Kandell of Hopewell Township; sister Evelyn Walton of Jamesburg; and grandchildren Matthew Burrough, Amy and Kelly Sirawsky, and Shannon and Jack Kandell.
The funeral was Monday at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.
Louise E. May
Longtime Princeton resident
Louise E. May of Princeton died June 7 at Park Place Center, South Brunswick. She was 81.
Born in Denton, Md., she was a Princeton resident 76 years.
She attended Witherspoon School for Colored Children and Princeton High School.
She was a homemaker.
She was a member of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church and the Chancel Committee.
Daughter of the late Wallace Holland Sr. and Carrie Wells Holland, stepdaughter of the late Edna Wright Holland, wife of the late Oscar J. May, and mother of the late Dr. Dennis H. May, she is survived by daughter and son-in-law Patricia May-Kienhofer and Frederick Kienhofer; sister Henrietta Hill; brothers Wallace Holland Jr. and Leon Holland; daughter-in-law Linda M. May; grandsons Darren and Darric May and Oscar P. Kienhofer; sister-in-law Alice May-Satterfield; niece Shirley Satterfield; and great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, 124 Witherspoon St., Princeton, with the Rev. M. Muriel Burrows officiating.
Calling hours are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Interment will be at Franklin Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, GA 30368-2454 or call (800) 227-2345.
Arrangements are by Hughes Funeral Home, Trenton.
Jane M. Campbell
Longtime Princeton resident
DENVER Jane Mason Campbell died May 8. She was 93.
Born in Elmira, N.Y., she was a Princeton resident 40 years.
She was an active volunteer in University Medical Center at Princeton’s Women’s Auxiliary, Stony Brook Garden Club, Recording for the Blind and Trinity Church altar guild.
During the latter part of her life, she maintained her interest in music, art and flowers despite suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Wife of the James G. Campbell Jr., she is survived by daughters Bonnie Perkins and Sally Haas, both of Denver.
A memorial service will be held on Cape Cod, where she had a summer home.
Burial will be at All Saints’ Church cemetery, Princeton.
Theodore A. Gill Sr.
College administrator, theologian
The Rev. Dr. Theodore Alexander Gill of Princeton died Friday following a lengthy illness. He was 85.
Born in Eveleth, Minn., he was a Princeton resident since 1971.
He was a former provost of John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York and formerly president of San Francisco Theological Seminary.
He was educated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Princeton Theological Seminary, Union Seminary in New York City and the University of Zurich. While at the San Francisco seminary, he was one of the founders of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.
After serving Presbyterian parishes in New Rochelle, N.Y., and West End Presbyterian Church in New York City, he became professor of religion at Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Mo., and subsequently managing editor of The Christian Century magazine in Chicago.
He was president of San Francisco Theological Seminary from 1958 to 1966, leaving that position to occupy the higher education desk of the World Council of Churches in Geneva.
He joined the faculty of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, where he remained from 1971 through 1989.
In retirement, he served as theologian in residence at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton. At the time of his death, he was a member of the Presbytery of New York City.
He was the author or editor of numerous books, journals and articles. Among his books were "The Sermons of John Donne" (1958), "Memo for a Movie: A Short Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer" (1971) and, with Robert Bellah and Krister Stendahl, "Religion and the Academic Scene" (1975). He was noted for editorial columns and sermons that were featured in church magazines and on radio’s "The Protestant Hour."
From the early days of the civil rights struggle, he publicly supported equal rights for all and openly opposed segregationist practices in both southern and northern states. In 1963 and 1964, he was regional chair of California’s "No on Proposition 14" campaign against discriminatory housing legislation and. in 1965, he marched with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., in support of voting rights. In later years, he voiced support for the full participation of gays and lesbians in churches and society.
He was awarded one earned and six honorary doctorates.
Due to a blockage of his carotid artery in 1994, he lost the capacity for speech and began a gradual decline in health.
Husband of the late Katherine Yonker Gill, who died in 2002 after 57 years of marriage, he is survived by a daughter, Laurie M. Keeran of Brewster, Mass.; a son, the Rev. Theodore A. Gill Jr. of Geneva; and granddaughter Elizabeth K. Gill of Durham, N.C. His longtime caregiver was Ben Mensah of New York City.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Nassau Presbyterian Church with a reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Nassau Presbyterian Church Education Program, 61 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08540 or Meals on Wheels, c/o American Red Cross, 707 Alexander Road, Suite 101, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Arrangements are by Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.
William P. Glas
Mason official
William P. Glas of Princeton died Saturday at Park Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 90.
Born in Millburn, he was a Princeton resident since 1951.
He retired in 1980 as a recorder for Crescent Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine in Trenton, after 28 years.
He was a member of the Princeton Lodge 38 Free and Accepted Masons for 59 years; life member of Trenton Consistory Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Trenton; Crescent Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine; DeMolay Legion of Honor; Atlantic City Shrine Club; and American Legion Post 76 of Princeton.
He served in the Coast Guard during World War II, off the coast of New Jersey.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Rose Glas; sons and daughters-in-law Jonathan E. and Gretchen Glas of Littlestown, Pa., and Alan R. and Patricia Glas of Noonen, Ga.; daughter Meredith G. Snedeker of Robbinsville; and grandchildren Corey Snedeker, and Heidelinde, Hans, Andrew and Karl Glas.
The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
Visiting hours are 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
The American Legion will hold services at 7:30 p.m. followed by Princeton Lodge 38 services at 8 p.m.
Burial will be Thursday at Bound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Crescent Shrine Center, 2311 Mount Holly Road, P.O. Box 1457, Burlington, NJ 08016.
William G. Aust
Postal Service employee
NEWTOWN, Pa. William Gary Aust died Saturday at home. He was 53.
Born in Princeton, he was a longtime Princeton resident before moving to Newtown eight years ago.
He was employed with the U.S. Postal Service in Princeton and was the vice president of Branch 268, Princeton Letter Carriers.
He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
He was a member of the American Legion Post 148 in Hightstown and was an avid sports and New York Jets fan.
Mr. Aust graduated from St. Paul’s School in Princeton and Princeton High School. He attended the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Son of the late Edward Aust, he is survived by his wife of 24 years, Debbie Aust; mother Lois Aust of Hamilton; brother and sister-in-law Thomas and Jackie Aust of Hamilton; sisters and brothers-in-law Jean and Thomas Watlington of Robbinsville, Peggi Davison and Jim Drager of Hamilton, Barbara Richmond of Swansboro, N.C., Sue and Jim Berg of Fairless Hills, Pa., and Judy and Rob VanBrunt of Manasquan; father-in-law Edward Cameron of Ewing; sister-in-law Sharon Cameron of Ewing; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church, 81 Swamp Road, Newtown, Pa.
Interment will be 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown.
Visiting hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. The American Legion will conduct services at 7:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave., Room C-223, Philadelphia, PA 19111, or to Chandler Hall, 99 Barclay St., Newtown, PA 18940.
Annette DiPolvere
Brothers live in West Windsor
EAST BRUNSWICK Annette DiPolvere died Thursday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, after a lengthy illness. She was 69.
Born in Trenton, she resided in Hamilton Township most of her life before moving to East Brunswick two years ago.
Miss DiPolvere retired in 1982 after 25 years from the New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies, Trenton.
Daughter of the late Michael and Filomena DeLorenzo DiPolvere, sister of the late Ernest M. DiPolvere, she is survived by brothers and sisters-in-law Edward J. and Lucia DiPolvere and Dr. John A. and Ingrid DiPolvere, all of West Windsor; nieces and nephews Amanda J. and J. Anthony DiPolvere, both of Philadelphia, and Mario DiPolvere and his wife, Donna, of Pine Beach, and Celia DiPolvere of North Plainfield; and great-nephew Dylan DiPolvere of Pine Beach.
The funeral was Monday at Brenna Funeral Home, Trenton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Joachim’s Church, 19 Bayard St., Trenton, NJ 08611.
Herbert Spielman
Owned interior decorating firm
PLAINSBORO Herbert Spielman died Friday at Pavilions at Forrestal. He was 92.
Born in Germany, Mr. Spielman resided in Springfield before moving to the Princeton area four years ago.
Prior to his retirement in 1980, he owned and operated Roxy Interior Decorator’s in Irvington and South Orange for 40 years.
Husband of the late Rose Spielman, who died in 1988, he is survived by son and daughter-in-law Howard and Joan of West Windsor; daughter and son-in-law Sandy and Barry Zicherman of Montgomery; grandchildren Michael, Andrea, Jason, Matthew and Amanda; and great-grandchildren Ryan, Trevor, Kyle and Jessica.
Services were held Sunday under the direction of Mt. Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick.
Memorial contributions may be made to Temple B’nai Shalom, PO Box 957, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.