Obituaries

Valerie Lynn Lantier

Ms. Lantier, 23, of Princeton, died Oct. 9 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, she was a graduate of South Brunswick High School. Ms. Lantier was employed in the child care center at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton. She is survived by her father, Joseph Lantier of New York; her mother, Andrea Lantier of Princeton; a brother, Joseph Lantier of Tuckerton; a sister, Jennifer Lantier of Edison; and her grandmother, Roberta Delasso of Princeton. A funeral service was held at Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick, followed by burial at Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.

Mildred “Mitzie” Huff Mathisen

Mrs. Mathisen, 77, of the Morgan section of Sayreville, formerly of South Amboy, died Oct. 1 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are her husband, Arthur J. Mathisen; two sons, James A. Mathisen of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., and Paul Mathisen of Monroe; a daughter, Sue McPherson of Morgan; a brother, Donald Huff of Edison; and four grandchildren. A memorial service was held at Gundrum Service Home for Funerals, South Amboy.

Harvey Simmons

Mr. Simmons, 78, of Sayreville, formerly of Old Bridge and Helmetta, died Oct. 1 in Applegarth Care Center, Monroe. Prior to his retirement in 2002, he was employed with Compac Industries, Edison, where he worked for 30 years. His wife, Anna Jockman Simmons, died in 1994. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Mickiewicz of Sayreville; a son, David Simmons of Wrightstown; a brother, Frank Simmons of the Dayton section of South Brunswick; and five grandchildren. Services were held at Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville. Cremation was private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern New Jersey, 400 Morris Ave., Denville, NJ 07834.