WEST AMWELL Genevieve "Josie" Marx, 83, died Saturday, Nov. 12.
She was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Edna Haynes and widow of Henry K. Marx Sr..
She was born in Princeton. She attended Valley Road School and graduated from Princeton High School.
In 1940, she moved to Princeton, Lake Worth, Fla., in 1970 and West Amwell in 2003.
Ms. Marx worked at Squibb’s Research during the war effort and later at University Cleaners and Laundry in Princeton.
Surviving are three sons and two daughters-in-law, Henry K Marx Jr. of Burlington, N.J., Tim and Carol Cavenaugh of West Amwell and Richard and Clare Marx of Stuart, Fla.; eight grandchildren, Kathy, John, Jennifer, James, Michael, Kristina, Julia and Teresa; and seven great grandchildren, Timothy, Hannah, Nathan, Jared, Tatyanna, Tatum and Jonathan.
A testimony to her life will be held Friday, Nov. 25, at 11 a.m. at the Washington Crossing (Pa.) Methodist Church, 1895 Wrightstown Road.
Memorial donations may be made to Hunterdon Hospice, 2100 Wescott Drive, Flemington, 08822.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Garefino Funeral Home in Lambertville.
Visit www.garefino.com for further information or to send condolences.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP Elwood S. Gaskill, 90, of Hamilton Township died Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Hamilton Continuing Care Center.
Born in Trenton, he had been a Hamilton resident since 1940.
Mr. Gaskill was a tool designer for DeLaval Turbine in Trenton for more than 40 years.
He was a member of the Colonial Senior Citizens Club of Hamilton Township, founder of the Hamilton Lawn Bowling Club and a life associate of the Colonial Fire Company.
He was the son of the late Samuel and Katherine Porter Gaskill, widower of Helen P. Gaskill and father of the late Gary S. Gaskill.
Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Fred E. and Jeanetta P. Gaskill of Flemington; a granddaughter, Stacey Miller, and her husband, Chris, of Flemington; three sisters-in-law, Irene Weisgarber and Virginia Zindl, both of Hamilton, and Alyce Maple of Stockton; a brother-in-law, William Blackford of Hamilton; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday at the Saul Colonial Home, Hamilton Square. Burial followed in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hamilton Township.
Memorial donations may be made to the Colonial Fire Company, 801 Kuser Road, Hamilton, 08619.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Miriam Ely, 92, formerly of Trenton, died Thursday, Nov. 17, at Bon Secours Maria Manor, St. Petersburg, Fla.
She was born in Lambertville.
She retired from A&P Food Co. in 1975 and moved to New Port Richey, Fla., before moving to St. Petersburg in 1995.
She is survived by two sons, Richard of St. Petersburg and David of Brentwood, Tenn; two brothers, Donald and Larry Morgan, both of Hamilton Township; two sisters, Frances Luther of Reading, Pa., and Ruth Marken of Bordentown; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of the R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home and Crematory, St. Petersburg.
LAMBERTVILLE Ferdinand W. Roebling III, 95, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, at his home in Mantoloking, N.J.
He was born in Trenton and resided there until moving to Lambertville in 1946.
He was a graduate of the Pomfret School in Pomfret, Conn. He graduated in 1933 from Princeton University with a degree in engineering.
He was a senior vice president and chief of engineering at John A. Roebling Sons where he worked until the company was sold in 1953. He worked at the successor company, Colorado Fuel and Iron, as a senior vice president in charge of engineering until 1965.
He was the great-grandson of John A. Roebling, the designer of the Brooklyn Bridge and the founder of John A. Roebling Sons Co. of Trenton.
He was the great-nephew of Washington Roebling who completed construction of the Brooklyn Bridge as designer and chief engineer after his father died during construction of the bridge.
He was the son of Ferdinand W. Roebling Jr., who was president of the family company until his death in 1963. He was predeceased by his brother, Joseph M. Roebling, who was chairman of the board of John A. Roebling Sons Co. until 1953.
During World War II, he served in the Army Corps of Engineers for four years. He went to Europe and left in 1945 with a rank of lieutenant colonel.
He was a founder of the Mercer County Ducks Unlimited Chapter, a member of the Trenton YMCA Board, a former chairman of the Delaware Valley United Fund and a member of the board of trustees of the First Trenton National Bank, predecessor to the current Wachovia Bank.
He was active at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watersheds, Mercer County Soil Conservation Association, International Game Fish Association, New Jersey Conservation Fund and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
He was a board member of the Izaak Walton League and supportive of its campaign, "Save Barnegat Bay."
He was a longtime member of the Trenton Country Club, The Trenton Club, The Bay Head Yacht Club, The Bedens Brook Club, The Everglades Club of Palm Beach and the Sail Fish Club of Florida.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary Van Campen Schley of New York City.
Surviving are his wife, Kate Maddock-Roebling; a daughter, Mary Roebling Foster of Pennington; a son, William Schley Roebling of Princeton; two stepdaughters, Lynn Prior Harrington and Kay Prior Everitt; five grandchildren, Andrew Roebling, Mary Roebling, Thomas Foster, Sarah Foster and Laura Foster; and four step-grandchildren, Dana White, Sarah Johnson, James Everitt and Kate Denious.
Funeral services will be private. Burial will be in the Ewing Cemetery in the family mausoleum.
Memorial donations may be made to the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, 08534 or the Princeton Area Community Foundation, 15 Princess Road, Lawrenceville, 08648.
The funeral is under the direction of M. William Murphy Funeral Home, Ewing.

