Daniel Pinto, Jacqueline Castaldo Dupont, Helen A. Francis, Joyce A. Stalcup, James F. Schaefer, Sylva Quijano Arriba
Daniel Pinto
LAWRENCEVILLE Daniel Pinto, 86, formerly of Washington Township, died Nov. 5 at Tandem Health Care of Lawrenceville.
Born in San Fele, Italy, he was a lifelong Trenton-area resident. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Pinto retired in 1993 after 20 years as the owner and operator of Power Bottle and Trucking in Robbinsville. He also owned and operated Pinto Ammunition Box Company and, in the mid 1940s, South Trenton Gym.
Son of the late Anthony and Mary DiLeo Pinto and cousin of the late Domenick and Charles Dileo, he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, James and Patricia of Ewing Township; a daughter, Regina VanCour of Saranac Lake, N.Y.; five grandchildren, Nicole Eugene, Sonya Banks, Gina and Monroe Moody, and Veronica Ellithorpe; five cousins, Mary Petromany, Catherine Ruskai, Angela Hess, Lucia Scartocci and Theresa LiVolsi; and 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was held Nov. 10 at the Brenna Funeral Home, Trenton. Funeral services were held at Central Baptist Church, Ewing. Burial followed in Fountain Lawn Memorial Park, Ewing. Contributions may be made in his name to Central Baptist Church Building Fund, 2015 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08618.
Jacqueline
Castaldo Dupont
HAMILTON Jacqueline Castaldo Dupont, 67, died Nov. 7 at South West Regional Medical Center, Fort Myers, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mrs. Dupont resided in Yardville with a winter residence in Florida. She was a former employee with the Hamilton Township Board of Education. Mrs. Dupont was a graduate of Douglass College of New Jersey and received a master’s degree from the College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College).
Daughter of the late Frank and Mary Rotonda Castaldo and niece of the late Joseph and Dora Rotonda and Charles and Vicki Rotondo, Jenny Rotondo Tramontana, she is survived by her husband, Alfred L. of Yardville; one son, David E. Dupont of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two sisters and two brothers-in-law, Grace M. and Sergio Morales of Yardville, and Francine T. and Joseph Lieberman of Washington Township; a niece, Tammy Lieberman; two nephews, Mark and Michael Morales; aunts and uncles, Sr. Cecilia Rotondo, Frank and Phil Rotunda, Patricia and Tim Muscato, Delphine Castaldo and Lorraine Brown; and a cousin, Joyce Rotonda Percoloso.
Funeral was held at Hamilton Brenna-Cellini Funeral Home, Hamilton. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the Arc Mercer, Attn: Melissa Rivera, 180 Ewingville Road, Ewing, NJ 08638 or to the American Breast Cancer Foundation, 1220 B East Joppa Road, Suite 328, Baltimore, MD 21286.
Helen A. Francis
UPPER FREEHOLD Helen A. Francis, 93, died Nov. 13 at her home.
Born in Hornerstown, Ms. Francis was a lifelong resident of Hornerstown and Cream Ridge. She was a longtime member of the Hornerstown Baptist Church, where she sang in the church choir for many years.
Daughter of the late Fred and Eva B. Johnson, and wife of the late John V. Francis, she is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth J. and Mildred Francis; her grandchildren, Kenneth H. and Maureen Francis of New Egypt, Tracey F. and Jack V. Bryne of Cream Ridge and John R. and Lydia Francis of Bordentown; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held at the Peppler Funeral Home, Allentown. Interment followed in Cream Ridge Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Allentown First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 252, Allentown, NJ 08501 or to the New Egypt First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 368, New Egypt, NJ 08533.
Joyce A. Stalcup
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Joyce A. Stalcup, 57, died Nov. 16 at home.
Born in Trenton, Ms. Stalcup was raised in Spring Lake and graduated from Manasquan High School and Berkeley College. She resided in Robbinsville most of her life. She enjoyed motorcycle riding with her husband and worked as a paralegal in the legal department of Selective Insurance Company in Hamilton.
Ms. Stalcup is predeceased by her parents, Stanley Durkalski and Emma Scheidell Durkalski; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Edgar Stalcup Sr. and Thelma Kiessel Stalcup; a sister, Doris Butler; and a sister-in-law Joan Cox.
She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Edgar Stalcup Jr.; her son and daughter, Jason and Alicia Stalcup, both at home; a brother, Harry Groves of State College, Pa.; a brother-in-law and his wife, Ronald and Peggy Stalcup of Clearwater, Fla.; two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Karen Stalcup-Finch and Lester Finch of Hamilton and Bunny and George Martens of Ohio; her niece, Jill Butler; a nephew-in-law, Joseph V. Mule of Bordentown; a nephew, J. Scott Butler; a niece-in-law, Patricia Butler of N.Y.; and many other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral was held at Saul Colonial Home, Hamilton Square. Interment followed in Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville. Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 19 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ 08873 or Deborah Hospital Foundation, 212 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.
James F. Schaefer
AMBLER, Pa. James F. Schaefer, 93, died Nov. 10 at Artman Lutheran Home in Ambler, Pa.
Mr. Schaefer was born in Ambler and was a former resident of Robbinsville and Bordentown, attending schools in Bordentown Township. He was formerly employed as a machinist for Rohm and Haas for more than 40 years until his retirement. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Navy and holding the rank of Gunner’s Mate Third Class. He was a member of the PT Boaters while in the Navy.
Husband of the late Marion C. Schaefer and son of the late August Adolf and Elizabeth Schaefer, he is survived by one daughter, M. Carolyn Boggs of Ambler, Pa.; three grandchildren, Louis J., Lee J. and Loretta Boggs; and five great-grandchildren, Robert T., Julianna R., Liam D., DeAnna and Mary Kate Boggs. He was also predeceased by a brother, August Adolph Schaefer Jr.
Funeral was held at the Emil J. Ciavarelli Family Funeral Home, Ambler, Pa. Interment followed in George Washington Memorial Park, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Memorials in his name can be sent to Christ Episcopal Church, 130 Prince St., Bordentown NJ 08505.
Sylva
Quijano Arriba
Sylva Qijano Arriba, 92 of Hightstown, died Nov. 17 at her home.
Born in Cebu, Philippines, she resided in Allentown for 10 years before moving to Hightstown.
She is survived by her seven children, Roselyn Q. Netzer of Allentown; Marietta and Donald Hutchinson and Marilyn Quijano all of Hightstown; Leo, Raymundo, Mercedes and Mario, all of the Philippines; a brother, Nicholas of the Philippines; andgrandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday at St. John’s Church. Interment followed in St. John’s Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Church 1282 Yardville Road, Allentown, NJ 08501 or to St. Anthony of Padua, Building Fund 251 Franklin St. Hightstown, NJ 08520.

