LAMBERTVILLE Catherine "Kay" Williamson, 61, of Lambertville died Friday, Sept. 8, at home, following a lengthy illness.
Ms. Williamson was a lifelong resident of Lambertville.
She graduated from South Hunterdon Regional High School in 1963 and the following September married her high school sweetheart Charles Williamson, who died in 1980.
She worked for York Luggage in Lambertville.
She was the daughter of the late Kenneth Cray.
Surviving are two sons, M. Shawn Williamson and Brian Scott Williamson; a grandson, Connor P. Williamson; her mother, Lillian Alleyne; and her brother, Dennis Cray.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, Lambertville. Burial followed at the Holcombe-Riverview Cemetery, Delaware Township.
Memorial donations may be made to the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad, Box 237, Lambertville, 08530, or the Hunterdon Hospice, in care of Hunterdon Medical Center, 2100 Wescott Drive, Flemington, 08822.
STOCKTON Henry C. Piratzky, 74, died Thursday, Sept. 7, following a lengthy illness.
Born in Long Island, he had lived in Stockton for the past 40 years.
He graduated from Rider College with a bachelor of science degree in business administration.
He served in the Marine Corps as a staff sergeant during the Korean Conflict.
Mr. Piratzky served on the Stockton Planning Board for many years.
He coached Stockton Little League baseball teams.
He retired from Riegel Paper Company as a manager after 25 years of employment.
Mr. Piratzky was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lambertville.
He was the son of the late Henry T. and Helen Kaschmar Piratzky, brother of the late Helen Dyjak and father-in-law of the late Michael Fenneman.
Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Rita Russo Piratzky; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Rita and Michael J. Rose Sr. of Kingwood Township, Patti and Stew Burroughs of Lambertville and Laurie Fenneman of Kingwood; a son and daughter-in-law, Henry and Lisa Piratzky of Lambertville; his grandchildren, Michael J. Rose Jr. and his wife, Emily, Amy and Danny Rose, Andrea and Jenna Burroughs, Joey, Noelle and Michael Fenneman and Jeffrey and Alyx Piratzky; and his great-granddaughter, Kylie Rose.
Memorial services were held Tuesday at the Garefino Funeral Home, Lambertville. Burial followed in Holcombe-Riverview Cemetery, Delaware Township.
Memorial donations may be made to the Stockton Fire Company, P.O. Box 47, Stockton, 08559, or the First Baptist Church of Lambertville, 55 Bridge St., Lambertville, 08530.
WAYNESBORO, Va. Geraldine Marie Pratt Hock, 75, formerly of Lambertville, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Augusta Medical Center, Fishersville.
Ms. Hock was born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Hamlin Terrell and Mary Catherine McKelvey Pratt.
She was a member of St. John Evangelist Catholic Church of Waynesboro.
Surviving are her husband of 52 years, Louis F. Hock; a son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Lesley Hock of Waynesboro; two daughters and a son-in-law, Cindy Hock of Waynesboro and Debbie Hock and Perry Meier of Conroe, Texas; and three grandchildren, Katie Hock, Alexa Hock and Matt Meier.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Hamlin Pratt, and a sister, Teresa Ann Natale.
A funeral mass was held Monday at St. John’s Catholic Church in Lambertville by Monsignor Leon Kaspryk. Private burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lambertville.
Henry Funeral Home of Staunton, Va., handled the arrangements.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.henryfuneralhome.net.
HAMILTON William Carter Johnson, infant son of William L. Johnson Jr. and Jasmine K. Carter, died Tuesday, Sept. 5.
He also is survived by his paternal grandparents, William L. Sr. and Virginia Johnson of Hamilton Square; his maternal grandparents, Steven and Shelley Howard of Trenton; his paternal great-grandmother, Theresa Carlson of Vineland; his maternal great-grandparents, Thomas Thurman of Upper Black Eddy, Pa., and Betty Thurman of Lambertville; two aunts, Shianne and Latifah Howard; and many great-aunts, great-uncles and cousins.
A funeral service was held Sept. 7 at the Saul Colonial Home, Hamilton Square. Burial followed in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hamilton.
Memorial donations may be made to the William Johnson Memorial Fund, in care of Wachovia Bank, 1177 Route 33, Hamilton Square, 08690.

