Obituaries

John P. Bracoloni

   ROBBINSVILLE — John P. Bracoloni, 65, died Friday at his residence.
   Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.
   Mr. Bracoloni was a graduate of Trenton Catholic Boy’s High School and Villanova University in Philadelphia. He was the only MBNA certified memorialist in Mercer County and South Jersey and the proprietor of Bracoloni Custom Memorials in Hamilton.
   Mr. Bracoloni erected the Ultimate Weapon Memorial at Fort Dix. He was recognized by New Jersey State Police, Eden Institute, U.S. Marine Corps, Camp Olden Memorial Society and the Oklahoma Bombing Memorial at Veterans Park. He was known for his many kind works to various organizations.
   Predeceased by his parents, Frank and Ilia Manganelli Bracoloni, he is survived by his wife of 42 years, Dorothy Blakeslee Bracoloni; his son Jay Bracoloni; his daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Keith Ezzo; a sister, Nancy Bracoloni; his grandsons, Kristoffer and Kevyn; and several nieces, nephews and many cousins.
   The funeral was held Wednesday from Chambers D’Errico and Correnti Funeral Home, 825 Chambers St. in Trenton.
   Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday at St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, 4620 Nottingham Way in Hamilton.
   Entombment followed in St. Mary’s Cemetery Mausoleum in Hamilton.
   Contributions may be made in his memory to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mid-Jersey Chapter, 246 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst, NJ 07755 or Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey, 354 South Broad St., Trenton, NJ 08608.
John T. Dempster Jr.

   HAMILTON — John T. Dempster Jr., 89, died Sunday at home.
   Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.
   Mr. Dempster was retired from the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant commander after serving from the years of 1937 to 1964. His last assignment was as the commanding officer at the Trenton Reserve Training Center from 1964 to 1990.
   He was employed as a bureau chief with the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation and then as a school crossing guard with Ewing Township. He served as the duty officer at the John T. Dempster Sr. Fire Training Academy. He served as president of both the Mercer County Fire Police and New Jersey State Fire Police Associations, was a former member of the Nottingham Fire Co., and a current member of the Mercerville Fire Co.
   He was a manager and past vice president of the Nottingham Little League, past commander of the USSVI New Jersey South Base, a member of the U.S. Submarine Veterans, served as president of the U.S. Navy League Trenton Council and was the former commanding officer of the Trenton Division of the Navy League Sea Cadets. He was recently honored by having the unit named after him.
   Mr. Dempster served during World War II and had received many honors including the Bronze Star.
   Son of the late John T. and Adalaide R. Dempster Sr., husband of the late Elsie Parkinson Dempster and father of the late Brian and Karen Dempster, he is survived by his children and their spouses, daughters Judith and Carl Krug of Ewing, Jacqueline and Thomas Aust of Hamilton, Cheryl and Gary Wig, Laureen and John Miles and Kelly and Brad Hulick all of New Egypt, sons John T. and Claire Dempster III of Kissimmee, Fla., David A. Dempster, Gary W. and Kathleen Dempster and Keith E. Dempster all of Hamilton; grandchildren Shawn Dempster, Sharon Couch, Kim Gardiner, Kerri Aust, Matthew Aust, Nicole Wright, Kyle Wright, Megan Dempster, Chris Bubny, Caitlyn Sweeney, Crystal Miles, Lindsay Miles, Aimee Miles, Jeni Hulick, Erica Hulick, Ashley Dempster, Kaitlin Dempster and Stephanie Dempster; great-grandchildren, Cori and Colin Dempster, Aiden and Liam Gardiner, Zachary Aust, Madalyn Wright, and Shane Hulick; and a special care giver, Tom Makgolane.
   Funeral services were held Wednesday from the fire house and burial followed in the Greenwood Cemetery in Hamilton.
   Donations may be made to the Trenton Sea Cadets, John T. Dempster Jr. Scholarship Fund, c/o 109 Green Lane, Trenton, NJ 08638.
   Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Kingston & Kemp Funeral Home, 260 White Horse Ave., Hamilton.
John McCaw

   CREAM RIDGE — John Donald McCaw, 72, died Nov. 21 in Community Medical Center in Toms River.
   Born in Trenton, Mr. McCaw was lifelong area resident and an honorably discharged U.S. Navy veteran. He had been employed with the U.S. Postal Service for about 20 years and was previously employed with RCA in West Windsor.
   Predeceased by his parents, John and Veronica McCaw, and his sister, Nancy (McCaw) Oconnor, he is survived by his sister, Janice R. Flynn and her husband Donald of Vienna, Va.
   The funeral service was Tuesday at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square.
   Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated from St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square.
   Interment followed in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hamilton.
Rose F. Tabacco

   ROBBINSVILLE — Rose F. Tabacco, 77, died Nov. 23 in Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton.
   Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Tabacco was a resident of New Jersey for 10 years and a member of the Washington Township Senior Center.
   Predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Angelo Tabacco, she is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Frank Spadavecchia of Robbinsville; a son, Angelo Tabacco of Middletown; a sister, Dolly Gillen of Yonkers, N.Y.; a brother, Count Baron of Barnegat; five grandchildren, Angelo, Nicholas, Thomas, Christina and Alexandria; and her nieces, nephews and cousins.
   The funeral service was held Wednesday at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square.
   Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated from St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square.
   Interment followed in Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 601 Hamilton Ave., Trenton, NJ 08629.