Week of March 3
Armond L. Ferrara
ALLENTOWN Armond L. Ferrara, 86, died Monday at his home.
Born in Princeton, he was an Allentown resident for more than 50 years.
A World War II U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Ferrara served in the third Armored "Spearhead" Division and was a recipient of the Purple Heart.
A graduate of Princeton High School, Rider College and Rutgers University, Mr. Ferrara retired from the Upper Freehold Regional School District, where he was an Allentown High School teacher for more than 40 years. He was the head of the business department, golf coach and served in many other capacities.
He was a member of the Delegate Assembly of NJEA, the American Legion Post 33 of Yardville and the Allentown Lions Club.
Son of the late Lawrence and Anna Ferrara, he was predeceased by five brothers. He is survived by his wife, Freda Ferrara; two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and James Barto of Mexico and Valerie and Thomas Ryan of Allentown; three grandchildren, Justin Burt, Thomas Ryan Jr. and Michael Ryan; a great-granddaughter, Isabella Burt; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Vince and Ida Ferrara of Georgia and Lawrence Ferrara of Princeton; and two sisters, Gloria Sanlorenzo of Long Island, N.Y., and Lucy Brearley of Lawrenceville.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at the Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown.
Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hamilton.
Mary F. Pelczar
PLUMSTED Mary F. Pelczar died Feb. 21 at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
Born in Trenton, Ms. Pelczar lived most of her life as a Trenton and Ewing Township resident before moving to Cream Ridge six years ago.
She retired in 1978 after 38 years with the former Heinemann Electric Co. on the Brunswick Pike.
She was a member of the Saint Hedwig’s Rosarian, Group 13. She was a volunteer worker at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, Pa., for many years as well as with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Trenton Chapter. She was a parishioner at the Church of the Assumption, New Egypt.
Daughter of the late George and Frances Zuczek Pelczar, and sister of the late Frank, Walter and Stanley Pelczar, she is survived by her two sisters, Florence Pelczar and Anne Pfieffer, both of Cream Ridge; four nieces and spouses, Debora Kripplebauer, Joanne and Alan Linkchorst, Maryanne and Michael McCue, and Annette and Jeffrey Page; her nephew Joseph and his wife, Carol Pfieffer; several grandnieces and grandnephews; and one great-grandnephew.
The funeral was held Saturday at the Winowicz Funeral Chapel, 865 Brunswick Ave.
Funeral Liturgy was celebrated Saturday in St. Hedwig’s Church with Fr. Dr. Jacek Labinski presiding.
Burial was in St. Hedwig’s Cemetery, Hamilton.
The family requests Mass cards and spiritual bouquets in her memory.
Ralph DelloMargio
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Ralph DelloMargio, 78, of Robbinsville died Feb. 21 at home.
Born in Trenton, Mr. DelloMargio had been a lifetime area resident.
He retired from the state of New Jersey, Department of Transportation, as chief of the Right of Way Division.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during the Korean War with the 19th ORD Battalion, an avid golfer, and a member of the Trenton District Golf Association, the Bordentown Elks No. 2085 and the American Legion.
Predeceased by his parents, Dominic and Angelina DelloMargio, and his wife of 27 years, Mary DelloMargio, he is survived by a daughter, Donna DelloMargio; three sons, Dominic, Ralph Jr. and his wife, April, and Paul and his wife, Holly; two sisters, Adele Sopko and Ursula DelloMargio; three grandchildren, Angelo, Rebecca and Caralyn DelloMargio; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held Tuesday at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square.
Interment of cremated remains followed in Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648.
Michael R. Carucci
HAMILTON Michael R. Carucci, 81, died Feb. 21 in Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center.
Born in Trenton, he was a Hamilton resident for 44 years.
Mr. Carucci was a painter for the Trenton Housing Authority and a member of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, the Italian American Sportsman Club and Junior 4 Alumni Association.
He was predeceased by his parents, Julio Carucci and Julia Loffredo Carucci; brothers, Philip, Thomas, Paul and Michele Carucci; and sisters, Ann Pizzo and Stella Kaiser. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elsie Tamburini Carucci; sons and daughters-in-law, Walter and Linda Carucci of San Diego, Calif., and Michael D. and Linda Carucci of Bordentown; grandchildren Dean Carucci, Brett Carucci and Leighanne and husband Adam Recktenwald; brother and sister-in-law Orlando and Margaret Carucci of Hamilton; sisters Jean Terry of Hightstown and Margaret Piscione of Robbinsville; and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday at St. Anthony’s Church, 626 S. Olden Ave., Hamilton.
Entombment followed in St. Mary’s Mausoleum/St. Joachim Patio, Hamilton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 4949 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, DE 19713.
Arrangements were under the direction of Gruerio Funeral Home, Trenton.

