Obituaries

Julia Peterla

   CRANBURY — Julia Peterla, 100, died Tuesday in The Elms of Cranbury.
   Born in Bukovec, Czechoslovakia, she arrived in the United States at age 16.
   She was formerly of New York City, moved to Millstone Township in 1941 and had lived in the Hamilton area since the 1960s. She was a member of St. John Slovak Lutheran Church and was a lifetime member of the American Czechoslovak Farmers Club of Washington Township.
   Wife of the late Paul Peterla and grandmother of the late Susan Morgan, she is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Paul Jr. and Theresa Peterla of Sayre, Pa., Robert and Marie Peterla of Columbus and Stanley and Jeanette Peterla of East Windsor; grandchildren Terry, Paul, Laurie, Mary, Lynn, Rob, Brian and Jeff; and 12 great-grandchildren.
   Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, with the Rev. Sarah Wilson officiating.
   Interment will follow in St. John Slovak Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hamilton.
   Family and friends may call from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Colonial funeral home.
   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. John Slovak Lutheran Church, 111 Harding St., Trenton, NJ 08611.
Dr. Lillian B. Tenney

   PRINCETON — Dr. Lillian Baum Tenney, 85, died Feb. 23 at home.
   Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she was a Princeton resident since 1953.
   A psychiatrist, she maintained a private practice in Lawrence Township and also taught and practiced psychiatry at Rutgers University. She had many patients throughout the state, including many in the East Windsor/Hightstown area.
   She graduated two years ahead of her class at Walton High School, enrolled in Hunter College for a year, and went on to obtain her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1943. Prior to medical school she worked as a waitress on Cape Cod and for two years as a medical technician traveling throughout New England.
   She earned her doctorate of medicine degree from the University of Rochester in 1949 followed by four residencies at Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital in pediatrics, adult psychiatry, child psychiatry and obstetrics.
   Dr. Tenney delayed practicing for 15 years to raise four children with her husband. In 1968, she re-established her board certification and began an extensive private practice specializing in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry.
   She also was a clinical professor of psychiatry at Rutgers University, where she was chief psychiatrist at the Willets Student Health Center for many years. In addition, she was a psychiatrist at Mercer County Child Guidance Clinic, New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute in Montgomery and Lawrence Township Public Schools.
   She was often sought as an expert witness in court cases and for many years taught and trained medical students at the Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine and Dentistry in psychiatric interviewing at Princeton House Behavioral Health.
   She maintained an active practice until illness forced her to suspend it in the spring of 2006.
   She was an active member in dozens of peace-based and humanitarian organizations. In the 1960s she and her husband co-founded the Ethical Culture Fellowship of Princeton. She adopted animals throughout her life and enjoyed gardening, cooking, skiing and dancing.
   Wife of the late Frederick H. Tenney, she is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law Steven Tenney and David and Marie-Diane Tenney and Jon Tenney; daughter and son-in-law Susan Tenney Diamond and Hal Diamond; grandchildren Danny, Emerson, Oliver and Genevieve; and step-grandchildren Michael and Allison.
   A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. March 17 at the Princeton University Chapel followed by a reception at the Prospect House on the university campus.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Doctors without Borders USA, P.O. Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030.
   Arrangements are by Kimble Funeral Home, Princeton.