Obituaries (03.15.07)

Joseph Ash
   Joseph E. Ash, of Lawrence, died Friday at Saint Francis Medical Center, Trenton. He was 79.
   Born in Trenton, he resided in Lawrence for the past 32 years.
   Mr. Ash retired in 1991 after 25 years with the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Ewing Township. He was an officer and member of Local 195, AFL-CIO-CLC and an avid New York Yankee Fan.
   Son of the late Nicholas and Florence Genise Ash, father of the late Donna M. Rura, and brother-in-law of the late Richard Storcella, he is survived by his wife, Jean J. Vizzini Ash; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Rita and Frank Pintimalli, of Robbinsville, and Carma Storcella, of Ewing Township; a granddaughter, Nicole Rura, of Hamilton Township; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Russell and Shirley Vizzini of, Columbus, and John and Jackie Vizzini, of Yardville; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
   The funeral was held Tuesday at the Brenna Funeral Home, Trenton. Entombment was in Our Lady of Lourdes Madonna Mausoleum, Hamilton.
Thomas Rossetti
   Thomas R. Rossetti, of Lawrence, died March 7 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton. He was 64.
   Born in Trenton, Mr. Rossetti was a lifelong area resident and self-employed.
   He was a former member of the Capital Assembly of God in Hamilton and a member of Christian Life Center in Bensalem, Pa. He was very involved with Men’s Ministries and enjoyed being an usher at his church.
   Son of the late Louis and Jacqueline Rossetti, he is survived by his wife of 33 years, Beverly Rossetti; two step-daughters, Cynthia Schweder and Jacalyn Della Rossa and her husband, Michael; a step-son, Louis Costa and his wife, Debra; four grandchildren, Carrie, Lindsey and Jenna Schweder, and Carli Della Rossa; his mother-in-law, Carol Diana; a sister-in-law, Lois Blaustein and her husband, Marc; and many aunts and uncles.
   The funeral was held Saturday at the Capital Assembly of God, Hamilton. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Capital Assembly of God, 1380 Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road, Hamilton, NJ 08690 or Christian Life Center, 3100 Galloway Road, Bensalem, PA 19029.
Josephine Tiffenbac
   HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — Josephine J. Bac Tiffenbach died March 8 at Capital Health System’s Fuld Campus. She was 82.
   Born in Trenton, Mrs. Tiffenbach was a lifelong Trenton and Hamilton Township resident. She retired in 1986 after 19 years of service with the State of New Jersey, Department of Personnel at the downtown Trenton offices.
   She was a member of the Hamilton Four Season’s Seniors.
   Daughter of the late George and Marianna Wrobel Bac, mother of the late James Tiffenbach, sister of the late John Bac and Helen Malinowski, she is survived by her husband of 61 years, Frank J. Tiffenbach; two sons and two daughters-in-law, Steven F. and Elaine Tiffenbach, of Highland Ranch, Colo., and David and Eileen Tiffenbach, of South Plainfield; two daughters and two sons-in-law, Susan and William Cirullo, of Pennington and Judy and Michael Balint, of the Robbinsville section of Washington Township; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; two sisters, Wanda Jantz, of Lansing, Mich., and Sophia and husband Pete SaFranko, of Lawrence; and several nieces and nephews.
   The funeral was held Tuesday at the Winowicz Funeral Chapel, Trenton. Burial was in St. Hedwig’s Cemetery, Ewing Township.
   Memorial donations are to be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105 c/o Tribute Program.