NEW HOPE Charles "Chick" Kerr, 86, of New Hope, died Sunday, May 28, at home.
He and his wife of 58 years, Doro Maier Kerr, were active in a range of civic activities in New Hope.
In the 1960s, they operated the Studio Inn on North Main Street, which included among its guests many of the stars who came to perform at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope and the former Music Circus in West Amwell.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Mr. Kerr attended Tyler Art School before sailing to Puerto Rico to help with the construction of naval facilities there and with the draft registration of young Puerto Ricans. Malaria forced him to return to Philadelphia in 1942.
He was appointed to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point , N.Y., graduating in 1944. He sailed as a deck officer during and after World War II, helping to carry supplies across the North Atlantic to Europe in unarmed merchant ships.
In 1949, he became a buyer for Atlantic Refining Company’s fleet of ships. He created an ordering system tailored to the Merchant Marines and, later, to offshore oil industries. The result was a publication, "Mariner’s Annual," which was developed with his wife and will produce its 50th edition this year.
Their company, Charles Kerr Enterprises Inc. of New Hope, also produced several other specialized publications targeted at the marine industry as well as a series of vest-pocket restaurant guides, reflecting Mr. Kerr’s interest in fine dining.
The Kerrs settled in Philadelphia after their marriage in 1949 and eventually moved to New Hope.
He and his wife designed and built two houses at a New Jersey lake in the mid-1950s. They started building the Studio property and their home in New Hope in 1957 and moved in permanently in 1961.
In the 1960s, Mr. Kerr was on the board of the New Hope Community Association, and, more recently, he helped with New Hope’s Partners in Progress.
He and his wife regularly attended meetings of the Borough Council. They also were supporters of the arts and culture in the New Hope area.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Cathy Kerr of New Hope; two daughters and a son-in-law, Pamela Kerr of Delaware Township and Barbara and Marquies Olds of Clermont, Fla.; and four grandchildren, Nicholas of Philadelphia, NcKinsey of London, Kate of Boston and JaQuinley of Delaware Township.
A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, June 9, at 4 p.m. at Solebury Friends Meeting.
Memorial donations may be made to the New Hope Eagle Fire Company or the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad.
PRINCETON Walter B. Foster Jr., 85, died May 18 at University Medical Center at Princeton.
Born in Princeton, he was a lifelong resident.
Mr. Foster also was tax collector in Princeton Township from 1958 to 1963 and a member of the Princeton Township Committee from 1964 to 1969.
He was a 1940 graduate of Princeton High School and was drafted into the Army in 1942, serving in the motor pool in Cardiff, Wales, and Marseilles, France.
Following his marriage in 1946, he purchased a cornfield lot on Princeton-Kingston Road where he built and his wife built their home.
Early in life, he worked as a carpenter and a fireman on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
In 1954, he became executive secretary at Nassau Savings and Loan, rising to vice president in 1964 before retiring as president in 1984.
He was a member of the Rotary Club of Princeton, the Republican Club of Princeton, the Hopewell Valley Country Club and Nassau Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Araxy; a daughter, Penny of Manhattan; two sons, Walter Kim of Rocky Hill and Drew of Ringoes; a brother, Julius of Knoxville, Tenn.; a sister, Janice Gibson of Princeton; two granddaughters, Jennifer and Abigail of Ringoes; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. June 6 at Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton. Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, 08534.
Arrangements are under the direction of Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP Gail "Bud" H. Prickett, 87, died Monday, May 21, at home.
He spent many years working at the Mercer County Correctional Center in Hopewell Township before retiring as superintendent of maintenance.
He was a life member of both the American Legion in Lambertville and Good Sam.
Born in Somerset, Ind., he lived in Trenton and Lambertville prior to moving to Manchester 15 years ago.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Ann Prickett; two nieces, Deborah Sparano of New Egypt and Dawn Pintrich of Newtown, Pa.; and many other nieces and nephews.
Services will be private.
Memorial donations may be made to Whiting First Aid Squad, Route 530, Whiting, N.J., 08759.
Arrangements were under the direction of DeGraff Lakehurst Funeral Home, Lakehurst.
HAMILTON Margaret Burroughs, 93, died Friday, May 25, at home.
Born in Trenton, she was a resident of Lambertville before moving to Hamilton 24 years ago.
Ms. Burroughs was a retired office manager with Dr. Dantzig and worked for Delray Deli.
From 1955 to 1960, she was the owner of HomeTown Corner in Lambertville.
She was a member of the DeCou Senior Citizens Club.
Ms. Burroughs was the daughter of the late Frank and Emiline Sperling Hann, sister of the late Laura Wiese, Lorraine Efaw and Charles Heatinger and widow of Kenneth A. Burroughs.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Pete Possert of Hamilton; her grandchildren, Marcy and her husband, Gary Manheim, of New York, and K. Scott and his wife, Maria Possert, and Ryan M. and his wife, Joan Possert, all of Hamilton; five great-grandchildren, Zachary and Max Manheim, Ryan M. Possert Jr. and Mason and Chase Possert; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday from the Kingston & Kemp Funeral Home, Hamilton. Burial will follow in the Holcombe Riverview Cemetery in Delaware Township.
Calling hours are 6 to 8 p.m. today (May 31) at the funeral home.
CRANSTON, R.I. Albert "Pat" Moonan, 89, died Friday, May 25, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, R.I.
A longtime resident of Lambertville, Mr. Moonan had lived in Cranston for the past six years.
He was a former member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Lambertville.
He served in the Army in the infantry during World War II.
Many years ago, he was a well-known baseball player in the Lambertville-Stockton area.
For many years, he owned and operated M&M Plumbing and Heating Company.
He was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Leary Moonan, brother of the late Joseph Moonan Jr. and Dorothy McNeil and widower of Rose Uveges Moonan.
Surviving are a son, Patrick Moonan of Cranston, R.I.; a daughter, Janice Martz of Melbourne, Australia; and six grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. today (May 31) at the church. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until the mass today at the church.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Garefino Funeral Home, Lambertville.