July 18, 2007

Robert C. Hodnett
   Robert Claborn Hodnett, 77, of Ewing died Friday at Capital Health System, Fuld Campus.
   Born, raised and educated in Hopewell, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was honorably discharged.
   He was employed at McGuire Air Force Base for 36 years. After his retirement, he was employed by the Mount Holly and Ewing Township public school systems.
   Mr. Hodnett is survived by his wife Margaret Twyford-Hodnett; sister Josephine Wade of Willingboro; three brothers, Oscar of Detroit, Joseph of Wichita, Kan., and Samuel and his wife Grace Hodnett of Browns Mills; a step-grandson, Gregory Twyford III; four step-children, Gregory Twyford of Wilmington, Del., Lafaris Twyford of Greenboro, N.C., Travis Hardwick of Ewing and Calanders and wife Michelle Twyford of New Bern, N.C.; nine step-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
   Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Samaritan Baptist Church, 531 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Trenton.
   Calling hour will be from noon -1 p.m. at the church with Bishop Ravenell officiating.
   Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown.
   Arrangements are by the Hughes Funeral Home.
Constant Gianacaci
   Constant "Frenchy" Gianacaci, 81, died Sunday in the Southern Ocean County Hospital, Manahawkin.
   Born in St. Zachrie, France, Mr. Gianacaci has been a Princeton resident since 1946 and was a U.S. Army veteran.
   Mr. Gianacaci was the owner, for over 23 years, of Frenchy’s Gulf Service Station, a landmark on Nassau Street, Princeton, which was featured in books and magazines from 1963 until 1986.
   Mr. Gianacaci was recognized for his patriotism by the Daughters of the American Revolution, receiving an award for always flying the American flag in front of his service station. He was the past president of the Mercer County Gasoline Retailers and longtime member of the Princeton Elks Lodge 2129.
   He was a member of the Manahawkin Fishing Club.
   Son of the late George and Sophie Scottis Gianacaci, he is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Tamasi Gianacaci; a son and daughter-in-law, John and Jean Hall Gianacaci of Hopewell Township; a daughter and son-in-law, Gabrielle and William Protinick of Robbinsville; three brothers, John, Alexander, and Nicholas; seven sisters, Maryse, Josephine, Helen, Gabrielle, Marcelle, Victorine and Paulette all of France; four grandchildren, Melissa, William, Christine, and J.P.; and several nieces and nephews.
   The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday from The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.
   A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Paul’s Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton.
   Burial will follow in the Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury.
   Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 2550 Route 1, North Brunswick, 08902-4301, or University Medical Center at Princeton, 253 Witherspoon St., Princeton, 08540.