Princeton High School Alumni Obituaries

Maureen Rose McGinnis Penta passed away peacefully in her 80th year at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch NJ on Tuesday December 9 2025. A muchloved wife sister aunt greataunt grandmother daughter godmother cousin friend and teacher who gave of herself tirelessly and unceasingly Maureen will be ...

Melanie Jane WilsonHoulton- With sadness, the family of Melanie J. Wilson announces her peaceful passing at Madigan Estates Nursing Facility in Houlton. After a long battle with dementia, she passed away on November 27,2025 with her family by her side. She was born on July 16, 1949, in Houlton, the ...

"Life is eternal, and love is immortal, and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight." - Rossiter Worthington Raymond.Elmer Lee Gibson, 93 of Kuttawa, Kentucky, returned home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 14th, 2025, peacefully in his home surrounded...

Claire Rita Maliszewski MichalowskiOctober 4, 1935 - December 31, 2025Claire Michalowski passed away peacefully, surrounded by prayers and family, on December 31, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona.Claire was born in 1935 in South River, New Jersey, the third of four children to Matthew and Wand...

Rev. David Phillips died January 13 2026. He was born in Williamsport on April 12 1939 the son of Raymond C. and Marcellite S. Phillips. He was predeceased in death by his daughter Christine Phillips Hillier Mark his brother Raymond C. Phillips Jr. and his sister Carol Shaffer. He is survived by his...

Cynthia Ann Baker ne Hines known to many as Cindy 64 of Hamilton New Jersey passed away peacefully on December 21 2025 surrounded by the love of her family. Born on August 2 1961 in Princeton New Jersey Cindy lived a life rooted in faith family service and unwavering strength. Cindy was a devoted wi...

William Bill L. Engstrom age 91 of Willow Street PA. passed away on December 24 2025 at the Glen at Willow Valley. Born in Camden New Jersey. he was the son of the late Elmer and Phoebe Leander Engstrom and the devoted husband of the late Stella M. Milligan Engstrom. Bill was raised in Princeton Ne...

William Jeffery Watson, age 75 of Princeton, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah. Born on July 23, 1950, he was raised in Caldwell County, where he later graduated from high school. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was a retired stocke...

Scott Frederick Lee 34 of Conway South Carolina passed away on Friday December 26 2025 at home. Born in Princeton NJ Scott was a longtime resident of Ewing Twp. before moving to Conway SC 5 years ago.He was a graduate of Ewing High School Class of 2009 and Coastal Carolina University Class of 2023.S...

Ann Sharon Siweck 87 went home to be with Jesus her Lord and Savior on Wednesday evening Dec. 31 2025 at Baptist East Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born July 23 1938 in Decatur IL the daughter of Raymond and Cleo Carter Ozee. A graduate of Decatur High School she also attended Central B...

Jimmy D. Lofton 85 of Newburgh IN formerly of Princeton passed away Friday December 26 2025 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. He was born May 4 1940 in Princeton IN to Roscoe D. Lofton and Eva E. Keith Lofton. Jim graduated from Princeton High School in 1958. In the 60s he worked for Ashlan...

John W. Greenwell 90 of Evansville passed away Tuesday January 6 2026 at Lucy Smith King Hospice in Henderson. He was born May 22 1935 in Morganfield Kentucky to the late Joseph T. Greenwell and Caroline E. Wathen Greenwell and worked as an estimator for 33 years at Zenith in Evansville. John served...

Terry Gene Bassett 76 of Princeton passed away Wednesday December 31 2025 at the Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. He was born in Olney IL June 19 1949 to Arnal and Ethel Bassett. Terry graduated from Princeton High School in 1968. He served in the U.S. Army for 2 years then went to work...

Billie Mae Sharp 90 of Owensville IN was called home to the Lord Tuesday December 30 2025 at RiverOaks Health Campus in Princeton. She was born April 20 1935 in Owensville IN to Ottie Smith and Mary Mobley Smith. Billie graduated from Owensville High School in 1953. She married the love of her life ...

Stanley E. Dearing 93 of Ft. Branch IN passed away Sunday December 28 2025 at RiverOaks Health Campus in Princeton IN. He was born January 1 1932 in Ft. Branch IN to Fred Dearing and Macy Mead Dearing. Stanley graduated from Owensville High School in 1949. He proudly served in the United States Army...

Robert Emory Bob Towery 87 passed away on Friday December 19 2025 after stoically battling MRSA following a knee replacement procedure. Born in Princeton Kentucky as a child he moved with his family to Tennessee where he lived for many decades. In high school he was voted The Prince of Personality d...

Gayala Fields Askew, of Albany, Texas, passed to eternal life on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 71 years old. Gayala was born to Jewel Princeton Fields and Lois Odel Piltcher Fields on July 29, 1954, in DeLeon, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Lorene Fields, Judy Hardy, and Fr...

Jeffrey Ray Darnell 68 of Ashland Illinois died Sunday November 23 2025 at Cass County Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Virginia. He was born March 29 1957 in Springfield the son of J.R. and Eva Jean Willis Darnell. Jeff married Karen Coy on September 22 1973 and she survives in Ashland. He is al...

Bruce W. DeLong Jr. 58 of Bethlehem passed away Saturday January 10 2026 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. Born in Princeton New Jersey on July 23 1967 Bruce was the son of Bruce W. DeLong Sr. and Florence A. Dolly Marquardt DeLong of Allentown. Growing up in Allentown Bruce attended Allen Hig...

Edgar E Bantz 92 of Muscatine Iowa formerly of Galesburg died on Friday December 19 2025 at home. Ed was born August 15 1933 in Danville Illinois the son of Ford D. and Audrey Canaday Bantz. He married Helen M. Helander on November 3 1962 in Chicago. She preceded him in death on November 27 2018 aft...

Johnny Preston Stanley 75 of Goldsboro passed away at his home on Monday December 22 2025. Johnny was born in Johnston County on September 3 1950 to the late Refus Ray Stanley and Mary Alma Brock Stanley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Johnny Preston Stanley Jr. and sis...

Elizabeth Ann Phipps Mercer passed away at North River Health Campus on October 29 2024 in Evansville IN. She was born in St. Joseph Missouri on June 27 1942 daughter of the late Berwyn R. Phipps Sr. and Elizabeth Nance Ozenberger Phipps. She is survived by her children Ara Beth NelsonMercer Theron ...

Kimberly Rochelle Wallace the daughter of Percy Jefferson and Murline Roland Jefferson Seals was born October 25 1967 in Kennett MO. Kim attended Kennett public schools. During Kims high school years she was an outstanding athlete. She specialized in several running events such as the 100 meters 20...

Gloria J. Robinson-Butler, 67, of Lumberton, New Jersey, departed this life on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 in Mount Holly, New Jersey.Daughter of the late Charles L. Robinson, Sr. and Annie P. Robinson, Gloria was born and raised in Trenton N.J., and educated in the Trenton Public School System, gradua...

February 22, 1947 - December 24, 2025Philip (Bruce) Hobson, 78, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at home. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he graduated from Steinert High School,  Class of 1964.  He served six years in the US Army National Guard.   After graduating...

John "Jack" Sacalis passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Tuesday January 13 2026 at RWJBarnabus Hospital Somerset in Somerville NJ surrounded by his loving family. He was one week shy of his 99th birthday. Born and raised in Bayonne NJ he was the son of the late John N. Sr. and Marie Pat...

Constance Ann Gibbons died on January 7 2026 at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center. She was 73. Ms. Gibbons was raised and resided in Princeton for many years. She also lived in Montclair NJ Manhattan NY Paris France and London England for significant portions of her life. Constance graduated fr...

Mr. Bradford Brad Merritt age 73 of Rocky Hill NJ passed away peacefully on December 12 2025. He was born on April 29 1952 in Trenton NJ and graduated from Trenton High School. He attended Allegheny College and The College of New Jersey where he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Bradford ...

Peter Lindenfeld 100 of the Stonebridge community in Skillman New Jersey and of Princeton where he resided for 65 years died peacefully on November 21 2025 while holding the hands of his children Tom and Naomi. Born on March 10 1925 in Vienna Austria Peter was the son of Bela and Elda nee Lachs Lind...

Peggy Henning 97 of Princeton NJ passed away on November 18th at Serenity Hospice at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Hamliton NJ. Born Peggy Menefee she came to this earth on September 25th 1928 in Baltimore Maryland. She was a rambunctious girl with lots of friends who spent her time imagining ...