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Joan Martha Cosgrove Raymond, 93
Family was important to long-time Montgomery Township, NJ, resident Joan Martha Cosgrove Raymond, who died at age 93 on November 10.
The Montgomery News
Nov 282 min read


Francis Benjamin Homan, 97
Montgomery Township, NJ - Francis “Frank” Benjamin Homan, affectionately known as Yan, died peacefully at the age of 97. Frank was a resident of Montgomery Township since 1958.
The Montgomery News
Nov 212 min read


Chander Kanta Bahal, 87
Chander Kanta Bahal (nee Chowdhary), cherished mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2025, at Bayshore Assisted Living in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Her daughter lives in Skillman, NJ.
The Montgomery News
Nov 182 min read


Edwin L. Podsiadlo, 95
Montgomery Township, NJ - Edwin L. Podsiadlo, 95, U.S Navy Veteran, died peacefully on November 8, 2025 after 95 years of “clean living” as he would say! A long time resident of Montgomery Township, he raised six children with his predeceased, beloved wife Dorothy who taught elementary school at Burnt Hill Road School for decades.
The Montgomery News
Nov 171 min read


Christian Smith, Montgomery School District Band Director & Music Teacher for 37 Years, Dies
Retired Montgomery Township School District music teacher and band director Christian Smith died September 3, 2025 in New York City after a long battle with cholangiocarcinoma.
The Montgomery News
Sep 153 min read


Patricia Yantz Potts, 81
Patricia Yantz Potts, 81, died on September 6, 2025 at home surrounded by her loving family.
The Montgomery News
Sep 142 min read


John Graham, 94
John Graham, a retired attorney who practiced in Princeton, died at his home in Griggstown, NJ, on August 23, 2025 at the age of 94.
The Montgomery News
Sep 32 min read


John T. Moyle, 62
Wrestling Program Founder John T. Moyle of Montgomery Township, NJ, died on August 20, 2025. He was 62.
The Montgomery News
Aug 232 min read


Marvin Earl Conover, 90
Marvin Earl Conover of Rocky Hill, a dedicated mason, contractor, and lifelong member of Somerset County, NJ, died peacefully on Monday, August 11, 2025, at the Center for Hope Hospice Facility in Scotch Plains, NJ. He was 90 years old.
The Montgomery News
Aug 183 min read


Dr. Dan C. Pullen, 88
Former Belle Mead Fire Chief Dan Calver Pullen rode the heavenly fire truck to his last call. He died on August 7, 2025, surrounded by family.
The Montgomery News
Aug 133 min read


Diane Barbara Hoehn, 67
Diane Barbara (Cowley) Hoehn died quietly at home in Princeton, NJ on July 25, 2025 with her adoring husband, Bob, her son, Bobby, and her sisters, Mary and Joan, by her side after an over four year battle with ovarian cancer.
The Montgomery News
Jul 262 min read


Rebecca Ann "Becky" Gorman, 65
Rebecca Ann “Becky” Gorman, former Montgomery Township Court Clerk, died on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at her home. She was 65.
The Montgomery News
Jul 251 min read


Anthony "Mr. T" Tedesco, 82
Anthony Richard Tedesco (Tony) obituary — Montgomery Township NJ School Teacher for 40 Years (November 5, 1942 - July 1, 2025)
The Montgomery News
Jul 152 min read


Daryl Rae Potter, 78
Daryl Rae Potter, 78, a 40-year member of the Montgomery Methodist Church, died on July 1, 2025.
The Montgomery News
Jul 131 min read


Mark Gregory Hogan, 61
Mark G. Hogan of Skillman, NJ died unexpectedly on July 4, 2025. He was only 61.
The Montgomery News
Jul 132 min read


William David Albert, 72
William David Albert of Rocky Hill, New Jersey, President of Nassau Transportation, died on July 3. He was 72.
The Montgomery News
Jul 101 min read


Kim Borredon, 55
Kim Borredon, 55
Owner of Alfonso's Pizzeria in Montgomery Township
(March 2, 1970 - June 18, 2025)
The Montgomery News
Jun 202 min read


Sydney Taggart, 92
Sydney S. Taggart, 92, died on November 15, 2024 in Princeton, NJ.
The Montgomery News
May 132 min read


Dipalika Bhargava, 86
Dipalika "Dipali" Bhargava, MD, of Belle Mead died on May 6, 2025. She was 86. Born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India on October 22, 1938, she was a beacon of resilience, intelligence, and compassion.
The Montgomery News
May 131 min read


Robert G. Tortolani, 95
Robert G. Tortolani, 95, died on April 11, 2025 at Stonebridge at Montgomery senior living community in Skillman, NJ. He was the beloved husband of the late Frances R. (Pandozzi) Tortolani.
The Montgomery News
May 61 min read


William T. Rohrbach, 77
William Thomas “Tom” Rohrbach, 77, of Belle Mead, died on Sunday, March 23, 2025.
The Montgomery News
May 51 min read


Carolyn Glover Camper, 92
Carolyn Glover Camper of Skillman, NJ, died on Sunday, April 20, 2025. She was 92.
The Montgomery News
May 51 min read


Helen E. Paulino, 88
Loved spending time with family Died March 16, 2025 Helen Elizabeth (Atoeff) Paulino died peacefully in her sleep on March 16, 2025. Her...
The Montgomery News
Apr 161 min read


Peter D. Kammler, 72
Peter Kammler, formerly of Skillman, NJ, died unexpectedly on March 25, 2025 at the Country Village Center in Lancaster, New Hampshire.
The Montgomery News
Apr 162 min read


Paul S. Rodland, 70
Paul Stanley Rodland, who helped build Sunset Acres in Skillman, NJ, died on March 31, 2025. He was 70.
The Montgomery News
Apr 152 min read


Kenneth S. Knieser, 51
Kenneth Stuart Knieser, died on April 4. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 24, 1973. He attended Montgomery High School and went on to Monmouth University, eventually earning an MBA.
The Montgomery News
Apr 151 min read


Kamlaben Patel, 88
Kamlaben Patel, 88, of Belle Mead, NJ, died on April 14, 2025 surrounded by her loving family.
The Montgomery News
Apr 151 min read


Lucille M. Youngberg, 86
Lucille Mae Youngberg, 86, of Waseca, Minnesota, died peacefully on March 29, 2025, after a short illness.
The Montgomery News
Apr 151 min read


Donald V. Terhune, 88
Donald Veghte Terhune, who grew up in Blawenburg and remained a big part of the Blawenburg Reformed Church his whole life, died peacefully at his home on March 11. He was 88.
The Montgomery News
Apr 123 min read


Betty Bonham Lies, 89
Betty Bonham Lies, 89, a long-time English teacher at Stuart Country Day School in Princeton, died on March 10.
The Montgomery News
Mar 172 min read


Barbara M. Briggs, 80
Barbara Marie Briggs of Belle Mead died peacefully on February 24, 2025. She had been a Montgomery Elementary School Teacher.
The Montgomery News
Mar 12 min read


Charles G. Horn, 64
Charles Gregory Horn, age 64, of Montgomery, died unexpectedly on February 19, 2025, leaving an irreparable hole in our family and community
The Montgomery News
Feb 232 min read


Carol Lynne Jefferson, 78
Carol Lynne Jefferson née Southwick of Montgomery Township died February 4, 2025.
The Montgomery News
Feb 112 min read


Dr. Surendra Mohan Baha, 89
Dr. Surendra Mohan Bahal, 89, a longtime resident of Skillman, NJ, died peacefully on January 15, 2025, at Stonebridge at Montgomery.
The Montgomery News
Feb 111 min read


Dr. William Parnelle Burks, 91
Dr. William Parnelle Burks, 91, died peacefully at the Princeton Medical Center on January 28, 2025.
The Montgomery News
Feb 114 min read


John Oliver Yuchmow, 92
John Oliver Yuchmow (JOY), 92, died on December 28, 2024. He had lived in Rocky Hill, NJ, for 50 years.
The Montgomery News
Feb 112 min read


Thomas "Buddy" J. Cavanaugh, 90
Thomas Joseph Cavanaugh, 90, a Skillman resident, died on January 19, 2025, in Littleton, NH.
The Montgomery News
Feb 112 min read


Nickole “Lee” Forbes, 73
Lee Forbes, a longtime resident of Belle Mead, died at Hunterdon Medical Center on Dec. 21 after a short battle with cancer. She was 73.
The Montgomery News
Dec 22, 20241 min read


Richard T. Tufano, 81
Montgomery Township Fire Commissioner Richard T. Tufano, 81, of Blawenburg, NJ, died on September 30, 2024.
The Montgomery News
Oct 3, 20241 min read


Hunter Sutherland Lantz Hecker, 30
It is with profound sadness that the Hecker family shares that Hunter Hecker, 30, died on June 27, 2024, in Portland, Oregon.
The Montgomery News
Aug 26, 20242 min read


Nancy A. Walter, 80
Nancy Walter, 80, formerly of Belle Mead and Princeton, died July 21, 2024 at Chestnut Park Nursing Home, Oneonta, NY.
The Montgomery News
Aug 6, 20242 min read


Joan Lois Tellier, 93
Joan Lois (Witt) Tellier, 93, of Montgomery Township, died on June 15, 2024, at Merwick Rehabilitation & Care Center in Plainsboro
The Montgomery News
Jul 10, 20241 min read


Dennis Lee Haren, Sr., 76
Dennis Lee Haren, Sr., 76, of Skillman died peacefully on Saturday, July 6, 2024, after a long illness.
The Montgomery News
Jul 8, 20242 min read


Carlton (Carl) Overton Pate III, 76
Antique Car and Model Railroad Enthusiast Carlton (Carl) Overton Pate III of Rocky Hill, NJ died at home on June 23, 2024.
The Montgomery News
Jun 29, 20242 min read


Hope A. Lovering, 84
Teachers Aide, Princeton School District March 21, 1940 - June 16, 2024 Hope A. Lovering, 84, of Rocky Hill, NJ died on Sunday, June...
The Montgomery News
Jun 20, 20241 min read


Marjorie Hansen Diehl, 99
(July 27, 1924 – May 30, 2024) Marjorie Hansen Diehl (aka Marne or Nonny), who recently moved to Skillman to be closer to family, died on...
The Montgomery News
Jun 17, 20242 min read


Mary Corneliussen, 78
Mary F. Corneliussen, 78, of Rocky Hill died on May 24, 2024 following a months-long struggle to recover from several major surgeries.
The Montgomery News
Jun 10, 20242 min read


Anthony Maldarelli, 72
Anthony Louis Maldarelli, 72, of Skillman, NJ, died surrounded by his loved ones on May 12, 2024.
The Montgomery News
May 24, 20241 min read


Christine Nystrom Abrahams, 95
Christine Nystrom Abrahams, a longtime resident of Skillman, NJ, died in Cape Coral, FL, on May 13, 2024. She was 95.
The Montgomery News
May 20, 20242 min read


Ruth Neil Dow, 93
March 30, 1931 - May 10, 2024 Grew up in Rocky Hill Ruth Neil Dow was born on March 30, 1931, in Rocky Hill, NJ. She died peacefully at...
The Montgomery News
May 16, 20241 min read
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