Hjordis M. Olsen Mortensen

Hjordis M. Olsen Mortensen, 103, died Friday November 9, 2012 at Park Place Care Center in Monmouth Junction.

She was born in Lillesand, Norway and came to Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1909 where she lived until moving to Griggstown in 1955. Hjordis was a secretary for The Norwegian Seamens Church in Brooklyn and then became a writer for Nordisk Tidende. She was a member of the Griggstown Reformed Church.

She was predeceased by her husband John Mortensen, her brothers Mac, George, Arne, and Peter Olsen, and a sister Gertrude Carlsen. She is survived by a sister-in-law Esther B. Olsen of Griggstown, eight nieces and nephews Kevin, Richard, and David Olsen, Randi; Sara, Karen DeKok; Wayne Olsen; Julie Dunham and Lori Sletta; and many great nieces and great nephews.

Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. on Wednesday November 14 at the Griggstown Reformed Church, 1065 Canal Rd., Princeton.

Calling hours will be held Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church.

Burial will be in Griggstown Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Griggstown Reformed Church, 1065 Canal Rd., Princeton, N.J. 08540.

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Kurt James Rhoda

Kurt Rhoda, a longtime resident of Skillman passed away on November 6, 2012. Kurt was born on May 18, 1961 in Staten Island, New York to Susan and Douglas Rhoda. He graduated from Montgomery High School in 1979. He attended Trinity Western in British Columbia, Canada and then attended and graduated from the Colorado School of Trades with a degree in Gunsmithing in Lakewood, Colorado. He moved back to New Jersey where he owned and operated Hillsborough Shooting Center. Kurt enjoyed shooting, hunting, fishing, traveling, and spending time with his family.

Kurt was preceded in death by his father, Douglas and brother, George. He is survived by his wife, Sharon of Skillman; son, Matthew of Otisfield, Me.; daughter, Hannah of Skillman; mother, Susan of Princeton; brother and sister-in law, Erik and Brenda of Naples, Fla.; nieces, Kaitlyn of Boca Raton, Fla. and Whitney of Boulder, Col.

A memorial service was held on November 10, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Montgomery Evangelical Free Church, located at 246 Bellemead Griggstown Road in Belle Mead, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Kurt’s honor to Camp Orchard Hill, 640 Orange Road, Dallas, Pa 18612.

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