Gale Gallo

Gale Gallo, 73, of Skillman, New Jersey, died peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family on October 26, 2014.

Gale was born February 9, 1941, to Dorothea and John Webb. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, she moved to Skillman in 1963, building a house on property that had been in her family for several generations.

She raised her four children in the home she lived in up until her death. After her first marriage ended in 1971, Gale continued to be a familiar face and popular waitress at the local restaurants Black Bart’s and Good Time Charlie’s for more than 25 years.

In 1990, Gale married Philip Gallo of Princeton and two years later they retired from their careers.

Over the last 24 years, they enjoyed life by traveling, sailing, taking cruises, attending theater, New York Jets football games, and Princeton Tigers basketball games. Gale’s passions were gardening, bird watching, and most of all, spending time with her family and Martha (her cat).

Gale was a member of the Princeton Elks Lodge (BPOE 2129) where she volunteered regularly. She was a member of the Audubon Society and the World Wildlife Federation. Gale was honored when elected as Leader of the Wolfe Pack Club founded by her granddaughters.

She is survived by her husband Phil; sons Jimmy De Wispelaere of Newtown, Pennsylvania, and Andre De Wispelaere of Partlow, Virginia; daughters Debra Hardin of Trinity, North Carolina and Michel Parise of Skillman, New Jersey; eight grandchildren, Erin De Wispelaere, Spencer De Wispelaere, Joshua and Christina Hardin; Ashlyn, Megan, Lauren and Cailin Parise; three stepchildren; and eight step-grandchildren.

Cremation services were private.

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Marie Marjorie Marrazzo

Marie Majorie Marrazzo, 77, of Kingston, passed away unexpectedly on November 1, 2014 after succumbing to a traumatic brain injury that resulted from a fall just four days earlier.

Born and raised in Kingston, N.J., Marjorie graduated from St. Peter’s High School in New Brunswick in 1955 and received her nursing degree from St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Trenton in 1958.

After receiving her degree as a registered nurse (R.N.), Marjorie worked for the Princeton Medical Group on Witherspoon Street in Princeton for nearly 35 years before retiring in 2007.

Throughout her life, Marjorie had a deep and abiding passion for horses and equestrian activities of all disciplines and loved and adored animals of all sizes, especially her beloved cats. It is with infinite certainty that she is in heaven working very closely with St. Francis of Assissi, the patron saint of animals, administering love and compassion for all animals big and small.

A spectacularly caring and dedicated mother and champion to her two sons Frederick and Daniel, Marjorie is survived by her devoted husband, Fred, of 53 years that included all the elements of a storybook love affair filled with romance, the usual squabbles that make the bonds of marriage that much stronger, and the many memories of happiness sure to last an eternity because of the love and compassion that she showed to others. She is also survived by her identical twin sister Elizabeth Jane Sibert; her niece Lisa Marie Harding; and her nephews Robert Sibert and William Sibert. She is also survived by her daughter-in-law Rika Uezu Marrazzo, a native of Okinawa, Japan.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at St. Paul’s Church 214 Nassau Street, Princeton. Burial will follow in the Kingston Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Kingston. Friends may call on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 from 9 until 10 a.m. at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton.

In lieu of flowers, Marjorie’s family would be extraordinarily grateful if memorial contributions could be made in Marjorie’s memory to PetSmart on US Highway 1, Monmouth Junction, in care of Kathy. Contributions will be used for rescue, shelter, and adoptions.

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Louise A. Balestrieri

Louise A. Balestrieri, 70, of Skillman, New Jersey, died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro.

Born in Princeton, she was married in Princeton and resided in Skillman since 1971. Louise was the owner of A.J. Secretarial Services, which provided services to Princeton University students. She attended St. Paul’s Church in Princeton.

Daughter of the late Rocco and Angela (Arnoldo) Vendetti, she is survived by her husband John Balestrieri and her son, John Balestrieri, Jr.

Funeral services were private.

Arrangements were under the direction of TheMather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

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Cathy Dickey Brown

Cathy Dickey Brown, 82, of Princeton died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro.

Born and raised in Chestnut Hill, Pa., she resided in Princeton since 1990. Cathy was a retired school teacher having worked at Springside School in Chestnut Hill.

Daughter of the late Charles and Catherine (Colt) Dickey, she is survived by her sister Mary Lindsay, her close friend Geoffrey Brown, and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 7, 2014 at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.