Dr. Inge Rudloff Plante

Dr. Inge Rudloff Plante died on July 24, 2014 after a brief illness at home. Her children were at her side.  She was predeceased by her husband Dr. Marc A. Plante, father Dr. Eric Rudloff, mother Hildegard Von Keinitz and sister Sabine Rudloff.  She is survived by daughters Dr. Sabrina Plante McGurrin, Michele Plante, and son Marc Plante, as well as seven grandchildren.

Dr. Plante was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1929 and fled from the Russian Zone in 1947. Through the influence of her parents she entered premedical studies at University of Wurzburg and graduated in 1954 from Maximilian University of Munich Medical School.  She immigrated to the United States in 1955 and interned at the former McKinley hospital, which later became Helene Fuld, in Trenton, NJ.

Dr. Plante went on to become a psychiatry resident at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and after completing her residency she remained at the hospital as a Clinical Psychiatrist.  In April of 1973 she was appointed to medical director and chief executive officer of Trenton Psychiatric Hospital.    In 1974 she became Chief Executive Officer at the New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute in Skillman, NJ.  She retired from state service in 1981.

After her retirement from state service she established a private psychiatric practice, practiced Geriatric Psychiatry at Greenwood House Nursing Home, worked at AAMH clinic in Princeton and was an active staff member at St. Francis Medical Center until shortly before her death.

Dr. Plante was known for her compassion, generosity and integrity.   She cared for her parents who came to the United States after she started her medical career, and she raised three children as a single parent when her husband died in 1967.  She was an exceptional mother and friend to her children.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her name to the American Cancer Society.  Her family will have a private celebration of her life.

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Judith Ann (Sands) Reeder

Judith “Judy” Ann Reeder, née Sands, formerly of Princeton, NJ and Nassau, Bahamas, died of natural causes in Louisville, KY on July 22, 2014.

Judy was born in Nassau, Bahamas in 1935 to the late Hon. Harry P. Sands, Esq. and Doris Marie Sands, née Thompson. She graduated from Havergal College boarding school in Toronto, Canada and Bryn Mawr College in 1956 with a BA in English.

Judy and her husband, the late Frank F. Reeder, were married at Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City in February 1957. She resided in Princeton, NJ until 2009, when she moved to Louisville, KY. Judy participated in the Princeton Tennis Program, among other charities, was actively involved in fundraising for Bryn Mawr College through the annual Book Sale. She held the positions of treasurer and president of the organization, which, under her leadership, saw sale profits soar. Professionally, Judy worked in marketing research with Frank Reeder Marketing Research, Inc., a firm she helped found. Judy was an active member of All Saints’ Episcopal Church and the Nassau Club and enjoyed travel with friends.

Judy is survived by her two daughters: Diane Reeder, Esq. of Cherry Hills Village, CO, husband, Dr. Richard Heppe and their two sons, Grayson and Cameron, and by Gail Pyke of Prospect, KY, husband, Mark and son, John “Jack.” She is also survived by her brother, Harry Sands, Esq. of Nassau, wife Olwen “Taffy,” two nieces, and seven nephews, including Sanford “Sandy” Schwinn and wife, Ruth of Hopewell, Gregg Schwinn and wife, Pat of Oakland, CA and Barry Schwinn.

A graveside service was held at Trinity All Saints’ Cemetery in Princeton, NJ. Judy is dearly loved and will be missed by all who knew her kind and gentle ways.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her name to: The Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203 or, to Judy’s hospice: Hosparus, 3532 Ephraim McDowell Drive, Louisville, KY 40205.

Extend condolences at www.TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

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Mary D. Bancroft

Mary D. Bancroft, 97, of Princeton died Thursday, July 24, 2014 at St. Joseph Skilled Nursing Facility surrounded by her loving family. Born in Wilmington, DE, she was a resident of Princeton for most of her life. She retired in 1975 from H.P. Clayton of Princeton. Mary was a member of St. Paul’s Church, the Altar Rosary Society and the Catholic Daughters. She volunteered for many years at the Princeton Hospital.

Daughter of the late Stalios and Marguerite McCarthy Frangos, wife of the late Robert D. Bancroft, Sr. She is survived by 3 sons and 3 daughters-in-law, Robert D. Jr. and Janet Bancroft of Yardville, Gregory and Kathleen Bancroft of Pennington, Mark J. and Alex Bancroft of Mystic, CT, a brother James Frangos, sister Anne Bell, 4 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.

A mass of Christian burial was held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 28 at St. Paul’s Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton. Burial followed in the Princeton Cemetery. Friends were asked to call on Monday morning at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral mass.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that memorial contributions be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

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Memorial Service

Friends are invited to a memorial gathering to celebrate the life of G. Robert Wills at 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at Nassau Presbyterian Church, located at 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08542.