Angelina Duva, 89, of Princeton, died November 15 at home surrounded by her family.
Born in Braddock, Pa., she was a lifelong Princeton resident and a parishioner of St. Paul's Church. She was known for her devotion to her family, which often gathered for her Italian cuisine.
Daughter of the late Fred and Jennie (D'Andrea) Gaylord and wife of the late Angelo Duva, she was predeceased also by a daughter, Pauline Boeckel, and a brother, Anthony Gaylord. She is survived by two sons, Frank of Florida and Dave of Princeton; a sister, Helen Bruni of Mercerville; and a granddaughter.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated November 19 at St. Paul's Church. Interment was in St. Paul's Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton 08542.
Ferdinand W. Roebling III, 95, of Mantoloking, died November 15 at home.
Born in Trenton, he lived there until moving to Lambertville in 1946.
He was a graduate of the Pomfret School in Pomfret, Conn., and a 1933 graduate of Princeton University with a degree in engineering.
During World War II he served in the Army Corps of Engineers for four years. He served in Europe and left in 1945 with the rank of Lt. Colonel.
He was a senior vice president and chief of engineering at John A. Roebling Sons where he worked until the company was sold in 1953. He worked at the successor company, Colorado Fuel and Iron, as a senior vice president in charge of engineering until 1965.
He was the great-grandson of John A. Roebling, the designer of the Brooklyn Bridge and the founder of John A. Roebling Sons Company of Trenton. He was the great nephew of Washington Roebling, who completed construction of the Brooklyn Bridge as designer and chief engineer after his father died during the construction. He was the son of Ferdinand W. Roebling Jr. who was president of the family company until his death in 1936.
He was a founder of the Mercer County Ducks Unlimited Chapter, a member of the Trenton YMCA board, a former chairman of the Delaware Valley United Fund, and a member of the board of trustees of The First Trenton National Bank, predecessor to the current Wachovia Bank.
He was active at The Stony Brook-Millstone Watersheds, Mercer County Soil Conservation Association, International Game Fish Association, New Jersey Conservation Fund, and The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. He was a board member of the Izaak Walton League and supportive of their campaign to "Save Barnegat Bay." His hobbies were big game fishing and hunting.
He was a longtime member of The Trenton Country Club, The Trenton Club, The Bay Head Yacht Club, The Bedens Brook Club, The Everglades Club of Palm Beach, and The Sail Fish Club of Florida.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary Van Campen Schley of New York City, and by his brother Joseph. He is survived by his second wife, Kate Maddock Roebling; two children from his first marriage, Mary Roebling Foster of Pennington and William S. Roebling of Princeton; two step-daughters, Lynn Prior Harrington and Kay Prior Everitt; five grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
The funeral service will be private. Burial will be in Ewing Cemetery in the family mausoleum.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Stony-Brook Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington 08534; or to The Princeton Area Community Foundation, 15 Princess Road, Lawrenceville 08648.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of M. Wm. Murphy Funeral Home, Ewing.