Deaths

Betty Jean MacQueen of Bridgewater died April 20. Survivors include son and daughter-in law, Donald Jr. and Gay of Princeton Junction. A celebration of her life will be held Monday, June 3, at 11 a.m., at the Pluckemin Presbyterian Church. Donations may be made to WWFM Classical Network, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor 08550; Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills, 200 Mt. Airy Road, Basking Ridge 07869; or the Adult Day Center of Somerset County, 872 East Main Street, Bridgewater 08807.

Robert E. Piedilato, 43, of Somerville, died April 29. Survivors include his mother, Ruthann Warshaw of Plainsboro.

Naomi A. Duchin, 91, died May 4. Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Marshal Cohen, Joyce and Gary Cohan, Regina and Mark Kraus, and Julie and Fred Baniowski; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren. Funeral services were at Congregation Beth Chaim. The period of mourning will be observed at the Cohen residence, Princeton Junction. Donations may be made to American Parkinsons Association.

Stephen Robert Serafin, 80, died May 4. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Patricia of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 105 Summer Road, Three Bridges, 08853.

John C. Lydon, 74, of Princeton Junction died May 4 at the Elms of Cranbury. Born in the Bronx, he had been a resident of Princeton Junction since 1973. A corporate controller with the Hughes Television Network, he retired in 2003 from General Electric.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Florence K. Rochford Lydon, three daughters, Jean Lydon-Rodgers, Suzanne Lydon, and Barbara Fanning; two brothers, Brother Thomas Lydon CFX and Donald Lydon, two sisters, Rita Whelton and Noreen Browne; and five grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on May 9, at St. David the King Church, Princeton Junction. Donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 196 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Buil­ding 2, Suite 11, Princeton Junction 08550.

Ernest Neiheiser, 79, of Barnegat died May 4. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Doctors Paul and Bernadette Neiheiser of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 5800 Long Beach Boulevard, Beach Haven 08008.