Lajos Farkas Obituary (1944

Lajos Farkas, 74 of Monroe Township passed away on Friday August 31st at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro surrounded by his family. Born on March 17, 1944 in Kapuvar, Hungary, Mr. Farkas immigrated to the United States in 1972. He lived in New Brunswick and then East Windsor before moving to the Ponds at Clearbrook community in Monroe Township in 2008. He was employed as a machinist for Johnson & Johnson, Inc., North Brunswick, retiring in 2003. Mr. Farkas was a talented athlete who had a passion and competitive spirit for sports which played a major part of his life, especially after his retirement. When a young man he was a member of the Hungarian table tennis team and almost daily was playing golf or tennis. He was a perfectionist who strove to always do his best. Mr. Farkas was a champion for many years in tennis and golf tournaments in the central New Jersey area. His athletic activities helped him to deal with his health issues. He was the most respected member of the family and the best grandfather in the world. Surviving are his wife of 25 years Polinarija "Paulina" Lebedeva Farkas, his stepson Dmitriy Okumev and his wife Tatiana of Lawrenceville and his grandchildren Matthew and Maxim. Visitation for family and friends will be 4-5 p.m. Monday September 3rd at the Lester Memorial Home 16 W. Church St., Jamesburg. Cremation will be private.