Mary E. (Richards) Beecher Obituary (1922

Mary Elizabeth (Richards) Beecher, 93 of Princeton Junction died Sunday June 12th at her home. Born in Helmetta, Mrs. Beecher lived in Princeton Junction for the past 70 years. She was employed for many years into her 80's as a processor for Princeton Microfilm of Princeton Junction. She was a parishioner of St. David's RC Church, West Windsor. She was an avid quilter, enjoyed reading and especially daily playing the Jumble word game on the phone with her brother Ralph. Mrs. Beecher was predeceased by her husband Ira in 1991, her son Daniel, her sisters Ann Speranza and Rose Tancredi and her brother Norman and Herbert. Surviving are her daughter Kathryn Ranallo of Princeton Junction, her sister and brother-in-law Peggy and Melvin Miller of Elizabethtown, KY, her brothers Weston and Ralph Richards, both of Helmetta, her five grandchildren Michael (Antonella) Ranallo, David (Kim) Ranallo, Kevin Ranallo, Britine Wilken and Melissa (Ken) Owen, her five great grandchildren Rylie Ranallo, Steven Wilken, Kiley Gormley, Miranda Merklin and Shelby Owen, her daughter-in-law Linda Beecher of Ringwood and many nieces and nephews. Services will begin 8:45 a.m. Thursday June 16th at the Lester Memorial Home followed by a 9:30 a.m. funeral liturgy at Holy Trinity RC Church, Helmetta. Burial will be in Fernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg. Visiting hours for family and friends will be Wednesday 4-8 p.m and Thursday 7:45-8:45 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in the name of Mrs. Beecher may be made to the charity of your choice.