Mona K. Richards Obituary (1935

Mona (Sayle) Richards, 79 of Helmetta died Thursday December 4th at St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Newark, Mrs. Richards lived in Jamesburg before moving to Helmetta in 1969. She was employed for 20 years for Carter-Wallace Inc., Cranbury, retiring in 2002 as an executive secretary. Mrs. Richards was a parishioner of Holy Trinity Church and past president of the Altar Rosary Society. She was past president of the PTA, past secretary of the Board of Health and a former school aide. She was a loving mother, grandmother and devoted wife who enjoyed traveling to Maine, Boston and Cape Cod and her trips to the casinos with her husband. Surviving are her husband of 50 years Ralph "Rusty" Richards, her daughter Cathy Lewis and her boyfriend Todd Walker, her son David and his girlfriend Kelly Hahn, all of Helmetta, her sister Diane Karasch of Petersburg, NJ, her grandson Michael Lewis and her step-mother Else Sayle of Petersburg, NJ. Services will begin 8:15 a.m. Tuesday December 9th at the Lester Memorial Home 16 W. Church St., Jamesburg followed by an 8:45 a.m. funeral liturgy at Holy Trinity RC Church, Helmetta. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Monroe Twp. Visiting hours for family and friends will be Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday 7:15-8:15 a.m. at the funeral home.