Obituary of Carl Kenneth Nigh

Carl Kenneth Nigh, 97, formerly of Ewing died peacefully on Thursday December 15, 2016. Born in Hagerstown Maryland, Carl was a resident of Ewing for over 60 years. He retired from C.V. Hill Refrigeration of Trenton after many years of service. He was also a former chef at Villa Capri in Trenton and Angeloni’s in Hamilton. Carl was an Army veteran of WW II having served in the European Theatre of Operations and was honorably discharged as a sergeant. He was a member of the Bordentown Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. # 2085, Live Wires Senior Club in Ewing, American Legion Post of Hagerstown, Maryland, and bowling leagues at several local lanes. Son of the late Carl and Theodosia Hemphill Nigh, and husband of the late Emily Patykula Nigh, Carl is survived by his children, William Nigh and his wife Beth MacFarlane, Linda Gerasimowicz and her husband Edward, Carol Lavis and her husband James, and Gary Nigh and his husband Michael Smith; his grandchildren, Jeffrey and Daniel Gerasimowicz, Kristin Stines and her husband David, and Joshua, David and Adam Lavis; and his great-grandchildren, David and Kierstin Stines; sister Betty Delauter and brothers, Harold, Charles, David and Gerald; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by brother Donald. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Carl on Wednesday, December 21st at 11 AM at the Church of St. Ann, 1253 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville. Visitation for relatives and friends will be from 9AM to 11 AM in the daily chapel at the church. Burial will follow in Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, North Hanover Twp, NJ Due to cemetery floral restrictions memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center through www.inmemoryof-memorial.org.