Obituary of Jessica Masterson

Jessica Masterson, 31, of Ewing, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident until recently moving to Florida. Jessica was a 2002 graduate of Notre Dame High School and a 2006 graduate of Saint Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana having graduated Cum Laude. She dearly treasured the friendships she made while at Saint Mary’s. For years, she taught at Trenton Catholic Academy in Hamilton, NJ. She was currently employed at St. Paul’s Basilica School in Daytona, FL. Jessica was a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin, teacher and friend who will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her. She was a parishioner at The Church of St. Ann and was faithful in prayer to the Blessed Mother. Granddaughter of the late Mary Masterson and William Balla; she is survived by her loving parents Edward and Cynthia Masterson; her loving brother and his fiancé Edward Masterson, Jr. and Brittany Ervin; her paternal grandfather Harry Masterson, Sr.; her maternal grandmother Helen Balla; her goddaughters Emma Lalli and Charleigh Ward; several aunts, uncles and cousins, her beloved K-9 companion Belle, and the love of her life, Cole Vettraino. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday morning at 10AM at The Church of St. Ann, 1253 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Interment will follow at Ewing Cemetery. Relatives and friends can call on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 from 5-8PM at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. www.stjude.org