Arlene M. Kleinfelter, 77, of Lawrenceville, died on Tuesday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

Born in Trenton, she was an area resident all of her life.

She was formerly employed in food service with the Gardner Merchant Company, who served Bristol-Myers Squib in Lawrenceville.

Mrs. Kleinfelter was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Victory Chapter #96. She served on a local and state levels and was Grand Representative to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. She had also been a member of The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville since 1965.

Daughter of the late Frank A. and Marie Kleindienst Laird, and wife of the late Karl Robert Kleinfelter, she is survived by her sons: Kenneth Robert Kleinfelter and his wife Nadine Marie, and William James Kleinfelter, her daughter Ann Marie Centi and her husband Brian, and her sister and brother-in-law, Pamela and Wayne Colucci.

Her funeral service will be on Monday January 19, 2009 at 11 AM at The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Main Street, Lawrenceville. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton. Friends may call on Sunday January 18, 2009 from 7 to 9 PM at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville.

Eastern Star services will be held at 7:30 PM.

Memorial contributions in Arlene's name may be made to the organization of the donor's choice.