Wendy Taylor, age 73, a .long-time area resident of New Egypt, formerly of Ewing, passed away on July 2, 2023 at the Serenity Hospice at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Hamilton. She was born on August 24, 1949 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She came to the US with her mother when she was just 9 years old. During her life Wendy worked in a wide range of jobs. She earned a BA in social work and became a social worker in Bensalem PA where she worked for Catholic Social Services. Before that for a time she was a prison guard at a federal juvenile correction facility in West Virginia. At one time she was even a private detective. In her early 40's she fulfilled a lifelong dream and earned a teacher's license in cosmetology in PA and worked as a hairstylist at JC Penny's in Bucks County. Wendy loved cooking, refinishing furniture, and interior designing. But most of all she loved meeting interesting people and travelling. During their marriage Wendy and her husband travelled extensively around the world visiting many places in the US and countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Japan, New Zealand and Argentina, and many other countries in Europe. The attached photo shows Wendy at a Chimpanzee refuge in northern Zambia near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she and her husband volunteered to care for Chimpanzees in September 2013. She also volunteered in Toms River's court system, and the Municipal Alliance of New Egypt. Wendy was a loving wife, and friend that will be deeply missed.

Wendy is predeceased by her parents, Robert Stephenson, Jr., and Catherine Cornelia Grundlingh. She leaves her beloved husband Gary Taylor of New Egypt.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service for Wendy on Saturday, July 29, 2023 from 12:00 Noon until 1:00 PM at Tilghman Funeral Home located at 52 Main Street, New Egypt, NJ 08533. Those in attendance are invited to a reception of family and friends following the memorial service.