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Laura Steinmetz
Mar 24, 2020
Laura Steinmetz (nee Pursglove),61, of Clarksboro, passed away on March 24, 2020. Shewas a beloved mother whose priority in life was her children. Laurawas a Senior Specialist Government Relations Officer for the American Red Cross and worked for theorganizationfor over 15 years. She spent much of her adult life volunteering her time for several non-profit organizations as well as her...
Theodore Traina, Sr.
Feb 22, 2020
Theodore Traina, Sr., 87, of Woolwich Twp., passed away on February 22, 2020. He was born in Philadelphia and resided in Dingmans Ferry, PA before moving to Woolwich Twp. Ted served in the US Navy. He was a Branch Chief for the IRS for 37 years. Ted was predeceased by his wife Ethel. He is survived by his son Theodore...
Donald H. Waters
Feb 14, 2020
Donald Waters, a pharmacologist and lifelong music lover, passed away after his 4-year battle with cancer at the age of 76. Don is survived by his wife Dale Redfield Waters; daughters, Laura Waters and Amy MacQuarrie; brother Mike Waters; grandchildren Lauren, Victoria, Andrew, Spencer & Ciaran; great-grandchildren Caroline, Gabriela, Ava, Nicholas, Lilith, Cecelia & Mary. He was predeceased by his...
Helen R. Toth
Feb 13, 2020
Helen R. Toth (nee Weber), 94, of Woodbury, passed away on February 13, 2020. Helen was born in Mantua Heights and has resided in Woodbury for 62 years. She was a '3 Letter Girl' at Woodbury High School in field hockey, tennis and as Captain of the girls basketball team. Helen was a long-time member of St. Stephens Lutheran church...
Frank V. Fredericks
Feb 12, 2020
Frank V. Fredericks, 92, of Oak Valley, Deptford, passed away on February 12, 2020. He was born in Philadelphia and has resided in Oak Valley for 60 years. Frank served in the US Army during WWII. He was a sales representative for Napa Auto Parts. Frank was predeceased by his wife Evelyn (nee Pinkerton); sister Harriett Rausch & brother Donald....
Teresa Lynn Grant
Feb 3, 2020
Teresa Lynn Grant (nee Hudkins), 63, of S. Harrison Twp., passed away on February 3, 2020. She was born in Weston, WV and has resided in S. Harrison for 35 years. Teresa was the Senior Tax Advisor for H&R Block in Mantua for over 35 years. She was an active member of Central Baptist Church, a Cub Scout Den Mother,...
Harold Preston Creel, Jr.
Feb 2, 2020
Harold Preston Creel, Jr., age 89, of Glen Mills, PA, passed away on February 2, 2020 at his residence at Maris Grove. Born prematurely to Harold Preston and Nelle Alexander Creel in Tulsa, OK, Preston spent time in a shoebox his father converted to an incubator. Doctors did not expect him to survive, but survive he did, even going on...
Gisela Hudson
Jan 30, 2020
Gisela Hudson, 89, of Mantua, passed away on January 30, 2020. She was born in Germany; she resided in St. John, Canada from 59 to62, Augusta, Maine 62 to 64, N. Plainfield, NJ 64 to 75, Doylestown, PA 75 to 99 and then in Rio Grande before moving to Mantua in 2009. Gisela was an avid fisherwoman; she loved knitting...
Rodney W. Smyth Jr.
Jan 29, 2020
Rodney W. Smyth Jr., 74, of the Pine Acres section of Deptford, passed away on January 29, 2020. He was born in the Panama Canal Zone and has resided in Pine Acres for the past 18 years. Rodney is survived by his wife Tammi (nee Super); children Thomas Smyth, James Lincoln Smyth & Judith Lynn Brennan; sister Barbara Joyce and...
Denise Laigaie-Jeffers
Dec 24, 2019
Denise Laigaie-Jeffers,49, of West Deptford, passed away on December 24, 2019. Denise was born in Woodbury and grew up in National Park before moving to West Deptford. She worked for Inspira Health Network in Mullica Hill, NJ. Denise loved spending time with her two children and her two grandchildren. She enjoyed trips to the beach and loved her puppy, Chopper....
Karen L. Harker
Dec 12, 2019
Karen L. Harker, 62. of Oak Valley, passed away on December 12, 2019. Karen was the Market Manager & Vice president at Summit Bank in Washington Township. She was a member of the Woodbury Breakfast and the Washington Township Rotary and the United Way of Gloucester County. Karen was predeceased by her parents John & Joyce Putnam; grandmother Helen Rynkowski...
Doris R. Connelly
Dec 8, 2019
Doris R. Connelly, 64, of Deptford, passed away on December 8, 2019. Doris was born in Gloucester City; she resided in National Park before moving to the Deptford Center 2 years ago. She was a homemaker. Doris is survived by her son Robert and his wife Julia of Woodbury Heights; daughter Nicole Baker and her husband Lee of West Deptford;...
Walter J. Stepanski
Dec 3, 2019
Walter J. Stepanski, 83, of West Deptford, passed away on December 3, 2019. He was born in New York State and has resided in West Deptford for 50 years. Walter was a fishing tackle and equipment salesman who enjoyed fishing in the Outer Banks and spending time with his family. Walter was predeceased by his wife Jane Alderman Stepanski. He...
Florence E. Meyer
Dec 1, 2019
Florence E. Meyer (nee Hillman),75, a lifelong resident of Woodbury, passed away on December 1, 2019. Florence graduated from Woodbury High School in1961, received her bachelors degree from Glassboro State College in 1965, and was a beloved employee at the Woodbury Public Library for over 30 years. Florence is survived by her husband of 53 years Stephen P. Meyer; son...
Loretta Allen
Nov 4, 2019
Loretta Allen, 61, of Camden, passed away on November 4, 2019. Loretta was born in Philadelphia on June 14, 1958. She is the daughter of the late Young Nathaniel Allen and the late Bertha Lee Billingsley. Loretta began her education in the Philadelphia school system and after relocating to the Fair View Section of Camden, NJ she completed her education...
Elizabeth M. 'Betty' Tarrach
Oct 29, 2019
Elizabeth M. 'Betty' Tarrach (nee Hagmaier), 84, of Westville, passed away on October 29, 2019 surrounded by her family. Betty was born in National Park and has resided in Westville for 55 years. She was a devoted wife; caring mother, grandmother & great grandmother; and homemaker extraordinaire. She enjoyed spending time with her family, celebrating the holidays & changing of...
Joseph A. Di Matteo Jr.
Sep 25, 2019
Joseph A. Di Matteo Jr., 31, of Deptford, passed away on September 25, 2019. Joey was a lifetime resident of Deptford. He worked for Marchetti Landscaping in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where Joey resided for 7 months. He was an avid Dallas Cowboy fan. Joey is survived by his mother Lisa (Robert) Riches (nee Westog); father Joseph A. Di Matteo Sr.;...
Stephen E. Blane
Sep 22, 2019
Stephen E. Blane, 63, of Thorofare, passed away on September 22, 2019. Stephen was born in Woodbury and called himself 'The Mayor of Thorofare.' He was predeceased by his parents Ernest & Doris (nee Paul) Blane, sister Pauline Moran, uncle Vernon Paul & aunts Marion 'Jane' Lloyd & Ellen Brady. He is survived by his niece Kristina Frizby and her...
Paquita F. Montoya
Sep 21, 2019
Paquita F. Montoya (nee Core), 94, of National Park, passed away on Sept. 21, 2019. She was born in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Paquita was predeceased by her husband George and 12 siblings. She is survived by 2 daughters Diana (James) Goldman of National Park & Rose Ann (Thomas) Spittle of Woodbury Heights; son Jorge (Jeanine) Montoya of Cherry Hill;...
Robert B. Stites
Sep 7, 2019
Robert B. Stites, 88, passed away peacefully on Sept. 7, 2019. Bob was born in Westville, NJ to the late Violet & Virgil A. Stites Sr. He is survived by his fianc Caroline Cangelose of Glassboro & sister-in-law Jeanette T. Stites of Turlock, CA. He was predeceased by his first wife of 51 years Jane Kinninger Stites, second wife Jane...
Laura Steinmetz
Mar 24, 2020
Laura Steinmetz (nee Pursglove),61, of Clarksboro, passed away on March 24, 2020. Shewas a beloved mother whose priority in life was her children. Laurawas a Senior Specialist Government Relations Officer for the American Red Cross and worked for theorganizationfor over 15 years. She spent much of her adult life volunteering her time for several non-profit organizations as well as her...
Theodore Traina, Sr.
Feb 22, 2020
Theodore Traina, Sr., 87, of Woolwich Twp., passed away on February 22, 2020. He was born in Philadelphia and resided in Dingmans Ferry, PA before moving to Woolwich Twp. Ted served in the US Navy. He was a Branch Chief for the IRS for 37 years. Ted was predeceased by his wife Ethel. He is survived by his son Theodore...
Donald H. Waters
Feb 14, 2020
Donald Waters, a pharmacologist and lifelong music lover, passed away after his 4-year battle with cancer at the age of 76. Don is survived by his wife Dale Redfield Waters; daughters, Laura Waters and Amy MacQuarrie; brother Mike Waters; grandchildren Lauren, Victoria, Andrew, Spencer & Ciaran; great-grandchildren Caroline, Gabriela, Ava, Nicholas, Lilith, Cecelia & Mary. He was predeceased by his...
Helen R. Toth
Feb 13, 2020
Helen R. Toth (nee Weber), 94, of Woodbury, passed away on February 13, 2020. Helen was born in Mantua Heights and has resided in Woodbury for 62 years. She was a '3 Letter Girl' at Woodbury High School in field hockey, tennis and as Captain of the girls basketball team. Helen was a long-time member of St. Stephens Lutheran church...
Frank V. Fredericks
Feb 12, 2020
Frank V. Fredericks, 92, of Oak Valley, Deptford, passed away on February 12, 2020. He was born in Philadelphia and has resided in Oak Valley for 60 years. Frank served in the US Army during WWII. He was a sales representative for Napa Auto Parts. Frank was predeceased by his wife Evelyn (nee Pinkerton); sister Harriett Rausch & brother Donald....
Teresa Lynn Grant
Feb 3, 2020
Teresa Lynn Grant (nee Hudkins), 63, of S. Harrison Twp., passed away on February 3, 2020. She was born in Weston, WV and has resided in S. Harrison for 35 years. Teresa was the Senior Tax Advisor for H&R Block in Mantua for over 35 years. She was an active member of Central Baptist Church, a Cub Scout Den Mother,...
Harold Preston Creel, Jr.
Feb 2, 2020
Harold Preston Creel, Jr., age 89, of Glen Mills, PA, passed away on February 2, 2020 at his residence at Maris Grove. Born prematurely to Harold Preston and Nelle Alexander Creel in Tulsa, OK, Preston spent time in a shoebox his father converted to an incubator. Doctors did not expect him to survive, but survive he did, even going on...
Gisela Hudson
Jan 30, 2020
Gisela Hudson, 89, of Mantua, passed away on January 30, 2020. She was born in Germany; she resided in St. John, Canada from 59 to62, Augusta, Maine 62 to 64, N. Plainfield, NJ 64 to 75, Doylestown, PA 75 to 99 and then in Rio Grande before moving to Mantua in 2009. Gisela was an avid fisherwoman; she loved knitting...
Rodney W. Smyth Jr.
Jan 29, 2020
Rodney W. Smyth Jr., 74, of the Pine Acres section of Deptford, passed away on January 29, 2020. He was born in the Panama Canal Zone and has resided in Pine Acres for the past 18 years. Rodney is survived by his wife Tammi (nee Super); children Thomas Smyth, James Lincoln Smyth & Judith Lynn Brennan; sister Barbara Joyce and...
Denise Laigaie-Jeffers
Dec 24, 2019
Denise Laigaie-Jeffers,49, of West Deptford, passed away on December 24, 2019. Denise was born in Woodbury and grew up in National Park before moving to West Deptford. She worked for Inspira Health Network in Mullica Hill, NJ. Denise loved spending time with her two children and her two grandchildren. She enjoyed trips to the beach and loved her puppy, Chopper....
Karen L. Harker
Dec 12, 2019
Karen L. Harker, 62. of Oak Valley, passed away on December 12, 2019. Karen was the Market Manager & Vice president at Summit Bank in Washington Township. She was a member of the Woodbury Breakfast and the Washington Township Rotary and the United Way of Gloucester County. Karen was predeceased by her parents John & Joyce Putnam; grandmother Helen Rynkowski...
Doris R. Connelly
Dec 8, 2019
Doris R. Connelly, 64, of Deptford, passed away on December 8, 2019. Doris was born in Gloucester City; she resided in National Park before moving to the Deptford Center 2 years ago. She was a homemaker. Doris is survived by her son Robert and his wife Julia of Woodbury Heights; daughter Nicole Baker and her husband Lee of West Deptford;...
Walter J. Stepanski
Dec 3, 2019
Walter J. Stepanski, 83, of West Deptford, passed away on December 3, 2019. He was born in New York State and has resided in West Deptford for 50 years. Walter was a fishing tackle and equipment salesman who enjoyed fishing in the Outer Banks and spending time with his family. Walter was predeceased by his wife Jane Alderman Stepanski. He...
Florence E. Meyer
Dec 1, 2019
Florence E. Meyer (nee Hillman),75, a lifelong resident of Woodbury, passed away on December 1, 2019. Florence graduated from Woodbury High School in1961, received her bachelors degree from Glassboro State College in 1965, and was a beloved employee at the Woodbury Public Library for over 30 years. Florence is survived by her husband of 53 years Stephen P. Meyer; son...
Loretta Allen
Nov 4, 2019
Loretta Allen, 61, of Camden, passed away on November 4, 2019. Loretta was born in Philadelphia on June 14, 1958. She is the daughter of the late Young Nathaniel Allen and the late Bertha Lee Billingsley. Loretta began her education in the Philadelphia school system and after relocating to the Fair View Section of Camden, NJ she completed her education...
Elizabeth M. 'Betty' Tarrach
Oct 29, 2019
Elizabeth M. 'Betty' Tarrach (nee Hagmaier), 84, of Westville, passed away on October 29, 2019 surrounded by her family. Betty was born in National Park and has resided in Westville for 55 years. She was a devoted wife; caring mother, grandmother & great grandmother; and homemaker extraordinaire. She enjoyed spending time with her family, celebrating the holidays & changing of...
Joseph A. Di Matteo Jr.
Sep 25, 2019
Joseph A. Di Matteo Jr., 31, of Deptford, passed away on September 25, 2019. Joey was a lifetime resident of Deptford. He worked for Marchetti Landscaping in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where Joey resided for 7 months. He was an avid Dallas Cowboy fan. Joey is survived by his mother Lisa (Robert) Riches (nee Westog); father Joseph A. Di Matteo Sr.;...
Stephen E. Blane
Sep 22, 2019
Stephen E. Blane, 63, of Thorofare, passed away on September 22, 2019. Stephen was born in Woodbury and called himself 'The Mayor of Thorofare.' He was predeceased by his parents Ernest & Doris (nee Paul) Blane, sister Pauline Moran, uncle Vernon Paul & aunts Marion 'Jane' Lloyd & Ellen Brady. He is survived by his niece Kristina Frizby and her...
Paquita F. Montoya
Sep 21, 2019
Paquita F. Montoya (nee Core), 94, of National Park, passed away on Sept. 21, 2019. She was born in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Paquita was predeceased by her husband George and 12 siblings. She is survived by 2 daughters Diana (James) Goldman of National Park & Rose Ann (Thomas) Spittle of Woodbury Heights; son Jorge (Jeanine) Montoya of Cherry Hill;...
Robert B. Stites
Sep 7, 2019
Robert B. Stites, 88, passed away peacefully on Sept. 7, 2019. Bob was born in Westville, NJ to the late Violet & Virgil A. Stites Sr. He is survived by his fianc Caroline Cangelose of Glassboro & sister-in-law Jeanette T. Stites of Turlock, CA. He was predeceased by his first wife of 51 years Jane Kinninger Stites, second wife Jane...
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