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Dorothy E. Bosco
Jan 27, 2013
Dorothy E. Bosco (nee Barnard), 80, of Deptford, passed away on January 27, 2013. Dorothy was born in Mantua and has resided in Deptford for 53 years. She was a member of the Lake Tract Ladies Auxiliary and the Deptford Women's Club. Dorothy was predeceased by her daughter Sharon Lee Sheppard; brother Gordon Barnard & granddaughter April Dawn. She is...
Emma C. Hummel
Jan 21, 2013
Emma C. Hummel (nee Stauffer), lifelong resident of Thorofare and National Park, passed away on January 21, 2013 at age 79. Beloved wife of Lester (deceased) for 58 years, she proudly worked her way to graduate from Woodbury High School when education was discouraged for girls who were expected to marry and raise children. She was a devoted mother, loving...
J. Richard 'Dick' Geiss
Jan 21, 2013
J. Richard "Dick" Geiss, 80, of West Deptford, passed away peacefully at home on January 21, 2013. Dick was born in Reading, PA and resided in S. Temple, PA before moving to West Deptford 50 years ago. He is the son of the late Raymond Geiss and the late Emily Fries Schmehl. He was in Industrial Valve Sales for over...
Vivian L. Burhans
Jan 20, 2013
Vivian L. Burhans (nee Lawrence), 95, a lifelong resident of Westville, passed away on Jan. 20, 2013 at Pitman Manor. She was a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star Pitman Chapter 57. She is the oldest member of the Westville Baptist Church. Vivian was predeceased by her husband William. She is survived by her sister Elva Du...
Frank Chant Iii
Jan 20, 2013
Frank Chant, III, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. He was 66 years old. Frank was a Vietnam War Veteran, a retired union carpenter and a longtime resident of Woodbury. He was predeceased by his wife Dale (nee Verfaillie) and his father Frank Chant, Jr. and is survived by his wife Deborah (nee Lillis), his sons Michael and Bryan,...
William J. Dickson Sr
Jan 16, 2013
William J. Dickson Sr., 69, of West Deptford, passed away on January 16, 2013. Bill was born in Woodbury; he resided in Gloucester City and Woodbury before moving to Riverwinds. Bill was a Colonial Pipe Line Senior Operator in West Deptford for the past 31 years. He served in the US Army. Bill was "The Voice" of Woodbury High School...
Cherie E. Holleny
Jan 15, 2013
Cherie Holleny, 59, of Wenonah, passed away on January 15, 2013. She was born in Woodbury and has resided in Wenonah for 35 years. She was a Social Worker for the Gloucester County Board of Social Services for 28 years retiring in 2004. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbury Heights, serving as an Elder, Deacon,...
Helen R. Robinson
Jan 13, 2013
Helen R. Robinson (nee Rachor), of Woodbury, NJ passed away peacefully on January 13, 2013, at Shady Lane Nursing Home in Clarksboro, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Florence and Frank Rachor, sister of the late Katherine R. Settle, wife of the late James S. Robinson, mother of son Scott (Christine) J. Robinson and daughter Nancy (William) R....
Thomas J. Mc Gowan
Jan 10, 2013
Thomas J. Mc Gowan, 62, of Deptford, passed away on January 10, 2013. Tom was born and resided in Philadelphia before moving to Deptford 30 years ago. He was an electrician for the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and then a pump station operator for the Deptford MUA. Tom served in the US Army during Viet Nam, receiving many commendations, including the...
John Holleny Jr
Jan 8, 2013
John Holleny Jr., 65, of Wenonah, passed away on January 8, 2013. John was born in Camden and has resided in Wenonah for 35 years. He was a Teacher at Kingsway Regional High School for 25 years, retiring in 2003. John served in the US Air Force during the Viet Nam Era. He was a member of the First Presbyterian...
Sallie A. Schwartzkopf
Jan 5, 2013
Sallie A. Schwartzkopf, 92, of Mantua, passed away on January 5, 2013. Sallie will be missed by her many family members and friends. She was a 50 year member of the Presbyterian Church at Woodbury, a 43 year member of the South Jersey Cocker Spaniel Club and a charter member of the Country Garden Club. A very special Thank You...
Cora Gean Canonico
Dec 13, 2012
Cora Gean Canonico, 65, of Mantua, passed away on Dec. 13, 2012. Cora was born in Berlin, Germany and has resided in Mantua for 30 years. Cora was predeceased by her husband John Canonico Jr. She is survived by her son John Wade Canonico of Woodstown; daughter Jennifer Riendeau of Wenonah; 2 sisters Gloria Stefan & Monica Rutter; brother Michael...
Thomas J. Sprowl Jr
Dec 10, 2012
Thomas J. Sprowl, Jr., 73, a lifelong resident of Westville Grove, passed away on Dec. 10, 2012. Tom was the Head Dispatcher for Deptford Police for 30 years and then County Communications in Clayton for 3 years, retiring in 2006. He was a Life member of the Tacoma Fire Department. In 1974, Tom was responsible for bringing the first Ambulance...
Dolores M. Cox
Dec 1, 2012
Dolores M. Cox, 83, of Merritt Island, FL, formally of Laurel Springs, passed away on Dec. 1, 2012. She was a communicant of St. Agnes Church in Blackwood. She was a telephone operator at Kennedy Hospital, Stratford. Visitation 10am Friday until the service at 11am at the DAVIS & WAGNER FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICE Woodbury, NJ. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery,...
Doris K. Cronk
Nov 25, 2012
Doris K. Cronk (nee Brucker), 81, of Woodbury, on Nov. 25, 2012. Doris was born in Wood Ridge, NJ. She resided in Lake Hopatcong, RiverWinds in West Deptford for 10 years before moving to Brightview Woodbury Lake. She was a secretary for Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, NJ. She was the Past Most Worthy Grand Matron of NJ for the Order...
Franklin J. Morse
Nov 24, 2012
Franklin J. Morse, 91, on Nov.24, 2012. Frank was an expert machinist for Langston Company, Camden and enjoyed 40 years of retirement in mostly great health. He resided in Oak Valley for 55 years but also enjoyed his country retreat near Berwick, PA. Frank served in WWII in the Army Air Corp in the South Pacific. He was an avid...
Lester R. Hummel
Nov 24, 2012
Lester R. Hummel, lifelong resident of Thorofare and Verga, passed away on November 24, 2012 at age 82. Beloved husband of Emma (nee Stauffer) for 58 years, Lester served as a radioman in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and subsequently worked as a machinist for Campbell Soup. A skilled woodworker, he would often present family and friends with...
Walter H. Lightcap Jr
Nov 18, 2012
Walter H. Lightcap Jr., 87, of Woodbury Heights, passed away on Nov. 18, 2012. Walter was born in Germantown, PA and has resided in Woodbury Heights for 62 years. He was a machinist for Steel Heddle Manufacturing Co. in Philadelphia for 40 years. Walter served in the US Navy during WWII and is a member of the American Legion Post...
Howard C. Riley Sr
Nov 12, 2012
Howard C. Riley Sr., 93, of National Park, passed away on Nov. 12, 2012. Howard was born in Woodbury. He was a forklift operator for DuPont in Gibbstown. He loved boating, fishing & waterskiing. Howard was predeceased by his wife Mary De Angelo; son Howard Chris Riley Jr. & great grandson Stephen Bakely. He is survived by 2 daughters Judith...
John Gardner Ehlers
Nov 11, 2012
John Gardner Ehlers, husband to the late Jean Eldridge Curtis, passed away on Nov. 11, 2011 while residing at Cardinal Village in Washington Township, NJ. "Jack" was born in New York City in 1917 and grew up in Essex Fells, NJ, where he was involved with the Boy Scouts and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Lehigh...
Dorothy E. Bosco
Jan 27, 2013
Dorothy E. Bosco (nee Barnard), 80, of Deptford, passed away on January 27, 2013. Dorothy was born in Mantua and has resided in Deptford for 53 years. She was a member of the Lake Tract Ladies Auxiliary and the Deptford Women's Club. Dorothy was predeceased by her daughter Sharon Lee Sheppard; brother Gordon Barnard & granddaughter April Dawn. She is...
Emma C. Hummel
Jan 21, 2013
Emma C. Hummel (nee Stauffer), lifelong resident of Thorofare and National Park, passed away on January 21, 2013 at age 79. Beloved wife of Lester (deceased) for 58 years, she proudly worked her way to graduate from Woodbury High School when education was discouraged for girls who were expected to marry and raise children. She was a devoted mother, loving...
J. Richard 'Dick' Geiss
Jan 21, 2013
J. Richard "Dick" Geiss, 80, of West Deptford, passed away peacefully at home on January 21, 2013. Dick was born in Reading, PA and resided in S. Temple, PA before moving to West Deptford 50 years ago. He is the son of the late Raymond Geiss and the late Emily Fries Schmehl. He was in Industrial Valve Sales for over...
Vivian L. Burhans
Jan 20, 2013
Vivian L. Burhans (nee Lawrence), 95, a lifelong resident of Westville, passed away on Jan. 20, 2013 at Pitman Manor. She was a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star Pitman Chapter 57. She is the oldest member of the Westville Baptist Church. Vivian was predeceased by her husband William. She is survived by her sister Elva Du...
Frank Chant Iii
Jan 20, 2013
Frank Chant, III, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. He was 66 years old. Frank was a Vietnam War Veteran, a retired union carpenter and a longtime resident of Woodbury. He was predeceased by his wife Dale (nee Verfaillie) and his father Frank Chant, Jr. and is survived by his wife Deborah (nee Lillis), his sons Michael and Bryan,...
William J. Dickson Sr
Jan 16, 2013
William J. Dickson Sr., 69, of West Deptford, passed away on January 16, 2013. Bill was born in Woodbury; he resided in Gloucester City and Woodbury before moving to Riverwinds. Bill was a Colonial Pipe Line Senior Operator in West Deptford for the past 31 years. He served in the US Army. Bill was "The Voice" of Woodbury High School...
Cherie E. Holleny
Jan 15, 2013
Cherie Holleny, 59, of Wenonah, passed away on January 15, 2013. She was born in Woodbury and has resided in Wenonah for 35 years. She was a Social Worker for the Gloucester County Board of Social Services for 28 years retiring in 2004. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbury Heights, serving as an Elder, Deacon,...
Helen R. Robinson
Jan 13, 2013
Helen R. Robinson (nee Rachor), of Woodbury, NJ passed away peacefully on January 13, 2013, at Shady Lane Nursing Home in Clarksboro, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Florence and Frank Rachor, sister of the late Katherine R. Settle, wife of the late James S. Robinson, mother of son Scott (Christine) J. Robinson and daughter Nancy (William) R....
Thomas J. Mc Gowan
Jan 10, 2013
Thomas J. Mc Gowan, 62, of Deptford, passed away on January 10, 2013. Tom was born and resided in Philadelphia before moving to Deptford 30 years ago. He was an electrician for the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and then a pump station operator for the Deptford MUA. Tom served in the US Army during Viet Nam, receiving many commendations, including the...
John Holleny Jr
Jan 8, 2013
John Holleny Jr., 65, of Wenonah, passed away on January 8, 2013. John was born in Camden and has resided in Wenonah for 35 years. He was a Teacher at Kingsway Regional High School for 25 years, retiring in 2003. John served in the US Air Force during the Viet Nam Era. He was a member of the First Presbyterian...
Sallie A. Schwartzkopf
Jan 5, 2013
Sallie A. Schwartzkopf, 92, of Mantua, passed away on January 5, 2013. Sallie will be missed by her many family members and friends. She was a 50 year member of the Presbyterian Church at Woodbury, a 43 year member of the South Jersey Cocker Spaniel Club and a charter member of the Country Garden Club. A very special Thank You...
Cora Gean Canonico
Dec 13, 2012
Cora Gean Canonico, 65, of Mantua, passed away on Dec. 13, 2012. Cora was born in Berlin, Germany and has resided in Mantua for 30 years. Cora was predeceased by her husband John Canonico Jr. She is survived by her son John Wade Canonico of Woodstown; daughter Jennifer Riendeau of Wenonah; 2 sisters Gloria Stefan & Monica Rutter; brother Michael...
Thomas J. Sprowl Jr
Dec 10, 2012
Thomas J. Sprowl, Jr., 73, a lifelong resident of Westville Grove, passed away on Dec. 10, 2012. Tom was the Head Dispatcher for Deptford Police for 30 years and then County Communications in Clayton for 3 years, retiring in 2006. He was a Life member of the Tacoma Fire Department. In 1974, Tom was responsible for bringing the first Ambulance...
Dolores M. Cox
Dec 1, 2012
Dolores M. Cox, 83, of Merritt Island, FL, formally of Laurel Springs, passed away on Dec. 1, 2012. She was a communicant of St. Agnes Church in Blackwood. She was a telephone operator at Kennedy Hospital, Stratford. Visitation 10am Friday until the service at 11am at the DAVIS & WAGNER FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICE Woodbury, NJ. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery,...
Doris K. Cronk
Nov 25, 2012
Doris K. Cronk (nee Brucker), 81, of Woodbury, on Nov. 25, 2012. Doris was born in Wood Ridge, NJ. She resided in Lake Hopatcong, RiverWinds in West Deptford for 10 years before moving to Brightview Woodbury Lake. She was a secretary for Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, NJ. She was the Past Most Worthy Grand Matron of NJ for the Order...
Franklin J. Morse
Nov 24, 2012
Franklin J. Morse, 91, on Nov.24, 2012. Frank was an expert machinist for Langston Company, Camden and enjoyed 40 years of retirement in mostly great health. He resided in Oak Valley for 55 years but also enjoyed his country retreat near Berwick, PA. Frank served in WWII in the Army Air Corp in the South Pacific. He was an avid...
Lester R. Hummel
Nov 24, 2012
Lester R. Hummel, lifelong resident of Thorofare and Verga, passed away on November 24, 2012 at age 82. Beloved husband of Emma (nee Stauffer) for 58 years, Lester served as a radioman in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and subsequently worked as a machinist for Campbell Soup. A skilled woodworker, he would often present family and friends with...
Walter H. Lightcap Jr
Nov 18, 2012
Walter H. Lightcap Jr., 87, of Woodbury Heights, passed away on Nov. 18, 2012. Walter was born in Germantown, PA and has resided in Woodbury Heights for 62 years. He was a machinist for Steel Heddle Manufacturing Co. in Philadelphia for 40 years. Walter served in the US Navy during WWII and is a member of the American Legion Post...
Howard C. Riley Sr
Nov 12, 2012
Howard C. Riley Sr., 93, of National Park, passed away on Nov. 12, 2012. Howard was born in Woodbury. He was a forklift operator for DuPont in Gibbstown. He loved boating, fishing & waterskiing. Howard was predeceased by his wife Mary De Angelo; son Howard Chris Riley Jr. & great grandson Stephen Bakely. He is survived by 2 daughters Judith...
John Gardner Ehlers
Nov 11, 2012
John Gardner Ehlers, husband to the late Jean Eldridge Curtis, passed away on Nov. 11, 2011 while residing at Cardinal Village in Washington Township, NJ. "Jack" was born in New York City in 1917 and grew up in Essex Fells, NJ, where he was involved with the Boy Scouts and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Lehigh...
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