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HILL
Edward

On December 29, 2006. Age 62. Of Clementon. Loving companion and best friend of Catherine E. Miller of Philadelphia, PA. Beloved father of Edward Lampe of Pennsauken, Michael Milligan of New York, Danielle Lampe of Clementon. Dear Brother of the late Charlotte. Devoted grandfather of 4 and great-grandfather of 2. Edward worked as a laborer for DeSorta Asphalt Paving Company in Albion, NJ. At the request of the family, there will be no viewing and no services. Interment Morgan Cemetery, Cinnaminson. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Edward Hill.

Gloucester City Resident Wins $150,000

photo and caption by Bill Cleary

A local resident purchased a \”Golden\” rub off Lottery game ticket from Friendly Food Market, 350 S. Broadway on January 7 and won $150,000.

Store owner Pravin Patel, pictured above, sold the winning ticket. The name of the winner was not released.

A guy runs into a bar and says, \”Bartender, quick! Give me 20 shots of your best Scotch!\”

So the bartender lines up 20 shots of his best Scotch and watches this guy down one after the other.

\”Man,\” the bartender says, \”I\’ve never seen anyone drink shots that fast!\”
\”You\’d drink them that fast too if you have what I have,\” the guy says.

\”Oh my God,\” says the bartender, \”what do you have?\”

\”50 cents.\”

Memorial Garden and Gazebo Dedicated In Honor of Pearl Kowalski

By Bill Cleary

This past November Gloucester City Board of Education dedicated a memorial garden in honor of Dr. Pearl Kowlaski, a long-time Gloucester City resident who was a teacher at Gloucester City High School in the 50\’s. Pearl\’s family approached the board recently and offered to fund a memorial garden in her honor. The gazebo was built using an $8,000 grant.

Dr. Mary Stansky, School District Superintendent, delivered the following address at the dedication ceremonies.

\”Thank you for coming today, to help us dedicate this Gazebo, provided to Gloucester City Schools through a grant from the American Academy of Dermatology, in partnership with Johnson and Johnson, and to dedicate the memorial gardens that grace this gazebo, in honor of Dr. Pearl Hunsberger Kowalski.

Our school physician, Dr Carl Vitola, and Academy member Dr. Alex Macaione, sponsored our grant. We are very grateful for their support. This gazebo will provide not only protection from the sun for outdoor classrooms, but also opportunities for lessons about UV protection for our community.

Dr. Pearl Hunsberger Kowalski was a long-time Gloucester City resident and known as one of the trailblazers in Women\’s Athletics in the South Jersey area. After she graduated from East Stroudsburg University in 1947, Pearl started her teaching career at Audubon HS. She came to Gloucester City as a H & PE teacher in Fall of 1956. Pearl also coached the Field Hockey & Basketball teams. After two years, Pearl returned to Audubon to coach until 1959; after which she went on to Glassboro State (now Rowan University) where she taught and coached until she retired from there in 1986.

During here tenure at Rowan, Pearl (photo on left)served as Director of Women’s Athletics at Rowan University, as Head Field Hockey Coach for 20 years, and was an elected member of the Rowan University Sports Hall of Fame.

Other awards included:

• 1979 – Given the History of Honor Award – by the NJ Assoc of Health & Phys Ed , Recreation and Dance

• 1986 – Elected to East Stroudsburg University Hall of Fame – Class of ’47, for field hockey, basketball and tennis

• 2001 –Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators

Perhaps to truly understand the life of Pearl Kowalski, one only needs to look no further than to her nephew, Joe Tucker. He wrote, \”Although I cannot be here for the ceremony, I want to assure you of how very important my aunt \’s influence was and continues to be in my life. As a matter of fact I am scheduled to be in Burlington, Vermont for a two day educational conference on the 28th and 29th (I live in Southern Vermont).

It was through her efforts in the late 1960\’s, while I was in the service, that she wrote and encouraged me to return to school when I returned home. Although, I was not a lover of school as a child, today I hold a Masters with certifications in ESL, Elementary Education , and Art K-12, in 3 states. Her influence is in the fabric of my life.\”

We are grateful for her friends and family who contributed to the memorial fund to make this garden possible. May these gardens continue to serve as a reminder of the qualities she embraced and shared with all whose lives she touched.\”

JOSEPH, ARLENE H.
On January 8, 2007, in the loving care of her devoted family, (nee Davis), of Gloucester City, NJ. Age 72 years.
She was the beloved wife of, William P. Joseph and loving mother of, Virginia Mayer (William) of Turners-ville, George Joseph of Gloucester City, Linda Powell (Joseph) of Pedricktown and William P. Joseph, Jr. (Kelly) of Gloucester City. Devoted grandmother of Billy, Jennifer Lynn, Jennifer Marie, Brian, Joey, Jamie, Malinda, Stephanie, Steven, Billy, Matthew and Alyssa and great grandchild Jada.
She was the dear sister of Harry Davis, Joseph Hargesheimer and Carol Bennett, and dear aunt to Joseph Hargesheimer, Chuck Welsh, and many other nieces and nephews. The family also wishes to acknowledge their dear neighbors, Terry, Maryann, Robin & Hayman.
Mrs. Joseph enjoyed traveling to Dollywood in Tennessee, but above all loved being with and taking care of her family, especially her grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to meet Friday afternoon from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 Powell St., Gloucester City. Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to St. John God School, 1145 Delsea Dr., Westville Grove, NJ 08096.

LAMBERT, FREDERICK R., JR.
On January 8, 2007, of Bellmawr, NJ. Age 79.
Beloved husband of Norma L. (nee Sharp). Survived by daughters Linda Jalio and her husband Rudy, Donna Emma and her husband Vincent, Sandra Ryan, son Frederick R. Lambert and his fiancee Sharon Ehritz and son-in-law Paul Ryan. Devoted grand-father of Steven, Patrick and Colleen Ryan and Valerie Jalio. Also survived by his sister Dorothy Sabot and his brother Robert Lambert.
Mr. Lambert worked for The Bulletin until it closed. He was a WW II Navy veteran and a life long member of Bellmawr VFW Post #9563. He was a former Republican Councilman for the Borough of Bellmawr. He was a Boy Scout Leader in Bellmawr for many years. Mr. Lambert was an active organizer for class reunions for Haddon Heights High School, Class of 1945. He was a member and past President of the Hospital Engineers Assoc. of the Children\’s Hospital ofPhiladelphia. He was an avid Phillies fan.
Relatives and friends are invited to the viewing from 9 to 11am Friday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, BELLMAWR. Funeral Service 11am at the funeral home.
Interment EglingtonCemetery, Clarksboro. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053.
Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to Condolences@Gardner Funeral Home.com.

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST

Commentary By Hank Miller Jr.

Note: Hank was born and raised in Gloucester City, NJ and now lives with his family in Japan.

A Friend called and said that he\’d like to visit the countryside.
So I said you\’ve decided to escape to the countryside for a long holiday weekend.
The friend said that he\’s longing to visit Kyushu since he\’s left here 10 years ago to live and work in Tokyo.
Well fine,but if you\’re wanting to get intouch with nature,be prepared.
If you to an island like mine,you will have entered a world cut off not only from the city life,but from the mainland as well.
Without a large major city nearby and the nearest being more than more 86 kilometers away.
It\’s like having an extra dose of countryside.
We\’re real country bumpkins.
While it is said that the Japanese are getting taller,on our island, they\’re actually getting shorter.
people live so long that they\’re more bent over every year until finally they just disapear into the ground.
This is the real meaing of Japan\’s
\” shrinking population.\”
Rarely do you find a large groupe of elderly people all living in one place, like our own old folks island.
I bet those bent-over
\”o-baa-chans\”wish they had listened to their mother\’s advice about posture now.
On the other hand,this is one of our secrets to being closer to nature.
From your bird\’s eye view, we may appear as just an ant colony,but it is likely that we are mearly relatives of the\”Inch High Samurai.\” We are proud to be an island of country bumpkin munchkins.
Since you\’ll already feel like a Tokyo high-rise walking around here, I reccommend that you city ladies not wear high heels.Besides,in the countryside,you\’ll want as much sole space as is possible to hinder those agressive crawling insecte.
Imagine encountering a centipede in your path:
Just your two legs against one hundred !
You\’d better make sure your two shoes have large soles.
Propper foot attire in these parts,for both men and women is,\”nagagutsu\”(literally, \”long shoes\”).
These 100 percent rubber boots are one size fits all.Don\’t worry,even you have a hugh \”gaijin\” foot,it will have shrunk to the perspiring all day inside these and will leave a slight scent,if you know just what I mean.

Men will be glad to know that they have special priviledges here on the island. Go ahead, sidle up to the portside or,if you\’re near the beach, freely walk over to the water\’s edge in full daylight and-pee!
If you really want to blend in with the locals, board one of the numerous fishing boats tied up around the port and pee off the edge of the boat.
No respectful fisherman would pee anywhere else. Now you know why the sea is so salty.

Once on the island, you must relize that you have entered the food chain. you\’ll have preditors here, mainly mosquiros. you will notice that the islanders wear a certain type of uniform made especially to keep the mosquitoes off them.
This means head-to toe coverage consisting of: Nagagutsu,long pants,a long-sleev shirt with extra coverage over the forearm (for protection against the mosquitoes with extra large fangs), gloves,a towel tied over the head to keep the mosquitoes out of the ears,and a straw hat to set off the outfit.
Islands misquitoes are the kind, preferring buffet style lunches and a gaijin.

Do not underestimate them. Should you not heed my advice, you will not only attract mosquitoes who will dine on you, but also frogs who dine on mosquitoes who dine on you.
And the frogs attract snakes who dine on the frogs who dine on the misquitoes who dine on you.

I recommend going a step further and wearing your own personal misquito coil tucked inside a metal sachet tied to the hip.
A smoldering misquito coil will keep away the misquitoes,frogs and snakes too.

Do not be surprised if your awaken by a chime every morning at 0600 a.m. This is not the call to prayer,but the call to the gardens.
It seems that the early morning is the time to commune with nature and talk to your vegestables. They abosolutely will not listen after noon.
Besides with no machines or animals to help plow the fields,island people must do their plowing while the weather is still cool.
Hunched over our hand- plows keeps us in touch with nature.
We\’re an island of country bumpkins munchin\’mumchkins.

Warm Regards From Kitakyushu City, Japan

History of Boro of Bellmawr

Courier Post

Bellmawr has always been a family-oriented community, as the history of its name demonstrates.

The borough was officially incorporated in 1926 and named for the Bell family, prominent horse breeders and landowners in the area. Before that, the area had been known as Heddings after Hedding United Methodist Church, which was founded in 1840.

Before that, the area that now encompasses Bellmawr was called Huggville after the Hugg family, who owned 100 acres at the junction of Little Timber and Big Timber creeks for three generations. John Hugg, an Irish Quaker immigrant, purchased the land in 1683.

From its early days as Bellmawr, the borough has faced many normal family problems including financial troubles and unruly teenagers.

Shortly after incorporating, Bellmawr borrowed $55,000 in 1929 to finance paving, sidewalk construction, new water mains, sewers and grading. But the Great Depression hit the borough as hard as it hit everywhere else, and Bellmawr was left unable to pay its bills.

In 1933, Bellmawr had to settle on repayment of the debt. It paid Hudson City Savings Bank of Jersey City $18,600 to close a debt of $33,600.

This came about five months after Andrew W. Mellon, a former secretary of the U.S. Treasury, paid the borough about 50 cents on the dollar for a considerable amount of back taxes he owed on land he owned in Bellmawr.

But Bellmawr shortly regained its footing and continued to grow through the 1940s, \’50s and \’60s.

The 1970s, however, brought unrest from both ends of the age spectrum.

Senior citizens wearing \”Senior power\” buttons on the lapels of their leisure suits fought for an eight-story apartment complex for senior citizens. They lost the battle in June 1979.

Two months later, teens took to the streets for several days of violence sparked by a bottle-throwing incident. Within days, sporadic incidents of violence culminated with about 100 youths — many with chains, pipes, clubs and knives — gathered for a brawl near Bell Oaks School. Police scattered the youths and made 23 arrests.

Today, Bellmawr offers recreational areas for its youth — including a skateboard park at the recreation center.

At a mere 80 years old, Bellmawr remains one of the younger communities in South Jersey.

KUTZNER, CARL W.
On January 8, 2007, a life long resident of Gloucester City. Age 81.
He was the beloved son of the late William O. and Emma M. Kutzner and dear brother of Emily S. Brovey and her husband Andrew of St. Petersburg, FL. He is also survived by his two nephews and his niece.
Mr. Kutzner was an Army Veteran of WWII and retired employee of RCA in Camden.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his graveside service on Thursday afternoon at 1:30 PM, in Union Cemetery on Powell St., Gloucester City. Mr. Kutzner\’s funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME