James A Rooper Sr., passed away on April 13, 2007. Age 79. Of Vineland at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home. Formerly of Gloucester City and Florida. Loving father of Marianne Rusk of Runnemede, Jimmy Lee Rooper of Gloucester City, James Rooper, Jr. and Robert Rooper, the late Debbie Rooper and the late George Rooper. Dear grandfather of Elena, Melissa, Valerie, Ricky, Bobby and Jimmy. James was born in Teays, West Virginia and lived most of his life in Gloucester City.
He proudly served our country during World War II in the U.S. Navy and then enlisting in the U.S Army National Guard. James worked at the New York Ship Yard in Camden and as a Union Painter in Camden for Local # 1171: Painters and Allied Trades for 20 years. He later went to work for RCA in Camden before his retirement.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Tuesday from 6 to 7 pm at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (At Brown Street) Gloucester City. Methodist Service officiated by Pastor Gary Brennan of Westville United Methodist Church and U.S. Navy Honors at 7 pm in the funeral home. Cremation is private at the request of the family. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of James A. Rooper, Sr.
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