SCULL, MARK D. On July 26, 2008, of Bellmawr. Age 85. Beloved husband of the late Bertha B. (nee Birr). Loving father of Harold L. Scull and his wife Suzanne and Beth A. Jordan and her husband John. Devoted Grandfather of Cynthia L. Widmaier (Robert), Dana M. Scull, Caitlin E. Jordan and Great Grandfather of Devin Widmaier. Mr. Scull proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WW II. He retired from New Jersey Bell after over 40 years of service. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the viewing Monday morning from 9:30 to 11 am at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Funeral Service 11 am at the funeral home. Interment Woodbury Memorial Park, Woodbury. Expressions of sympathy may be emailed to Condolences@Gardner FuneralHome.com
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The Bon Festival, honoring the spirits of ancestors, has been observed in Japan since the 7th century.
The Bon Festival is a Buddhist festival held in midsummer when the Japanese people welcome and entertain their ancestor\’s spirits who are believed to have returned home.
It was originally held from the 13th to the 15th of the month in the lunar calender but today it is generally celebrated from the 13th to the 15th of August.
Among the traditional preparations for the ancestors\’ return are the cleaning of their tombstones and pathways from their graves to their homes, and the setting up of bon altars to welcome them with various offerings of vegetables, fruit and rice.
PHOTO HANK MILLER
On the 13th, welcoming fires are lit in lanterns at the front of houses. Buddhist priest are usually called to recite sutras. Then the visiting souls are sent off with send-off fires on the 15th.In fact, the whole country seems to be on the move during this period of time because the Bon festival provides all the family members with a chance to get together, no matter how scattered they are. Most people living in the cities return to their hometowns. Along with New Year\’s, the Bon Festival is an extremely important traditional event in Japan.
Warm Regards from Kitakyushu City, Japan
Have a really great and safe summer!……Hank, Keiko Miller & Family
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Katherine \”Kay\” Ferry, (nee McKernan) lost her two year courageous battle with cancer Thursday, July 31, 2008.
A resident of Gloucester City, she was 62 years of age. Kay, photo, was born in Kingston, PA and attended Sacred Heart Grammar School in South Camden. She was a graduate of Camden High School class of 1965. Kay was a faithful and devoted parishioner of St. Mary\’s R.C. Church in Gloucester City. Kay was a member of the Gloucester City Democrat Club. She was the secretary of (the former) Ferry Fence Company of Gloucester City until 2006. Kay loved her family and trips to the casinos and the Jersey Shore.
Loving wife of 22 years to the late James E. \”Jim\” Ferry, Sr. Loving mother of Michelle (Greg) Wirt of Gloucester City. Also survived by three step-children. Loving sister of Peggy Lee-Bangle (Gene) of Bellmawr, Pat (John) Cunningham of Gloucester City. Predeceased by Geraldine Willis, Mary McAteer, William McKernan and Dennis McKernan. Loving grandmother of Marc Lacovara, Jr., Cody Gribbin, Sydney Kay Wirt, and Jordyn Wirt. Loving Step-grandmother of 12. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Sunday evening from 6 to 9 pm and Monday morning from 8:15 to 9:15 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth St. (at Brown St.) Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 am at Saint Mary\’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Entombment New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.
The family requests memorial donations in Kay\’s memory to the St. Mary\’s Tuition Fund: 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Please write Katherine \”Kay\” Ferry in the memo of the check. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Phone: 856-456-1142. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Katherine \”Kay\” Ferry.
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Hilda \”Till\” McColligan on July 27, 2008, of Gloucester City, NJ, age 89. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward J. McColligan and loving mother of James (Jeanette), Sue Davis (Stan), Judy Greenwood (James), Mary Legge and Edward (Sandy).
She is also survived by her 16 dear grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to meet Friday morning from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 POWELL ST., GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ.
Mrs. McColligan’s funeral service will be held 12:00 Noon at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro, NJ. There is no evening viewing. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations in Hilda’s name be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 516 High St., Mt. Holly, NJ 08060.
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The Trinity United Methodist Church at Eighth and Division Streets in Gloucester City has announced the appointment of its new pastor, the Rev. Dr. Richard G. Leaver.
Dr. Leaver is a Gloucester resident who at one time was employed as a supervisor at the John-Jeffrey Corporation on Charles Street.
He left there in the mid 80s to pursue his long-time call to ordained ministry by attending Easter Baptist Theological Seminary (EBTS) in Wynnewood, PA.
In his second year of seminary, Dr. Leaver pastored the former Second UMC here and the First UMC in National Park.
After the former First UMC of Gloucester and the Second UMC merged in October of 1986 to form the Trinity UMC, the reverent Leaver was appointed to the Methodist church in Riverside.
Dr. Leaver was graduated in 1987 with a M. Div. degree and in the following year married Dalene Crowder of Gloucester City in 1988 at the Trinity UMC church in which he now pastors.
In the following year pastor Leaver entered Drew Seminary in Madison to pursue doctoral work. In 1990 he received a Doctor of Ministry degree (D. Min.) and a Ph. D. in Religion in 1996.
Dr. Leaver has served other Methodist congregations in Thorofare, Merchantville, Beverly, Westmont, and Cherry Hill, and has been an adjunct professor at Palmer seminary, the former EBTS.
He is a Board Certified pastoral counselor, a Certified Spiritual Director, a professional mediator using his skills for the Burlington County Superior Courts, and has a spiritual formation, retreat and healing ministry he founded in 1999, which he has named, Journey of the Heart.
He said he is thrilled to be back working and preaching in Gloucester City.
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The NJ Government Records Council, (GRC) has sent a letter to Gloucester City Administrator Paul Kain asking him to participate in mediation procedure with the publisher of the Gloucester City News, Albert Countryman. The NEWS had made an OPRA request to the City Administrator asking for a copy of the E-mail sent by him to Councilman Nick Marchese. Kain who is the Custodian of Records refused the request. Mediation is the next step in the procedure. Kain doesn\’t have to participate. If he chooses not to than the GRC will proceed to rule on the matter without his input.
Kain has five days to respond to the GRC.
Councilman Marchese on June 6 via E-mail had asked Administrator Kain if his report was available on the meeting held a week before about the Freedom Pier development at the former Coast Guard Base. Kain sent a \”curt\” response via E-mail the following day to Councilman Marchese.It was evident from reading part of the E-mail that there was more going on between two important people who are responsible for operating our City. And it appeared that because of the feud the redevelopment of the City\’s waterfront was being delayed costing the taxpayer\’s money in engineering fees.
Kain is the custodian of records for the City and also the focal point of the OPRA request. One has to wonder why he didn\’t excuse himself from ruling on the matter since it is apparent that there is a conflict of interest.
Related: More on OPRA
ON TO ANOTHER SUBJECT
Last week I was informed that Harry Fox Jr., who plead guilty to embezzling $42,000 from the Gloucester City Little League has filed for bankruptcy. In fact I was told he filed for bankruptcy prior to his sentencing on May 30 before Camden County Superior Court Judge Thomas J. Brown Jr.
On March 12, Fox Jr. surrendered to police and was charged with theft by deception a third degree crime. At first it was reported that $52,000 was missing but after a further audit the amount was reduced to $45,000.
Theft by deception is a third degree crime that carries a maximum fine of $15,000 and jail time of three to five years.
In court, Fox Jr, age 46, plead guilty. As part of the plea bargain the Gloucester City resident made a payment of $7,000.
Judge Brown ordered the defendant to make further payments of $500 a month, payable on the first day of the month until the debt is paid in full. He was sentenced to five years probation, 250 hours of community service and ordered to give a DNA sample.
Now that Fox Jr. has filed for bankruptcy it is not clear what effect this will have on his agreement to pay the Little League $500 an month.
Tony Eller, president of the Little League was asked that question. Eller said he would have to contact an attorney for an explanation. \”After speaking with the attorney I will be able to give you an answer\”.
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New Camden Police Chief, GCHS Graduate, Class of \’90
Congratulations to John Scott Thomson, a 14-year Camden police veteran who most recently served as the city\’s deputy chief, is the new chief of police of Camden City, NJ. Chief Thomson graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School with the Class of 1990.
Louis Vega, a former assistant chief in Miami, is the new Camden City police director
The City of Gloucester City has released the list of bills for the month of July. Click link below.
BILL LIST AVAILABLE ONLINE
Gloucester City is now posting their monthly bill list on the web. It should be posted by the last Monday of every month.
South Jersey\’s feline darling would be better called Prince Chunky, according to a veterinarian who examined the 44-pound stray this morning on Live with Regis and Kelly.
But the modified title is unlikely to take hold now that shelter officials know Princess Chunky\’s real name is Powder, as \’foster mother\’ and Camden County Animal Shelter volunteer Deborah Wright of Sicklerville told the show\’s hosts.
Shelter officials received a call from the owner, a senior citizen who lost her home to foreclosure and is now staying with friends.
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A four year legal battle between the City of Gloucester City and former Mayor Robert Gorman has concluded. Mayor and City Council were informed at the July 17th caucus meeting that a decision ruling against Gorman was decided by the NJ Government Records Council (GRC) at their June meeting.
The documents involve with the case number 100 pages or more. As for the cost to taxpayers in legal fees over the four year period it is not known. Frank Robertson, Gloucester City Financial Officer said on Monday (July 28th ), \”it would take a long time to research all the bills for the past 48 months to find how much was spent by the City on this particular legal case\”.
Normally the City would have been represented by Paul Kain, City Administrator, who is the custodian of public records. However, because he is related to Gorman, his sister is married to Kain; the City was represented by former Solicitor James Maley, of the Parker McCay Law Firm.
In 2004 Gorman was stopped by Officer William Johnson for a traffic violation. His tag light was out. Gorman felt he was being harassed by the police department. At the time the Chief of Police was William Johnson, father of Officer Johnson, and the Deputy Chief was William James. The fine on the ticket was $42 with no points which Gorman paid. The same year Gorman, who is the son of the late Assemblyman Gorman, resigned as Mayor and moved to Morristown.
Wednesday, July 30th Gorman via Email wrote,
Bill, The request for the tape related to my attempts to get emergency response vehicles in non-emergent cases to slow down and also to clarify the city\’s pursuit policies. While Mayor numerous citizens complained about their speed and numerous articles were written in the Gloucester City News. At the time, I figured the easiest way to make a point about their speed was to get a copy of a video tape from one of the vehicles. Thus, I requested a copy of such both as a Mayor and as a private citizen. I was denied such in both roles and decided to put in an OPRA request similar to the Gloucester City News recent actions relating to a specific e-mail.
As I said then and I will say again, police officers and firefighters risk their lives every day for the citizens and this is in no way an attempt to put into question their heroic actions.
After reading the transcript several times this reporter was unable to find any reference by Gorman to obtain a copy of the video tape for the reasons he stated above. Gorman was asked to provide that page or pages in the transcript that refer to that issue. As of this writing nothing has been submitted by the former mayor.
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BERGENFIELD — Just like so many of their home runs, there was no doubt about this one.
Powered by 17 hits, including four home runs, Bordentown rolled to the state championship by defeating Pe quannock 14-3 in the title game last night at Hickey Memorial Field. In addition to the offensive onslaught, Zack Gakeler\’s pitching was lights-out as the confi dent lefty scattered four hits while striking out six and walking two in the game halted after four innings due to the 10-run rule.
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On July 27, 2008. Age 70. Of Millville. Formerly of Gloucester City. Loving and devoted husband of 49 years to Ethel Renshaw (nee Mears). Beloved father of Jason and Jeff Renshaw. Loving grandfather of 10. Dear brother of Chalie and Abraham Renshaw. Devoted uncle of Kevin Renshaw. Louis was born and raised in Gloucester City. Louis proudly served our country in the United States Navy.
Following his military service, Louis was self-employed as a contractor. He was an avid outdoorsmen who enjoyed wildlife. Known as \”Buckshot\” aka \”Worldwide\”, Louis enjoyed the time he spent conversing on his CB radio.