PAPPALARDO, NINA
(nee Faillacci) on November 16, 2007 of Bellmawr. Age 84.
Beloved wife of the late Sebastian. Loving mother of Salvatore of Bellmawr, Josephine Sposto and her husband Anthony of Somers Point, Alfred and his wife Diane of Margate, Maria Lester of Somers Point and Ronald and his wife Denine of Erial. Caring grandmother of Ninnette Wall and her husband John, Jason, Monica, Vincent Nicholas, Erica and the late Anthony, Jr. Dear Great Grandmother of Courtney, Joey, Anthony and Jonathan.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the viewing Tuesday morn-ing from 9:15 to 10:45 am at Annunciation BVM RC Church, 601 W. Browning Road, Bell-mawr. Funeral Mass 11:00 am at Church. Interment private.
In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Nina\’s name to Deborah Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 820 Browns Mills, NJ 08015-0820.
Expressions of sympathy may be emailed to Condolences@Gardner FuneralHome.com

SPECHT, STELLA R.

On November 15, 2007 (nee Pacskowski) of Gloucester City, NJ, age 86.
She was the beloved wife of the late Richard G. Specht and loving mother of Linda Schmidt (Richard) and Candy Koenig (John). Loving grandmother of Julie Cummings (Rich), Amy Winters (Chris), and Stephen Schmidt (Kathy). Loving \’Big Grandmom\’ to Alexandria and Kaleigh Cummings, Addison Winters and Elizabeth Schmidt. Her dear sister Sophia Gross and cherished sister-in-law Margaret Baskowsky also survive her.
Stella enjoyed spending time with her family, caring for her pets, taking long walks, going on casino bus trips and shopping in Philadelphia. She was a very independent, hard-working woman. Stella enjoyed keeping busy and worked at Air Seal Glass and then at Thermoseal Glass Corp in Gloucester City which she retired from while in her 70\’s. Her spirit of life will be missed by those who loved her.
Her funeral service will be private at the request of the family. If desired, memorial donations in Stella\’s name may be made to the Animal Adoption Ctr., PO Box 4017, Lindenwold, NJ 08021.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ.

 

GIORDANO, STELLA B.
(Nee Jagodzinski), of Sicklerville, formerly of Berlin & Audubon, peacefully on Nov. 14, 2007.
Beloved wife for 59 years to Salvatore P. \’Sam\’ Giordano; devoted mother of Rosann Kureczko & her husband, Stan of Atco; adoring grandmother of Staci Ann Thompson of Brooklyn, NY & Marc E. Thompson of Berlin; sister-in-law of Jean Colligan & her husband, Al of Haddon Twp, and Tony Giordano of Gresham, OR.
For 47 years, Mrs. Giordano & her family lived in Audubon where they belonged to St. Vincent Pallotti RC Church. Stella was especiallydevoted to bingo in those years. In retirement, Stella & Sam lived with their daughter in Berlin and now reside in Sicklerville.
Viewing & Funeral Tuesday 10 AM in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, 178 W. White Horse Pike, Berlin. Funeral MASS 11 AM.
Interment in St.Joseph\’s Cemetery, Chews Landing.
The family suggests donations in Stella\’s memory to CONTACT Community Helplines, P.O. Box 8465, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002.
Arr. by BLAKE-DOYLE FUNERAL HOME, Collingswood.

HILLARD, KIMBERLY R. BYRD
Of Collingswood, NJ on November 13, 2007, age 45.
She is survived by her 3 children, Charisma, Charles and Karrey Byrd; 1 granddaughter, Olivia Carmichael; a sister, Dawn Sappho; a brother, Bradley Wilson; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services: Wednesday 11AM at the CARL MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 831 Carl Miller Blvd. Camden, NJ where friends may call after 9am. Interment will be private.

MEALEY, HELEN J.
On November 18, 2007 (nee Houser) of Gloucester City, NJ. Age 69 yrs.
Beloved wife of Franklin \’Skip\’ Mealey. Loving motherof Richard (Darlene) and Desmond (Debbie) Sooy. Devoted grandmother of Nicole Sooy and Faith Saraceni and great grand daughter Rikee-Lyn. Dear sister of Frank, Walter \’Conk\’, Herbert, Robert and John Houser.
Mrs. Mealey was loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother, who devoted her life to taking care of her family.
Relatives and friends are invited to meet Wednesday evening from 5:00 to 7:00pm at the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 Powell St., Gloucester City. Funeral services will be held 7:00pm at the Funeral Home. Interment to be held at the convenience of the family in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Gloucester City.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations in Mrs. Mealey\’s name be made to the VFW War Memorial, c/o Townsend C. Young VFW Post 3620, 27 N. Burlington, St., Gloucester City, NJ 08030.

 

Photo: The team waits for practice to begin……….talk about cold….can\’t we play this game in the gym? See Photo Gallery

The game plan for the BIG game is just about complete. Both teams are practicing, one open to the public and the other at an undisclosed location. To the players last year\’s game is not lost in their memory it is still etched in their minds. Both players and coaches are nervous about making any bold statements, but as Wednesday approaches, YES Wednesday not Thursday; I am sorry we are talking about the GHS Junior – Senior Girls Powder Puff Game not the Rams – Lions Football Game.  

The daring Junior Class is the confident team coming in. They have invited the Senior Team to watch their pre-game preparation while the senior\’s have been unwilling to reveal their game plan. Last year\’s star now a Senior Leanna Wiley proclaimed a win over the inexperienced junior class by 8 points while fellow Senior Britney Boulden feels as though it will be a sleeper with a 14 point win.

The new junior team will be led by quarterback Tabatha Dick. Look for the juniors to open this game up early with the speedy Erin Mac Adams and Jean Marie Wiley. At the Sunday afternoon press conference Mac Adams predicted that if the senior\’s are lucky we will be nice and win by only 14. Junior wide out Wiley claims she will not be out done by her senior sister Leanna predicts a 2 touchdown win.

On Wednesday evening at the GHS field both teams will battle it out for the bragging rights. The halftime entertainment will be by the ALL MALE cheerleading squads by both the Junior & Senior class. This battle may be closer then the football game. These men have been working hard on their Pom-Pom routine. Expect the unexpected! These boys will tumble, split and build pyramids in the battle of the cheerleaders.

This game is a senior class fundraiser and the cost of admission for the 7:00 pm game is $1.00. Junior Marissa Cooper warns \”it won\’t even be close. Get your hot dogs and hot chocolate early because it will be a long night for the seniors\”.

Author/photos by Bruce Darrow

Photo: The cheerleaders practice some cheers for Wednesday night\’s Powder Puff game………….as you can see some of the guys were really getting into it…

 

\” Look who showed up at the class of 57 luncheon Saturday\”.

your friend, Rick Gonzales

SMITH, GEORGE J.
Of Audubon, PA, formerly of Erial, NJ died on November 16.
He was the beloved son of the late Benjamin and Helen DiCiurcio Smith. He is survived by a daughter, Margie of Ocean City; a son George Jr. of Norristown; and a favorite uncle, Louis DiCiurcio of Cherry Hill, NJ.
Served in the U.S. Army. Graveside service for family at noon Wednesday, November 21, at Erial Cemetery.
Arrangements by the:
ORA L. WOOSTER
FUNERAL HOME
51 Park Blvd.
Clementon, NJ 08021
Expressions of Sympathy/Guest Book, please visit www. OraLWoosterFuneral Home.com

A grassroots group comprised of residents from Camden, Gloucester, and Cumberland counties, is urging rail advocates of all stripes to attend one of five meetings to be held late this month by the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) to determine a route for passenger rail service in southwestern New Jersey. The group urges those \”who are in support of Alternative NJ-3 to speak with one voice in support of the proposal.\”

SEE ARTICLE  

Bill,

I guess you can say I was one of those \”NIMBYS\” referred to in the article. I belonged to a group called CFAR who fought the rail line in the 90\’s. We had a lot of support in Gloucester City at the time because we were told this line would run through our city every 20 minutes or less during the day and the freight would run during the night. When the freight line goes through the city during the day it stops traffic sometimes for up to 10-15 minutes.

Can you imagine how many times traffic is going to be stopped (cutting our city in half) whenever this passenger rail goes through. Would the DRPA consider putting the line underground? How about noise along the route? How about the safety issues? How about an emergency when an ambulance or fire truck is required. Every minute counts.

Do you think the City Council supports this? We were able to get them to support us the last time because we had so much support. I don\’t know what kind of oppostion there is now and presently I am unable to rally the call because I just had my hip replaced in October and am still limping around and doing PT.

I just wanted to run this by you to see if you have heard anything yet and to get the word out to stop by Mary Ethel School on December 4th.

Thanks. Marcia Atkinson

For many years, former Camden County Freeholder Tom Gurick of Gloucester City led a double life.

By day, he was a mild- mannered, elected county official.

But, at the stroke of midnight, he would flip a switch, change his name and become Tom Matthews on Philadelphia\’s top rated CBS station WOGL 98.1 FM. Last week, the \”jig was up.\”

Tom was presented with top honors as best overnight host in the market at the 14^th annual March of Dimes Achievement in Ra-dio Awards before a crowd of approximately 800 at the Philadelphia Hilton on City Line Avenue.

When asked about his double identities, Tom said, \”It\’s very simple when you think about it. My radio constituents don\’t want politics; they want the Four Seasons, Bruce Springsteen and The Beach Boys. On the other hand, my government constituents do not want their taxes climbing off the charts… so to speak.\”

Radio has had a long sustaining relationship with The March of Dimes.

In the early days of the medium, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked broadcast comedian Eddie Cantor to help raise funds in their effort to eradicate polio and to never forget the mission of the March of Dimes, which is \”Saving Babies Together.\”

When Tom is not on the air, he continues to be active and vocal in his community and is involved in meaningful projects as a consultant with the respected engineering firm of French & Parrello Engineers, based out of Central and Southern New Jersey.