CORRODA, RONALD
Passed away after a lengthy illness on August 8, 2007. Age 58.Beloved husband of Nancy (nee Lomas) of Audubon. Devoted father of Michelle Goebel and her husband John, Sr. of Glendora. Loving grandfather of John, Jr. Dear son of Albert and Stella (nee Zelo) of Penns-auken. Brother of Donna Hoffman (Brian), Patricia McClellan (Robert) and Mark Corroda (Stacy). Son-in-law of Joseph and Ida Lomas. Brother-in-law of Sandra Walker (Walt) and Lynn Brandt (Julius). Also survived by numerous aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to the viewing from 7 to 9pm Sunday eve and 9 to 10am Monday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Funeral Mass 11am Monday at St. Vincent Palloti RC Church, Haddon Twp. Interment Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Crohn\’s & Colitis Foundation of America, 386 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10016. Expressions of sympathy may be emailed to Condolences@Gardner
FuneralHome.com

DONOFRIO, ANNA
(nee Zamagni) on August 9, 2007 age 92 of Mt. Ephraim, NJ since 1939. Beloved wife of the late Soccorso \’Jimmy\’ Donofrio. Devoted mother of Anthony and daughter in law Joan Donofrio of Lady Lake, FL., and the late Carmen and surviving daughter in law Cecilia Eldridge of Thorofare, NJ. Dear sister of Mary Frankowski of Mt. Ephraim and the late Nicholas Zamagni. Loving grandmother of eight. Also nine great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Donofrio was a long time Perishiner of Sacred Heart Church in Mt. Ephraim, NJ.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing Monday, from 9:30am to 10:45 am at theMAHAFFEY-MILANO
FUNERAL HOME
11 East Kings Hwy
Mt. Ephraim, NJ
856-931-1628
Mass of Christian Burial, Monday 11:15am at Sacred Heart church, Kings Hwy, Mt. Ephraim, NJ. Interment New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ.

DOLMETSCH, ALYS M.
83 of West Cape May (formerly of Mt. Ephraim) passed away on August 8, 2007 at North Cape Center.
After retiring to West Cape May 30 years ago, Alys became involved in various community activities. She was Founder and First President of West Cape May Republican Club, Founder of West Cape May Lima Bean Festival, Board Member of Cape May County Zoo, and Judge for the Annual West Cape May Christmas Parade. She also became employed as a reporter and writer for the Cape May Star & Wave and The Dodge Report and worked for the Department of Aging \’Meals on Wheels\’ Program, Cape May Beach Club and Cape May County Section 8 Housing Program.
Alys is predeceased by Edwin Marshall and son E. Alan Marshall. Survived by husband Harry M. Dolmetsch of 42 years, daughter Wendy A. Brooks and son-in-law Dale of Barrington, grandson Michael Brooks (Amy), granddaughter Lisa Morano (Stephen) and five great- grandchildren: Christopher, Alex, Matthew, Lauren and Alicia.
A memorial service will be held at EVOY FUNERAL HOME, 3218 Bayshore Rd, North Cape May at 11:00am on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

PRATT, JOHN
John Pratt of Westville, NJ died on August 6, 2007 at home age 63 years. John was born in Camden, NJ and was a sergeant in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He retired with 31 years of service from the US Post Office of Audubon, NJ and was the manager of the Gemini News Agency.
Survived by his 2 daughters Erin and Jessica of Mays Landing, NJ; 3 brothers Stephen of Gloucester City; Edward of Williamstown and Donald of Mt. Holly; 2 sisters Delores Korkowski of Marlton and Iva DePoder of Gloucester City.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services on Monday 11:00AM at the ELLIS-STIEFEL FUNERAL HOME 301 Highland Ave., Westville, NJ where friends may call 1 hour prior to services. Interment New Jersey Veterans Cem, Arney town, NJ. The family request donations be sent in his memory to the Disabled Veteran\’s Of America P.O. Box 14301 Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301

DONAGHY, TED A.
Age 41 of Glassboro, NJ passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. Born in Woodbury, he has lived in Glassboro for several years. Ted was the owner of Dorothy\’s Flower Shop in Glassboro for the past 20 years and the winner of many prestigious floral design awards.
Ted is survived by his mother and step-father, Jean H. and Robert Bussell, of Williamstown; his father, Sam Donaghy, of Wenonah and his two brothers, Todd (Cheryl) Donaghy of Mullica Hill and Andrew Donaghy of Wenonah; and his grandmother, Josephine DeGirolamo of Mantua.
Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Gathering on Sunday, August 12, 2007 in Columbus Manor (Catering by Masso\’s) 1351 N. Black Horse Pike, Williamstown, NJ from 3 to 6PM. Cremation was private. Arrangements by MATHIS FUNERAL HOME, 43 N. Delsea Drive, Glassboro, NJ.

by The Associated Press

Wednesday August 08, 2007, 7:02 PM

Matt Hunter was promoted today to interim head basketball coach at The College of New Jersey.

He replaces John Castaldo, who resigned to become the Lions\’ interim director of athletics.

\”Matt\’s work ethic is second to none and that — combined with his organizational skills, recruiting efforts of prospective student-athletes and his understanding that coaching takes place on and off the court — enables Matt to be well prepared for this interim position,\” Castaldo said.

Hunter, a Plainsboro resident, played basketball at Salisbury University, graduating in May 2005.

\”I am extremely eager to begin working with our returning and recruited players in all aspects of their development as students and athletes,\” said Hunter, who will be entering his third season working on the Lions\’ bench.

The College of New Jersey, located in Ewing, has earned New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs bids the past two seasons.

BAILE, SUE C. \’SUSIE\’
On August 7, 2007 of Mt. Ephraim, NJ age 52 yrs. Longtime companion of John Szymborski. Dear sister of Gwen Baile (Ron) and Bonnie Misnik (Robert). Loving \’Anut\’ of Christopher, Amanda, and Joe. Also survived by her friend Dave Myers.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her visitation on Friday evening from 7 to 9PM at the POPIOLEK FUNERAL HOME, 400 Clements Bridge Rd, Barrington, NJ. Interment private at the convenience of the family. If desired the family requests that memorial contributions be made to either the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 1415 Rt. 70E, Suite 502, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 or to the Virtua Health Foundation, 401 Rt. 73 N, 50 Lake Center Dr., Suite 301, Marlton, NJ 08053. For directions or to email condolences, please visit www.njfuneralhome.net

Commentary by Hank F. Miller Jr.

The Bon Festival, honoring the spirits of ancestors, has been observed in Japan since the 7th century.

 

The Bon Festival is a holiday 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. 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

JAMIESON, KATHRYN R.
(nee Hunter) On August 7, 2007 of Audubon, NJ age 74 yrs. Beloved wife of the late James M. Jamieson.
Survived by 2 sons: James R. Jamieson of Marlborough, CT and John C. Jamieson of Wenonah, NJ; 2 grandchildren: John R. and Alia M. Jamieson; 2 great children: Daniel and Joshua; her sister-in-law Hannelore Hunter of Oaklyn, NJ and brothers Robert Hunter of Laurel Springs, NJ and John Hunter of Clementon, NJ.
Kathryn was a resident of Audubon for over 60 years. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school for 50 years and sang in the churchs\’ choir. She also served as Den Mother for the Cub Scout\’s (#131) and was a member of AHS Alumni.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing Friday evening from 7:00-9:00PM at the HENRY FUNERAL HOME, 152 W. Atlantic Ave, Audubon. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday 10:00AM at the funeral home. Interment Wenonah Cemetery. Donations in Kathryn\’s memory may be made to: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 325 S. White Horse Pike, Audubon, NJ 08106

Bill,

When I read in the GCN that Councilperson Kaye proclaimed at the latest council meeting that she did not read the City News, I presumed that she had been misunderstood or misquoted. However, I just finished watching Ch. 19 for the broadcast of that meeting and, indeed, that is what she said.

 

In fact, the body language of a few other elected officials at that meeting indicated that they also don\’t read the City News, or at least hadn\’t read that particular issue.

 

Can you imagine being on Philadelphia\’s City Council and not reading the Inquirer and/or the Daily News–at least in hope of keeping an ear to the ground and making some effort to be informed so that you could make intelligent decisions?

I\’m scared.

Do you know how many of our elected officials regularly read your excellent website?

Do you see a correlation between the city\’s ads going to the Inquirer and her not even reading the local paper?

Most professions require homework, and, I believe, being a councilperson means part of your homework is to read the local paper. Am I wrong?

William Waters

Dear Bill, I know for sure that Mayor James, and Council members Marchese, Hagan and Brophy read \”The Notebook\”. As for the others they do not speak to me for whatever reason so I am not sure of their reading habits. I agree with you. To be informed about what is happening in the community you represent you need to read the local news. No doubt one of the reasons the previous administration lost control of Council is because they were not in touch with the people they were elected to serve. I have no answer to why the City and the Camden County Freeholder Board is placing Legal Notice (s) in a Philadelphia newspaper.

Those in local government not reading the City News or this web site should take heed to the message from former President Harry Truman who said, \”You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgments about what is going on.\” 

Thanks for taking the time to write, sincerely Bill