ROSETTI, HENRY L., JR. On September 14, 2008 age 61 of Mt. Ephraim, NJ. Beloved husband of Sharon A. (nee Gilliard). Beloved son of Rose Marie Rosetti and his father Henry Louis Rosetti. Devoted father of Andrew, Rebecca, and Christina Rosetti. Dear brother of Linda Rosetti and Gerry Rosetti, also many aunts, uncles and cousins. Henry was a Respiratory Therapist for Albert Einstein Medical Center in Phila., for over 23 years. He was also a Sergeant in the Air Force. Henry loved his family, job and co-workers. He will be sadly missed by all. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing Thursday from 8am-9:45am at Sacred Heart Church, 7 West Kings Hwy, Mt. Ephraim, NJ. Mass of Christian Burial, Thursday 10am at the church. Interment private. The family request in lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the William B. Kessler Memorial Hospital, 600 S. White Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ 08037 in Henry\’s memory. Expressions of sympathy and condolences may be sent to www.milano funeralhome. com. Arrangements by MAHAFFEY-MILANO FUNERAL HOME Mt Ephraim, NJ. 856-931-1628
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James J. Schissler Jr. on September 13, 2008 of Glassboro. Age 64. Father of Leigh Ann Tarpy, Geri Kohler, James Schissler and Michael Schissler. Grandfather of Christina and Joseph Tarpy, III, Tara and Matthew Kohler, Jimmy and Joseph Schissler, Victoria, Abagail and Joseph Schissler.
Mr. Schissler was a former N.J. State Trooper, former Volunteer Fireman at the Almonesson Lake Fire Co. No. 1 for eleven years where he also served as a secretary and a Master Mason at the Mantua Lodge No. 95.
Services private. Donations may be made to the Almonesson Lake Fire Co. No. 1, 13 S. Almonesson Rd., Deptford, NJ 08096. Guest book and his Video Tribute can be found at www.boucherfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by BOUCHER FUNERAL HOME, Deptford.
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SCAVONE, GERARDO J., 80, of Williamstown, formerly of Mt. Ephraim passed away on September 15, 2008. Beloved husband of Mary T. (nee Snock). Devoted father of Genevieve Varello; Jerry Scavone and Bruce Scavone. Step-father of Thomas and MichaelOlson. Grandfather of 9. Greatgrandfather of 5. Brother of Pat, Louis, Anthony and Frankie Scavone. If you needed a friend, you could call Jerry Scavone. He was always there to help family and friends – dependable for any kind of endeavor. If it needed to be built, Jerry Scavone would build it. If something was broken, Jerry Scavone could fix it. And when he was finished, he\’d show you a dance step. He was a great dancer with a natural sense of rhythm. Jerry worked for more than 35 years for the LaFrance Co. in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Sons of Italy in Mt. Ephraim. He\’ll be remembered as a loving caring man with a limitless love of family. Viewing will be held from 12 Noon until 1:00 PM Thursday in the MCGUINNESS FUNERAL HOME 573 Egg Harbor Rd., Sewell (Washington Twp.) NJ 08080. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM in the funeral home. Interment New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. Tributes & memories may be shared at:
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OLLEK, RAFFELINE R. \’RAE\’ (nee Staffirre) on September 14, 2008 age 70 of Mt. Ephraim, NJ. Beloved wife of George E. Ollek Sr., for fifty one years. Devoted mother of Elaine (John) Johnson, George Ollek Jr., and Peter (Jennifer) Ollek. Loving grandmother of ten and six great grandchildren. Dear sister of Angeline Doyle. Mrs. Ollek was a Cashier for Super Fresh, Westmont, NJ for 15yrs. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing Thursday evening 7-9pm and Friday from 8:30-9:30am at the: MAFAFFEY-MILANO FUNERAL HOME,11 E. Kings Hwy Mt. Ephraim, NJ 856-931-1628 Mass of Christian Burial, Fri. 10am at Sacred Heart Church, 7 W. Kings Hwy, Mt. Ephraim, NJ. Interment New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ.
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PANEBIANCO, KIMBERLY A. On September 14, 2008 age 24, of Lindenwold. Survived by her loving Mother, Cheryl Panebianco of Linden-wold, loving Sister of Jill of Lindenwold, two Uncles, Robert and his wife Penney, Michael and his wife Beverly and one Aunt, Marcy Panebianco, threeCousins, Gregory, Lisa and Noel. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a viewing on Thursday evening between 7 and 9 p.m. and again Friday morning between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the DANKS-HINSKI FUNERAL HOME, 125 N. White Horse Pike at South Avenue, Lindenwold. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. from Our Lady of Grace Church, Somerdale. Interment at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Animal Adoption Center, 501 Berlin Road North, Lindenwold, NJ 08021 would be appreciated.
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I am deeply honored and humbled to have been selected to receive the first Lifetime Achievement Award of SPOW. Thank you. Jim Nicholson, the first recipient of the Society of Professional Obituary Writers Lifetime Achievement Award, shows off his award in this picture taken by his niece. On a very personal level it represents a final – and official – vindication.
Nearly 26 years ago when I began this new (the first obit page of any kind for the paper) obituary page for the Philadelphia Daily News, my column had the support of Assistant Managing Editor Tom Livingston, the original sponsor who thought we could not be a full service newspaper without an obit page, and Zack Stalberg, Editor of the Daily News.
Aside from them, in those early days, there were few supporters or fans in my own newsroom. The detractors were many, who viewed a 25-inch obit on a maintenance worker as a ludicrous waste of space.
We can all remember when the obituary writing job was reserved for old-timers spooling out their line, youngsters who needed to practice taking information error-free and others who were consigned by management to a short-term punishment or a long-term exile.
How the world of obit writing – and how the world perceives it – has changed in a quarter century. And each of you, individually, changed it because of who you are and how well you do what you do.
Never could I have imagined living to see the day when the craft of obituary writing would be so over-flowing with talent. Men and woman in a steep ascendancy as writers and reporters, indeed, many at an apex, choosing to be obituary writers. The roster of talent writing obits today defies logic.
No award in life ever means more than one which comes from a jury of one’s peers. And what peers!!
Thank you again. I remain, Your Obedient Servant, Jim Nicholson
NOTE: Army Lt. Col Nicholson is presently in the Middle East working in the field of counterintelligence. Jim was retired from the Army when he was asked to volunteer for a year tour of duty. The 66-year-old resident graduated from Gloucester City High School Class of 1960.
Related: Not Your Average \”GI Joe\”
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Not many lefthanded pitchers dominated the way Ralph Albers dominated for Pitman High School in the 1946, 1947, and 1948 baseball seasons. From a sheer record standpoint, he was a combination of Sandy Koufax and Steve Carlton.
Fireballing Albers\’ three-year composite record was a startling 35-and-2, a big part of the key to Pitman\’s championship trifecta in the Tri-County Conference and South Jersey Group 1. It was hardly surprising that he earned all-Group 1 honors each season.
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Despite reservations in Washington regarding a possible Israeli strike on Iran, the American administration will supply Israel with sophisticated weapons for heavily fortified targets, the U.S. administration announced.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced it would sell the Israel Air Force 1,000 new smart bombs, rumored to significantly enhance the IAF\’s military capabilities. The deal was approved amid public and secret messages from Washington, with the Americans expressing their reservations about a possible Israeli strike against the Islamic Republic\’s suspected nuclear sites.
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Constructed in the late 1960’s by a local builder it was originally named the Reading Manor Apartments. The red-brick buildings were attractive, the lawns and landscape were well kept and there was also an Olympic size swimming pool for the tenants to use. The interior of the one and two bedroom apartments included wall to wall carpets, air conditioning, new appliances and modern day kitchen and bathroom fixtures. It was a welcome addition to the City’s housing stock. Newly-weds and senior citizens made up the majority of the tenants living there.
But in recent years the property has spiraled downward. In 2006 the Gloucester City Housing Department cited the owners, of what was now known as the Chatham Square Apartments, for violation of various housing problems. Those included the conditions of common areas, failure to obtain certificates of occupancy, interior life hazard issues and code enforcement violations, to name a few.
In a decision dated October 24, 2006 the Municipal Court fined the owners $96,000, plus $17,000 per day until the numerous housing violations was corrected.
Today as you approach the entrance to the apartments driving in from Route 130, one of the first things you notice is the corner of a damaged apartment building. The fire at apartments 19 and 20 occurred in February 2008. They remain vacant with boarded up windows in front and back. The gutters are damaged; bricks are missing from the façade. A torn blue plastic tarp flaps in the wind hanging precariously over the hole in the front of the building.
Councilman Nick Marchese said the City is waiting for the insurance claim for the damaged apartment to be paid before proceeding with repairing this building.
Gloucester City Mayor Bill James told Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Edward Colimore ( September 12, 2008) \”It was a fantastic place to live 30 years ago, but the problems there got more and more serious. In the last 10 years, the place went right down the tubes. It was placing a strain on the police and fire departments, school system and other services.\”
James said the city is \”trying to take care of the health and safety issues first, so everyone\’s quality of life improves.\”
The city is also going through financial records to determine if those in the 41 occupied Chatham Square units are legitimate tenants. Thirty-two residents were sent eviction notices this week for nonpayment of their rent or security deposits, said John Kearney, the city\’s attorney. Court hearings will be held next month.
Kearney said when the City took over they found the building’s booking system was a mess. And the Chatham Square\’s management company has struggled to make sense of the records. Tenants are being asked to produce proof of their rent payments. And in some cases show proof that they made a security deposit.
Mayor James said plans call for residents, now scattered across eight buildings, to move into three rehabbed buildings by Dec. 1. The city will refurbish the vacant rental units later. It also has hired landscaping and trash-disposal services.
Philadelphia Inquirer (September 12, 2008) \”There hadn\’t been any maintenance here in 20 years,\” said John Zelinski, maintenance manager at the site, as he toured the complex with a contractor who will upgrade the laundry rooms with new appliances.
\”It\’s like Christmas for the residents when I come to visit,\” said Zelinski, who has been installing new smoke detectors. Residents pay monthly rent of about $600 to $800.
In December 2007 council passed a resolution to enter into an agreement with the owners to purchase the property. At the time Councilman Marchese said the apartments would be demolished and single family homes would be built. Both he and Mayor James said then that this idea is in the early planning stages.
Now that the City owns the property the long range plans for the complex is uncertain. Somewhere down the line it could eventually be sold for commercial development or as a site for single family homes. As for now the mayor has said repeatedly the City’s short term plan is to renovate the units and make them livable for the residents that are living there now.
Related: Chatham Square
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