Obituaries

Evelyn M. Alessi

Evelyn M. Alessi

Jun 16, 2019

Deutsch Alessi, Evelyn, 96, of Mays Landing and formerly of Galloway, was born June 9, 1923 and passed away June 16, 2019. Evelyn was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was born and grew up in Philadelphia, PA, daughter of the late Charles and Marie Younghans. With the advent of WWII, at age 18, Evelyn joined the...

Erik J. Shaw

Erik J. Shaw

Jun 4, 2019

Shaw, Erik J., 30, of Egg Harbor Twp., NJ was called home by his Heavenly Father on June 4, 2019. He grew up in EHT and graduated from high school in 2007. He worked for Kline Construction in Absecon, NJ for nearly 10 years as a Traffic Controller. In 2018, he began training for his new job at Utility Line...

Wesley B. Leopold

Wesley B. Leopold

May 23, 2019

Leopold, Wesley B., 94, of Ocean City, passed peacefully in his sleep on May 23, 2019. Wes was born on January 9, 1925 in Upper Darby, PA, the son of Nicholas and Elizabeth (nee Parkes) Leopold. Wes was brought up in Upper Darby and graduated from the Upper Darby High School, class of 1942. Most recently he lived at the...

Karin J. Defazio

Karin J. Defazio

May 11, 2019

DeFazio, Karin J., 71 of Egg Harbor Twp., passed away May 11, 2019, with her family by her side. Born and raised in Atlantic City, she’s lived in Egg Harbor Township for almost 50 years. She was the head cook at Slaybaugh Elementary School in EHT, working there over 30 years and retiring in 2010. She also worked with the...

Marjorie Bringhurst Herz Widmann

Marjorie Bringhurst Herz Widmann

May 8, 2019

Herz Widmann, Marjorie Bringhurst, 93, of Egg Harbor City, passed away May 8, 2019 with her family by her side. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was raised in Atlantic City, lived in Absecon for many years, Fort Myers, FL for 30 years, before moving to Egg Harbor City a year and a half ago. She worked with the First National...

Lucette Q. Brown-Showell

Lucette Q. Brown-Showell

Apr 30, 2019

Lucette has gone on to meet her father in Heaven after battling a progressive disease. She was a long-time area resident. She was Born on June 6, 1940 in Marseille, France, during WW II. After the Allies freed France, she traveled to America at the age of seven. She grew up and Graduated from Pleasantville H.S. and later attended Trenton...

Joseph J. Buddy Amoroso

Joseph J. Buddy Amoroso

Apr 25, 2019

Amoroso III, Joseph J. (Buddy), 55, of Galloway, passed away April 25, 2019. Born in Atlantic City, he lived in Brigantine and Absecon before moving to Galloway 2 years ago. Buddy worked with the Tropicana Casino as a dealer for many years. He loved fishing, especially the trips he took to Rock Hall, MD for striper fishing. He also loved...

Alma J. Southrey

Alma J. Southrey

Apr 20, 2019

Southrey, Alma J., 89, of Absecon passed away at home, with her family by her side, on April 20, 2019. Born in Chicago, IL., she moved to Atlantic City, where she worked at Soltz Paints as a decorator, moving to Absecon over 60 years ago. Alma enjoyed her many years as a Sunday school teacher, an aide in the Absecon...

David Palamar

David Palamar

Apr 17, 2019

Palamar, David, 65, of Brigantine, NJ passed away peacefully on April 17, 2019 at Atlantic City Medical Center surrounded by his family, following complications from a brain injury. He leaves his son Jordan; his older brother John and his wife Geraldine; younger brother Edward; his sister-in-law Carole Palamar; several nieces and a community of friends and musical colleagues spanning the...

Helene Elizabeth Settles

Helene Elizabeth Settles

Apr 9, 2019

Settles, Helene Elizabeth DuBrul, 86, of Smithville, passed away April 9, 2019. Mrs. Settles was born September 17, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, to Stephen and Anne DuBrul. She was known as “Mimi” to friends and family. Mimi was the last of her siblings; an older sister Nancy Kaltoff, an older brother Stephen DuBrul and a younger brother Richard DuBrul. She...

David A. Rhodes

David A. Rhodes

Apr 6, 2019

Rhodes, David A., 86, of Ocean City, passed away April 6, 2019 at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills. Born in Ontario Canada, he was raised in Atlantic City and lived in Absecon for over 45 years before moving to Ocean City several years ago. He was an Air Force veteran serving during the Korean War. He worked...

Lizanne Spinosa

Lizanne Spinosa

Apr 5, 2019

Spinosa, Lizanne, 58, of Galloway passed away at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia on Friday, April 5, 2019. She was born in Camden County, New Jersey and raised in Collingswood and Upper Township. Lizanne started at Collingswood High School before moving to the shore area where she was a graduate of Ocean City High School, while being a cheerleader at both...

Phil E. Modelle

Phil E. Modelle

Mar 31, 2019

Modelle, Philip Edward, 35, of Egg Harbor Twp., passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday March 31, 2019. Phil adored children and animals and donated to charities on a regular basis because of his passion for helping those in need. He was employed as the Network Administrator at Tricare Medical Transport in Pleasantville. Phil was the son of Michael Modelle...

Marilyn Mullin

Marilyn Mullin

Mar 27, 2019

Mullin, Marilyn, of Absecon, passed away peacefully at home on March 27, 2019. Marilyn was born on November 20, 1950 in Atlantic City, NJ to Leo and Elizabeth Mullin, who preceded her in death. Marilyn was a 1968 Graduate of Holy Spirit High School and went on to be a billing clerk for Atlantic Care Regional Medical Center retiring in...

Arthur G. Bleazard

Arthur G. Bleazard

Mar 26, 2019

Bleazard, Arthur G., 98, of Absecon, passed away March 26, 2019. Arthur was born in Montreal, Canada on November 25, 1920 and is the son of the late Arthur and Nellie (Hesketh) Bleazard. He graduated from Pleasantville High School and Rutgers University in Camden. He was a 42 year employee of Atlantic City Electric, retiring in 1983. He was a...

Joan Kermidas

Joan Kermidas

Mar 19, 2019

Kermidas, Joan, 78, passed away at her daughter’s home, Tuesday March 19th, 2019, after a year-long battle with cancer. After spending many summers at the shore, the lifelong waitress moved from Scranton, PA to Atlantic City, NJ in the early 1960’s, where she raised her two children. She worked at numerous local restaurants including Teddy’s, Shore Diner, and Mill Street...

Ronald Carty

Ronald Carty

Mar 18, 2019

Carty, Ronald ‘Grizzly’, 68, of Egg Harbor Twp., passed away March 18, 2019. Born in Pleasantville, he was a long-time resident of Egg Harbor Township. He worked as a plumber, working with Local #322, retiring in 2010. Ronnie is predeceased by his son, James (JC) Carty. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Carty; his son and daughter-in-law, Ronald (Buddy)...

Samuel J. Wilbraham

Samuel J. Wilbraham

Mar 12, 2019

Wilbraham, Samuel J., 79, of Absecon, passed away March 12, 2019. Born in Salem, NJ, he has been a resident of Absecon for 46 years. Sam was a veteran of the US Air Force. He worked for Arctic Slope in Egg Harbor Twp. for many years as a senior systems analyst, retiring many years ago. In his free time, he...

Cearey A. Shreaves

Cearey A. Shreaves

Mar 7, 2019

Shreaves, Cearey A., 82, of Absecon, also known as Huggy Bear to his many friends, made his last cast on this earth on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Born on Chincoteague Island, VA on January 17, 1937 to Shelley and Edna (Tatem) Shreaves, his family moved several times during World War II, finally settling in Brigantine in 1948. Cearey attended Atlantic...

Miriam R. Farrell

Miriam R. Farrell

Mar 1, 2019

Farrell, Miriam R., 74, of Egg Harbor City, passed away March 1, 2019. Born in Pleasantville, she lived in Galloway for many years, living in Mays Landing for 9 years before moving to Egg Harbor City 7 years ago. Miriam worked as a receptionist for Eastern Pines Nursing home and also Billows Electric Supply for many years, before retiring in...