Obituaries

Allan B. Darby

Allan B. Darby

Dec 29, 2012

Darby, Allan Bert, 92 of Absecon, NJ passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2012 surrounded by his beloved family.

Big Al Darby was born on January 3, 1921 in Atlantic City, NJ to Marie and Bert Darby. He enlisted in the US Army in 1941 and shipped off to Pearl Harbor, HI where he survived the December 7th attack. He...

Allan Darby

Allan Darby

Dec 29, 2012

Darby, Allan Bert, 92 of Absecon, NJ passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2012 surrounded by his beloved family.



Big Al Darby was born on January 3, 1921 in Atlantic City, NJ to Marie and Bert Darby. He enlisted in the US Army in 1941 and shipped off to Pearl Harbor, HI where he survived the December 7th attack....

Rose I. Miller

Rose I. Miller

Dec 23, 2012

Rose I. Miller, 98, of Galloway, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 23, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she lived in Galloway since 1957. She had worked for Atlanticare, Mainland Division for several years before her retirement. Mrs. Miller was an avid bingo player. She volunteered in the bingo...

Rose Miller

Rose Miller

Dec 23, 2012

Rose I. Miller, 98, of Galloway, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 23, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she lived in Galloway since 1957. She had worked for Atlanticare, Mainland Division for several years before her retirement. Mrs. Miller was an avid bingo player. She volunteered in the bingo...

Frances Born

Frances Born

Dec 13, 2012

Frances H. Born of Absecon died Thursday, December 13, 2012. She was born January 21, 1925 in Atlantic City, the third child of Theodore and Louise (Moore) Hiltebrand. She attended Atlantic City public schools and graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1942. She worked at South Jersey Title Company and later worked for many years in the showroom at...

Robert C. Burroughs

Robert C. Burroughs

Dec 13, 2012

Robert C. Burroughs, 90, of Galloway, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Atlanticare, Galloway Twp. Born in Atlantic City, he has lived in Galloway for the past 30 years and also maintained a residence in Margate. He worked as a mailman for 30 years for the Absecon Post Office before his retirement. He also worked as a lifeguard in Atlantic...

Frances H. Born

Frances H. Born

Dec 13, 2012

Frances H. Born of Absecon died Thursday, December 13, 2012. She was born January 21, 1925 in Atlantic City, the third child of Theodore and Louise (Moore) Hiltebrand. She attended Atlantic City public schools and graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1942. She worked at South Jersey Title Company and later worked for many years in the showroom at...

Robert Burroughs

Robert Burroughs

Dec 13, 2012

Robert C. Burroughs, 90, of Galloway, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Atlanticare, Galloway Twp. Born in Atlantic City, he has lived in Galloway for the past 30 years and also maintained a residence in Margate. He worked as a mailman for 30 years for the Absecon Post Office before his retirement. He also worked as a lifeguard in Atlantic...

William Southrey

William Southrey

Dec 11, 2012

William Southrey (Bill), 81, of Absecon, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Born in Edgely, Bristol Twp., PA., Bill moved to Atlantic City at age 11, settling in Absecon 58 years ago. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and the United States Army, serving during the Korean War. Bill worked for 30 years as a commercial fisherman,...

Elizabeth Waid

Elizabeth Waid

Dec 10, 2012

Elizabeth R. Waid, one of the first seven women ordained by the Lutheran Church in America in 1974 and the first woman to earn a Masters of Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in 1973, has died. Reverend Waid began her career as an associate pastor in 1974 for the Camden Lutheran Parish in Camden N.J., an urban coalition of...

Reverend Elizabeth R. Waid

Reverend Elizabeth R. Waid

Dec 10, 2012

Elizabeth R. Waid, one of the first seven women ordained by the Lutheran Church in America in 1974 and the first woman to earn a Masters of Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in 1973, has died. Reverend Waid began her career as an associate pastor in 1974 for the Camden Lutheran Parish in Camden N.J., an urban coalition of...

James Reilly

James Reilly

Dec 7, 2012

James J. Reilly, III, of Absecon, died Friday, December 7, 2012, surrounded by his family. Jim began his military career in the Navy Reserve, then joined the Marine Corp, where he was the youngest to receive the rank of Sergeant and was featured in the Corps Leather Neck Magazine. He finished his military career in the 177th Air National Guard,...

James J. Reilly

James J. Reilly

Dec 7, 2012

James J. Reilly, III, of Absecon, died Friday, December 7, 2012, surrounded by his family. Jim began his military career in the Navy Reserve, then joined the Marine Corp, where he was the youngest to receive the rank of Sergeant and was featured in the Corps Leather Neck Magazine. He finished his military career in the 177th Air National Guard,...

Stanley Hammell

Stanley Hammell

Nov 29, 2012

Stanley E. Hammell, 89, of Galloway, died Thursday, November 29, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Pleasantville, he lived in Absecon before moving to Galloway 50 years ago. Mr. Hammell served in the Army Air Force during World War II, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. He...

Stanley E. Hammell

Stanley E. Hammell

Nov 29, 2012

Stanley E. Hammell, 89, of Galloway, died Thursday, November 29, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Pleasantville, he lived in Absecon before moving to Galloway 50 years ago. Mr. Hammell served in the Army Air Force during World War II, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. He...

Joseph Primrose

Joseph Primrose

Nov 21, 2012

Joseph Primrose, 82, of Absecon, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Atlanticare, Mainland Division. Born and raised in Atlantic City, he also lived in Galloway before moving to Absecon 17 years ago. He was a custodian for the Egg Harbor Township School system, working in the middle school and the high school, before his retirement in 2000.

He is predeceased...

Jacqueline Spolitino

Jacqueline Spolitino

Nov 10, 2012

Jacqueline Spolitino (nee Pincus), of Egg Harbor Township, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Silver Springs, MD. At the age of 6, her family moved to Atlantic City and since then, has been a lifelong Atlantic County resident. She was a secretary for 20 years for the detective agency for...

Frank Raymond Carey

Frank Raymond Carey

Nov 8, 2012

Frank Raymond ‘Bud’ Carey, 82, of Egg Harbor Township, died Thursday, November 08, 2012. Born in Atlantic City, He’s lived in Egg Harbor Township for 35 years. Mr. Carey worked for RCA Maxwell Company in Atlantic City for 46 years, retiring in 1998 as the shop foreman. He was a veteran of the army, serving in World War II. His...

Frank Carey

Frank Carey

Nov 8, 2012

Frank Raymond ‘Bud’ Carey, 82, of Egg Harbor Township, died Thursday, November 08, 2012. Born in Atlantic City, He’s lived in Egg Harbor Township for 35 years. Mr. Carey worked for RCA Maxwell Company in Atlantic City for 46 years, retiring in 1998 as the shop foreman. He was a veteran of the army, serving in World War II. His...

Eric Newell

Eric Newell

Oct 31, 2012

Newell, Eric James, of Galloway, NJ, was born September 24, 1930 in Toronto, Canada to Anne (nee Brown) and James Newell and passed away October 31, 2012. Mr. Newell was a VP and controller of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, before his retirement. His memberships included Fellow Life Insurance Management Institute, Financial Executives Institute, American Institute of Corporate Controllers, NY...