Local obituaries for Atco, New Jersey
Albert A. Colombaro
Mar 14, 2021
Albert A. Colombaro, age 81, of Williamstown, NJ, passed away on Sunday March 14, 2021. Beloved father of Patricia Warren, Robert Colombaro, and Albert A. Colombaro Jr. Proud grandfather of Robert, Brittney, Daniel, Anthony, Sean, and late Kelsey; great-grandfather of Christian, Preston, and Emma Rose. Dear brother of Joseph M. Colombaro. He is predeceased by his ex-wife and dear...
James Joseph Grace, Jr.
Mar 13, 2021
James Joseph Grace Jr., age 66, of Atco, NJ, passed away on Saturday March 13, 2021. Dear son of Joan and the late James Grace Sr. Beloved husband of Debra Grace (nee Turner). Loving father of James J. (Natalie) Grace III and Aaron B. Grace. Proud grandfather of Mia, James IV, Halla, Dylan, Nora, Farra, and Aaron Jr.; great-grandfather...
Rita Smith
Mar 13, 2021
Rita M. Smith (nee Ford), age 102, of Hammonton, passed away on March 13, 2021. A life-long resident of Hammonton, she was the last member of the Hammonton H.S. Class of 1936. She was proud of the 40+ years she spent working a second career at Italiano’s Maplewood Restaurant until she retired at age 94. Rita was predeceased by...
Lalitaben Patel
Mar 12, 2021
Viewing and puja will be held on Wednesday March 17, 2021 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Leroy P. Wooster Funeral Home and Crematory, 441 White Horse Pike, Atco, NJ. Cremation will follow. A livestream webcast will begin on Wednesday at 10:00 am on the tribute wall or at the following link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/74645088
Piyushkumar J. Patel
Mar 12, 2021
Viewing and puja will be held on Tuesday March 16, 2021 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Leroy P. Wooster Funeral Home and Crematory, 441 White Horse Pike, Atco, NJ. Cremation will follow. A livestream webcast will begin at 11:00 am on Tuesday on the tribute wall or at the following link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/18345576
James Montelpare
Mar 10, 2021
James Montelpare, age 65, of Marlton, NJ, passed away on Wednesday March 10, 2021. Born in Woodbury, New Jersey he was the son of the late James Montelpare. He was also predeceased by a son Ronald Montelpare and a daughter Renee Montelpare. He is survived by his beloved wife Katherine “Katie” Montelpare (nee Penn). Loving father of Mathew Montelpare...
Manmohan Das Daga
Mar 9, 2021
Shri Manmoha Daga An insiring soul for the family & broader community Jai Shree Krishna It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our dear papa, Shri Manmohan Daga, fondly known as "Mamaji" to all. He passed away peacefully on March 9th, at his home in NJ. He was a precious and devoted Krishna Bhakt, Lord...
David S. Gifford
Mar 9, 2021
Daily News reporter Storm Gifford, who wrote about everything from celebrity breakups to presidential politics, died Tuesday after filing a story on deadline. He was 50. Gifford, who was working from home, logged off his laptop around 11 p.m. and collapsed a short time later, said his partner, Daniel Matejek, with whom he shared a New Jersey home. Matejek...
Theresia Kraenbring
Mar 8, 2021
Theresia “Resi” Kraenbring, Atco, NJ passed away peacefully with her family by her side, going to be with God and her husband Hugo on Monday, March 8, 2021. Resi Sauer was born on February 6, 1937 in Putinci, Yugoslavia (Serbia) to Franziska and Wilhelm Sauer. Surviving the trials and tribulations of World War II she and her family migrated...
Alexander A. Scelso
Mar 8, 2021
Alexander A. Scelso age 93 of Atco, NJ passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, March 8, 2021. Beloved husband of Frances (nee Dottoli). Loving father of Patrick Scelso (Diane) of Atco, NJ and Donna Scelso of Albion, NJ. Proud grandfather of Angela Scelso, Robert Egan (Amber), Michele Baker (John) and Keith Egan (Kate). Great-grandfather of Ronald Baker,...
Anthony Dibartolomeo
Mar 7, 2021
Anthony M. DiBartolomeo, age 78, of West Berlin, NJ, passed away on Sunday March 7, 2021. Beloved husband of 55 years to Barbara DiBartolomeo (nee Nelson). Loving father of Michelle DiBartolomeo (Joseph Piepszowski), Stephanie Carey (Scott), Lisa DiBartolomeo (Robert Ely), and Anthony DiBartolomeo (Rosemarie). Proud Poppy and Pop-Pop of Alexis, Alyssa, Ryan, Anthony, Ryan, and Adam. Dear brother of...
Willliam Norton
Mar 6, 2021
William Norton, 74 passed away at his residence in Blackwood, Gloucester Township, NJ on March 6, 2021. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 13,1946 to the late Luther and Blanche (Manning) Norton. He was a proud veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Vietnam War. Over his many years he was a member of several...
Joseph C. Desorte
Mar 5, 2021
Joseph C. DeSorte, age 80, lifetime resident of Atco, NJ passed away peacefully on Friday, March 5, 2021. Joseph is survived by his loving wife, Cheri (nee James), his devoted children, Joe DeSorte (Debbie Wallace) of Sicklerville, NJ, Cherie DeSorte of Haddon Twp., NJ, Kelly DeSorte (Bert Newton) of Washington Twp., NJ and Todd DeSorte (Rosemary) of Atco, NJ....
Frank A. Lalena
Mar 3, 2021
Frank A. LaLena of Blue Anchor, NJ, age 70 passed away on March 3, 2021. Beloved husband of Christine H. (nee-Krowicki). Loving father of Heather (Gerald) MacDonald of Waterford Works, Gretchen (Joseph) Rambo of Philadelphia, Pa., Heidi (Anthony) Kemp of Sicklerville, NJ. Devoted grandfather of Anthony, Jonathan, Gregory, Thomas, Anthony A.J., Sophia. Mr. LaLena was born in Camden, NJ...
April K. Schaefer
Mar 2, 2021
April K. Schaefer, age 42, passed away on March 2, 2021, at peace and surrounded by her family. April was born in 1978 in Voorhees, NJ and graduated from Clearview Highschool. She worked in the mortgage and title industry as a loan officer with multiple companies, most recently being Citizens Bank. She also enjoyed coming up with specialty cocktails...
Jeffrey David Matejkovic
Mar 1, 2021
Jeffrey D. Matejkovic age 47, of Waterford, NJ passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021. Jeff is survived by his parents, David & Kay Matejkovic of Waterford, NJ. He is also survived by his brother, T.J. Matejkovic (Karen) of Alva, FL. and his sister, Ami Duffy (Michael) of Audubon, NJ. Also surviving is Jeff’s nephew, Waylon Matejkovic of Alva,...
Kimberly Ann Bigwood
Feb 28, 2021
Kimberly Ann Bigwood (nee Martin) of Chesilhurst, NJ passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Kimberly is survived by her sons, Chad Martin of Williamstown, NJ, Paul Kohler (Angelica) of Atco, NJ and Jacob Kohler of Atco, NJ. Kim is also survived by her grandchildren, Nathan and MacKenzie and her sister, Margaret Derr as well as many nieces...
Mary Shover
Feb 28, 2021
Mary Shover, age 87, of Atco, NJ, passed away on Sunday February 28, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Roy Shover Jr. Loving mother of Roy Shover III and Bonnie (Michael) Beach. Proud grandmother of Michael (Sharon), Shane (Valerie), Kyle (Megan), Sarah, and Jamie; great-grandmother of 6. Mary was born in Camden, NJ and was a longtime resident of...
John N. Dexter
Feb 27, 2021
John N. Dexter, age 65, of Cherry Hill, NJ, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2021. “Papa John” was beloved father of Michael Dexter, Stephanie (Michael) DeLuca and John Neal (Jessica) Dexter III. Proud grandfather of Xia, Izzie and Leo. Loving brother of Patricia Hohwald, Robert Dexter, the late Thomas Dexter and the late Daniel Dexter. He is also...
Joseph E. Benton, Jr.
Feb 27, 2021
Joseph Edward Benton Jr., 76, passed, away after a lengthy illness, in the comfort of his home in Atco, NJ on February 27, 2021. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Management from Rutgers University, Camden, a Master’s Degree in Governmental Administration from Rider University, and began working toward a PhD in Urban Studies from University of Delaware. Joe...
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