OBITUARIES

Elsa Pabon (nee Rivera), 76, of Hammonton, died Tuesday, August 31, at Virtua Health Systems in Berlin.
Born in Villalba, Puerto Rico, she formerly lived in Mays Landing. Mrs. Pabon enjoyed playing bingo, doing crafts, and cooking for family and friends. She especially liked to spoil her precious grandchildren whom she adored.
Predeceased by: grandchildren, Sadie Pabon and Savannah Pabon; sister, Elide Roman. Surviving her are: husband, Porfirio Pabon; children, Enrique Pabon (Dorothy) of Hammonton, Porfirio Pabon (Debbie) of Cape May, Lillian Dinan (Tim) of Lansdale, Ivan Pabon (Millie) of Hammonton, Ray Pabon (Maria) of Vineland, Geraldo Pabon (Sherrie) of Lindenwold, Maribel Pabon of Hammonton, Edward Pabon (Michele) of Williamstown; sister, Digna Negron of Puerto Rico; brothers, Enrique Rivera, Israel Rivera both of Puerto Rico; 21 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Relatives and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, September 4, at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish Church of St. Joseph’s followed by burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
Arrangements made by Carnesale Funeral Home.

Alice Grasso, 83, died August 30, 2010, at Atlantic City Medical Center.
Born in Hammonton, she was a lifelong resident.
Predeceased by: husband, Donato. Surviving her are: daughters, Mary Ann Meehan and her husband James of Medford, Shirley Grasso and her husband Nick Karivalis of Elm, Anna O’Hare of Elm, Joyce Bearint and her husband Edward of Washington Township; brother, Isadore Capaldi of Nesco; 13 grandchildren.
Relatives and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, September 3, at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel, St. Joseph Parish followed by burial at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Donations may be made to St. Mary of Mt. Carmel, St. Joe Parish, 226 French Street, Hammonton, NJ 08037.
Arrangements made by Marinella Funeral Home.
 

Carmella (Mildred) C. Rubba (nee Cappuccio), 74, of Hammonton, died peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a resident of Hammonton her entire life. She was a parishioner of St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish of St. Martin de Porres Church. She was retired and was last employed at Jacobs Business Supply in Hammonton. Mrs. Rubba loved music and played the guitar and wrote some songs. She also loved her cats and enjoyed working with crafts. She was involved and participated with her husband with antique cars.
Surviving her are: husband, Russell R. Rubba Jr.; sisters, Grace Jacobs, Anna Templeton; brothers, James Cappuccio, Anthony (Terry) Cappuccio all of Hammonton, Angelo (Ida) Cappuccio of Sweetwater; several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, September 3, at St. Martin de Porres Church followed by burial at Greenmount Cemetery.
Arrangements made by Landolfi Funeral Home.

Rocco J. Fichetola Sr., 84, of Hammonton passed away on September 4, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Elm he was a lifelong area resident. He was the owner of Rocky’s Farm Market in Mays Landing. He was an U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Fichetola was a member of St. Martin de Porres RC Church where he served an usher. He was a member of the FA Funston Post No. 186 of the American Legion in Hammonton and he was a charter member of Bell Bay Hunting Club. He enjoyed working in his vegetable garden, making wine, canning, making wild cherry brandy and sharing all of these with his family and friends. Mr. Fichetola especially enjoyed spending time with his precious grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his three brothers, Joseph, Ralph and Angelo, and his sister Mary. He is survived by his wife, Elaine Fichetola (nee Simonetti), one daughter, Denise Fichetola Brown of Mays Landing, one son, Rocco “Rick” Fichetola Jr. and his wife, Anna Marie of Hammonton, three grandchildren, Matthew Fichetola and Michael Fichetola both of Hammonton, and Deanna Brown of Mays Landing, one brother, Carmen Fichetola and his wife Gail of Mays Landing, two sisters, Rita Dowzicky and her husband, Bill of Hatboro, Pa., and Lucie Fichetola and her husband Jim Tidwell of Egg Harbor City and his former son-in-law, Kevin Brown of Dorothy .
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Wednesday, September 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Thursday after 9 a.m. at the Carnesale Funeral Home, 202 S. Third Street in Hammonton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, September 9 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish Church of St. Martin DePorres, 129 Park Avenue in Hammonton. Entombment will follow at Greenmount Cemetery in Hammonton.
Family requests donations to Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Hospital, 233 S. Tenth Street, Suite 908, Philadelphia, PA 19107 or to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.
Arrangements made by Carnesale Funeral Home.

Edward G. Purvis, 55, of Hammonton, died Monday, August 30, 2010, at Cooper Hospital in Camden.
Born in Hammonton, he was a life long resident. He worked as a fork lift driver at the Macrie Brothers Blueberry Farm in Hammonton. Mr. Purvis was a good mechanic and loved to work on cars.
Surviving him are: estranged wife, Linda; mother, Rose Roby of Hammonton; long time companion, Denise Silagato; daughter, Christine Purvis and her friend Phillip of Egg Harbor Township; sister, Linda Tomaszewski (Andrew) of Vineland.
Relatives and friends attended Catholic Prayer services on Thursday, September 2, at the Landolfi Funeral Home followed by burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Unit of Cooper Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103.
Arrangements made by Landolfi Funeral Home.

Ronald McNeely, Sr. born on October 4, 1937 in Philadelphia passed away on September 4, 2010 after contending with various illnesses.
He married Ester Howard on November 1, 1958 in Hammonton.
He was predeceased by his father, Rudolph McNeely, mother, Pauline, stepfather Artis Abney, brother Rudolph and sisters Dorothy and Bernice.
Surviving him are his wife: Esther Mae McNeely; two sons: Ronald McNeely, Jr. (Doreen) of Wilmington, Del.; Seth McNeely (Deborah) of Patterson, NJ; two daughters: Esther Reynolds of Chesilhurst, NJ and Melinda Cruz (Maximino) of Landisville, NJ, seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, two sisters, and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral Services will be private and held at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements by Carnesale Funeral Home.

Charles A. Baldi Sr., 70 of Hammonton died Sunday September 5, 2010 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia. Born in Hammonton, he was a lifelong resident there. Before retiring, Mr. Baldi worked for Gardiner’s Express in Hammonton. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local No. 676 of Collingswood, where he served as a shop steward, Inskip Antlers in Winslow, Duster’s Rifle Club and Gossamer’s Gun Club. He was an avid New York Giants fan and he enjoyed playing the organ, and vacationing in Maine.
He was predeceased by his parents, Charles D. and Anna M. Baldi. He is survived by his beloved wife, Charlene A. Baldi (nee Dick), two sons, Charles A. Baldi Jr. (Tina) and Damon Baldi (Dawn) all of Hammonton, two daughters, Dawn Baldi (Tim) of Port Charlotte, FL, and Toni Ann Mazza (Nick) of Hammonton, one sister, Barbara Ann Blankenship of Collings Lakes, seven grandchildren, Heather (Jake), Victoria, Domenic, Charles, Erica, Jaclyn, and Hailey, and two great grandchildren, Hannah and Gianna.
A viewing will be held Saturday, September 11, from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM at the Carnesale Funeral Home, 202 S. Third Street in Hammonton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, September 11, 11:30 AM at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish Church of St. Joseph’s, 226 French Street in Hammonton. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Hammonton.
Donations may be made to Hammonton Rescue Squad, 300 S. Egg Harbor Road, Hammonton, NJ 08037 or to the American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852.
Arrangements made by Carnesale Funeral Home.
 

Mary M. Junker of Hammonton, passed away on September 3, 2010 at Innova in Hammonton. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa. she lived in Elmtowne, Winslow Twp. for many years.
Mary was a member of the Elmtowne Assn. as a welcome lady and a member of The Presbyterian Church of Hammonton. She loved to play bridge and bingo.
Mary is the wife of the late Carl Junker, Jr. Surviving are her daughter Stefanie J. White and her husband Gordon of Hammonton and son Lance Junker and his wife Andrea of Fayetteville, Pa.; grandchildren Kevin, Christopher, Joel and Gretchen Junker, Melissa Silipena and Geoffrey White and great-grandchildren Christopher Jr., Katelyn, Kyle, Cooper, August and Edward III.
Services were private as per the family’s wishes. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Holy Redeemer Hospice Services Atlantic County Office 6550 Delilah Rd. Suite 501 Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234.
Arrangements by Marinella Funeral Home.

Kathryn J. LeFevre, 75, of Hammonton passed away Tuesday at her residence. Born in Morgantown, W.V. she lived in Hammonton since 1964. She retired from Whitehall Laboratories of Hammonton.
She is survived by her three children: Gregory LeFevre (Judy) of Voorhees; Jeff LeFevre of Linwood; LaShelle Curcio (Mike) of Hammonton; her four grandchildren: Michael Curcio, Jr., Kearstin Curcio, Christopher LeFevre and Jeffery LeFevre, Jr.; her mother: Kathryn Oliverio of West Virginia; her former husband Ron LeFevre of Vineland; three sisters: Mary Frances Rivenbark of North Carolina; Philomena Ryan and Patricia Reid both of West Virginia.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, September 10 at 11 a.m. in St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish at St. Joseph’s Church, N. Third St., Hammonton, where a visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Greenmount Cemetery in Hammonton.
Donations may be made to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 4002018 Des Moines, IA 50340-2018.
Arrangements made by the Carnesale Funeral Home.