Page 4 • Wednesday , October 12 , 2022 • The Hammonton Gazette
Remembering local school bus driver Bisignano
BUS , from Page 1 “ She adored children . She didn ’ t have any of her own ,” Mazza said . She added that Bisignano was also popular with her colleagues .
“ Fran could change any mood at any time . She was a free spirit . She could make any of us laugh ,” Mazza said .
Mazza said the loss of Bisignano has been hard on students , parents and staff members .
“ Her heart was enormous . I think she touched every single person she came in contact with . We miss her . It is like a piece of our family is missing ,” Mazza said .
She only drove elementary kids in Hammonton and one student to the Camden County Institute of Technology , Mazza said .
“ Any child she drove , she made a connection ,” Mazza said .
Parent Dawn Dolan spoke about the impact Bisignano had on her daughter , Emma ( fourth grade , age 9 ) and son , Will ( second grade , 7 ).
“ It was the perfect way to start
Work begins on Veterans Memorial at Oak Grove Cemetery
HAMMONTON — On October 6 , work began to construct a Veterans Memorial at Oak Grove Cemetery . The existing Veterans monument will be central to the design of this memorial .
The monument was erected on land donated to Hammonton ’ s Veterans of Foreign Wars Passalaqua Post 1026 in 1954 . It was dedicated by Frank and Sue Bruno in memory of their son , PFC John F . Bruno , who was killed in action in Korea in 1953 . It also stands to honor those who “ fought and died for the liberty of their country .”
Oak Grove Cemetery was accepted into E . P . Henry ’ s HeroScaping program , which provided the materials . Due to COVID-19 , several changes to the original submission had to be made and the project realized several postponements . SiteOne Landscape Supply ’ s VETS1 program is providing the labor and expertise , and local other
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The Veterans Monument at Oak Grove Cemetery was dedicated in 1954 to the memory of PFC John F . Bruno . your day . I was grateful my kids could start their day with her and even for me . She had cute names for the kids . It was the most perfect way to start the day . Her and my daughter just clicked . Emma was her helper on the bus . Fran was just wonderful . She would buy all the kids gifts for Christmas and at the end of the school year . She even came to my daughter ’ s gymnastics competition . Her and Fran would chat on the bus . And Fran reached out to me and she showed up . She was 100 percent another grandmom to my kids ,” Dolan said .
According to her obituary on www . wimbergfuneralhome . com , Bisignano “ retired from Amica Insurance Company . She tended
CASTONE , from Page 3 looking upon us and he ’ s thanking everybody and I ’ m thanking you for him ,” Scaltrito said .
The ceremony was followed by a dinner , with the food being manned by Last Salute members . Last Salute is a volunteer Military Funeral Honor Guard that serves South Jersey , with the members at the event on Wednesday happy to help serve food to the chapter and its guests . Many people enjoyed the food at the
bar on the side and was a Construction work flagger . She was handy with fixing things and carpentry and knew a lot about cars . Later in life , she moved to NJ and became a student bus driver . She drove students to and from school until the end of her life . She loved children and they kept her young . Fran was known as the best bus driver for her love and treats . Fran loved playing softball and was in a league with some of her best friends . She loved attending the Boston Red Sox games even in Philadelphia and watching the Red Sox and New England Patriots on TV .”
In lieu of flowers , please consider a donation in Fran ’ s honor to St . Jude Children ’ s Research
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Fran Bisignano with Emma Dolan .
Hospital or Cooper Child Life Center , Attention Brittany Spaeth , Coordinator , 1 Cooper Plaza , Camden , NJ 08103 . Please include in memory of Frances J . Bisignano .
DAV named for Scaltrito , Castone
event , which Castone was enthusiastic about . “ I don ’ t want to have to take any food home ,”
Castone said laughing .
The event was a memorable occasion , especially for both the Scaltrito family and the Castone family . With their family names up on the signs of the DAV chapter , the two families can rest easy knowing that their loved ones will be forever immortalized .
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Members of the Scaltrito family with the new signage at the Scaltrito-Castone DAV Hall on Egg Harbor Road .