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Evelyn DeStefano
evelyn DeStefano, 54, of Hammonton died suddenly at home on
thursday, January 24, 2019.
Born in Cherry Hill, she was a lifelong Hammonton resident. DeSte-
fano was a 1982 Graduate of Hammonton High School (HHS). She was
a trumpet player from 1979 to 1982 for the HHS Band. She performed
solos during their performances and competitions. DeStefano graduated
from Mercer County College with a degree in radiology and completed
her studies and graduated from West Jersey Hospital in Voorhees. She
worked for 32 years at atlantiCare regional Medical Center Mainland
Division and currently was working at aiMS Diagnostic in Cinnamin-
son. DeStefano was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. She was nicknamed
“Picker” by her friends because of the many yard sales, flea markets and curbside treasures
she would find and repurpose. She had a love of animals and raised many cats and dogs
through the years.
DeStefano is predeceased by her father, alexander DeStefano, Sr. She is survived by
her loving mother, Dorothy DeStefano and her brother, alex DeStefano, both of Hammon-
ton, and many cousins, aunts, uncles and devoted friends. She leaves to treasure her mem-
ory her dog, Oscar and her cats, Blu-Blu, Gino and ick
a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, January 28, 2019 in St. Mary of
Mt. Carmel Parish, Church of St. anthony’s, in Hammonton. Burial followed in Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery in Hammonton. Memorial donations may be made to the funny farm
rescue & Sanctuary, 6908 railroad Blvd., Mays Landing, N.J., 08330.
arrangements made by the Carnesale funeral Home.
Theresa Siligato
theresa Siligato (nee DePalma), 98, of Hammonton died peacefully
on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at royal Suites in Galloway.
formerly of Waterford and atco, “tessi” loved to knit and cook for
her family.
She is predeceased by her husband, Samuel Siligato and daughter,
Dorothy Moran. She is survived by her son, Samuel a. Siligato of Ham-
monton; her brothers, thomas and robert DePalma; and her sisters,
Josephine Buscemi and Dorothy DiChristopher. She was a loving grand-
mother of eight, great grandmother of 13 and great-great grandmother
of two.
a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated friday, January 25, 2019
at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel - St. Joseph Church in Hammonton. Burial took place in Gate
of Heaven Cemetery in Berlin.
arrangements made by Marinella funeral Home.
Dorothy M. Mendolia
Dorothy M. Mendolia (nee Sacco), 89, of Hammonton died on January 12, 2019.
Mendolia was born and raised in Hammonton, where she was a lifelong resident all of
her life until her later years when she was cared for by her children. She was the daughter
of the late Myrtle (Lechner) & Charles Sacco and the wife of the late andrew Mendolia,
who died in 2010. She was a homemaker and a full-time wife and mother. Mendolia will
be forever missed by her family, who she cared for in every way.
She is survived by two children, andrew Sr. and his wife Gloria Mendolia, Karen Men-
dolia and Colleen Carrigan; two grandsons, andrew Jr. and his wife Mary Mendolia, Mark
and Valerie Mendolia; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Paul C. Sr. & wife angelina
Sacco, and Charles Sacco; as well as several nieces and nephews.
a private family service will be held at the Pancoast funeral Home, with burial in the
Greenmount Cemetery in Hammonton. for those who wish, memorial contributions may
be made to the charity of one’s choice or St. Jude Children’s research Hospital, 262 Danny
thomas Place, Memphis, tN 38105.
arrangements made by Pancoast funeral Home.
Jamie J. DeLucca
Jamie J. DeLucca, 42, of Hammonton died on January 24, 2019.
Born in Hammonton, he was a lifelong resident there. He was a skilled
carpenter with the Carpenters Union Local No. 255. DeLucca enjoyed
motorcycle riding, working on cars and playing with his dog, Cocoa.
He is survived by his mother, Michelle DeLucca of Hammonton; his
two daughters, Lucia DeLucca and franchesca DeLucca, both of Gal-
loway twp.; his sister, Leah Dupoldt (Michael) of Langhorne, Pa.; his
girlfriend, Nicole and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
a viewing was held on Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Carnesale
funeral Home in Hammonton, where funeral services also took place.
arrangements made by Carnesale funeral Home.
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Special mtg. of council Feb. 7
A rainbow was seen over Greenmount Cemetery.
Thursday, January 24, 3:54 p.m.
COUNCIL, from Page 1
that outlined a $2.6 million pro-
posal, which includes: purchasing
an approximately 21-acre portion
of the golf course at frog rock
Golf and Country Club (Block
4303, Lot 20 on the town tax map),
expanding the drip irrigation capa-
bilities at the town’s land applica-
tion site on Boyer avenue,
designing sewer lines to be in-
stalled on Boyer avenue and pur-
chasing equipment for the town’s
utility department to facilitate the
aforementioned projects.
in addition to Ordinance No.
004-2019, council also postponed
action on two resolutions (No.
023-2019, No. 024-2019) that
would be required to complete the
project. resolution No. 024-2019
proposed to adopt a temporary
capital budget that would allow for
the passage of a $2.6 million bond
ordinance that was broken down in
the meeting’s agenda as follows:
$1,800,000 for the purchase of
the frog rock parcel.
$600,000 for additional drip ir-
rigation infrastructure at the Boyer
avenue land application site.
$100,000 for the design of
sewer lines for Boyer avenue.
$100,000 for the purchase of
equipment for the town utility de-
partment.
according to the agenda,
$130,000 of the $2.6 million
would come from the town’s cap-
ital improvement fund and a debt
sum of $2.47 million would be au-
thorized via a bond ordinance.
resolution No. 023-2019 per-
tained to a temporary emergency
budget appropriation of $105,000
to the town’s utility operating fund
for capital improvements associ-
ated with the project.
However, all three of the items
were tabled until a special town
council meeting on thursday, feb-
ruary 7 at 7 p.m. during which
council will discuss and vote on
the purchase of the parcel.
after announcing the special
meeting, DiDonato read from a
prepared statement, speaking
about the rationale behind the pro-
posed purchase, which he said will
solve the limitations facing the
town in regards to the disposal of
its treated wastewater, which Di-
Donato said has been an ongoing
issue for the past 25 years.
“it’s really pretty simple: if we
do nothing, or try a different alter-
native, then progress in Hammon-
ton will stop. Hammonton will go
The Rev. John G. Biermann, SAC
the rev. John G. Biermann, SaC, 76, of South Orange, N.J., died on
January 22, 2019.
fr. John was born on april 29, 1942 in Westmont, N.J. He was a Pal-
lottine Priest for 50 years and an educator in Bergen County and Hudson
County. He was rector of Bishop eustace Prep in Pennsauken, N.J. He
was also the Superior of Pallottine Seminary in West Hyattsville, Md.,
and the Superior of Pallotine Provincialate in South Orange, N.J.
He was a beloved brother to frank Biermann, Catherine rossi and
her husband James, Susan Warner and Joseph Biermann and his wife
ruth. He was an adored uncle to Christopher rossi and his wife Laura
and Michael rossi and his wife Jaclyn.
a funeral Mass was held on tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Our Lady of Grace r.C.
Church, 400 Kamena Street in fairview, N.J. interment followed at Holy Sepulchre Ceme-
tery in Hammonton.
arrangements made by the aK Macagna funeral Home.
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onto a sewer moratorium. the
moratorium will cost jobs and rat-
ables. this happened one time be-
fore many years ago and the town
nearly died. We have all worked
hard to build the town up so much
in the last few years,” DiDonato
said.
DiDonato continued speaking,
saying the proposal would ensure
that the town is able to continue
maintaining and recharging every
gallon of water that it pumps in
without discharging excess waste-
water to local waterways, which
would hinder the development of
the town due to the regulations of
the New Jersey Pinelands Com-
mission.
“Council has taken on the tough
challenges in this town before.
We’ve never run away from cast-
ing our vote based on what we
think is best for Hammonton. the
votes we cast on february 7 will
mark Hammonton’s history for the
next 50 years. that night the vote
we cast will be each one of our
personal legacies to our town, to
our families and to our friends,”
DiDonato said.
During the meeting on february
7, DiDonato said a detailed pres-
entation will be given that ad-
dresses the town’s effluent
management situation during the
past 25 years and will explain why
the frog rock parcel is the optimal
site to discharge the excess efflu-
ent. DiDonato encouraged the
public to attend the meeting to
voice any questions and concerns
they have regarding the proposed
purchase.
“if anybody has a question next
week, i want you to come and at-
tend. i hope this place is packed
with 200 people because i am
going to have a very sharp presen-
tation and i’ll be able to answer all
your questions—every single one
of them—and it’s going to be very
informative and very enlightening
as to how this site evolved,” Di-
Donato said.
resident Sharon Scaltrito spoke
during the public comment por-
tion of the meeting and questioned
why the frog rock deal was
treated as such an urgent matter
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