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The Hammonton Gazette
OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 39
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 45
HAMMONTON
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WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Robert M. Comunale Sr.
robert M. Comunale, Sr., “Bob”, 67, of folsom died on thursday,
february 21, 2019 surrounded by his loving family in thomas Jefferson
University Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Hammonton on December 19, 1951, he was a lifelong area
resident. Comunale was sales director for at&t and for the Wireless
experience in Manahawkin. He was a former coach for the Hammonton
Little League and the Hammonton Hawks football team. He was a 50-
year member of the Order Sons of italy in america Giuseppe Garibaldi
Lodge 1658 of Hammonton. Comunale was an avid golfer and poker
player. He was a wonderful family man; he would go out of his way to
do things for his family and friends. He enjoyed cooking, especially mak-
ing meatballs and gravy. He was a generous man and he was loved by all, especially by his
family, friends and those who he worked with in his professional career.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Comunale (nee Siscone); his children, robert M. Co-
munale, Jr. and his wife Lynne, Michael r. Comunale and his wife Jessica, all of Ham-
monton, and Jeanne Mahoney and her husband James of New Smyrna Beach, fla.; his
brother, Bruce Comunale (Beth); his sister, toni Brown (Bob); his brother-in-law, anthony
Siscone (Margie), all of Hammonton; his four grandchildren, Chloe, Lucas, Jack and Char-
lie and many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
a viewing will be held this morning, Wednesday, february 27, 2019 from 10 to 11 a.m.
at the Carnesale funeral Home, 202 S. third St., Hammonton. funeral Services will also
be held today, Wednesday, february 27 at 11 a.m. at the Carnesale funeral Home. entomb-
ment will follow in Greenmount Cemetery, Hammonton. in lieu of flowers memorial do-
nations may be made to the Hammonton Little League, P.O. Box 1025 Hammonton, NJ or
to the Hammonton Hawks, P. O. Box 782 Hammonton, NJ 08037.
arrangements made by Carnesale funeral Home.
Marion Ida Delessio
Marion ida Delessio (Nee Losse), 96, died peacefully on february
15, 2019, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Stroudsburg, Pa.
Known affectionately as “aunt ida” to many throughout her life, she
was born in Hammonton to the late William and Viola Losse, and resided
in Hammonton most of her life. She was a 1940 graduate of Hammonton
High School. She worked as a telephone operator for New Jersey Bell,
served in the U.S. Navy and worked at Deer Park Baking Company for
22 years until her retirement. Delessio worshiped and served the Lord
all of her life at first United Methodist Church of Hammonton, including
teaching Sunday School and Bible School, and singing in the choir. She
was a loving daughter, wife, mother, sister, cousin, aunt and friend. She
was a remarkable woman with a heart of gold, who was always caring for others. She also
enjoyed listening to frank Sinatra, watching Charlie Brown, spending time at Batsto Village
and feeding the birds. ida was an amazing woman who will be greatly missed.
Delessio is predeceased by the love of her life, her husband, Patsy Delessio. She was
also predeceased by brothers, Warren Nelson Losse and David Losse and sisters, frances
Lillian Cochran, Doris Nichols and Hazel Main. She is survived by her beloved daughter,
Pamela and husband Hugh Hooper; sisters, florence etherington (tom) and erma Losse
Woodman; sister-in-law, Camile Losse; brother-in-law, Jim Main; cousins; nieces and
nephews, Judi and Don Deficcio, Nancy Deficcio, Leslee Crowley Miller, William Crow-
ley and too many other nieces and nephews to name.
a memorial service was held on tuesday, february 26, 2019, at first United Methodist
Church of Hammonton. in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to first United
Methodist Church of Hammonton, 398 Bellevue avenue, Hammonton, NJ 08037.
Jack Norman Blazer
Jack Norman Blazer, 71, of New Milton, W.Va., died on tuesday,
february 19, 2019 at Jefferson Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia.
Born in Hammonton, Blazer lived most of his life in the folsom area
before retiring to West Virginia in 2006. He was the owner and operator
of Blazer trucking Company. He enjoyed farming, trucking and hunting,
and he was a member of Hit & Miss Gun Club in Newtonville. after re-
tiring to West Virginia, he raised and sold produce and plants for 19 years
with his wife of 30 years, Joan Dickerson- Blazer.
Blazer is predeceased by his parents, Norman and Virginia Blazer and
his sister, Charlotte Blazer. He is survived by his wife, Joan Dickerson-
Blazer; four children, Jack Blazer (Barbara) of folsom, Michael Blazer
(Donna) of Hammonton, tina Snead (Chris) of franklinville and Jacob Blazer (Brandy)
of folsom; one brother, Norman Blazer of egg Harbor twp.; one sister, Margaret ann
fleitz (thomas) of Dover, Del.; nine grandchildren, Nicole ransom (Bryan), Jason Blazer
(Desiree), Mike Blazer Jr. (Shayna), ryan Blazer (Courtney), rachel Mcafee (robert),
Jozie Snead, Jordan Snead, Brandon Blazer and Noah Blazer and four great-grandchildren,
Bryan ransom, zachary ransom, alexis Blazer and Greyson Snead.
a viewing was held on Saturday, february 23, 2019 at the Carnesale funeral Home in
Hammonton, where funeral services also took place. Burial followed at St. James Lutheran
Church Cemetery, 1341 Mays Landing road, folsom.
arrangements made by Carnesale funeral Home.
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Pedestrian crossing detail is March 25
HaMMONtON—On March
25, the Hammonton Police De-
partment will be conducting a
pedestrian crossing detail in
downtown Hammonton, Ham-
monton Police Lt. Kevin friel
said.
“the detail is designed to have
officers monitor the crosswalk
using a decoy and to make sure motorists stop for the pedestrians
within the time and distance as per
state law. We also look for pedes-
trians who are not properly cross-
ing at crosswalks,” friel said.
friel said the state is funding
the project.
“this project is fully funded
through the New Jersey Division
of Highway and traffic Safety.
Sgt. Jason rigby secured this
safety grant for the Hammonton
Police Department, with the goal
of this project being raising awareness to motorists and pedes-
trians, ensuring a safe and pleas-
ant experience for everyone who
visits our downtown Hammonton
area as well as the entire town,”
friel said.
friel said New Jersey has one of
the highest rates of pedestrian-re-
lated crashes in the nation.
“Projects like this are specifi-
cally geared toward keeping resi-
dents of New Jersey safe by
reducing these crashes,” friel
said.
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friel, a 26-year member of the
Hammonton Police Department,
underscored the importance of po-
lice-community interaction when
policing a community.
“Part of the reason why i’m
here today is because of the inter-
action, because it’s important to
be able to share information be-
cause the real way to police a
community is to have everybody’s
involvement,” friel said.
friel’s presentation provided the seniors in attendance with sev-
eral safety tips that ranged from
how to protect oneself from com-
mon internet and telephone scams
to preventing burglary and rob-
bery.
When criminals successfully
execute telephone scams, such as
illegitimate solicitations of charity
and disaster fund donations or
fraudulent calls from the internal
revenue Service (irS) regarding
pending legal action for delin-
quent tax payments, friel said eld- erly residents are often targeted
deliberately due to the genera-
tional gap between them and those
attempting to scam them.
“they know the way we were
raised … they know what we like
to do: What’s right. We like to
help, we’re part of that generation,
right? We’re the Baby Boomers:
We’re the ones that are doing what
we’re supposed to do because
that’s the way our parents raised
us,” friel said.
friel said the best ways to avoid
being scammed by any suspicious
phone call asking for money or
personal information is to request
that the caller send a formal notice
in the mail regarding the matter,
look up and call the official phone
number of the entity to check the
legitimacy of the phone call, and
to never give out any personal
identifying information over the
phone.
in addition to their money and
identity, friel also gave advice for
how seniors can prevent their ma-
terial possessions from being
stolen in a burglary or robbery.
even in a seemingly quaint com-
munity like Hammonton, friel
said it’s crucial that residents lock
up their valuables when leaving
them unattended, especially those
inside their homes.
“i’m a cop; i have a gun. When
i’m home, or someone else is
home, the door is locked … My
house isn’t huge, but if i’m in my
back room, i can’t hear what’s
going on at the front door. i cer-
tainly can’t hear. i don’t want
somebody sneaking in or walking
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G azette S taff W riter
Lt. Friel warns seniors about scams
Debbie Fabrizio
Debbie fabrizio (angelastro), 41, of Vineland died peacefully on feb-
ruary 21, 2019 at home with her loving husband by her side.
Born in Camden, fabrizio was raised in Hammonton, and graduated
from Hammonton High School. She was a fun loving, beautiful individ-
ual with a smile that could light up a room. Her positive attitude inspired
us to fight with her through this journey. She always knew how to
brighten the mood with her vibrant personality. fabrizio worked at air
Vent Duct Cleaning in Hammonton for many years for the Bray family:
tim, Bill, Cathy Kalick and terry. thank you for the constant support
and love. Debbie truly appreciated everything that you did for her.
She is survived by her husband, best friend and soulmate, Stephen D.
fabrizio; her parents, frank and anita angelastro; brother, John angelastro; sister-in-law,
Christina; nephew, francesco; niece, Gabriella; uncle, Pete Pagano; mother-in-law, Vennie
fabrizio; three sisters-in-law, theresa fabrizio, andrea fabrizio and Stephanie fabrizio;
nephew, Willie and niece, Olivia.
a visitation will be held on thursday, february 28, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish Church of St. Joseph’s, 226 french Street in Hammonton,
where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. in lieu of flowers dona-
tions may be made to the Hammonton Cancer foundation, P.O. Box 1066, Hammonton,
NJ 08037.
arrangements made by the Carnesale funeral Home.
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