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The Hammonton Gazette
OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 21
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 49
HAMMONTON
FAMILY EYECARE
WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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John J. Tomasello
John J. tomasello, 50, of folsom, died suddenly on Saturday, april
13, 2019.
Born in Hammonton, he was a lifelong area resident. tomasello was
a licensed electrical contractor, most recently working for U.S. Solutions
in Bucks County, Pa. He also formerly owned and operated Pit Bull elec-
tric, inc.
He is survived by his mother, Nola P. Heckle of folsom; his wife,
Linda tomasello; his children, Jennifer tomasello, Gianni tomasello
and Brandon tomasello; his two brothers, Mark tomasello (rose) of W.
Chester, Pa. and David tomasello of folsom; many aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends.
funeral services were held on friday, april 19, 2019 at the Carnesale funeral Home,
Hammonton, where a viewing was also held. Burial followed in St. John’s Lutheran Ceme-
tery, Williamstown. Donations may be made to the family.
arrangements made by Carnesale funeral Home.
Alexander J. DeSilvio
alexander J. DeSilvio, 85, of Hammonton, died peacefully at home
with his loving family by his side.
Born in Cedar Brook, he graduated from Lower Camden County re-
gional High School in 1952 and went on to serve in the U.S. army. He
retired from Local 405 ironworkers out of Philadelphia. alex became a
member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society in 1984 and served as the
Banquet Chair. He was an avid Horse racing fan. He enjoyed gardening,
classic cars and his morning walks. His greatest joy was spending time
with his family.
He is predeceased by his parents, Daniel and Natalie DeSilvio. Sur-
viving are his wife, rosalie (nee Campanella); his children, rhonda
Chamberlain and her husband eric and alexander DeSilvio ii and his wife Colleen, both
of Hammonton; his sister, anita Bisetti of Cedar Brook; his grandchildren, Stefani Cham-
berlain and eric Chamberlain, alexander DeSilvio iii, Daniel DeSilvio and Hailey Petetti
and his sisters-in-law, thelma friia and Kathleen Campanella.
Viewings were held on Monday, april 22, 2019 and tuesday, april 23, 2019 at the
Marinella funeral Home, Hammonton. a Mass of Christian Burial was held tuesday, april
23 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish - Church of St. anthony of Padua, Hammonton. Burial
followed at the Oak Grove Cemetery, 500 N. White Horse Pike, Hammonton. in lieu of
flowers, donations may be made in alex’s memory to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society,
P.O. Box 182, Hammonton, NJ 08037.
arrangements made by Marinella funeral Home.
Giovanni “John” LaMazza
Giovanni “John” LaMazza, 83, of Hammonton died peacefully with
his family by his side as he took his final breath on friday, april 19, 2019
at Virtua Hospital in Voorhees.
Born in Messina, italy, he moved to Hammonton in 1955. He worked
for William B. Kessler Clothing Company as a Hand Presser and he was
a member of the amalgamated Clothing Workers of america. He retired
in 2006 from tropicana Hotel & Casino as a dealer after 25 years. He is
a lifetime member of the Order italian Sons and Daughters Lodge # 123
of Hammonton and St. John the Baptist Society. John was an avid
Philadelphia eagles and Phillies fan, though his passion was italian soc-
cer.
He is predeceased by his parents, Gaetano and antonietta LaMazza; brothers,
Mario, antonio and Giuseppe “Joe” LaMazza and sister, Josephine franchina.
Surviving are his wife, rosaria (nee Brunelli); a daughter, toni LaMazza of Hammon-
ton; a son, Gaetano LaMazza and his wife elizabeth of Pittsgrove, NJ; his brother, Cosimo
LaMazza and his wife Georgia of Hammonton; sister, flavia LaMazza of Newport Beach,
Calif.; his sister-in-laws, antonietta LaMazza (nee Giacoppo), Salvatora LaMazza (nee
russo), both of Hammonton, and angelina LaMazza (Defrancesco) from Messina, italy.
He was the loving grandfather of Brian Scott and Matthew adam LaMazza and had many
loving nieces and nephews.
family and friends are invited to attend his viewing thursday, april 25, 2019 from 7 to
9 p.m. and friday, april 26 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Marinella funeral Home, 102 N. 3rd
St., Hammonton. a Mass of Christian Burial will be held friday, april 26 at 10:30 a.m. at
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish – St. Joseph Church, 3rd & french Sts, Hammonton. en-
tombment will follow in Greenmount Cemetery, 124 S. first rd., Hammonton. in lieu of
flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s research Hospital, 262 Danny
thomas Place, Memphis, tN or Disabled american Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati,
OH 45250.
arrangements made by Marinella funeral Home.
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Friday, April 19 6:58 p.m
NAPA Val-U Auto Parts going
for Guinness Record April 27
Hammonton NaPa joins nationwide
effort to wash more than 6,277 cars
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—NaPa Val-
U auto Parts will be joining
NaPa stores from across the na-
tion as they try to break the Guin-
ness World record for most cars
washed in eight hours. according
to NaPa, the current record is
6,277 cars washed simultaneously
in eight hours. the Hammonton
store will be hosting the car wash
(which benefits the local St.
Joseph High School Wildcats
football team) from 11 a.m. to 7
p.m. on april 27.
Members of the St. Joseph High
School Wildcats football team
Electra Burdick
electra Burdick (nee Christos), 95, of Hammonton died on thursday, april 18, 2019 in
the Hammonton Center.
Born in ashland, Pa., she was raised in Hammonton and was a graduate of Hammonton
High School. She was a retired agent with the atf and also worked at Christos restaurant
which was family owned. Burdick was a lifelong member of St. Mark’s episcopal Church
in Hammonton, where she was President of the eCW and ran the altar Guild. She was a
member of the eastern Star Dewey Chapter #155.
Burdick is predeceased by her husband, Clayton e. Burdick. She is survived by one
sister, Catherine Moody of Benton, ark.; several nieces and nephews; her Goddaughter,
Mary Drakakis and many friends.
funeral Services will be held today, Wednesday, april 24, 2019, 11 a.m. in St. James
Lutheran Church, Mays Landing road, folsom. Burial will follow in Greenmount Ceme-
tery, Hammonton. in lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Good Samar-
itan Center, c/o alice Mazzagatti, 410 Passmore ave.,Hammonton, NJ 08037.
arrangements made by the Carnesale funeral Home.
Nicole Ramundo
Nicole ramundo, 34, of Hammonton died on Monday, april 15, 2019.
She loved to bake and everyone loved her cupcakes that she became
known for. Her love of music made her a gifted musician, playing the
piano, violin and guitar and singing all the songs that she loved to sing.
She will be singing with the angels now. Her artistic skills were displayed
in every single thing she was, her beauty, her ideas and her heart. She
will be deeply missed. She was an organ donor and saved three lives.
She is predeceased by her mother, Diane DeStefano and her grandfa-
ther, Giuseppe ramundo. She is survived by her son, roman Powell;
her ex-husband, Kevin Powell; her sister, alexa Price; her father and
stepmother, Nick and Karen ramundo; her aunt, Maria ramundo; her
cousin, alex Burro; her grandmother, Carmela ramundo; her uncle and aunt, anthony and
Stephanie DeStefano; her cousins, anthony and Kate DeStefano; her aunt, Janice DeSte-
fano; her cousin, ellen DeStefano and many more family and friends in america and italy.
a memorial service was held on friday, april 19, 2019 at the Pitman Church of Christ
in Sewell. in lieu of flowers please make donations to recovery Centers of america or the
Lupus foundation in her honor.
Inferrera’s
Market
EVERYBODY’S STORE.
436 N. 3RD STREET - HAMMONTON 561-1061
SPECIALS FOR THE WEEK. . . . . . . .pg. 11
11 THE WEEK...
FEATURED PAGE
ITEM OF
CHICKEN THIGHS : $ 1 19
LB.
will be on hand to wash people’s
cars for a $5 donation, all of the
proceeds of which will be going to
the team, NaPa Val-U auto
Owner James Scheuermann said.
He said his store expects to have
at least 50 cars, and would like to
see even more on april 27.
“i think 100 cars would be a
great result. i’m very excited to
have the manpower and the youth-
ful enthusiasm that a high school
football team will bring. it’s cer-
tainly a worthy cause with respect
to the financial contribution par-
ents have to make to support ex-
tracurricular activities these days.
this will help relieve some of the
burden. i think it instills a good
work ethic at a young age,”
Scheuermann said.
there are more than 6,000
NaPa auto Parts stores across the
country, Scheuermann said, but
only a select number were invited
to participate in the Guinness
World record car wash promo-
tion.
“We were hand-picked to par-
ticipate because of our reputation
in our division and because of the
facility we have to offer,”
Scheuermann
in addition to Hammonton,
NaPa Val-U auto also has stores
in egg Harbor City and Berlin. all
See NAPA, Page 18
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edition, the individual involved
with an arrest at a property lo-
cated on route 206 at 11:39
p.m. on april 13 was arrested
on atS warrants.