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Funeral professionals discuss pre-planning arrangements

FUNERAL , from Page 1 Carnesale Funeral Home and Marinella Funeral Home , each of which offers top-notch services to their customers .

Landolfi Funeral Home is located at 237 Bellevue Ave . Their owner , Robert Landolfi , believes there are a number of benefits to someone planning their funeral ahead of time .

“ It makes things a lot easier on the family . The person who you ’ re making arrangements for can get exactly what their wishes were . Sometimes the people left behind might not like cremation or burial , but if those were the wishes of the person who passes away , they ’ ll almost always abide by that wish . It lets the deceased get exactly what it is they want and what fits their budget ,” Landolfi said .

Spend June 12 in the park

HAMMONTON — The Our Lady of Mt . Carmel Society and the Hammonton Lions Club are hosting Sunday in the Park on Sunday , June 12 from 12:30 p . m . to 4:30 p . m . in Leo Club Park on Vine Street .

The two organizations have partnered to hold a sesquicentennial event that will highlight many artifacts and memorabilia of the Society along with their signature food of the Feast … sausage and pepper sandwiches .

There will also be watercolors by local artist Marie Natale of Hammonton ’ s historical sites for exhibit and for sale . The Lions will provide music by Packaged Goods for entertainment .

Residents and guests are invited to spend an enjoyable afternoon in the park .

A look at the local beauty industry

SALONS , from Page 3 ter that uses all natural and organic products .

“ Tanning beds aren ’ t safe , and the older you get , the more you wise up . In order to still get the same look , I thought to myself . ‘ Why not ?’” Mortellite said .

Spray tans provide the same finished look as tanning beds and do not present any long-term risk of developing skin cancer . At times , Mortellite has thought about adding to the services offered at her location but ultimately decided against it .

“ I think sometimes in this economy it ’ s normal to see someone doing well and a need for something . You start to get in your head that anyone can do it , so everyone does . When there ’ s too much of a good thing , there ’ s too much of a good thing . I stick to what I know and what I ’ m good at ,” Mortellite said .

He said the average age of a person preplanning a funeral is 65 to 75 .

“ I see a lot of people doing it in the 65- to 75-year-old range . Once people start to retire they think about it a lot more than before ,” Landolfi said . Like Landolfi , Michael Carnesale of Carnesale Funeral Home , located at 202 S . Third St ., is in agreement that preplanning has many benefits .

“ A lot of times , some people don ’ t talk about funerals and what it is they want . One child may want to be cremated while another would rather be buried . You get to do exactly as you want … With the way society is today , everybody is a little more spread out . If you make arrangements on your own you ’ re not tied to any type of time constraints once you pass away . If somebody passes on a Sunday , you ’ re rushing to make arrangements on a Monday …. Families tell me all the time that once they have a funeral preplanned , the benefits are really there . All you really have to do is decide what day to do the funeral and arrange the flowers and a luncheon ,” Carnesale said .

Marinella Funeral Home is also located downtown at 102 N . Third St . Funeral Director Nick La-

Guardia shares similar thoughts to Carnesale and Landolfi .

“ It makes everything a very easy process and presents a peace of mind ,” LaGuardia said .

LaGuardia said that once one member of a family preplans his or her funeral , other relatives consider the idea and take action .

Chief : Watch for thefts from automobiles

by Gabe Donio

GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

HAMMONTON — Residents of the Carriage Way and the Traditions at Blueberry Ridge ( Pulte Homes ) neighborhoods are being asked to be aware that there have been several thefts from open vehicles in the overnight hours between May 9 and May 10 , Hammonton Police Chief Robert Jones said .

“ I want to urge residents not to keep valuables in their vehicles , to keep their vehicles locked and to contact the Hammonton Police Department if they see anything suspicious ,” Jones said .

Officer Charles Sbarra III was the investigating officer , Jones said .

“ A greater number of people choose to be cremated today than they did 20 or 30 years ago . If things are preplanned , it gives the deceased the chance to have that known … The biggest thing that I see is people telling me that after they do it once , it just makes more sense . I start to see a trickle-down effect within families where they ’ ll often preplan everything from there on ,” LaGuardia said .

As you can see , preplanning a funeral service allows not only the deceased to have his or her wishes granted but allows the family to avoid unnecessary stresses during the initial grieving period .

Two Philadelphia men arrested

by Gabe Donio

GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

H A M M O N T O N — Tw o Philadelphia men were arrested following a car stop on the White Horse Pike ( Route 30 ) at Peach Tree Plaza , located at 80 S . White Horse Pike , Hammonton Police Chief Robert Jones said .

Yuriy Zhyradkov , 19 , of Philadelphia , was arrested and charged with failure to maintain lamps , unlawful possession of a weapon and failure to exhibit documents , Jones said .

“ He was found in possession of a loaded air pistol , one Ultimate Survival Machete and one Task Force spring-assisted knife with a six-inch blade ,” Jones said .

Tavonne Ledwell-McGhee , 21 , of Philadelphia , was charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance marijuana under 50 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia , Jones said , adding that the location of Ledwell-McGee ’ s arrest was given as 85 S . White Horse Pike .

Both men were in a 1996 Nissan and were released on their own recognizance by Hammonton Municipal Judge Frank Raso , Jones said . Officer John Amendolia III was the arresting officer , Jones said .

“ The officer noticed two subjects in the car and after they consented to a search , the officer found drugs on the one individual and weapons on the other ,” Jones said .

Hammonton

Trivia Questions from the Town Sesquicentennial Committee

Q . Which famous bandleader visited Hammonton ?

A : John Philip Sousa , known as The March King for his popular marches and leadership of several military and civilian marching bands , visited Hammonton in 1927 and was photographed on the porch of the old Hotel Royal .