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OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 85
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 93
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WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
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Joseph L. Haug
Joseph L. Haug, 68, of Folsom died on Wednesday June 19, 2019
at his residence.
Born in Camden, he was a long time Folsom resident. He worked
as a Forest Ranger for the State of NJ Dept. of Environmental Protec-
tion; retiring after 25 years of service. Joe also was a US Army veteran.
He is predeceased by his granddaughter, Catherine. Surviving are
his wife, Janet (nee McNally); two daughters, Kimberly (Jeffrey) Ben-
der of Arlington, Va., and Allison Haug of Haddon Heights; a brother,
Charles (Elaine) Haug; two sisters Christine (John) Young and Anne
(Robert) McNally and two grandchildren, Caitlin and Colin.
“Per Joseph’s wishes no services will be held.”
Arrangements made by Landolfi Funeral Home.
Geneva Ruberton
Geneva Ruberton (nee Raffa), 99, of Hammonton died peacefully
at home on Thursday, June 27, 2019 with her loving family by her side.
A lifelong Hammonton resident, she graduated from Hammonton
High School and went on to work for W.B. Kessler Clothing Company
as a seamstress for many years and was a member of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America. After retirement she worked in the Gift
Shop for W.B. Kessler Memorial Hospital.
She is predeceased by her husband, Michael J. Ruberton, Jr.; her
parents, John and Frances Raffa and her siblings, Placido “Bob” Raffa,
Paul Raffa and Josephine Falcone. She will be sadly missed by her
nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are invited to attend her church viewing today, Wednesday, July 3
from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel – St. Joseph Church, Third & French
Sts., Hammonton. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Entombment will take
place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 124 S. First Rd., Hammonton. Donations may be
made in Geneva’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place
Memphis, TN 38105.
Arrangements made by Marinella Funeral Home.
Julia Colon
Julia Colon, 89, of Browns Mills, N.J., died on Friday, June 28, 2019
at Samaritan Hospice in Mt. Holly.
Born in Villalba, Puerto Rico, she worked for Haines & Haines, Inc.
Blueberry and Cranberry Farm in Chatsworth, and the Jersey Coat Fac-
tory in Egg Harbor City as a seamstress.
She is predeceased by her sister, Manuela Sanchez. She is survived
by her husband, Domiciano Colon; her children, Ruben Sanchez
(Nora), Fla., Miguel Sanchez, Passaic, N.J., Jose Colon,(Sandy) Rob-
binsville, N.J., Judy Delgado,(Gabriel) Browns Mills, Dominic Colon,
Jr.,(Yolva) Chatsworth, Ada Ortiz,(Geraldo) Chatsworth, Nancy
Pagan,(Wilfredo)Browns Mills, James Colon of Cape May Ct. House,
Elva Valentin,(Edward) Egg Harbor City, Caesar Colon,(Lourdes) Chatsworth, Ruben
Colon Egg Harbor City and Anthony Colon, Weekstown, N.J., and one sister, Lydia
Perez of Puerto Rico. She is the loving grandmother of 21 and 18 great-grandchildren.
A church viewing was held on Tuesday, July 2 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel – St. Joseph
Church, Third & French Sts., Hammonton. Mass of Christian Burial was also held Tues-
day, July 2. Burial took place in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 124 S. First Rd., Hammonton.
Donations may be made to Penn Medicine c/o Stroke Center 3535 Market St., Suite 750;
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Arrangements made by Marinella Funeral Home.
Sylvia M. Ialacci
Sylvia M. Ialacci (nee Beenau), 84, of Hammonton, and formerly of Bonita Springs,
Fla., died on Friday June 28, 2019 at Virtua Hospital in Voorhees. She was born in Buf-
falo, N.Y., and worked for New York Bell and Southern Bell Telephone as a secretary.
Her main focus was being a loving, devoted and caring wife and mother. Ialacci studied
Chinese cuisine and was approached by many chefs to open her own restaurant. She en-
joyed baking wedding and specialty cakes, painting, needle point and crocheting.
She loved bowling with her husband Joseph and was also in a women’s league.
She is predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Winifred Beenau; her brothers, John
and Robert Beenau and her sister, Mildred Brooks. Surviving are her loving husband,
Joseph; her daughter, Suzanne; her sister, Suzanne Federici; her niece, Erin Joyce;
nephew, Patrick Joyce and many other nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are invited to attend her viewing Friday, July 5 from 9 to 10:30
a.m. at the Marinella Funeral Home, 102 N. 3rd St., Hammonton. Mass of Christian Bur-
ial will be held 11 a.m. at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish – St. Joseph Church, 3rd &
French Sts., Hammonton. Entombment will be held privately at Holy Cross Cemetery
Mays Landing. Donations may be made to St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish.
Arrangements made by Marinella Funeral Home.
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POLICE, from Page 1
male is described as about five
feet tall, also in her 60s with short
brown hair and also wearing a
light blue shirt, Friel said.
They were observed leaving the
establishment in a newer-model
gray Toyota RAV-4, Friel said.
Approximately $1,000 worth of
merchandise was stolen, Friel
said.
Anyone with any information
about the crime should contact the
Hammonton Police Department at
(609) 561-4000, Friel said.
Officer Dalton Verderame was
the investigating officer, Friel
said.
In other police news, police
made several arrests last week, in-
cluding the following, Hammon-
ton Police Lt. Kevin Friel said.
• On June 24 at 9:31 p.m., a
motor vehicle stop turned into a
warrant arrest at the intersection
of West End Avenue and 13th
Street, Friel said.
Joshua Gallo, 28, of Millville
drove past a Hammonton Police
officer with a license plate reader,
and the license plate reader indi-
cated that there was a suspension,
Friel said.
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Gallo had a traffic warrant from
Hamilton Twp. in the amount of
$500, Friel said. He was charged
with failure to produce his regis-
tration, Friel said. Gallo was
processed and released with a new
Claire Alberta Orthner
Claire Alberta Orthner, of Mays Landing died on Saturday June 29,
2019 at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Division.
Orthner was born on November 24, 1927 to Hugo and Grace
Schmidt. She grew up on Princeton Avenue in the Mayfair section of
Philadelphia. She had recently moved to Mays Landing after residing
in Elmtowne for the past 14 years. She was employed by the School
District of Philadelphia at Mastbaum Vocational and Mayfair Elemen-
tary Schools, and then INA/CIGNA in Philadelphia and Voorhees.
She was the widow of Milton L. Orthner, the beloved mother of
Mark (Anne) Orthner and Grace (Ricky) Nelson and the proud grand-
mother of Linda Orthner, Denise Orthner (Kyle Hart) and Victoria Mar-
tin-Nelson.
Services for Orthner will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to Atlantic City Rescue Mission, 2009 Bacharach Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ 08401.
Arrangements made by LeRoy P. Wooster Funeral Home & Crematory.
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court date for Hamilton Twp.,
Friel said.
Officer Kyle Ambrozaitis was
the arresting officer, Friel said.
• On June 25, during Hammon-
ton Joint Municipal Court, it was
found that one of the people at-
tending court had an outstanding
warrant in the amount of $1,000
from Hamilton Twp., Friel said.
Jeanette Boechat, 28, of
Collings Lakes was taken into
custody by Officer Dalton Verder-
ame, processed and released
pending a court date in Hamilton
Twp., Friel said.
• On June 27 at 8:01 a.m. on the
300 block of Grape Street, police
responded to a call of a distur-
bance, Friel said.
Anthony Vicencio, 34, of Ham-
monton was found to have an ac-
tive warrant from Bass River
Twp. in the amount of $500. He
was taken into custody, processed
and released pending a court ap-
pearance, Friel said.
Friel was the arresting officer,
he said.
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