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OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 23
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 57
HAMMONTON
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WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Josephine Monzo
Josephine Monzo, 83, of Hammonton died on august 25, 2019.
Monzo was a lifelong resident of Hammonton. She worked for
many years at ancora State Hospital in the food services department.
She will be remembered as a hard worker, and a very loving mother
and grandmother.
She was the wife of the late Louis Monzo, Sr., and beloved mother
of anthony (Denise) Monzo, the late Louis Monzo Jr., the late Bonnie
Sue Monzo and the late Joseph a. Monzo. She was the proud grand-
mother of Marina, Vincent, rocky and Louis iii. She was the loving
sister of anthony (Kathy) Vaccarella and Suzanne Vaccarella. She will
also be missed by her many friends.
Cremation was held privately. a memorial service will be announced at a later date.
arrangements made by Leroy P. Wooster Funeral Home & Crematory.
Harry S. Langdon
Harry S. Langdon, 79, of Chesilhurst, and formerly of egg Harbor
City, died peacefully on Sept. 1 at Samaritan Hospice in Voorhees.
He was born in Philadelphia and went on to enlist in the U.S. Navy
where he served from 1960 to 1964 on the USS Franklin D. roosevelt.
Langdon was a painter by trade where he painted many homes in Ham-
monton and the surrounding areas. He worked for the egg Harbor
Yacht Company in egg Harbor until they closed and later for Post Ma-
rine in Mays Landing until he retired at the age of 65.
He is predeceased by his parents, Fredrick and Lillian Langdon and
several brothers and sisters. He is the beloved husband of Joann (nee
Domenico); father of Maria Stevens (tyrone) of Mays Landing, Joann
Hulme ( Joseph) of Chesilhurst and Barbara Johnston (William) of Mays Landing; dear
brother of Marie Black of Derby, Kan.; the loving grandfather of ashley, Matthew, aaron,
ethan, abigail, Jared, Justin, Jolie, Jasmine and great-grandfather of Sebastian. He was
a loving uncle to many nieces and nephews.
a visitation was held Saturday, September 7 at the Marinella Funeral Home, Ham-
monton. a Mass of Christian Burial was also celebrated Saturday, September 7 at St.
Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish – St. Joseph Church, Hammonton. Burial was private at the
convenience of the family. in Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the MD an-
derson Cancer Center at the Cooper Foundation 3 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103.
arrangements made by Marinella Funeral Home.
Fred R. Myers
Fred r. Myers, 89, of Glendora, N.J., died on thursday, august 29, 2019.
Myers was born in Hammonton, and had resided in Monroeville, N.J., before moving
to Glendora six years ago. He proudly served in the United States army during the Ko-
rean War.
He was the beloved husband of the late Lucia Myers, and loving father of Frank
(Geraldine) Myers. He was the proud grandfather of Franky, Christina and arianna. He
was the dear brother of angelina Hummel and Lucy Smith. He is also survived and will
be sadly missed by his nieces and nephews, Gabriel Mastrobuono, Peter Mastrobuono,
Graziano Mastrobuono, timothy Hummel, Shirley Hipp, Judy Stewart and Jeffrey Stew-
art.
Cremation was held privately. interment of cremated remains was held on Friday,
September 6, 2019 at Greenmount Cemetery, S. 1st rd., Hammonton.
arrangements made by Leroy P. Wooster Funeral Home & Crematory.
Grace M. Dougherty
Grace M. Dougherty (nee Schaible), 94, of Hammonton died on
September 5, 2019.
Born in North Philadelphia, formerly of Barrington, she resided in
Hammonton since 1975. She worked at Whitehall Labs in Hammonton
until her retirement. She was a member of Hollywood east fitness club,
Hammonton Canoe club where she and her husband enjoyed dancing,
sports, movies, the beach and social gatherings and other interests in-
cluded swimming, hiking, ice skating and any other sport that came
along.
She is predeceased by her husband, Bob and son, Craig. Surviving
are her son, Bob and wife Brenda; three grandchildren, robert and wife
Nicole, Jennifer, toni and her husband Lee and four great-grandchildren, Craig, Cole,
Cade and Quinn. there were nieces and nephews scattered around the country, including
in Philadelphia, Virginia, New Jersey, Bucks County, Media, texas, New Orleans and
Massachusetts.
relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service on Saturday, September
14, 2019 at the St. James Lutheran Church, 1341 Mays Landing road, Folsom. Visitation
will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the church, with interment immediately to follow
in the St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery. in lieu of flowers donations may be made
to the St. James Lutheran Church, 1341 Mays Landing road, Folsom, NJ 08037.
arrangements made by Landolfi Funeral Home.
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POLICE, from Page 1
sweatshirt and black and red Supra
shoes. they made him walk back
to his vehicle without his cloth-
ing,” Friel said.
Friel said the victim left the area
on august 27 and reported the
theft to police at the police depart-
ment on august 29.
Upon investigation by Ham-
monton Police, three individuals
were arrested in connection with
the theft, Friel said. according to
Friel, they were:
•angelize rosado, 18, of Ham-
monton
Rita C. Mazzeo
rita C. Mazzeo (nee DeChurch), 90, of Hammonton died on Mon-
day, September 9, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family.
rita was born on January 9, 1929 to Mary and Camillo DeChurch
of Medford. She was the youngest of 16 children. after growing up on
a large farm in Medford, during WWii the family moved to a house in
Marlton which is now the Marlton tavern. rita worked side by side
with her husband John at Mazzeo Photography Studio in Hammonton
for more than 50 years. they were married for 60 years and loved to
travel and vacation throughout the United States and europe. Her loves
included the boardwalk and going out to eat, but more than anything
else spending as much time as possible with her family who meant the
world to her.
rita is predeceased by her parents; her loving husband, John W. Mazzeo; 10 brothers,
Joe and Mike Gatto, Frank, tony, Henry, John, James, tommy, Danny and George
DeChurch; five sisters, Katie Conte, annie Jennings, Mary DiMarino, Virginia iannotti
and angie iannotti. Surviving are her children – son, Jack and Janet Mazzeo and daugh-
ters, Marilyn and Joe zimmatore and Kathy and Bob Bucknam; nine grandchildren, John
Mazzeo (Melinda), Deanna Mazzeo-Shimborski (adam), Joseph zimmatore, Michael
Mazzeo, Kathy Britt (Kevin), Michelle Bucknam, robby Bucknam, John zimmatore,
amy Bucknam and five beautiful great-grandchildren who say that she was the best Nana
in the world. rita is also survived by sisters-in-law, Diamond DiChurch, Joan
DeChurches, Sue Kolasa and her lifetime friends the two Dotties.
Family and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Sunday, September 15 from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Marinella Funeral Home, 102 N. third St., Hammonton. another
viewing will be held Monday morning, September 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at
St. Joseph’s Church, third and French Streets, Hammonton. a Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. after the viewing. entombment to follow at Greenmount
Cemetery, 124 S. First rd, Hammonton. Donations may be made in rita’s memory to
St. Vincent de Paul Society, 226 French St., Hammonton, NJ 08037.
arrangements made by Marinella Funeral Home.
Alfonso A. “Tony” Morales
alfonso a. “tony” Morales, 38, of Hammonton died suddenly on
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at his home.
He was born in Yabucoa, Puerto rico, and he graduated high school
in texas before moving to Hammonton in 2006. He worked for G-Boys
excavating in elm. tony enjoyed salsa music, dancing, playing video
games, watching his Philadelphia eagles and other sports. He loved to
spend time with his family and friends. He was always happy and very
grateful to be surrounded by loving people.
He is predeceased by his father, alfonso Morales; his brother, adam
Morales and maternal grandfather, angel Lebron. Surviving are his
son, Damien Morales; his mother and stepfather, amanda Lebron
(Michael) of Hammonton; his sisters and brothers, ruthy Bultron Perez (adolfo), rosa
Sanchez (eddie, Sr.), Michelle Morales, Jonathan Ortiz, Bernard Medina and Michael
Morales (Damaris) and his maternal grandmother, ibasoraida Lebron. He will be sadly
missed by many loving nieces and nephews.
a viewing and services were held tuesday, September 10 at the Marinella Funeral
Home, Hammonton. Burial was private at the convenience of the family.
arrangements made by Marinella Funeral Home.
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• a male juvenile, 16, of Ham-
monton
• a female juvenile, 15, of Ham-
monton
all three were charged with rob-
bery by injury or threat and theft
of moveable property (4th de-
gree), Friel said.
Friel said the 16-year-old juve-
nile went to Harborfields, rosado
went to the atlantic County Jail
and the 15-year-old was released
pending a court appearance.
Detective David reustle was
the arresting officer, Friel said.
DWI
arrest
made
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taFF W riter
HaMMONtON—Police made
a driving while under the influ-
ence of alcohol (DWi) arrest on
September 8 at the intersection of
S. egg Harbor road and Harbor-
wood Drive, Hammonton Police
Chief Kevin Friel said.
Officer Kyle ambrozaitis ob-
served a blue 2006 Ford F-150
pickup that was failing to maintain
a lane of travel, Friel said.
Franklin rodriguez-Madera, 48,
of Camden was operating the ve-
hicle and was found to have been
operating it under the influence of
alcohol, Friel said.
He was issued the following
motor vehicle summonses, Friel
said. those summonses were:
driving while under the influence,
unlicensed driver, reckless driv-
ing, careless driving and failure
to maintain a lane.
rodriguez-Madera
was
processed and released when
sober pending a court appearance
in Hammonton Joint Municipal
Court, Friel said.
ambrozaitis was the arresting
officer, Friel said.