All Obituaries

Robert J. Hutton, age 95, of Lower Alloway's Creek passed away Tuesday, January 14th at his home.  Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lillie Miller Hutton.  Mr. Hutton was a water treatment operator at the Atlantic Electric Deepwater Generating Station for 33 years.  He was a US Navy veteran of WWII.  Mr. Hutton was a member of the Canton Baptist Church, US Navy Institute, Navy Armed Guard Association and the Handy Man Club of...

Robert John Coblentz was born to Harry M. and Anne Y. Coblentz (nee Nichols) in Franklinville, New Jersey on July 22, 1929. He attended Clayton High School where he was a captain on their championship football team, earning a full football scholarship to Ryder University. In 1988 he was elected to the Clayton High School Hall of Fame. He joined the US Air Force during the Korean War, serving four years in Japan where he also played football. After the war Bob was hired by IBM where he...

Dorothy Rivell, age 89, formerly of Quinton, passed away Friday, January 10th in Merion Gardens, Carneys Point.   Dorothy of Hancock's Bridge, was the daughter of the late Elwell and Bessie Dare Sanderlin.  Dorothy was a homemaker and a long time volunteer at the Memorial Hospital of Salem County. She is survived by her daughters, Kathy Weathers (Mike) of Savannah, GA and Ann Smick (Brian) of Stuart, FL; sister, Rotha Plummer of LAC; grandchildren, Gregg...

Edward Harry Lawrence of Pennsville, New Jersey passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Southgate Nursing Home in Carneys Point, New Jersey.  Ed was born in Salem, NJ on January 27, 1942 and has been a lifelong resident of Salem County.  Ed graduated from Salem High School in 1960 and entered the U.S. Navy, where he served his country for four years.  Ed was a mold maker at Gaynor Glass Works in Salem until 1977.  He then worked at Wheaton Glass Company in Millville...

Amanda Sue Ewald, age 30, of Pennsville passed away suddenly from complications due to diabetes.  Born in Newark, Delaware she is the daughter of Ralph Ewald, Jr. and Pamela Peterson Ewald.  Amanda worked in Pennsville as an Aide for disabled and autistic adults which she enjoyed. She also enjoyed spending time with her daughter, Kaylie.  In addition to her parents, Amanda is survived by her daughter, Kaylie Christine Smith; her grandmother, Shirley Ewald; brother, Justin...

Evelyn Marie (Shimp) Weigel age 92, formerly of Mannington went to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 26.   She passed, surrounded by her family, at her home in Holland, MI. Born in Hancock’s Bridge, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Sr. and Helen (Plummer) Shimp. Evelyn was president of the Women’s Club at Broadway United Methodist Church. She enjoyed time as a Sunday School Teacher, choir member and flower steward for many years. She enjoyed hosting...

Francis L. "Speedy" Hogate died on December 21st at the Salem Medical Center after a brief illness. He was 79.  Speedy, as he was known to all, was a lifelong resident of Salem County. He was employed at A. Clemente construction and Greggo and Ferrara of Delaware. He was the longtime Superintendent of Roads and Bridges for Salem County, appointed in 1984 through his retirement. He attended Salem High School, Class of 1959, and was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church...

Mary Anne Simpkins, age 69 of Salem, NJ passed away on Sunday December 15, 2019 after a short courageous fight against pancreatic cancer.  She was born to the late Sam & Mary Jeker on October 25, 1950.  Mary Anne was a graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Nursing School and had a life-long career as an RN.  She worked hard to play hard! She loved to shop,  travel, work in her beautiful garden and she could often be found with a book on the beach.  Mary Anne is...

William F. Spangler, age 57, of Elsinboro, passed away Thursday, December 19th at his home.  Born in Delaware he was the son of the late Ford and Marianna Fogg Spangler.  William worked for Anchor Glass of Salem for 27 years in the mold department.  He enjoyed world wide travel.  William is survived by his wife the former, Mary Turner; his brother and sister, Larry Spangler and Nancy Spangler, both of Seattle, WA; several and nieces; and his dogs, Jack and...

Clara N. Tweedle, 96, of Quinton, passed peacefully on December 10, 2019 at Merion Gardens Assisted Living.  She was born September 4, 1923 to parents Leon and Alexandra (nee Lukinovich) Nickovich. She lived her early life in California, PA and most of her last seventy years at her house in Quinton, NJ. She met her husband Thomas Tweedle, while she was an airplane mechanic and he was a soldier at an Army air field during World War II.  They married in 1944 and raised two...