Obituaries
Henry "Butch" J. Hughes
Mar 11, 2023
Henry J. “Butch” Hughes Jr. passed away on March 11, 2023 at the age of 76. Of Maple Shade, NJ. Beloved husband of Nancy Hughes (nee Trombetta). Devoted father of Robert T. Hughes (Tarra), Michele Chicano (James) and the late Michael H. Hughes. Adoring grandfather of Ashley, Michael, Robert Jr., Anthony, Alex, Thomas, Nicholas and Christopher. Caring great grandfather of...
John W. Johnson
Mar 10, 2023
John W. Johnson, longtime Maple Shade resident passed away Friday, March 10, 2023. He was 86. A US Marine Corps. veteran, John was a devoted father and a dear friend to all that knew him. As per his wishes, funeral service will be private.
Thomas "Bob" J Mastrangelo
Mar 8, 2023
Thomas J. “Bob” Mastrangelo of Maple Shade passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 8th, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was 90 years old. Bob was born in Philadelphia on January 2, 1933 and moved to Maple Shade in 1968. Bob enjoyed the outdoors especially fishing and camping. He was raised with a deep sense of family and his...
Daniel M. Walters "Rooster"
Mar 4, 2023
Daniel M. Walters "Rooster" passed away on March 4, 2023 at the age of 60. Of Atlantic City, NJ, formerly of Maple Shade, NJ. Loving father of Daniel Walters (Tina). Caring grandfather of Daniel Walters who he called "his Ducky." Beloved son of Dorothy and the late John Walters. Dear brother of John Walters (Donna), Diane Bittner (George), Cheryl Racz...
Dean R. Kitchin
Mar 1, 2023
Dean R. Kitchin of Cherry Hill passed away suddenly on Wednesday March 1, 2023. He was 52 years of age. Born in Mt Holly on January 19, 1971, he was a resident of Cherry Hill for 27 years. Dean was employed as a lineman for Legacy Fiber, LLC in Maple Shade. He was passionate about coaching his daughters softball team...
Michael A. Orlando
Feb 23, 2023
Michael A. Orlando of St. Cloud, FL., formally of Maple Shade, NJ, passed away peacefully on Feb. 23, 2023. Born on May 12, 1934 to the late Cesare and Rose Orlando. He was 88 years old. Beloved husband of Pauline (Ozwirk) for 67 years, loving father to Paula (Steven) Mullen, Anthony Orlando, MaryLynn (John) Smith, Margaret (Andy) Kondracki, Barbara (John)...
Nunzio "Vince" Vincent Durso
Feb 18, 2023
Nunzio Vincent Durso of Maple Shade passed away on Saturday February 18, 2023. He was 82 years old. Born in Philadelphia on August 29, 1940, he resided in Merchantville before moving to Maple Shade in 1966. Vince proudly served his country in the US Navy. He retired from Sears and Roebuck after working as an Appliance Manager for thirty years,...
Elizabeth "Bette" L. Deutsch
Feb 15, 2023
Elizabeth L. "Bette" Deutsch (nee Wade) of Maple Shade passed away on Wednesday February 15, 2023. Born on July 9, 1930 in Maple Shade, she was 92 years old. Bette retired from the Burlington County Bridge Commission where she worked as a toll auditor and truly loved her job. She enjoyed living in the Maple Shade Mews, a place where...
Thomas R. Scheufele
Feb 11, 2023
Thomas R. Scheufele of Maple Shade passed away suddenly at home on Saturday February 11, 2023. Tom was born in Camden on March 7, 1964 and was a lifelong resident of Maple Shade. He worked in the alarm business for many years. Tom's many hobbies included fishing, skiing, golfing, listening to rock and roll music and was an avid car...
Madeline C. Thompson
Feb 10, 2023
Madeline C. Thompson (nee Fergione) passed away February 10, 2023, at age 85. Formerly of Philadelphia, Pa. Madeline attended Our Lady of Pompei grade school and graduated From Little Flower High School.
Madeline started working @ Spiegel Catalogue as a Manager then a Controller for Anastasi Brothers Brickwork in Phila. and transferred to Ft. Lauderdale where she resided for...
Muriel M. Meehan
Feb 7, 2023
Muriel M. Meehan (nee Davies) of Maple Shade, age 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Philadelphia on October 7, 1942 and was a longtime resident of Maple Shade having moved there in 1971. Muriel was a parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church where she was active...
Walter "Bud" Higgins, Jr
Feb 4, 2023
Walter H. "Bud" Higgins, Jr. of Maple Shade passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 4, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. Bud was born on November 3, 1939 in Philadelphia and resided there before moving to Maple Shade 60 years ago. He retired from Wanamaker's where he worked as Chief Engineer, a job he truly loved. He was a parishioner...
William L. Sharpe
Jan 30, 2023
William L. Sharpe passed away suddenly on January 30, 2023. He was 61 years old. Bill was born in Camden on January 6, 1962 and grew up in Merchantville.
Loving father of Natasha (Patrick) Cassady, dear son of Gloria (the late Robert) Sharpe, brother of Robert, Jr. (Gloria) Sharpe, Louis (Kathleen) Sharpe, and Lucille (George) Conmy, Bill is also...
Elaine L. Brickner
Jan 28, 2023
Elaine L. Brickner (nee Ottinger) of Maple Shade passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023. She was 76 years old. Elaine was born in Camden, NJ on October 7, 1946 to the late John and Grace Ottinger. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School where she played the drums in the band. Elaine dearly loved and missed her late husband...
Christopher "Hoof" James Obchinetz
Jan 26, 2023
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, Christopher James Obchinetz (AKA Hoof to friends, AKA Nilka to sisters), beloved son, brother, friend, passed away suddenly at the age of 38.
Born October 10, 1984, to James and Kathleen Obchinetz, Chris was uniquely himself his entire life without apology, a true character. From a very young age he learned to fix things, taking...
Lillian A. Reader
Jan 26, 2023
Lillian A. Reader (nee Rahn) of Maple Shade passed away on January 26, 2023. She was 89 years old. Born in Maple Shade on September 2, 1933 to the late Christian and Helen Rahn. Lillian worked as secretary to the vice principal at Maple Shade High School for over 20 years. She was a longtime parishioner of Our Lady of...
Jo Ann Cook
Jan 22, 2023
Jo Ann Cook (nee Manix) of Bellmawr, NJ passed away on Sunday January 22, 2023. She was 71 years old. Born in Staten Island, NY on March 4, 1951, she was formerly of St. Petersburg, Fl. Jo Ann enjoyed taking trips to the casinos. Jo Ann worked at Ponzios Diner in Cherry Hill as a server, as well as many...
James F. Dougherty, Jr.
Jan 22, 2023
James F. Dougherty, Jr. of Coatesville, Pa. passed away on Sunday January 22, 2023. He was 56 years old. Jim was born in Camden on July 1, 1966 and was a longtime resident of Maple Shade. He proudly served his country in the US Navy from 1984-1990. Jim resided in California for a time where he worked for Los Angeles...
Susan M. Lewis
Jan 20, 2023
Susan M. Lewis (nee Muscatell) of Maple Shade passed away peacefully on Friday January 20, 2023. She was 45 years old. Sue was born on November 1, 1977 in Neptune, NJ and grew up in Manasquan, NJ, moved to Maple Shade then resided in Maryland and returned to Maple Shade. Sue enjoyed many varied hobbies including going to the beach,...
Lawrence "Larry" D. Smyth
Jan 18, 2023
Lawrence D. "Larry" Smyth of Delran passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. He was 78 years old. He was born on November 8, 1944 in Philadelphia and moved to Delran in 1973. Larry worked for Verizon for 42 years, retiring as a supervisor, and then worked for 10 years at Bevco. He was a veteran of the US Army. ...