All Obituaries

KAREN CHRISTINA (nee JUNG) BENZENHAFER, of Medford, NJ passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 after a brave fight with cancer.  She was 53 years of age. She was born in Flushing, New York and raised in Old Tappan, NJ.  Karen attended William Patterson University and Bergen County Community College. Karen was a loving mother and aunt who enjoyed spending time with her family. She especially enjoyed supporting her daughter in Girl Scouts by being a Cookie Mom.  Karen also...

ANN MARIE GALANTE (nee Labriola) of Medford, NJ, passed away on October 14h, 2021.  She was 92 years of age. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Teresa Labriola and the wife of the late James Galante.  Ann was a retired Teacher with the Fairmont School in Hackensack, NJ serving for 30 years.  She is the Beloved Mother of Francine Galante-Dumhart and her husband Larry of Marlton, NJ, Camille Kuciej and her husband Joe of Mahwah, NJ and the late...

Jennifer Lee Hassel (née Carter), of Wrightstown, NJ, unexpectedly suffered cardiac arrest while sleeping on Thursday, October 7th, 2021. She was 46 years of age. Jennifer was born in Montgomery, Alabama, but has resided in New Jersey the last 30 years where she is survived by her loving family, her husband Christopher Howard Hassel, her son Jeremiah, her daughter & her husband Amanda Lee and Thomas Bramley, and the light of her life, her grandson of 3 months, Axton Wilde....

Louis Gribaudo passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, he was 89 years of age. Lou was a generous man with a big heart and a kind disposition. He loved people and always put them at ease with his humor and charming personality. He was a retired engineer and marketing professional and became president of ITE Naval Division, and eventually, Vice President of SPD Technologies. He served on special committees where he was integral in implementing regulations for commercial sea...

PAUL BENJAMIN ABEL of Marlton, NJ passed away suddenly on October 5th, 2021.  He was 56 years of age. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, he formerly lived in Medford Lakes, NJ and a graduate of Shawnee High School in Medford, NJ.  Paul was a self-employed glass installer and owner and operated his own business.  He is the Beloved son of Gene Paul Abel of Sicklerville, NJ and Lucy D. Dunn of Medford, NJ and the Loving Brother of Robert Gene Abel of Medford, NJ and Jonathan Abel and...

WILLIAM THOMAS SMITH of Medford Lakes, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he had an extensive design-build career culminating as the kitchen and installation manager for IKEA N. America. Bill served on the Medford Lakes Historic Commission and Planning Board for many years and in his retirement, started a home-based business of rustic décor. Bill is the Beloved Husband of Judith L. Smith of Medford Lakes, NJ, and is the Loving Father of Laura...

ELEANOR S. ECHT (nee Saraduke), passed away on Saturday, October 9th, 2021 at the age of 96.  Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was a resident of Brandywine Living in Moorestown, NJ. She had previously lived in Willingboro, Columbus and Pitman, NJ.  Eleanor was the daughter of the late Max and Amelia Saraducke and the wife of the late Edward B. Echt.  She was a supervisor for Acme Markets main office in Philadelphia, PA for many years retiring in 1985.  She was also a member...

MARLENA HELEN BOHACS (nee Gartenmayer) died peacefully on October 3rd, 2021 in her home in Shamong, NJ.  She was 68 years of age. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adam F. and Theresa H. Gartenmayer and has resided in Shamong for the past 41 years.   She is the Beloved Wife of David J. Bohacs of Shamong, NJ and the Loving mother of Edward Dellorco and his wife Kim of Marlton, NJ, Anthony Dellorco and his wife Taja of Castle Rock, CO and David A....

Anna Giberson, 88, of Southampton, NJ, passed away on October 7, 2021.  Anna was born in Camden, NJ, on October 19, 1932,  to Jim and Mary O’Krem.  She met and fell in love with Jacob Giberson, and the two married on November 12, 1949. He will miss her greatly and looks forward to seeing her again after the resurrection.  She had five children, Michael (Tina) Giberson, Jacob Giberson, Jr. (predeceased), Jerry Giberson, Kathleen (Ralph) Young, and...

WILLIAM ROBERT FINK, of Medford Lakes, NJ passed away on Wednesday, September 29th, 2021. He was 96 years of age. Born in Newark, NJ, he is the son of the late William E. and Anna (nee Soldan) Fink and is the husband of the late Carmen G. (nee Labue) Fink. Bill was an Electrical Engineer for RCA in Moorestown, NJ for many years and was an avid outdoorsman.  His passion for fly fishing, hunting and tying his own flies and making his own rods were well know through the fishing...