All Obituaries

 JOAN E. BENSON (NEE Zimmerman), of Tabernacle, NJ, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 11th, 2020.  Born in Montclair, NJ, she is the daughter of the late Edwin Walter & Elizabeth Zimmerman and the wife of the late Charles Parker Benson.  Joan was a Realtor for many years and began her career as a Secretary for a Detective Agency and then as a Secretary and Programming Director for a Local Corning, NY AM radio station.  She is the Beloved Mother of LeeAnn...

CLIVE JOHNSON of Medford, NJ, passed away suddenly on Friday, January 10th, 2020 at 82 years of age.  Born in the City of Norwich, England, he is the son of the late Bert & Ada Johnson.  He attended Norwich City Technical College and initially became an interior designer and decorator. He also served in the R.A.F. for 3 years. Eventually he studied to become a Mechanical Engineer. He joined the Norfolk Road Club Cycling Team as a teenager, where he met and competed with...

Karen Lee O'Rourke, age 49, of Kihei, Hawaii, passed away on December 26, 2019.  She was born and raised in Marlton & Medford, NJ until moving to the State of Hawaii. She graduated from Shawnee High School, and received her bachelor’s degree in special education from Rowan University. Karen taught for several years at the Y.A.L.E. School in Cherry Hill, NJ and Dudley Elementary School in Camden, NJ where she touched so many young lives. Later she moved to the State of...

EDWARD J. SHEASLEY, of Tabernacle, NJ passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 9th, 2020.  He was 60 years of age.  Born in Philadelphia, PA, he is the son of the late James A. & Anna May (Peggy) Sheasley.  He has resided in Tabernacle since 1982.  Ed was a CNC Programmer for Edker Industries in Cinnaminson, NJ since 1990 and was a graduate of Shawnee High School Class of 1977.  He is a Life Member of the Tabernacle Rescue Squad and a Past member of the Indian...

ELIZABETH ANNE DUNN (nee Icke), of Medford, NJ, passed away on Sunday, January 12th, 2020.  She was 72 yrs. of age.  Born in Birkenhead, England, she is the daughter of the late Samuel Charles and Ann (nee Finn) Icke and the wife of the late Frank A. Dunn.  A resident of Medford for the past 10 years, she moved here from Missouri where she was a ret. dietician for St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City, MO. She is the beloved mother of April L. Scherzer of Medford, NJ and...

GIL TUPPER was born on May 24, 1928 in Madison South Dakota. He was the 4th of 6 children raised on a farm during the depression. He attended South Dakota State University from 1945 – 1949 graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and earned his Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1962. He met Mary Lue Wiese at a church party while taking a summer course between his junior and senior years of college. Mary Lue was from...

JAMES W. KLEIN, 81, of Southampton, NJ passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020. Born in Troy, NY, he is the son of the late Raymond and Mary Klein, and is the Beloved Husband of 57 years to the late Mary Anne Klein. A proud member of the US Air Force, Jim retired as Master Sergeant in 1976 after 21 years of service. He was assigned to many locations stateside and overseas, and spent many wonderful years traveling with his wife Mary Anne by his side. In retirement, Jim kept active as a school...

MARY J. THOMPSON (Nee Roselli), of Glen Arm, MD, passed away on Thursday, January 2nd, 2020. She was 89 years of age. Born in Camden, NJ, she is the daughter of the late Francisco and Bice (nee DiNicola) Roselli and the wife of the late Robert A. (Art) Thompson. Mary had resided in Glen Arm since 2012 and had previously lived in Williamsburg, VA and Newtown, PA. She is a former member of the Newtown Presbyterian Church and was manager of the pro shop at the Bucks County Racquet Club in...

CHARLES H. CURTIS Jr. of Medford, NJ, passed away on Saturday, January 4th, 2020.  He was 83 yrs. of age.  Born in Flemington, NJ, he is the son of the late Charles H. & Carolyn Curtis.  He has resided in Medford for just a short time, moving there from Mt. Holly, NJ where he resided for 24 years.  Charles is a retired Shift Supervisor for Occidental Chemical in Burlington, NJ and was a veteran of the US Army.  He is the Beloved Father of Edward J. Graham Jr. of...

PAULA JANET (Turner) VAUGHAN, 83 died peacefully in her sleep on December 28, 2019. At the time of her death, she had recently moved to Medford Lakes, NJ to live with her son and his family and had just enjoyed her first Christmas surrounded by three of her four grandchildren and four of her eight great-grandchildren. She was born on June 8, 1936 in Sweetwater OK to Mack and Estelle Turner. When she was six years old, the family moved to Canby, OR where she grew up. She met her first...