Obituaries
Obituaries for Peppler Funeral Home
Loretta V. Hansen
May 15, 2018
Loretta V. Hansen, 98, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Masonic Village at Burlington in Burlington Township, NJ. Born in Trenton, she had been a resident since 2002.
Loretta is predeceased by her husband, Carl P. Hansen.
Funeral services will be 1:30 pm Friday, May 18 at the Masonic Home Chapel, 902...
Lois E. Smith
May 15, 2018
Lois E. Smith, 76, of North Hanover, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at home. Born in Trenton, she resided in Allentown most of her life before moving to North Hanover. Lois raised her 5 children while also being involved as the bookkeeper for the family's standardbred racing stable. She never missed an opportunity to take her family to...
Alfred V. Falco
May 15, 2018
Alfred V. Falco, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was raised in Hoboken and had lived in Bordentown for 27 years prior to moving to Hamilton Township 17 years ago. Â He worked as a Bureau Chief with the New Jersey State Bureau of Investigation and retired as a Captain with...
Thomas E. Grandell
May 13, 2018
Thomas E. Grandell, 84 of Columbus, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Hamilton, NJ. Born in New Brunswick, he grew up in Highland Park, before moving to Westfield, Whitehouse Station and then to Columbus, NJ. An Eagle Scout and US Navy Veteran, Thomas graduated from Rutgers University and went on to earn his Master's...
Arlene M. Bibus
May 8, 2018
Arlene M. Bibus, 76, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at her home on Windswept Farm. Born in Bordentown Township, she had been a resident of Chesterfield all of her life. She had worked for the State of New Jersey DMV prior to becoming a farm wife. Arlene was a member of the Chesterfield Hose Company #262...
Catherine M. Brettell
May 7, 2018
Catherine M. Brettell, 91, of Palmer Township, entered the Church Triumphant on Monday May 7, 2018, surrounded by her loving family, while in the care of the St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem. For fifty years, she was the loving wife of the late William B Brettell, who died in 1997. Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter...
Linda L. Potosky
May 5, 2018
Linda L. Potosky, 65, passed away at her home on Saturday, May 5, 2018 with her family by her side. Born in Trenton, she had lived in Hamilton Township before moving to Allentown 22 years ago. Linda owned and operated "Pleasant Run Peddlers", a craft and gift store, in the Old Mill in Allentown. She was very spiritual, lived...
Walter F. Helfrecht, Jr.
Apr 27, 2018
Walter F. Helfrecht, Jr., 64, of Upper Freehold Twp., passed away Friday, April 27, 2018. Born in Orange, NJ, he attended West Orange High School and was a 1975 graduate of NJIT. He worked for Allied Signal/Bendix Corp. as an electrical engineer for many years before opening H&M Analytical Services with his husband, William Mayo. Walt was a proud...
Karen Beth Gonzalez
Apr 24, 2018
Karen Beth Gonzalez (nee Gulliford), 71, of Burlington, passed away, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Samaritan Hospice in Mt Holly. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA she grew in Robbinsville and was a graduate of Allentown High School. Karen worked at the Mistras Group in Princeton Junction and was a life-long Born Again Christian. A member of the Christian Missionary Alliance,...
Patricia L. Lamb
Apr 19, 2018
Patricia L. Lamb 83, of Cream Ridge, NJ passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at her home surrounded by family. Born February 28, 1935 in Long Branch NJ, she married her husband of 60 years, James Barry Lamb on December 15, 1957. Patricia worked for several years as the bookkeeper for the family nursery B&J Nursey in Cream Ridge. ...
Beulah L. Tindall
Apr 13, 2018
Beulah L. Tindall, 102, of Allentown, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at her home. Born in Allentown, she was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Allentown High School and worked for many years at Central Jersey Bank in Allentown, retiring as the Head Bank Teller. Beulah was a 90 year member of the Allentown Presbyterian Church where she...
Doris H. Paul
Apr 11, 2018
Doris H. Paul, 88, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Compassionate Care in Hamilton. Born in Fieldsboro, she was a resident of the Bordentown area all of her life. Doris retired from American Cyanamid Credit Union. She was an active member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Bordentown, as well as a member of; the Bordentown Township...
John W. Applegate
Apr 7, 2018
John W. Applegate, 71, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. He grew up on his family's farm in Chesterfield Township and later moved to Bordentown, NJ.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Linda Applegate; his son, Brian (Nicole) Applegate; his daughter, Karen (Daniel) Mitchell; and his grandchildren,...
Owen "Hank" Briggs Sr.
Apr 7, 2018
Owen Henry Briggs Sr. (Hank), 88, of Hamilton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Compassionate Care Hospice in RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton.
Born and raised in Allentown, NJ, he resided in Hamilton for more than 58 years and was employed by American Standard, with over 42 years of service.
Hank enjoyed...
Joanne T. Smith
Apr 5, 2018
Joanne T. Smith, 83, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at home with her family by her side. Born in Reading, PA, she along with her military husband and family had resided in Dover, DE, Alabama, Bowie, MD, Guam, Alexandria, VA, Mt. Holly, NJ and McGuire AFB, before settling in the Bordentown area. Joanne was a loving wife, mother,...
M. Elaine Brooks
Apr 3, 2018
M. Elaine Gleghorn Brooks – She was born in the smallest upstairs bedroom of a modest brick farmhouse in Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania on Christmas Eve 1938. She passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 following a brief illness. Her parents were the late Willis S. Gleghorn and Helen M. Reed Gleghorn. She was married to Bob Brooks for thirty years,...
Arrianna Lauryn Dacosta
Apr 1, 2018
Arrianna Lauryn DaCosta, 10, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Trenton, she had lived in Bordentown Township, NJ and was a student at the Burlington County Special Services School, in Westampton.
Arrianna is survived by her parents, Shameka Thompson-DaCosta and Andrew M. DaCosta, her brother, Andrew M....
Monica Weaver
Apr 1, 2018
Monica Lynn Weaver was born in 1964 and raised by her loving parents, Benjamin and Lucy-Mae Weaver in Cream Ridge, NJ. She attended New Egypt Elementary School and Allentown High School where she was active in the color guard, band and the National Honor Society. She was also, the editor of the high school newspaper and yearbook.
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Ruth E. Thomas
Mar 31, 2018
Ruth E. Thomas (Reisenweaver), 93, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at the Masonic Village at Burlington. Born in Hazelton, PA, she had moved to Burlington Township in 1956 and became a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Burlington. Although she suffered many physical ailments, her mind remained sharp and her feisty spirit prevailed until the...
Emanuel D. Disporto
Mar 30, 2018
Emanuel D. Disporto, Jr., 60, of Millstone Twp., passed away Friday, March 30, 2018 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, he grew up in East Brunswick; Emanuel and his wife moved to Millstone Twp. A US Army veteran, he worked as a HVAC mechanic for Ecks Air in Robbinsville for several years. Manny enjoyed...
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