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281 Friday, Feb. 2, 1990 The Philadelphia Inquirer South Jersey deaths HOWARD BENJAMIN, of Sicklerville, died He was a member of American Legion Wednesday at West Jersey HospitalPost No. 311 of Atco and a retired clerk for Acme Markets. Survivors: his wife. Muriel Wyatt Bensons, John Bowling and Robert Bowling, both of Atco: five grandchildren, and a brother, Robert of Chesilhurst.

Services: viewing, 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Knight Funeral Home, 14 Rich the funeral home; burial, Atco Cemetery, Berlin; funeral, 10:30 30 a.m. tomorrow, at Atco. WILDA J. BLECKLEY, 92, of Medford, died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly.

She was the widow of Joseph Bleckley and the mother of the late Margaret Riddle. Survivors: two sons, Joseph J. Jr. of Medford and Charles F. Wilde of Sicklerville: a daughter, Elizabeth M.

Donako of Medford Lakes; 12 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: viewing, 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow, Bradley Funeral Home, Route 73 and Evesham Road, Marlton; funeral, 11 a.m. tomorrow, at the funeral home; entombment, Harleigh Cemetery, Camden. NAOMI G.

STECHER BOWERS, 72, of Riverside, died Tuesday at Zurbrugg Hospital, Riverside. A native and lifelong resident of Riverside, she worked for more than 30 years as a classroom assistant in the Riverside Township School District. She was a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Riverside. Survivors: two sons, Barry and Millard dren, and a sister, Dorothy Borkowski of "Red," both of a Riverside; four a grandchilRiverside.

Services: viewing, 8 to 9 a.m. tomorrow, Sweeney Funeral Home, 337 Bridgeboro Riverside; Mass, 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, 102 Middleton Riverside; burial, St. Peter's Cemetery, Riverside.

BERTRAM H. BRADSHAW, 73, of Cherry Hill, died Wednesday at Kennedy Memorial Hill Division. was an Army veteran of World War II, serving from 1942 to 1946. Survivors: his wife, Kathryn Freeman Bradshaw; a son, Wayne of Cherry Hill; a grandson, Bryan, and a sister, Edythe Sandberg of Largo, Fla. Services: memorial, 7 p.m.

today, Schetter Funeral Home, 304 W. Marlton Pike (Route 70), Cherry Hill. JOHN JOSEPH EGAN 3d, 51, of Atlantic City, was killed Tuesday during a robbery at the store where he worked. Mr. Egan grew up in Philadelphia and was a graduate of Northeast Catholic High School.

He was an Army veteran and had lived in Atlantic City for 15 years. Survivors: mother, Kathleen B. O'Neil Egan of Audubon; a brother, Phillip C. of Tampa, and six sisters, Mary Blazosky of Bensalem, Margaret Kelly of Philadelphia, Kathleen R. Barrett of Audubon, Patricia Kelly of Philadelphia, Carol Gore of Pennsauken and Bernadette Lewis of Philadelphia.

Services: viewing, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Henry Funeral 152 W. Atlantic a.m. Saturday at Holy Maternity Church, Audubon; Mass of Christian Burial, 10:30 a Nicholson. Road, Audubon; burial, New St.

Cemetery, Bellmawr. MARY ELLEN GILSON, 68, of Fort Lauderdale, formerly of Cherry Hill, died Jan. 26 at home. A former Cherry Hill resident, she was active in St. Pius Roman Catholic Church's Altar and Rosary Society and in the St.

Thomas More Woman's Group, both in Cherry Hill. She was a former auxiliary member of West Jersey Hospital, Deborah Heart and Lung Center and St. Mary's Home. was the widow of Aloysius Gilson. Survivors: three daughters, Patricia of Plano, Texas, Suzanne Hammer of Fort Lauderdale, and Valerie of Atlantic City.

Services: memorial Mass, 9 a.m. Feb. 24, St. Pius Roman Catholic Church, 344 Kresson Cherry Hill. JAMES J.

HAGGERTY 86, of Cedar Brook, died Wednesday at home. He was the widower of a Naomi Haggerty. Survivors: two sons, James J. Jr. of New York City and William E.

of Cedar Brook; a daughter, Sister Eileen Haggerty, S.S.J., of Philadelphia; three grandchildren, and a sister, Berenice Haggerty of Oaklyn. Services: viewing, 10 to 11 a.m. today, St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church, Pennington Avenue, Waterford; Mass, 11 a.m. today, at the church; burial, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Philadelphia.

Leroy P. Wooster Home, Atco. RICHARD M. KENNEDY, 54, of Laurel Springs, died Tuesday at Kennedy Memorial Division. He belonged to the Garden State Gun Club and the Virginia Gun Club.

Survivors: brothers, Howard, Charles, Raymond, Wesley and Robert, and three sisters, Evelyn, Dorothy and Annie. Services: viewing, 11 a.m. today, Gardner Funeral Home, 126 S. Black Horse Pike, Runnemede; funeral, noon today at the funeral home; burial, private. LOUISE PANELLA, 84, of Mount Laurel, died Monday at Kennedy Memorial Hill Division.

She was a line worker at RCA in Camden. Survivors: a sister, Mildred Wissman; two nephews and four nieces. Services: viewing, 1 p.m. today, BlakeDoyle Funeral Home, 226 Collings Collingswood; funeral, 2 p.m. today at the funeral home; burial, New Camden Ceretery, Camden.

LOUISE M. PAVONE, 63, of Lindenwold, formerly of Oaklyn, died Tuesday at Kennedy Memorial Survivors: a son, Robert, and a sister, Gloria M. Dappolone. Services: viewing, 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, St.

Vincent Pallotti Church, Hood Avenue, Haddon Township; Mass, 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the church; burial, Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill. Blake-Doyle Funeral Home, Collingswood. ANGELO "AL" RESSA, 80, of Collingswood, formerly of Camden and Philadelphia, died Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden. He and his late brother Jim were the former operators of Ressa Brothers Furniture in Camden.

Survivors: his wife, Santina "'Sandy" Saia Ressa; two sons, Michael J. and James five grandchildren; a brother, and three sisters. Services: viewing, 7 to 9 p.m. today and 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Blake-Doyle Funeral Home, 226 Collings Collingswood; Mass, 10:30 a.m.

tomorrow, Transfiguration Church, White Horse Pike and McGill Avenue, Collingswood; burial, New St. Mary's Cemetery, Bellmawr. FREDERICK H. ROBB, 84, of Westmont, formerly of Pennsauken, died Wednesday at West Jersey Hospital-Marlton. He spent a lifetime in the paint-manufacturing business.

As a young man, he was employed by Lucas Paint Co. in Gibbsboro, then by George D. Wetherill Co. Inc. in Philadelphia, Everseal Co.

in Ridgewood, and, finally, Jaegle Paint Varnish Co. of Pennsauken. He retired in 1971. He belonged to the Pennsauken Golf Club, the Golden Pheasant Golf Club and Indian Springs Golf Club. Survivors: his wife, Marie Lynch Robb; a son, Douglas of Newark, a daughter, Suzanne of Cherry Hill; four grandchildren; a stepdaughter, Carol Hall of Westmont, and a sister, Frances Ackley of Ocean City.

Services: viewing, 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Inglesby Sons Funeral Home, Cove and Wyndam Roads, Pennsauken; funeral, 11 a.m. tomorrow, at the funeral home: burial, Bethel Memorial Park, Pennsauken. Worker hurt in Carneys Point fire EMMA SCHOAL, 66, of Mariton, died Wednesday at West Jersey HospitalMarlton. She was the widow of William Schoal.

Survivors: five daughters, Emma Fowler, Judy Brown, Barbara Fauver, Betty Delladio and Rosemary Johnson; 14 grandchildren; her mother, Laura Smith; five brothers, Bucky, John, Lester, James and Robert, and a sister, Evelyn Holloway. Services: viewing, noon today, Bradley Funeral Home, Route 73 and Evesham Road, Mariton; funeral, 1 p.m. today at the funeral home; burial, Marlton Baptist Cemetery, Mariton. WARREN J. SMITH, 73, of Mount Laurel, died Wednesday at home.

He was a World War Navy veteran serving as a seaman first class. He worked as a salesman for Phillips Jacobs Co. in Phildelphia and belonged to St. John Neumann Church in Mount Laurel. Survivors: his wife, Alice N.

Presner Smith; two sons, Warren Joseph Jr. of Lancaster, and Michael Joseph of Medford Lakes; a daughter, Barbara A. Tate of Medford, and 10 grandchildren. Services: viewing, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. today, Lewis Funeral Home, 24 N.

Main Medford; Mass, 10 a.m. today, St. John Neumann Church, Hainesport and Mount Laurel Roads, Mount Laurel; burial, New Jersey Veterans Cemetery, Arneytown. REGINA M. EVANS SZCZEPANSKI, 60, of Maple Shade, died Wednesday at home.

Born in Philadelphia, she was a clerk for Gary Rahn Co. in Maple Shade. She belonged to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Maple Shade. She was the widow of Raymond A. Szczepanski Sr.

Survivors: two sons, Raymond A. Jr. of Mount Laurel and Michael Evans of Gibbsboro; three daughters, Ellen of Millville, Regina Garro of Cinnaminson and Bridget Kaukeano of Maple Shade; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Charles Evans and Joseph Evans, and two sisters, Phyllis Conroy and Catherine Skelly. 8:30 a.m. tomorrow, of Services: viewing, 109 p.m.

today and Maple Shade, 600 E. Main Maple Shade: Mass, 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Our By Connie O'Kane Special to The Inquirer A Philadelphia man was in critical condition last night after he was burned while painting in a Salem County factory, company and fire officials said. The victim, Frederick DeRogatis, 68, of the 1300 block of Pennington Road, was in the Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Chester with second- and third-degree burns over 70 percent of his body, a hospital spokesman said. DeRogatis suffered burns to his arms, legs, neck and upper torso, fire officials said.

Fumes from the paint apparently caught fire, though fire officials were uncertain last night why. The fire ignited DeRogatis' clothing. Two other employees at Frangible Discs Inc. in Carneys Point threw a blanket on him to extinguish the flames, according to Dan Ford, chief engineer of the Carneys Point Fire Department and Rescue Squad. The fire broke out about 8:40 a.m.

in a paint booth at the company. The firm makes industrial pressure-relieving devices. DeRogatis was alone in the painting booth, which is about 12 by 20 feet, Ford said. DeRogatis was spraying acrylic enamel paint from a paint pot when the fire started, company officials said. "There is a description of a slight explosion, a poof, which suggests a flash of gases," Ford said.

Ford said that fire officials have Special to The inquirer MARTY O' GRADY Fire investigators (from left) Dan Ford, Arnold DiTeodoro and John Yaeger outside the factory. not been able to talk to DeRogatis The fire, which was put out in other employees were evacuated to determine what ignited the about 20 minutes, damaged about from the factory without injury. fumes. The booth had a drying 2,000 square feet of the factory, in- The Penns Grove and Deepwater oven and a light fixture, either of cluding the painting booth, an adja- Fire Departments and the Pedrickwhich could have caused the fire, cent room and a machine shop. town ambulance squad assisted CarFord said.

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