Hello all,

Just an update on the street sign issue (on S. Harley anyway). I called the Gloucester City Public Works Department and had a pleasant experience with the lady who takes the calls. Don\’t want to mention her name in a public message, but do have to say she was extremely nice, very polite and helpful.

Apparently the city did not know our sign was missing and it

appears no one has called about it in the past. She informed me she
would take care of the matter and was very kind about it. I also
mentioned our parking issue up the corner with some of the cars parked
on the corner protruding onto Thompson Ave. I inquired about a sign
possibly being put up or maybe some painted curbs to deter parking so
close.

If anyone has ever turned down our street or left our street,

you\’ll know that it is impossible to see in either direction on
Thompson to see if cars are coming (unless you have a truck that sits
up high enough to see over the parked cars). And when you do make that
turn, you get the feeling you\’re driving a Mack Truck making that wide
turn.

Not to mention a few times kids have run out in between those

cars and you also can\’t see the kids crossing the street coming home
from/going to school until you come right upon them at the corner.

Just want to say Kudo\’s to the lady I spoke with today for her kindness in helping with this matter. She was passing the word on to her manager so hopefully a new sign will be erected soon.

Anyone missing a sign, please give them a call. They seem very eager to help in these instances. The phone number for the Public Works Department is 456-0781.

The Pierman Family

CULLEN
Rose K.

On January 19, 2007. (nee Schillinger). Age 83. Of Bellmawr, Formerly of Gloucester City.
Loving wife of 57 years to the late John J. \”Jack\” Cullen, Jr. Surrounded and cared for by her beloved children: Mike Cullen (Alice) of Erial, Patrick Cullen (Evelyn) of Ocean City, Peggy Silverman (Lawrence) of Washington Township, Christine Boehner (Barry) of Bellmawr, Pete Cullen (Cheryl) of Franklinville, Jerry Cullen (Jill) of West Deptford, Joseph Cullen of San Francisco, California and Jean Ege (Skip) of Gloucester City. Dear Grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 4. Beloved sister of Marie of Gloucester City. Rose was born, raised, lived in Gloucester City.

She graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School then attended Pierce Business School in Philadelphia, PA. Rose was a longtime secretary for Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School in Fairview. She worked as a clerical receptionist for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Tuesday Evening from 7 to 9 pm and Wednesday morning from 8:30 to 9:15 am at the McCANN-HEALEY Funeral Home: 851 Monmouth Street (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 am at Saint Mary\’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Interment will be at New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.

Family requests that memorial donations be made in Rose\’s memory to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation: One Interpid Square: West 46th Street and 12th Avenu e, New York, New York 10036. Please write in the memo of the check: Rose K. Cullen. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Rose K. Cullen.

MOUNT EPHRAIM

The Harwan Theater is coming down, but the adjacent DiNic\’s Roast Beef, a former White Tower restaurant, is moving on.

To West Virginia.

A self-described \”dinerholic\” who grew up in Collingswood is paying to have the landmark little eatery picked up and trucked about 300 miles from the Black Horse Pike to his home in Morgantown, W.Va. The Mount Ephraim site is being cleared for construction of a Walgreens.

\”I always wanted a diner,\” John Shoaf, a 64-year-old retired teacher and respected preservationist, said Thursday. \”Most people pretty much think it\’s crazy. My better half thinks I\’m out of my mind.\”

A 1960 Collingswood High School graduate, Shoaf is hardly unique in his love of diners, which have inspired numerous scholarly and pop-culture books, as well as fan sites on the Web. The Mount Ephraim White Tower meets the definition of a diner despite its minuscule size because it\’s a manufactured structure and was shipped to its site (in 1946 or thereabouts, Shoaf believes).

Indeed, as Shoaf shared via e-mail, \”when I was younger, my parents told me I could go anywhere for my birthday, and I always (went to) White Tower (on) Admiral Wilson Boulevard . . . for a sack of hamburgers.\” So Shoaf is willing to spend his hard-earned money — Shoaf won\’t say how much — to bring the one-time home of that taste to West Virginia.

He\’ll place the old White Tower on land he owns overlooking I-79.

CARDILLO, ARMAND F.
On January 18, 2007, of Bellmawr. Age 82. Survived by his dear wife Elsie (nee Canuso). Devoted father of Dr. Dennis Cardillo and his wife Karen of Marlton and Dr. Brian Cardillo and his wife Robin of West Deptford. Proud and loving grandfather of Dennis, Jr., Liesje, Karlee and her fiancé Steven, Christopher, Brianna and Kevin. Brother of Anthony Cardillo and his wife Rose of Sewell, the late Ozzie Cardillo of Florida and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Armand was born in Camden, NJ and resided in Bellmawr since 1956. He always had a great appreciation of music, playing the trumpet since the age of 14 and teaching music for many years. He worked in the accounting department at DuPont in Gibbstown for 35 years. He was a member of the Delaware Valley Musicians Club, Hi-Tones Band, Knights of Columbus – 4th degree, Men of Malvern, J & R Travel Club of Runnemede and Bellmawr Senior Citizens.
Armand was the past president and state trustee and historian of the Sons of Italy. He was a lifetime avid Philadelphia Eagles fan, but the greatest joy and love of his life was spending time with his children and grandchildren.
The family would like to extend many thanks to the 5th floor of Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the viewing from 6 to 9pm Sunday eve and 8:30 to 10am Monday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Funeral Mass 11am Monday at Mary, Mother of the Church, Bellmawr. Entombment New St.Mary\’s Mausoleum, Bellmawr.
In lieu of flowers, the family would like memorial donations to Lourdes Health Foundation, 1600 Haddon Ave., Camden, NJ 08103.
Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to [email protected]