William \”Bill\” Baird On October 19, 2007. Age 86. Of Saint Cloud, Florida. Formerly of the Fairview section of Camden. Loving husband of 63 years to Marie J. (nee Hoffman). Beloved father of Barbara Wilson (Ronnie), Patricia Baird and William J. Baird all of Saint Cloud, Florida and the late Daniel T. Baird. Devoted grandfather of Rebecca, Daniel, Kristyn, Byron, Molly and great-grandfather of Kaitlynn, Kendall and Kyra.

Bill proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a longtime resident of the Fairview section of Camden and was an active parishioner of Saint Joan of Arc R.C. Church. Bill worked at PRC-DeSoto Company in Gloucester City for many years.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Wednesday Evening from 7 to 9 pm and Thursday morning from 9 am to 10 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 am at Saint Mary\’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City.

Interment with Military Honors in New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. Family requests that memorial donations in Bill\’s memory to Hospice of the Comforter: 480 West Central Parkway, Altamonte Springs, Florida, 32714. Please write in memo of check: Bill Baird. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of William \”Bill\” Baird.

Theodore F. Krueger Jr., a lifelong resident of Gloucester City and a graduate of Gloucester City High School, lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the age of 78.

Ted was a member of the Gloucester City High School Class of 1948, and played on the school\’s baseball and football teams. Throughout his adult life, he and his lovely wife Grace were great fans of the Lions football teams. The inseparable two-some could always be found in the bleachers on Saturdays cheering for \”Their Lions\”.

PHOTO: THEODORE F. KRUEGER JR.

After he graduated from high school, Mr. Krueger in 1949 enlisted in the United States Navy. He served during the Korean Conflict on the U.S.S Mindoro as a 2^nd Class Radioman. In 1953 he received an Honorable Discharge. The same year he was hired by New Jersey Bell Telephone. He worked at Bell for 36 ½ years retiring in 1989.

Retired, Ted began a career of public service helping those in need. Active in the missions\’ field for his beloved church, The United Methodist Church of Brooklawn, he traveled to Brazil twice and to the Appalachians Mountains. He was also a Church trustee. He was a member of the Ray Ford Old Timers.

A patriot to the end, Ted loved his Country and was proud to be an American, flying the Flag every day. When he was not helping others Mr. Krueger would enjoy his hobbies, of Calligraphy along with working on stained glass windows.

Besides his wife Grace (nee Staake), he is survived by his son, Frank and (wife) Denise of Gloucester City ; grandchildren Gary and Nicole, of Gloucester City; sister-in-law, Isabell Ashmen (husband) Bill of Woodbury; sisters, Anna Mae Mitchell, (husband), Albert of Ohio, Jane Watson and the late Jack of Pennsauken.

Also survived by brothers, Robert Krueger (wife) Carol Ann, of National Park, Louis Ulrich (wife) Dorothy of Woodbury, the late Frank Ulrich, the late Charles (wife) Judy of Arizona. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Viewing at the Brooklawn United Methodist Church, Hannevig and Bergen Avenues, on Thursday, October 25 from 7 PM to 9 PM and Friday, October 26 from 10 AM to 11 AM., funeral services will follow. Interment Woodbury Memorial Cemetery.

The family request in lieu of flowers donations in Ted\’s name to the Brooklawn United Methodist Church or Zitas Hospice Care, Kennedy Memorial Hospital.

Funeral arrangements under the direction of the Etherington Funeral Home, 700 Powell Street, Gloucester City.

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October 21, 2007

Northeast Conference Game

FAIRFIELD, Conn.—Youth was served early and a veteran wrapped it up. The Broncs clinched the number two seed in the upcoming playoffs with a 3-1 Northeast Conference road win at Sacred Heart Sunday afternoon, on the strength of a solid scoring effort from the 2007 freshmen class. \”The freshmen have been great all year,\” said head coach Lori Hussong. \”Immediately after we inserted Allison Vogel and Michaela Franey into the game, they both scored and that was a huge lift for us, especially on the road in a conference game.\”

Rider (9-8, 6-1 NEC) opened the scoring with freshman Allison Vogel (Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional) hitting the back of the cage 11 minutes in and the Broncs scored again off a penalty corner one minute later when rookie Michaela Franey (York, Maine/York) scored off an assist from freshman Margaret Ecke (New Egypt).

\”We just went out and played strong and hard,\” said Franey who notched her second goal of the season. \”On my goal, the ball came from Ecke at the insert and I just took a shot at the top of the circle and it went in the far right post.\”

\”We really pulled together,\” Vogel said. \”Everyone hustled and fought and it was a good win. On my goal, Franey actually brought the ball into the circle and a defender hit it and I just picked it up off the defender and shot it into the far corner. Scoring early really gave us the momentum and from there we played really hard and really well together.\”

The Broncs led 2-0 at the half. \”It’s always important for us to get a lead early,\” Hussong said. \”We haven’t scored as many second half goals this season so we need to score early to have a chance to be successful and win the game.\”

Rider has scored 16 first-half goals while being held to nine in the second half this season.

After the Pioneers cut the lead to 2-1 with 25 minutes remaining, Bronc junior Tricia Crotty (Lewistown, Pa./Indian Valley) closed the scoring with 17 minutes left, notching her team-leading seventh goal of the season. Junior Diana Celebre (Lake Grove, N.Y./Sachem) and sophomore Erin McGinniss added the assists.

Crotty’s 29 career goals are eighth best all-time at Rider.

Rider senior goalie Jen LoCastro (Cherry Hill/Camden Catholic) made six saves as Sacred Heart out-shot Rider 15-11 and held an 8-5 penalty corner advantage.

\”J-Lo had another nice game,\” said Hussong. \”Our defense also had a solid game and cleared the ball out of the circle better than we have been. That created more scoring opportunities for us.\”

The Broncs have won two straight and three of their last four games and snapped the Pioneers four-game winning streak. Rider leads the overall series against Sacred Heart 11-6.

The NEC pairings will be announced by the conference office next week with the tournament hosted by regular season champion Lock Haven November 2-3.

\”Our goal going into today was to lock up the second seed,\” said Hussong. \”Since we have to play at Lock Haven for the tournament, we didn’t want to face them in the semi-finals if at all possible. We can play with any team in the tournament and the conference this season was very tough. No matter who we face, it will be a close, competitive game.\”

Lock Haven eliminated Rider 2-1 in the conference semi-finals in 2006, also at Lock Haven.

\”We are improving each day,\” said Franey. \”We are playing with ‘Rider pride’ and I think we are back on track and ready for the playoffs.\”

The Broncs conclude the regular season schedule at home vs. former NEC rival Fairfield on Thursday.

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