William H. Shaner-On November 14, 2007. Age 85. Of Voorhees. Loving husband of 43 years to the late Mary E. \”Betty\” (nee Deno). Beloved father of Eileen and husband Michael Botte of Ocean City, NJ and Naples, Fla. and Janet and husband John McCreesh of Havertown, PA. Devoted companion of Jean Licorish of Cherry Hill. Dear Brother of Dorothy Kolesinski of Gloucester City. Beloved grandfather of 3 and great-grandfather of 3.

William proudly served our country during World War II in the U.S. Air Force. He worked as an electronics engineer at the Naval Air Engineering Center in Philadelphia, PA. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Monday morning from 10 am to 11 am at the Saint Andrew the Apostle R.C. Church: Kresson-Gibbsboro Road at Route 561, Gibbsboro.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am in the church. Interment with U.S. Air Force Military Honors in Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill. There will be no evening viewing and no viewing at the funeral home. Family requests memorial donations in William\’s memory to the American Cancer Society: South Jersey Region: 1851 Old Cuthbert Road, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 or the American Diabetes Association: P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. Please write in memo: William H. Shaner.

Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of William H. Shaner. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Phone: 856-456-1142.

 

 

 

ELIZABETH & JOSEPH ACERBO SR.

Elizabeth C. (Mancini) and Joseph Z. Acerbo Sr. of Bellmawr celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 19.

They have three children: Susan of Audubon; Joseph of Mount Laurel; and Nancy of Marlton. They have three grandchildren.

The 2nd Annual Gloucester City High School Powder Puff Football Game is scheduled for Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 7:00 pm at Gloucester City High School Football Field, Market Street and Route 130.

The game will feature girls from the Class of 2009 vs. girls from the Class of 2008.

Both teams will have cheerleaders consisting of boys from the Classes of 2009 & 2008.

Admission if $1.00 and all proceeds from the gate and concession stand benefits this year\’s Senior Class Trip to Florida.

By Albert J. Countryman Jr.

The Rotary Youth Exchange Program allows a student to spend an entire school year abroad with another family.

This year, Maria Zuluaga, 17, of Columbia, South America, is studying at Gloucester City High School and staying with the family of Jack and Linda Dilks.

\”We all learn different cultural experiences. We are building a friendship that will last a lifetime,\” said Dilks, a longtime member and past president of the Gloucester City Rotary Club.

\”Maria is like a daughter to us. This is a great program sponsored by Rotary International,\” added Dilks, owner of Hambleton Stewart Realty.

\”I am learning a lot,\” said Maria, whose father, Cesar, is also past president and a longtime member of the Monteria Rotary Club in Columbia.

\”I do miss my family. I am a little homesick,\” said Maria, who calls them once a week and communicates daily on the internet.

Her mom\’s name is Maria, and she has a brother, Diego, 19, and a sister, Sara, 12.

\”Maria is wonderful to have around,\” said Linda Dilks, adding that they all had a wonderful time during a recent trip to New Mexico and Arizona.

Linda\’s daughter Emily, 15, said having Maria at the house is like \”having a sister. We go to school together.\”

Also, Emily helps Maria with her English, and Maria helps Emily with her Spanish.

Linda\’s son Cole, 12, said it is great to \”learn about a different country.\”

Through the nine-month Youth Exchange Program, Maria will stay with the Dilks family until June 2008.

It will be her first Christmas away from home. She said she will miss the feast of the Epiphany celebration in Columbia.

At home, Maria likes to ride horses. Her dad is a cattle rancher.

\”I want to be a veterinarian. I love all animals, and like being around animals,\” she said.

Her hobbies also include drawing and painting, and she had created some beautiful sketches since she has been in the United States. She said she enjoys the art class at Gloucester High.

Jack and Linda, and the Rotary Club, have kept Maria busy, with trips to a Phillies game, Ocean City, the Philadelphia Zoo, and – of course – shopping malls.

Two weeks ago, Maria saw the Grand Canyon in Arizona and the Hot Air Balloon extravaganza in New Mexico.

Maria said she has enjoyed her time in America very much.

\”Everyone is very nice\” she said, and added that her family in Gloucester City has been \”great hosts.\”