Mt. Ephraim Public School January Reminders

Press Release

MT. EPHRAIM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

JANUARY REMINDERS: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

20th – PTO Meeting 7 PM Mary Bray Media Center

23rd – Second Marking Period Ends

30th – Report Cards Issued

 Kindergarten/PreSchool registration will be held on February 25th & 26th. If you have a child eligible for either program for the 2009-2010 school year, please call the Mary Bray School Office after January 16th.

School closing number 591 – listen to KYW or view channels 3, 6 & 10 for updates

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Today\’s Poem: When is Halloween? by Annie Pegues

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Sophie R. Bonczak, of Mt. Ephraim, longtime parishioner of Sacred Heart

Sophie R. Bonczak

BONCZAK, Sophie R. (nee Daniszewski), 93, of Mount Ephraim, NJ, peacefully passed away on January 15, 2009.

LEGACY Sophie was a loving and devoted woman who throughout her life strived to please others and place their needs ahead of her own. She was always available to lend a helping hand when needed. To her children, Sophie was loving, caring and proud of all they accomplished. In the eyes of her grandchildren and great grandchildren, Sophie was the essence of what we all wish to have in a grandmother. Sophie was proud of her Polish heritage and all of the customs that she was blessed with and was able to share with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren especially at Christmas and Easter holiday celebrations. Born to immigrant Polish parents, Sophie met and married Stanley Bonczak, a young man of the same heritage and together shared 65 years of marriage. Sophie and her family resided in Mount Ephraim for more than 60 years and Sophie was a long time parishioner of Sacred Heart Church. She also was a loyal member of the Mount Ephraim 60 Plus Club, Polish American Heritage Society and Polish Womens Alliance of America. Sophie\’s door was always open and was a warm and cozy place for those she knew and loved. Her kitchen was the heart of her home and where Sophie and her family enjoyed countless hours of fond memories and good times that will last forever.

FAMILY Sophie is the beloved wife of the late Stanley J.Bonczak; Loving mother of Stanley J., Richard J. and his wife Amelia T. Bonczak;Cherished grandmother of Richard, his wife Judith A., Christina Marie and Lisa Marie Bonczak;Great grandmother of Richard III and Anthony Joseph Bonczak. Sophie is predeceased by her parents, Anthony and Catherine and her brothers, Julius, Chester and her sister Emily.

FAREWELL Sophie\’s viewing will be held Tuesday 6:30 to 9 PM and Wednesday after 8 AM in the McGUINNESS FUNERAL HOME, 34 Hunter Street, Woodbury. Funeral Mass Wednesday 10 AM in Sacred Heart R. C. Church, Kings Highway & Black Horse Pike, Mount Ephraim. Entombment New Saint Mary Mausoleum, Bellmawr. Tributes and memories may be shared at www.mcgfuneral.com

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Kathryn M. Goodfellow, GHS Class of 1936, parishioner of St. Mary Church

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Mt. Ephraim Spring Craft Fair

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Florence R. Scocca, of Voorhees, co-owner of Quicky Signs in Haddonfield

On January 17, 2009. (nee Smith) Age 72. Of Voorhees. Loving wife of 24 years\"Cross to the late Armand Scocca. Devoted daughter of the late S. Blaine Smith and Mary (nee Shugzdas). Cherised mother of Stephen Scocca, Marie (Tom) Draghi, Michael (Marian) Scocca and Anne (James) Luscombe. Beloved Sister of Edward M. Smith and his wife Maria. Loving grandmother of Donald, Joseph, Thomas, Matthew, Maria, Andrew, Isabella and Vincent. Dear Aunt of Kimberly (Arnold), Christine (Marc) and 2 grandnieces and 3 grandnephews.

Florence was born in Philadelphia, PA and was raised in Philadelphia. She was a girl scout for many years and an accomplished ice skater. Florence was a graduate of Bartram High School in 1954 and was a member of Junior Achievement. She worked for Bell-Telephone Company and married Armand in 1958. She started a family in East Brunswick, NJ and relocated to Voorhees after her husband’s passing, where she was a devoted and active parishioner of Saint Andrew the Apostle R.C. Church in Gibbsboro. Florence was co-owner of Quicky Signs in Haddonfield. She loved the casinos and family owned race horses.’

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Thursday from 9 am to 11 am at Saint Andrew the Apostle R.C. Church: 120 United States Avenue, Gibbsboro. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am in the church. Interment Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. No Evening Viewing.

Family requests memorial donations in Florence’s memory to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Southern New Jersey Chapter: 528 Fellowship Road, Suite B, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054. Please write in memo: Florence Scocca. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Florence Scocca.

Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030

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