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Obituary of Dorothy Anderson
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Dorothy (nee Grover) Anderson, age 71 of Whiting, died Saturday, December 24 at Samaritan Hospice in Mt. Holly. Born in Cranbury, NJ she lived in Whiting for the past 9 years and was formerly of Browns Mills.
Dorothy was employed as the mailroom supervisor at Deborah Hospital in Browns Mills and retired after 25 years of service and she also worked at Bowen?s Pharmacy in Browns Mills for several years. She was also a very active member of the Browns Mills United Methodist Church.
Dorothy was predeceased by 6 siblings, Charlie Grover, Joe Grover, Jerry Perrine, John ?Junior? Grover, Jr., Buster Perrine and Jean Powell. She is survived by her husband, John L. Anderson, Sr.; her children, Dorothy Jean ?DJ? Murphy and husband Patrick of Cookstown, John L. Anderson, Jr. of Cape May County, Joseph L. Anderson and wife Kathleen of Browns Mills, William J. Anderson of Browns Mills and Portia L. Statuto and husband John of Florence; 3 sisters, Ella Nerod of Lakeland, FL, Ann Ward of Virginia and Eva Hurst of New York; 9 grandchildren, Michele Chencharik of New Egypt, Diane Murphy of Cookstown, Dakota Anderson of Florence, Candice Anderson, Bill Anderson, Jr., Holly Anderson and Jesse James Anderson all of Browns Mills and Madison and Anthony Statuto of Florence; 2 great grandchildren, Joshua Harry of New Egypt and Christian Alexander of Browns Mills and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services for Dorothy will be held on Wednesday, January 4 at 12 Noon at the Browns Mills United Methodist Church, 2 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, Browns Mills, NJ 08015 with Pastor Dick Esher officiating. Calling hours will be from 10:00 AM to 12 Noon at the church. Burial will be in the BGWCD Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Arneytown.
Due to cemetery restriction, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Dorothy?s memory may be made to the Browns Mills United Methodist Church at the above address or to the Susan G. Komen For The Cure, Attn: Donor Services, P. O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309 (www.komen.org).
Arrangements are under the direction of the Tilghman Funeral Home in New Egypt (www.tilghmanfh.com).