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04/09/2026

Patricia Ann “Patsy” Bierbrunner, 82, of Upper Deerfield Township passed away on Monday afternoon April 6, 2026.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend memorial services at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton on Saturday morning April 11th at 10:30.

The interment of the cremated remains will follow at Laurel Lawn Cemetery in Upper Deerfield Township.

Friends will be received at the funeral home Saturday morning from 9 until 10:30.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Good Shepherd Dining Hall, c/o the St. Vincent dePaul Society, 46 Central Avenue, Bridgeton, NJ 08302.

Please visit freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

04/07/2026

Irvin “Irv” Mellman, 90, well-known local pianist of Bridgeton passed away Friday morning December 19, 2025 at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland where he had been a patient for two weeks.

Relatives and friends are invited to a memorial service on Monday afternoon, April 13th at 2 o’clock at the Freitag Funeral Home in Bridgeton.

Friends will be received at the funeral home on Monday from 1:00 to 2:00.

Memorial contributions are requested in Irv’s memory to the St. Vincent de Paul Society/Good Shepherd Dining Hall, 46 Central Avenue, Bridgeton, NJ 08302.

Please visit freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

04/06/2026

James P. Elwell, of Monroeville passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, April 4, 2026.

Relatives and friends are invited to a viewing / visitation on Thursday evening, April 9th from 6 until 8 o’clock at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce Street in Bridgeton.

The interment and service will take place privately with burial in the family cemetery lot at Cohansey Baptist Cemetery in Roadstown.

At Jim’s request, in lieu of flowers, please make a donation in his name to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284.

Please visit freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

04/04/2026

Connie L. Simpkins, 80, of Millville passed away at Preferred Care at Cumberland Manor in Hopewell Township on Tuesday afternoon March 31, 2026 where she had been a patient for the last five weeks.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend graveside funeral services at the Cumberland County Veterans Cemetery, Trench Road in Hopewell Township on Tuesday afternoon, April 7th at 1 o’clock.

The interment will follow the services.

Please visit freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

04/01/2026

Anne-Marie Victore Simon (nee Laurent), 78, of Fairfield Township died at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland on Saturday afternoon March 28, 2026 following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday morning, April 7th at 11 o’clock at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton where friends will be received from 10 until 11.

Final services will take place, when Pascal returns with his mother to Belgium.

03/30/2026

Mary Headrick (née Farrell), age 77, of Bridgeton, New Jersey, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 29, 2026.

Relatives and Friends will be received at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton on Wednesday morning April 1st from 9 o’clock until 10:30.

Mary’s funeral which will originate at the Freitag Funeral Home on Wednesday morning at 10:30 and will be followed by an 11 o’clock Funeral Liturgy at The Parish of the Holy Cross / Church of the Immaculate Conception, 312 N Pearl St. in Bridgeton. The interment will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Bridgeton.

In lieu of flowers, please consider supporting the Temple Lung Center or transplant research in Mary’s memory. Donations may be made to Temple University Hospital – Main Campus, 3401 N. Broad Street, Ambulatory Care Center, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19140.

Please visit freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

03/21/2026

Leonard S. “Lennie” Luciano, 77, of Upper Deerfield Township passed away in the early hours of Friday March 20, 2026 at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral services at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce Street in Bridgeton on Friday March 27th at 12 Noon.

The services will be followed by military honors.
Friends will be received at the funeral home Friday morning from 10 until 12 Noon.

Friends are also invited to attend graveside services and the burial of Lennie’s cremated remains on Saturday morning March 28th at 9 o’clock at the Cumberland County Veterans Cemetery in Hopewell Township.

Donations, in lieu of flowers, are suggested to the Wounded Warriors Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

Please visit Freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

03/19/2026

Amber Leigh Florence Dominik, 29, of Buena, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

A viewing will be held from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday March 22nd at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce Street in Bridgeton and will be followed immediately by a service

In honor of Amber’s vibrant spirit, guests are kindly asked to avoid wearing black or gray and instead wear colorful attire—just as Amber loved.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Amber’s memory to the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (contact at 1-888-535-9485 or giving@hazeldenbettyford.org.), which supports individuals and families affected by mental health and substance use disorders.

Amber’s memory will live on in the hearts of her family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing her.

Please visit freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

03/18/2026

A. Douglas “Doug” Logue, MD, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, and formerly of New Jersey and Maryland, died Saturday evening, March 14, 2026, in the emergency department at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, Florida. He had recently been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Doug was 87 years old.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral services at 10 o’clock Sunday morning, March 22, 2026, at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton, New Jersey. Interment with full military honors will follow at Laurel Lawn Cemetery in Upper Deerfield Township.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Dr. Logue’s memory to the organization of your choice.

Please visit freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

03/16/2026

Judith Ann Riley, one of South Jersey’s earliest certified nurse-midwives who helped bring hundreds of children into the world and was herself the mother of eleven, died Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at her home in Greenwich, New Jersey. She was 88.

All are invited to attend the viewing/visitation at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce Street Bridgeton on Friday March 20, 2026 from 4 until 7 PM. A private funeral mass and burial will be celebrated with family and invited friends on Saturday March 21, 2026.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor her memory may do so with a contribution to these organizations and charities that had special meaning to her: The Good Shepherd Dining Room (at St. Teresa of Avila Church), c/o The Parish of the Holy Cross, 46 Central Avenue, Bridgeton, NJ 08302, The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market St., Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (tareky@upenn.edu) or to The Dr. Joseph J. Riley, DO & Judith A. Riley, CNM Merit Award at Bridgeton High School, c/o Guidance Department, 111 North West Avenue, Bridgeton, NJ 08302.

Please visit freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

03/13/2026

Anna Ucci Sorrentino, 96, of Bridgeton passed away at Cooper Hospital / University Medical Center in Camden in the early morning hours of Thursday March 12, 2026.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Liturgy at The Parish of the Holy Cross / St. Teresa of Avila RC Church, 46 Central Avenue, Bridgeton on Wednesday morning March 18th at 11 o’clock.

Friends will be received at the church on Wednesday morning from 10 until 11. Following the mass the burial will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Bridgeton.

Please visit freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

03/11/2026

Rita Henigin Miller, 88, of Upper Deerfield Township passed away peacefully early Saturday morning March 7, 2026 at Preferred Care at Cumberland Manor where she had been a patient for nearly six years.

Rita will be interred in a private ceremony at the Cumberland County Veterans Cemetery in Hopewell Township.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested in her memory to The Parish of the Holy Cross, 46 Central Avenue, Bridgeton, NJ 08302.

Please visit freitagfuneralhome.com to read the full obituary.

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