Monday, April 23, 2012
The longtime South Jersey boys' basketball coach died early Monday.
Butch McLean's courageous two-year battle with cancer has come to an end. McLean, a 1969 Collingswood High School graduate and head coach of the Triton Regional High School boys' basketball team for four seasons, died at around 3:30 a.m. Monday. He was 60. McLean was diagnosed with cancer in May 2010, but continued coaching the Mustangs as he battled the disease. "Butch was a fiery competitor who loved the game, and loved teaching kids," Black Horse Pike Regional School District athletic director Chris Dziczek said. "Basketball was his life, both figuratively and literally. He was a wonderful man, and I am truly blessed to have been associated with him." South Jersey coaching legend Jim Crawford told the Courier-Post that McLean "got it…
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The legendary host reportedly suffered a heart attack.
Legendary television personality Dick Clark has died, according to several new outlets, including the Huffington Post. He was 82. Clark reportedly suffered a heart attack Wednesday, a day after undergoing an outpatient procedure at a Los Angeles area hospital. Clark had strong area connections, having hosted the popular show American Bandstand in Philadelphia from 1952 until it moved to Hollywood in 1964. He owned a home in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, PA. In 2004, Clark suffered a stroke and was forced to retire from New Year's Rockin' Eve, an ABC show he created and hosted since 1972. Clark continued to make appearances even though hosting duties were turned over to Ryan Seacrest. Post your favorite memories of Dick Clark from American …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Self-made man and Collingswood bank president Frederick Sutton died in the sinking of the Titanic, which went down 100 years ago April 15.
One hundred years ago, the unthinkable news began reaching New Jersey: The “unsinkable” Titanic met with disaster, sinking in the freezing Atlantic Ocean on its maiden voyage. In Haddonfield, one family anxiously waited with increasing panic before confirming the worst news possible. Family patriarch Frederick Sutton, a self-made man who rose to the top of local business and society circles, perished in the April 15, 1912, sinking. Sutton was the only New Jerseyan passenger from south of Trenton aboard Titanic. In many ways, Sutton was the embodiment of the American story. An immigrant from Suffolk County, England, Sutton arrived in Philadelphia essentially penniless in 1870, determined to make a name and career for himself in America. “He…
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Charlene M. Ferraro will be laid to rest in a private internment after a funeral Mass Friday, Dec. 23.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The funeral Mass for Charlene M. Ferraro, the Oaklyn woman who drowned in Newton Lake, is Friday in Clifton Heights, PA. The 55-year-old grandmother died mysteriously this week after she was observed possibly disoriented Sunday night before going missing. A kayaker found her body Monday afternoon. Ferraro was born in southwest Philadelphia and had lived in New Jersey for 16 years, according to an obituary posted on Legacy.com. She was a waitress at Starview Diner in Somerdale when she died. A noted cream puff lover and Betty Boop collector, Ferraro is survived by her son Sebastian "Ben" (Rebecca) Ionno, parents Charles and Catherine (Buscemi) Ferraro, sister Francine (Ed) Bargeron, brother Charles (Donna) Ferraro, grandchildren Emily and …
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Richard Phillips III was a Rutgers accounting and business administration major when he died. His funeral is Monday in Collingswood.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Richard Phillips III will be laid to rest Monday after funeral services in Collingswood, according to an announcement posted by Blake-Doyle Funeral Home. Phillips died Wednesday after his car was found submerged in Newton Lake. Phillips had driven his car through a wooden fence, knocking over a park bench, tree and lamp post before entering the lake. Police believe his car could have been submerged for almost 90 minutes before a county worker discovered it. The announcement includes a photo gallery Phillips' life, from his birth to scenes of family events and pictures of Phillips surrounded by friends. The funeral home posted the following death announcement: RICHARD "Rick" PHILLIPS, III Age 21 Oaklyn Passed away, suddenly on December 7, …
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Frank F. "Bud" Law was "larger than life" in serving Collingswood.
When Frank F. "Bud" Law held court, people listened. Law, a borough resident and active Democrat, was a former president of the local school board, and served as Collingswood's mayor when he was a member of the Borough Commission. He died Wednesday at age 85. Law was well-known in town, but his dedication didn't stop with Collingswood—it spanned other communities, counties and even the nation as a whole. Law was born on March 4, 1925. He dedicated his life to the borough—serving on Collingswood Borough Commission for a total of 12 years, four of them spent as borough mayor, from 1993 to 1997. Law also played an active role in the public school district, serving as a Collingswood School District Board of Education member for 21 years—…
