Obituary of Marie C. Rumaker

Marie C. Rumaker, (nee O'Connor) of West Deptford, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. She was 87 years old.

Legacy
A determined, loving woman who was accepting of everyone she met along her life's journey, Marie was a true advocate for the people she loved and the issues she believed in. Marie and her husband, Bill, shared 61 years of marriage and raised five boys. She worked as a Lunch Room Clerical Aide for the West Deptford School District. Marie was a proud 1949 graduate of West Philadelphia Catholic Girls High School.

Marie was a loyal parishioner of St. Matthew's R. C. Church where she was a lector, CCD teacher, and an alto in the choir. She also served as a cantor, a task for which she taught herself to play the guitar. Marie loved playing the piano and creating wonderful memories with her family, such as carrying on a family tradition on Christmas Eve: having the children process to a home nativity and place Jesus in the manger. She loved traveling. Marie will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Family
Marie is the beloved wife of Deacon William J. Rumaker Sr.; loving mother of William J. Jr (Theresa), John (Victoria), Thomas (Diane), Patrick (Charles), and Matthew (Kimberly) Rumaker; Grandmother of John, Daniel, Billy (Colleen), Justine, Alicia, Molly and Christopher; and great grandmother of Kaylee Rose. Marie is predeceased by her parents, Herbert J. O'Connor Sr. and Kathryn Donohue O'Connor; her sisters, Kathryn O'Connor, Marguerite Szkolnicki, and her brother, Herbert O'Connor.

Farewell Tribute
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Marie's viewing on Wednesday evening, Nov. 14, 5-8 p.m. and Thursday morning, Nov. 15, 8-9 a.m. at the McGUINNESS FUNERAL HOME, 34 Hunter Street, Woodbury. Her Funeral Mass will follow on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at Holy Angels Parish at St. Matthew's R. C. Church, 4th & Monument Sts., National Park. Interment at New Saint Mary's Cemetery, Bellmawr. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Marie's memory may be made to the Pitman Panthers Marching Band Assn., 225 Linden Avenue, Pitman, NJ 08071
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