Ralph J. Di Vito, Jr.

Ralph J. Di Vito, age 73 of Swainton and formerly of Penns Grove passed away on Monday, October 28, 2013 at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point. Ralph was born to the late Ralph and Filomena Di Vito on June 25, 1940. He graduated from St. James High School in 1958 and received a BS in Pharmacy from Fordham University in New York in 1962. Ralph was married to Katherine Di Vito (nee Schlafer). He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Maria Di Vito and Monica Di Vito and two grandsons Jonathan Di Vito-Quarles and Dominic Di Vito. He is also survived by his brother in law Joseph Schlafer and wife Gail and their children Scott and Andrea, his sister in law Lena Di Vito, and her children, Kenneth, Carol, Susan and families. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother Dominic. Ralph was a longtime resident of the Carneys Point / Penns Grove area. He was a private local business owner of DiVito’s Pharmacy in Carneys Point from 1976 until 1995. Following that time period he continued to practice pharmacy until his retirement. Ralph served as an Air Force Medic in the Delaware National Guard. He was an active member of The Democratic Party. He served as former mayor/deputy mayor of Carneys Point and a council member of Penns Grove. He was a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Penns Grove and had served on the Board of Trustees of Salem Community College from January of 1978 until October 1982 and was Chairman of the Board from November of 1980 until October of 1982. He also served on the Board of Directors of Village Arms in Carneys Point. He was well known or his poker skills. He was unsurpassed with his knowledge of chess and his eternal devotion to the Philadelphia Eagles. A viewing will be held Sunday evening from 7 to 9 PM in the Ashcraft Funeral Home, 740 S. Broadway, Pennsville and Monday from 10:00 to 10:45 AM at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish – Corpus Christi Church, 369 Georgetown Rd., Carneys Point followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in Lawnside Cemetery, Pilesgrove. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016. www.ashcraftfuneralhomes.com

Ralph J. Di Vito, Jr.

June 25, 1940 - October 28, 2013