Robert Morgan

Robert C. Morgan, 96, passed away on July 22, 2009. Mr. Morgan was born in Penns Grove, NJ in September of 1912 to Florence Trumbull and R. Clifford Morgan. When he was a young boy, his parents succumbed to tuberculosis, and at his father’s request, he was raised by his paternal grandparents in Galena, MD. In 1927, he returned to Penns Grove to live and was reunited with his sister Ruth. Mr. Morgan attended Penns Grove High School and served in the US Army during World War II. He served in the Transportation Corps in France, England and Germany, and helped supply the fuel for the D-Day invasion. Mr. Morgan spent his 35 year career at the DuPont Company, Plant 1, as a chemical operator. In 1943, he married his sweetheart, Florence Bacon, of Salem, NJ. They were married 63.5 years until her death in 2007. Mr. Morgan was predeceased by his parents Florence (1917) and R. Clifford (1920), sister Ruth (1996) and his beloved wife Florence (2007). He will be remembered as a gentleman as well as a gentle man who never said an unkind work about anyone. He was a self-taught artisan who made baby cradles, blanket chests, toy boxes, and bookcases for his family, and taught himself to cane chairs, do macramé, and paint in pastels. He also invented many gadgets to make his work around the house more efficient. He will be greatly missed by his three daughters and their husbands: Judith and Charlie Maurer, Gibbstown, NJ, Roberta and Wes Gibson, Newark, DE and Janet and Adam Kacewich, Pennsville, NJ. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren: Tammy Sassi, Cindy Gandy, Tim McMullin, Mike Davis, John Maurer, Charlene Viereck, Rob Gibson, Curt Gibson, Tracy Kacewich, Mike Kacewich and ten great grandchildren. The family would like to thank the entire staff at Merion Gardens in Carneys Point for their care and compassion during his stay there. Also a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Care Alternatives Hospice of NJ, especially Bonnie who cared for him in his last days. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Saturday in the Ashcraft Funeral Home, 740 S. Broadway, Pennsville where a viewing will be held from 10 to 11 AM. Interment will follow in the Salem County Veterans Cemetery, Pilesgrove, NJ. www.ashcraftfuneralhomes.com

Robert Morgan

September 10, 1912 - July 22, 2009