Florence Gatanis Blyler

November 12, 1924 - April 26, 2015

Florence Gatanis Blyler age 90 of Pennsville, NJ passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Wife of the late George Wilkens Blyler III, she is survived by her children, George W. Blyler IV & his wife Debbie of Yonkers, NY; Howard James Blyler & predeceased by his wife, Madonna of Cowen, WV; David Nicklaus Blyler & his wife, Therese of Claymont, DE and Mary Beth Blyler Clevenger & her husband, Gordon of Ocean City, NJ. She is survived by 9 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. Born in Salem, NJ, Florence was the daughter of the late Harry Gatanis Sr. and Mary Foster; and is survived by her brothers: Nick Gatanis, Robert Gatanis, Paul Foster and Richard Gatanis and sisters: Dorothy Badgley and Mary McAllister. Florence was predeceased by brothers: Theodore Gatanis, Thomas Gatanis, Harry Gatanis Jr. and predeceased by sisters: Rose Jarrett and Katherine James. She is also survived by 37 nieces and nephews. Florence was proud to be a 40 year election board worker. She is a former member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Salem and the Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church in Pennsville. She was employed as a waitress at the former, Logwood Inn and the Colonial Arms. She was a licensed hairdresser for 55 years and a former beauty salon owner. Florence was a restaurant manager for the former Richman’s Ice Cream Company. She enjoyed her work as a dietician and as a cosmetologist in the area nursing homes. Florence’s great love was politics, a life time democrat serving in many capacities over the years. A viewing will be held Tuesday evening (tonight) from 7 to 9 PM in the Ashcraft Funeral Home, 740 South Broadway, Pennsville, NJ 08070 where funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday. Interment will be in the Salem County Veteran’s Cemetery, State Highway 45, Pilesgrove, NJ. www.ashcraftfuneralhomes.com