James M. Wentzell

February 27, 1943 - September 21, 2014

James M. Wentzell, age 71 of Pennsville passed away on Sunday September 21, 2014. Born in Bridgeton to the late Elmer and Margaret Wheeler Wentzell, he was raised in Alloway and had been a longtime Pennsville resident. He was veteran of the United States Marine Corps and retired from Atlantic Electric in Deepwater where he had been a control room operator. Jim was a member of the Salem County Marine Corps League, where he was currently serving as Commandant and had been active with Toys 4 Tots. He was a member of the Pennsville VFW, Pennsville American Legion, Pennsville Fire & Rescue Co. #1, and Pennsville Township Exempt Firemen’s Assoc., where he was currently serving as Secretary/Treasurer. He was also a member of the Salem County Veterans Advisory Board, Pennsville Memorial Day Parade Committee, and the Atlantic City Electric Quarter Century Club. Jim was a member of the Board of Directors of Healthcare Commons and the VA VS NJ State Rep. to the Veterans Hospital in Elsmere, DE. He had been an avid reader. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary (nee Radziewicz), his children David and Judy, both of Pennsville, and his brothers Paul (Carol) of Alloway and Carl (Maria) of Hoover, AL. Funeral services will be held 12:00 Noon Saturday in the Ashcraft Funeral Home, 740 S. Broadway, Pennsville where there will be a visitation from 10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon. Interment will be in Lawnside Cemetery, Pilesgrove. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Volunteer Services, C/O Veterans Administration Hospital, 1601 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805, Pennsville Fire & Rescue Co. #1, 91 1st St., Pennsville, NJ 08070 or Salem County Detachment Marine Corps League, PO Box 201, Pennsville, NJ 08070. www.ashcraftfuneralhomes.com