Lawrence Funderburk

July 20, 1935 - March 24, 2018

Lawrence (Larry) Funderburk, 82, of Carneys Point, died unexpectedly on March 24, 2018, due to medical complications in Christiana Hospital, DE. He had been in failing health in recent years. Larry is survived by his children, Amy Funderburk, of Dielheim, Germany, and Eric G. Funderburk, of Minnetrista, MN, as well as his daughter-in-law Betsy, and three grandchildren Joseph, Matthew, and Sara Funderburk, also of Minnetrista. He was predeceased by his wife of 37 years, Cynthia Z. Funderburk, a long-time P.G.H.S. teacher, who died in August 1997, and a brother Richard E., who died in 1994. Larry was born in Weston, MA, to George O. Funderburk and Jeanne (née Wolley) Funderburk. He moved with his family to NJ as a teen where his father was a chemist at DuPont. He entered the army after high school and was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, during the Korean War. He attended the University of Delaware and Rutgers University on the G.I. Bill, and began a career in the food service industry. He married Cynthia A. Zonies of Penns Grove in August 1960 and together they managed and ran the local marina and restaurant near Hancock’s Bridge, NJ, for several years. He also went on to successfully manage the former Bamberger’s store restaurant (now Macy’s) in Cherry Hill, NJ, and the Bull's Head Tavern in Woodbury, NJ. Larry was active around his passions for duck hunting, fishing, boating, and other sportsmen’s activities. He was president of the Salem County Sportsmen’s Club throughout the 1980s and an active member of Ducks Unlimited his entire life, responsible for numerous sponsorship events and dinners. He was also on the board of the Salem County School Employees Federal Credit Union. A private burial is being held Wednesday, April 4, 2018, the Lawnside Cemetery in Woodstown, N.J. A memorial service with reception is planned for later in the month for family and friends. Correspondence can be sent to: c/o Funderburk Family, 610 Cedar Crest Drive, Carneys Point, NJ 08069. www.ashcraftfuneralhomes.com