Cumberland County NJ Archives Obituaries..... Wayne Nelson STAUFFER, October 6, 1977
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Times Journal Obtober 1977
Wayne N. Stauffer, 77, Vineland died Monday in Cooper Hospital-University Medical 
Center, Camden.
Born in Akron, Ohio, he was a Vineland resident most of his life.  He attended 
schools in Vineland, and was a graduate of Vineland High School's class of 1939.
Mr. Stauffer enlisted in the Navy during World War II, becoming a Carpenter's 
Mate First Class, and also qualifying as a Navy Diver.  He was a plank owner 
of the U>S>S> Skagit, AKA 105, serving aboard as a Carpenter's Mate.  He 
served in the European and South Pacific theaters of war, and was at Tokoya 
Bay during the signing of the Japanese Surrender while a membr of the U>S>S> 
Skagit crew.
He was an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post on Millville, and 
a former officer of the post.
Mr. Stauffer received his teaching certificate from Temple University, 
Philadelphia.  He was instrumental in implementing the Building Construction 
Trade Program for the Philadelphia School District where he was emploed for 20 
years.
He was formerly a builder in the Vineland area for many years, and a member of 
the First United Methodist Church and the Vineland Stamp Club. Mr. Stauffer 
was active in the Vineland Senioir Citizens Club and the AARP.  He was an 
Eagle Scout in Vineland, and one of the first Vineland Times Journal news carriers.
Survivors include his wife, Betty (Riccio); four sons,Charles Wayne of 
Manahawkin, Ronald Brian of Shiloh, Ricky Michael of Vineland and Kerry L. of 
Estell Manor; two sisters, Rhoda Nuttall of Laurel Lake, and Charlotte DeVries 
of Wildwood; and six grandchildren.
Funerasl services will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Pancoast Funeral 
Home, Vineland.  Burial will follow in Siloam Cemetary, Vineland.
Relatives and friends will be recieved at the funeral home Thursday from 11 a.m. 
to 1 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, Southern 
Regional Chapter, 1060 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034, or to 
Deborah Hospital, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015-0820


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