Captain Benjamin L. Fish Jr.

October 18, 1933 - March 9, 2012

Captain Benjamin L. Fish Jr. (U.S.N. Ret.) age 78 years of Mickleton died Friday March 9, 2012 in Underwood Memorial Hospital, Woodbury surrounded by his family and friends. Capt. Fish was born in Swedesboro and raised in Paulsboro. He was a 1951 graduate of Paulsboro High School and he attended and graduated from Rutgers University. In 1955 he was sworn into the U.S. Navy in Philadelphia after winning his Naval Flight Officers Wings. Captain Fish enjoyed a distinguished career in the Navy serving in both the United States and abroad. After three years as Commanding Officer Naval Station Philadelphia, he retired from active duty in 1983. He continued to serve the Navy as Manager of the Philadelphia Branch of the Naval Federal Credit Union, retiring in 1995. He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Nancy Fish (nee Corson) of Mickleton; devoted father to Daniel and Olga Fish of Madison, Wisconsin, Julie and David Zlogar of Chester Springs, PA, Andrew and Marianne Fish of Avondale, PA; adoring grandfather to Jacob, Annaliese, Evan, Karl, Gavin and Mia; survived also by his brothers, Wayne and Jean Fish of Deland, Florida, Glenn and Christine Fish of Safety Harbor, Florida and his sisters, Anna Gillespie of Paulsboro, Lois and Leon Lamson of Gibbstown and numerous nieces and nephews. Captain Fish was predeceased by his parents, Benjamin L. Sr. and Elizabeth Thomson Fish. The Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM Wednesday March 14, 2012 in the McBride - Foley Funeral Home, 228 W. Broad St., Paulsboro, NJ. Friends may call after 9 AM Wednesday until service time. Interment Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro, NJ. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in his memory to the Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Rd., Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Memories can be shared at www.mcbridefoleyfh.com