Mrs. Carmella M. Pidgeon

July 21, 1915 - April 5, 2015

Carmella M. Pidgeon (nee DeMora) age 99 years of Paulsboro died Sunday April 5, 2015 in Elmwood Hills Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born and raised in Johnstown, PA and moved to Paulsboro as a teenager. During the war she worked as a welder at N.Y. Shipbuilding in Camden; and she later worked for Forte and Sons in Paulsboro as a seamstress. After her retirement she and her husband moved to Villas and then later to Mullica Hill to live with her son. She was a member of St. Clare of Assisi Parish, where she belonged to the Altar and Rosary Society and the Mother of Sorrows at St. John’s Church. Mrs. Pidgeon enjoyed tatting, crocheting, 500 rummy and cooking delicious homemade Italian meals for her family. She is survived by her children, George and Diane Fox of Mullica Hill, Warren and Leila Foxx of Ocala, Florida, David and Kathy Pidgeon of Billingsport, Bert and Ed McMahon of Sewell; many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren and her sister, Rose Bowser of California. Mrs. Pidgeon was predeceased by her husband, David “Sparky” Pidgeon; her son, Andrew Fox; her daughters, Charlotte Tredway and Mabel Fox; her step daughters, Helen Patten and Jane Hartman and her step sons, John and Robert Pidgeon. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Friday April 10, 2015 in St. Clare of Assisi Parish, St. John’s Church, 7th and Beacon Aves., Paulsboro. Relatives and friends may visit with the family Thursday evening from 7 to 9 PM and Friday morning from 9 to 10 AM in the McBride – Foley Funeral Home, 228 West Broad St., Paulsboro. Interment Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro. Contributions can be made in her memory to Kevin Blackston Heart Fund, C/O Kristy Blackston @ TD Bank, Rte 45, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062. Memories can be shared at www.mcbridefoleyfh.com.