Doris Bundens

January 21, 1927 - February 15, 2013

Doris (Huff) Bundens died Friday, February 15, at Underwood Hospital. She was 86. A life-long resident of Gloucester County, Doris grew up in Paulsboro and graduated from Paulsboro High School in 1944. A year later she married her high school sweetheart, Herbert Bundens of Paulsboro, class of 1941, and they truly lived “happily ever after” for more than 67 years. Their two children attended Buck Street School, where Doris served as president of the PTA, organizing numerous school events and fundraisers, and was an active member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, where she was married. When the family moved to Gibbstown in 1956, Doris joined Clonmell Methodist Church and remained involved with the PTA at Gibbstown School. She was a member of the Eastern Star, served as County Mental Health Chairman and often worked for the local Board of Elections. As a stay-at-home mom, she was a Den Mother for her son’s Cub Scout pack and found time to be a consultant with a new cosmetics firm before becoming a bookkeeper in the local bank to support her children’s college educations. She later worked in the mortgage department of Camden Trust. Upon her husband’s retirement in 1983, the couple began more than two decades of travel, sailing to Bermuda on the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2), walking the Great Wall of China, visiting Hong Kong and Tokyo, touring central Europe, and cruising the Caribbean. They also enjoyed many domestic trips as long-time members of the Senior Citizen Association of Greenwich Township. As a young family, they’d often visited Atlantic City, strolling the boards and enjoying the many amusement parks and piers. As retirees, they appreciated the city’s revitalization with its casinos and numerous restaurants and attended countless concerts and special events. Doris is survived by her beloved husband Herbert of Gibbstown, their son Herbert Jr. of Mooresville, N.C., and daughter Deborah Bundens Scott of Kent Island, MD. Her life will be celebrated at 11:00am Wednesday, February 20, at McBride Foley Funeral Home, 228 W. Broad St., Paulsboro. Calling time with the family is from 10:30am. Contributions in her memory may be made to the General Fund of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 2 East Broad St., Paulsboro, NJ 08066. Memories can be shared at www.mcbridefoleyfh.com.