Johnnie Russ Auger, age 70, of Somers
Point, passed away on June 29, 2006 at his home where during a brief
period of hospice care he received friends, neighbors, and family near
the water he loved.
Born December 6, 1935, in
Hallsborough, North Carolina, his family migrated to Pittsgrove, NJ
prior to World War Two. He spent his boyhood in Pittsgrove and Bridgeton
and attended Bridgeton High School. He served honorably in the U.S.
Coast Guard from 1955 until 1959. John married the former Diane Marie
Oertle of Bridgeton in 1963, bought a home in Bridgeton, and raised two
daughters there. He provided for his family by working primarily as a
new car and truck salesman in the Bridgeton area for more than 30 years.
Johnnie enjoyed time as a member of
the Bridgeton Jaycees, Kiwanis Club, and was active as a member of the
Bridgeton High School Class of 1954. An avid fisherman and boater, he
kept a boat for much of his life. An accomplished dancer, he also spent
Friday nights dancing with his wife Diane until she became ill. Raised
protestant, he converted to Catholicism in 1997.
In 2002 he entered semi retirement,
eventually settling at Bay Breeze Village in Egg Harbor Township. In
retirement he continued with his boating and fishing, and went dancing
twice weekly in Somers Point with friends. He lost his beloved wife
Diane after a decade long illness in 2005. In early June 2006 after a
succession of hospitalizations, he came home to spend his final days
with the assistance of Compassionate Care Hospice.
Surviving are: two loving daughters,
Kimberly Auger Fogle of Media Pa and Michelle Auger Dawson of Penndel
PA; a granddaughter, Macy Brynn Dawson; two sisters, Maynell Capriotti
of Vineland and Betty Marlette of Fairton, and numerous nieces, nephews,
and cousins. He was predeceased by a brother, Eddie L. Auger.
Funeral services will be held at the
PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 1107 State Highway # 77, Upper Deerfield Township
on Wednesday, July 5th at 11 a.m. with Msgr. Stanley Kloskowski, former
pastor of St Theresa of Avila Church officiating.
Burial will be made at Fernwood
Memorial Park in Hopewell Township.
Family and friends will be received
on Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. prior to the services at the funeral
home.
Written condolences may be sent to
the family through the funeral homes website at
www.padgettfuneralhome.com
The family requests donations in lieu
of flowers to the Shore Memorial Hospital Palliative Care Program 1 East
New York Avenue, Somers Point, NJ 08244.
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