Kenneth W. Ridgway's Obituary
Kenneth W. Ridgway, ?Like an Eagle Watching? 71 of Alloway, died Saturday morning June 23, 2007 in the Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, where he had been a patient for four days. Mr. and Mrs. Ridgway had been in the New England states on vacation with family when he took ill.
Born in Fairton, NJ he was the son of the late Edgar Ridgway and Leanna Dean Peterson, and the husband of Natalie L. nee Mosley Ridgway. Mr. and Mrs. Ridgway had been a resident of the Alloway area for the past several years and formerly had lived in Bridgeton.
Kenny was a former co-owner of Chammings Electric in Vineland where he had worked for 38 years until his retirement in 1998. He was an active member of the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Indians where he had previously served as Tribal Chairman for two consecutive terms and also formerly held the position of treasurer for the tribe. He was also a member of the New Jersey Commission on Native Affairs under former Governor Christie Whitman. He was also a former recipient of the New Jersey Sunday School Superintendent of the Year in the Church of God for four years. Kenny was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict. He received the Good Conduct Medal for the Occupation of Germany for his military service. His main passion was his family. He especially enjoyed attending his grandson Chappy?s baseball games, his granddaughter Jessica?s soccer games and visiting his youngest granddaughter Katie in Indiana. He loved camping, canoeing, and traveling with his wife, family and friends.
Surviving him besides his wife Natalie, is his son Dr. Kenneth D. Ridgway and his wife Dr. Robin Ridgway of Indiana, his daughter Natalyn Wilmore and her husband Carl of Stow Creek, one brother Edgar ?Sonny? Ridgway Loatman and his wife Roberta of Stow Creek, two sisters Dorcas Reed of Hopewell Twsp., and Beverly Dickinson of Upper Deerfield Twsp., and one step sister Shirley Brown, three grandchildren Jessica Wilmore, Chappy Wilmore, and Katie Ridgway, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by a sister Jeanetta Ridgway.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday June 30, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. from the SRAY-WEBSTER FUNERAL HOME, 62 Landis Ave. at Carll?s Corner, Upper Deerfield Twsp.. The interment will be take place privately and at the convenience of the family in Overlook Cemetery, Bridgeton, NJ.
Family and friends may call on Saturday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the services. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made for the Building Fund to the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Indian Center, 18 East Commerce St. Bridgeton, NJ 08302.
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