e-Bituaries

Heartfelt Stories

Goodbye experience planning is giving our guests more control than ever. With an increasing desire to have a say, more and more guests are including a well thought out e-bituary. An e-bituary identifies and communicates to the community, the passing of a wonderful life and announces visitation, Remembrance Gathering or memorial information.


When writing the e-bituary it's important to capture heartfelt moments, sharing a life history, recounting accomplishments, including hobbies, interests and memberships enjoyed for years and of course the people who were near and dear. E-bituaries should be a crafted, meaningful tribute that convey personality clearly introducing celebrations and other relevant information.


Due to high cost, demanding deadlines and potential, unnecessary, extended wait periods for newspaper publishing, more and more guests are choosing a longer, in-depth and highly detailed heartfelt story that is posted here online. Our “e-bituaries” are immediately available to tag, share, email and print. Our "E-bituaries" engage friends, family and our community by including a tribute wall of photographs and an online video with no additional fees.


NOTICE - Obituary and funeral service information that appear on other websites have no connection to Creran Celebration Etherington & Creran Funeral Homes or crerancelebration.com. 


Several third-party obituary aggregator websites use AI algorithms to scrape content from funeral home websites. Often, the information posted is inaccurate and outside the control of Creran Celebration. It is always best to rely on
crerancelebration.com or the funeral home's social media including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for continual up-to-date information. Our guests can always subscribe for e-mailed e-bituary alerts at crerancelebration.com

John Ivins

John Ivins

Apr 15, 2009

IVINS, John C. On April 15, 2009, of Audubon, formerly of Merchantville. Age 79. Beloved husband of 56 years to Virginia (nee Crimm). Devoted father of Jack Ivins and wife Marilyn, and Susan Ostrum and husband Gus. Grandfather of Bob, Niki and Kim. Dear brother of June Sidoriak and Ted Ivins. Mr. Ivins worked for 33 years as a dredging...

Margaret  R. Smith

Margaret R. Smith

Apr 14, 2009

Margaret R. Smith (nee Fareri), age 92 of Cardinal Village formerly of Audubon, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday April 14, 2009. Margaret is the wife of her late husband Thomas B. Smith and is the beloved mother of the late Joseph Sarnese, Katherine Bokeko of Wenonah, James Smith of Haddon Heights and Patricia Smith also of Wenonah. Mrs....

Marilyn  T. Batdorf

Marilyn T. Batdorf

Apr 12, 2009

Marilyn T. Batdorf, age 64 of Collingswood formerly of Audubon, passed away suddenly at home on Sunday April 12, 2009. Ms. Batdorf is the daughter of the late Morris & Thelma A. (nee Birtwhistle) Batdorf and is survived by her brother Ronald E. (Sandra) Batdorf, her nephew Ronald E., Jr. & his wife Samantha and her great niece Sabrina Batdorf....

Mary  Ann Vail

Mary Ann Vail

Apr 3, 2009

Mary Ann Vail (Snyder) Away from us April 3, 2009. Born May 24, 1924, River Rouge, MI. Daughter of Charles and Martha (Jaeger). A Downriver kid. Beautiful young woman; wonderful smile. Married George C. Vail 1942. Pioneering post-war mom. Moved to Audubon, NJ in 1947. Family first and always. Small package; huge heart. There to love, support and guide. Fiercely...

Nelson Trinidad,

Nelson Trinidad,

Mar 25, 2009

Nelson Trinidad, age 66 of Camden, passed away at Palace Rehabilitation in Maple Shade on Wednesday March 25, 2009. Mr. Hartley was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico and had been a resident of Camden. He is survived by his children Ana and Nelson Trinidad, Jr. Relatives and friends are invited to join the Trinidad family to rememeber and pay tribute...

John  F. Austin

John F. Austin

Mar 23, 2009

John F. Austin, age 89 of Barrington, passed away at Silver Care Center in Cherry Hill on Monday March 23, 2009. Mr. Austin was born in Philadelphia, PA and is an alumnus of Northeast Catholic, class of ‘1937. John had been a resident of Audubon for 42 years, and more recently Barrington for the past 15 years. He had been...

John Reis

John Reis

Mar 22, 2009

John Reis, age 49, passed away on Sunday March 22, 2009 at the Linwood Care Center, Linwood. Mr. Reis was born and raised in Camden. He had worked as a welder at the Marine Express, Camden and enjoyed spending time fishing on the Delaware River. John is the son of Esther (nee Selah) of Barrington and the late Charles J....

Evelyn T. "Tip" Staib

Evelyn T. "Tip" Staib

Mar 21, 2009

Evelyn T. "Tip" Staib (nee Tipton) Of Mt. Ephraim, NJ age 90, passed away suddenly on Saturday March 21, 2009. Mrs. Staib was born and raised in Gloucester City, NJ. and was a graduate of Gloucester City High School. She was very active in sports during her high school years and continued with her athletic abilities playing basketball when she...

Judith Carter

Judith Carter

Mar 14, 2009

Judith S. Carter (nee Sarich), age 64 of Audubon, passed away suddenly at home on Saturday March 14, 2009. Mrs. Carter is the wife of John Carter and is the mother of John, Jeffrey & Joel carter all of Audubon. Funeral services and interment were held privately.

John  T. Hartley

John T. Hartley

Mar 13, 2009

John T. Hartley, age 74, born on July 12, 2934 passed away suddenly at home on Friday March 13, 2009. John was the beloved husband and best friend of Lynn A. (nee Montgomery) for 25 years. He was an independent insurance agent in Audubon for over 35 years and was involved in Audubon Little League (A.L.L.) for over 20 years....

Clara  E. Deichert

Clara E. Deichert

Mar 8, 2009

Clara E. Deichert (nee Snyder), age 94 of Souderton, formerly of Audubon and Barrington, NJ passed away at Manor Care in Montgomeryville, PA on Sunday March 8, 2009. Mrs. Deichert was born in Philadelphia and had worked as an L.P.N. at Cooper Hospital in Camden. She is the wife of the late James Elliott and the late Frank Deichert. Clara...

Margaret  E. Muir

Margaret E. Muir

Mar 2, 2009

Margaret E. Muir, age 64 of Haddon Twp., passed away on Monday March 2, 2009. Margaret is the sister of Marion (Fred) Kehrer of Audubon, Dorothy J. Milideo of Stratford, Dolores Muir of Haddon Twp. and Barbara (Michael) Baker of Marina Del Ray, CA.

Laura  D. Williams

Laura D. Williams

Feb 26, 2009

Laura D. Williams, (nee Szweda), age 97 of Clementon, passed away peacefully on Thursday February 26, 2009 at the Care One of Jackson. Mrs. Williams was the daughter of Anna Drzewucka from West Virginia who moved to Philadelphia, PA where Laura was born on April 1, 1911. She spent her early years in Camden and had been a longtime resident...

Beatrice  "Betty" Smith

Beatrice "Betty" Smith

Feb 21, 2009

Beatrice C. "Betty" Smith (nee Comerford), age 84 of Mt. Ephraim, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday February 21, 2009. Mrs. Smith was born in Camden, NJ and had been a resident of Mt. Ephraim for the past 60 years. Betty is the sister of Joan Comerford and dedicated mother of Frank (Dolores) Curry (Louise) Nancy, Ronald (Patricia) Gary...

Hugh  R. Crossan

Hugh R. Crossan

Feb 17, 2009

age 72 of Audubon, passed away while surrounded by his family at Lourdes Medical Center in Camden on Tuesday February 17, 2009. Mr. Crossan was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 23, 1937 and spent all of his early years growing up in West Phila. As a young man, Hugh had faithfully defended his country as a Private First Class...

Mary Milano

Mary Milano

Jan 31, 2009

Of Pine Hill, NJ age 71 yrs. passed away on January 31, 2009. Mary is survived by her siblings Bartholomew, Edward, Robert and Patricia Smith; also many nieces and nephews. Mary had worked as an X-Ray Technician at Crozier Medical Center for the past 20 years. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday 11AM at St. Rose of Lima...

John  R. Knopple

John R. Knopple

Jan 26, 2009

John Rumford Knopple, 79 of Audubon, born in Watsontown, NJ, died at home on Monday January 26, 2009. Mr. Knopple is the beloved husband of Joan P. (nee Peters) and is the devoted father of the late John R. Knopple, II, Thomas A. (Jennifer) Knopple, Margaret A. (Kenneth) Kirkpatrick and Cheryl M. (Richard) March. He is the loving grandfather of...

Joan  C. Shuda

Joan C. Shuda

Jan 8, 2009

Joan Carolyn Shuda of Shamong passed away on Thursday, January 8th at the age of 71. Born in Camden on May 1st, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Naomi and Guilford Heyn of Audubon and sister of Joyce Yahner of Estero, FL. Married in 1960, Joan was the devoted wife of Donald Shuda of Shamong. She is also...

Mario  J Medoro

Mario J Medoro

Jan 5, 2009

Services were held privately as requested by the family.

William  J. Lamb

William J. Lamb

Jan 2, 2009

Of Audubon, NJ age 64 yrs. passed away on Friday January 2, 2009 at Cooper Hospital, Camden. Bill was a hairstylist for the past 46 yrs. Prior to his retirement,he was employed by the Mane Stop Hair Salon in Haddonfield. He was very active in his community and fondly known by many as "Uncle Bill". He is predeceased by his...