Obituaries

Obituary: Burnard E. "Gene" Nicholson

Services will be on Thursday.

Burnard E. “Gene” Nicholson, 90, of West Grove, PA, formerly of Haddonfield died on Dec. 1.

He was the beloved husband of Dorothy (nee Waldron). Loving father to Ken and his wife Debbi of Wilmington, and Janet Smith and her husband Kevin of Alexandria Vir.; three grandchildren, Daniel and his wife Kristin, Dustin and Laura Smith.

Gene was with RCA for 40 years retiring in 1984 in the camera and TV development. In 1985 he received and Emmy award for CCD team Technical Achievement. He was a 50-year member of the Lutheran Church Our Savior in Haddonfield. Gene graduated from Purdue University in 1944 and was a member of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity.

Find out what's happening in Haddonfield-Haddon Townshipwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Relatives and friends are invited to visitation Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the HINSKI-TOMLINSON FUNERAL HOME, 81 Haddon Ave., Haddonfield. Funeral service will be celebrated 11 a.m. at Harleigh Cemetary, Camden. In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorial contributions to The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, DUMC Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here