Obituary of Vincent Buondonno MR

Funeral Information for Mr. Vincent L. Buondonno Home: Mount Laurel, NJ Birthdate: August 5, 1931 Place of Birth: Camden, NJ Date of Death: March 3, 2010 Age: 78 Service Information: Monday March 8, 2010 12:30 PM St. Stephen's Church, 6306 Browning Road,Pennsauken,NJ 08109 Visitation Information: Sunday March 7, 2010 from 7:00-9:00 PM, Monday March 8, 2010 from 11:00-12:00 PM Falco/Caruso & Leonard Pennsauken Funeral Home, 6600 North Browning Road, Pennsauken,NJ 08109 Interment Information: Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill,NJ Biography: Vincent L. Buondonno, age 78 of Mount Laurel, NJ peacefully went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family at his side on March 3, 2010.   Born and raised in Camden, NJ; and previously resided in Pennsauken, NJ.    Beloved husband of 51 years of Dolores (nee DelBuono); Beloved son of the late Louis and Josephine (nee Golding) Buondonno; Devoted father of Joanne and her husband Lee Engelman; Diane Buondonno and her husband John Maltese, and Robert T. and his wife Karen; Dear brother of Robert S. Golding and his wife Rose, Paul Buondonno and his wife Rosina, and Rose Marie and her late husband the Honorable Theodore H. Davis.  Also survived by his 3 loving grandchildren, the apples of his eye, Robert, Ariel and Christopher.   Mr. Buondonno was a 1949 graduate of Camden High School, and a 1958 graduate of St. Joseph's University, where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science.  He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War, serving from 1952 to 1954 in the 45th Division Ambulance Company 120th Medics and recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.  He joined the Camden City Police Department in 1960 and became the Chief of Detectives of the Camden County Prosecutors Office in 1976 until his retirement in 1980.  In 1980, he joined Teamsters Local 676 and remained there until retirement in 2004, becoming president in 2000.   Relatives and friends are invited to the Visitation and Funeral on Sunday from 7 to 9 PM and Monday from 11 AM to Noon at the Falco/Caruso & Leonard Pennsauken Funeral Home, 6600 North Browning Road.  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:30 PM at the Church of St. Stephen, 6300 Browning Road, Pennsauken, NJ.  Entombment will follow at Calvary Mausoleum in Cherry Hill. In lieu of flowers the family requests  memorial donations may be made to Moorestown Visiting Nurse Hospice, 300 Harper Drive, Moorestown, NJ 08057, or to the Mount Laurel Emergency Squad, 1051 South Church Street, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054. The family would like memorial donations to the Moorestown Visiting Nurse Hospice, 300 Harper Dr., Moorestown, NJ 08057, www.moorestownvna.org or the Mount Laurel Emergency Squad, 1051 S. Church St., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054.