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DENISE "NISEE" MARIE (nee Plocharski) 40, of Mount Laurel, NJ, died Saturday, June 30, 2007 at Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly. Denise was born in Philadelphia, PA and lived in Mount Laurel, NJ for 15 years and grew up in Cinnaminson, NJ. She was an Extern Coordinator for the Cittone Institute in Mount Laurel. Denise honorably served her country in the US Navy as a hospitalman E-3 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. She is survived by her husband William Y. de la Pena; her children Krysta L. Hughes, William D. de la Pena, and Rachel M. de la Pena; parents Dennis and Laura Plocharski of Cinnaminson, NJ; brother Gregory Plocharski of Cinnaminson; and grandmother Dorothy Kicks of Deptford, NJ. A Viewing will be held on Thursday, July 5th from 8:30 to 11:30 A.M. at the MOUNT LAUREL HOME FOR FUNERALS, 212 Ark Road, Mount Laurel N.J. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated 12:00 Noon on Thursday at Saint John Neumann RC Church, 560 Walton Rd., Mount Laurel. Int. will be at Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson.

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Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News on Jul. 4, 2007.

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