Dorothy Drinkhouse

Dorothy Drinkhouse obituary, West Deptford, NJ

Dorothy Drinkhouse

Dorothy Drinkhouse Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by McGuinness Funeral Homes - Woodbury on Jan. 4, 2026.
Dorothy Drinkhouse (nee Gullon), of West Deptford, New Jersey, "Mom-mom," "Grandmom" passed away on January 2, 2026.

Predeceased by her loving husband Joseph J. Drinkhouse; wonderful mother of daughters Joan Connolly (Robert), Patricia Malti (Steve) of Tennessee, Linda Spencer and sons CDR Joseph R. And Robert (Marie) of Tennessee. Dear grandmother of 22, great-grandmother of 25 and great-great-grandmother of 4. Dorothy was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Gullon and her 5 siblings; Josie, Agnes, Helen, Florence and Benny.

Dorothy loved working at Veterans Stadium and Citizens Bank Park. She was a concession worker for many years. She loved the casino and her family. She will be dearly missed. Dorothy was born in Philadelphia and moved to New Jersey in the early 1960's where she resided until she passed.

The family will be having a memorial mass in the near future. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Holy Angels Parish, 86 Cooper Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096.

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