Helen M. Gruver

Helen M. Gruver, 92, of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away peacefully, on Monday, February 22, 2021.

Born on March 7, 1928, in New Village, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Gennarino and Anna (Preziosi) Del Vecchio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Weldon Gruver, in 1991.

Helen was a member of St. Philip and St. James Church and was active in the church’s Over 50 Club. She served on the Warren County Election Board for over 55 years, was active in several Card Clubs and was a bus tour escort for Trans-Bridge Lines. Helen also helped run the social activities for the Brakeley Gardens Tenants Organization, was integral in coordinating two New Village reunions, spent time involved with Senior Circle and loved to travel.

She is survived by her daughter, Susan Gerstner and her husband, Jack, of Forks Township, PA, her grandsons, Jason Gerstner and his wife, Krista, and Nicholas Gerstner and his husband, Jason Bopp, her great-granddaughter, Emma Grace, and her nieces and nephews. Along with her husband and her parents, Helen was predeceased by her sisters, Lydia Herleman and Josephine Zoccola.

A Mass of Christian Burial has been scheduled for 10 AM, on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at St. Philip and St. James Church, 430 S Main St, Phillipsburg, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Helen’s name to the American Cancer Society, via donate3.cancer.org.