Lottie E. Dunbar

Lottie Elise Dunbar died on December 2, 2010 at the NJ Veteran’s Memorial Home in Vineland. She was 89. Lottie was born on July 26, 1921, in Aachen, Germany, to Carlheintz and Gertude Bucholtz. She met her husband Carson Dunbar in Germany where he served in the U.S. Army, and eventually relocated to the U.S. After her husband’s retirement from the U.S. Army, their four children were raised in the Holly Hills section of Westampton Twp., New Jersey. After raising her own children she lovingly raised and supported her two grandchildren Carla and Eric, as if they were her own. Lottie enjoyed fulfilling employment at the Walson Army Hospital on Fort Dix in her early years, but left the work force to spend more time “hustling,” as she called it. Her true passion was to find treasures at the local flea markets and sell them at her biannual yard sales, which she became infamously known for in her neighborhood. Everyone knew Lottie for her generous nature and candid personality. She often told it like it was, and people respected her for that, as they knew she only spoke form love. She enjoyed shopping, bingo and socializing on the Ft. Dix, where many friends loved her dearly. She also took pleasure in helping people, which is a characteristic she passed down throughout her lineage. Lottie is survived by her sons, George and Carson J. Dunbar, Jr.; 12 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren, including Ciara, for whom she held a special place in her heart. She is also survived by seven siblings: Anita Thonassen,Agnes Williams, Mathilde Bolz, Marinne Samos, Gerta Ali, Heinz Bucholz and Walter Bucholz. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, her loving husband Carson Dunbar and her beloved daughters Shirley Dunbar and Gloria Maddred. A viewing will be held at the Perinchief Funeral Home, 438 High St., Mount Holly on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 from 2PM until 3:30PM. This will be immediately followed by a service at the Funeral Home at 3:30 PM. Interment in BGWCD Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery will be private. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Resident’s Fund, c/o NJ Veteran’s Memorial Home, 524 North West Blvd., Vineland, NJ 08360.

Lottie E. Dunbar

July 26, 1921 - December 2, 2010