Thelma C. Milita, age 90 of Vineland, passed away Monday morning at home with her family by her side.
Born in Heislerville, she attended Millville public schools before attending and graduating from Glassboro State Teachers College in 1963. She taught at the East Vineland School from 1963 to 1978 and the Johnstone School from 1978 to 1989.
Thelma enjoyed gardening, word puzzles, bird watching, and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandsons. For over 30 years she participated in the aqua aerobics program at the YMCA. She was an avid Philadelphia Phillies fan. Thelma was active member of St. Isidore the Farmer Church for many years.
She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene J. Milita, Sr., and a sister, Gladys Meurer.
Thelma is survived by: two sons, Eugene J. Milita, Jr., and Terry Milita and his wife Sheila; three grand-daughters, Michelle Milita and her husband, Jon Freeman, Danielle Wolkow and her husband, Pete, and Nicole Gilson and her husband, Kyle; four great grandsons, Kyle, Jr. and Austin Gilson, and Max and Owen Wolkow; three sisters, Alice Greene, Emma Andrews, and Carolyn Bolles; and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Thelma's Mass of Christian Burial 11 AM Friday at Christ the Good Shepherd Parish at St. Isidore the Farmer Church, 1655 Magnolia Road, Vineland, NJ. There will be a viewing Thursday evening from 6 PM to 8 PM and Friday morning from 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM at Barr Funeral Home, 2104 East Main Street in Millville. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Vineland. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that donations be made in Thelma's memory to the ALS Catfish Chapter, 4 N. Blount Street, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27601.