Obituaries

Barbara Ann (Fogg) Fithian

October 15, 1941 - November 2, 2026

Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at East View Cemetery, 460 East Broadway, Salem, NJ 08079. Officiating will be Rev. Kristen Raine of the Trinity Global Methodist Church in Pennsville, NJ. Following the graveside service, a luncheon will be held at the Engine House, 106 N Hook Rd., Pennsville, NJ 08070.

Barbara Ann Fithian, age 85 of Salem, NJ died Monday November 2, 2026 at the Addison of Lindsay Place in Pennsville, NJ. She was born in Salem, NJ on October 13th 1941 and was the daughter of the late Howard and Grace Keen Fogg. Barbara was a lifelong Salem County resident.

She attended Pennsville Memorial High School and was a member of its first graduating class of 1959. A fact she was fond of pointing out to the passengers of whatever car she was in, whenever she passed the school building. After she worked in a bank in Delaware for a short time before returning to Pennsville High as a secretary for the guidance counselor, Bud Issacs. After marrying she left that position to start a family.

She enjoyed knitting, crafts, crossword puzzles, watching TV, listening to her favorite singer, Elvis Presley and spending time with her grandchildren.

Survived by her husband of 60 years Alan (Luke) Fithian of Salem, her son, David Fithian and his wife Dawn (Kitchin) of Pennsville, NJ and her grandchildren, Lucas and Arwen Fithian.

She was predeceased in death by “the twins”, her younger brothers Ronald and Douglas Fogg.

Barbara will be remembered fondly by her nephew Raymond Fogg, Ron’s (son), his mother and stepfather Fay and Rick Smith and their daughter Michelle. She will also be missed by her sister-in-law, Marie Fogg and her nieces (Doug’s daughters) Sharon Batterby, her husband Steven and their children Casey, Steven and Kelsey as well as Angela Clour, her husband Ron and their daughter Christina as well as her many Fithian nieces and nephews spread around the country.