Obituaries

Patricia H. Ecret

May 30, 1941 - October 2, 2026

Visitation: Thursday, October 8, 2026, 10:00 – 11:00 AM at Laughrey Funeral Home, One North Broadway, Pennsville, NJ 08070. Funeral Service: Thursday, October 8, 2026, 11:00 AM, same location. Burial will follow at Lawnside Cemetery, 1017 Route 40, Woodstown, NJ 08098.

Patricia “Pat” Ecret, 85, of Pennsville, passed away October 2nd surrounded by family. She was born in Bridgeton, NJ and was the daughter of the late Leon and Hattie Comer Hitchner and stepmother, Eleanor Hitchner. Pat was a longtime Pennsville resident.

Pat was a Labor and Delivery nurse for 35 years at the Memorial Hospital of Salem County.

She enjoyed gardening, travel, and taking their classic 1957 Chevy to car shows.

Pat is survived by her husband of 63 years, Harry K. Ecret. Sons Donald Ecret of Pennsville and David Ecret of Tennessee, and friend Al Sheats of New Market, Tennessee.