Helen Irene Van Ness

HELEN IRENE (TICE) VANNESS, AGE 72 DIED PEACEFULLY ON MAY 1, 2018 AT HER HOME IN EDGEWATER PARK, AFTER HER LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER.

HELEN WAS BORN JULY 8, 1945 IN MOULTRIE GEORGIA. THE DAUGHTER OF ALBERT AND CHARLOTTE TICE. HELEN MOVED TO RIVERSIDE NJ IN 1946 AND HAS LIVED THERE MOST OF HER LIFE. HELEN WORKED AT NU-WAY IN RIVERTON NJ, AND ALSO RIVERSIDE DELI IN RIVERSIDE. HELEN ENJOYED READING BOOKS, YARD SALEING, AND WATCHING THE SUN RISE ON THE JERSEY SHORE. SHE LOVED HER CAT LOU. HELEN GAVE HER LIFE TO JESUS AND WAS A MEMBER OF ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN CINNAMINSON NJ.

HELEN WAS SURVIVED BY HER LOVING HUSBAND ARTHUR VANNESS OF 35 YRS. HER MOTHER CHARLOTTE MAY TICE. HELENS CHILDREN AND SPOUSE’S INCLUDE, KELLY & BOB BEATTIE, JOHN HORN, APRIL DENT, NICOLE VANNESS; 8 GRAND CHILDREN INCLUDE JOHN JEFFREY & KARLI , KERI & JEREMY, ROBERT & MELINDA, AMANDA & JOE, JADINE, THOMAS & JEN , MICHAEL AND KAIDEN; 8 GREAT GRANDKIDS INCLUDE JON MICHAEL, JUSTIN, KARLIEGH, JORDAN, DYLAN, JAXON, EMMIT, ROBERT, (BABY TO COME); SISTERS INCLUDE CHARLOTTE AND MICHELE; BROTHER RUSSEL AND LATE DAVID. IN LAWS INCLUDE DEAN, MARYKAY, DIANE AND JOHN AND BETSEY. ALSO SURVIVED BY SERVERAL NEICES AND NEPHEWS.

HELEN WAS A VERY STRONG BRANCH IN OUR FAMILY TREE, SHE WAS A STRONG ROOT THAT HELD THE FAMILY TOGETHER. HELEN WILL FOREVER BE LOVED AND STRONGLY MISSED. HELEN WILL FOREVER HOLD A SPOT IN EVERY HEART SHE TOUCHED. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE CELEBRATION OF HELEN’S LIFE, ON FRIDAY FROM 6-8 P.M AT THE SWEENEY FUNERAL HOME, RIVERSIDE NJ, WHERE THERE WILL BE A SERVICE AT 8 P.M., AND SATURDAY FROM 9-10 A.M AT THE SWEENEY FUNERAL HOME. INTERMENT LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL PARK. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH, CINNAMINSON NJ OR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, WWW.CANCER.ORG.