Debbie L Etzler Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

ETZLER (nee McCleery), Debbie L. – 54, of Cape May passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, September 27, 2014. Born in Cape May Court House, Debbie was a Cape May Local and was a lifelong Cape May area resident. She graduated from Lower Cape May Regional High School in 1978. Deb worked for approximately ten years at Colson’s Lumber in Rio Grande before working as an office manager for the Rio Grande Shop-Rite for the last 23 years. She was a beautiful person inside and out who was loved by all. She was the foundation of our family, full of advice, guidance and love. She was so strong, hardworking, and enjoyed the simple things in life, never needing more than being around her family, her Rottweiler Bera and The Cove Beach, where she could always be found with her 'sister' Terri Cox and her family with her toes in the sand. She was the perfect Mom, Daughter, Sister and Mimi. She will always be loved and missed and will always be with us in our thoughts and prayers. May you rest in peace on 'Deb's Beach' somewhere. She is predeceased by her father, Andrew K. McCleery (1983). Debbie will be dearly missed by her loving family which includes her husband of 30 years, Rick Etzler; two sons, Rick (and Liz) Etzler, Jr. and Tim Etzler (and Maddie); her mother, Lola P. McCleery; two grandchildren, Elliana and Brendan; sister, LuAnn (and Mark) Patterson; brother, Andrew McCleery, III; also many nieces and nephews, Amanda (and Mike), Marcus, Elizabeth, Paul, Kristen (and Tim), Paxton, Zach, Juliet, Laine, Dean, Hunter, Levi, Paxton, Beau and Jake. Funeral services will be held on Thursday (Oct. 2nd) at 10:30am in the Spilker Funeral Home, 815 Washington St., Cape May where relatives and friends will be received from 9am – 10:30am. Interment will follow in the Cold Spring Cem., Lower Twp. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Brendan Borek High Tides Fund (supporting those affected by pediatric cancer), PO Box 41, Avalon, NJ 08202-0041 or Shop-Rite Partners in Caring, Wakefern Food Corp., 33 Northfield Ave., Edison, NJ 08818.

Debbie L Etzler

July 13, 1960 - September 27, 2014