Annette Patton Dungan, 97, of Ocean City, New Jersey, passed away on January 26, 2023 at 11:34 a.m.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 4th, at 12 noon from St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, 501 E. 8th Street, Ocean City, NJ, where friends may call from 10:30 am until the time of service. Burial will follow at Wesley United Methodist Church Cemetery, 400 Route 610, Petersburg, NJ.
Annette was born in Asheville, NC, on November 11th, 1925. At age eight her family moved to Philadelphia, where she later attended Girls High. At age 16 the family moved to Petersburg, NJ. She graduated from Ocean City High School in 1944. While attending OCHS, she met her future husband George. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Navy and she enrolled in the Atlantic City Cadet School of Nursing. After graduating, she moved to Chicago and worked at the Veterans Hospital tending to the injured soldiers. Upon returning to New Jersey after the war, she met George again and they married (eloped) on November 7th 1948, followed by a formal wedding in June.
Annette was an outdoor girl fishing and boating with her husband. She was a hard-working, loving mother and a devoted wife for 60 years. She worked as an RN at Shore Memorial Hospital and had various nursing positions between having her children including the position of City Nurse for Ocean City.
Annette was a compassionate and giving person, volunteering to help and take care of many people throughout her life. An active member of St. Peter’s Methodist Church, she helped run their Meals on Wheels for the sick. She was involved in many charitable activities and organizations. Later in life she enjoyed playing Bridge and Mahjong with her friends.
Annette was predeceased by her mother, Rose Sternberg Erickson, and stepfather Fred Erickson of Ocean City, her father, Roy Patton of Asheville, NC, her brother, Siegfried “Buddy” Patton, of Asheville, NC, her sister, Marjorie Cunningham of Kansas City, Kansas, and her granddaughter, Kristin Dungan of Somers Point, NJ.
Surviving are her children, daughter and son-in-law Marjorie and Stephen Gosin of Mays Landing, George of Ft. Myers, FL, Christian of Berlin, NJ, Brother Albert DeSantis of Ft. Myers, FL, grandchildren John Conner of Mays Landing and Kelly Dungan of Ft. Myers, great-grandchildren Ty Conner of Galloway, NJ, TJ and Tristin of Ft. Myers, FL. Also surviving are sister-in-law Mary Green of Ocean City and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations can be made to St Peter’s United Methodist Church of Ocean City New Jersey.
Arrangements by the Godfrey Funeral Home of Ocean City. Condolences for the family may be left at www.godfreyfuneralhome.com
