Obituary of Irvin Hatch

Irvin Hatch, 86, of Fairfield Twp. passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Inspira Medical Center-Vineland. Born in Richmond, GA to the late John E. Hatch and Pearl Jacobs Hatch; he was the husband of the late Martha Randolf Hatch. He moved to Bridgeton in 1945. He had been a Bridgeton resident until the passing of his wife. He then relocated to the home of his son, Edward in Fairfield Twp. Prior to his retirement, he worked in Maintenance and Landscaping for Mayfield in Norma. Irvin had been previously employed by Vineland Poultry in the Maintenance Department. He had been a member of the Bridgeton Downtown Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and he had previously attended the Centerton Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In his free time, Irvin enjoyed fishing, barbequing and gardening. He is survived by; three sons, Melvin Hatch of East Orange, Edward Hatch and his wife Patricia of Fairfield Twp. and Irving Hatch, Jr. and his wife Paula of Bridgeton; a daughter, Alice Downing of Bridgeton; a brother, Rudolph Hatch of Bridgeton and a sister Margaret Boyd of Jacksonville, FL. Besides his wife, Martha he was preceded in death by; a daughter, Joyce Fortune; a son, Cornelius Hatch; five brothers, Leon Hatch, Edward Hatch, Lewis Connie, PJ Connie and Dessie Hatch and two sisters, Emma Reynolds and Christine Dean. Funeral services will be held at the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 1107 State Highway 77, Upper Deerfield Twp. on Monday, January 26th at 11 AM. Interment will take place at Cedar Hill Memorial Park in Hopewell Twp. Friends will be received at the funeral home from 9 AM to 11 AM prior to the services. Written condolences can be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.padgettfuneralhomes.com .