Bruce Lewis Uibel

Bruce Lewis Uibel, age 87, of Beverly, NJ (formerly of Willingboro, NJ) passed away peacefully on August 12, 2019, at the Masonic Village at Burlington surrounded by his family. Born in Camden and raised in Gloucester City, Bruce was a graduate of Gloucester City High School where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball, and met his wife Letitia (nee Andersen); he also volunteered with the Gloucester City Volunteer Fire Department. A graduate of Drexel University with a degree in civil engineering, he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, and the Army ROTC; he later served in the Army Reserve. Bruce started his professional career with the US Army Corps of Engineers. During his tenure there lasting more than 30 years, he received accolades and commendations for his work on numerous projects, including his supervision of the Wilmington Harbor South Project for which he was presented with a Federal Design Award. Following his retirement, Bruce worked as a civil engineer consultant eventually returning part-time to the Corps for 6 years. Bruce was also a Master Mason at the Cloud Lodge #101 in Collingswood. Bruce was a devoted member of the Episcopal Church, attending The Church of the Ascension (Gloucester City) in his youth, then serving at Christ the King Church (Willingboro) while raising his family, and later at St. Stephen's in Beverly during his retirement years. He was an acolyte, choir member, vestry member, and both junior and senior warden during his lifetime of dedication to his faith. At Christ the King, he could frequently be found at church during the summer maintaining the exterior of the church by mowing the lawn, tending to the flower beds, and enhancing the overall beauty of the grounds. In 2016, he celebrated his 25th year as a member of the St. Stephen's choir. Bruce was a dedicated family man, raising five children with his late wife Letitia. He enjoyed spending time at their home on Barrington Lane, playing wild games of wiffle ball in the street, building wooden boats in the garage, sharing his love of reading and American history with his children, and making weekend breakfasts for the family where his scrambled eggs or fried leftover macaroni and cheese were the specialties of the house. Throughout the years, Bruce enjoyed the great outdoors; spending time fishing and crabbing in the bay at his parents' home in Avalon, hunting with his father, taking his dogs on long walks, tending his vegetable gardens, and feeding the birds. In his retirement years, he and his second wife Patricia enjoyed traveling far and wide, and spending quiet time at their summer home on the Tuckahoe River. He delighted in taking his children and grandchildren out in his canoe or Boston Whaler. Bruce will be lovingly remembered by his wife Patricia (nee Leigh Roller); his children: Stephen (Jennifer), David (Susan), Robert (Tonya), Michael (Sharon), Susan (William); his eight grandchildren: Julie (Michael), Shelley (Clint), Evan, Stephanie, Jason, Aimee, Kayla, and Letitia; and five great grandchildren. He will also be missed by his stepchildren: William and Leigh (David); his four step-grandchildren: Michele (Bill), Danielle (John), Ashley (Crystal), and Brittany (Jim); and seven step-great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Letitia (nee Andersen), parents Ernest FJ Uibel and Helen M Uibel, his brother Donald, his sister Mary Ellen Kraft, and a stepson Christopher Roller. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 158 Warren Street, Beverly, NJ. Visitation will be 10-11 A.M. with the service following; internment will be at Lake View Cemetery, Rte. 130 North, Cinnaminson, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Bruce's name can be made to St. Stephen's Church or to The Church of the Ascension, Sussex Street in Gloucester City, NJ. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Bruce Lewis Uibel please visit our Sympathy Store.

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