JoAnn Hobbins, manager

JoAnn Hobbins, 69, of Blackwood, who retired in 2007 as warehouse manager for the Cherry Hill Board of Education, died Friday, Oct. 24, of brain cancer at home.

A 1962 graduate of Gloucester Catholic High School, Ms. Hobbins, known as Sis, worked first as a warehouse supervisor at the former Superior Record Co. in Runnemede, a niece, Denise Melvin, said.

Her career at the Board of Education warehouse spanned 32 years, her niece said. "She was made supervisor and manager in 1984."

A member of the National Education Association, she was a longtime member of the National Organization for Women, Melvin said.

In addition to her niece, Ms. Hobbins is survived by sisters Julia Gandy and Judith Melvin and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation was set for 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at the Ora L. Wooster Funeral Home, 51 Park Blvd., Clementon, before an 11:30 a.m. memorial service there.

Donations may be sent for brain tumor research to the Office of Institutional Advancement, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Suite 700, 125 Ninth St., Philadelphia 19107.

Condolences may be offered to the family at www.oralwooosterfuneralhome.com.