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who had been with the company since 1971 and already managed the Audubon location, would now own and manage both locations. John was joined by his wife Marianne, who would become secretary and still works in the office full time.
In 2000, John and Marianne’s oldest son, John E. Warne, III started working for the company after graduating from college. John graduated from Mortuary school and became a licensed funeral director in October 2002, marking a second generation within the company. Shortly thereafter, Joseph W. Warne, John and Marianne’s youngest son came aboard as an intern/apprentice of the company.
The business remained Foster’s Funeral Home until August 2003, when the Warne family added their name to become Foster- Warne Funeral Home. The main purpose for adding the Warne name to such an established and well known business was to reinforce the fact that our business is “Family Owned and Operated”. This day and age it is important for families to feel cared for and comforted, something that large corporate entities often times fail to establish.
Our Staff
Staff members of the Foster-Warne Funeral Home are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique and has personal requests and traditions. These requests and traditions are of the utmost importance to our staff.
John E. Warne, Jr. Owner-Manager, N.J. Lic. No. 3100
John is a lifelong resident of Haddon Heights and married to Marianne Carter Warne. He has 4 children: Meggan, John III, Joseph and Kathleen. John and Marianne are parishoners of St. Rose of Lima RC
Church, Haddon Heights where John was a CCD Catechist for 20 years and former two-term member of Parish Council. John is a 1967 graduate of Haddon Heights High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ in 1971. He then attended mortuary school, graduating in 1973 from the American Academy McAllister Institute, New York City, NY. John is a licensed practitioner of mortuary science in New Jersey and Pennsylvania (1973 and 1975 respectively). He is a member and Past President of the West Jersey Funeral Directors Association, member and former Corporate Secretary and former Trustee of the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association as well as a member of the National Funeral Directors Association. John is very involved in the communities of Audubon, Collingswood and Haddon Heights. He is a member and past president of the Audubon Business and Professional Association and a member of the Joseph L. DeMarco III Memorial Scholarship committee in Audubon since 1979. John is an active member and past president of the Audubon-Haddon Township-Oaklyn Rotary Club and the Collingswood Business Association. He also is involved in the Haddon Heights High School Alumni Association, a former member of the Haddon Heights Jaycees and former H.H.Y.A baseball coach.
John E. Warne, III
Director, N.J. Lic. No. 4541
John is a 1996 graduate of Haddon Heights High School. He lives in Audubon and has three children: Sydney, Carter and Cora. John holds a Bachelor of Business Administration specializing in Business Management from Loyola University in Maryland, where he graduated in 2000. He continued his education, graduating with a Funeral Service Certificate degree from Mercer County Community College in 2002. Upon graduating mortuary school, John passed and completed the
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