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Mervin R. Ganesh Mervin Ravi Ganesh was born in August of 1970. His parents were Ivan Ganesh, Ruby Parks and stepfather Raymond Parks. Mervin joined the US Navy on August 4, 1989 and specialized as a Terrorism Instructor. He retired from the service as a Master-at-Arms Chief Petty Officer at Joint Base LDM on September 1, 2012. After his service, Mervin was employed by the Garden State Youth Correction Facility in Yardville for 23 years, becoming Administrator before he retired. Mervin married Mary Evans in 1993 and the family initially settled in Pemberton. They had five children. The family lived in Shreveport, Louisiana and Waterbury, Connecticut before moving to Burlington Avenue in Delanco in 2016.The family was active at Fountain of Life Church in Burlington Township. Mervin died at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia on December 4, 2021 at age 51 and was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Pemberton. US Navy Master-at-Arms Chief Petty Off Terrorism Instructor ? 1970 - 2021

Updated October 30, 2023