MANALAPAN,
NJ – March 8, 2014 – Bruce B. McElven, age 66, co-owner of the 2002 Trotting
Horse of the Year Fool’s Goal, passed away suddenly March 6, 2014 at home.
He
was a lifelong resident of Pemberton, NJ, and graduate of Pemberton Township
High School Class of 1966.
McElven
was a fuel oil merchant and was the second generation owner of McElven Fuel
Inc., Pemberton. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church and former
member of the Pemberton Rotary and the Pemberton Sportsman’s Club.
He
co-owned and bred, with Ron Allen, the Jim Doherty-trained Fool’s Goal, who
raced from 1997 to 2005, posting 35 wins, nine seconds and 10 thirds from 112
starts and earnings of $3,057,070.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, David and Edith McElven, and his brother,
Buddy Dale.
He
leaves his fiancée Sharon L. Scorer. He is the former husband of Kathy
McElven, the father of Wendy Cicero, grandfather of Andrew and Matthew, uncle
of Beth Castellini and her husband, Mike, close friend of Thomas and Lynora
Budd and Marvin Maker, stepfather of Judy, Johnni, Jennnifer and Jessica, and
step grandfather of Andrew, Arianna and Lukas.
Visitation
will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March12, 2014 at the Lankenau
Funeral Home, 31 Elizabeth Street, Pemberton Borough, NJ, with funeral service
at 6 p.m.
