Obituary of Ariana Michelle Oliver

            Ariana Michelle Oliver, age 16 of Upper Deerfield Township passed away in the intensive care unit at Inspira Medical Center-Vineland on Saturday March 24, 2018.

            Born in Bridgeton, she was the daughter of William R. Oliver, Jr. of Millville and Jennifer Griess Compotaro of Vineland.  Ariana had lived with her grandparents, Dorothy and Richard Borgese in Upper Deerfield Township for the past six years and had resided in Millville and Bridgeton prior to that.

            She loved playing baseball in the Challenger League with the North Vineland Little League and also enjoyed bowling in the Special Olympics League.  She attended ARC of Cumberland County on Saturdays. 

            Ariana is also survived by her sister, Faith Katherine Oliver; grandparents, William R. Oliver, Sr., Louisa Oliver, Marjorie Labas and John Labas and great-grandmothers, Marylou Campbell and Ruth Borgese.

            Funeral services will be held at the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 1107 State Highway 77, Upper Deerfield Township on Thursday, March 29^th at 11 AM.  Friends will be received from 10 to 11 AM prior to the services at the funeral home.  Interment will take place at Lawnside Cemetery in Woodstown.  In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions in Ariana’s memory be made the North Vineland Little League for the Challenger League, P.O. Box 1221, Vineland, NJ  08362.  Written condolences can be sent to the family at www.padgettfuneralhome.com.