STOUT, John Alden a longtime resident of Erial, died January 25, 2011 at Vitas Hospice in Stratford, NJ. Born in 1929 in Ashland, Pa, John graduated from the Hershey School for Boys in 1947 and immediately enlisted in the Merchant Marines until his retirement in 1984.

John was an avid chess player and loved to tackle jigsaw puzzles. He was also a hockey fan, with a particular softspot for the Flyers and the Hershey Bears. John passes a torch of kindness and all of his sea stories to his family and friends.

He is predeceased by his wife, Florence Stout and his daughter, Madeline Stout. He is celebrated by his son and daughter-in-law, Mitchell and Svetlana Stout; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Dominic Canzanese; brother, Earl Stout; daughters, Renee Wilson, Ruth Tine and Gay Moceri and his loving grandchildren, Austin Stout, Nick and MacKenzie Canzanese, Alexis, Krista and Matthew Tine and Kristin Moceri.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to one of the following: Audubon Board of Education Scholarship Fund, 350 Edgewood Ave., Audubon, NJ 08106; or Vitas Hospice, The Foundation for End of Life Care, 5430 NW 33rd Ave., Suite 106, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33309.

Funeral will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by Mahaffey-Milano Funeral Home, Mt. Ephraim, NJ. 856-931-1628. Published in Courier-Post on Jan. 26, 2011