November 16, 2022
Kellen Joseph Bischoff age 19 of Manahawkin, NJ died Saturday November 12, 2022. Kellen was a lifelong resident of Manahawkin and graduate from Southern Regional High School class of 2022. A member of the National Honor Society and the Southern Regional Rams wrestling team, his fun-loving personality was infectious and left an impression on all who knew him. Kellen recently started to follow his passion for music with Full Sail University and the sound of his drums could be heard echoing across the winds of Ocean Acres. Continue to pound those skins our mighty Irish warrior and we will be listening and we will hear you.
He is survived by his parents Patty (nee: Flanagan) and Mike Bischoff of Manahawkin, beloved twin brother Nathaniel & little sister Raegan, and his dogs Sullivan and Finnegan. Also, surviving are his cherished aunts, uncles and cousins.
A memorial gathering will take place on Sunday, November 20, 2022 from 2pm to 6pm with a blessing service, 6pm at Maxwell-Tobie Funeral Home, 573 Mill Creek Road, Manahawkin, NJ 08050.
In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in his memory to one of the following organizations: www.PointerRescue.org, www.HappyPawsRescue.org or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.StJude.org
Services
MEMORIAL GATHERING
Sunday
November 20, 2022
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Maxwell-Tobie Funeral Home & Cremation Service, LLC – Manahawkin
573 Mill Creek Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
BLESSING SERVICE
Sunday
November 20, 2022
6:00 PM
Maxwell-Tobie Funeral Home & Cremation Service, LLC – Manahawkin
573 Mill Creek Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
In a Facebook photo Kellen Bischoff is on the right.
The Bischoff family GoFundMe here:
Hello my name is Julian Contreras along with Alex Rietmann, Nick Anastasatos, and Estrella Vasquez Morales. Kellen was the drummer in our band Hellfire and was a dear friend of all of ours. He was very dedicated and passionate about music and our band. Due to his unfortunate and tragic passing we have set up this go fund me to help the bischoff family for any expenses such as the funeral.
BERKS COUNTY, PA–On Saturday, November 12, 2022, at approximately 8:41 a.m., the Exeter Township Police Department responded to the Total Recycling Facility, 1270 Lincoln Rd, Birdsboro PA 19508 after a deceased male was found among trash recyclables that had been dropped off by a trash hauler.
The Berks County District Attorney Detectives responded to this location to assist with this investigation. A description of the deceased male, including several unique tattoos, was disseminated to Berks County law enforcement agencies in an effort to help identify the victim. Based upon these descriptors, the Kutztown Borough Police Department recognized these identifiers to be a subject who had recently been reported missing to their agency. The victim was identified as Kellen J. Bischoff, 19 years of age, from Manahawkin, New Jersey.
Detectives from Exeter Township Police Department and Berks County District Attorney Detectives met with officials from both the Kutztown Borough Police Department and Kutztown University Police. They learned that the victim had been visiting a family member in Kutztown Borough and he was last seen in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 12th, after leaving an off-campus house party.
As a result of the aforementioned information, investigators began to track the movement of the victim. Recovered surveillance footage showed the victim, who was alone, climbing into a dumpster located to the rear of the Dollar Tree, 45 Constitution Boulevard, Kutztown, PA. Several hours later, a trash hauler was observed arriving at this location. The contents of this dumpster were then emptied and compressed into the rear of the recycling truck and transported to the Total Recycling Facility, where the victim’s body was later discovered.
On Monday, November 14, 2022, an autopsy was performed on the victim at the Tower Health Reading Hospital. No signs of foul play or unexplained injuries were observed to the victim. The victim’s injuries were consistent with having been dumped into and later compressed by the trash truck. Toxicology results are pending.
The investigation is continuing. To date, no evidence of foul play has been uncovered and the victim’s death appears to be accidental.
Kellen Joseph Bischoff age 19 of Manahawkin, NJ
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