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Ready to Receive Your Pension?

Check your eligibility below, and then download the “Request to Retire Form” to get started.

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IS THIS MY PENSION FUND?

Find your employer below to ensure you're in the right place. If your employer is not listed, please call the Fund Office for more information.

Am I Eligible for Pension Benefits?

Depending on your rehab plan, there may be different rules to collect your pension. Call the Fund Office for information regarding your unique situation. Generally, the following applies: 

  1. The normal retirement age is 65-years-old. 

  2. Typically, you must work for a UFCW Local 1776 and Participating Employer's Pension Fund contributing employer for five (5) or more years. 


If you have questions about your eligibility for Pension Benefits , call the pension department at (610) 941 - 9400 or toll free at 1 (800) 458 - 8618. 

Summary Plan Description

Download a copy of the UFCW Local 1776 and Participating Employers Pension Fund Summary Plan Description below.

Forms and Resources

Find our full library of resources related to the Fund’s pension benefits, including the Summary Plan Description , Request to Retire Form, and more. 

Union Trustees

Wendell Young, IV, Chairman
UFCW Local 1776 KS

3031A Walton Road, Suite 201
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Mike McFarlane, Trustee
UFCW Local 1776 KS

3031A Walton Road, Suite 201
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Daneen Boyce, Trustee
UFCW Local 1776 KS

3031A Walton Road, Suite 201
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Bill Coer, Trustee
UFCW Local 1776 KS

3031A Walton Road, Suite 201
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Members of the
Board of Trustees
and Fund Professionals

Employer Trustees

 

Patrick Durning, Trustee
Wakefern Food Corporation

33 Northfield Avenue
Edison, NJ 08818

Rachel Caruso, Trustee
Manager of Risk Management

Wakefern Food Corporation
33 Northfield Avenue
Edison, NJ 08818

Christopher Getaz, Trustee
Wakefern Food Corporation

33 Northfield Ave. P7-112
Edison, NJ 08837

Fund Professionals

 

Anthony Bertolotti

KBA74

3031B Walton Road

Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Susan Blumenfeld, Esquire
Willig, Williams & Davidson

1845 Walnut Street, 24th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103

James S. Beall, Esquire
Willig, Williams & Davidson

1845 Walnut Street, 24th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Bruce Besecker
Senior Vice President – Financial Consultant
Courtney Investment Group

Six Tower Bridge
181 Washington Street, Suite 500
Conshohocken, PA   19428

Richard Courtney, CIMA
Senior Vice President – Financial Consultant
Courtney Investment Group

Six Tower Bridge
181 Washington Street, Suite 500
Conshohocken, PA  19428

George Porreca

Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
165 Township Line Road
Two Pitcairn Place, Suite 200

P.O. Box 9013

Jenkintown, PA   19046

David Ross, CPA
Ross & Company, PC

Certified Public Accountants
10 Hearthstone Court
Suite 100
Reading, PA 19606

Steve Bushinsky, Esquire
O’Brien, Belland & Bushinsky, LLC

509 S. Lenola Rd.
Building 6
Moorestown, NJ 08057​​

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