Obituaries

Apr 18, 2015

Samuel "Sonny" May, Sr., age 84, peacefully passed away on April 18, 2015. Samuel was born on January 18, 1931 in Chester, PA to James May, Sr. and Phyllis (Caratello) May. He was the long-time owner of May's Water Ice and Christmas Trees.

Mr. May was an avid sports fan and was inducted into Delaware County Old...

Apr 17, 2015

Friday, April 17, 2015

1924 - 2015

Rita B. (Glover) Socash, age 90, died April 17, 2015 at her home in Parkside. Rita was Born and raised in Chester. She was an honorary member of the Lady's Auxiliary of the Eddystone Fire Co. and the Delaware County Fire Department. Rita was also a member of...

Apr 15, 2015

Nicholas Lawrence Ferrante, 82, of Chester, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Nick was born and raised in Chester and attended Chester public schools. He served for 40 years as an administrator for the US Army. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather.

Nick was a member of...

Apr 13, 2015

Monday, April 13, 2015

Mary Rose (DiStefano) DeCecco, age 96, of Boothwyn died Monday April 13, 2015. She was born and raised in Philadelphia and previously made her home in Glenolden raising a loving family with her late husband Nicholas. Mary was a former salesperson for Lit Brothers Department store in Upper Darby and attended St. Joseph's...

Apr 10, 2015

Louis P. "Lou" D'Angelo

Louis "Lou" D'Angelo, age 91, of Glen Mills, died peacefully at Crozer-Chester Hospital on Friday, April 10, 2015.

Lou was born and raised in Philadelphia. He was the only child of the late Philip and Margaret (nee Lombardo) D'Angelo. He was predeceased by his wife Audrey A. (nee Johnson) D'Angelo.

Apr 10, 2015

Donald A. Custer, a longtime resident of Swarthmore, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He had recently celebrated his 85th birthday.

Don was born in Terre Haute, Indiana to the late Walter J. and Katherine (Burkhardt) Custer. Don's childhood years were spent in Terre Haute, Indiana, Peoria, Illinois, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio....

Apr 9, 2015

1985-2015

Jeffrey Lee Montgomery, 29, passed away at home in Lawrenceville Illinois April 9, in presence of his loving mother and brother Michael. Jeffrey grew up in the Boothwyn area and graduated from Chichester High School in 2003. Jeffery worked in the automobile and food service industries and was an avid ebayer. Jeffrey, a loving and caring...

Apr 9, 2015

Regina E. "Jeanie" (Mooney) Canzanese , age 78 , died April 9, 2015 from complications of a stroke at her home surrounded by her loving family. Jeanie was born and raised in Chester, PA and was a 1954 graduate of Notre Dame High School. She most currently resided in the Lester section of Tinicum Twp.

Jeanie was...

Apr 7, 2015

Mary L. (Burns) Ebling, age 95, a longtime resident of Chester and a current resident of Ridley Twp. died April 7, 2015. Mary was born in Pottsville, Pa and graduated from Pottsville High School. Mary was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She enjoyed traveling and was a parishioner of Our Lady of Peace Church.

Apr 2, 2015

Joseph Harry Burns, Jr, age 90 , of Claymont, DE passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2015. In his death, as in life, he wanted to stay close to his recently deceased wife of 67 years, Eleanor (December 26, 2014).

Joe was born January 19, 1925 in Chester, PA, son of the late Joseph Harry and...

Apr 2, 2015

David S. Hahn, age 60, a longtime Delaware County resident died suddenly on April 2, 2015 at his home in Folsom. David graduated from Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical High School in Canton , MA . He then graduated from Penn State University with an Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and graduated from Widener University with a Bachelor's...

Apr 1, 2015

William "Bill" J. Delany, 70, ofChadds Ford,PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. He was born inPhiladelphiato William and Mary (nee Fleming) Delany.

Bill grew up in Southwest Philadelphia and graduated fromWestCatholicHigh Schoolin 1962. He spent many years enjoying his membership and Presidency of the Southwest St. Patrick's Club. Bill was a longtime resident ofDelaware County,PAand...

Mar 31, 2015

Annamarie Hill, age 50 , died March 31, 2015 at Taylor Hospice Residence in Ridley Park. She was born in Chester, was raised in and resided in Garnet Valley. Annamarie graduated from Garnet Valley HS and Temple University. She was a member of St. John Fisher Catholic Church and was a Client Services Sr. Director for iPacesetters.

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Mar 30, 2015

Monday, March 30, 2015

Bess Lynn (Ricks) Corvino, age 60, died March 30, 2015. She was born in Philadelphia, was raised in and made her home in Ridley Twp. Bess was also a graduate of Ridley High School and was best known for being a kind hearted and loving mother, sister, grandmother and aunt who always enjoyed...

Mar 27, 2015

Michael A. "Mike" Palladino, Sr., age 56, died suddenly on March 27, 2015 at Taylor Hospital. Mike was born on May 10, 1958 and was a longtime resident of Woodlyn. He graduated from Ridley High School in 1977.

Mike was employed by Advance Concrete and worked for Pepsi Co. at their West Chester facility. He was a...

Mar 25, 2015

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

James M. "Pop Pop"Thomas, III, age 81, died peacefully March 25, 2015 at home in Aston surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in Upland and was raised in Delaware County. He graduated from Lansdowne High School and attended St. Joseph's University. James served in the US Army during the...

Mar 24, 2015

Sam Miran, 95 never forgot a name, a face, a kindness, or the lyrics to the endless number of songs that he liked. He was a fan of fine tailoring, (matching watch bands with colorful ties and pocket squares), jazz music and every Philadelphia sports team. He believed in hard work, equal opportunity and lived by the motto "If...

Mar 23, 2015

Monday, March 23, 201

1937-2015

Dolores A. Allman, 78, of Chadds Ford, PA, peacefully entered into eternal life on March 23, 2015. Born in Philadelphia, PA to Harold and Anna Cesarini, and widow of Earl L. Allman. She was a graduate of Upper Darby High School. Dolores was an Executive Secretary at Piasecki Helicopter, then...

Mar 22, 2015

Sunday, March 22, 2015

1933-2015

Alek Kaczmarczyk, age 81, of Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015. Born in 1933 in Poland, Alek came to America in 1962. Alek was employed by Chichester School District for 25 years and retired 2012. He was previously employed by Summit Airlines, Inc.

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Mar 22, 2015

Lucy Bottone Jones, age 97 , entered into eternal life on Sunday, March 22, 2015. Born in Trenton, NJ, she lived in Chester for most of her life, relocating to Aston 22 years ago. Lucy was a long-time member of St. Anthony's Church, participating in many of their activities and organizations, and was very devoted to her Catholic faith....