Obituaries
Richard J. Pekala
Apr 8, 2023
Richard J. "Rick" Pekala, age 71, a resident of Boothwyn, PA, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2023 with his loving family by his side. He fought long and hard to remain among them until the end. Rick was raised in Chester, PA, and attended St. James High School and in 1970 he graduated from Chichester High School. Rick...
Kimberly J. (Mcburney) Warrington
Apr 8, 2023
Kimberly J. Warrington, 58, of Prospect Park, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 8, in her home, surrounded by her loving family after a two-year fight against Pancreatic Cancer. Raised in Folsom, Pennsylvania, graduate of Ridley High School Kimberly was the daughter of late Francine and late Robert McBurney. Kimberly was a compassionate caregiver, always putting everyone before...
Frederick L. Ruger
Apr 6, 2023
Frederick L. Ruger, age 85, a longtime resident of Chester, PA, passed away on April 6, 2023, in Springfield, PA. Frederick was raised in Woodlyn, PA, and was a graduate of Ridley High School. Following his graduation, Frederick joined the USMC and served his nation proudly from 1954 to 1957. He went on to work for the PQ Chemical...
Robert W. Downie
Apr 3, 2023
Robert W. Downie, age 77, a resident of Garnet Valley, PA, passed away on April 3, 2023, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Robert was born in Chester, PA, and was a graduate of Chester High School. Prior to his retirement, Robert worked as a Lead Maintenance Technician for the Exelon Company. In his free time, Robert enjoyed bird...
Mary J. (Anderson) Aeillo
Apr 2, 2023
Mary J. (Anderson) Aeillo, age 86 passed away with her daughter by her side on April 2, 2023. Mary was born and raised in Philadelphia and attended Most Blessed Sacrament Grade School and West Catholic Girls High School. She raised her family in Drexel Hill and worked as a Sales Rep for Emery Air Freight and DHL. Mary was...
Patricia Eileen Nichols
Apr 1, 2023
Patricia E. Nichols, age 77, a longtime resident of Upland, PA, passed away on April 1, 2023. Patricia was raised in Chester, PA, and was a graduate of Chester High School, class of 1964. She worked as a bookkeeper in the publishing industry for Delco Distributors, TV Guide, and North American Publishing Company, from which she retired. In her...
David Lancit
Mar 29, 2023
David "Dave" Lancit was born on June 19, 1962, to William Lancit Sr. and Barbara Lancit in Philadelphia, PA. David was the youngest son out of five sons and two daughters - Alfred Schell (deceased - April 16, 2016), Tyrone Schell, Kenneth Lancit, William Lancit Jr., Lisa Lancit-Moore, and Jennifer Lancit - siblings that he loved very much! David...
Camille Domenic Disciullo
Mar 26, 2023
Camille DiSciullo, age 93, a longtime resident of Claymont, DE, passed away on March 26, 2023. Born and raised in Marcus Hook, PA, Camille was a graduate of Chester High School. He was an appliance salesman for Sears for many years. Camille's true passion was music, he loved to play the trumpet at events like the St. Anthony's Festival,...
James L. Mckelvey
Mar 24, 2023
Mr. James L. McKelvey, age 98, passed away on March 24, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in Boswell, Pennsylvania, located in Somerset County, and had most recently been residing in Chester, Pennsylvania. James had a fulfilling career as a truck driver for Texaco and was able to retire from the company. He served...
James Howard Pierce
Mar 23, 2023
James Howard Pierce, age 85, passed away on March 23, 2023, at home with his loving family by his side. Jim was born and raised in Chester, PA, and was a graduate of Chester High School. He worked for Westinghouse and UFF Machine Co. prior to his retirement. In his free time, Jim loved to build model airplanes and...
Mariannina Cianci
Mar 23, 2023
Mariannina "Nina" Cianci (Nee Petrillo), passed away peacefully and surrounded by her loving family on March 23, 2023 at Rosewood Gardens in Broomall, PA. Born and raised in Avellino, a province of Naples in the Southern region of Italy. Nina immigrated to the United States when she was 26 years old. She later became a US citizen in 1974....
Barbara K. (Hora) Briddell
Mar 16, 2023
Barbara K. (Hora) Briddell, age 79, a loving and cherished wife, mom, "Mimi", sister, and friend passed away peacefully on March 16, 2023 with her family by her side. Born and educated in Baltimore County, Barbara graduated from Parkville High School in Parkville, MD. Barbara was a longtime resident of Concord Twp., living in Glen Mills and then Garnet...
Helen Cropper
Mar 15, 2023
Helen Rue Cropper, age 79, passed away on March 15, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Helen was a resident of Upper Chichester, PA. She enjoyed doing Arts & Crafts (especially with her grandchildren), building things, and using her tools. She also enjoyed going to the casino and taking trips with her family. Above all else, Helen's greatest joy...
Sheila Colleen (Swafford) Macmullan
Mar 14, 2023
Sheila Colleen MacMullan (Nee Swafford), passed away peacefully on March 14, 2023 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Delaware County and raised in Boothwyn, Sheila was a 1976 graduate of Chichester High School. Sheila also lived in North Wilmington, and in Harrington, DE for many years and most recently Sheila lived in the Cecil County, Maryland area....
Keith Allen Dragish
Mar 14, 2023
Keith Allen Dragish, age 46, passed away on March 14, 2023, at his home in Upper Chichester, PA. Keith was raised in Linwood, PA, and was a graduate of Chichester High School, class of 1994. He worked as a warehouse manager for Guitar Center Stores, Inc. Keith was an avid artist who loved to draw. He also enjoyed movies,...
Deborah J. Barnett
Mar 11, 2023
Debbie Barnett, 70 of Boothwyn, PA died on March 11, 2023 at Marple Gardens, Broomall, PA. She was raised in Marcus Hook, PA and a devoted alumna of her beloved Notre Dame High School. Debbie was a dedicated employee of The Franklin Mint, Omega Engineering and most recently Harrison Township School District, having retired after 23 years of service...
Robert H. (Wallace) Wallace
Mar 10, 2023
Robert "Bob" H. Wallace, age 85, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2023. Bob was born on April 2, 1937 in Philadelphia, son of the late Anna Wallace Garemore Mikesell (nee Levy), lovingly raised by his mother and Jack Garemore. He was a graduate of Central High School, Class of 1955 and Penn State University, Class of 1961. He...
Mary Jane (Frye) Chermak
Mar 10, 2023
Mary Jane Chermak (Nee Frye), passed away peacefully at her home on March 10, 2023. Raised and educated in Margate, New Jersey. She was a 1964 year graduate of Atlantic City High School, and Mary Jane also graduated from Pierce Business School. Mary Jane has resided in Boothwyn for the past 52 years. She worked for Bermaine's Salon as a...
Biagio Desantis
Mar 4, 2023
Biagio "Benny" DeSantis, age 95, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2023. Born in Abruzzo, Italy, Benny immigrated to the United States in 1955. He has lived in Brookhaven for 62 years. Benny owned and operated his own masonry business for over 40 years before retiring. Benny was one of Jehovah's Witnesses for 65 years. He loved gardening, cooking...
Joseph Michael Baronsky
Mar 4, 2023
Joe Baronsky, aged 82, a resident of Wilmington, DE, passed away on March 4, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at Christiana Care in Newark, DE. He was born and raised in Lester, PA and graduated from Eddystone High School. Joe had a successful career and retired from Ken-Cor, as a member of the International Union of Elevators. Joe...
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