Obituaries

James C. Hall

Dec 27, 2019

James C. Hall, age 81, a longtime resident of Middletown Township, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2019 with his loving family by his side. Jim was a graduate of St. James Boys' High School. He was the owner and operator of Auto Collision Technicians before his retirement.

He was the son of the late William A....

Nora Carmel Hall

Dec 22, 2019

Nora Carmel Hall, 94, passed away on December 22, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Nora was born, raised, and graduated high school in Glenurla, Ballycastle, County Mayo Ireland. She later moved to, and was a long time resident of Chester, PA. She loved gardening and walking, especially to Holy Savior Parish before it closed. She was most recently...

Marlene Cardile

Dec 20, 2019

Marlene A. Cardile (Ewachiw), age 88, of Boothwyn passed away peacefully on December 20, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She is now reunited in heaven with her beloved husband Samuel J. Cardile, Jr., daughter Linda A. Mooney and son Samuel J. Cardile III.

Marlene was also predeceased by her parents Walter and Edna...

John P. Grady

Dec 18, 2019

John Paul Grady, age 67, passed away on December 18, 2019 at Manor Care in Wallingford. Raised and educated in Chester, Paul graduated in 1970 from St. James High School. He has been a lifelong Delaware County resident, most recently residing in Brookhaven. Paul worked for the Boeing Company for many years and also Delaware County Community College. He...

Maureen A. Barr

Dec 17, 2019

Begins: Dec 21, 2019 11:45am - 11:45am

5980 Chichester Ave Aston, PA 19014 Condolences

William E. Locke

Dec 17, 2019

William E. Locke, age 92, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania and formerly of Folsom, Pennsylvania entered into eternal rest on December 17, 2019.  "Bill" is now dancing in heaven with his beloved spouse, "Midge" to whom he was married for 49 years until she predeceased him in 2007. He missed her every single day that they were apart.

Bill...

Albert "Biddy" Desanctis

Dec 16, 2019

Albert "Biddy" DeSanctis, age 85, of Glenolden and formerly of Brookhaven, passed away December 16, 2019 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia.

Biddy was raised in Chester, PA where his family owned a store on Concord Ave. He was a graduate of Chester High School. Biddy worked as a conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad and later...

Edward "Ed" Tait

Dec 16, 2019

Edward "Ed" John Tait , age 64, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2019 at his home with all of his girls by his side.

Raised in Glenolden, Ed moved to Upper Chichester where he lived for over 30 years with his wife and 4 daughters. Ed was a hard worker and had a career in sales...

Robert R. Knight

Dec 16, 2019

Begins: Dec 19, 2019 11:00am - 11:30am

5980 Chichester Ave Aston, PA 19014 Cemetery Location Lawn Croft Cemetery Get Directions

Dec 19, 2019 11:45am - 12:15pm

1000 W. Ridge Road Linwood, PA 19061 Condolences

Thomas Patrick Mckeon

Dec 14, 2019

Thomas Patrick McKeon , age 84, of Glen Mills, Pa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 14, 2019.

Tom was born in Philadelphia and attended Philadelphia parochial schools.  After high school he enlisted with the United States Marine Corps. Following his honorable discharge as a Sargent from the Marines, he had a 30 year career with Sun...

Catharine A. Moore

Dec 14, 2019

Catharine A. Moore (nee Dougherty), 83 of Warminster, PA and formerly of Springfield, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Catharine was born in Ridley Park, PA and raised in Chester, PA. She graduated from St. Michael's Grade School, and Notre Dame High School in Moylan, PA in 1953. Catharine then went on to Bon Secours Hospital School...

Lisa Yanonis

Dec 9, 2019

Lisa Yanonis, age 51, passed away on December 9, 2019. Born in Chester, PA, Lisa was a graduate of Delaware County Community College. She had been residing in Brookhaven, PA and was employed by Penn State University Brandywine. Lisa was a devoted member of Grace Church of Wilmington, DE and Coastal Christian.

Lisa was the daughter of...

Dorothy "Dot" Mitchell

Dec 6, 2019

Dorothy "Dot" Mitchell (Barnes), age 96, passed away on December 6, 2019 at Naamans Creek Country Manor in Garnet Valley. Dot was raised in South Philadelphia and was a graduate of St. Monica's Commercial School. She worked for Cardinal O'Hara High School and was a parishioner of Our Lady of Fatima Church. Dot enjoyed spending time with her dogs....

Jessica Lynn Brown

Dec 4, 2019

Jessica Lynn Brown, age 30, passed away suddenly on December 4, 2019. Raised in Aston, PA, Jessica was a 2007 graduate of Sun Valley High School. Previously a resident of Jacksonville, NC, she had most recently resided in Folsom, PA. While in Jacksonville, Jessica was a stay at home mom, and she worked for Zac's Hamburgers during her time...

Helen Read

Dec 3, 2019

Helen (Ippoliti) Read, age 83, of Media, PA., passed away on December 4, 2019 at her home.

Born in Chester, she was a 1954 graduate of Chester High School. While in school, she was active in the Dramatic and Honor Societies, Student Council, School Newspaper, and the Annual. Helen graduated from PMC College in 1963 with a...

Carol A. Moran

Nov 29, 2019

Carol A. Moran of Aston PA passed away on November 29, 2019 surrounded by her family. Born on April 27, 1942, Carol was raised in Chester, PA and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Harriet Nichols.

Carol was the gift-shop manager for Lima Estates for 30 years, a job where she really enjoyed interacting with...

Walter R. Birney

Nov 26, 2019

Walter Raymond Birney, also known as Wally or Taters, a longtime resident of Chester, PA, age 83, passed away on November 26, 2019. Born and raised in Chester, Walter went on to graduate from Chester High school. Walter served proudly in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict. He then served in several Law enforcement and security...

Rose Emper

Nov 25, 2019

Rose (Marrone) Emper, age 93, a longtime resident of Wallingford, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on November 25, 2019. She was raised and educated in Chester and was a graduate of Chester High School. Rose was a devoted family woman who loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was an excellent...

Kevin May

Nov 24, 2019

Kevin M. May, a longtime resident of Chester, PA, age 61, passed away on November 24, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Kevin was born and raised in Chester, PA, where he attended St. James Boys High School, class of 1976. While at St. James he played football, basketball and baseball. Kevin was formerly employed/3rd generation owner with the...

John S. Boznango, Jr.

Nov 23, 2019

John S. Boznango "Buzz", age 81, passed away on November 23, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. John had previously resided in Aston, but was most recently a resident of Garnet Valley. Born and raised in Chester, John was a graduate of Saint James High School where he had played basketball. John served his nation proudly in...