Obituaries

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

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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...

Mary Ellen Imming

Nov 20, 2019

Mary Ellen (Calnan) Imming, age 87, peacefully passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Regina Nursing Center. Mary was born in Seattle, WA and more recently a former resident of Glen Mills, PA. Mary was a compassionate woman who loved to help others.

She was committed to higher education which earned her multiple degrees: Delaware County Community...

Stephen Presto

Nov 19, 2019

Stephen Presto , 71, of Thornton, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday November 19, 2019.  Stephen is one of six siblings, three sisters and two brothers.  He was born in South Africa to the late Harry and Freda Presto.  He graduated from Germiston High School, and enjoyed his retirement.

SURVIVORS: His loving wife: Gene Presto;...

Norbertine Matyok

Nov 16, 2019

Norbertine "Norbie" (Diamond) Matyok, a resident of Aston, age 75, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2019. She was raised and educated in Aston, where she graduated from St. Francis de Sales Parochial School, and then from Notre Dame Girl's High School in Moylan. Norbie was retired from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. She was a longtime resident of Chester...

Paul Scott Novak

Nov 14, 2019

aul "Scott" Novak, age 63, passed away on November 14, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Scott was born and raised in Chester, PA and was a 1974 graduate of Chester High School. He lived in Middletown Township, Media, PA for the last 23 years. Scott was a master carpenter with McCarthy Construction for 35 years....

Mary K. Fleagle

Nov 14, 2019

Mary Kirk Fleagle, 91, passed away on Thursday November 14, 2019. Mary was born in Bala Cynwyd, PA, lived for many years in Swarthmore, PA, and was most recently a resident of Garnet Valley, PA. She was a graduate of St. Laurence Parochial in Highland Park, PA and Notre Dame in Moylan, PA (1945). She worked for Bell Telephone...