Obituaries

Apr 19, 2019

Tony M. "Blade" Dostellio, age 96, a resident of Brookhaven, passed away on April 19, 2019. He was raised in Chester and was a graduate of Chester High School. Tony was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force where he served as a Medic. He worked for Belmont Iron Steel in Eddystone for more than 20 years as...

Apr 19, 2019

Maureen Lohin (nee Lyons), age 65, of Garnet Valley, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 19th, 2019. She was born and raised in Brookhaven, PA, the daughter of the late Harry O. and Mary M. (Roughneen) Lyons, and sister to the late Sandra Pepe, Daniel Lyons, and Harry "Babe" Lyons. Maureen graduated from Sun Valley...

Apr 19, 2019

John H. Tinker, MD, age 76, passed away on April 19, 2019.  John was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA before attending Penn State University (Class of 1964) and then Hahnemann Medical School (Class of 1969). John and his wife, Nancy, lived in Cherry Hill, NJ where he practiced medicine for over 30 years.  John served his Country in...

Apr 19, 2019

Anthony R.  D'Amato, age 75, a longtime resident of Boothwyn, PA passed away on April 19, 2019. Tony owned and operated a jewelry business in Philadelphia for many years before working at Boeing Inc., from where he retired. Anthony was well known for his Italian cooking and for his sales at the Flea Market in New Castle, DE. He...

Apr 17, 2019

Lawrence E. "Larry" Scarpato, age 78, passed away on April 17, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was raised and educated in Chester and was a lifelong resident of the city. Larry retired in 1992 from the City of Chester Fire Department, where he fought the Wade Dump Toxic Waste Fire in 1978. He then went to work...

Apr 17, 2019

The Philadelphia Eagles' fan base got a little quieter on April 17, 2019 with the passing of one of their most passionate fans, John Argibay. John was born on January 12, 1952 to Juan and Aurora (Picado) Argibay and spent the majority of his life residing in Delaware County.

After graduating from Springfield High School, he went...

Apr 9, 2019

Harvey M. "Geep" Bullock, Jr., age 83, a longtime resident of Linwood, PA passed away on April 9, 2019. Harvey was raised and educated in Chester where he graduated from Chester High School in 1953. Mr. Bullock retired from B.P. Oil refinery as a machinist after 25 years of service; he was a member of O.C.A.W. Local Union in...

Apr 7, 2019

Carol J. Yorgey, age 80, passed away on April 7, 2019 in Wynnewood, PA.  Carol was a resident of Glen Mills, PA.

Carol loved God's word. She was always eager to learn and read more about what God has to say to us. When opportunities came her way to share how much her Heavenly Father loves us,...

Apr 7, 2019

Edwin James Kelley, III, age 70, passed away on April 7, 2019 surrounded by his family at his home in Garnet Valley. Edwin resided in Aston, PA for many years before moving to Garnet Valley.

Edwin was a 1967 graduate of Msgr. Bonner Boy's High School and was a member of their football team. He was employed...

Apr 4, 2019

Reynold R. Meisenhelder

1949 - 2019

Ren. The man. The myth. The legend. Loved by many. Forever the self-proclaimed fashion trend-setter. Men wanted to be him and women wanted to be with him. Ren passed away April 4, 2019 at home with his family. "I'm sick a' gettin da high hat!!!", Ren was heard shouting...

Mar 30, 2019

Rita May (McCauley) Smith, age 87, a longtime resident of Drexel Hill, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Michigan, but raised in Southwest Philadelphia, Rita was a graduate of Bartram High School. Shortly after graduation, she went to work at General Electric where she met and married the love...

Mar 29, 2019

Geraldine "Geri" L. Napierkowski, age 84, a resident of Upper Chichester, born in Plymouth, PA, passed away suddenly on March 29, 2019 in Media, PA.  She was raised and lived most of her life in Philadelphia and was a graduate of Hallahan Girls High School.

She was the daughter of the late John and Sophia Krawiec and...

Mar 29, 2019

John "Jack" C. Riper, age 86, of Brookhaven, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2019 at Riddle Memorial Hospital. Jack was raised and educated in Chester, PA. He graduated from St. James High School and the Pennsylvania Military College. During the Korean War Era, Jack served his country proudly with the United States Navy. He retired as an Accounting...

Mar 26, 2019

Angelina Fatiga, 88, of Parkside, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Riddle Memorial Hospital on March 26, 2019. She was born in Maida, Italy, and enjoyed traveling there frequently for visits. Angelina lived in Switzerland for several years with her husband Pasquale, where she worked for Bally Shoes. After moving to the United States, she worked for...

Mar 22, 2019

Cecilia "Sue" Sabot, age 100, passed away peacefully at her home in Eddystone, PA on March 22, 2019. She was born in Wehrum, PA and worked as a seamstress at Schimmel Garment and Chester Apparel for 19 years. Sue enjoyed cooking, sewing, going to the casinos, Phillies baseball, and praying the Rosary at home. She was a parishioner of...

Mar 11, 2019

Jean M. (Breese) Perry, a longtime resident of Middletown Township, age 81, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side. Born in Chester, Jean was a 1955 graduate of Chester High School where she met her high school sweetheart, Joe, who she married in 1956.  Jean enjoyed entertaining family & friends and spending time in Ocean...

Mar 11, 2019

Douglas "Doug" H. Watson, age 82, passed away on March 11, 2019 in West Chester. He was born and raised in Chester and worked for many years for General Motors. After his retirement, Doug worked at PACE, a treatment facility for alcoholism and drug addiction. Doug was an avid golfer who loved playing and watching baseball, as well as...

Mar 10, 2019

Nancy L. Baldwin , age 74, a retired LPN, passed away on March 10, 2019 at Kutztown Manor in Kutztown, PA. She was born in Philadelphia and raised in Lansdowne where she graduated from Lansdowne Aldan High School. Nancy lived in Springfield, Boothwyn, Aston, and most recently in Kutztown. Before starting a family, Nancy worked for the Bell Telephone...

Mar 8, 2019

Marcia Ann (Toohey) Palmer, a resident of Garnet Valley, age 78, passed away on March 8, 2019 with her family by her side. She was born, raised, and educated in Chester and was a 1959 graduate of Chester High School, after which she attended Drexel University. Marcia was employed in the Engineering Industry for many years where she worked...

Mar 2, 2019

Mary Ann Williams (nee Lopchinsky), age 66, of Aston, PA, passed away surrounded by family on March 2, 2019 at Temple Hospital. She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, and retired from Riddle Memorial Hospital.

She will be forever missed by her mother, Ann Lopchinsky (nee Gibson), her boyfriend Ed Howard, brothers: Joe (Cindy) and...