Obituaries

Paula Jean Zatkos

Oct 2, 2018

Paula "Polly" Jean Zatkos, age 91, died peacefully on October 2, 2018 at Chester County Hospital surrounded by family. Polly was a lifelong resident of Delaware County and was a graduate of Chester High School and Keystone Secretarial School. She most recently resided in Exton with her daughter Joyanna. Polly worked at Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton and her family's former business Billy...

Patricia A. Vitelli

Oct 1, 2018

Patricia A. (Dodds) Vitelli, age 85, a lifelong resident of Chester, passed away on October 1, 2018. She was raised and educated in Chester and was a graduate of Chester High School. Patricia was a Pennsylvania Local Registrar for Vital Statistics and worked at the Wal-Mart in Eddystone from 2003 - 2014. She loved her dogs, Buttercup and Baby....

Henry Iwanowski

Oct 1, 2018

Henry Iwanowski, age 93, a longtime resident of North Arlington, NJ and Smithsville, NJ, passed away on October 1, 2018 at his home in Glen Mills, PA. Henry was raised in Newark, NJ and was a longtime parishioner of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in North Arlington, NJ. He was employed as a draftsman at Worthington Pump in...

Anthony D. Stanton

Sep 29, 2018

Anthony "Cheat" D. Stanton, age 61, of Claymont, DE, passed away on September 29, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was raised in Chester, PA and attended Chester High School. Cheat worked at Penn Machine since the age of 18. He was an avid and life-long Philadelphia sports fan and was thrilled to see the Eagles...

Florence Stamm

Sep 26, 2018

Florence (Remshard) Stamm, age 97, born in Philadelphia and longtime resident of Folsom, Ridley Twp., passed away on September 26, 2018 at Riddle Memorial Hospital. Florence was one of 10 children. She was a homemaker and worked many years as a switchboard operator at Bell Telephone and Klein's Department Store. Florence enjoyed spending time with her family and doing...

Millard L. Thompson, Jr.

Sep 20, 2018

Millard L. Thompson, Jr., age 76, a resident of Aston, PA, passed away on September 20, 2018. He was a 1961 graduate of Penncrest High School, a 1963 graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, and a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. Millard served his country in Vietnam from 1968-70 in the United States Army and was...

Susan M. West

Sep 18, 2018

Susan Mae (Bruzina) West , age 75, a resident of West Grove passed away on September 18, 2018 at Jennersville Hospital. Susan was raised and educated in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Aston in 1968. She has resided in West Grove, PA for the last 10 years. Susan was formerly employed by Hahnenann Hospital as a billing manager and...

Mary C. Zetusky

Sep 16, 2018

Mary C. (nee Lynam) Zetusky passed away peacefully on September 16, 2018 at her home in Glen Mills surrounded by her loving family. Mary loved her family and friends, of which she made many over the years. She loved going to Mass, dinner with family and friends, and playing Mahjong. Lately she mastered the art of snap chat and...

Patricia Anne Winter

Sep 12, 2018

Patricia Anne (Ott) Winter, age 53, passed away on September 12, 2018 at her home in Garnet Valley.  Patricia was raised in East Lansdowne, PA and graduated from Penn Wood High School in 1983. She has resided in Garnet Valley for the last 12 years and was employed by PNC Bank as an accountant analyst for 14 years. Patricia...

Mary Louise Castellano

Sep 9, 2018

Mary Louise (Valente) Castellano, age 94, passed away September 9, 2018 at her daughter's home in Winter Springs, FL.  She was a longtime resident of Philadelphia, PA before moving to Aston, PA. Mary was a member of St. John's on the Hill Senior Group in Upper Chichester. She loved to cook and enjoyed being a part of the girlfriend...

John Peter Di Rosato

Sep 5, 2018

John Peter Di Rosato, age 56, died September 5, 2018 at Crozer Chester Medical Center after a short illness. John (AKA Freddy Flintstone by his friends) was born in Philadelphia and raised and educated in Glen Mills, He was a 1979 graduate of Pencrest High School and has lived in Glen Mills for the past 50 years. John was...

Helen Cecilia Conran

Sep 4, 2018

Helen Cecilia "Cealie" Conran , age 86, died peacefully and surrounded by her loving family at her home in Aston. Born and raised in the Schuylkill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Cealie raised her family in Southwest Philadelphia before moving to Aston in 1999.

Cealie was the owner and operator of White Upholstering Company and she also worked for...

Christine M. Sorton

Sep 3, 2018

Christine Sorton (nee Oliver), age 45, of Aston, PA, passed away on September 3, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Aston and was a graduate of Sun Valley High School. Christine earned her Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts from Moore College in Philadelphia and her Masters Degree in Education from Neumann University....

Antoinette R. O'Brien

Aug 27, 2018

Antoinette R. O'Brien, age 96, passed away on August 27, 2018.

Funeral Services: Private.

Burial: Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, NJ.

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Robert J. Minchella

Aug 27, 2018

Robert J. Minchella , age 74, a resident of Upper Chichester, passed away on August 27, 2018 at Brinton Manor in Glen Mills, PA.  He was a raised in Chester and has been a resident of Upper Chichester for many years. Robert owned and operated his own roofing company before his retirement.  He enjoyed playing cards, including pinochle and...

Robert L. Whitmore

Aug 19, 2018

Robert Whitmore, of Aston, PA, passed away on August 19, 2018 at the age of 91 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Taneytown, MD and raised in Media, PA, attending Media High School. He was an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America. Robert proudly served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII in the...

Mary Harris

Aug 19, 2018

Mary F. Harris (Mniecznikowski), age 86, passed away on August 19, 2018. She was born in Philadelphia to the late Dorothy Schultz and John Mniecznikowski. Mary worked as a bank teller for PNB, retiring to pursue her craft skills. She enjoyed going to the casino, playing bingo, and eating out at restaurants. She loved to have fun and had...

Robert F. Pappano, Esq.

Aug 18, 2018

Robert F. Pappano, Esq., a longtime resident of Media and Ocean City, NJ, age 80, passed away on August 18, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He graduated from St. James Boy's High School, LaSalle University in 1960, and Dickinson School of Law in 1963. Mr. Pappano was a senior partner and founding member of the Law...

Catherine M. Cosgrove

Aug 18, 2018

Catherine M. Cosgrove, age 85, passed away on August 18, 2018. Catherine was raised in Chester, PA, and was a graduate of Notre Dame High school, class of 1951. She was employed as a Medical Secretary for 31 years with Dr. Kenneth Alderfer in Chester, PA. Catherine most recently resided in West Chester, PA and was a member of...

Raymond Sniechoski

Aug 17, 2018

Raymond "Ray" Sniechoski, a resident of Swedesboro, NJ, age 93, passed away on August 17, 2018. He was born and raised in Chester, PA, where he was a parishioner of St. Hedwig's Church, and a member of the American Legion Post #546. Raymond served proudly in the United States Army during WWII.

He is the brother of...