Obituaries

Nov 1, 2018

John M. Kubeck, better known as "Jack", age 76, co-owner and operator of Chalmers & Kubeck, Inc., died November 1, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Jack was a resident of West Chester, PA and enjoyed spending winters at his homes on Singer Island, FL and St. Maarten.

He was the son of the late John E.,...

Oct 31, 2018

Margaret "Rita" Murphy, 76, passed away on October 31, 2018 under the care of Crozer-Keystone Hospice Residence at Taylor Hospital.  Rita was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, and most recently resided in Aston, PA.  She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Aston.

Rita was the daughter of the late Patrick and Bridget (nee...

Oct 30, 2018

Regina Battle, 90, joined her husband, Jim, on October 30, 2018.  She was born in Mount Carmel, PA, moved to Chester, PA as a teenager, and finally settled down in Aston, PA.  Regina was devoutly religious. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Aston, PA, and her favorite saint was St. Jude.  She enjoyed Cape May,...

Oct 29, 2018

Damon Jude Preziuso, age 52, a longtime resident of Upper Chichester, died at home on October 29, 2018 with his family by his side. Damon was a 1983 graduate of Chichester High School. He received a bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University, followed by a master's degree in education from Widener University. Damon was formerly employed by Franklin Mint,...

Oct 28, 2018

William "Billy" C. Davis, 62, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 28, surrounded by his loving family.  Billy was raised and educated in Norwood, PA, before moving to Aston, PA in 1996.  He was a graduate of Interboro High School, class of 1973. He worked at Bell Telephone for 17 years before joining National Energy Control Corp. as Sales...

Oct 26, 2018

Fred J. Kryka, age 91, of Aston, PA, died peacefully October 26, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family and listening to Fats Domino.  He was raised in Chester and was a graduate of Chester High School and PMC with a bachelors' in Accounting.

Fred left school and joined the navy during World War II....

Oct 25, 2018

Michael Vincent Vitelli, 58, passed away on October 25, 2018.  Mike was born and raised in Chester, PA.  He attended St. Anthony's and Chester Public Schools.

He was the son of the late Fernando A. and Patricia A. Vitelli.

SURVIVORS: His loving companion: Lisa McCusker; and his siblings: David Vitelli, Kevin Vitelli, Patrick Vitelli, JoAnn...

Oct 25, 2018

Janice M. Doto (Page), age 68, died October 25, 2018 at Crozer Keystone Inpatient Hospice at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park.  Janice was born and raised in Boothwyn, PA.

She graduated Chichester High School in 1968 and was employed directly after graduation at Sunoco, where she worked for 42 years until her retirement in 2011. Janice enjoyed...

Oct 23, 2018

Mary D. (Luick) Lewis, age 77, of Boothwyn, died on October 23, 2018 surrounded by her family at Crozer Keystone Hospice at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park. Mary previously lived in Brookhaven for many years and was a wonderful caregiver to her grandchildren and many other children. She enjoyed taking cruises with her late husband William, playing poker and...

Oct 21, 2018

Jack Dunn, age 69, died October 21, 2018 at his home in Prospect Park.  Jack was raised and educated in Darby, PA and was a 1967 graduate of Msgr. Bonner Boy's High School. He was formerly employed by Westinghouse Inc. and the Ironworkers Local Union #401. Jack proudly served his country with the United States Army in Vietnam where...

Oct 20, 2018

Guy "Tuck" Kushto, Sr. , age 81, passed away on October 20, 2018 at his home in Aston. He was raised in Chester and was a graduate of Chester High School. Tuck worked at Sun Shipbuilding for nearly his entire career.

Tuck was an exceptional husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He enjoyed shooting pool, softball, golf, fishing,...

Oct 20, 2018

Robert (Bob) Reeder , age 61, a resident of Cochranville for 24 years, passed away suddenly in the line of duty on October 20, 2018 at Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland.  He was raised in Linwood, PA and was a 1975 graduate of Chichester High School, a 1982 graduate of Delaware Community College Paramedic Program and a graduate...

Oct 16, 2018

Helen M. Wrzesniewski (Nee Kocsis), age 86, passed away on October 16, 2018 at Heartland Hospice in Wilmington, DE. Helen was raised in Chester, PA and was retired from the Scott Paper Co. She had been a resident of Claymont, DE for over 20 years.

She was the daughter of the late Bernard and Catherine Kocsis, wife...

Oct 7, 2018

Doris Ann Ieradi, age 85, formerly from Middletown Township, died October 7, 2018 at home. She was born in Seaford, DE and raised and reared in Chester, PA where she lived most of her life. She attended Chester schools and graduated from Chester High School in 1950.

Mrs. Ieradi was a former employee of Wawa at their...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...