Obituaries

May 7, 2016

Stella (Lupi) Cook, age 92 , died on May 7, 2016 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Boothwyn, PA. Stella was one of 4 lady crane operators, working at Penn Steel until it was forced to close due to a fire in 1970. She was a longtime resident of Chester, where she owned and operated Rose's...

May 2, 2016

Walter Zene Craig, Sr., "Walt", age 91 , of Fox Hill Farms, Glen Mills, PA and Jupiter, FL, died at home on May 2, 2016. Born in Chester, PA, Walt had been a longtime resident of Parkside, and later, Wallingford, PA and Long Beach Island, NJ. He was a 1945 graduate of Chester High School and attended Penn State...

May 1, 2016

Mark D. Pepper, age 55 , a resident of Linwood, died May 1, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He graduated from Ridley High School, Class of 1978. Mark was employed by Shop Rite, working throughout South Jersey. He was an avid Philadelphia Flyers fan and parishioner of St. John Fisher Church in Boothwyn. Mark was a loving and...

Apr 30, 2016

Jennifer Lynn Bonsall, a longtime resident of Wilmington, age 32 , died suddenly on April 30, 2016. She was a graduate of Concord High School in 2002. Jennifer was a loving, caring, and devoted mother whose world revolved around her daughter Kayla.

SURVIVORS: her beloved daughter: Kayla; loving parents: Kenneth and Marcia (Palmer) Bonsall; siblings: Laura Scharp...

Apr 26, 2016

Vincent L. Barbacane, age 94, a well known Delaware County Tavern owner, died April 26, 2016 at Granite Farms Estates. Vince was raised and educated in Chester where he lived for many years before moving to Middletown Twp. Vince served his country proudly with the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He was a longtime tavern owner in the...

Apr 23, 2016

Cornelius L. "Corney" Dacey, age 87, died April 23, 2016 at his home in Brookhaven. Corney was raised in Marcus Hook and graduated from Eddystone High School in 1948. He resided for many years in Parkside before moving to Brookhaven in 1977. Mr. Dacey proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Corney retired from...

Apr 19, 2016

Nazzareno Anthony DiDio, age 90, passed away on April 19, 2016. Nazzareno was born in Philadelphia and resided in Chester for the last 67 years. He proudly served his country in the Unites States Navy during WWII.

Nazzareno retired from Old Original Bookbinders located in Philadelphia. He was a loving and wonderful husband and father. Nazzareno enjoyed...

Apr 18, 2016

Dorothy V. Pastore, age 88, a longtime resident of Glen Mills and Ocean City, NJ, passed away on April 18, 2016.

Dorothy was an active parishioner at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish where she ran the dinners at the country fair for many years. She was active with the Catholic War Veterans Auxiliary and was a girl...

Apr 17, 2016

Mittie A. "Winnie" Birl, age 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 17, 2016. Winnie was born and raised in Boothwyn and was 1 of 11 children.

Winnie was a longtime member of Memorial Presbyterian Church where she worked in many capacities and was the Clerk of Session for over 30 years. She...

Apr 17, 2016

Cheryl D. "Sherry" Price, age 65, a longtime resident of Ridley Park, passed away on April 17, 2016. Sherry was raised in Upper Chichester and graduated from Upper Chichester High School.

Sherry enjoyed reading and listening to music. She was an excellent cook and prepared the best meals her family had ever tasted. Most of all, she...

Apr 15, 2016

Patricia C. "Pat" Holland (nee Turner), age 87, passed away on April 15, 2016. Pat was born and raised in Chester and graduated from Chester High School.

Pat worked as a telephone operator and customer assist analyst for Bell Telephone of PA for 37 years before retiring in 1988. She was a parishioner of St. Katharine Drexel...

Apr 9, 2016

Mary Ellen Minner (nee Burns, age 92, a 30 year resident of Lutheran Knolls in Boothwyn, passed away on April 9, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.

Mary was an avid card, bingo and casino player. For the last 8 months, she was living at Barclay Nursing Home, formerly Manor Care, in Cherry Hill, NJ, where she...

Apr 8, 2016

On April 8th, 2016 at 11:58 pm, after an evening surrounded by his loving family at Riddle Memorial Hospital in Media, PA, Allan was peacefully escorted by angels into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. His wife and oldest grandson were privileged to be present for his home going. Allan was 79 years old.

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Apr 7, 2016

Thomas M. McCracken, Jr., age 81 , passed away April 7, 2016 at his home in Brookhaven surrounded by his loving family. He graduated from St. Robert's Parochial School and then Eddystone High School. Thomas was retired from Teledyne-Wirz in Chester. He was an avid Philadelphia sports fan and enjoyed playing cards with his family. Thomas proudly served his...

Apr 4, 2016

James L. Evans, age 76, died April 4, 2016. He is survived by his loving son Darrell J. Evans and his former wife Eileen (Babicki) Evans.

VISITATION: Friday from 11:00 am - 12:15 pm at Nolan-Fidale Funeral Home Ltd., 5980 Chichester Ave, Aston, PA. PRAYER SERVICE: Friday at 12:30 pm at Nolan-Fidale Funeral Home Ltd. BURIAL: Private....

Apr 3, 2016

Joseph Cirilli, age 94, died on April 3, 2016. Joseph was a longtime resident of Chester before moving to Ridley Twp. where he lived for more than 20 years. Since 2004, he lived at Lutheran Knolls in Boothwyn. Joseph retired from Westinghouse Inc. after 40 years of service. He was the Executive Director of the Delco Athletes Hall of...

Mar 29, 2016

Anna M. Knight, age 90, a longtime resident of Ogden, died March 29, 2016. Anna was born and educated in Washington, D.C.

Anna worked for Air Products & Chemicals, Linwood, and J.M. Singley & Associates, Inc., in Media. Most notably, she and her husband owned and operated a frozen custard stand in Trainer, PA. She was a...

Mar 28, 2016

Ethel M. (Roberts) Shoop, age 92, a longtime resident of Media, PA died March 28, 2016 with her loving daughter by her side.

She was the daughter of the late James and Ethel (Chew) Roberts, and wife of the late Milford K. Shoop who died in 1996.

SURVIVORS: Daughter: Nancy McAdams of Aston, 4 Grandsons:...

Mar 24, 2016

William R. "Bill" Hagans, Sr., age 74, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2016 surrounded by his loving family at his home in Boothwyn.  Bill was born in Philadelphia and lived there for 30 years before moving to Boothwyn.

Bill retired from Boeing after many years of service. He was an avid fisherman and belonged to the...

Mar 23, 2016

Teresa Vaul Boden, 92, died on March 23, 2016 at the Brinton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., Teresa was raised in Chester. She was the daughter of the late Anthony W. and Loretta M. Vaul.

Following her 1942 graduation from Chester High School, Teresa worked for a time at the Bell Telephone...