Obituaries

Dec 31, 2015

John Hartman "Jack" Renninger

Jack Renninger, born on February 6th, 1926 in Reading, PA to parents James and Elsie Renninger, passed away on December 31st, 2015 at the age of 89. John grew up in Shillington, PA where he graduated from Shillington High School in 1944.  He attended Lehigh University in the fall of 1944 to study...

Dec 31, 2015

William "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, age 50 , passed away suddenly on December 31, 2015. He was a Ridley High School Class of 1984 graduate where he was a member of the football team. Fitz went on to graduate from West Chester University with a degree in Criminal Justice. He was retired from the Upper Merion Police Dept. and was a...

Dec 23, 2015

Dolores Denofio Jester, age 79, died December 23, 2015. Dolores was born and reared in Chester where she had resided for many years; she had most recently resided in Crum Lynne, PA. She attended St. Anthony of Padua School and was a graduate of Chester High School.

She was employed by Chichester School District as a Security...

Dec 22, 2015

S. Joanne Daniels, age 87, passed away on December 22, 2015 after a long illness. She was born and raised in Lancaster and lived most of her life in Florida. For the past 11 years she made her home with her daughter, Pat, in Upper Chichester.

Joanne was a great mother and loved her grandchildren dearly. She...

Dec 22, 2015

On December 22, 2015, Dr. Wm. H. Fitzpatrick , former Superintendent of the Great Valley School District peacefully passed away surrounded by his family. Dr. Fitzpatrick was a pioneer educator, veteran, and dedicated family man. Dr. Fitzpatrick served in the US Marine Corps, Navy, and as a federal agent for the FBI.

He spent four years at...

Dec 18, 2015

Mary E. (Betty) Brzezicki (nee Darling), of Granite Farms Estates, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2015. Mary was born in 1920 in Chester to a family of ten brothers and sisters and attended local schools through high school. Upon the outbreak of World War II, Mary enlisted in the US Military at the age of 23, in what...

Dec 15, 2015

Peg (nee Sloan) Curran, age 91, passed away on December 15, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Peg was a longtime resident of Philadelphia and Yeadon and graduated from West Catholic Girls School.

Peg was an amazingly loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. She loved her work as a department manager at Superfresh. Peg was...

Dec 11, 2015

Diana E. (DiNicola) Harper, age 86, devoted wife of 58 years and mother of three, died December 11, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Diana was born and raised in Chester and was a longtime resident of Gradyville in Edgmont Twp.

She worked as a secretary for Westinghouse and also worked as a bank teller. Diana enjoyed...

Dec 10, 2015

Nicholas D. Cuminti, age 97 a resident of Boothwyn, died December 10, 2015. Nicholas was a longtime resident of Delaware County and he also resided in Somers Point, NJ. He was retired from Weyerhauser Lumber Company. Nick proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He belonged to the VFW and the American Legion....

Dec 9, 2015

Ellen Sara (Gill) Smith, 71, of Broadkill Beach, Delaware and Naples, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on December 9, 2015. She was born August 9, 1944 in Chester, Pennsylvania to Edward and Catherine Gill. Ellen graduated from Saint Michael's Elementary School in Chester, Pennsylvania and Notre Dame High School for Girls in Moylan, Pennsylvania in 1962.

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Dec 9, 2015

William James "Billy" Murtaugh, age 51, a longtime resident of Delaware County passed away December 9, 2015. Billy was born, raised and educated in Chester where he graduated from St. James High School. He was an avid reader and loved all Philly sports.

He was the son of the late Ethel (Thomas) McLaughlin and William J. Murtaugh....

Dec 8, 2015

Patrick Roy Diviney, age 60, died December 8, 2015. Patrick was a longtime resident of Delaware County, living in Chichester, Aston, and Boothwyn before moving to Ft. Myers, FL were he has resided for the last 12 years.

He was a 1973 graduate of Chichester High School and retired from The International Union of Operating Engineers  (Local...

Dec 8, 2015

Linda L. Knight, age 68, a resident of Boothwyn, PA and the Potnet Bayside Community in Millsboro,DE, died December 8, 2015. Linda was born and raised in Chester, PA and was retired from the Chichester School District.

Her hobbies included reading, shopping, doing puzzles, playing video games, and writing in her journal. Linda was an avid Elvis...

Dec 3, 2015

Natalie A. (DeLuisi) Urbani, age 86 , died December 3, 2015 at Fair Acres Geriatric Center in Lima.  Natalie was born and raised in Philadelphia and was a longtime resident of Lindenwold, NJ. She was a member of the Amalgamated Textiles Union - New York, New York and worked as a seamstress. Natalie's greatest love was spending time with...

Dec 1, 2015

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

John A. DiSalvatore, age 90, passed away on December 1, 2015 at Riddle Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. John resided in Aston for more than 55 years. He retired from the Sears & Roebuck Co. after 30 years where he worked at both the Granite Run and Wilmington, Delaware stores. John...

Nov 22, 2015

Giuseppa "Josephine" (Pagano) Tomarchio, age 77, a longtime resident of Boothwyn, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Josephine was a deeply devoted and loving person whose main focus was the happiness of her family.

She was born in Sicily and later moved to the United States where she resided in Boothwyn...

Nov 20, 2015

Frank T. Drill, Jr., age 82, arrived on January 2, 1933 and departed on November 20, 2015 surrounded by his family. Frank was born and raised in Parkside, PA and graduated from Ridley Park High School in 1952. He was a longtime resident of Wilmington, DE, and a parishioner of Holy Child Church.

Frank retired from Boeing...

Nov 17, 2015

Angeline T. Kasarsky (Nee Calabro), age 85, died on November 17, 2015 at Crozer Keystone Inpatient Hospice At Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park. She was a life long resident of Chester and graduated from Chester High School. Angeline worked for Rob-Ann's and Boeing as a seamstress for many years before retiring. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and...

Nov 17, 2015

Carol V. Morrison, age 72, a longtime resident of Aston, died on November 17, 2015. Carol was born in Philadelphia and raised in Upper Darby where she was a 1961 graduate of Upper Darby High School. She worked for many years at Our Lady of Angels Convent. Carol was a member of a prayer shawl knitting group at St....

Nov 16, 2015

Angeline L. McNelly (Nee DiMarco), age 86 , died November 16, 2015 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester. Angeline was born and raised in Chester and was a longtime resident of Brookhaven. She was a graduate of Chester High School.

Angeline worked at Chester High School in the Library for many years before her retirement. She was...