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Elizabeth E. Donnelly
Sep 7, 2026
Elizabeth E. "Betty" Donnelly, 90 formerly of Aston died on September 7, 2026. Born in Lima, she was the daughter of the late Grover and Jane Smedley Springer.
Betty was a graduate of Media High School and was a member of The Church of St. Joseph in Aston. She was a member of Media Moose Lodge in Aston as well as...
Timothy S. Nilan
Sep 7, 2026
Timothy S. Nilan, 33, of Folcroft, died unexpectedly on September 7, 2026, at Temple University Hospital.
Tim was a graduate of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School and Monsignor Bonner High School, Class of 2011, where he was a member of the rugby team. He was a Concrete Construction Finisher and was a member of St. George’s R.C. Church.
Tim enjoyed traveling...
Thomas M. Coleman
Sep 5, 2026
Thomas Michael Coleman, known as “Tom” or “Tommy”, passed away on September 5th 2026. Born on November 26th, 1953 to Margaret Coleman and the late Thomas Coleman, Tommy was a beloved brother to eight younger siblings: Michael (Dolores), Mary, Mark (Susan), John, Daniel (Margie), Joseph (Ann), Owen, and Eva Matthews (Ernie). Tommy grew up in Holmes, Pennsylvania and began his...
Stella M. Radewonuk
Sep 1, 2026
Stella M. Radewonuk, 78 of Seaford, DE died on September 1, 2026 at her home. Born in Chester, the daughter of the late Walter and Frances Belczyk Radewonuk, she had lived in Laurel, DE before moving to Seaford ten years ago.
Stella was a graduate of Ridley High School, class of 1965 and had attended Sleepers Business College and Sacred Heart...
David Howard Shaner
Aug 31, 2026
David Howard Shaner, age 61, passed away unexpectedly on Monday August 31, 2026. Originally from Ridley Park, David had been a resident of the Don Guanella Community Home at Our Lady of Charity in Brookhaven since 2016. David was pre-deceased by his parents, William C Shaner Jr and M. Louise Shaner, and is survived by four siblings as well as...
Samuel Settimio Quinzi
Aug 31, 2026
Samuel "Sammy" Settimio Quinzi, 62, a lifelong resident of Chester, Pennsylvania, passed away on August 31, 2026, at The Belvedere Center.
Sammy was a graduate of Saint James Catholic School for Boys, Class of 1981. He was a loyal member of IBEW Local 654; he was proud of the trade and the union brotherhood that came with it. Outside of work,...
Theoharis "Harry" Tsirogiannis
Aug 30, 2026
Theoharis "Harry" Tsirogiannis, 74 of Aston died on August 30, 2026. Born in Epirus, Greece, the son of the late Apostolis and Stavroula Tsirogiannis. He immigrated to the United States in 1980, settling in Millville, NJ, and had lived in Upper Darby before moving to Aston in 2005.
Harry attended St. Dimitris Greek Orthodox Church in Upper Darby and was an...
Sandra A. Alkins
Aug 26, 2026
Sandra A. "Sandy" Alkins, 88, of Folsom died on August 26, 2026. Born in Reading, the daughter of George and Marion Weidner Achenbach, she had lived in Philadelphia before moving to Folsom 64 years ago.
Sandy was a graduate of Ridley Township High School, class of 1956 and was a former member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Ridley Park and...
George W. Majoros
Aug 25, 2026
George W. Majoros, 86 of Thornton died on August 25, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, the son of the late George and Irene Downey Majoros, he had lived in Media and Glen Mills before moving to Thornton in 1999.
George was a graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School, class of 1958 and had also attended Penn State University. He was a proud...
Alberta L. Sullivan
Aug 23, 2026
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Alberta Sullivan (Formoso), originally from McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, August 23, 2026.
Bert was the surviving spouse of George Sullivan and is lovingly remembered by her surviving companion, Will Ford.
Bert’s family was the greatest joy of her life, and she took great pride...
Rita T. Jones
Aug 20, 2026
Rita T. Jones (nee Manera), (84) formerly of Woodlyn died on August 20, 2026 at her daughter's home. Born in Sicily, Italy, the daughter of the late Rosario and Rosaria Mancuso Manera, she and her family immigrated to the United States in 1952, settling in Crum Lynne.
Rita was a graduate of Ridley Township High School, class of 1963 and was...
Janice P. Schiller
Aug 18, 2026
Janice P. Schiller (nee Brown), 89 of Ridley Park died on August 18, 2026 at her home. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna (nee Brennan) Brown.
Janice was a graduate of John W. Hallahan Catholic High School for Girls, class of 1955 and proudly worked as a Switchboard Operator at the Bell...
Thomas P. Nicolaides
Aug 17, 2026
Thomas P. Nicolaides, 90 of West Chester died peacefully, surrounded by loving family members on August 17, 2026. Born in Chester, the son of the late Paul George and Theresa Kefalas Nicolaides, he had lived in Oxford before moving to West Chester three years ago.
Thomas was a graduate of Chester High School, class of 1954 and was a proud veteran...
Michael "Mickey" J. Clavin
Aug 11, 2026
Michael “Mickey” J. Clavin, 81, of West Chester, PA, passed away on August 11, 2026. Born in Darby, he was the son of the late John F. and Catherine Burns Clavin. He had lived in Swarthmore for many years before moving to West Chester three years ago.
Mickey was a graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School, Class of 1963, and earned...
Mary C. Vapniarek
Aug 8, 2026
Mary C. Vapniarek (nee Graney), 82, of Glenolden died on August 8, 2026. Born in County Kerry, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Brolly Graney. Mary had lived in Philadelphia before moving to Glenolden in 1970.
Mary was a graduate of West Catholic High School for Girls and was a member of St. Rose of Lima...
Matthew Todd Monteith
Aug 7, 2026
Matthew Todd Monteith, 48, of Prospect Park, PA went home to be with his Heavenly Father on August 7, 2026. Born in Greenville, SC, he had lived in South Philadelphia before moving to Prospect Park, PA eight years ago.
Todd was a graduate of Berea High School, Greenville, SC class of 1996 and continued his education by receiving an Associate’s in...
Assunta R. Mastriani
Aug 4, 2026
Assunta "Sue" R. Mastriani (née Buzzetto), 91, of Ridley Park, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
Born in South Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Giacomo Buzzetto and Rose Buzzetto (née Ferante). She lived in Folsom before making Ridley Park her home 35 years ago.
Sue was a devoted member of Our Lady of Peace R.C. Church and...
Ann Follett
Jul 27, 2026
Ann Follett (née Lavella), age 77, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2026, in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Born on September 7, 1948, in Chester, Pennsylvania, Ann was the daughter of the late Virginia D'Angelo and Thomas Lavella. She spent many years living in Claymont, Delaware, and Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, before making Newtown Square her home in recent years.
Ann shared 36 wonderful years...
Joyce B. Frazier
Jul 19, 2026
September 25, 1946 - July 19, 2026
Joyce B. Frazier (nee George), formerly of Southwest Philadelphia and later of Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at 79 years old.
Joyce’s proudest accomplishment was her family. She is survived by her beloved and only child, her son, Andrew MacDonald, who was the center of her life and his wife, Nicole (Valerio) of Long...
Margaret "Peggy" A. O'Brien-Lombardo
Jul 17, 2026
Margaret A. "Peggy" O'Brien-Lombardo, 95 of Crystal River, FL died on July 17,2026. Peggy had lived in Eddstyone before moving to Florida in 2005.
She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School for Girls, class of 1948 and was also a graduate of Chester Hospital School of Nursing. During her career she had worked at the Wilmington VA Hospital, Sacred...
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