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Dolores Kostyk

Dolores Kostyk

Mar 14, 2026

Dolores Kostyk passed away peacefully at home on March 14, 2026 shortly after her 89th birthday with her son at her side. holding her hand. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Pondok Shereba.

She was full of the happiest stories from her childhood! Long road trips with her parents, the hair-raising Pike's Peak descent...

Josephine Miller

Josephine Miller

Mar 14, 2026

Josephine Miller, of Ridley Township, but born in Sicily, passed peacefully surrounded by her children and grandchildren on March 14, 2026 at the age of 99.

She was the wife of the late Charles F. Miller, mother to Suzanne Miller and Rita M. Martin (Timothy), grandmother to Kristopher and Daniel, and great-grandmother to Everly and Mason. She is survived by her...

Mark E. Masci

Mark E. Masci

Mar 9, 2026

Mark E. Masci, 50, died on March 9, 2026.

Born in Upland, he was raised in Glenolden and lived in Newport News, VA for the past 10 years. He was a graduate of Interboro High School, class of 1994 and received a certification from Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting. Mark had been employed as a Surgical Assistant at Bon Secours Mary...

Patricia A. Donohue

Patricia A. Donohue

Mar 9, 2026

Patricia A. Donohue, 78 of Ridley Township died on March 9, 2026 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Augustine and Freddie Cruseturner Schreiber, she lived in Brookhaven before moving to Ridley Township 50 years ago.

Patricia was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, class of 1964 and was a member of Notre Dame de Lourdes...

Gerald T. Gabe

Gerald T. Gabe

Mar 7, 2026

Gerald T. "Jerry" Gabe, 73 of Aston died on March 7, 2026. Born in Upper Darby, the son of the late John J. and Edith Corsi Gabe, he lived in Springfield before moving to Aston 48 years ago.

Jerry was a graduate of Springfield High School, class of 1971. He had been employed as a Maintenance Manager at Neumann University and...

Martin T. Knight

Martin T. Knight

Mar 4, 2026

Martin T. "Marty" Knight, 73 of Aston, PA and Kennedyville, MD passed away suddenly at home on March 4, 2026. Born in Chester, he was the son of the late Martin T. and Helen A. Brodzinski Knight.

Marty was a lifelong resident of Aston, graduat e of Sun Valley High School, Class of 1970, and a member of The Church of...

Lois Ann Bennett-Knight

Lois Ann Bennett-Knight

Mar 2, 2026

Lois Ann Bennett-Knight, 84, of Ridley Park, died on March 2, 2026. Born in Weirton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Truman and Helen Irene Cornell Watson.

Lois was a graduate of Weir High School, Class of 1960, and also graduated from the Wheeling School of Nursing in 1963. Before retiring, she was employed as a Neonatal Intensive Care...

Dawn E. Worrell

Dawn E. Worrell

Mar 1, 2026

Dawn E. Worrell, 47, of Concord Township died on March 1, 2026 at her home. Born in Darby, she had lived in Bear, DE before moving to Concord Township in 2022.

Dawn attended Haverford High School and had been employed at a Certified Medical Technician at Pear Tree Manor in Colora, MD for the past eight years. She loved her fur...

Colleen L. McKay

Colleen L. McKay

Feb 28, 2026

Colleen L. McKay, 61 of Boothwyn died on February 28, 2026 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, Colleen lived in Brookhaven before moving to Boothwyn 30 years ago.

Colleen was a graduate of Ridley High School, class of 1982. She was employed as a machine operator for Direct Mail for the past twelve years and had previously worked at Rite Aid....

Edward A. Redding

Edward A. Redding

Feb 22, 2026

Edward A. Redding, 85 of Woodlyn died on February 22, 2026 at his home. Born in Upland, the son of the late Daniel C. and Ethel Riggs Redding, he lived in Eddystone before moving to Woodlyn 37 years ago.

Ed was a graduate of Eddystone High School, class of 1958 and then proudly served in the United States Army during the...

Michael Anthony Salvato

Michael Anthony Salvato

Feb 21, 2026

Michael Anthony Salvato, 71 of Aston Township passed away unexpectedly on February 21, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Pasquale and Evelyn Irons Salvato. He lived in Ridley Park before moving to Aston 17 years ago.

Mike was a graduate of Darby Township High School, class of 1972, and proudly served in the United States Army, stationed in...

Kenneth R. Eckert

Kenneth R. Eckert

Feb 21, 2026

Kenneth R. Eckert, lovingly known as Bones, passed peacefully from this earth surrounded by his loving family on February 21, 2026. The youngest child of Benjamin and Adeline Moretti Eckert, by whom he was predeceased, he was born and raised in Chester, PA. Kenny attended Smedley Junior High School and graduated from St. James High School, where he also attended...

Madeline M. DiMattia

Madeline M. DiMattia

Feb 20, 2026

Madeline M. DiMattia, 59, a lifelong resident of Ridley Park died on February 20, 2026. Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late Guiseppe and Kathleen Milligan DiMattia.

Madeline was a graduate of Ridley High School, class of 1984 where she was a member of the marching band and played on the softball and field hockey teams. Madeline continued...

Linda A. Day

Linda A. Day

Feb 17, 2026

Linda A. Day (nee Diamond), 64 of Claymont, DE died on February 17, 2026. Born in Chester, the daughter of the late Richard and Barbara Buckalew Diamond, she lived in Ridley Park before moving to Claymont 37 years ago.

Linda was a graduate of Chichester High School, class of 1979 and she also received an associate's degree in Early Childhood Education...

Doris L. Schrader

Doris L. Schrader

Feb 13, 2026

Doris L. Schrader (nee Pyle), 94 of Lester died on February 13, 2026 at her home. Born in Prospect Park, she was the daughter of the late William and Carmella Esposito Pyle and had lived in Lester for the past 70 years.

Before her retirement Doris was employed as an Administrative Assistant at the Paul Restall Company, she was also a...

Patricia A. Nugent

Patricia A. Nugent

Feb 12, 2026

Patricia A. Nugent (nee Beers), 87 of Glenolden died on February 12, 2026 at her home. Born in Southwest Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Francis and Cecilia McGinley Beers, she lived in Southwest Philadelphia before moving to Glenolden thirty years ago.

Before her retirement she had been employed by Powell Electronics, Patricia deeply loved God and was a member of...

Jeanne G. Cole

Jeanne G. Cole

Feb 12, 2026

Jeanne G. Cole, 74 of Media died on February 12, 2026. Born in Rockville Centre, NY, the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Gramer, she had lived for many years in Ridley Park before recently moving to Media.

Jeanne was a graduate of Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, NY, class of 1969, and continued her education, receiving a bachelor's...

Eirini Sidiropoulos

Eirini Sidiropoulos

Feb 12, 2026

Eirini Sidiropoulos (nee Andreadou), 63, of Newtown Square died on February 12, 2026. Born in Veria, Greece, the daughter of the late Andreas and Alexandra Efstathiadou Andreadis, Eirini immigrated to the United States in 1997 settling in Philadelphia.

Eirini was a member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Media. She dedicated her life to cooking the most delicious Greek meals...

Erin Leah McDermott

Erin Leah McDermott

Feb 9, 2026

Erin Leah McDermott, 38 of Essington died on February 9, 2026 at her mother's home. Born in Upland, Erin grew up in Swarthmorewood and lived there before moving to Essington five years ago.

Erin was a graduate of Cardinal O'Hara High School, class of 2005 and received a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from West Chester University. For the past five...

August Charles Peters

August Charles Peters

Feb 8, 2026

August Charles Peters, born February 17th, 1934, passed away on February 8th, 2026 in Glen Mills, PA, at the age of 91.

August was born in Freeland, Pennsylvania to August Peters and Patricia Kiddish Peters. He grew up in Drifton, PA, and he graduated from Hazle Township High School in 1951. He entered the United States Army, serving in Germany during...

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