Michael J. Amalfitano, Jr.
Jul 11, 2026
Michael J. Amalfitano, Jr., 77, of Folsom, passed away on July 11, 2026. Born in Chester, he was the son of the late Michael and Catherine (Leary) Amalfitano. He lived in Ridley Park before moving to Folsom in 1972.
Michael was a graduate of Cardinal O'Hara High School, Class of 1967, and also attended Taylor School of Business. He enjoyed a...
Helen R. Garrity
Jul 8, 2026
Helen R. Garrity, 87, of Media, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2026, at Little Flower Manor.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph J. and Ella Armstrong Garrity.
Helen was a proud graduate of Notre Dame High School for Girls, Class of 1956. She began her career with the Pennsylvania Railroad and devoted 44 years to...
William P. Dunn
Jul 5, 2026
William P. Dunn, 78 of Ridley Park died on July 5, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Russell and Marie Gallagher Dunn, he had previously lived in Darby and Prospect Park.
William was a graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School and enjoyed a long career as a District Manager for the Courier Post Newspaper. He was an avid...
James M. Hughes
Jul 4, 2026
James M. Hughes, 77 of Aston died on July 4, 2026 at Riddle Memorial Hospital. Born in Darby, the son of the late James J. and Marie E. Schilling Hughes, he lived in Springfield and Secane before moving to Aston 40 years ago.
James was a graduate of Cardinal O'Hara High School, class of 1967 and was a proud veteran of...
Ronald H. Slesicki
Jul 4, 2026
Ronald H. Slesicki, 68, a lifelong resident of Aston died on July 4, 2026. Born in Chester, he was the son of the late Francis and Mary Stahl Slesicki.
Ron was a graduate of Sun Valley High School, class of 1976 and was a proud veteran of the United States Navy. He had worked as a Valve Technician at Chalmers &...
Christopher T. Brown
Jul 1, 2026
Christopher T. Brown, 65 of Ridley Park died on July 1, 2026, at his home. Born in Miami, FL, the son of the late William Brown and Carol Smith-Dougherty, he lived in Darby before moving to Ridley Park 35 years ago. He is also predeceased by his late brother Timothy Brown.
Chris was a graduate of Darby-Colwyn High School, class of...
Carol Ann Dietrich
Jun 30, 2026
Carol Ann Dietrich (nee Zimmerman), 87 of Ridley Park died on June 30, 2026 at her home with her loving husband by her side. Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Henry and Helen Pollock Zimmerman, she had lived in Philadelphia and Glenside before moving to Ridley Park in 1967.
Carol was a graduate of Abington High School, class of...
Corazon M. Bartolome
Jun 30, 2026
Corazon M. Bartolome, 85, of Folsom, PA and formerly of Queens, NY, died on June 30, 2026. Born in Tarlac, Tarlac, Philippines, the daughter of the late Ernesto and Anastasia Malig Bartolome, she immigrated to the United States, settling in New York and then Pennsylvania, where she lived with her nephew Bernie and his family.
Corazon received a bachelor's degree in...
Lois C. Powers
Jun 28, 2026
Lois C. Powers, 76 of Woodlyn died on June 28, 2026 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Henry and Regina Wiegner, she had been a resident of Woodlyn since 1976.
Lois was a graduate of West Catholic High School for Girls, class of 1967 and had been employed at the Wawa...
Mildred McCowan Butler
Jun 25, 2026
Mildred McCowan Butler (Milly) died peacefully on June 25, 2026 at home at the age of 93, surrounded by family. Born in Upland and raised in Swarthmore, Mrs. Butler lived in Aston since 1962 until she moved to Maris Grove in Glen Mills. She was a substitute teacher for the Penn Delco School District. Later, she was a customer service...
Edgar Lee Jefferis
Jun 19, 2026
Edgar Lee Jefferis, 78 of Morton died on June 19, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Leonard S. and Mary Gnagey Jefferis, he lived in Ridley Park before moving to Morton in 1994.
Ed was a graduate of Interboro High School, class of 1965 and enjoyed at 28 year long career as a Precision Inspector at Boeing before...
Theresa M. Forbes
Jun 19, 2026
Theresa M. Forbes (nee Constanzo), 93 of Crum Lynne, died on June 19, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Frank and Maria Coscia Costanzo, she had been a resident of Crum Lynne since 1953.
Theresa was a graduate of South Philadelphia High School for Girls, class of 1951 and previously worked as a Proof Operator at Wells Fargo...
Stephanie L. Prosseda
Jun 17, 2026
Stephanie L. Prosseda (nee Dunn), 53, a lifelong resident of Ridley Park, died suddenly at her home on June 17, 2026.
Stephanie was a graduate of Ridley High School, Class of 1991, where she proudly served as the captain of the cheerleading team. She went on to attend Millersville University. For the past 15 years, Stephanie excelled as the Sales Manager...
Marian Erle
Jun 17, 2026
Marian Yergey Erle, 96 of the Maris Grove Community in Glen Mills, died on June 17. 2026. Born on a farm in Lahaska, PA in 1929, she was the daughter of the late Martin Luther and Sadie M. Rice Yergey. She would talk about it often as she loved living on the farm. She loved being out in the field,...
James F. Burns, Sr.
Jun 16, 2026
James F. Burns, Sr., 79 of Ridley Park died on June 16, 2026. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William and Cecilia Mackey Burns.
James was a graduate of St. John Neumann High School, class of 1964 and he owned and operated Burns Insurance Consultants for over 50 years. He was a member of The...
Sallie Damon Seltzer
Jun 16, 2026
Sallie Damon Seltzer, 94 of Wallingford, formerly of Rose Valley passed peacefully at home on June 16, 2026. Born in Drexel Hill, she was the daughter of the late H. Gilroy and Virginia Price Damon.
Sallie was a graduate of Nether Providence High School, class of 1949 where she excelled as a star field hockey player. She had also attended Bradford...
Dr. Clifford E. Schott, Jr.
Jun 13, 2026
Dr. Clifford E. Schott, Jr., 94 of Springfield died on June 13, 2026. Born in Wilmington, DE the son of the late Clifford and Iola Hess Schott, he lived in Philadelphia before moving to Springfield in 1965.
Clifford was a graduate of Elizabethtown College and Hahnemann Hospital School of Medicine. He enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a cardiologist at...
Austin Thomas Parker
Jun 13, 2026
SGT Austin Parker passed away peacefully at his home on June 13, 2026. He was a graduate of Ridley High School, Class of 2016, and had also attended Liberty University. He was honorably discharged from the United State Marine Corps after serving four years serving as a light-wheeled mechanic on combat vehicles. He continued his service with the Pennsylvania Army...
Despina Pappas
Jun 12, 2026
Despina Pappas (nee Papadopoulos), 100 of Bushnell, FL died on June 12, 2026. Born in Krianera, Greece, the daughter of the late Stavros and Sophia Papadopoulos, she had lived in Mullica Hill, NJ and Eddystone before moving to Florida four years ago.
Despina was proud of her Greek heritage and had been an active member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church....
Joann Helen McCann
Jun 12, 2026
Joann Helen McCann, née Merker, age 85, of Ridley Park, PA, passed away on June 12, 2026. Joann was born and raised in Darby, PA, where she graduated from Holy Child Academy. She was a long-time resident of Ridley Park. For much of her adult life, Joann worked as an Executive Secretary for VWR Scientific, Scott Paper, and Ethyl Corporation.
Joann’s...
