Duane E. Borchert, Sr.
Mar 19, 2016
Duane E. Borchert, Sr., 81 of Ridley Park died March 19, 2016 at Presbyterian Hospital. Born in Heriem, MN, he was a son of the late Emery V. and Laura Schuster Borchert and resided in Drexel Hill before moving to his late residence 55 years ago. Duane served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War and was employed...
Martin J. O'Brien
Mar 17, 2016
Martin J. O'Brien, 54, of Essington died March 17, 2016 at his home. Born in Upland, he was the son of the late Joseph Patrick and Harriet M. Tracy O'Brien and resided in Ridley Park before moving to his late residence three years ago. Martin was a graduate of Interboro High School where he played football and was on the...
Geraldine “Gerry” Klock (Nee Godbey)
Mar 16, 2016
Geraldine "Gerry" Godbey Klock, 77, of Aston, died March 16, 2016 at Riddle Memorial Hospital. Born and raised in Essington, she has lived in Aston for the past 50 years. Gerry formerly worked at Bell Telephone, Elwyn and the Penn Delco School District. She was known for her parties and her sense of humor. Gerry enjoyed going to the casino...
Florence P. Myers (Nee Coffroth)
Mar 15, 2016
Florence P. Coffroth Myers, 97, lifelong resident of Aston died March 15, 2016 at Forwood Manor. She was born in Rockdale and was a lifelong member of Crozerville U.M. Church. Florence was employed by Sun Roc as an assembler before retiring. She was a devoted, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Florence was predeceased by her husband of 67 years,...
Helen M. Snow (Nee Bryan)
Mar 15, 2016
Helen M. Bryan Snow, 95, formerly of Secane, died March 15, 2016 at Harrison House at Christiana. Born in Crum Lynne, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Helen Shields Bryan and moved to her late residence eight years ago. Helen was employed by Sterns Furniture Store in Chester as a bookkeeper and was an avid gardener. She...
Thomas Warfel
Mar 13, 2016
Thomas Warfel, 37, formerly of Drexel Hill died on March 13, 2016. He was born in Media and lived in Philadelphia. Thomas was a graduate of Haverford High School and owned and operated the Squeaky Green Cleaning Service in Philadelphia for the past two years. Thomas is survived by his father and stepmother, Joseph M. Warfel and Tina Guidone; his...
Francis J. “Frank” Larkin, Jr.
Mar 10, 2016
Francis J. "Frank" Larkin, Jr., 80 of Earleville, MD died March 10, 2016 at Seasons Hospice at Christiana. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Francis J. and Anna A. "Anne" Sherlock Larkin and resided in Drexel Hill before moving to Maryland 15 years ago. Frank was employed by Bell Telephone Co./AT&T as a PBX Installer for...
Joanna Marie Leeland
Mar 10, 2016
Joanna Marie Leeland, 42 of Aston, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016 after a brave and heroic battle with brain cancer. Born on November 15, 1973 in Wynnewood, PA , Joanna was a lifelong resident of Aston. Joanna was a graduate of Sun Valley High School class of 1991. She achieved an Associate's degree of Business Administration at...
Mary J. Purcell (Nee Flood)
Mar 9, 2016
Mary J. Flood Purcell, 81, of Ridley Park died March 9, 2016, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Hugh and Catherine Sweeney Flood and moved to her late residence 60 years ago. Mary was a graduate of West Catholic High School, class of 1952 and was...
Sophia Martinson (Nee Zieziulewicz)
Mar 9, 2016
Sophia Zieziulewicz Martinson, 85, of Wallingford died March 9, 2016 at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Born in Norwich, CT, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Marion Kendsior Zieziulewicz and resided in Rose Valley for 20 years before moving to her late residence 24 years ago. Sophia graduated from Willimantic State in 1948 with a BS in Elementary...
Paul J. Lukes, Sr.
Mar 8, 2016
Paul J. Lukes, Sr. 87 of Glen Riddle died on March 8, 2016 at Riddle Memorial Hospital. Born in Chester, Paul has lived at his late residence for 61 ½ years. He was a pipefitter at the former Scott Paper Company in Chester for 46 years, retiring in 1992. Paul was a member of St. Francis deSales R.C. Church and...
Richard "Dick" A. Newell, Sr.
Mar 7, 2016
1936-2016 Richard A. "Dick" Newell, Sr., 79, lifelong resident of Ridley Park, died March 7, 2016 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Born in Bryn Mawr, he was the son of the late Jacque Newell and Lorraine Sharpe Hillier. Dick was a graduate of Ridley Park High School, class of 1955 and was employed by Lockheed Martin as...
Helen Sweeney (Nee Berkeihiser)
Mar 6, 2016
Helen Berkeihiser Sweeney, 88, of Ft. Pierce, FL died March 6, 2016 at Lawnwood Region Medical Center. Born in Frazer, she was a daughter of the late Hughy and Jessie Longaker Berkeihiser and resided in Clifton Heights and Folsom before moving to her late residence in 2008. Helen was employed by Ridley School District in food service for 21 years...
Loretta Bungo (Nee Cunningham)
Mar 3, 2016
Loretta Cunningham Bungo, 75 of Broomall died March 3, 2016 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John and Helena Oppel Cunningham and resided in Springfield before moving to her late residence 19 years ago. Loretta was a graduate of Frankford High School, class of 1958. She was a member of St. Mark Lutheran...
Linda Navickas
Feb 29, 2016
Linda Navickas, 59, of Prospect Park passed away on February 29, 2016. A loving mother of four, Linda constantly put her family's and others' needs before her own. She worked all of her life to make sure her family would always have what they needed. Linda enjoyed going to her grandsons' soccer and football games, spending time with her family,...
Patricia Ricci (Nee Chittick )
Feb 28, 2016
Patricia Chittick Ricci, 79 of Morton died February 28, 2016 at Crozer Keystone Hospice at Taylor. Born in Darby, she resided in Ridley Park before moving to her late residence five years ago. Patricia graduated from Ridley Park High School, class of 1954 and was employed by Tura Machine Co. in Folcroft as an Administrative Assistant for 20 years before...
Mary Cunnion (Nee Zimmerman)
Feb 28, 2016
Mary Zimmerman Cunnion, 79 of Harleysville died February 28, 2016 at Dock Terrace, Lansdale after a courageous battle with cancer and COPD. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Anna M. McLaughlin Zimmerman and resided in Brookhaven for 54 years before joining her son and daughter-in-law at their home in Harleysville last year. Mary...
David Gonzalez
Feb 28, 2016
David Gonzalez, 66, of Folsom, died February 28, 2016 at Taylor Hospital. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Carmelo and Micaela Gonzalez. He came to the United States in 1972, settled in Chester and lived in Aston before moving to his late residence 11 years ago. David loved working with old cars, gardening and drawing,...
Martin B. "Marty" Petriccione
Feb 25, 2016
Martin B. Petriccione, 86 of Woodlyn died February 25, 2016 at his home. Born in Folcroft, he was a son of the late Joseph and Nettie Magliocco Petriccione and moved to his late residence in 1958. Marty was employed by Boeing Company as a Composite Fabricator for 31 years before retiring in 1990. He was a member of Our Lady...
Sonia M. Fantau
Feb 25, 2016
Sonia M. Fantau, 81, of Aston, PA passed away surrounded by loved ones on February 25, 2016. Sonia was born in Toronto, Canada moving to Chambersburg, PA as a youth. She proudly became a U.S. citizen in 1954 at the age of 19. Sonia was a proud graduate of Philadelphia General Hospital and worked for over 40 years as an...
