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Clara V. O'Brien (Nee Mea)
Sep 30, 2015
Clara V. Mea O'Brien, 86, of Newark, DE passed away to eternal life peacefully September 30, 2015. Born in Chester, she was the youngest daughter of the late John and Margaret Connor Mea. Clara and Joe, her late husband of 26 years, raised their family in Aston before moving to Delaware 25 years ago. She graduated from Chester High School,...
Frank D. Mccracken
Sep 27, 2015
Frank D. McCracken, 56, of Chester died September 27, 2015 with his wife by his side. Born in Flint, MI, he moved to his late address six years ago. He was a member of Our Lady of Peace R.C. Church and worked as a sheet metal fabricator for Boeing Co. for the last six years. Frank loved camping, tubing, being...
Francis Anthony Bogucki
Sep 26, 2015
Francis Anthony Bogucki, 36, of Clarkesville, TN passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015. Born in Philadelphia, he was the beloved son of Frank A. Bogucki (Marianne) and the late Victoria Ward Bogucki. Frank was raised in Pennsauken, NJ and graduated from Pennsauken High School in 1998. He then enlisted into the United States Air Force, which was his lifelong...
John J. Rody
Sep 24, 2015
John J. Rody, 76, of Milmont Park died September 24, 2015 at Riddle Memorial Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, he was son of the late Joseph T. and Carmela Ciccarelli Rody. John attended St. John Neumann and graduated from St. James High School, class of 1957. He served in the Army Reserves and was employed as a bus driver for the...
Josephine M. Remaize
Sep 18, 2015
Josephine M. Remaize 100 of Eddystone, died September 18, 2105 at Taylor Hospital. Born in Chester, she lived there until moving to Eddystone in 1945. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church and the Sodality. Josephine enjoyed gardening, shopping and doing for others, but most important was her devotion to her family and friends. It might...
Christine Marie Perkins
Sep 16, 2015
Christine Marie Perkins 29 of Lester, died September 16, 2015 at her home. Born in Darby, she lived in Prospect Park before moving to Lester four years ago. She was the fiancée and best friend of Tim Fetrow; loving mother of Timothy James Fetrow; daughter of Diane M. Perkins and sister of Robert W. Perkins, III and Lisa Marie Perkins....
Stanley Siwarski
Sep 15, 2015
Stanley Siwarski, 89, of Woodlyn, was called to Heaven on September 15, 2015 at his home. Born in St. Benedict, PA, he was son of the late Albert and Anna Giermec Siwarski. He moved to Delaware County as a child and remained a resident until his passing. Stanley served in the Seabee 34th Special Battalion of the US Navy during...
James J. Marquardt
Sep 11, 2015
1930-2015 James J. Marquardt, 84, of Folsom died on September 11, 2015 at Lankenau Hospital surrounded by family. Born in Girardville, PA, he was the son of the late John F. and Kathryn Murphy Marquardt and resided in Collingdale before moving to his home in Folsom 58 years ago. James was a graduate of Collingdale High School, class of 1949,...
Eileen P. Dombay (Nee Devine)
Sep 8, 2015
Eileen P. Dombay 72 of Kennett Square died September 8, 2015 in Media. Born in Philadelphia, she lived in Folsom before moving to her late residence 14 years ago. She was last employed by Mars Electronics for 12 years, retiring in 1996. She graduated from West Catholic High School for Girls in 1961. Eileen loved Fenwick Island, gardening, butterflies and...
Josephine Joan Malizia (Nee Skubaszeski)
Sep 7, 2015
Josephine Joan Malizia, 95, of Lancaster, formerly of Eddystone, died Sept. 7, 2015 with her loving family by her side. Born in Atlas, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Violet Skubaszeski. Josephine married Dominic Malizia in 1944 and he preceded her in death on October 4, 1996. Josephine was an amazing woman. She was a welder...
Christopher Michael Sweeney "Chris"
Sep 7, 2015
Christopher Michael "Chris" Sweeney, 37, a lifelong resident of Woodlyn, died suddenly on September 7, 2015 at his parents' home. Born in Media, he played Little League Baseball for Blackrock and Briarcliff. Chris was a graduate of Cardinal O'Hara High School, class of 1997, where he played lacrosse. He also graduated from Neumann University in 2003 with a BA in...
Sue L. Moretti
Sep 7, 2015
Sue L. Moretti 100 a longtime resident of Lafayette Hills, PA died September 7, 2015 at Presby's Inspired Life in Broomall. Born in Bronx, NY she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Ninetta Prote Santangini. Sue was a tailor at Modern Coats, retiring in 1985. She was a member of Our Lady of Peace R.C. Church and a...
Arthur K. Smith, Jr.
Sep 6, 2015
Arthur K. Smith, Jr. 69 of Folsom died September 6, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Drexel Hill, he lived in Cape May, NJ before moving to his late residence 37 years ago. He was an auto mechanic in Delaware County for 34 years, retiring in 2006. He was an Associate member of the Pennsylvania...
Christopher W. Rombach
Sep 4, 2015
Christopher "Chris" W. Rombach 19 of Ridley Park, died September 4, 2015 at Taylor Hospital. Born in Upper Darby, Chris was a lifelong resident of Ridley Township. He was an Installer for Master Finish Drywall. Chris attended Delaware County Community College and was a Graduate of Ridley High School, Class of 2104 where he was a drummer for the High...
Diane Swartz Ashbrook
Aug 27, 2015
Diane Swartz Ashbrook 56, a lifelong resident of Media, died August 27, 2015 at her mother's home after a long illness. She graduated from Penncrest High School in 1978 and was an Office Automation Clerk for the Philadelphia Regional Office of the Social Security Administration for the past 35 years. Diane was a member of the First United Methodist Church...
Roseann M. Haday (Nee Curay)
Aug 27, 2015
RoseAnn M. Haday (Curay), 81, of Aston died Aug. 27, 2015 at The Belvedere Center. Born in Media, PA, RoseAnn graduated from Notre Dame High School. A woman of deep faith, she believed in her Prayer to St. Anthony to find things and was devoted to The Infant of Prague and the Rosary. She was a member of the Church...
Caroline V. Lester
Aug 27, 2015
Caroline V. Lester 78 of Eddystone, PA, a woman devoted to her home and especially her family, died August 27, 2015 at her home. Born in Landisburg, WV, she lived in Ronceverte, WV before moving to her late residence 28 years ago. Caroline was wife of the late Everette R. Lester, who died in 1982, mother of the late John...
Dorothy Quartermus (Nee Moore)
Aug 24, 2015
Dorothy Moore Quartermus, 92, of Christiana, PA died on August 24, 2015 at Harrison House Christiana. Born in Chester, she was daughter of the late Harry J. and Anna Bell Moore, and lived in Aston before moving to her late residence five years ago. Dorothy was employed by A& P Food Stores as a cashier before she retired in 1983...
Peggy M. Blake (Nee Beck)
Aug 22, 2015
Peggy M. Beck Blake, 78, formerly of Bethel Township, PA died August 22, 2015 at her home in Smyrna, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lexington, NC, she moved to her late residence one year ago. Peggy had been the manager of R.L. Beck Furniture, retiring in 2005 and was previously employed at the Delaware County Blind Center. She...
Donald B. Sykes
Aug 21, 2015
Donald B. Sykes 80 of Boothwyn, died August 21, 2015 at his home. Born in Chester, he lived in Lester before moving to his late residence 59 years ago. He was a Crane Millwright at Reading Crane for five years, retiring in 1996 and previously worked at Phoenix Steel for 32 years. Don was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, serving...
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