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Theresa M. Belden
Feb 26, 2015
Theresa M. Belden (Guarente) 97 of Ridley Township died February 26, 2015 at The Wallingford Nursing Home. Born in Woodlyn, she has lived at her late residence for the past 65 years. Theresa was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Peace R.C. Church and was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved gardening, cooking and crocheting. She...
Stephen B. Sweeney
Feb 26, 2015
Stephen B. Sweeney 56 of Norwood, died February 26, 2015 at his home. He was Director of Ground Services for AGS Company. Stephen was born in Washington, D.C. and was a graduate of Ridley High School, class of 1975 and a U.S. Navy veteran. He also was a volunteer fireman for Leedom Fire Company. He was husband of the late...
Michael D. Carr
Feb 25, 2015
Michael D. Carr 66 of Aston, died February 25, 2015 at Riddle Memorial Hospital. Born in York, he was son of the late John Preston Carr and Laura Edith Bull Carr and lived in Swarthmore before moving to Aston 31 years ago. He was a Supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service at the Swarthmore Post Office for 35 years, retiring...
Charlotte Marie Ludman
Feb 25, 2015
Charlotte Marie Ludman 83 of Oxford, died February 25, 2015 at Jennersville Regional Hospital. Born in Ringtown, PA, Charlotte lived in Ridley Park and Elkton, MD before moving to her late residence four months ago. She was a Legal Secretary for Kozen and O'Connor Law Office in Philadelphia. Charlotte was a member of Elkton U.M Church, the Red Hat Society...
Helen T. Moretti
Feb 24, 2015
Helen T. Moretti 90, formerly of Wallingford, died February 24, 2015 at Sterling Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Media, where she has been a resident for the past seven years. Born and raised in Chester, she was daughter of the late Orazio and Madeline Menichella Tenuto. Helen was a bank teller at the former Fidelity Bank, retiring in 1986 and...
John P. Raughter, Jr.
Feb 24, 2015
John P. Raughter, Jr., 78 of Aston died February 24, 2015 at Kindred Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, son of the late John P. and Catherine Duffy Raughter, John was a resident of Aston for the past 44 years. Mr. Raughter was a veteran of the US Army and was employed as an Assembler at General Motors in Wilmington for 30...
Alma May Batty
Feb 21, 2015
Alma May "Ella May" Naylor Batty 79 of Ridley Park, died peacefully on February 21, 2015 at Taylor Hospice Residence. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Alma May Chandler Naylor and raised by her Nanny and Poppy Chandler. Ella May was a homemaker and a wonderful wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend. She...
Nicholas Peisochenski
Feb 20, 2015
Nicholas "Alphabet" Peisochenski 83 of Ogden, died February 20, 2015 at his home. Born in Leiperville, PA he lived in Ridley Township before moving to Ogden 58 years ago. He was a machinist at Congoleum Narin Corporation, retiring in 1997, serving as Vice-President of the United Steel Workers Union Local 12698 in the 1980's. He also was Leader of the...
Nancy L. Keuthan (Nee Logan)
Feb 18, 2015
Keuthan, Nancy L. Logan of Pembroke Pines, FL, died on February 18, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Gerald "Jerry" Keuthan. Loving daughter of Ronald A. and Janet E. Whartnaby Logan, devoted sister of Lynda J. Logan and her husband Daniel Pietrzykoski, and dear aunt of Grant and Jordan Pietrzykoski. Services and Burial will be private. Memorial Gifts to the...
Richard M. Egan
Feb 18, 2015
Richard M. Egan 49, a lifelong resident of Delaware County, died February 18, 2015 at Fair Acres. Richard loved tools, enjoyed boating, fishing, casino trips, cruises and traveling. He is survived by his parents George P. and Doris S. Edelstein Egan; his siblings Diane Michael, Thomas Egan and Robert Egan; also nieces Nadine Michael and Geneva Alford; also nephew Samuel...
Carl Sosna
Feb 18, 2015
Carl Sosna 94 of Milmont Park, died February 18, 2015 at Park Lane at Bellingham. Born in Philadelphia, he lived in Havertown before moving to his late residence 54 years ago. He was a Personnel Director for Western Electric. Carl was a member of Chambers Memorial Presbyterian Church, where he served as Elder and Deacon. He was a decorated WWII...
John Bentley Bartholf
Feb 17, 2015
John Bentley Bartholf, 77 of Glen Mills died peacefully at his home on February 17, 2015 surrounded by his family. John was a graduate of Ridley High School, class of 1955 and served in the United States Army. He was employed as a Draftsman at Philadelphia Electric Company for 40 years, retiring in 1995. John was an avid gardener and...
William John Siwarski
Feb 16, 2015
William John Siwarski 59, a lifelong resident of Aston, died February 16, 2015 at his home. Born in Chester, Bill was son of the late Joseph J. and Florence M. Knarr Siwarski and brother of the late Joanne M. Russell. He worked in the Track Maintenance Department at Amtrak for the past 30 years. Bill was a member of The...
Thomas F. Spitz, Jr.
Feb 12, 2015
1939-2015 Thomas F. Spitz, Jr. Thomas F. Spitz, Jr., 75 a lifelong resident of Ridley Park died February 12, 2014 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Mr. Spitz was a graduate of St. Madeline School and Ridley Park High School, class of 1957 and received a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the Pennsylvania Military College in 1961. He was a US Army...
Mary Ann Digiovanni Florio
Feb 11, 2015
Mary Ann DiGiovanni Florio 77 of Crum Lynne, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on February 11, 2015. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late Pierino DiGiovanni and Adalgisa Trasatti DiGiovanni, living in Parkside before moving to her last residence 54 years ago. Mary taught second grade at Edgewood Elementary School in the...
Richard A. "Dick" Janes
Feb 9, 2015
Richard A. "Dick" Janes, 67, of Ridley Park, died February 9, 2015, at his home. Born in Philadelphia, he was son of the late George Norman and Ruth Vose Janes. Dick lived in Towanda and Spring City prior to moving back to Ridley Park over 30 years ago. Artist. Comedian. Counselor. Dick Janes was all of these things to those...
Kenneth L. Davidson
Feb 5, 2015
Kenneth L. Davidson, 74 of Aston died February 5, 2015 at his home. Born in Ashland, KY, son of the late Roy and Anne Kilgore Davidson, he had been a resident of Aston for 51 years. Mr. Davidson was a graduate of Interboro High School and was a veteran of the US Air Force. He was employed as a Machine...
Michael J. Amabile
Feb 4, 2015
Michael J. Amabile, 53, of Wallingford, died at home on February 4, 2015. Born in Philadelphia, he lived in Fort Myers, FL and Morton before moving to his late residence 17 years ago. Michael was son of the late Dominic and Marie Ford Amabile and brother of the late Jimmy Amabile. He was a graduate of Ridley High School, class...
Nancy L. Johnson
Feb 4, 2015
Nancy L. Johnson 61 of Aston, died February 4, 2015 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, she was a longtime resident of Delaware County and lived in Brookhaven before moving to her late residence in 1991. Nancy was a Client Service Manager for Advanced Lubrication Specialists in Bensalem for 15 years, retiring in 2013 and previously worked at Sun Oil...
Joanne Nina Stevenson-Zolnierek
Feb 2, 2015
Joanne Nina Stevenson-Zolnierek 60 of West Grove, died February 2, 2015 at Christiana Hospital. Born in Darby, she grew up in Aston and lived in Parkside before moving to West Grove in 1986. Joanne attended Sun Valley High School and Keystone Business School. She was an Executive Secretary for Gulf Oil Company in Philadelphia for 13 years. Joanne enjoyed painting,...
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