Charlotte Knopp
Sep 28, 2012
Charlotte Fouraker Knopp of Ewing, NJ passed away Sept. 28, 2012 at the age of 93 at the home of her daughter Susan in Buckeye, Arizona. Born in Marcus Hook, PA, she lived 48 years in Ridley Park, PA. She graduated from West Chester State College in 1941 and married the late Robert Knopp in 1942. She taught music at...
Ethel Harden (Nee Vitt)
Sep 27, 2012
Ethel Vitt Harden, 84, of Lansdale, died September 27, 2012 at Brittany Pointe Estates. Born in St. Louis, MO, Mrs. Harden lived in Ridley Park and Media prior to moving to her late residence. Ethel was a manager at Vangard for 24 years, retiring in 1990, and was a member of Christ Church Episcopal in Ridley Park. She was wife...
William D. Bockius
Sep 27, 2012
William D. Bockius, 77, of Ridley Park, died September 27, 2012 at Taylor Hospital. Born in Ridley Park, son of the late John and Lillian Brady Bockius, he lived in Sharon Hill prior to moving to his late residence 45 years ago. William was a graduate of Sharon Hill High School where he played on the football team. He was...
Louis Dimatteo
Sep 26, 2012
Louis DiMatteo, Sr. 66 of Eddystone, died September 26, 2012 at his home. Born in Bucchianico, Italy, he was son of the late Carmine and Olga C. Sulpizio DiMatteo and came to the United States on the Andrea Doria in 1953 and has lived at his late residence for 36 years. He was employed as a sheet metal fabricator at...
Henry N. Ditizio
Sep 22, 2012
Henry N. "Hank" DiTizio, 84 of Prospect Park, died September 22, 2012 at Harlee Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Philadelphia, he lived in the city until moving to Prospect Park 58 years ago. Henry was a Realtor with several Delaware County Real Estate firms for over 40 years, retiring in 2010 and previously was a presser for Mitchell...
Lillian Marshall
Sep 22, 2012
Lillian Kostige Marshall 93, of Ridley Park died September 22, 2012 at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Born in Lakeville, PA, she lived in West Philadelphia before moving to her late residence 44 years ago. She was a teacher's aide at Elwyn for 30 years until her retirement in 2008. Lillian loved gardening and cooking but most important to her was...
Anthony P. "Tony" Latissa
Sep 19, 2012
Anthony P. "Tony" Latissa, 67 of Wallingford, died September 19, 2012 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, Tony was son of the late Pasquale and Lois Leibfried Latissa and lived in Media before moving to his late residence 10 years ago. He was a Controller for Davis Oil Company. Tony was a graduate of Bonner High School for...
Richard A. Wright
Sep 18, 2012
Richard A. Wright, 59 of Thornton, died September 18, 2012 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania surrounded by his loving family. Born in Chester, he lived in Aston before moving to his late residence twenty years ago. He retired from the Delaware County Daily Times after 33 years of service as Circulation Manager. Richard was an entrepreneur who...
Hilda M. Smith (Nee Love)
Sep 15, 2012
Hilda M. Love Smith, 93, of Manchester, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at Long View Nursing Home. Born in Panama City, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Axel and Dora Turner Love. She was wife of the late William P. Smith. She lived in Philadelphia, Pa., prior to moving to her last residence 20 years ago. Surviving are...
Lawrence B. "Larry" Arthur
Sep 14, 2012
Lawrence B. "Larry" Arthur, 64, of Upper Chichester died September 14, 2012 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Born in Darby, Mr. Arthur lived in Norwood prior to moving to his late residence 17 years ago. Larry was a graduate of Darby-Colwyn High School and the Philadelphia Wireless School was last employed by the Cambridge Court Apartments. He was a member of...
Betty A. Kirchoff (Nee Hall)
Sep 14, 2012
Betty A. Hall Kirchoff, 70, of Shamong, NJ died September 14, 2012 at her home. Born in Chester, Mrs. Kirchoff lived in Ridley Park prior to moving to her late residence ten years ago. Betty was a graduate of Ridley High School, and had been employed as a bookkeeper for M & M Displays, retiring in 2003. She was a...
Martha P. Kornafel (Nee Mccloskey)
Sep 5, 2012
Martha P. McCloskey Kornafel, 90, of Ridley Park died September 5, 2012 at Fair Acres Geriatric Center. Born in Abington, Mrs. Kornafel lived in Chester prior to moving to her late residence 20 years ago. Martha graduated from the Crozer Hospital School of Nursing and was a member of the Church of St. Madeline. She was formerly employed as a...
Martha A. Renshaw (Nee Huber)
Sep 4, 2012
Martha A. Huber Renshaw, 93, a lifelong resident of Aston, died September 4, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Renshaw was a graduate of Eddystone High School, Class of 1937. She was employed by Penn Truck Lines doing computer entry, retiring in 1998, and had previously been employed as a billing clerk at Gash-Stull, Balt Anchor and the Real Estate Store....
Betty Miles-Kilby (Nee Cantler)
Sep 3, 2012
Betty (Cantler) Miles-Kilby, 87 went to be with our lord on Monday September 3, 2012. She went peacefully following a brief illness with her family by her side. Betty was born in York, Pennsylvania on August 25, 1925 and was the oldest of three children to George and Agnes (Norvell) Cantler. She worked at Westinghouse Steam Turbine Division and retired...
Eleanor A. Daino (Nee Guele)
Aug 29, 2012
Eleanor A. Guele Daino 84, of Philadelphia, died August 29, 2012 at Harlee Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Daino was wife of the late Salvatore R. Daino, her husband of 40 years, who died on February 21, 1990, daughter of the late Pietro and Rose DeSorte Guele and sister of the late Marie Lanzellotti, Agatha Sbraggia and Rita Guele. She is...
Thomas J. Daly, Jr.
Aug 25, 2012
Tom Daly, who died peacefully on August 25th, 2012, spent a good part of his 85 years giving what he could to his family, his community and his country. He attended LaSalle College High School while working nights at the soda fountain in the family's pharmacy in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. At age 17, he enlisted in the U.S....
Carol Ann Mccloskey
Aug 25, 2012
Carol Ann McCloskey, 59 of Brookhaven, died August 25, 2012 at Crozer-Keystone Hospice at Taylor Hospital. Born in Chester, Carol was a lifelong resident of Delaware County. She was employed by the County of Delaware at Fair Acres for 37 years, retiring in 2010. Carol volunteered with the Cerebral Palsy Association and served as a Committeewoman in Brookhaven and worked...
Wilbur "Wib" N. Knox
Aug 22, 2012
Wilbur N. "Wib" Knox, 73 Gettysburg Entrepreneur Wilbur N. "Wib" Knox, 73, of Media died August 22, 2012 at Chestnut Hill Hospital. Mr. Knox was born in Gettysburg, where he lived prior to moving to his late residence 47 years ago. He was a Manufacturing Representative for Packaging Corp of America for 20 years, and had previously been employed by...
William J. "Bud" Lawson
Aug 22, 2012
William J. "Bud" Lawson, 86, of Garnet Valley, PA, died August 22, 2012, at Christiana Hospital. Born in Los Angeles, CA, he lived in Aston Township for 25 years and Cape May Beach, NJ, before moving to his late residence 24 years ago. Bud was a Personnel Superintendent at E.I. DuPont Company in Wilmington for 30 years, retiring in 1983....
Christine Alvanitakis
Aug 22, 2012
Christine Christopoulos Alvanitakis, 83 of Elkton, MD died August 22, 2012 at the Elkton Care Rehabilitation Center. Born in Chester, she lived in Brookhaven from 1959 to 2008 when she moved to her late residence. Christine was a Records Supervisor for the Delaware County Prison for 28 years, retiring in 2002. She was a graduate of Chester High School, Class...
