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Lillian Daisy Miller Pizzi Hale

Lillian Daisy Miller Pizzi Hale

Dec 31, 2010

Lillian Daisy Miller Piizi Hale, 84 "Devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother" Lillian Daisy Miller Piizi Hale, 84 of Aston, PA died December 31, 2010 at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Born in Downington, she has been a resident of Aston for sixty years. She was employed as a Nurse's Aide at Manchester Nursing Home. Mrs. Hale was a devoted mother, grandmother...

David F. Heywood

David F. Heywood

Dec 25, 2010

David F. Heywood, 74 of Woodlyn, PA died December 25, 2010 at Taylor Hospice Residence. Born in Upland, was reared in Chester, and lived in Brookhaven before moving to Woodlyn fifty years ago. Son of the late Joseph D. and Dorothy J. Walker Heywood, he was graduate of Media High School, Class of 1955. Mr. Heywood was employed at General...

Charles E. Ewart, Jr.

Charles E. Ewart, Jr.

Dec 25, 2010

Charles E. Ewart, Jr., 84 Of Folsom, died December 25, 2010 at Vitas Hospice at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. Born in Markleysburg, PA, he was a resident ot Folsom for sixty one years. He graduated from German Township High School. He was an operator in the Wax Packaging Plant at Sun Oil Company for 33 years retiring in 1983 he also...

Joseph J. Gremminger

Joseph J. Gremminger

Dec 21, 2010

Joseph J. Gremminger, 83 Of Chester, died December 21, 2010 in Oakland Park, FL. Born in Chester, he was son of the late William and Annie Mulrine Gremminger. Mr. Gremminger was a lifelong resident of Chester and attended St. James High School. He was a member of St. Katharine Drexel Church, formerly St. Robert's Church. He was employed as a...

Robert "Bob" C. Kuhfuss

Robert "Bob" C. Kuhfuss

Dec 20, 2010

Robert C. "Bob" Kuhfuss, 64 of Darby, PA died December 20, 2010 at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, he lived in Drexel Hill before moving to Darby twenty three years ago. Mr. Kuhfuss was a collector for Amerigas in King of Prussia for the past four years, prior to that he worked for Ford Motor Credit. He was also...

Maxine Johnson Sutterlin

Maxine Johnson Sutterlin

Dec 20, 2010

Maxine Johnson Sutterlin, 77 of Aston, PA died December 20, 2010 at Abington Hospice at Warminster. Born in Baltimore, MD, daughter of the late George W. and Emma Balzer Johnson and has lived in Aston for the past forty two years. Mrs. Sutterlin was a member of St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, Friends of U.S.P., St. John's Seniors, Aston Seniors, Friends...

Mary Jane "Mickey" Stafford

Mary Jane "Mickey" Stafford

Dec 20, 2010

Mary Jane "Mickey" Stafford, 62, a resident of Aston since 1977 died December 20, 2010 at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Born in Cannonsburg, PA, she was daughter of the late Clarence and Lea Jones Shoemaker who were from Salem, OH. Mrs. Stafford was a manager at Home Depot in Claymont for six years and prior to that worked at the...

Robert C. Jones

Robert C. Jones

Dec 18, 2010

Robert C. Jones, 76 of Ridley Park died December 18, 2010 at his home. Born in Essington, PA he was a lifelong resident of Ridley Park Mr. Jones was last employed as a secretary at Conrail for thirty years. A graduate of Ridley Township High School, Class of 1952 he served four years in the U.S. Navy and then continued...

Mary R. Tini

Mary R. Tini

Dec 17, 2010

Mary R. Tini, 89, of Morton, died December 17, 2010 at Fair Acres Geriatric Center, Lima, PA. Born Maria Domenica Tini in Cellino Attanasio, Province of Teramo, Italy, Mary came to the United States in 1929 and settled in Morton in 1930. She was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and worked at Westinghouse Corp. for...

Kenneth A. Firth

Kenneth A. Firth

Dec 15, 2010

Kenneth A. Firth, 70 Of Ridley Park, died December 15, 2010 at Riddle Memorial Hospital of Lewy Body Dementia. Born in Ridley Park son of the late Harry and Anna Mae Diamond Firth, Mr. Firth was a resident of Ridley Park for the past 34 years, previously residing in Folsom. Mr. Firth was a guidance counselor at Ridley High School...

E. Lorraine Spencer

E. Lorraine Spencer

Dec 15, 2010

E. Lorraine Spencer, 82 of Swarthmore formerly of Chester, died December 15, 2010 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Born in Clarks Summit, PA daughter of the late Gerald E. and Leila B. Tressler Spencer. Miss Spencer was a Registered Nurse for the American Red Cross. She was a member of the Ridley Park Presbyterian Church where she served as an Elder,...

Gerhard A. Bunde

Gerhard A. Bunde

Dec 14, 2010

Gerhard A. Bunde, 84 Of Brookhaven, died December 14, 2010 at his home. Born in Borsdorf, Kreis, Grimma Germany son of the late Ernst Heinrich and Edith Eugenie Bunde. While in Germany he served in the navy during World War II, and was in Officers training on the Gorg Fock training vessel. Mr. Bunde came to the USA in 1955...

William R. Cassidy

William R. Cassidy

Dec 14, 2010

William R. Cassidy, 65 Of Aston, died December 14, 2010 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Born in Upland, son of the late George F. and Anna V. Graden Cassidy. Mr. Cassidy was a lifelong resident of Aston and was employed at Westlake Plastic in the shipping and packaging department. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War on the...

Dorothy "Dot" Hipkins (Nee Gauntt)

Dorothy "Dot" Hipkins (Nee Gauntt)

Dec 13, 2010

Dorothy "Dot" Hipkins (nee Gauntt), 95, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park on December 13, 2010 after a brief illness. She was born on May 18, 1915 to George and Sarah Elizabeth (Small) Gauntt in Pleasantville, NJ. Mrs. Hipkins lived most of her 95 years in Ridley Park and was a lifetime member...

Anthony "Tony" G. Del Beato

Anthony "Tony" G. Del Beato

Dec 13, 2010

Anthony G. "Tony" Del Beato, 92 of Brookhaven, died December 13, 2010 at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, he lived in South Philadelphia for many years before moving to Brookhaven two years ago. Mr. Del Beato was Paper Storage Foreman at the Philadelphia Inquirer for forty years, before reluctantly retiring at the age of 70 in 1988. He...

Helen J. Wojdylak (Nee Kempista)

Helen J. Wojdylak (Nee Kempista)

Dec 10, 2010

Of Huntingdon, died December 10, 2010 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Frank and Ann Heater Kempista, Mrs. Wojdylak was a resident of Milmont Park for 60 year prior to moving to her residence 4 1/2 years ago. Mrs. Wojdylak was a member of Our Lady of Peace R.C. Church,the Our Lady of Peace Seniors and...

Diane M. Brittell-Whitehead

Diane M. Brittell-Whitehead

Dec 9, 2010

Of Ridley Park, died December 9, 2010 at her home. Born in Binghamton, NY daughter of the late Berbie W. and Vera Bufano Peeples. Mrs. Whitehead was a resident of Ridley Park for 15 years, previously living in Ridley Township for 20 years. She was a graduate of Wissahickon High School in Ambler, PA, Class of 1967, she attended Montgomery...

Michael W. Finnegan

Michael W. Finnegan

Dec 9, 2010

On December 9, 2010 of Philadelphia. Husband of Mary E. Finnegan (nee Moore). Father of Marcy Finnegan, Kathleen Donnelly (Rich), Jennifer LeCompte (Phil), Susan Hess (John), Michael Finnegan (Late Nicole), Allison Sheehan (Nick) and Joseph Finnegan, brother of Marion Chiofolo (Late Andrew), Francis Finnegan (Kathleen) and Cleta Miller (Ronald), grandfather of Sean, Dan, Michelle, Rachel, Erica, John, Michael, Matthew, Ryan,...

Samuel J. Johnson

Samuel J. Johnson

Dec 6, 2010

Samuel J. Johnson, 93, of Prospect Park, died December 6, 2010 at Taylor Hospice Residence. Born in Philadelphia, son of the late Joseph and Mary Byrne Johnson, where he lived until moving to his late residence 56 years ago. Mr. Johnson was last employed as a maintenance engineer at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital and prior to that worked at Bowers Chemical...

Leslie Levine Brennan

Leslie Levine Brennan

Dec 4, 2010

Leslie Levine Brennan, 53 of Folsom, died December 4, 2010 at home. Born in Darby, she has been a resident of Folsom for twenty three years. She was a tax preparer for H&R Block for the past four years. Prior to that she was employed by the National Weather Service at the Philadelphia International Airport. A graduate of RIdley High...

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