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Madelyn C. Binnig (Nee Andrien)
Jan 7, 2011
Madelyn C. Andrien Binnig, 80 of Avondale, PA died January 7, 2011 at Heartland Hospice Residence, Wilmington, DE. Born in Lima, PA she was a resident of Ridley Park, PA and Millsboro, DE before moving to Avondale in 2002. She was a member of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and was editor of their news letter. Mrs, Binnig enjoyed knitting,...
Florence Dinicola (Nee Drill)
Jan 7, 2011
Florence Drill DiNicola, 84 Of Woodlyn, died January 7, 2011 at her home. Born in Crum Lynne she was daughter of the late Daniel and Josephine K. Massara Drill. Mrs. DiNicola was a resident of Woodlyn for the past 51 years, previously residing in Crum Lynne. She was a member at St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church and was employed...
Frank R. Ryan
Jan 4, 2011
Frank R. Ryan, 83 Mr. Ryan was born in Chester, PA to Florence A. and Frank M. Ryan, and grew up in Springfield, PA. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was honorably discharged at a rank of CM3. He was a damage control worker on five different ships and was awarded the World War II...
Frances "Fran" M. Hook (Nee Mcdowell)
Jan 4, 2011
Frances M. "Fran" McDowell Hook, 85 Of Upland, PA died January 4, 2011 at The Wallingford Nursing Home. Born in Chester she was daughter of the late Stanley L. and Katherine Neiman McDowell. Mrs. Hook has lived in Upland for the past 62 years, previously residing in Chester. She was previously employed by Troy Laundry and Chester Hospital. She enjoyed...
Charles "Chuck" E. Maccoll
Jan 4, 2011
Charles E. "Chuck" MacColl, 73 Of Ridley Park, died January 4, 2011 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Born in Chester, he was son of the late Hugh F. and Hilda Wolfgang MacColl. Mr. MacColl served in the US Army from July of 1957 thru July of 1960. He was a resident of Ridley Park and Ridley Township for the past fifty...
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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...
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