Catherine M. Cavanaugh (Nee Porter)
Feb 12, 2011
Catherine M. Porter Cavanaugh 84, of Aston died February 12, 2011 at Fair Acres Geriatric Center. Born in Darby, she lived in East Lansdowne for 76 years before moving to Aston eight years ago. She was an assembly line worker for J.B. Slevin Co. for 26 years, retiring in 1988. Mrs. Cavanaugh was a member of Garden Church in Lansdowne...
Eva M. Turner (Nee Voshell)
Feb 12, 2011
Eva M. Voshell Turner, 89, of Dover, DE died February 12, 2011 at Kent General Hospital. Born in Philadelphia daughter of the late Samuel A. and Mary E. Fleming Voshell. Mrs. Turner was reared in the West End of Chester and resided in Aston and Chattanooga, TN before moving to Dover four years ago. She was a graduate of Chester...
Pasquale A. "Pat" Cosenza
Feb 11, 2011
Pasquale A. "Pat" Cosenza 82, of Ridley Park died February 11, 2011 at Conner Williams Nursing Home. Born and raised in Chester, he was a resident of Ridley Park for the past 55 years. Mr. Cosenza taught Industrial Arts in the Garnet Valley School District for 16 years, retiring in 1985, and previously taught at Smedley Jr. High School in...
Alfred J. Peters
Feb 7, 2011
Alfred J. Peters, 88, of Milmont Park died February 7, 2011 at Connor Williams Nursing Home. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, son of the late Alfred and Otillie Frey Peters, he was raised in Fleetwood, PA and has lived at his late residence for 56 years. He was a machinist at the former Westinghouse Electric in Lester for 43 years,...
Helen E. Mader
Feb 7, 2011
Helen E. Mader, 81 of Aston died February 7, 2011 at home. Born and raised in Marcus Hook, she has lived at her late residence for 56 years. Mrs. Mader was a teacher aide in the Penn Delco School District for over 20 years, retiring in 1988. She was a former coach of cheerleading for the Aston A.A. and a...
Vincent Francis Petkowsky
Feb 6, 2011
Vincent Francis Petkowsky, 84 of Brookhaven, died February 6, 2011 at Springfield Hospital. Born in Gilberton, PA he was a resident of Ridley Township for 50 years before moving to Brookhaven three years ago. He was an Avoinics Engineer for Boeing Vertol Company in Ridley Township for 40 years, retiring in 1990. Mr. Petkowsky received his MEE from Johns Hopkins...
Mario R. Liberatore
Feb 5, 2011
Mario R. Liberatore, 94 Mario R. Liberatore, 94 of Ridley Park died February 5, 2011 at Connor Williams Nursing Home. Born in Philadelphia, son of the late Philip and Lucretia DiDonato Liberatore. Mr. Liberatore has been a resident of Ridley Park for the past 40 years, previously residing in Philadelphia. He was a World War II US Army Veteran. He...
John "Brud" P. Gallagher, Jr.
Feb 4, 2011
John P. "Brud" Gallagher, Jr., 92 Retired Conrail Employee Of Ridley Park, died February 4, 2011 at Taylor Hospital. He was born and raised in West Philadelphia, and as a youth sang in the choir of his parish, Our Mother of Sorrows. After graduation from West Catholic High School in 1936 he boxed for Shanahan Catholic Club. He joined the...
Joseph L. Shields, Jr. "Jingles"
Feb 4, 2011
Joseph L. Shields, Jr."Jingles", 80 of Eddystone died February 4, 2011 at Taylor Hospice Residence. Born in Chester, he was a lifelong resident of Eddystone. He was Chief of Police in Eddystone for 35 years, retiring in 1997. Mr. Shields was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII, and was a member of the American Legion, VFW, both the county and...
Dorothy Newquist
Feb 3, 2011
Dorothy Newquist Former Secretary Of Wallingford, died February 3, 2011 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Born in Upland, she was the daughter of the late Viola and Leroy Garrett. Mrs. Newquist was a resident of Wallingford for eleven years and previously resided in Chester. She was a secretary at Widener University for twenty-five years, retiring in 1986. A founding member of...
Philomena A. Greto (Nee D'Orazio)
Feb 2, 2011
Philomena G. D'Orazio Greto, 81 Beloved mother and grandmother Philomena G. D'Orazio Greto, 81, a lifelong resident of Ridley Park, died February 2, 2011 at Prospect Park Health and Rehabilitation Residence. Born in Crum Lynne, she was daughter of the late Luigi and Grazia Rossi D'Orazio. She was a member of The Church of St. Madeline and was a graduate...
William P. Moore
Feb 2, 2011
William P. Moore, 81 of Crum Lynne, died February 2, 2011 at Taylor Hospital. Born in Clifton Heights, he lived in Darby before moving to his late residence in 1955. Mr. Moore was a correctional officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 23 years, retiring in 1979. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church and the...
James G. Beck
Feb 1, 2011
JAMES G. BECK, 80 James G. Beck, of Wallingford, died February 1, 2011. He was born in Salem, MA son of the late James Goldthwaite Beck and Florence Radcliffe Bell Beck. He served in the US Navy from January, 1949 until December, 1952 during the Korean War. Mr. Beck served as a radio operator on the USS NEREUS (AS-17), USS...
John E. "Jack" Layer, Jr.
Jan 31, 2011
John E. "Jack" Layer, Jr., 80 of Folcroft died January 31, 2011 at Summerville at Vorhees. Born in Philadelphia, he lived in Southwest Philadelphia before moving to Folcroft fifty years ago. Mr. Layer was a steamfitter for Steamfitters Local #420 for 39 years, retiring in 1992. He was a graduate of John Bartrum High School, Class of 1948, a U.S....
Kathy Lennox- Schlosbon
Jan 27, 2011
Kathy Lennox-Schlosbon, 47 of Essington died January 27, 2011 at Lankenau Hospital. Born in Drexel Hill, she lived in Broomall before moving to Essington twelve years ago. Kathy was a graduate of Marple Newtown High School, and a member of St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church. She loved all animals, loved watching children and was a caring neighbor, especially helping...
Richard A. "Dick" Haines
Jan 27, 2011
Richard A. "Dick" Haines, 65 of Ridley Park, died January 27, 2011 at home. Born in Chester, he lived in Milmont Park before moving to Ridley Park 23 years ago. He was a warehouseman at Walmart in Glenolden for five years and previously worked at Gehr Plastics in Aston Mr. Haines graduated with the first graduating class of Sun Valley...
Joseph F. Pepe
Jan 24, 2011
Joseph F. Pepe, 86 of Woodlyn, died January 24, 2011 at Harlee Manor. Born in Chester, he was son of the late Angelo and Angeline Martini Pepe. Mr. Pepe was a 1943 graduate of Chester High School where he was Vice-President of his class and captain of the football team in 1942. After high school Mr. Pepe joined the U.S....
Harry S. Hutton
Jan 21, 2011
Harry S. Hutton, 98, of Media died January 21, 2011 at Granite Farms Estates. Born in Bethel Township he was son of the late George S. and Clara M. Booth Hutton. Mr. Hutton was a resident of Aston for forty years until moving to Media five years ago. He was a Truck Driver for Buten Paints for 25 years, retiring...
Vera K. Fendt (Nee Freck)
Jan 19, 2011
Vera Kathryn Freck Fendt, 91 Of Aston, died January 19, 2011 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center with family surrounding her after 91 years of life. Born in Philadelphia, she was daughter of the late Albert J. and Clara M. Zaengerlein Freck. In her single years, she was executive secretary for Curtis Publishing Company of Philadelphia. She became wife of the late...
Paul W. O'Connell, Jr.
Jan 18, 2011
Paul W. O'Connell, Jr., 62 of RIdley Park died January 18, 2011 at Taylor Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, he was son of the late Paul W., Sr. and Anna Mayer O'Connell. Mr. O'Connell worked at Bryn Mawr College for the past twelve years and previously was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 26 years, retiring in 1992....
