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...
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
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
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
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
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...
John H. Kefalas
Dec 2, 2010
John H. Kefalas, 89 of Wallingford died December 2, 2010 at the The Wallingford Nursing Home. Born in Lebanon, PA to immigrant parents from Mytilimi, Greece, he lived in Marcus Hook before moving to Wallingford forty two years ago. Mr. Kefalas was a former restaurateur and owner and operator of Kefalas Catering. A U.S. Army Air Corps World War II...
Stephen J. Tralie
Dec 2, 2010
Stephen J. Tralie, 81, of the Briarcliff section of Glenolden, died December 2, 2010 at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, he was son of the late Stephen and Anna Shamonis Tralie. Mr. Tralie has lived at his late residence for 57 years. He was a wireman in the Switchgear Divison of General Electric in Southwest Philadelphia for 42...
Helen M. Jennings (Nee Galvin)
Dec 1, 2010
On December 1, 2010 of Ridley Park, PA. Wife of the late James P. Jennings. Mother of James P. Jennings of Aston, PA, Robert (BJ) Jennings of Morton,PA, John (Jack) Jennings of Norwood, PA and Kathryn A. McKee of Bethel Twp., PA. Also survived by seven grandchildren. She was sister of the late Cornelius Galvin, Hannah Rehrman, Alfred Galvin and...
Dora Smith (Nee Landis)
Nov 30, 2010
A lifelong resident of Ridley Park, died November 30, 2010 at Taylor Hospice Residence. She was daughter of the late Charles and Dora Mugford Landis. Mrs. Smith was a secretary with the Community Relations Departement at Taylor Hospital for over 25 years. She was a member of The Church of St. Madeline where she was in the Sodality. She was...
Louis Subashi
Nov 29, 2010
After a six-week struggle following a major stroke, Louis Subashi, 69, passed away on November 29th at Paoli Hospital surrounded by his wife and children. Lou was predeceased by his parents, Aristea Kasapi and Nicola Subashi, who both immigrated to the United States from Albania in the 1930s. He is also predeceased by his beloved brother Andrew, who passed away...
Alfred A. Giomboni
Nov 28, 2010
Alfred A. Giomboni, 70 Of Morton, died November 28, 2010 at Thomas Jefferson Neurological Hospital. Born in Plains, PA he was son of the late Victor and Elizabeth Biccheli Giomboni. Mr. Giomboni has lived in Morton since 1998 and previously lived in Wallingford. He graduated from Ridley High School class of 1958 and attended PMC Evening Division. He was the...
Janet Leclerq Eggers Lines
Nov 28, 2010
Janet Leclerq Eggers Lines, 77 Of Essington, died November 28, 2010 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Born in Ridley Park she was daughter of the late Alfred F. and Anna Elvina Leclerq. Mrs. Lines was a graduate of Ridley High School class of 1950. She worked in the stenographic department at Westinghouse and the American Red Cross. She was a member...
Shirley L. Chavis (Nee Britt)
Nov 26, 2010
Shirley L. Britt Chavis, 77 Formerly of Aston. Died November 26, 2010 at Gilpin Hall in Wilmington, DE. Born in Herftford County, NC daughter of the late Willie and Annie B. Archer Britt. Mrs. Chavis had been as resident of Aston since 1964 and previously lived in Lansdowne. She enjoyed gardening, traveling and spending time with her friends and family....
Alice M. Sieck (Nee Abbot)
Nov 25, 2010
Alice M. Abbot Sieck, 89 Alice M. Abbot Sieck, of Ridley Park died November 25, 2010 at Taylor Hospice Residence. Born in Darby she was daughter of the late Alexander and Alice McCormick Abbot. Mrs. Sieck was a lifelong resident of Darby prior to moving to Ridley Park two years ago. She was a graduate of Darby High School class...
