Joan Brancato
Oct 26, 2022
Joan Brancato, 86, formerly of Ridley Park died on October 26, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Cecelia Henderson Dettmann.
Joan was a graduate of Dobbins High School and also attended Widener University. She was formerly a member of The Church of St. Madeline and participated in the Amateur Radio...
Lois J. Mcfall
Oct 24, 2022
Lois J. McFall 81, formerly of Ridley Park, PA, died October 24, 2022, surrounded by her children. Born in Glenolden, PA to the late Charles Robert Gear, Jr. and Elizabeth (Betty) LeClerc Lafferty Gear Moyer. Lois was an Administrative Assistant at KPMG, Philadelphia, PA for 15 years, retiring in 2014. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Post...
Virginia D. Sturiale
Oct 23, 2022
Virginia D. Caponi Sturiale 90 of Ridley Park, formerly of 49 th Street in West Philadelphia, died on October 23, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, she lived in West Philadelphia before moving to her late residence in1974. She was an Administrative Assistant for Purex Corporation. Virginia was a graduate of West Catholic High School for Girls, class of 1949. Virginia dedicated...
Stephen A. Durham, Jr.
Oct 21, 2022
Stephen A. Durham, Jr., 47, of Glen Mills died on October 21, 2022. Born in Upland, he was the son of Stephen A. and Kathrynann Walrath Durham.
Stephen was a graduate of Garnet Valley High School, class of 1996 and had attended CADES for the past 25 years. He was a member of St. Paul's P.E. Church....
Paul J. Buffington
Oct 19, 2022
Paul J. Buffington, 90 of Broadkill Beach, DE died on October 19, 2022. Born in Chester, the son of the late Frank B. and Helen C. (Earle) Buffington, he lived in Malvern, PA and St. Augustine, FL before moving to Broadkill Beach.
Paul proudly served in the US Navy during the Korean War and was previously employed...
John L. Naugle
Oct 19, 2022
John L. Naugle, 92, of Ridley Park died on October 19, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Harrisburg, the son of the late Samuel J. and Stella B. Anderson Naugle, he lived in Eddystone before moving to Ridley Park in 1955.
John proudly served in the US Naval Reserves during the Korean War...
Veneta N. Miller
Oct 19, 2022
Veneta N. Miller, aged 91, lovingly known as Aunt Veneta or "Skeet," passed away peacefully on October 18, 2022 at White Horse Village.
Born in Chester, Pennsylvania on November 24, 1930, the eldest daughter of Nicholas and Helen Miller, she lived much of her life in Brookhaven.
Veneta was a graduate of Chester High School...
Anna Marie Raughter
Oct 18, 2022
Anna Marie Raughter of Glen Mills, died on October 18, 2022 at Rose Court at Maris Grove. She the loving daughter of the late John P. Sr. and Catherine Duffy Raughter. Anna was born in Philadelphia and lived in Aston before moving to her late residence seven years ago. She was last employed as a Customer Service Rep at QVC....
Elizabeth Anne Kelley
Oct 17, 2022
The "nicest person in the world" AKA Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Kelley, age 93, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, October 17, 2022. She loved everyone that she met and everyone who met her loved her. Her kind heart fueled her desire to see the good in all people.
Her Catholic faith was extremely important to...
Paraskevoula "Vicky" Fotiades
Oct 11, 2022
Paraskevoula "Vicky" Fotiades 92 of Glen Mills, died on October 11, 2022.
Born in Pentavrisos, Greece to the late Theoharis and Anatoli Parashouglou Stavropoulos and lived in Eddystone before moving to her late residence in 1981.
Along with her late husband, she was co-founder of Vicki's Cold Cuts in Eddystone.
Vicky was a...
Mary L. Miller
Oct 10, 2022
Mary L. "Boo" Miller, 102, of Mays Landing, NJ died on October 10, 2022. Born in Chester, the daughter of the late Theodore and Hannah T. McCormick Sparks, she lived in Eddystone before moving to Mays Landing in 2014.
Mary enjoyed playing bingo and going to the casinos but most important were her family and friends. She...
Francis R. Culbertson, Jr.
Oct 9, 2022
Francis R. Culbertson, Jr., 93 of Ridley Park died on October 9, 2022. Born in Collingdale, the son of the late Francis and Selena Taylor Culbertson, he lived in Aldan before moving to Ridley Park 65 years ago.
Francis was a proud US Air Force Veteran that served during the Korean War. He was employed as a...
Harry C. Sperone
Oct 9, 2022
Harry was born on December 18, 1928, in a home in Milmont Park built by his parents, the late Joseph and Pauline Guarente Sperone. Besides his parents, he shared that home with his four brothers and two sisters.
He attended Ridley Township schools until he enlisted in the military service. He served in the Marine Corps during...
David A. Nielsen
Oct 7, 2022
David A. Nielsen 79 of Wilmington, died on October 7, 2022.
Born in Philadelphia to the late Franklin and Genevieve Novak Nielsen, he lived in Springfield before moving to his late residence 12 year ago. He was an electrical engineer for Vickers-Tedeco, Inc. and after that at worked in sales at Boscov's in Wilmington.
David...
Joseph Falasca
Oct 7, 2022
Joseph Falasca, Jr. 81 of Crum Lynne, died on October 7, 2022 at his home. Born in Chester to the late Joseph and Philomena Bolestria Falasca, he lived in Boothwyn before moving to his late residence 52 years ago. He was a master machinist at Chalmers & Kubeck for 39 years, until his retirement in 2010. Joe was a member...
Maria G. Cipolletti
Oct 6, 2022
Maria G. Cipolletti, 81, of Woodlyn, died on October 6, 2022, at Little Flower Manor.
Born in Chester, she lived in Monmouth County, NJ before moving to her late residence in 1988.
Maria was a graduate of Notre Dame High School for Girls, class of 1958. She enjoyed crocheting and baking, was...
Alice Higginbotham
Oct 4, 2022
Alice Higginbotham, 92, of Aston Township died on October 4, 2022 at her home. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Marian Neal Sinex.
Alice was a graduate of Ridley Township High School. She loved animals and cared and nursed many injured animals back to health, she also enjoyed trips to the...
Robert T. White
Oct 2, 2022
Robert T. White, 66, of Upper Chichester died on October 2, 2022 at his home. Born in Ridley Park, the son of the late Theodore and Mary Carr White, he lived in Ridley Park before moving to Upper Chichester five years ago. Bob was employed as a TSA Officer by the Office of Homeland Security for seven years before...
William G. Gieder
Oct 2, 2022
William G. Gieder, 94 of Woodlyn, PA passed peacefully at his home on October 2, 2022, and is on his way to a new journey. Born in Philadelphia, PA he lived in Southwest Philadelphia (The Meadows) before moving to Ridley Township 50 years ago. He was a carpenter for Moran Millwork and an Industrial Mechanic for Linde Air, retiring in...
Mary T. Paul
Sep 28, 2022
Mary T. Paul, 92, of Woodlyn, PA joined her Lord in heaven on September 28, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Albert and Catherine McIlmoyle Turkington, she lived in Southwest Philadelphia before moving to Woodlyn in 1954. Mary was a graduate of John Bartram High School and was a member of Wallingford Presbyterian Church. She was formerly...
