Ann Carol Wood
Dec 16, 2022
ANN CAROL PARSONS WOOD (aka Grannie Annie) Died at home in Aston on December 16, 2022. Born in Mobile, Alabama on July 22, 1934, moved to Chester, PA with her mother (Marie) and father (Conrad Parsons) in 1940. She attended lmmaculate Heart of Mary grade school and Notre Dame High School, Moylan, Class of 1953. After graduation worked at Scott...
Lewis L.E. Knauer
Dec 11, 2022
Lewis L.E. Knauer, 88, of Millsboro, DE and Zephyrhills, FL died on December 11, 2022 at his home in Florida. Born in West Chester, the son of the late Lewis E. and Margaret Scanlon Knauer, he lived in Claymont, DE before moving to Millsboro in 2001.
Lewis owned and operated Moser Knauer Associates Construction before retiring in 2006. ...
Mary L. Cole
Dec 9, 2022
Mary L. Cole, 93 of Ridley Park died on December 9, 2022. Born in Elizabethville, PA she was the daughter of the late Stewart and Wealthea Buffington Swab. Mary was wife of the late John H. Cole who died on February 10, 2020, mother of John D. Cole (Jeanne), Judith M. Cole (late Peter Piotrowicz) and William J. Cole,...
Rocco L. Mascioli
Dec 8, 2022
Rocco L. Mascioli, 94, of Aston, PA died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on December 8, 2022. He is survived by Mary, his loving wife of 68 years. He will be deeply missed by his children Thomas (Gigi), Janice (Vincent), Madeleine (Michael), Christopher (Susan), Gregory (Linda), Carolyn (Neale) and Daniel;  19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren....
Edward F. Benz
Dec 6, 2022
Edward F. "Eddie" Benz 79 of Media, formerly of Aston, died on December 6, 2022.
Born in Philadelphia, he lived in Aston for over 40 years before moving to Media five years ago.
Eddie was a driver/salesman for Tasty Baking Company (Tastykake) for 40 years until his retirement in 2003. He then was a bus...
Kenneth R. Manke
Dec 4, 2022
Kenneth R. Manke 76, of Brookhaven, Pa. died on December 4, 2022. He was born in Pittsburgh. Pa. to the late Raymond and Dorothy Nair Manke and has lived in Brookhaven for the past 49 years. Ken worked in the Engineering Department at Verizon for 31 years, retiring in 2002. He attended the Green Ridge Baptist Church, Aston, Pa. Ken...
Jesse L. Blevins
Dec 4, 2022
Jesse L. Blevins, Jr. 76 of Honeybrook, died on December 4, 2022 at his home.
He was born in Chester to the late Jesse L. and Evelyn L. Jackson Blevins and has lived at his late residence for the past eight years.
Jesse was a decorated US Marine, earning two Purple Hearts while  serving during...
Barbara A. Koury
Dec 4, 2022
Barbara A. Pitale Koury 86 of Springfield, died on December 4, 2022. Born in Philadelphia to the late Joseph and Mary Beard Pitale and lived in Wallingford before moving to her last residence 16 years ago. She was last employed as a teacher's aide at Nether Providence Elementary School in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District for 25 years until her retirement...
Emily Rose Mckenna
Dec 1, 2022
December 1st, 2022 was the day Heaven decided to call our Emily home. While we try to make sense of the loss of such a beautiful, bright soul we can take some small solace in the fact Emily has found the peace we all so desperately desire. While anyone who knew her would attest to her kind and generous...
Kevin Bluzard
Dec 1, 2022
Kevin Bluzard, 36, of Aston, PA passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Kevin was born in Upland, PA and resided in Aston Township most of his life. He relocated to West Palm Beach, Fl in 2010 and returned to Aston in 2018. He was a 2005 Sun Valley High School graduate and attended East Stroudsburg University before earning...
Georgiana V. Hagen
Nov 28, 2022
Georgiana V. (nee Veit) Hagen, 97, of Ridley Park died on November 28, 2022. Born in Broken Arrow, OK, she was the daughter of the late George Henry and Frieda Schmidt Veit.
Before her retirement, Georgiana was employed as an Administrative Assistant at Meisner Chevrolet and had previously worked for Intertel and the Pennsylvania Railroad. She was formerly...
Maurice A. Orio, Jr.
Nov 27, 2022
Maurice A. Orio, Jr., 92 of Swarthmore, died on November 27, 2022 at his son and daughter-in-law's home. Born in Chester, the son of the late Maurizio A. and Maria Barbato Orio, he lived in Chester until moving to Swarthmore 66 years ago.
Maurice was a graduate of Chester High School, class of 1948 and was a...
Fred J. Foltz
Nov 27, 2022
Fred J. Foltz, 84, a lifelong resident of Lester died on November 27, 2022. Born in Trainer, he was the son of the late Anthony J. and Elizabeth Hornung Foltz.
Fred was a graduate of Eddystone High School. He was a former owner and mechanic at Dutch's Auto Repair before retiring in 2020, he also assisted the...
James Michael Riley
Nov 25, 2022
James Michael Riley 1944 - 2022
James Michael (Mike) Riley of Aston, PA and Lehigh Acres, FL, passed at age 78 surrounded by his wife and children on November 25, 2022. Born October 31, 1944, Mike graduated from Sun Valley High School in 1963. Mike served in the US Coast Guard between 1963 and 1967, achieving the...
Doris M. Touzell
Nov 24, 2022
Doris M. Touzell, 95, of Ridley Park died on November 24, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, she was daughter of the late John and Helen (nee Beardslee) Foreaker.
Doris was a graduate of John Bartam High School, class of 1945 and was a member of the Ridley Park U.M. Church. Doris volunteered at Taylor Hospital and enjoyed breakfast...
Maryann Erieg
Nov 19, 2022
Maryann Erieg, 67, of Ridley Park died on November 19, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Francis J. "Frank" and Anna G. Carfagno Aquilino, she lived in Philadelphia and Leedom Estates before moving to Ridley Park in 1994.
Maryann was a graduate of Archbishop Prendergast High School, class of 1972 and Delaware County Community College. ...
Walter L. Byrne, Jr.
Nov 18, 2022
Walter L. Byrne, Jr., 82, of Upper Chichester passed away peacefully on November 18, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born in Chester, he was the son of the late Walter Lewis Byrne, Sr. and Sophie Zitnick Byrne Grayston.
Walter was a graduate and president of Chichester High School, class of 1959. He was also a proud veteran of...
Sondra A. Meyers
Nov 16, 2022
Sondra A. "Mimi" Hutchinson Meyers of Tamaqua, PA, Prospect Park, PA, and Arden, DE, passed away at the age of 79 on November 16 th , 2022, at the Sunrise at Granite Run in Media, PA, after a courageous battle with dementia and the loss of her longtime companion Steve R. Bowman. Sondra was born in San Diego, California to...
Patricia A. Murray
Nov 14, 2022
Patricia A."Patsy" Murray, 88, of Quarryville, PA died on November 14, 2022 at her home. Born in Chester, the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Sauers Miles, she lived in Landenburg before moving to Quarryville two years ago. Patsy was a graduate of Eddystone High School, class of 1952. She was a avid reader and enjoyed gardening, but most...
Lawrence A. Scheidly
Nov 11, 2022
Lawrence A. Scheidly 87 of Folsom, died on November 11, 2022.
He was son of the late Joseph A. and Rita Hayburn Scheidly and was a lifelong resident of Ridley Township.
Larry was last employed at Boeing Company and previously at Westinghouse.
He was a member of The Church of St. Madeline and...
