Karen A. Allen
Apr 25, 2026
Karen A. Allen (nee Ritz), 49 a lifelong resident of Ridley Township died on April 25, 2026.
Karen was a graduate of Ridley High School, class of 1995 and received an associate's degree from Delaware County Community College. She had been employed at Boscov's at the Granite Run Mall for over 27 years. Karen was a member of the Ridley Park...
Vincenzo J. Manuppello
May 12, 2026
Vincenzo J. "Vince" Manuppello, 88 of Ridley Park died on May 12, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Manfredo and Mickelina Cairone Manuppello, he moved to Ridley Park in 1966 and then moved to Myrtle Beach in 1992 before returning to Ridley Park in 2021.
Vince was a graduate of Southern Philadelphia High School, class of 1955 and...
Marie H. Jones
May 9, 2026
Marie H. Jones (nee Phillips), 100 of Ridley Park died at her home surrounded by her loving family on May 9, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late George and Elsie Good Phillips, she lived in Philadelphia before moving to Ridley Park in 1971.
Marie was a graduate of John Bartram High School, class of 1942 and was a...
Ruth E. Eckhoff
May 8, 2026
Ruth E. Eckhoff (nee Savin), 99 of Folsom died on May 8, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Julia Long Savin.
Ruth was a graduate of John Bartram High School, class of 1945. She was previously a Den Mother with Cub Pack #41 when her son Mark was a Cub Scout and was a...
Elizabeth G. Sweigart
May 8, 2026
Elizabeth G. "Betty" "Liz" Sweigart, 91, formerly of Concordville died on May 8, 2026. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Hegarty Galbraith.Betty was a graduate of Notre Dame High School for Girls, class of 1952, and had been employed as the Director of Hospitality at the DuPont Country Club before retiring in 1992.
She...
Joyce E. Powell
May 7, 2026
Joyce E. Powell (nee Whelan), 92 a longtime resident of Ridley Park died on May 7, 2026 at her home. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Edith Goldby Whelan.
Joyce was a graduate of Collingdale High School and was a member of The Church of St. Madeline in Ridley Park. Before her retirement in 1996,...
Marion A. Imbrogno
May 7, 2026
Marion A. Imbrogno (nee Shikitino), a longtime resident of Swarthmore, peacefully passed away on her 92nd birthday on May 7, 2026 at Springfield Crossings during breakfast surrounded by her friends.
Born in Camden, NJ, the daughter of the late Salvatore and Jennie Amato Shikitino, she lived in Westville Grove, NJ before moving to Swarthmore in 1955. Marion was a graduate of...
Paul K. Stickles, Jr.
May 6, 2026
Paul K. Stickles, Jr., 57, a lifelong resident of East Landsdowne, PA passed away on May 6, 2026. Born in Upper Darby, he was the son of the late Paul K. and Anna "Nancy" Grant Stickles.
Paul was a graduate of Penn Wood High School, class of 1986 and had been employed as a mechanic at A & A Auto Repair...
Colleen Marie Boyle
May 4, 2026
Colleen Marie Boyle, 70 of Wallingford died on May 4, 2026. Born in Upland, the daughter of the late Patrick J. Boyle and Catherine McIntyre, Colleen lived in Ridley Park for many years before moving to Wallingford three years ago.
Colleen was a graduate of Ridley High School, class of 1974 and was a member of The Church of St. Madeline...
Florence A. Martin
May 3, 2026
Florence A. Martin (nee Griffith, formerly Laxton) 87, a longtime resident of Aston died on May 3, 2026. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Mary Broderick Griffith.
Florence was proud to be from the Rockdale section of Aston, where she had fond memories of swimming in the crick and turning colors from the mill's runoff....
Anastasia Theodoropulos
May 3, 2026
Anastasia Theodoropulos (nee Economou) born on March 15, 1933, in the small village of Seli in northern Greece -- a place of beauty, simplicity, and tradition. It was there that her character began to take shape: resilient, resourceful, and grounded in family and community. She later came of age in the town of Veria, where her life would truly begin...
Bruce L. Curtiss
Apr 29, 2026
Bruce L. Curtiss, 62, a lifelong resident of Ridley Park died on April 29, 2026. Born in Darby, he was the son of the late Mary Young Curtiss and Joseph Curtiss, Jr.
Bruce was a graduate of Ridley High School, class of 1981 and enjoyed a 43 year long career as a Produce Clerk at the ACME Supermarket in Havertown before...
Barbara L. Kennedy
Apr 27, 2026
Barbara L. Kennedy, 84 of Prospect Park died on April 27, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late William and Elsie Snyder Witte, she was raised in Southwest Philadelphia and has been a resident of Prospect Park since 1969.
Barbara attended South Philadelphia High School and was a faithful member of The Church of St. Madeline in Ridley Park...
Jeanne Racine
Apr 24, 2026
Jeanne E. Racine (nee Ferguson), 85 of Brookhaven died peacefully at her home on April 24, 2026. Born in Chester, the daughter of the late Harold and Myrtle Blanchard Ferguson, she had lived in Aston Mills before moving to Brookhaven seven years ago.
Jeanne had been employed as an Assistant Manager at the Walmart in Upper Chichester for over 10 years...
Anthony "Tony" Giampapa
Apr 24, 2026
Anthony J. "Tony" Giampapa, 64 of Essington passed away at his home on April 24, 2026. Born in Philadelphia, Tony grew up Southwest Philadelphia before residing in New Jersey.
Tony was a graduate of West Catholic High School for Boys, class of 1979. He was most recently employed as Head Chef at Lehman's Tavern in Essington and had previously worked at...
Natalie McGillen
Apr 23, 2026
NATALIE RIFENBURG MCGILLEN
12/8/1924 - 4/23/2026
Natalie (née Rifenburg) McGillen, affectionately called “Sara”, 101, of Folsom, died April 23 at home. She was the widow of the late James F. McGillen who died in 2010, and daughter of the late Nathan and Hattie Morgan Rifenburg.
Born in Milford, DE, Natalie grew up first in Boothwyn and then in Ogden, PA in homes her...
Dorothy I. Malinowski
Apr 19, 2026
Dorothy I. Malinowski (nee Szelak), 81, of Aston died on April 19, 2026 at her home. Born in Pottstown, the daughter of the late Joseph and Christine Olock Szelak, she lived in Chester before moving to Aston in 1967.
Dorothy was a graduate of Notre Dame High School for Girls, class of 1963 and was employed as a Printer by the...
G. Guy Smith
Apr 18, 2026
G. Guy Smith, a pillar of the Swarthmore community and a distinguished local attorney, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2026, surrounded by family, just two weeks after celebrating his 83rd birthday.
Born in Grace Park, Ridley Township, Guy moved to Swarthmore in the 8th grade, and made many lifelong friends at Swarthmore High School. He graduated from the University of...
Mary Anne Mullany
Apr 17, 2026
Mary Anne Mullany (nee Biemesderfer), 94 of Ridley Park died on April 17, 2026 at Riddle Village in Media. The cause was complications related to dementia. Born in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Stanley Q. and Kathryn Leed Biemesderfer, she had been a resident of Ridley Park since 1972.
Mary was a graduate of McCaskey High School and then graduated...
Charlotte Heimbacher
Apr 16, 2026
Charlotte Michael Heimbacher passed away on April 16, 2026, at Riddle Memorial Hospital. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, she spent her early years in Minersville before moving to Ridley Park in 1953. Charlotte attended Tome Street Elementary School and graduated from Ridley Park High School in 1962.
She had a passion for ice skating, bowling, crocheting, sewing, and reading. Throughout her career,...
