Charles John Fusco, III
Jul 20, 2022
John passed away on July 20, 2022 at home at the age of 75 surrounded by family after a brief battle with lung cancer. He will be greatly missed by family and friends.
John was born on May 14, 1947 to Charles (Chap) and Lola (Brillhart) in Delaware County, PA. He graduated from Upper Darby High School and served in...
Elizabeth Van Belle
Jul 19, 2022
Elizabeth Jean “Betty” Van Belle (nee Lee), 87, of West Chester, PA, passed away on July 19, 2022.
Born in Drexel Hill, PA in 1935, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth (nee Honan) Lee. Betty was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, Moylan, PA. She worked at Paoli Hospital. Betty was an avid reader who...
Shirley May Purks
Jul 18, 2022
Shirley May Purks, 91, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 18, 2022. She was born in Kincora, New Jersey, on February 15, 1931, the daughter of Louise Green Bender and George Bender. Her sister Doris Bender Shramm is 95 and resides in Bensalem, PA. Shirley is a graduate of Bordentown High School in New...
Esther Rae Gosser
Jul 17, 2022
Esther Rae Gosser (nee Fach), age 95, formerly of Paoli, PA, passed away on July 17, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, PA, Esther was the daughter of the late George Raymond and Mary Fach (nee Bowers).
Esther had been employed as a secretary at Swarthmore College in the Women’s Physical Education Department.
Esther was a member of...
David F. Bell
Jul 17, 2022
David F. Bell, 71, of Uxbridge, MA passed away on Sunday July 17, 2022 at home after a long battle with ESRD and Alzheimer’s.
He was born in 1951 in Minneapolis, MN and was the son of the late Robert and Jeanne Bell.
David enjoyed golfing, classical music, reading and opera. He had a great, dry sense of humor and...
Marion Frederica Rutledge Murphy
Jul 16, 2022
Marion Frederica Rutledge Murphy
December 15, 1930 – July 16, 2022
Marion was born in Little Rock, AR to the late Robert Emmett and Tecumseh Bell Rutledge, and was raised in Wilmington, DE where she graduated from Howard High School in 1948. She went on to obtain a B.S. degree from Fisk University (1952) and an M.S.W. from the...
Virginia Cronin Peckham
Jul 16, 2022
Virginia Cronin Peckham, Ph.D, passed away peacefully in her home in Coatesville, PA, on July 16, 2022 at the age of 81. Virginia, or Ginny, as she was called by her friends and family, was a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, wife, and friend to many. She was born to John William Cronin and Virginia Dunkel Cronin on September 9, 1940,...
Shirley V. Lagore
Jul 16, 2022
Shirley V. Lagore (née Delaney), 91, of West Chester, PA passed away on July 16, 2022.
Born in Philadelphia, PA in 1931, Shirley was the daughter of the late David and Edna (née Gummel) Delaney.
Shirley had many fond memories of visiting Maine as a child and enjoyed traveling with her husband to Europe. She especially loved Ocean City, NJ. She...
Janet M. Buzbee
Jul 15, 2022
Janet Buzbee of Paoli, Pennsylvania, passed away on July 15, 2022 after a tough year battling heart issues.
Jan was born on March 14, 1933 to Josephine and Anthony Fiorucci in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Peabody High School, where she was referred to by friends as a "big wheel," and went on to major in English at the University of...
Anita Wood Kneass
Jul 15, 2022
Anita Wood Kneass, mother of 4 children, lived a full life before passing on Friday, July 15, 2022 at age 92.
Anita Kelsey Wood was born on September 2, 1929 in Bryn Mawr, PA to Vincent and Eleanor Wood. She graduated from Lower Merion High School and after a year in college married DeWitt Clement who tragically died in a...
Robert John Whalen, Jr.
Jul 14, 2022
Robert John “Bob” Whalen, Jr. age 65, of Upper Darby, PA, passed away on July 14, 2022. He was the son of Lynn Whalen (nee Winscom) and the late Robert J. Whalen, Sr. Brother of Richard, Sandra LaLiberte (Mark), the late Linda Ann and the late Peggy. Uncle to Ken, Dylan, Alexis and Alana. He will be missed by...
Edward C. Jorgensen
Jul 14, 2022
Edward C. “Eddie” Jorgensen, Jr., 78. Of Folsom, PA passed away suddenly but peacefully in his sleep on July 14, 2022. He was the beloved son of the late Edward C. & Dorothy (nee Smith) Jorgensen.
Ed was a retired contract administrator for the government and a Vietnam veteran. Eddie served honorably in the US Navy aboard the USS...
Joseph T. Binder
Jul 14, 2022
Joseph T. Binder, age 78, of West Chester, PA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on July 14, 2022.
Born in 1943 in Walnutport, PA, he was the son of the late Francis J. and Mary (née Wolshitch) Binder.
A proud Villanova graduate with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, he was passionate about Villanova basketball, the Phillies, and...
Leonisa Surquia
Jul 13, 2022
Leonisa “Leonie” Surquia (nee Vergara), age 93, of Philadelphia, PA, passed away on July 13, 2022.
Born in Lucena, Philippines in 1929, she was the daughter of the late Senando Vergara and Aquilina Bermas. Leonisa was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Philadelphia, PA. She enjoyed gardening, meeting new people, and making friends.
Leonisa was the beloved...
Stephen A. Glatsky
Jul 13, 2022
Stephen A. Glatsky, 50, of Secane, Pa passed away on July 13, 2022.
Stephen was the light in everyone’s life that was fortunate enough to know him. He was a fiercely loyal friend and loved his family with his whole heart. His passion was music. He was an accomplished musician on the keyboard and guitar and even dabbled in singing...
James N. Berger
Jul 13, 2022
James N. Berger, age 79, of Marple, PA, formerly of Upper Darby, PA, passed away on July 13, 2022.
Born in Upper Darby, PA, he was the son of the late James Leo and Rose Marie (née Borynack) Berger.
James was a graduate of St. Joseph’s University and Villanova University. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. He...
Tyler Ross Callahan
Jul 12, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved son, Tyler Ross Callahan, who passed away on July 12, 2022 at his residence in South Philadelphia.
Born November 17, 1991, Tyler is survived by his parents, Daniel and Kimberly Callahan; brothers, Justin Callahan and Ryan Kuintzle; his grandmothers, Margaret Callahan and Lillian Willis; two...
Anna DiFrancesco
Jul 12, 2022
Anna DiFrancesco (nee Perrelli), age 86, of Drexel Hill, PA, passed away on July 12, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Conchetta Perrelli (nee Canci). Anna had been employed as a nurse at Villa Saint Joseph in Darby, PA for 30 plus years, retiring at age 78. Anna enjoyed going to Broadway shows, casinos,...
F. William Leonard
Jul 12, 2022
F. William Leonard, age 93, of West Chester, PA, passed away on July 12, 2022.
He was the beloved husband of the late Frances (nee Blee) Leonard; loving father of Mary Frances Keating-Tarrant (Thomas), William J. Leonard (Christine), and Colleen M. Leyden (Brian); caring grandfather of Megan, William, Kevin, Liam, Daniel, Kristen, Clare, and Michael and great-grandfather of Austin; dear...
Rose Marie Reardon
Jul 12, 2022
Rose Marie Reardon (née Thomas), 88, of Downingtown, PA formerly of Exton, PA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on July 12, 2022.
Born in Quincy, MA in 1934, she was the daughter of the late Maroon and Catherine (née Owen) Thomas.
Rose was the only one of her siblings fortunate enough to...
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