Eileen Kahl
Mar 16, 2018
Eileen "Pat" Patricia (Hunt) Kahl, of West Chester, PA, passed away on March 16, 2018. Born on September 12th, 1934, in Far Rockaway, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Teresa (nee McDonald) Hunt. Pat received her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Long Island University and attended graduate school at Columbia University. She was a wonderful mother...
Helen Hoffman
Mar 15, 2018
Helen H. Hoffman (Nee Mattisz), 98, passed away on March 15, 2018. She was the loving wife of the late John W. Hoffman and beloved daughter of the late Frank and Hattie Mattisz. Helen is survived by her son Gerard J. Hoffman, nephew Earl J. Sherwood and godchildren Gloria and Leo Corcoran Relatives and friends are invited to her Visitation...
Mary Dietzler
Mar 15, 2018
Mary Anne Dietzler (nee O'Brien) was born on April 28, 1927 to James and Mary Anne O'Brien (nee Tague). The family resided in Glenside. Her mother died when Mary was seven and for a short time Mary and her sisters attended Fontbonne Academy in Germantown and her brother Jimmy attended Norwood Academy. She made her First Holy Communion at St....
Jeanette Quigley
Mar 15, 2018
Jeanette M. Quigley (nee Hudome), passed away on March 15, 2018, at the age of 83, alongside her loving husband, Joseph, and devoted family. Jeanette was a 1953 graduate of West Catholic School for Girls. She enjoyed word games, buying lottery tickets, watching Wheel of Fortune, the Phillies, and trips to Ocean City, NJ and other shore points. We thank...
Jason Reyer
Mar 14, 2018
Jason P. Reyer, 45, of Garnet Valley, PA and formerly of Havertown, PA passed away on March 14, 2018 after his courageous battle with lung cancer for the last 8 months. He never lost the will to live. Born in Darby, PA in 1973, Jason was the son of Gail E. (Vedetto) Reyer and the late John E. Reyer. Jason...
Melvin Canfield
Mar 14, 2018
Melvin D. Canfield, Sr., 74, of Secane, Pa passed away on March 14, 2018. He was the son of the late Douglas D. and Reta (nee Taylor) Canfield. He served in the US Navy and had been employed as a power plant operator at the Philadelphia Navy Yard before his retirement. He enjoyed reading, watching the Eagles play, the National...
Dolores Bernot
Mar 13, 2018
Dolores M. Bernot (nee Anania), 87, of West Chester, Pa., formerly of Morton, Pa passed away on March 13, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Florian & Della (nee Vivino) Anania. She worked as a seamstress well into her 80's, was known for her cooking, baking, and her desserts. She enjoyed dancing and exercising but most of all...
Barbara Miller
Mar 12, 2018
Barbara Howard Miller, age 86, of Kennedyville, MD, formerly of Gladwyne, PA, passed away March 12, 2018. Born in Wynnewood, PA, she was the daughter of Francis T. and Isabel Osbourne (nee Wetzel) Howard. Barbara was a graduate of Haverford High School and the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing. She worked briefly for The Timothy School in Berwyn, Pa....
Aurora Piraino
Mar 12, 2018
Aurora Piraino (nee Laudato), age 95, of Boothwyn, PA, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2018. Born in Norristown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Philomena (nee Iacavella) Laudato. Aurora and her late husband, Peter Piraino, owned and operated the Piraino Restaurant from 1961 to 1982. Then at the age of 57, Aurora graduated from...
Joseph Scholes
Mar 11, 2018
Joseph Scholes, age 70, of Wayne, PA passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 11, 2018. Beloved husband of Sharon Reardon; dear father of J. Greer Scholes (Heather), Molly Lowe (Todd) and Katherine Scholes; step-father of Michaela Reardon and Timothy Reardon (Leslie); loving brother of Judy Sovinski and Lucy Bottomley (Donald). He is survived by three grandchildren Greer Scholes, George Scholes...
Henry He
Mar 10, 2018
Henry Y. He of Berwyn, PA, age 59, passed away on March 10, 2018. Henry was a kind and generous man whose family was most important to him. He enjoyed traveling, playing golf, and especially entertaining and cooking for friends and family. He was a man with great aspirations who never gave up his dreams and goals. Henry was an...
Stephen Stitsworth
Mar 9, 2018
Mr. Stephen Stitsworth, age 71, of West Chester, PA, passed away on March 9, 2018. Born in the Mid-West, he made his home in Philadelphia, PA after serving in the military. He was the son of the late Dale and Betty Stitsworth. Stephen served in the United States Navy on the USS Taconic during the Vietnam War Era. He was...
Mariane Peppler
Mar 9, 2018
Mariane S. Peppler, passed away on March 9, 2018 at Lima Estates, in Media, PA, after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Peter and Erna Schneider. She was educated at West Chester schools and Syracuse University and was a life long resident of the West Chester area. Mariane had a long career with Hercules, Inc., Wilmington, DE. Mariane...
Kathleen Cassidy
Mar 8, 2018
Kathleen M. Cassidy (nee McGoohan), age 62, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2018. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Kathleen G. McGoohan (nee D'Urso) and the late John E. McGoohan. Kathleen was a 1973 graduate of Archbishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill. She had been employed as a Secretary at the University of Pennsylvania in...
Ernest Messersmith
Mar 8, 2018
Ernest John (E.J.) Messersmith, Jr., Architect of Radnor, PA, passed away on March 8, 2018 at the age of 86. He was the beloved partner of Liz Thompson, loving father of Adrienne (Brian) and John (Fumi) and the devoted grandfather of Melissa (Tyler), Jeremy, Josef, Noa and Anj. E.J. maintained an architectural practice in Philadelphia for some 50 years, during...
Percy Samuelian
Mar 8, 2018
Percy A. Samuelian, age 93, of Springfield, PA, passed away on March 8, 2018. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Aram and Virginia (nee Kochounian) Samuelian. Percy served his country honorably during World War II in the U.S. Navy. He received the Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism in action. Percy was married to his...
David Phillips
Mar 7, 2018
David H. Phillips, age 92, of Wayne, PA, passed away on March 7, 2018 at The Quadrangle in Haverford, PA. Born on October 10, 1925, in Cleveland Ohio, he was the eldest son of Russell and Margaret Phillips. David graduated from New Canaan High School (CT), an Eagle Scout with a dream of flying airplanes. He learned to fly when...
Dr. Tumolo
Mar 7, 2018
Dr. Anthony L. "Tony" Tumolo, age 87, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on March 7, 2018. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Louis and Jenny Tumolo (nee Finocchiaro). Dr. Tumolo received his Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania. Tony was also a proud alumnus of Saint Joseph's University, class of 1952 He was employed as...
Carol Theis
Mar 7, 2018
Carol Ann Theis (nee Gannotti), 68, of West Chester, PA and formerly of East Lansdowne, PA, passed away on March 7, 2018 after an almost six-year battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Bruce W. Theis; cherished daughter of Marie and the late Valentino Gannotti; loving mother of Nicole T. Wagner (Jon) and Jessica T. Castle (Mark); devoted...
Arthur Pusey
Mar 7, 2018
Steve Pusey of East Goshen, PA passed away on March 7, 2018 at the Paoli Hospital with his sisters at his side after a brief battle with cancer. Steve was born in Drexel Hill, PA and was the son of Dorothy Ann (Keehn) and the late Arthur Warren Pusey, III (Art). Steve was raised in Malvern PA, was a graduate...
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