Eugene Pasternak
Feb 13, 2024
Eugene “Gene” Pasternak, age 89, of Springfield, PA, passed away on February 13, 2024. Born in New York, NY, he was the beloved son of the late John and Mary Pasternak.
Gene was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy C. Pasternak (nee Rodzinski); loving father of Eugene J. Pasternak (Alexandra) and Victoria Pasternak; adoring grandfather of Alek John Pasternak.
Services and...
Joseph Dennis Myers
Feb 12, 2024
Joseph D. Myers, age 30, of Chester Springs, PA, departed this life on February 12, 2024. Beloved youngest son of Michael F. and Jeanne M. (nee Spear). Survived by brothers John F. (Melissa) and James M. (Anna). Nephew of Francis X. (Judy), Lisa Myers Thomson (Frank), Edward T. (Sandy), the late Dennis M. (Amy) and the late Mary E. Myers...
Mary E. Sessa
Feb 12, 2024
Mary E. Sessa (nee Farrell), age 86, of Drexel Hill, PA, passed away on February 12, 2024. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the beloved daughter of the late Michael and Anne T. Farrell (nee O’Donnell).
Mary grew up in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia. She graduated from Hallahan Girls High School. Mary worked at JC Penney for many years. In 1957...
Margaret Mary Reitman
Feb 11, 2024
Margaret Mary (nee Joyce) Reitman, age 91, a former social worker, Cub Scout Den Mother, and great grandmother, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loved ones on February 11, 2024. She lived in Willistown Township, Chester County, PA for nearly 60 years, and spent the last 15 months of her life at the Shannondell retirement community in Valley...
Dennis M. Rush
Feb 10, 2024
Dennis M. Rush, 77, of Malvern, PA passed away, peacefully, surrounded by family, on February 10, 2024.
Born in Philadelphia, PA in 1946, Dennis was the 2nd of four kids of the late Joseph F. and Dolores “Dee” (née Hennessey) Rush.
Dennis was the beloved husband of Sonia (née Hostikidou) Rush; loving father of Anndi Sheppard (Darren), Tricia Zwiercan (John), Mary Beth...
Mary Facenda
Feb 10, 2024
Mary Facenda, age 78, of Newtown Square, PA, passed away on February 10, 2024.
A long-time resident of Havertown, PA, Mary was born on November 9, 1945 in Philadelphia, PA, and was the daughter of the late James and June (née Mangesian) Facenda.
Mary, along with her family, owned two flower shops in Havertown dating back to the early 1970’s. She enjoyed...
Paul E. Feilke
Feb 9, 2024
Paul E. “Ollie” Feilke , age 57, passed away suddenly February 9, 2024. Beloved son of the late William N. Sr. and Ethel M. (nee Nagy) Feilke.
Paul is survived by his loving fiancé Jenifer Nestel-Dougherty; Siblings, Delores “Sue” Orzel, Denise Johnson, Linda Feilke, Craig Feilke, Bruce Feilke (Adriana), Karen Lobb (Charles), Cheryl Seaton (William), Ernest Feilke (Melissa), and Dawn Stavola;...
Margaretanne "Peggy" Staiber
Feb 8, 2024
Margaretanne “Peggy” Staiber (née Long), age 76, of Smyrna, DE, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2024, surrounded by her Family.
Born in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Roberta (née O’Neill) Long.
Her favorite passed time was being with her family. She was always fully present whether she was having movie night with her husband...
Elizabeth W. Schmidt
Feb 6, 2024
Elizabeth W. Schmidt, 86, of Exton, PA, passed away February 6, 2024 with her daughters by her side, holding her and telling her it was okay to go to their Dad and God.
Born January 29, 1938 in Bucharest, Romania, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Else (nee Bernek) Jarmolowicz.
Elizabeth became a Realtor in 1977 and retired from...
Jana Lou Johnson
Feb 6, 2024
Jana Lou Johnson, 81 of Wayne, PA, passed away February 6, 2024. Born December 4, 1942 in Coldwater, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Myron and Margaret (nee Brown) Grosky.
Jana was the beloved wife of Robert Hugh Johnson, loving mother of Shellie Johnson (Daniel Kaminski), Trisha Macdonald (Peter) and Hugh Johnson (Sarah), adoring grandmother of Walter and Edith...
James Gilligan
Feb 6, 2024
James (Jim) Gilligan, 95, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Born on November 18, 1928, Jim told many stories of his days growing up in South Philly in that post-Depression Era. His stories also covered his time spent in the Philippines during the World War II period. He was honorably discharged from the (then) U.S. Army Air Force in...
Catherine E. Collins
Feb 6, 2024
Catherine Elizabeth (née Neill) Collins, age 85, of Newtown Square, PA, passed away on February 6, 2024.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Alexander, Sr. and Elizabeth A. (née McCloskey) Neill.
Catherine was the beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Collins; the loving mother of Thomas Collins, Jr., Donnamarie Judge (Robert), and Robert Collins. She was the...
Sister Anne Wootten, RSM
Feb 5, 2024
Sister Anne Wootten, RSM, age 78, a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, died peacefully on February 5, 2024, at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, PA.
A Sister of Mercy for 58 years, Anne responded to the call to service in mercy through her dedication to the health care ministry, her passion for justice and her commitment to care for...
Ronald Richard Bambach
Feb 5, 2024
Ronald Richard Bambach, age 94, of Jenkintown, PA, passed away on February 5, 2024.
Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Hans and Mary (née Kuhn) Bambach, and the brother of the late John E. Bambach, Sr.
Ronald served his country honorable in U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed in the Manufacturing Textile Industry.
Ron was...
Michael A. Thomas
Feb 3, 2024
Michael A. Thomas, 80, of West Chester, PA went home to be with the Lord on Saturday February 3rd, 2024. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Isaac and Rita (Mazella) Thomas. He was the loving and proud husband of Rita (Gryzewski) Thomas.
Michael will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by his daughters; Kimberly Thomas Sherlock...
Kathleen Callaghan
Feb 3, 2024
Kathleen Callaghan (nee Crossan), age 71, of Havertown, PA, formerly of Trentagh, County Donegal, Ireland, Passed away peacefully on February 3, 2024 at home surrounded by family. Born in Soccer, County Donegal, Ireland. Before Kathleen left Ireland she worked at Kelly’s in Letterkenny, Ireland, for several years where she was held at very high regards. Kathleen came to the Upper...
Eileen Farren
Feb 2, 2024
Eileen Farren, of Philadelphia and Ireland, passed away on February 2, 2024. Born in Staigue, County Kerry, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Ann Curran (nee O'Sullivan).
Eileen was the beloved wife of the late John Farren; loving mother of Mary Ann Nicholson (Bill), Eileen O'Neill (Sean), Michael Farren (Anita), and Kevin Farren (Liz); adoring grandmother...
Dave Cahaley
Feb 2, 2024
Dave Cahaley, 74, of Exton, PA, departed this life peacefully on February 2nd, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Philadelphia in 1949, he was the son of the late John and Lois Cahaley (née Slattery). Dave proudly served in the US Army during the Vietnam War, and was stationed in Germany.
His mechanical skills shone throughout his career, starting at...
Carol Ann Titzel
Feb 1, 2024
Carol Ann Titzel passed away on February 1, 2024 from complications of COPD at Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square PA. Carol was born in Bryn Mawr on July 25, 1947 to Robert John (Jack) and Eleanor Gray Titzel. She grew up in Rosemont and Berwyn, PA and graduated in 1966 from The Booth School. She earned an Associate’s...
Benjamin "Benny" Petransky
Feb 1, 2024
Our precious little angel, Benjamin "Benny" James Petransky, age 2, of Broomall, PA, passed away peacefully on February 1st, 2024, next to the warmth of his mommy, daddy and older brother Ari James. His love, spirit, energy, braveness, warm hugs, gorgeous big blue eyes, and man bun will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Benny is survived by...
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