Linda A. Haines
Oct 29, 2022
Linda A. Haines (née Peterson), age 74, of West Chester, PA, passed away on October 29, 2022.
Born in Darby, PA Linda was the beloved daughter of the late George and Geraldine (née O’Donnell) Peterson.
Linda worked as a teacher and administrator in the Penn Delco School District for 35 years. She loved to cook and entertain. She was an...
Gracy Philip
Oct 28, 2022
Gracy Philip passed away peacefully on October 28, 2022, at the age of 78, with her loving husband (Paduthottu V. Philip) and family by her bedside.
Gracy (affectionately called “Gracykutty”) was born in Kerala in 1944, and was the daughter of the late Vengaparambil (“Baby”) Abraham and the late Saramma Abraham. She enjoyed her childhood in India, especially growing up...
Michael J. Kelly, Sr.
Oct 28, 2022
Michael J. Kelly, Sr. January 27, 1950-October 28, 2022
Michael Joseph Kelly, Sr. was welcomed into the arms of our heavenly father on October 28, 2022.
Mike was born on January 27, 1950 in Darby and grew up in East Lansdowne, PA.
Mike attended Monsignor Bonner High School where he graduated in 1968. It was during...
Marlene Denise Doherty
Oct 28, 2022
Marlene Denise Doherty (née Dunn), age 88, of Drexel Hill, PA, passed away on October 28, 2022.
Marlene was the beloved wife of the late Charles J. Doherty; loving mother of Charles (Patty), Patricia Gudmundsen (Dan), Susan Egan (John), Stephen (Rose) and Denise Jamieson (Tom); devoted grandmother of 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; dear sister of Edgar Dunn...
Denis Vincent Brenan II, Esq.
Oct 27, 2022
June 21, 1937 – October 27, 2022
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Denis V. Brenan, died at his home in Berwyn, PA, on October 27, 2022, after bravely enduring a twilight onset of Parkinson’s disease, a foe that quelled him physically, but never nicked his strong spirit. A man of boundless enthusiasm, he devoted his life to the legal profession, the...
Carole A. Madsen
Oct 27, 2022
Carole A. Madsen (née Hekenaur), age 83, of Newtown Square, PA, passed away on October 27, 2022.
Born in Williamsport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Florence M. (née Botts) Hekenaur. After graduation from South Williamsport Junior/Senior High School, she attended Penn State University to take courses in computers and accounting. She spent her...
Margaret Ann Gould
Oct 26, 2022
Margaret “Peggy” Ann Gould, 65, of West Chester, PA, passed away October 26, 2022.
Born July 21, 1957 in Philadelphia, PA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Frances (nee Janssen) Travers.
Peggy was a dedicated and caring nurse. Her career started at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby, Pa. She then moved on to private...
Mary Anne H. Gannon
Oct 26, 2022
Mary Anne Gannon (née Foley), of Audubon, Pennsylvania, formerly of West Chester, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday October 26, 2022.
Mary Anne was the daughter of the late James and Dorothy Foley and raised in Woodlyn, Delaware County.
She was the beloved wife, for more than 60 years, of the late George William Gannon; loving...
Mary McCullough Kane
Oct 25, 2022
Mary Theresa (McCullough) Kane, age 91, of Springfield, PA, passed away October 25, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Margaret McCullough (Henry), and was the oldest of four children. Mary would often recount her “wonderful childhood”. She always gave credit to her loving, devout, Irish mother who raised four girls on her own...
William "Kerk" Farrell
Oct 24, 2022
William “Kerk” Farrell, age 83, of Newtown Square, born July 24, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pa was taken to his Heavenly Home on October 24, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
Kerk was married to the love of his life Sally (nee Gallop) for 61 years and the devoted Father of Mary DiCampli (Jesse), Kathy George (Michael), Melanie McGowan (Stephen), and Michele Ruppert (Jay);...
Anastasia Margaret Lawlor
Oct 24, 2022
Anastasia Margaret Lawlor (nee Brett), 84, an angel on earth, went to her Heavenly home on October 24, 2022. Anastasia was a shining example of love, generosity and purity of heart to her children: Chris Lawlor (Lisa); Jim Lawlor (Ladonna); Frank Lawlor (Maria); Dan Lawlor (Margaret); Loretta Maguire (Jim), and Marjorie Lawlor (Mike Scalzone). Known to them as “Grandmom,”...
Philip J. Hickey, III
Oct 23, 2022
Philip J. Hickey III, age 94, of Douglassville PA, formerly of Highland Park and Drexel Hill, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Philip Joseph Hickey Jr. and Lydia Elizabeth Hickey (nee Gebhard).
Phil was a World War II veteran. At age 17, he enlisted in the US Army...
Alice H. Anastasia
Oct 23, 2022
Alice H. Anastasia, a longtime resident of Williamsburg, Virginia, died on October 23, 2022. She was 99 years old. She died at an assisted living facility in Malvern, Pennsylvania where she resided after suffering a stroke in 2018. Prior to Williamsburg, she was a resident of Hillsdale, New Jersey.
She had fond memories of being raised in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania where...
Mary Ann Smethurst
Oct 23, 2022
Mary Ann Smethurst (née Coogan), 77, of West Chester, PA passed away on October 23, 2022.
Born in 1944 in Pottsville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Blanche (née Dauchess) Coogan.
Mary Ann was a bright soul that impacted the lives of everyone she met. She was a remarkable woman and was a truly amazing...
Shirley Albed
Oct 22, 2022
Shirley Albed (nee Caldwell), age 84, of Wayne, PA, and Cape May, NJ, passed away on October 22, 2022.
Born in Williamsport, PA in 1938, she was the daughter of the late William and Alda (nee Metzger) Caldwell. Shirley was a loving nurse for many years at Bryn Mawr Hospital and a community volunteer. She enjoyed gardening, playing tennis, and...
Dr. John Lee Westrate
Oct 22, 2022
Dr. J. Lee Westrate10 July 1922 – 22 Oct 2022
Dr. J. Lee Westrate (“Lee”) passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on 22 Oct 2022. He was a resident of Brightview-Devon in Wayne, PA. He was 100 years old.
Born on 10 July 1922 to Rev. Leonard and Bessie Westrate in Muscatine, Iowa, Lee valued education, family, relationships, service...
Mary Ann Eckert
Oct 22, 2022
Mary Ann Eckert, 74, of Thornton, PA, passed away peacefully on Oct. 22, 2022, surrounded by family, after bravely battling Alzheimer’s disease.
Born on March 6, 1948 in West Pittston, PA, she was the daughter of John and Mary Evans, and sister of John Evans Jr. Mary Ann was the beloved wife of Donald Peter Eckert, loving mother of daughters...
Catherine E. Jones
Oct 22, 2022
Catherine E. Jones, age 82, of Media, PA, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2022.
Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the beloved daughter of the late John and Catherine E. (née Breslane) Jones.
Catherine volunteered at the Upper Darby Senior Center for many years. She was also a member of St. Cyril’s. Catherine enjoyed bingo and crafts at Fair...
Bernard J. "Barney" Gallagher
Oct 22, 2022
Bernard J. “Barney” Gallagher, age 80, of Broomall, PA, passed away on October 22, 2022. Born in Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland, he was the son of the late Michael and Catherine Gallagher (nee Callaghan). He was the 3rd oldest of 7 children.
Barney moved to England for employment where he met Kathleen, his wife. They later moved to...
Donna Iacobone
Oct 21, 2022
DONNA IACOBONE, 92 of Coatesville and West Chester, passed away peacefully in her home, Friday October 21, 2022.
She was born in 1930 in Essington, PA to the late Robert and Margaret Sweeney. In addition to her parent’s she was preceded in death by her husband Arthur A. Iacobone and her sister Eugene Francis (Sweeney) McCartney.
Donna grew...
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