John J. Kiley 81 retired shipfitter dies in Ridley Park
John J. Kiley 81 of Crum Lynne Ridley Township retired shipfitter died Monday at Taylor Hospital Ridley Park after a long illness He lived in Ridley Park Crum Lynne 44 years retiring from Sun Shipbuilding 32 years at the Chester yard Funeral 9 am Thursday from White Luttrell Ridley Park Mass 10 am St Rose of Lima Eddystone Burial Immaculate Heart Cemetery Upper Chichester Calling hours after 7 pm Wednesday at the funeral home
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John J. Kiley
Crum Lynne
Ridley Township
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
Forest Hills
N.Y
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Chester
St. Rose of Lima
Eddystone
Eleanor Rooney
William
Francis
James McGeehan
Upper Darby
White-Luttrell
N. Swarthmore Ave
St. Rose of Lima Church
Immaculate Heart Cemetery
Upper Chichester
Agnes Clarke 86 Gold Star Mother dies in Linwood
Agnes Clarke 86 of Linwood died Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospital Chester after long stay in Media and Linwood She belonged to Linwood Senior Citizens Club Ladies Auxiliaries VFW Post 3501 and Holy Savior Church She survived by four daughters 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral at Francis L Ward Funeral Home Linwood then Mass at Holy Savior Church burial Calvary Cemetery Media Calling hours after 7 pm Wednesday.
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Agnes Clarke
Linwood
Sacred Heart Hospital
Chester
Helen Turner
Ridley Park
Freda Overbeck
Glen Riddle
Francis L. Ward
Market St
Holy Savior Church
Calvary Cemetery
Media
Longtime railroad employee Walter Niedringhaus dies at 84
Walter H Niedringhaus 84 longtime Reading Railroad employee died at Taylor Hospital after a 43 year career ending with his 1967 retirement He joined several veterans and civic groups and served in World War I He is survived by three children and four grandchildren Viewing was held in Griffith Chapel Burial planned at Edgewood Memorial Park Memorial gifts to St Johns Tinicum Lutheran Church Essington Pa Also named Warren J Fisher 88 former Pennsylvania Railroad auditor died in Delaware and Laura C Miller 99 formerly of Lansdowne died in Ocala Florida
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Walter H. Niedringhaus
Reading Railroad
Taylor Hospital
Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lester Volunteer Fire Company
Chester le 236
F&am
Keystone Club
VFW Post
St. John’s Tinicum Lutheran Church
Essington
Jessie Smith Niedringhaus
Walter J
Sharon Hill
Philip W
Brightwaters
N.Y
Mary Meekam
Boothwyn
Griffith Chapel
Edgewood Memorial Park
Warren J. Fisher
Cokesbury Village
Hockessin
Del
Media
Philadelphia
Mr. Fi
Delaware County
Ethel Guthrie Price Fisher
Fisher
Old Pennsylvania Railroad
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Mr. Fisher
First United Methodist Church of
Methodist Men’s Club
St. George’s
Pennsylvania Railroad
Media Cemetery
Upper Providence
Rigby & Harting Funeral Home
E. 4Th St
First United Methodist Church of Media
Laura C. Miller
Lansdowne
Laura Cox Miller
Robert McCall Miller Jr
Ocala
Fla
Louis Prosperi dies at 55 in Taylor Hospital
Louis Prosperi 55 a Westinghouse employee and woodcarver died Saturday at Taylor Hospital He lived in Brookhaven and was a member of St Matthews Lutheran Church Woodlyn Albert Thatcher Hamby Lodge Prospect Park and Westinghouse Square Club Surviving wife Margaret a daughter Linda and a son Michael Funeral 9 am Wednesday at James F Knoetgen Funeral Home Ridley Township Burial White Marsh Cemetery Calling hours after 7 pm today Masonic Services 8 pm today
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Louis Prosperi
Westinghouse
Taylor Hospital
Brookhaven
Prosperi
St. Matthews Lutheran Church
Woodlyn
Albert Thatcher
Michael
James F. Knoetgen
Kedron Ave
Ridley Township
Morton
White Marsh Cemetery
Holls
Gilaino Savo 50 Dies. SEPTA Employee in Delaware County
Gilaino Savo a 50 year old SEPTA Red Arrow worker from Holmes died suddenly Saturday. Born in Italy he moved to Delaware County in 1961 and belonged to Our Lady of Fatima Parish Secane. Survived by wife Maria, sons Gino and Mario, daughter Nadia, parents Carmamina and Guistino, three brothers Aladino Antonio and Aldo. Mass set at Our Lady of Fatima Church Secane. Burial in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Calling hours Wednesday at Nacrelli Funeral Home Chester.
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Gilaino Savo
Holmes
SEPTA
Red Arrow
Italy
Delaware County
Our Lady of Fatima
Woodlyn
Antonio
Ridley Park
Aldo
Our Lady of Fatima Church
Secane
Sts. Peter and Paul
Nacrelli Funeral Home
Providence Ave
Chester
Wall Street Journal editor William Kreger dies at 56
William C. Kreger, senior assistant managing editor at the Wall Street Journal, died at his Summit home of an apparent heart attack. A 1952 recruit as a copy reader, he previously worked at the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald and rose to national news editor in 1961 before becoming senior assistant managing editor in 1980. Born in Albia, Iowa, he held degrees from Cornell College and Columbia, survived by wife Anita and children Thomas and Laurie.
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Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Anita
Thomas
Laurie
Hyatt Regency Hotel disaster records face decades of delay
Inspection was minimal at the Hyatt during 28 months of construction on the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the scene of the city s worst disaster, records show. The terse notes indicate lax oversight and limited monitoring as the building neared completion, fueling later inquiries into safety failures and long legal battles.
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Hyatt Regency Hotel
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Daniel J. Kelly
Boeing
Boeing Vertol Co
Riddle Memorial Hospital
Middletown
Kelly
John J
Emma Fryer Kelly
Norwood
Anne T. Burns
Daniel J. Burns
Donna Burns
Berwyn
John Kelly
Harrisburg
Marie Burns
St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church
Cavanagh
Chester Pike
St. Gabriel’s Church
Marple
William Kreger
Wall St. Journal
The
Hyatt
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