Obituary: John J. O'Brien 53 of Tinicum
John J. O'Brien 53 of 244 Ericson Ave Tinicum died at home Sunday from a heart related incident. He moved from Philadelphia to Delaware County years ago and is survived by his widow Margaret Gieder two brothers James and Francis and sister Mrs Margaret Crane all from New Jersey. Funeral services 9 a m Thursday from Cavanaugh Funeral Home Norwood Mass 10 a m at St Margaret Mary Essington burial SS Peter and Paul Cemetery Marple Calling hours are Wednesday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. O'Brien
Ericson Ave
Tinicum
Philadelphia
Mr. O'Brien
Delaware County
Margaret Gieder
James
Francis
New Jersey
Margaret Crane
Cavanaugh
Chester Pike
Norwood
Church of St. Margaret Mary
Essington
SS Peter and Paul
Marple
Jonn Coletta
Goopweter Lane
Brookhaven
Reistives
Nacreli
Providence Ave
Chester
St .Anthony’s Church
SS Peter & Paul
Eall
O'Brien
John
Margaret Geder
Cavanagh
Church of St Margaret Mary
Peter & Pau
Obituary notices for Brown Clark Coe and Devis families published
Funeral notices dated August 4 1973 list services for Pree Tmty Brown Rochelle Lynn at First Baptist Church Okeola Oak area Glenolden interment Dawn Cemetery with viewing Friday evening Friends call times and attending details for Harold W Clark Margaret G Dick son Richard J Clark Frank Williams Coe Nellie M Devis appear with service times locations at McCausland Funeral Home A J White Luttrell Funeral Home Robett Moreland Funeral Home and Siloam United Methodist Church Cemetery with interment at Southern Cemetery and Saint Anthony’s Church noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evis
Nellie M. Dawson
Nellie M Devis
George A
Naamans Creex
Bethel Twe
Boothwyn Postalee
Robett Moreland
Main
Trainer
Siloam United Methodist Church Cemetery
Angela Colletta longtime Delaware County resident dies
Angela Colletta 77 of Brookhaven with roots in Sicily died at Fair Acres Middletown after a long illness. She immigrated in 1920 lived in Chester then Brookhaven since 1959 wife of Joseph Colletta and member of St Anthony Church. Surviving daughters Mana Deptner Susan Colletta son Frank and siblings. Funeral arrangements at Nacrelli Funeral Home and St Anthony Church with burial at SS Peter and Paul Cemetery Marple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Colletta
Deepwater Lane
Brookhaven
Delaware County
Fair Acres
Middletown
Colletta
Angela Barretta
Sicily
United States
Chester
Joseph Colletta
St. Anthony's
St. Anthony's Church
SS. Peter and Paul
Marple
Funeral
Death notices from Chester area dated August 1973
Obituaries list multiple local deaths with dates August 2 to 5 1973. Entries name Flood James E Hagwood Ulysses Hineman Edwin Sharp Hineman Miller Bertha Miss O Brien John Pompili Algert Ryan Elizabeth E Sipple James Smith Harry and others with church funeral plans addresses Chester Pa cemeteries Greenlawn Morris and St Anthony's noted.
Retiree of Sun Oil Drowns in Maryland Crabbing Trip
Edward B. Turner 66 of 313 W 2nd St Chester a Sun Oil Co retired blender formerly of Lower Chichester Linwood area drowned Saturday while crabbing in Graysonville Maryland He retired in 1971 after 49 years with Sun Oil and was a former member of St Paul CME Church Chester He is survived by two daughters Mary Richardson and Darlene Turner a brother Philip Turner eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services 8 PM Wednesday Providence Baptist Church Chester Burial 10 AM Thursday Greenlawn Cemetery Chester Twp Calling 6 8 PM Wednesday at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Turner
W. 2Nd St
Chester
Sun Oil Co
Delaware County
Graysonville
Mr. Turner
Lower Chichester
Linwood
Marcus Hook
St. Paul Cme Church
Marp
Mary Richardson
Philadelphia
Darlene Joy Turner
Philip Turner
Upper Chichester
Providence Baptist Church
2Nd and
Pennet Sts
Greenlawn Cemetery
Chester Township
Turner
Edward B
2Nd
Darlene
Ind
Pennell
Sts
Keystone Regiments Dominate World Open Drum Contest
Keystone Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps won first place honors at the World Open Drum and Bugle Corps Competition in Lynn Massachusetts last weekend. The Newtown Square Regiment claimed its eighth straight 1973 top finish as the highest score ever recorded in world contests. Executive director Dennis White of Newtown Square field director Harold Robinson of West Chester and the 9 percent member corps, ages 12 to 21, will travel to Marion Ohio Wednesday to compete in the U S Open Competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Regiment
Lynn
Mass
United States
Canada
Newtown Square Regiment
Dennis White
Newtown Square
Harold Robinson
West Chester
Marion
Ohio
Robbery disrupts pair changing tire in Warminster
Warminster man John O'Hara and companion Helen Gordon were robbed of 131 dollars by three men as one tried to change a flat tire near 9th Street and Morton Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m. The victims reported 35 and 96 dollars taken. suspects fled east on 9th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Death of Charles Rozamarek Pioneer Polish groups founder
Chicago AP reports Charles Rozamarek 76 founder of the Polish National Alliance and Polish American Congress died Sunday in a hospital. A native of Pennsylvania he led both groups as president in the 1940s through the 1960s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Rozamarek
Polish National Alliance
Polish American Congress
Rozmarek
Pennsylvania
GOP maps appointment strategy in Delaware County
Delaware County GOP leaders vow to block sine die senate adjournment to thwart Gov. Shapp’s quick appointment. With Hineman’s term set to end 1975, potential replacements include War Board members and local lawyers, while Democratic contenders also surface. A War Board meeting may name a new director for the Personal Property Tax Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Senate
Robert F. Kelly
Hineman
GOP
Shapp
Kelly
Charles C. Keeler
Alrats
War Board
Keeler
Fronefield, deFaria ,and Petrikin
Delaware County Government Study Commission
Ernani C. Falcone
Recorder of Deeds
Stuart S. Bowie
James P. Gannon
Iment
Chester
Esther Clark
Elaine Shain
William A. Spingler
Ernie Falcone
Joseph E. Wickersham
Aston
Services Thursday for Edwin Hineman
Edwin Hineman 56 a Delaware County Republican leader, businessman and horse breeder, will be buried in Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. at Robert Moreland Funeral Home with Masonic graveside rites by Concord Lodge 625. He died Sunday near Lake Wallenpaupack after collapsing at a motel en route to Saratoga Springs. Burial in Dublin Maryland and charity contributions to Crozer-Chester Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moreland Funeral Home
Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery
Concord Lodge No
Nowers
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Edwin Sharp Hineman
Delaware County
Robert Moreland
9Th and
Main Sts
Birmingham
Chester County
Concord Lodge 625
F.&a.m
Upland
Hineman
Department of Revenue
Raymond Shaffer
Lake Wallenpaupack
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Pike County
GOP
Liquor Stolen From Paradise Lounge in City Break-In
Frank Miller of Paradise Lounge reported a break in on Monday at 9th St. and Morton Ave. More than 100 bottles of liquor were taken, the bar was ransacked, a music machine damaged, and undetermined change stolen. In a separate Monday robbery, Joe Albino said two men with a gun robbed him of cash near Fulton Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesser
Frank Miller
Paradise Lounge
9Th St
Morton Ave
Miller
Upper Chichester
Joe Albino
Fulton Beverage Co
Fulton St
Albino
Mary Street
Springfield parents object to transfers
Residents of Rolling Green Apartments protested transferring their children from Scenic Hills to Central Elementary School due to overcrowding. About 20 students would shift, cutting Scenic Hills class size from 28.3 to 27 and increasing Central's from 24.3 to 26. Parents urged delaying action, noting distance and lease terminations. The district will hold an executive session and limit nonpublic student transportation to three and a half miles pending law clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Rolling Green Apartments
Scenic Hills
Central Elementary School
Scenic Hills ‘School
Scenic Hill
Central School
Ronald Pope
Rolling Green
N. State Road
Scenic Hills School
Pope
Sally Guttschall
Indian Rock Drive
Tim Counts
David Schuster
James Mannion
Robert N. Grove
Mannion
Grove
Hagwood Ulysses Hagwood Dies After Brief Illness
Ulysses Hagwood 42 of 1022 Kerlin St Chester dies at Sacred Heart Hospital after a short illness. He worked 21 years as a burner for Phoenix Steel in Claymont and is survived by his wife Lillian, three sons, two daughters, and a sister. Services Friday 1 p.m. at Earl L Foster Funeral Home with Masonic rites at 12:30 p.m. and calling hours 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burial at Greenlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagwood
Ulysses
Kerlin St
Chester
Lillian
Shirley Clark
Doris Jackson
Brent A. Nathaniel
Thelma Smoak
Linwood Lodge
F&am
Earl L. Foster
Merin St
Greenlawn
Ulysses Hagwood
Phoenix Steel Corp
Sacred Heart Hospital
Claymont
St. Luke's Community Christian Church
Linwood Masonic Lodge
Brent A
Nathanial A
Greenlawn Cemetery
Chester Township
Funera
Chinese opera to tour the United States
The National Opera Theater from the Republic of China will tour the United States for 12 weeks starting September 14 in Honolulu. An 80‑member company drawn from Taiwan’s seven permanent groups will perform in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Vancouver among others.
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New York
National Opera Theater
Republic of China
United States
Honolulu
China
Taiwan
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Washington
Seattle
Chicago
St. Louis
Sacramento
Boston
Hartford
Portland
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Princeton
N.J
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
Akron
Columbus
Ohio
Syracuse
Providence
Vancouver
Omaha
Minneapolis
Urbana and
Normal
Doyle pushes open meetings bill to restore government trust
State Rep. Joseph Doyle of Aldan urged swift action on House Bill 124 to open most state and local government meetings to the public and news media. The measure defines formal action and tightens executive sessions while proposing a $100 fine or 30 days in jail, with some calling for a $500 penalty to deter violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ted Doyle
Aldan
House
Senate
General Assembly
Judicial Branch
Doyle
Delaware County
State Government Committee
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George I. Brower
Edgmont Ave
Ray F.imschweiler
William H. Harris
Bateman
Funeral Home
Edgmont Avenue
JH. M. White
Chester and
Oth & Madison Srs
Flood James E
Engie St
Bessie
Leola Ainacid
Martha Wright
Vera Hunt
James Brock
Robert C
James Flood
Marian Milbourne
Calvary Baptist Church
Ind & Baker S
Algert
Lillian Nee Derewskis
North
King’s Highway
Cherry Hill
Nacrelli Funeral Home
Providence Avenue
St Anthony’s Church
Friends
Sipple
John &. Carr
21St St
Middletown Presbyterian Cemetery
James F. Knoetgen
Kedron Ave
Ridley Township
Morton
Kingswood
All Faiths
J. A. Quattro
J. F. Donahue
Keystone
9Th Street
John V. Diggins
Nicholas F. Catania
Delaware County Republican Board — of Supervisors
Catania
Edwin Hineman
Delaware County Republican Executive Committee
Delaware County Republican Board of Supervisors
Beaver County
Oliver Hineman
Flora Sharp Hineman
Washington Frontier Boys
John Hineman
Anna Anna Litz Hineman
Birmingham Township
Delaware County Supply Co
Boothwyn
Tri - County Supply Co
Glen Mills
Eddo Corp
Fox Hollow Farm
Webb Road
U.S
G. Robert Watkins
Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association
Norseman’s Benevolent Protective Association
Claymont Area
University of Pennsylvania
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Richard E
Fairfax
Edwin §. Jr
Clifford
Chadds Ford
Martin
Donald
Suzanne Ripley
Horsham
Donald O. Hineman
Maryland
Margaret Clark
Norrisville
Baltimore
Richard J. Clark
Phoenixville Hospital
Harold
Riddlewood Drive
Richard Clark
Clark
Harold Clark
Harford County
Buttermilk Road
Clarks
McCausland
S. Chester Pike
Glenolden
Southern Cemetery
Dublin
City Lounge
Chinese Opera
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