Chester-area obituaries note long-time confectionerykeeper and several community members
Philip J. Downey 84 of 1213 McCafferty Place Chester died at home after a long life in Chester where he ran a West End confectionery for 45 years and held multiple fire company roles. Hester Archer 53 of 1192 Brown Street died in Millville Hospital while on vacation. she worked 22 years in payroll and belonged to several veterans and civic groups. Rosalena Fontaine of 1713 Nicholas Terrace Chester died at Sacred Heart Hospital. she was active in Elks and church groups and survived by a son and sister. Percy A. Gardner 83 of 23 Railroad Avenue Glenolden died in Prospect Nursing Home. born in London, he worked for Westinghouse in Tinicum and left behind a widow, two sons, a daughter, and several grandchildren. Services announced for all with burial details and calling hours provided by local funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip J. Downey
McCafferty’ Place
Chester
Mr. Downey
Roxborough
West End
Felton Fire Co
Delaware County Firemen’s Association
Parkside
Lucy McCormick
Philip J
Bethel
Joseph R
Glenolden
Edward A
Brookhaven
Virginia Glass
Ridley Township
Edward
Chicago
Joseph
Springfield
James
Catherine Ford
Hester Archer
Brown St. Chester
Millville
N.J
Archer
Hester Estey
Lifelon
The
Independents Order of Odd Fellows
William & Rash
Claymont
Catharine Sinex Esrey
Orla
Maurice Ballwin
Robert Moreland
9Th
Main Sts
Croft Cemetery
Lower Chichester
Rosalena Fontaine
Nicholas Ter
Percy A. Gardner
Railroad Ave
Prospect
Prospect Park
Mr. Gardner
London
England
United States
Westnghouse Electric Corporation
Tinicum
Edith IM
Mitchel
Raymond E. Gardner
Robert A
van Nuys
Cali
Edith Stone
Marco
Idaho
McCausland
Pike
Arlington Cemetery
Upper Darby
68 Teachers Are Greeted At Glenolden School System
Acting Schools Supt. Frederick P. Haas welcomed 68 new professional employees Thursday, the largest group since the system was organized 12 years ago. The intake covered teachers and administrators as the Chester area schools prepared for the new term. classes begin next Friday with kindergartners meeting teachers Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenolden
Frederick P. Haas
TIMES
Department Times
Chester
Pena
Chester Vader
Death notices from Chester PA area announce multiple funerals
Announcements list several obituaries with names Hester Archer Esrey Freda Brown Philip Downey Percy Gardner Madden John Madden and associated relatives ages addresses and funeral details. Services scheduled at various funeral homes in Trainer Pa Chester Rural Cemetery Arlington Cemetery Immaculate Heart and St Michael churches with call times and interment plans noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archer
Hester
Hester Archer Mee Esrey
Catharine Esrey
Edamont Ave
Chester
Freda Mr. Cox
Charles O. Brown
William
Blayler
Chester Rural Cemetery
Percy A
Ano
Den
Edith MM
Mitchell Gardner
Justand Funeral Home
Pika
Plengletons Pa
Arlington Cemetery
Madden, John
Wargaret Cosgrove Madden
Wiith St
Lloyd A. C
John E. Carr
E. 1St St
Providence Ave
Church of St. Michael
Immaculate Heart Cemetery
Sciocchetti
Elizabeth
Betty
Key
Anbany Sciocchetti
Marshall Ava
Farcus Hook
Ward Funeral Home
Market St
Linwood
Immaculate Conception of Lords Church
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Governor's Daughter Dies From Lightning Burns in Virginia
Becky Godwin, adopted daughter of Gov Mills E Godwin Jr and Mrs, died after four days in a coma from burns sustained when struck by lightning on a Virginia Beach beach. Funeral at the governor's mansion in Richmond, burial in Suffolk, and the governor's wife recuperating from surgery. The Democratic National Convention chairman Carl Albert announced the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Beach
Becky Godwin
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Becky
Governor's Mansion
Richmond
Holly Lawn
Suffolk
Godwin
Virginia Beach General Hospital
Chicago
Virginia
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Conention
First Wedding at 156-Year-Old Ban Baptist Chapel
KEYSOE ENGLAND UPI reports the thatched-roof Ban Baptist chapel will host its first wedding next week, 156 years after its construction. Local officials note the historic church has stood since 1780s era, drawing interest from residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keysoe Row
England
UPI
Youth Sells Champion Pig To Chester Meat Packer
David Weaver of Middletown sold his 200 pound reserve champion pig to Martin-Shane Packing Co. for 48 cents a pound at Chester Rose Pork Products auction. The show’s grand champion was Kenneth Beam of Elverson. several 4-H members from Delaware County, including Terri Cross and Martha Cross, placed in junior and senior showman categories. The sale supported cooperative care at Fairs Acres Farms under 4-H leaders William MacCauley and Russell Maust with C. R. Bryan Jr. overseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Weaver
Meadowcroft Lane
Middletown
Chester
Martin -Shane Packing Co
Chester Rose Pork Products
Engle St
Weaver
Chester-Delaware Counties
Paradise
Kenneth Beam
Elverson
TerriCross
Chester Creek Road
Martha
Diane Briner
Knowlton Road
Gradyville
Daniel
Beth
Ann
Michael Cross
Davids Rouse
Nether Providence
David Gilbert
Thornbury
Mark and
Kenneth Churchill
Joseph J
Duff
Gary Gears
Russell
Recovered art treasures worth 1.6 million found in Pennsylvania
FBI recovered art valued at more than 1.6 million from the Hanley home near Kane Pennsylvania. The collection includes a 1901 Picasso Moulin Rouge valued at 500000 and a 1906 Cezanne watercolor also valued at 500000. Some pieces were damaged. The theft occurred August 21 from Dr TY Edward Hanleys collection. Police and FBI guarded the storage room in Foster township awaiting shipment to Washington for analysis.
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Bradford
Tullah Hanley
Hanley
Washington
Degas
Reindirs
Modiglianis
Latour
Rodin
FBI
Kane
Edward Hanley
Tullah
Twa
Cement Block
Foster Township
Death notices announced for Robinson Sloan and others
Announcements list multiple 1968 and older death notices with last names Robinson Scoicchetti Short Skipton Zduan from Pennsylvania addresses. Details include ages, family relations, funeral home names, service times, church names, and interment locations with viewing and calling hours.
Bell to rename information to directory assistance operators
Bell Telephone Co shifts callers from information to directory assistance as the term information is dropped. District official L. M. DeWoody says many seek non informational data such as baseball scores or homework help, slowing service while seven of ten calls request listed numbers. The change aims to streamline numbers lookup amid rising call volumes in Pennsylvania and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWoody
Nowseke
Técen
Bell
Pennsylvania
Woman Drowns Off Fort Walton Beach
Karen Lee Poness, 20, of Houston Pennsylvania, drowned Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico while vacationing at Fort Walton Beach. She fell from a raft about a half mile from shore, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Karen Lee Poness
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Miss Poness
Ell
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Downey
Fontaine
Gardner
J. F. Scallan Sons 13Th
Edgmont Ave
buschwetler-Brower Funeral Home
Livermore
Upland
Mount Vernon Ras
J. Nelson Rigby
Baltimore Ave
Media
Delaware County
J. Nelson Rigby, Jr
Cullis
Youth Sells
Champion Pig
Chester Meat Packer
Neithammer
Lynn Cox
Jill Simpson
Aston
Debbie Pearson
Margot Reynolds
George Hill
Robert Horn
Glen Mills
Donald Noden
Upper Chichester
Steven Falcone
Connie McLaughlin
Blasenski
Horn
Fairs Acres Farms
4-H
William MacCauley
Newtown
Russell Maust
Bryn Mawr
C. R. Bryan, Jr
Martin Shane
Ronald Shane Ater Shanes
Earl Bridge
Foster
New York
Bec
Short
Rosa J
N. Olive St
Atedia
At & P.m. Second Baptist Church
State St
Manchester Ave
Rolling Green Memorial Park
David
Pinkston
Skipton
Mary M
Pegay
Laura M
St. Media
Williams, Rigby Funeral
Glenwood Memorial Gardens
Zdun
Josephine
Ashland ‘Ave
Eddystone
John
Kaniefski
Ward St
Hedwigs Church
Hesri
Gulf Solar Heat
Sunnday
Bell Telephone Co
L. M
Philadelphia
Delaware County Daily Times
Coatesville Record
Ardmore
Main Line Times
Tansdale
North Penn Reporter
Norristown Times Herald
Phoenixville _Daily Republican
Pattytown Mercury
Upper Darby News of
Delaware, County
Delaware
Nalley
Seth
Phileas
Felton Fire Company
Phillip J. Downey, Jr
Murray
Vauweiong
Wilmington
MON
WILM
WED
Dickies
Hammonton
Palm Beach
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
P.B.M
McGregor
Plymouth
Jankzen
Robert Bruce
Great Stores
Cherry Hill
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