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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1973
Page
2
A Chester born retiree, Mr Fisher, who lived at Harlee Manor, later moved to Ridley Park eighteen years ago. He was employed in shipbuilding and served as a doctor in Dock area.
Obituaries for Walter age 94 of Chester and family notes for Bessie Womack and others. Funeral services set Friday and Saturday at local funeral homes in Media and Limwood with interment in Medford and Lawn Croft Cemeteries. Cash memorials requested to local hospitals and orphanage. Burial and calling hours listed with relatives named including David, Michael, William Womack, Nennie Brown and Anthony Catto.
Multiple death notices and funeral arrangements list individuals by name, date of death, residence, and service details. Entries include Joseph Sc., Maria Byers, and families linked to Chester and Norwood areas with dates December 3 4 or 5 1973, funeral homes, churches, and cemeteries. Interments and calling hours are noted for each.
William Kristman 64 of 127 Berry Road Wilmington dies after a long life in Delaware County. He worked 39 years at Sun Oil Coralid Sun Shipbuilding Dry Dock Co. Survived by wife Margarety a daughter Wilamita four sisters and three brothers. Services Saturday at Patterson Funeral Home in Media with burial at Philadelphia Memorial Park Frazer. Calling hours Friday.
Wimer Wallace J Wimer 56 of Springfield died Monday at Delaware County Hospital Upper Darby an accounting supervisor for Bell Telephone Co lifetime Springfield ward 6 incumbent Republican m itee man elected 1972 employed 38 years Bell Pioneer Army WWII veteran member Holy Name Society St Francis of Assisi Church Springfield survived by five sons two daughters brother and sister one grandchild funeral 8:45 am Friday Kovacs Funeral Home Mass 10 am St Francis of Assisi burial SS Peter and Paul Cemetery Marple calling hours after 7
Obituary notices list R J Brown former president of Brown Royal Typographers Philadelphia and manager of Royal Typographers. Army WWI veteran, survived by wife Mary Heffernan son Ralph Jr daughter Dorothy, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mass at Sacred Heart Church Haverford Friday. Burial Calvary Cemetery Media.
Multiple funeral notices from Griffith Chapel Norwood Hackells Chester Mass and Rigby Funeral Home India detail services for Patterson Williams Trickett and Worrell families. Dates December 5 1973 December 5 1972 and December 5 7775 indicate interment at Mt Hope St Michael Edgewood Memorial Park and church services at St Stephen s Chester Pike Norwood St Rose of Lima. Memorials to St Stephen s or Taylor Hospital. We note private interments and public calling hours.
Collins Eschel 63 of 120% Edwards St Chester died on arrival at Crozer Chester Medical Center Monday. A World War II Army veteran, he had lived in Chester 34 years and is survived by a son, mother, seven sisters, and several Florida and Michigan relatives. Funeral 1 PM Friday at Fort L Foster Funeral Home Chester with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Calling hours 11 AM to 1 PM Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs Helen P Barr Worrell a licensed practical nurse resident of Media for nearly 30 years died Wednesday at Riddle Hospital Middletown after a brief illness She was 53 and lived at 26H Old Baltimore Pike Media She worked the past three years at Wallingford Nursing Home Nether Providence and previously at Media Manchester Nursing Home She was a member of the Licensed Practical Nurse Association of Pennsylvania the VFW Post 3460 Ladies Auxiliary Upper Providence the Media Fire Co Ladies Auxiliary and past president of the Media Fire Co Ladies Auxiliary She is survived by husband Mitchell two sons Robert M Meda and Charles H Glenolden two daughters Helen Reynolds Middletown and Shirley A Heit Brookhaven a sister and two brothers and 11 grandchildren Funeral services will be at 10 a.m Saturday from Willam C Rigby Funeral Home Media Burial in Edgewood Memorial Park Concord.
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