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Newspaper

Delaware County Daily Times

Location

Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1978

Page

4

Agnes M Donohue, 71, of Collingdale dies at Fitzgerald Mercy

Agnes M Donohue of 437 Beechwood Ave Collingdale died Saturday at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital Darby aged 71. Survived by four sons Robert W OBrien Joseph F OBrien John E Donohue and Joseph Donohue in Spain. three daughters Angel Shanahan Therese Seifert and Mary Ann Stepanek. 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral 9 am Wednesday from Marvil Funeral Home Darby Mass 10 am at St Josephs Church Collingdale Burial SS Peter and Paul Cemetery Marple. Calling hours 7 to 9 tonight.

Agnes M. Donohue Beechwood Ave Collingdale Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital Darby Donohue St. Joseph’s Church Robert W. O’brien Marple Joseph F. O’brien Malvern John E. Donohue Philadelphia Joseph Donohue U.S. Air Force Spain Angel Shanahan Therese Seifert Mary Ann Stepanek Douglasville Marvil Funeral Home Main St SS. Peter and Paul

Death notices from December 1978 parish records

A halting collection of death notices and funeral details for Margaret Erlster, Calhoun, Cannon, Donohue, Myrtle Downing, and Thirza Lawrence Gomes, with scattered names of relatives, funeral homes, addresses, and service times, indicating interment and church ceremonies.

James D. Bishop Sr. obituary in Norwood church services

James Daniel Bishop Sr., 68, of 301 Cleveland Ave., Norwood, died Sunday at home after a life in Norwood. Retired roofer, he belonged to Mt. Zion C.M.E. Church and is survived by three sons, seven daughters, 30 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Funeral 8 p.m. Friday at Mt. Zion C.M.E. Church Darby Township. burial Saturday at Eden Cemetery, Collingdale. calling hours 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church.

James D. Bishop James Daniel Bishop Cleveland Ave Norwood Bishop James Alice Bishop Mt. Zion C.M.E. Church James Daniel Bishop Jr William Dunbar Chester Peter Dunbar Lakenheath R Lakenheath R.A F England Alice Walker Toni Morton Philadelphia Joyce Williams Camden N.J Charlotte Davis Brooklyn N.Y Mary Porter Pearl Bryant Viola Hunter Bridgeton Mt. Zion C.M.E Darby Township

Obituary notices compiled for local residents in December

Obituaries list multiple names with dates in December 1978 for Chester and surrounding areas. Individuals include Jamie E. Jackson wife of Arthur L. Martha Ulrich Kreider. Eugene C. Krider. Charles Laird. George H. Gadner. Neal Brower. Harry McNelly. Jessie Potter Jr. Proctor W. Various relatives and funeral details cited with interment at Mount Lebanon Cemetery and Greenlawn Cemetery. Funeral times and addresses appear inconsistently due to OCR errors.

Kreider Martha Ulrich T m Bowing Green Eda Grace School Lane Edmunds Rd Drexel Hill Mount Lebanon Cemetery

James Slim Jenkins dies. longtime Chester resident mourned

James Slim Jenkins of 342 Jackson St Upper Chichester died Friday in Sacred Heart Hospital Chester. He lived in Chester 58 years and retired in 1955 from Sun Oil Co after 27 years as a cement finisher. Services set 8 p.m. Wednesday at Thomas M. Thomas United Memorial Presbyterian Church with burial at Green Lawn Cemetery. He leaves a daughter Marie Carson and three sons Matthew Henry Nathanial. survived by widow Carrie Jenkins predeceased? Calling hours noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. family to depart from 705 Wilson St Chester.

James Slim) Jenkins James (Slim) Jenkins Jackson St Upper Chichester Sacred Heart Hospital Chester Walter Boro S.C Jenkins Twin Oaks Sun Oil Co Thomas M

Meals on Wheels launches in western Delco area

Concord Bethel Birmingham Thornbury and Chester Heights townships plus Chester Heights borough plan a Meals on Wheels program for seniors and disabled residents. Two daily meals cost 3 dollars with six special diets and food stamps accepted. Churches Brandywine Baptist Elam Methodist St John s Episcopal Bethelehem UMC Covenant Presbyterian Siloam Methodist support. orientation chaired by Marie L Nonnemaker held at Longwood Villa Nursing Home. Evelyn Lovett of Delaware County Community Nursing Service provided details.

Thornbury Concord Bethel Birmingham Chester Heights Brandywine Baptist Elam Methodist St. John’s Episcopal Bethelehem United Methodist Covenant Presbyterian Siloam Methodist Marie L. Nonnemaker Delaware County Meals On Wheels Longwood Villa Boothwyn Evelyn Lovett Community Nursing Service Edith Tarbet Western Delco Meals On Wheels John Miller Merrill Graves Elam Methodist Church Agnes Specht Glenda Knotts J. Roberts Wetherill Harold Hight Covenant Presbyterian Church Delaware County Nursing Service

Chester Upland graduates 22 LPN program class

The Chester Upland School District graduated 22 students from its licensed practical nursing program under the Manpower program. The ceremony noted perfect attendance awards to Marcin Mikalja jczyk and Brenda Shorter and honored Deborah Szczepanski with the LPNAP Citizenship Award while Audrey Carr and Linda Crowe shared the Nightingale Award.

Chester Chester Upland School District Sacred Heart “Hospital Tri- County Hospital Springfield Fair Acres Middletown Marcin Mikalajczyk Brenda Shorter LPNAP Deborah Szczepanski Audrey Carr Linda Crowe Benfatti Dianna Bridge Lisa Coccia Mary Lea Feathers Alice Fisher Marie Giovanelli Phyllis Griffith Barbara Manning Karen O’brien Delores Peterson Joanna Raftovich Marie Rakitsky Gwen Rooks Joyce Wall Mary Ann Zalewski

Girls Offered Emergency Program by local Girl Scout Council

Middletown area offers disaster training for Cadettes Seniors and Adults over four Saturdays starting January 6. Intensive first aid included with an overnight session taught by Mrs McDonald at Christ Lutheran Church Madeira Road and Walnut S in Upper Darby. A seven session Red Cross course by Anne Trevaskis runs 7 to 10 p.m. starting January 8 at the Girl Scout council office 594 S New Middletown Road Middletown.

Middletown McDonald Christ Lutheran Church Madeira Road Walnut S Upper Darby

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