Kennedy Dies at 74 in Sharon Hill Hardware Founder
Frank J Kennedy 74 of Sharon Hill died Thursday at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital after a life in Delaware County. He owned Kennedy Hardware in Essington until 1960 and was a Holy Spirit Church member and Sharon Hill Fire Co life member. He survived by wife Catherine and two sons Frank J and Vivian J Lofhouse.
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Frank J. Kennedy
Sharon Hill
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital
Darby
Chester
Delaware County
Kennedy
Kennedy Hardware Store
Essington
Holy Spirit Church
Sharon Hill Fire Co
Mr. Kennedy
Catherine C. McDevitt Kennedy
Windsor longtime Chester postman dies after long illness
Robert William Windsor 59 of San Jose former Chester resident died Wednesday after a long illness. He worked for Chester Post Office before transfer to Mountainview California and was a World War II veteran with a Purple Heart. Survived by wife Marion four sons four brothers two sisters and other relatives. Funeral and burial Saturday in Sunnyvale California. Memorial gifts to Iran Service Brigade care of Valley Church Cupertino.
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Vivian J. Lofhouse
Morton Ave
Chester
Crozer Chester—Medical Center
Upland
Fitzpatrick
W. Va
Lofhouse
Elkton Plastic Co
Elkton
Robert H
Robert H. Jr
Estella
John C. Kelly
Broad St
Collingdale
Fitzgerald-Mercy
Collings Lake
N. J
Mary
St. Joseph’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Lower Merion
Montgomery County
David J. Phillips Jr
MacDade Blvd
Robert William Windsor
San Jose
Calif
Windsor
Mountainview
North Chester Baptist Church
Mr. Windsor
American Legion
Stevenson Post
Marion Riggins Windsor
Kenneth
Israel
Kevin
Keith
Kyle
Edward
Walter
Jack
Lower Chichester
James
Springfield
Kathryn Lord
Shirley Loveland
New Castle
Del
Sunnyvale
Iran Service Brigade
Valley Church
N. Stelling Road
Cupertino
Mildred Blake
Granville
Brookhaven
David
Middletown
Richard
Woodlyn
James Murray
Aston
Madeline Kinney
Carrcroft
Melvin I. Minshall
Knowlton Roads
Mount Hope Cemetery
Bilbow
Blanche
Bese
Robert Bilbow
Sun Ai Fulvia Tanzol
Ada My
Death notices for Bilbow Chandler Foltz Harrington Kennedy and others
Obituary notices list Blanche Bilbow and Lillian Chandler deaths with ages and survivors. Eugene Foltz, Charles Harrington, and Kennedy service details provided. interments at Glenwood Memorial Gardens and other cemeteries. Visitation hours and funeral home names included. multiple addresses in Havertown Aston and Philadelphia area.
Residents contest street sweeping sign placement in Yeadon
Yeadon borough council faced complaints about uneven street sweeping sign placement with residents calling for signs on all streets while officials said signs were added at residents’ requests. The meeting also noted a $200,000 tax anticipation note bid from Philadelphia National Bank and four bids for Yeadon Public Library carpeting to reduce noise and tripping hazards. The north boundary of Community Park will be reviewed at the January 18 meeting.
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Bruce Adams
Daily Times
Yeadon
Sam Karr
Paul Summers
Summers
Philadelphia National Bank
Scott Casper
Casper
Community Park
Darby man seeks to withdraw pleas in Delaware County case
James J. Yelverton, 28, of Bonsall Avenue, pleaded guilty to 18 charges including rape burglary and arson during a Delaware County spree. He sought psychiatric testing and a delay in trial, with further possible offenses alleged, while a judge considers withdrawing the pleas. The court postponed ruling and reconvened the trial for January 29.
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Media
Darby Township
Delaware County
James J. Yelverton
Bonsall Ave
Aly WD
Sre
Haverford Hospital
Louis A. Bloom
Yelverton
Sharon Hill
Breen
Bloom
Tippett family keeps Christmas basket tradition alive
Forty lucky Morton area families will receive Christmas baskets this weekend delivered by social workers through Media Day Care Center. The annual effort began 42 years ago in northeast Philadelphia by Malvern and Erma Tippett, now supported by Trinity Church donors and St. Mary’s Chester. Funds cover food and toys, with heavy subsidies when needed as turkey prices rise. the Tippett family no longer delivers but coordinates donations and distributions.
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Morton
Malvern
Erma Tippett
Philadelphia
Trinity Parish
Mal
Tippetts
Caama
Erma
Delaware County
Southeast Delco district commended by state program
Southeast Delco School District is commended by the Pennsylvania Department of Education exemplary program for Title I services. The district hosts smaller math and reading classes for deprived students and will serve as a model to other schools. The board approved a $25,620 roof repair bid for five schools and named committee heads for one year. The CAC presented a 1976 care survey finding strengths in learning growth and citizenship with improvements sought in personnel curriculum and materials.
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Paul Scicchitano
Daily Times
Folcroft
Southeast
Delco
Pennsylvania Department of
Peter LeDonne
LeDonne
Joseph P. Anderson
Gary Mulligan, Inc
Blunston Ave
Collingdale
Sharon Hill
Darby Township
Delcroft
Harris
Mulligan
John Alexander
Wilfred Ottey
Franklin Yeager
William Cubit
Citizens Advisory Committee
CAC
Men with Knife Rob Wawa Station Near Media
Two armed men robbed the Wawa Gulf service station at 6 p.m. on Thursday punching the attendant. Police in Media, with help from Upper Providence and Nether Providence, arrested two men soon after, Hayward Redd 21 Chester and a 28 year old Wallingford man. They were arraigned on armed robbery conspiracy assault theft and weapons charges. Money recovered. Bail set at 5000 and 20000. They face a January 2 hearing before District Justice Joseph Gessler.
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MEDIA
Wawa
Baltimore
Monroe Sts
Borough
Upper Providence
Nether Providence
Karl Keller
Black Jr
Wallingford
Manchester Ave
Lincoln St
Hayward Redd
Chester
South Media Citizens Club
Vernon St
Joseph Gessler
Delaware County
Fewell
Redd
Gessler
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Lillian Chandler
Avon Road
Crozer-Chester
Foltz
Eugene P. Foltz
Mount Road
A.J. White Luttrell
Concord Road
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Aston Beechwood Fire Company
Lenni Athletic Club
Bonaventure Clark
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Charles L. Harrington
Walnut St
Newtown Square
Veterans Administration Hospital
Harrington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
Hilda Yeutter
Charles L. Jr
Gulfport
Miss
George D
Richard L
Memphis
Robert W. Windsor
Granville H. Murray
Mr. Murray
Seaford
Clendenning Co
Chandler
Lillian
Howard E. Chandler
E. Avon Rd
Nonce
Melvin Minshal
Middletown & Knowlton Rds
Chester Oe
Nedy
Stail Hill
J. Come, Jr
Ndanes P Kennedy
Iturday
Church of Spirit
Peter & Paul Cem
Tippett
Frankford Hospital
Swarthmore
Malvern Tippett
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