Grace Beckett 58 Chester Woman Dies After Long Illness
Grace Beckett of 1200 W Norris Dr Chester aged 58 died Thursday after weeks of illness. She lived in Chester 43 years and worked as a beautician with a Chester business. Survived by husband Emerson son John and brothers Chauncey Wilson and Russell Collins. Services at St Daniel's United Methodist Church 8 p.m. Thursday with viewing 6 to 8 p.m. Burial Haven Memorial Park Chester at 10 a.m. Friday.
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Grace Beckett
W. Norris Dr
Chester
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland
Stockton
Beckett
St. Daniel’s United Methodist Church
Baltimore
Russell Collins
St. Daniel's United Methodist Church
4Th and
Edward Sts
Haven Memorial Park
John Mercadante Private Funeral Held in Parkside
John Mercadante 6 of 133 W Garrison Rd Parkside died at er County Hospital after a brief illness. A former Chester contractor born in Naples Italy he lived in Chester then Drexel Hill Upper Darby and Parkside with his son. A high requiem mass was sung at Our Lady of Charity Brookhaven and burial was at Immaculate Heart Cemetery Lower Chichester. He is survived by Rosa Sorrentino his widow three sons Cy John Jr Thomas three daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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John
Mercadante
Garrison Road
Parkside
Er County Hospital
Chester
Naples
Italy
Drexel Hil
Upper Darby
Son
Michael
Our Lady of Charity Catholic Church
Brookhaven
Immaculate Heart Cemetery
Lower Chichester
Rosa Sorrentino
Cy Mercadante
Drexel Hill
John Jr
Nether Providence
Thomas
Ridley Park
Victoria Anastasi
Drexel
Hill
Laura Ingram
Wilmington
Del
Eleanor Poole
Green Ridge
Aston
Funeral service set for Grace Beckett at Daniel's United Methodist
Death announcement for Grace Beckett of 10 W Norris Bridge today lists her as wife of Emmerson and mother of John Chauncey Wilson and Russell Collins. Funeral will be Thursday evening at 6 o clock at Daniel's United Methodist Church, with viewing from 6 to 9. Interment at Haver Memorial Park.
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Beckett
Grace
W. Norris Br
Emmerson
John
Chauncey Wilson
Russell Collins
Daniel
Obituary notices for Bowen and Corbett families
Widow Pearl Bowen of 4075 eth St Chester died December 1958 with funeral at Wirtte's Funeral Home Chester. Interment Chester Rural Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday evening. Patrick J Corbett of 2704 Bouwainin Ave Cotten died December 23 1968. Funeral at Ward Funeral Home Linwood Solemn Requiem Mass Holy Saviour Church Interment Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery Friends may call Thursday evening 7 pm.
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Bowen
Pearl
Short
St. Coestery Pa Oon Dee
Wiliam A. Bowen Dt
Sewlees Fei
Wirtte’s
Madison Sts
Chester
Snyder Rites Set for Edmund J Snyder 68
Snyder funeral services are planned for Edmund J Snyder 68 of 452 Haverford Place Swarthmore with 11 a.m. Friday service at John P Nolan Funeral Home Chester burial at Lawn Croft Cemetery Lower Chichester. He died Sunday after a long illness. He was born in Burlington Iowa and lived 60 years in Delaware County retired 1960 from Bell Telephone Co after 38 years. He was a member of St Pauls Episcopal Church American Legion Post 69 Signal Battalion Parkside Retired Mens Club Fraternal Order of Eagles Upper Darby Council Pioneers Life Member Club Bel Telephone clubs hunting Delaware County Sportsmens Club. He is survived by widow Marie L Chew and brothers Frank Snyder New York City and Vincent Wilmington.
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Edmund
J. Snyder
Haverford ‘Place
Swarthmore
John P. Nolan
Providence Ave
Chester
Lawn Croft! ‘Cemetery
Lower Chichester
Mr. Snyder
West Park Hospital
Philadelphia
Burlington
J.c
Delaware County
Bell Telephone Co
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
American Legion Post
Signal Battalion
Parkside Retired Men
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Upper Darby Council Pioneers
Bel
Afarlo
Marie L. Chew
Frank Snyder
New York City
Vincent
Wilmington
Chesterarea Obituaries Chronicle of December 1963
Obituary notices list multiple Chester area residents with relatives and funeral details. Entries include Katie Daniels of 918 Flower St and Frances Eshleman of 357 Old Middletown Rd, plus Florence Furman and Elizabeth Mullen with service times, cemeteries, and calling hours. Interments at Greenlawn Cemetery, Lawn Croft Cemetery, and Benfenem Methodist Cemetery. The notices reference churches, funeral homes, and local institutions.
Corbett Patrick J. Corbett 76 Dies in Ogden Area
Patrick J. Corbett 76 of 2704 Boudwin Ave Ogden Upper Chichester died Monday in Sacred Heart Hospital He was born in Cornwall and moved to Chester as a boy He married Margaret McClay in 1922 and ran a general store in Buckman Village He was WWI a former Knights of Columbus member and retired 13 years ago as a supervisor in Philadelphia He is survived by three sons William Thomas and James a sister Mrs Hannah Owens and four grandchildren Funeral 9 am Friday at Ward Funeral Home Linwood with a 10 am Solemn Requiem Mass at Holy Savior RC Burial in Immaculate Heart Cemetery Calling hours after 7 pm Thursday
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Patrick J. Corbett
Boudwin Ave
Ogden
Upper Chichester
Sacred Heart Hospital
Mr. Corbett
Cornwall
Chester
Margaret McClay
Buckman Village
Knights of Columbus Americas Council
Philadelphia
William
Thomas
James
Florida
Hannah Owens
Ward Funeral Home
Market St
Linwood
Lower Chichester
Holy Savior
Anarchy Linwood
Immaculate Heart
Cem
Mrs Bowen Dies In Chester after 18 Years in Prothonotary Office
Mrs E Peart Bowen of 407 East 9th Street Chester died Monday in Belvedere Nursing Home. She served eighteen years in the Prothonotary’s Office retiring in 1964 and was active in local politics since 1936 as a ward committeewoman. Survived by son William M Bowen III of Waco sister Lillian Chism and two grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 11 at White’s Funeral Home Madison Street Chester with burial in Chester Rural Cemetery. Calling hours Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peart E. Bowen
9Th St
Chester
Belvedere
Prothonotary’s Office
Bowen
Williamm. Bowen Jr
William M. Bowen
Waco
Texas
Lillian Chism
White
Madison .Sts
Chester Rural Cemetery
Two Teens Arrested After Separate Chester Attack
Chester police report two teens arrested after separate assaults. Sandra Peterson, 18, identified Edward Curry 18 and Ear Gillian 15 from the 1900 block Belview Drive as the assailants who threatened her with a gun near 6th and Panth Che VUE. Curry faced arraignment. Gillian sent to juvenile division. A second teen, Blaise McLaughlin 17, was beaten and robbed while entering his car at the W7th Street parking lot.
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Chester
McLaughlin
Crozer
Chester Medical Center
Upland
Teg
Vue Oba
Sandra Peterson
2Nd Street
Miss Peterson
Lawrence Platt
Ronald Tussie
3Rd and
Palmer Sts
Edward Curry
Mill St
Ear Gillian
Belview Drive
Upper Chichester
Peterson
Curry
Ernest L. Burk
Gillian
Blaise McLaughlin
10Th Street
Highland Avenue
W. 7Th St
Mrs Frances H Eshleman dies after long residence
Frances H Eshleman 73 of 357 S Old Middleown Rd Middletown died Sunday at Riddle Memorial Hospital Middletown She lived in Chester before moving to Middletown 15 years ago a member of Middle town Presbyterian Church She is survived by husband Phares N Eshleman Services 2 p m Friday at J Nelson Rigby Funeral Home Media Burial Lawn Croft Cemetery Lower Chichester No calling hours Thursday evening
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Eshleman
Frances KH
Phares NI
Old Middletown Rd
J. Nelson Rigby
Baltimore Ave
Jackson St
Atedia
Lawn Croft Cemetery
Christian Education
Middletown Presbyterian Church
Frances H. Eshleman
Old Middleown Road
Middletown
Riddle Memorial Hospital
Eshelman
Brandywine Hundred
Chester
Phares N. Eshleman
Jackson St. Media
Lower Chichester
Stevens Named To U.S. Senate in Alaska
Governor Walter Hickel appointed Republican Red Stevens, 45, to fill the unexpired term of the late E L Bartlett in the U S Senate. Stevens will serve until a special election. his addition to the Senate extends Democratic control and reshapes the 1970 election landscape.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Red Stevens
E. L
Bob) Bartlett
U. S. Senate
Walter Hickel
Stevens
Senate
Fragmentary Crime Note Confusion After Christmas Incident
A torn OCR fragment hints at a Christmas period incident with unclear details. It mentions police and a sense of confusion or misstatement about actions taken or not taken. No clear names, places, or outcomes are legible.
Services Set Thursday for EK W Stewart Realtor of the Year
Funeral services are scheduled for 3 pm Thursday at M F Williams Funeral Home Clifton Heights for Winfield Stewart 60 known as Realtor of the Year by Delaware County Board of Realtors in 1967. He died Sunday in Tri County Hospital Springfield survived by his wife Dorothy and three children.
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Winfield Stewart
Delaware County Board of Realtors
M. F. Williams
Baltimore and
Summit Avenues
Clifton Heights
Educational Foundation
Stewart
Bramble Lane
West Chester
Tri-County Hospital
Springfield
Chester
Woodlawn Avenue
Springfield Road
Aldan
County Rea Estate Board
Penn State University
Real Estate Board
National Institute of Real Estate Brokers
Pennsylvania Realtors Association
West
jChester
HiTwelver Club
Delaware County
Hareb Lodge
Philadelphia
Mariners Bethel Memorial Methodist Church
Baltimore Pike Kiwanis Club
Aldan Boosters Club
Aldan School
Red Cross Chapter
Boy Scouts of America
Stewart W
Washington College
Chestertown
Temple University Law School
Dorothy Marks Stewart
Robert Melchierre
Dorothy L. Eatough
University of Chicago School of Social Work
Nancy L. Eatough
Ome
Philip B. Eatough
Philadelphia Osteopathic Hospital
Edgmont Cow Sets Official Milk Record
A 17 year old Ayrshire cow named Kennebec Valley Pansy Girl owned by William H. Ashton of Delchester Farm in Edgmont set an official milk production record with 14 920 pounds of milk and 659 pounds of butterfat over 405 days of twice daily milking.
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Edgmont
Ayrshire
Two Chester Students Receive Large Print Typewriters
Chester high school students were presented with large print typewriters by a Delaware County School Board event. William A. Lehndorff of a Media firm delivered the machines while Mrs. Jeanne Frantz noted more than twenty local students with sight problems use aids such as large print books magnifiers and teaching assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Chester High School
Delaware County School Board
William A. Lehndorff
Firrain Media
Jeanne Frantz
Coury Visual
Another Barn Hit By Blaze
A two story barn on Concord Road Aston suffered heavy damage in an early morning fire. No injuries reported. George Neeld owned the structure. fire crews from Aston Beechwood and Green Ridge Lenn Heights Chester Heights fought the blaze for about three hours despite freezing water lines. The incident followed six fires at vacant buildings Friday across Aston Feegmont and Upper Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aston
Concord Road
George Neeid
Concord — Road
Aston Beechwood Fire Company
James Saville
Neeld
Aston Beechwood Company
Green Ridge
Lenn Heights
Chester Heights
Aston-Beechwood Indies
Fdgmont
Upper Providence
Steel output climbs to 2.388 million tons weekly
Production rose to 2.388 million tons last week from 2.369 million, according to the American Iron & Steel Institute. The report, released Monday, tracks weekly steel production nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
American Tron & Steel Institute
Weather Wrapup with Temperature Ranges and Tides
A daily weather wrap tracks highs and lows for Monday and upcoming days. It notes high Monday 43 and low 26 with average 36, plus expected high 36 and low 22 and Wednesday high 35. Tide times list sun rise 7 20 a m and 4 41 p m for water terminal pier with moon rise 10 33, and low tides at 11 59 a m and 12 05 p m.
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Oeay
Ches- Sun Case
Tidewater Terminal
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