Obituary William A Ray engineer longtime Westinghouse retiree
William Allen Ray 90 of Essington Tinicum retired mechanical engineer for Westinghouse Pittsburgh office who moved to Philadelphia plant in 1920 and later served as engineering consultant for H Loh Co of Philadelphia He remembered founder George Westinghouse and was a Essington zoning board member Lodge 482 F Amp A M Ridley Park Presbyterian Church and Veterans Association of Westinghouse Burial in Homewood Cemetery Pittsburgh Masonic services Sunday Griffith Funeral Chapel Norwood calling hours 7 pm Sunday
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William Allen “Ray
Essington
Tinicum
Ite
Haven
Westinghdusi
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Ray
Steamng
Westinghouse
Lester
H. Loh Co
Ridley Park Presbyterian Church
South Philadelphia Clerks Association
Foreman’s Association
Veterans Association of Westinghouse
Homewood Cemetery
Griffith Funeral Chapel
Chester Pike
Ampstand Road
Norwood
Funeral Home
Obituary notices aggregate from 1973 Chester area deaths
Notices announce multiple obituaries including Crehaar Barker Harry and Blair Ethel with funeral arrangements in Norwood Ridley Park and Folsom. Other entries list Collins James DuPree Samuel B Sr Forsnalt Edwin A Fornwalt James O gear James, with services at local funeral homes and church interments at Saints Peter Paul Cemetery and Haven Memorial Park.
Obituary notices from Chester area dated December 1973
Death notices for multiple Chester Pa area residents including Essie Jones, Harry McGowan, Amos J. Jackinney, Hughie Ray, and Alexander Rogers list funeral times locations and burial plans. Services set at Temple Baptist Church Hart Methodist Church Mellingers Cemetery Greenlawn Cemetery and Immaculate Heart Cemetery with dates December 1973 and funeral homes in Chester Aldan and Clifton Heights. Grief notices urge donations to local church equipment fund and contain calling hours and interment details.
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Aldan
Solomen L
John’ A
Paul C. Hagy
Chester
Maf
Willtaaas
Baltimore & Summit Aves
Cliton Heights
Mellingers Cemetery
Schoeneck
Lancaster
County
Alcan Union Church
Obituary notices list local funeral services and callers
Multiple December 1970s to 1979 notices for Stella Snyder William Taylor Lamon Sis Rebecca Yarnall and others. Details include addresses Linwood Media Chester and Trainer Pa. funeral homes Ward Patterson Rigby Moreland Kaniewski and St Hedwig churches. Masses 9 10 am interments at Immaculate Heart Hope Middletown and other cemeteries. Relatives and friends invited with calling hours Friday evenings.
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Gear
James
Concetta
Cowstang
Stella A
Richard Snyder
Summit St
Linwood
Ward Funeral Home
Market St
Holy Saviour Church
Immaculate Heart of Amary Cemetery
William Henry
Mary EB. Taylor
E. Front St
Media Methodist Church
State
Lamon
Patterson Funeral Home
Baltimore Ave
Monroe St
Madia
Madia Cemetery
Schlossnagle
Wilamina
Witamina Schlossnagle
Hariiton
Welsh St
Chester
Robert Moreland
A Main Sts
Trainer
Hope Cemetery
Booth St
Eva
John Zaxrecki
Kaniefsk
Rd St
Christian Burlat
Hedwig
Obituaries and notices from Delaware County deaths and services
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices for residents of Delaware County. Harry A. McGowan 83 of Chester retirement machinist died after brief illness. services at George H. Brower Funeral Home with burial at Edgewood Memorial Park. Wilamina Schlossnagle of Chester died after an illness. survived by husband, children, and grandchildren. services in Trainer and burial at Mt. Hope. William J. McDermott Jr. 52 of Ridley Township found dead. funeral and mass scheduled. burial at SS Peter and Paul Cemetery. Lester S. Parker, 62 of Marple, died at home. former GE purchaser specialist. burial at Edgewood. survivors listed.
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Harry A. McGowan
Bikinton Ave
Chester
Delaware County
McGowann
Wiliam
Sarah Matthews McGowan
Upland
Eleanor McGowan
Bonneville
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
William J. McDermott Jr
Hazel Ave
Ridley Township
Chilton Publishing Co
Taylor
Upper Darby
MacLaire Lane
Marple
Lowville
N.Y
Parker
Cleveland
General Electric Company
69Th St
Elmwood Ave
Philadelphia
Quarter Century Club
Alleyn Campbell
Tacie Shupard
West Chester
Jan Pollock
Denver
Colo
Maxine Stuart
Edgewood Memorial Park
Concord
Rebecca B Yarnall dead in Chester nursing home
Rebecca B Yarnall of Middletown widow of J Stanfield Yarnall died Thursday at Belvedere Nursing Home Chester. Born in Philadelphia she lived about 50 years in Elwyn and worked for Pennsylvania Railroad now Penn Central. Survived by sister Hattie Singer of Middletown. Services 11 a.m. Monday at William C Rigby Funeral Home Media. Burial Middletown Presbyterian Cemetery. Calling hours 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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William Schumacher Jr
Stanbridge Road
Morton
Boeing - Vertol Co
James F. Knoetgen
Ridley Township
Schumacher
University of Pennsylvania U Hospital
Philadelphia
Vineland
N.J
Navy
William
Stella Serocki Schimacher
Yarnail
Rebecca Bullock
J. Stanfield Yarnall
Church & Elwyn Rd
William C. Rigby
4Th St
Media
Middletown
Presbyterian Cemetery
Rebecca B. Yarnall
Church and
Elwyn Roads
Belvedere
Chester
Yarnall
Elwyn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Penn Central
Hattie Singer
E. 4Th St
Middletown Presbyterian Cemetery
Upland man installed in high Masonic post
William A. Carpenter of Upland was installed Thursday as Right Worshipful Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia's Masonic Temple. A 58 year old Chester native and 33rd degree mason, Carpenter resigns as Chester Lodge secretary after 18 years to take the statewide post. He is a former News-Journal composing room supervisor and served in the U S Army Air Corps Intelligence during World War II. The grand lodge oversees about 240,000 masons in 605 lodges statewide.
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Mr. McDermott
Philadelphia
Folsom
Chilton Publishing Co
Mary M. Bell
Charles
Woodlyn
Ridley Township
William
Michael
William A. Carpenter
Upland
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
F&am
Pennsylvania
Masonic Temple
Carpenter
Woodside Ave
Chester Lodge
Boston
Grand Lodge
Chester
Buckman Village
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton University
U.S. Army Air Corps
Wilmington
News-Journal
Dorothy Taylor Roberts
First Baptist Church
Delaware County
Pennsylvania Association of the Blind
Pennsylvania Freemason
Masonic
Grand ‘Lodge
Rochester
Woodall
John L. McCain
Walter P. Wells
Joseph E. Strate
Arthur R. Diamon
Grand
Plowman dies at Swarthmore age 84 in Delaware County
Longtime Delaware County resident Alexander V. Plowman, a Swarthmore College alumnus and former Publishers Syndicate executive, dies at 84 after a life of civic service and conservation work. He is survived by two daughters, a sister, and a brother. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Anna Lee Taylor Art Supervisor Dies in Middletown
Anna Lee Taylor, retired art supervisor in the Reading School District, died Wednesday at Riddle Hospital Middletown Miss She was born in Norfolk Virginia and lived most of her life in Media She studied at Swartsmore Prep Philadelphia College of Arts and Millersburg State College She was a member of First United Methodist Church Media N R T A and the Philadelphia College of Arts Alumni Association Funeral services will be held at 2 am Saturday at First United Methodist Church Burial will be in Media Cemetery Calling hours are 7 08 tonight at Patterson Funeral Home Media
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Wilamina Schlossnagle
Welsh St
Chester
Delaware County
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland
Christiana
Del
Schlossnagle
Wilamina Hamilton
ARA Service System
Sinclair Refining Co
BP Oil Corp
Moose Lodge
Russell R. Schlossnagle
Chicago
Andrew Harley
Robert Moreland Funeral Home, Ltd
Main Sts
Trainer
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Aston
Funeral Home
Aton Lee ‘Taylor
Front St. Media
Riddle Hospital
Middletown
Miss
First Methodist Church
State and Lemon Sts
Media Cemetery
Upper Providence
Patterson Funeral Home
Baltimore Ave
Monroe St
Trash truck fire prompts instant Woodlyn firehouse response
Harvey Sykes reports four trash trucks dumped a smoldering load at the Woodlyn Fire Co. door on Pair View and Grabs avenues at 7 am. The fire was minor, no injuries or truck damage. Firemen doused debris and the crew reloaded.
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Ridley
Woodlyn Fire Co
Harvey Sykes
Jefferson -Ave
Woodlyn
Pairsview Road
Grabs
Larry Juliano
Upper Darby
County drivers face reduced gas under rationing
Federal energy officials warn gas rationing could cut supplies for Delaware County drivers. The amount allocated would hinge on regional population density, with dense areas like Delaware County in the Philadelphia metro area receiving less gas than sparsely populated regions. Philadelphia metro ranks 17th among 367 metros, at 1,356 people per square mile.
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Delaware County
Washington
Philadelphia
U.S
Boat sinking off Sarawak river mouth leaves many missing
Fifteen bodies have been found and between 30 and 85 persons are reported missing after a coastal boat sank at the mouth of a Sarawak river. A total of 39 survivors were rescued, and rescue operations continued in Malaysia.
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Kuala , Lumpur
Malaysia
Sarawak
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Folsom Ave
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Edgmont Ave
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W. 2Nd St
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Old St. Chester
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Elk, Neck
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Providence Ave
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Old Land ‘Title Bank
Sweeney & Clyde
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American Red Cross
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Alexander V. Rogers
Morton Ave
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Al's Bar
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Edward Sodo
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Bernardine Order
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Kaniefski
W. 3Rd St
St. Hedwig's Church
Dth
Hayes Sts
Immaculate Heart
Upper Chichester
Anna Lee Taylor
All Union & Health Insurance
le Saltz
Luncevny
Vey Prey
Moo
Yeap Se, Alice
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Tlanlond Ave
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