Obituary: Ann L. Santa Maria Drowns in Kauai Rip Tide
Ann L Santa Maria 24 of 5 Tasker St Ridley Park died after being caught in a Kauai rip tide while swimming with friends. Born in Philadelphia she grew up in Ridley Park and recently worked in Hawaii since last June. Survived by her father Jacob E Santa Maria. Requiem Eucharist Friday 10:30 am at Christ Episcopal Church Ridley Park. Burial View Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann L. Santa Maria
Tasker St
Ridley Park
Kauai
Hawaii
Miss Santa Maria
Jacob E
Beatrice Santa Maria
Philadelphia
West Chester State College
Tawaui
Christ, Episcopal Church
Sellers Ave
Nevin St
Surial
Springfield aide Frank Hancock dies at 59
Frank Hancock an aide and township official in Springfield died Tuesday at Tris County Hospital Sarinatiald. He headed the building and zoning department and was a Republican committeeman in the 1st Ward. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Jean Smith two sons and four grandchildren. Services will be Friday at Trinity Episcopal Church Collingdale with burial at Glenwood Memorial Gardens Marple. Calling hours are after 7 p.m. Thursday at Kovies Funeral Home Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hancock
Springfield Fire Co
Building Officials Conference of “America
Trinity ‘Episcopal Church
Collingdale
Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
Dorothy Jean Smith
Shirley Sells
Springfield
Frank ‘J. Hancock
Robert
Lansdale
Lillian _ Woodward
Gecane
Upper Darby
Fantie Allen
Merchantville
Nala Brothe
Harry Hancock
Glen Burnie
Glenwood Memorial Gardens
Marple
Kovies Funeral
Woodland Ave
Hancock
Frank
Saxer Ave
Borothy Jean
Trinity Episcopal Church
MacDade Blvd
Collinadale
Obituary notices from Ridley Park and surrounding areas
Multiple death notices dated December 1971 detail services for Ackroyd Bud Thomas Henry and others, including burial at Arlington and memorials. Also listed are Anderson Anne M., Barlow Nelli, Clark Jennie, Colameco Louis, with funeral arrangements, home addresses, church and cemetery details and donation requests.
Composer Max Steiner Dies at 83 in Hollywood
Academy Award winning composer Max Steiner died at age 83 in Hollywood after a 42 year career in film scoring. Born in Vienna, he wrote scores for RKO Warner Bros and Selznick International including Gone With The Wind The Caine Mutiny Treasure of the Sierra Madre Since You Went Away. He is survived by his widow Leonetta and a funeral is scheduled Thursday.
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Hollywood
Max Steiner
Steiner
Informer
Academy
Vienna
RKO
Warner Brothers
Selanick International Studios
Leonetta
Obituary notices for Hulda Bohan and Ruth Harkness
Hulda Bohan of Brookhaven dies at 74 at home 104 Washington Ave. Memorial service set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Be had lived in Upland Park about 40 years. Ruth E. Harkness, 81 widow of Joseph C. Bohan, dies after auto mishap. She moved to Delaware County in 1927. survived by four sons and grandchildren. Services Thursday 10 am at Upland Funeral Home. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulda Bohan
Washington Ave
Brookhaven
Philadelphia
Ineha
Upland Baptist Church
Joseph Center
C. Bohan
Ruth E. Thomas
Big’ Rock
lLiwithiam C
Hawaii
Thomas
Ruebealy
Chicago
Jamies
A. E. E. Harkness
Fairless Hills
Charles
Delaware/P
Faulkland Heights
Del
Ruth Barks Harkness
Crozer Theological Seminary
Cavanag
Cheste Upland
Church
Pike
Norwood
Holy Cross Cemetery
Harkness
Kent
Ohio
Mr. Cochran
New London
Big Rock
Obituary notices list multiple area residents deceased in late December 1971
Death notices for Teerene Hancock Frank Ruth E Harkness Robert LaBan Andrew Lazar Jackson Marie McDonald Ann Santa Maria and Valerie Scone outline dates, ages, spouses or parents, residences in Chester, Norwood, Prospect Park and Ridley Park, with funeral or memorial service details and burial plans. Contributions to churches and memorial Funds are requested in several notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labahn
Robert Lester
Eleanor C. LaBann
Prospect Park
Griffith Chapel
Chester Pike
Norwood
Arlington Cemetery
Hawers
Prospect United Methodist Church
Ackroyd Thomas Henry 53 Ridley Park resident dies
Ackroyd Thomas Henry 53 of 510 Johnson Ave Ridley Park died Tuesday at Taylor Hospital Ridley Park. Born in Norwood he lived 32 years in Ridley Park. He worked at FMC Corporations American Visease Division Marcus Hook and belonged to Prospect Masonic Lodge 578 and the Artisans. Survived by wife Elsie two daughters Patsy Barket Wenonah NJ Kay Canady New Castle Del a son Thomas H Ackroyd Jr Miami Fla two sisters Edythe Barton Norwood Ethel Taylor Glenolden four Requiem Eucharist 11 am Thursday Christ Episcopal Church Ridley Park burial Arlington Cemetery Upper Darby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Henry
But
J Ackroyd
Johnson Ave
Ridley Park
Taylor Hospital
Delaware County
Ackroyd
Norwood
FMC Corporation
Marcus Hook
Prospect Masonic Lodge
Elsie M. Ackroyd
Patsy Barket
Wenowah
N.J
Kay Canady
New Castle
Del
Thomas H. Ackroyd Jr
Miami
Fla
Edythe Barton
Noriwood
Ethel Taylor
Glenolden
Christ Episcopal Church
Sellers’ Ave
Nevin St
Arlington Cemetery
Upper Darby
Simons Marcia Ann Simons Buried After Services
Simons Marcia Ann Simons 29 of 1221-A Ward St Chester was buried Tuesday in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery Collingdale after services at Nacrelli Funeral Home Chester. A bus driver for Wallingford Swarthmore School District she was found dead Thursday at her home. Surviving are her parents a son Scott Jeffrey Shapiro a brother Allan Simons of London England and a grandfather Mrs Eva Chazin of Chester.
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Marcia Ann Simons
Chester
Collingdale
Nacrelli
Wallingford -Swarthmore
Samuel Simons
Scott Jeffrey Shapiro
Allan Simons
London
England
Eva Chazin
Lazar Andrew Lazar 67 Dies at Home in Chester
Lazar Andrew Lazar of 1128 Parker Street Chester died Monday at his home born in Honey Brook he lived in Chester nearly 30 years and retired from Baldwin Lima Hamilton in Eddystone after 27 years welding. Survived by wife Anna three sons Andrew Lazar George Robert one daughter Julia Tubbs and seven grandchildren services Friday 10 am at Ward Funeral Home Linwood burial Immaculate Heart Cemetery Upper Chichester
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Lazar
Andrew
Anna
Shawler Lazar
Butler St
Chester
Ward Funeral Home
Market St
Limwead
Intormant
Immaculate Heart of Aaary Cemetery
Andrew Lazar
Parker St
Honeybrook
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp
Eddystone
Anna Shaller
Wilmington
George
Robert
Julia ‘Tubbs
Linwood
Nower Chichester
Immaculate Heart Cemetery
Upper Chichester
Funared Iit
Death of infant in tub ruled accidental by jury
Delaware County coroner’s jury finds the death of Kerry Ambrose Smith Hayward, 6 months old, accidental after the mother Dorotheas Hayward, 17, left the child momentarily in a bathtub. The verdict also included a manslaughter finding in a separate Thanksgiving Day hit-and-run in Morton, with the suspect to face grand jury action. The inquests also absolved others in two-car crash deaths and noted details of the Morton auto fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Morton
Jin
Kerry
Ambrose Smith Hayward
W. 2Nd St. Chester
Dorotheas Hayward
Dr. Rendin
Clark George Ralph Clark 88 Chester teacher dies
Clark George Ralph Clark 88, former Chester resident and Philadelphia School District teacher, died Tuesday at Masonic Homes Elizabethtown. He was the oldest surviving postmaster of Lucius H Scott Masonic Lodge 352. Services at 10 a.m. Thursday in Masonic Homes Chapel Elizabethtown with burial in the Masonic Homes Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ralph Clark
Chester
Masonic Homes
Elizabethtown
Clark
Philadelphia
Lucius H. Scott
Masonic Lodge
Masonic
Prospect Park Swim Club Names Officers and Directors
Prospect Park Swim Club elected officers to three year terms including Richard Albrecht Robert Wilson Edward Dyer Larry Fatzinger and Mrs Camille Hamilton. Two year terms go to John Brooks and Ernest Rawden. One year terms assigned to Albert Scibello and James Klina. Write to the club at 13th and Washington Aves for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Park
Richard Albrecht
Robert Wilson
Edward Dyer
Larry Fatzinger
Camille Hamilton
Prospect Park Swim Club
John Brooks
Ernest Rawden
Albert Scibello
James Klina
13Th
Washington
Aves
City official adopts segregation policy for cloths
Baltimore based memo from Stanley D Zemansky city purchasing agent orders separation of white and black wiping cloths in two containers. The directive designates segregation as official policy across departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley D. Zemansky
Zemansky
Mistletoe Species Found Across Tropics and Temperate Regions
About 1,200 mis tletoe species exist across tropical and temperate zones on every continent except Antarctica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conti
Antarctica
Policeman Walter Wilson Hearing Reset in Springfield
The Civil Service Commission resumes the hearing into 37 year old township Patrolman Walter Wilson at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the township library. The session began Dec. 12 and recessed after three hours of testimony about five auto accidents involving township police cars. Wilson has been a officer for over three years and was suspended after the insurance firm refused coverage following the October crash. An underwriter testified there was some negligence by Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Walter Wilson
Civil Service Commission
Wilson
Paper Drive At Nether Providence High School
The Band and Orchestra Parents Association of Nether Providence High School will hold its monthly paper drive from Thursday to Tuesday. Large bins will be placed in the Middle School parking lot at 200 S Providence Road Wallingford for newspapers and magazines. If unavailable residents may call Elmer Shoemaker at 20 N Providence Road Wallingford to arrange pickup. Proceeds fund band and orchestra uniforms and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nether Providence
Thei Band
Scouts Visit Naval Facility Amid Tragic Hotel Fire
UPI reports a group from Troop 149 and leaders toured the U S Naval Training Center Bainbridge Md amid the Taeyongak Hotel blaze. Search teams recovered five more bodies, raising the death toll to 164 as crews continued to pull remains from the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
Tiwo
Optimist Club Leader to Receive High Club Honor
George Karsner Jr., outgoing president of the Marple Newtown Optimist Club, will be awarded a top Optimist International honor for exceptional accomplishment and leadership. He will receive a gold wrist watch, a presidential citation, and a medallion for the club banner as the M-N club, chartered in 1955 with 52 members, earns Honor Club status within the Delaware-Eastern Pennsylvania District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown
George Karsner Jr
Marple Newtown Optimist Club
Optimist International
Clu
M-N Club
Boy of the Month Named by Local Rotary Club
Aston Brookhaven Parkside Rotary Club names Michael Kertis as Boy of the Month. A Sun Valley High School senior, he dances in the band and Spanish club and plays on the soccer team and has been nominated for Outstanding High School Student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aston
Michael Kertis
Edward Kertis
Brakel Lane
Pennell Manor
Aston-Brookhaven- Parkside
Sun Valley High School
Adjustment Shapes 1972 Budget Increase Forecast
The proposed 1972 budget reflects a predicted $10,890 increase due to transfer of a cash balance. The change adjusts the overall spending plan and balance forecasts for the coming year.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds the conviction of James T. Greene also known as Bobby Greene of Middletown Delaware for first degree murder in the March 1 1969 shooting death of Charles H. Laughead 24 of 1136 A Haverford Road Ridley Township. He is sentenced to life imprisonment at Graterford Norristown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania ‘Supreme Court
Delaware
James T. Greene
Bobby Greene
Middletown
Del
Charles H. Laughead
A. Haverford Road
Ridley Township
State Correctional Institution
Graterford
Ear
Norristown
Greene murder case tied to Chester slaying appeal
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Greene a retrial in the Laushead murder case. The ruling upheld that the jury could not infer guilt from a witness invoking the Fifth Amendment. Co-defendants McNair and Coard received sentences for related killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis" Bloom
Greene
Williams
State Supreme Court
Benjamin Jones
Luzerne County
Jones
Gréne
Laushead
George McNair
Chester
Arthur “Coard
Iwas
Laughead
Butler
Sts
Coard
Concord man in critical condition after head on crash
Richard W Weeks 19 of Trimble Road Concord remains hospitalized in critical condition with head injuries at Riddle Hospital Middletown two days after a head on collision on Baltimore Pike. Robert M Ciotti 46 of Oakess Ave Haverford Township is in fair condition at Riddle with facial injuries.
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Trimble Road
Concord
Riddle Hospital
Middletown
Chesters Heights
Robert
Ciotti
Oakess Ave
Haverford Township
Riddle
Cub Pack 225 awards badges at St Josephs meeting
Cub Pack 225 held a St Josephs Shareh meeting where James Esrey and Donald Puharic won the turkey trot. Anthony Leiles William Welsh received badges while Steven Biddle Michael Schofield earned colors. Steven Bowden Drew Waldron received bars with Welsh Schofield Donnelly earning paints. Lesteo Timothy Conroy won stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aston
James Esrey
Donald Puharic
Anthony Leiles
William Welsh
Steven Biddle
Michael Schofield
Steven Bowden
Drew Waldron
Welsh
Edward
Schofield
John Donnelly
Lesteo
Timothy Conroy
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Clownship Building and Zoning Department
Tern
Yars
Ty - Episcopal Chiwch
Henry
Bud
Elsie Mu Ackroyd
Church of the Good Shepherd
Funeral Home
Sacred o'Heart Home
Huailng Park
Old York Road
Phils
Barlow
Nelli
Guest
Wift
Curtis E. Barlow
Chestnut St
Woodlyn
Wix
James F. Knoetgen
Kedron Ave
Risley Two
Morton, Fa
Edgewood Memorial Park
Jennie
Johnston
T. Jennie
Lincoln Ave
Charles H
Saint Alban
Milligan Funeral Home
Machada Blvd
Colameco
Louis
Hushsad
Elizabeth
Varanoy
Your Heart Association
Inschweiler-Browe Funeral Home
Edgmont Ayve
Griffith
Bohan
Mrs. Harkness
Teerene
Ruth FE. Thomas
Button Mill Rd
McCall Heights
Scone
Valerie Ann
Valerie Ann, Iatant
Atlan and
Anna Marit Patrone
St. Marcus Hook
Paul Woodring
Frank Leschings
Bucks County
Mahoning Valley
Rickey L. Derk
Loretta G. Corolan
Levittown
Alexander Viscidy
Penn Central Railroad
Yale
Woodland Aves
Kedran Avenue
Donald C. Taylor
Viscidy
15Th and
Markets Sts
Erling G. Kirchoff
Republican Party
U.S
Baltimore Pike
Canchester Highway
Edward Patrick, Murray
Kirchoff
Delaware Tool & Die’ Co
Powell Ave
Darby
Concord Road
Thornbury
Walnut St
Aldan
J. Murray
George Guyer Young, Jr
Havertown
Young
Murray
Bell Telephone Co
Conchester Highway
Prospect Club
Baltimore
Stan
Phyllis Dickler
The
Insurance Company of North America
Boy
Naval Facility
Darby Creek Joint Authority
Radnor
Clifton. Ave
Earl Williams
Jack Hayes
Reaney St
Mesa Cucmings Leu
Edward ‘Glanfield
Joseph Mylotte
General Electric
Robert L. Painter
Edgmont Ayes
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