Notable local resident Celia J. Forney dies at 77 in Hughesville
Celia J. Forney a former Hughesville resident born to Belamsom and Margaret Proust died Sunday at Muncy Valley Hospital. She moved with her late husband Monroe Forney to Hughesville in 1968 and was a Providence Avenue United Methodist Church member. She is survived by daughter Mrs. Robert Murray, three brothers Garrett Proust Kenneth Proust Rolland Proust and three grandchildren. Funeral services set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at McCarty Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Calling hours from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia J. Forney
Forney
Hughesville
Lth
Chester
Belamsom
Margaret
Muncy Valley
Taylor Poust
Muncy
Delaware County
Monroe Forney
Providence Avenue United Methodist Church
Robert
Remotes and Obits in June 1972 Local Notices
Notices announce multiple funeral services for residents of Pennsylvania towns. Barnard Thomas D of Woodlyn. John T. Cacciatore. Eugene Rha Ridley Park. Carmine Cacciatore. Mary Eona Coleman of Swarthmore. Margaret V Crow of Brookhaven. Services set at various funeral homes and churches with Masses and interments planned.
Cacciatore John T 41 dies after long illness
John T Cacciatore 41 of 308 W Beechwood Road Parkside died Saturday at Veterans Hospital Coatesville after a long illness. A lifelong Delaware County resident born in Chester he served with the Marines in Korea. Survived by wife Jean Davidson a daughter Jean Marie a son John a brother Joseph and three sisters Gilda Fiumara Gertrude Blanchefield Lillian Vincent. Funeral 9 am Wednesday at H M White Funeral Home Chester. Mass 10 am at Our Lady of Charity Brookhaven. Burial Lawn Croft Lower Chichester. Calling hours Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Cacciatore
Beechwood Road
Parkside
Veterans Hospital
Coatesville
Delaware County
Mr. Cacciatore
Chester
Lfe
Chester-Parkside
Jean Davidson
Jean Marie
John
Joseph
Gilda Fiumara
Concord
Gertrude Blanchefield
Lillian Vincent
Columbus
Ghia
H.M. White
Madison Sts
Our Lady of Charity
Brookhaven
Lawn Croft Cemetery
Lower Chichester
Death of Barnard D Barnard in Ridley Township
Barnard D Barnard 58 of Essex Avenue Ridley Township died Sunday on arrival at Taylor Hospital Ridley Park A draftsman for BP Oil Corp since 1940 he was active in scouting recipient of the Silver Beaver Award Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow member of Our Lady of Peace Church Survived by wife Anastasia two sons David and Paul a daughter Mrs Gil Ward three sisters and six grandchildren Funeral services 9 am from John E Carr Funeral Home Chester Mass at 10 am Our Lady of Peace Church Burial at St Peter and Paul Cemetery Marple Calling hours after 7 pm Tuesday at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Barnard
Essex Avenue
Ridley
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
Banard
BP Oil Corp
Order of the Arrow
Our Lady of Peace
Milmont Park
Ridley Township
Anastasia M. Clark
David
Wilmington
Paul
Aston
Gil Ward
Roland Bennett
Warren Davis
Upper Chichester
Robert Bell
Chester
John E. Carr
East 1St Street
Providence Avenue
Our Lady of Peace Church
St. Peter J and Paul Cemetery
Marple
Funeral Home
Death of Philadelphia lawyer Bernard L. Lemlach at 75
Bernard L. Lemlach, a Philadelphia criminal trial lawyer who once represented mobster Alf Capone, died Saturday at age 75. Disbarred in 1935, he was reinstated eight years later and also represented bank robber Willie Sutton.
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Philadelphia
Bernard L. Lemlach
Alf Capone
Lemisch
Willie Sutton
Mrs E Faith R Ballard 68 of Media dies in Media
Mrs Faith R Ballard formerly E Faith Richards died Friday in Media at age 68. Born in Portland Maine she had lived in Media since 194? and previously resided in Rhode Island. She was the wife of Allan J Ballard and mother of Paul D Ballard and Faith R Haynes. Funeral services and burial will be Tuesday in Cranston Rhode Island.
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E. Faith R. Ballard
N. Monroe St
Media
Portland
Delaware County
Rhode Island
E. Faith Richards
Allan J Ballard
Pittsburgh
J.j
Cutler ‘Andrews
Paul D
Chat Ballard of
Hom College
Faith R. Haynes
Andrews
Cranston
R. IL
Chester teacher Blake dies. church leader and educator
Blake 34 of 801 Concord Ave a Chester School District teacher died Friday at Crozer Chester Medical Center She led Operation Goodstart in the Greater Chester Movement and held multiple church leadership roles including president of its choir and senior usher positions Survived by parents siblings and grandmother services set 8 pm Wednesday at Murphy Church with burial Thursday at Haven Memorial Park Chester Township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Blake
Concord Ave
Chester
Crozer- Chester Medical Center
Upland
Miss Blake
Cheyney State College
William Penn School
Greater Chester Movement
Operation Goodstart
Murphy
AMG
Death notices from 1972 Chester area obituaries
Obituary notices list Howard L Graham Marie G Jackson George Kapourboulos Walter Loas Alfred K McKinney Sylvester Payton Martha Wells Plumley Margaret Purdy and others. Details include addresses funeral homes service times interments and calling hours across several Chester Pa area churches cemeteries and memorial parks.
Marie G Jackson 63 Aston Mrs Marie Gather
Marie G Jackson 63 of Aston died Saturday after a long illness at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Born in Chester she lived in Nether Providence before moving to Aston seventeen years ago. She worked at Philadelphia Naval Yard as a telephone operator for seventeen years retiring in 1965. Survived by husband William A Jackson. Funeral at A J White Luttrell Funeral Home 240 Concord Road Aston 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial Mt Hope Cemetery Astor. Calling hours after 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie G. Jackson
Birney
Aston
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland
Chester
Nether Providence
Philadelphia Naval Yard
Marie Gather
William A. Jackson
Obituary notices for Graham, Rhodes Coleman and Mary Edna Coleman
Obituary notices report L Graham 62 of cherry Tree Apartments Upper Chichester died Friday at Lankenau Hospital. He was a longtime welder foreman at Sun Shipbuilding Chester for 35 years and member of Christ United Methodist Church. Survived by wife Susan Wynn Graham three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services at Melvin Minshall Middletown. Burial in Elam Methodist Cemetery Concord. Also noted is Nellie Rhodes 90 widow of Morris Rhodes who died Saturday at Sacred Heart Hospital Chester. Survived by daughter Mary Jones son Howard F McKim and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren. Graveside services at Lawn Croft Cemetery Lower Chichester. Also Mary Edna Coleman 80 Ridley Township widow of Leslie Coleman died Sunday at Taylor Hospital Ridley Park. Survived by two sons two sisters two brothers and three grandchildren. Graveside services in Greensboro Cemetery Greensboro Md. Funeral arrangements listed for James F Knoetgen Funeral Home Ridley Township.
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Graham
Howard L
Susan Wynn Graham
Cherry Tree
Cherry Tree Roat
Chichester
Melvin TL
Minshall Funeral Home
Middletown
Knowlton Rds
Elom
Howard ‘L. Graham
Upper Chichester
Lankenau Hospital
Lower Merion
Clifton Heights
Concord
Nether Providence
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Chester
Christ United Methodist Church
John Ir
Eddystone
William H
Robert B
Fairlawn
Lillie A. Steele
Philadelphia
Sallie
W. Graham
West Chester
Celia E. McCulldh
Hawthorne
Calif
Melvin
Knowlton Roads
Elam Methodist Cemetery
Funeral Home
Nellie Rhodes
6Th St
Morris Rhodes
Sacred Heart Hospital
Mary Jones
Howard F. McKim
Aston
Rohert Moreland Funeral Home
Main Sts
Trainer
Butea
Lawn Croft Cemetery
Lower Chicheser
Mary Edna Coleman
7Th Ave
Ridley Township
Leslie Coleman
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
Coleman
Mary Edna Campbell
Milmont
Howard Runner
Bryn Mawr
Elisha
Vera Campbell
Florence C. Nutt
Henderson, Md
Charles Campbell
Edward
Pittsburgh
Greensboro Cemetery
Greensboro
James F. Knoetgen
Kedron Ave
Duke Edward VIII Buried Quietly at Frogmore
Funeral rites for the former king Edward VIII were held at Windsor Castle in a private St George's Chapel service. The duchess accompanied by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attended as archbishops Ramsey and Coggan officiated. The body laid to rest in Frogmore Mausoleum within Windsor grounds, a low key farewell in contrast to abdication history.
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Windsor
England
Windsor Castle
Duke of Windsor
Edward VIII
St. George's Chapel
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Launcelot Fleming
Canterbury
Michael Ramsey
York
Donald Coggan
Ramsey
Paris
Edward
Albert
Christian George
Andrew Patrick
David
Duke
Beenbert
Graveles
Royal Mausoleum
Frogmore
Herne's
Herne the
Elizabeth
Carmine E Carmine 45 Ridley Park dies at home
Carmine Eugene A Carmine 45 of 705 Vean St Ridley Park died Sunday. Born in Darby he worked two years for Food Fair Stores and belonged to Ridley Park Boys Club. Survived by Gloria four sons Eugene J Stephen William Paul five sisters and brothers and relatives. Funeral 8:45 a.m. Wednesday Marvil Funeral Home Darby with Mass 10 a.m. at St Madeline Church. Burial Holy Cross Cemetery Yeadon. Calling hours 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Carmine
Eugene
Rha Si
Ridley’ “Park
Gloria
Nue Monone
Eugene A. Carmine
Vean St
Ridley Park
Taylor Hospital
Carmin
Darby
Food Fair Stores
Helen Comby
Josephine Ciccarelli
Marvil Funeral Home
Main St
St. Madeline’s Roman Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Yeadon
Media couple wins antique auto prize
A media couple claimed a prize at a Tri-State Mall antique car show sponsored by the Brandywine Antique Car Association. Winners included a 1915 Mercer and several cars from 1940 and 1990, judged on authenticity and condition. Robert McCloskey, president, noted many shows and eight clubs involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claymont
Tri-State
Brandy
Authenticity Antique Car Association
J. B. Fisher
Pennsyla
Mercer
He Gata
Death notices for Rhodes Rhodes Rockwell Warholic Weightman and others
Death notices dated June 3 1972 invite services for Nellie Rhodes Nellie Grant. Ellie Rockwell Charles Rose Warholic Howard Weightman Matt Wood in Chester Ridley Township and Trainer Pennsylvania. Funerals set June 7 June 5 June 8 with interments at Lawncrest Peter and Paul and Saint Mary cemeteries. calls after 7 PM at multiple funeral homes.
Weightman dies. longtime Delaware County resident
Weightman Howard E Weightman 65 of Concord Court Apartments Aston died Sunday in Riddle Hospital Middletown He was born in Darby and worked as a machinist at General Electric Companys switchgear plant in Philadelphia He was a member of the Artians Elsie Blose Weightman two sons Howard E Jr of Concord and Charles of Claymont a brother Edwin of Philadelphia two sisters Mrs Edith Gill of Haverford Township and Mrs Helen Siter of Morton and one grandchild Services will be Wednesday at the James Knoetgen Funeral Home 748 Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery Upper Darby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard E. Weightman
Concord Court
Aston
Riddle Hospital
Middletown
Delaware County
Weightman
Darby
General Electric Company
Philadelphia
Artians
Elsie Blose Weightman
Howard E, Jr
Concord
Charles
Claymont
Edwin
Purdy Margaret M Purdy 73 dies in Morton Manor
Mrs. Margaret M Gallan Purdy 73 of Morton dies Saturday in Taylor after living about a decade in Morton. Widow of Edward J. Purdy who died in 1971. Survived by father Alexander Gallan of Morton, brother James of Detroit, sisters Jessie Porteous and Jean Donato of Ridley Township, Lena Slater of Maryland, Minnie Flynn of Yeadon. Services 11 am Tuesday at James F Koetgen Funeral Home Ridley Township, burial Glenwood Memorial Gardens Marple. Casting hours 9 to 11 am Tuesday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. Purdy
Morton Manor
Morton
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
Rockwell Garvey Die At 62 In Maryland After Chester Roots
Winifred Garvey formerly Elsie Rockwell 62 of Chester died Sunday at Lothian Maryland after a short illness. Born in Chester she lived there years then moved to Atlantic City about 30 years ago. She was active in St Michael Catholic Church and United Lutheran Women. Survived by husband Charles Rockwell and sister Mrs Johanna Wood. Requiem mass at Our Lady Star of the Sea Atlantic City. Burial Holy Cross Cemetery Mays Landing. Calling hours 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at H M Gormley Funeral Home Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Garvey
Dover Ave
Atlantic City
Elsie Rockwell
Chester
Lothian
Ridley
Riddle Hospital
Middletown
Garvey
The
Sodality
Altar and Rosary Society
St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church
Miss Garvey
John and
Margaret Garvey
Mary
Margaret
Anna Garvey
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Mays Landing
H. M. Gormley
Albany Ave
Information Nights Set at Delaware County Community College
Delaware County Community College schedules three Information Night programs titled Your Community College. The first will be at 7 30 tonight at Pennerest High School with Garnet Valley on Tuesday and Interboro on Thursday. The sessions cover courses tuition financial aid admissions and community service programs open to the public parents and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County Community College
Pennerest High School
Garnet Valley
Interboro
Your Community College
Arden Guild’s Entertaining Earnest at the Arden Players
The Arden Players Guild presents Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest a witty farce about two suitors two women who think themselves engaged to Earnest a baby in a luggage room and a meddling mother. Charles Freeman leads as John Worthing with Lou Miner as Algernon and Marian Sargeant and Katie Winter as Gwendolen and Cecily under Gordon Webster’s direction. performances at 8 30 p m Friday and Saturday with strong supporting cast including Pat Jackson Audrey Webster Jane Moncure Ronald W Schmeyer and Henry Vye.
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Oscar Wilde
Arden Players Guild
Wilde
Earnest
Victoria Station
London
Charles D. Freeman
John Worthing
J.P
Freeman
Straigt
Lou Miner
Algy
Marian Sargeant
Gwendolen Fairfax
Katie Winter
Cecily Cardew
Pat Jackson
Miss
Prism
Audrey Webster
Lady Bracknell
Miss Jackson
Miss Webster
Borgens
Jane Moncure
Ronald W.iSchmeyer
Henry Vye
Gordon Webster
Holley R. Webster
Funeral director Carr installed as district governor
Chester funeral director John E. Carr has been installed as Governor of District 7 of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association for a three year term. He will serve on the board of governors, help govern policy, and represent funeral directors associations in Delaware Chester Bucks Montgomery and Lancaster counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Carr
Chester
Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association
Carr
Delaware
Bucks
Montgomery
Lancaster
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John L Clancy
Chester Trement
A. J. White Luttrell Funeral Home
Village Green Shopping Center
Concord RD
Aston, PA
J.P. Nolan Funeral Hose
Providence Ave
Baskets Carroll’s
Cheater Pike
Glenolden
RE. F. White
Thomas E. Rairdon
Mary E. Carr Funeral Home
Tremont
Dehn F
Carr Jehn
Cary
Michael J
Con
Barnard
Thomas D
Anastasio Clark Barnard
Woodlyn
John £. Carr
Church of Our Lady of Peace
Peter and Paul
Saccatore
JOKN
Beechwood Rd
Parksider Pa
Jean
Davidson
Crow
Shepherd $T
Pres
Edward E.bateman
Kingswood
J. A. Quattro
J. F. Donahue
Homsch
ALL Faiths
WM. S. & Leyler Ene Home
George H. Brower
Galdom
Imschweiler-Brower Funeral Home
Edgmont Ave
Blake
Yared Ahresale
Alph Kappa Alpha Sorority
Young People’s
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Pennsylvania State Junior Church
Junior Church Ushers Association
Chester and Vicinity
Dessie Muse
Percy Irving
Naomi Muse
Estella Cunningham
Naomi ‘Blake
Murphy Church
7Th
Yarnall Sts
Havens Memorial Park
Chester Township
Jackson
Marie G
Nae Galher
Obirney
Hindyay
A. J. White
Hope
Kapoureblos
George
Annastasia
Kendall Rd
Swarthmore
Ralailves
St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church
Nacrels
Loas
Walter
Emily G. Loach
Oaklyn
Med
Griffith Chapel
Chester Pike
Norwood
Intermont Philadelphia Memorial Park
McKinney
Alfred K
East Barta Circle
Wyncroft
Harriet Oliver McKinney
Southeastern
Chapter of the Heart Fund
American Friends Service Committee
Phila
Haven Memorial Park
Feltonville
del. Co
Plumley
Martha Wells
Ave
Woodly
Neo Garner
James M. Plumley
Jana Schatz
James M
Raymond
George Plumiey
Ronald Garner
Mae Collins
Willams
Baltimore
Summit
Chitton Heights
Rhodes
Cosimo Lang
Wallis Warfield Spencer
Buckingham Palace
Robert McCloskey
Brandyfinn Deretnn
Nellie
Grant
Familly
Robert Moreland Funeral Home
Std
Malin Sis
Trutner
Lawn Craft Cemetery
Rockwell
Ellie
Warholic
Rose Geveney
Folsom Ave
Folsom
James F. Knoeigen
Kedron
Our Body of Peace Church
Peter & Paul Cemetery
Friends
Mott Ty III
Matt Y. Wood
Beatrice Grenier Wood Jr
Rural
Robert Moreland Funeral
St. Robert's Roman Cathie Church
Passey
St. Mary's
Purdy
Dover
Dael
U.S. Air Force
Bage
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Riviera Beach, Md
United Lutheran Women’s Association
Charles Rockwell
Mrs
Johanna Wood
Kenton Ave
Croft Cemetery
Arden Guild
Linwood
Fire CO
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