Obituaries for local boat club president and several residents
Louis J. LaGamba 44 a TV and radio repairman died Saturday in Crozer Hospital Upland he was president of the West End Boat Club Survived by widow Ida two daughters Mrs Mary Jane Kerr of Tenafly N J and Arlene of Chester a son Louis Jr of Chester parents Mr and Mrs Vincent LaGamba of Chester and two brothers David F of Leedom Estates and Vincent Jr of Chester Services will be at 10 a m Wed John W Wooley 68 of 1117 Brown St Chester died Friday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Wilmington he was employed at Sun Shipbuilding Dry Dock Co in Chester for 25 years Army veteran of World War I Survived by daughter Mrs Jesse Rubba of Hammonton N J and sister Mrs Elizabeth Cheeseman of Las Vegas Services will be 2 p m Tuesday at the John L Clancy Funeral Home 9th and Upland Sts Chester Burial in Lawncroft Cemetery Linwood Calling hours 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home also lists Mary I Crotty died Sunday in Brugald Mercy Hospital Darby survived by husband four daughters and two grandchildren High Requiem Mass 10 a m Wednesday St Gabriel's Norwood burial Holy Cross Cemetery Calling hours 2 to 9 pm Tuesday at Cavanaugh Funeral Home Darby Louis H Fitzsimmons Sr 75 retired Steel processing worker died Saturday at his home 1202 Main St Darby Survived by widow Emily four sons John of Chicago Louis Jr of Darby Lawrence of Springfield and William of New York 12 grandchildren Services 11 a m Wednesday Marvil Funeral Home Darby Burial in Dirtly Gross Cemetery Calling hours 2 to 4 pm Tuesday in the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. LaGamba
Crozer Hospital
Upland
M. LaGamba
West End Boat Club
Ida
Mary Jane Kerr
Tenafly Nu
Arlene
Chester
Louis Dy
Axd
Vincent LaGamba
David F
Leedom Estates
Vincent Jr
John W. Wooley
Brown St
Veterans Administration Hospital
Wilmington
Wooley
Mary E. Wooley
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Jesse Rubba
Hammonton N.J
Elizabett Cheeseman
Las Vegas
Cavanaugh
Uteca Ilome
Chester Bike
Norwood
Louis H. Fitzsimmons Sr
Main St
Darby
Death Notices and Classifieds Summary
Obituary notices and short classified items appear on the page. Listings reference Chester area life events and local notices, with standard newspaper dateline and postal filing language indicating archival post office and subscription details.
Hoffman W. Martin Hoffman Rites Set In Chester
Hoffman W. Martin Hoffman 53 of 120 dad Ave Village Green died Saturday in Crozer Hospital Upland Born in Preston Maryland he lived in Delaware County survived by widow Melba two sons Barry and Kim mother Mrs Rhoda Hoffman Chester sister Mrs Nila McCullough Chester and one grandson Services 2 pm Wednesday at Immschweiler Brower Funeral Home burial Lawn Croft Cemetery Linwood calling hours after 7 pm Tuesday at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Martin Hoffman
Dad Ave
Village Green
Sallimday
Crozer Hospital
Upland
Preston
Delaware County
Melba
Barry
Media
Kim
Rhoda Hoffman
Chester
Nila McCullough
Imschweiler-Brower Funeral Home
Edgmont Ave
Lawn Croft Cemetery
Linwood
F Titus Official Dies at 85 in Lansdowne
Frank B. Titus 85 of 80 Price Ave Lansdowne died Sunday at Delaware County Memorial Hospital Drexel Hill. He retired as Lansdowne borough manager in 1949 after 27 years and served as assistant police chief and secretary of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. He held multiple local and fraternal posts and is survived by wife Minnie, a daughter, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services Wednesday at Johnston Funeral Home Balt Ave Lansdowne with burial at Acington Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Titus
Price Ave
Lansdowne
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Drexel Hill
Tihs
Price Avenue
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Delaware County Chiefs of Police Association
Southeast Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police
Minnie
Raymond Lateh
Southampton
Sergions
Pam
Johnston Funeral Home
Baltimore Ave
Landowne
Ac Uington
Funeral
James V. DiCave Dies in Chester at 40
James V. DiCave 40 of 40 Kerlin Street Chester died Saturday in Crozer Hospital Upland after a life in Chester He is survived by his widow Evelyn two sons James in Chester and John at Ft Benning five daughters Sylvia Walls Judy Hampel Sandra one sister Mrs Jown cle Board two sten bathers Gessie Nasino and Armando Nasino and his stepfather Angela Nasino all of Chester and five grandchildren Solemn Requiem Mass 10 40 a m Wednesday at St Anthony Church Chester burial in Immaculate Heart Cemetery J A Quattra Funeral Home 240 Kerlin Street Chester
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. DiCave
TU Kerlin St
Chester
Crozer Hospital
Upland
Evelyn
James
John
Ft. Benning
Gay
Sylvia Walls
Judy Hampel
Tampa
Fla
Sandra
Jown Cle Board
Sten
Gessie Nas
Yeadon Debutante Marion Brown Tops 1963 Honors
A Yeadon High School graduate, Marion Brown, daughter of William F. Brown, won the No. 1 debutante and scholarship in the Who's Who Club cotillion at Sun Oil Center Fellonville. Mary Clark and Carolyn Johnson placed second and third respectively. other debutantes hailed from Chester and neighboring towns, supported by sponsors Raymond E. Wells and Club Incomparable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Brown
Yeadon
Sylvia Johnson
Sun Oil Center
Fellonville
Quid
William F. Brown
Ekler Ave
Yeadon High School
Brown
Club Incomparable
Mary Clark
Lawrence Clark
Edwards SL
Chester
Chester High School
Carolyn Johnson
John Johnson
Lampkin St. Chester
Brunella Bailey
George Bailey
Moreland County
Central High School
Ellis Byrd
Violet Jean Mitchell
Charles Andrew Mitchell
Quantico, Md
Salisbury High School
Salisbury
Joy Spreaders Club
Boulware
Corbin
Key
Sylvia Jobson
San Cristobal
Mexico
Frans Blom
Cheyney
State College
Berman Johnson
Jeffrey St. Chester
Anylion
Erna
Fon
Vlor
Geraldine Whittington
Carrie Morris
Debs
Whittington Lel
Sidney King
Joyce Hollis
Upper Chi
Colillionettes
Patricia Alexander
Shelia Bernard
Rebecca Chisolm
Paula LéCompte
Fay Givens
Barbara Gray
Helen Green
Diane Harris
Bernadette Hinson
Amelia Holmes
Betty Ann Johnson
Sue Ann Lewis
Lorraine Morris
Joyce Palm
Gloria Pearson
Sylvia Pierce
Cheryl Pleasant
Andrea Searles
Gloria Milbourne
Delores Whitley
Rayna Seth
Bonita Swain
Patricia Thomas
Elaine Williams
Wanda Mitchell
Eastern Light Masonic Temple
Bard St
Isabelle F. Farrell
Beatrice Tul
Delma Graham
Ruth T. Ray
Nellie Graham
Mary Jacobs
Kitty Sallard
Barbara Booker
Catherine Jeffrey
Ann Landy
Felina Bobo
Alicia Lineberry
Foster Raymond M. Foster 70. retired railroad worker dies
Raymond M. Foster, 70, a retired Baltimore and Ohio Railroad worker and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen member, died Friday at Embreeville State Hospital after three days illness. Survived by widow Alice, son Raymond Jr., and a daughter, plus eight grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at St. Thomas the Apostle Church Chester Heights. interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Calling hours 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Cavanagh Funeral Home Norwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond M. Foster
Embreeville State Hospital
Foster
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
Mosler
Glen Mills
Alice
Wosons
Raymond Jr
Glen Milly
Eward
Claremont
Cal
Alice Broomall
Hollywood
Margart Cunningham
New Orleans
Church of St. Thomas the Apostle
Chester Heights
Holy Cross Cemetery
Cavanagh
Chester Chief's Father Dies in Chester
Hiram A. Harper father of Chester Chief of Fire Lewis Harper died today at 2207 Madison Street Chester, where he lived with his wife Kathrine Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram A. Harper
Ches
Lewis Harper
Madison St
Chester
Katherine Harper
Garrett founder J C Garrett dies at 55 in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills AP reports J C Garrett 55 founder and president of Garrett Corp died at home from heart attack. Garrett Corp founded 1936 grew into agro space company whose products include life support for Mercury capsules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
J. C. Garrett
Garrett Corp
Censure Rejected by California Young Republicans
The California Young Republicans Executive Board rejected a resolution censuring Sen. Thomas Kuchel for a speech and instead approved a resolution commending him, then voting against it. They also advanced a resolution urging Barry Goldwater to run, backed a liberty amendment opposing the federal income tax, and commended Rep. James Att for urging U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Young Republicans
Thomas N. Kuchel
Rcalif
Kuchel
Kuehel
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
James Att
Calif
United States
United Nations
Woman Spy to Fly Home From Czechoslovakia
Helena Kozeradsky, 82, released after over three years in a Communist Czech prison for espionage, heads home to Passaic New Jersey. Her family, including husband John and children Michael John Jr and Helen, plus Rep. Charles S. Joelson, await at Idewild Airport New York as a cake and celebration plan unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passaic
N.J
Czechoslovakia
Helen Kozeradsky
Kozeradsky
Hlome
Idewild
New York
John Jr
Helen
Charles S. Joelson
D-N.j
Michael
Kennedy
Man jailed for involuntary manslaughter deaths in crash
A 39 year old Clifton Heights man William Kanouse pleaded guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to six months to three years in Broadmeadows Prison with a 300 dollar fine. He Johnson caused a crash on January 16 on HaggIe Road in Haverford Township killing Mrs Mary Lou Mumford Mrs Sylvia Abbott and James L Rugg Jr. The judge also imposed 1 to 12 months and 100 dollar fines on each count with sentencing suspended on driving after license suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Heights
Broadmeadows
Thomas A. Curran
William Kanouse
W. Broadway Avenue
Cherry Street
Kanouse
Haggle Road
Haverford Township
Mary Lou Mumford
MacDade Blvd
Collingdale
Sylvia Abbott
Haverford Road
S. Ardmore
James L. Rugg Jr
Baltimore Ave
Eagle Road
West Chester Pike
York County man held on charges of slugging laundromat
Alfred V. Powley 53 of Dillsburg faces 2000 bail on larceny by trick and counterfeit coin charges after police found about 500 slug coins and three men by a Chester Pike laundromat coin changer. Powley and his two sons, ages 14 and 18, were arrested. the sons were sent to juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Park
York County
Alfred V. Powley
Dillsburg
Justice of the Peace
Elwood Richter
Charles Green
Powley
Frank Hawke
Jon
White Church Chooses Negro Minister in Tucson
In Tucson the Pueblo Gardens Church, an all white congregation, named Rev. Wilbur R. Johnson as minister. Johnson, 43, from Pasadena and Boston University School of Theology, said he was surprised but pleased. Church members expect mixed reaction and hope to become integrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Wilbur R. Johnson
Pueblo Gardens
Redlands
Calif
Bob Howell
John Collins
Johnson
Pataidena
Boston University School of Theology
Bridge talk set for Chester Kiwanis meeting
The Chester Kiwanis Club will hear an address on the proposed Delaware River bridge at Chester. The 12:15 pm talk Wednesday at the Central YMCA will feature Paul Mac Murray, executive director of the Delaware River Port Authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Delaware River
Chester Kiwanis Club
Central Ymca
Paul MacMurray
Delaware River Port Authority
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boat Club
Woolley
Our Lady of Charity Church
Brookhaven
Peter & Paul
Marple
John L. Clancy
Sid and
Upland Sts
Crotty
Mary I. Crotty
Fitzsimmons
Times Building
Cheater, Penna
East Eighth Street
Postoffica
Winter Funeral Home
G. Norman Wilson
Hoffman
All Faiths
WM. S
Sleyler Funeral Home
W. 22Nd St
National Selected Morticians
Imschweiler-Brower
F. Titus
Helen Hunt
Chester Chief
Robert L. Nugent
University of Arizona
Nugent
ST. Louis
Thomas G. Rutledge
McDonnnell Corp
Bradford
Leo W.ryan
Supreme Governor of the Loyal Order of Moose
SPO
Iron Workers’ Savings and Loan Association
Ellis Consumer Disc. CO
S. Olive St
Folsom
Anx
N.Y
Acta
Stanley
Nachman
G Tanley
Fourth and Market Sts
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