Obituaries
Paul Joseph Tkacz
April 22, 2023
Paul Joseph Tkacz, 95, passed away peacefully at Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE surrounded by family on April 22, 2023. Paul was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1927 and was the youngest child of the late Nicholas and Marya Rybazuk Tkacz. The son of Ukrainian and Polish immigrants, Paul was a member of the […]
Elizabeth Jane Miller Jenkins
April 21, 2023
Elizabeth Jane Miller Jenkins “Biddy”, age 89, died peacefully surrounded by family on April 21, 2023. Biddy was born in Richardson Park, Delaware, in 1933. She was the daughter of the Drs. Elizabeth and Edgar Miller. Biddy graduated from Wilmington Friends School in 1951 and attended Mount Holyoke College where she was inducted into Phi […]
Patricia Emmott Chappell
April 21, 2023
Patricia “Pat” Emmott Chappell of Cokesbury Village, Hockessin passed away peacefully April 21, 2023 at the age of 90. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Gordon Emmott and Miriam Stackhaus Emmott of Media, PA. Pat graduated from The George School, Newtown, PA in 1950 and received her BA in […]
Daniel W. Jefferis IV
April 20, 2023
With great sadness, we announce the peaceful passing of Daniel W. Jefferis IV on April 20, 2023. Dan was born on January 29, 1944 in Chester, PA to Daniel W. Jefferis III and Alice Wheatly Jefferis. Dan graduated from Chester High School in 1962 and then attended Moravian College. After leaving Moravian, Dan joined the […]
Lawrence A. Ramunno
April 19, 2023
Lawrence A. Ramunno, 71, of Chadds Ford, PA, passed away at his home in the early morning of April 19, 2023 after a seven month battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He was known by his family and friends as Larry. As a young boy Larry grew up on New Castle Avenue with his two brothers, L. […]
William Thomas Shaw
April 19, 2023
William Thomas Shaw (Tom) died on April 19th at the age of 89. He fought valiantly against Alzheimer’s disease, maintaining his wonderful and loving personality. He taught us how to persevere with dignity, determination, grace and to be thankful and kind. Tom was born in November of 1933 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania to Owen DuWayne […]
Jeffrey Boardman Lund
April 18, 2023
Jeffrey Boardman Lund, age 63 passed away at home on April 18, 2023 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jeff was born on February 6, 1959 to Janet and John Lund in Waynesboro, Virginia and graduated from AI DuPont HS and Delaware Technical and Community College. Jeff retired from Farmers Insurance in 2020 after he was diagnosed, in […]
Ethel Rossiter Vandegrift
April 17, 2023
Ethel Rossiter Vandegrift of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania passed away on April 17, 2023 at the age of 96. Born in 1926 to the late Mahlon and Ethel Rossiter in Radnor, Pennsylvania, where she resided for her first 20 years. She attended Drexel University and received her B.S. in Home Economics in 1948. She began teaching […]
Thomas Stanley Vernon
April 17, 2023
Thomas Stanley Vernon slipped quietly from this world on the morning of Monday, April 17, 2023. He was born in Wilmington and spent his very early years growing up in a home his father had built for the family. He moved, along with his father, to Chadds Ford where he attended Unionville schools and graduated from […]
Bharati Seth
April 14, 2023
Bharati Subodh Seth, age 82, passed away on Friday, 14 April 2023, at home with her beloved family by her side. Bharati was born in Ahmedabad, India and moved to Mumbai, India with her family at a young age. She attended school and University in Mumbai and focused on creative and culinary endeavors. In early […]