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Obituaries


Barbara Kurz

Barbara Kurz

April 11, 2023

Barbara Maria Kurz was born the second youngest of 9 children on the 12th of September 1938 in Hirschau, Germany near Lake Chiemsee in the State of Bavaria. She was the daughter of Elisabeth and Josef Kurz along with six sisters and two brothers. She went to school in Grabenstaett and started her career in a […]

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Mary Elizabeth Wood Logan

Mary Elizabeth Wood Logan

April 10, 2023

Mary Elizabeth Wood Logan, our beloved Molly passed away on April 10, 2023. Her indomitable spirit prevailed over seven years of declining health until her heart finally failed her. From her birth in 1932 in Moorestown, NJ, she maintained a rootedness in her origins and the Quaker religion in which she was raised. Her life […]

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Tucker Ranken Giddens

Tucker Ranken Giddens

April 9, 2023

Tucker R. Giddens passed away early Easter morning just a month before her 74th birthday. She was the daughter of William B. and Margaret C. Ranken. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Howard Russell Giddens Jr.; her son “Troy” Howard Russell Giddens III; her daughter “Maggie, Magpie” Margaret Tucker Giddens (Ellis J. […]

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Peter Kennedy Moran

Peter Kennedy Moran

April 7, 2023

On Friday, April 7, 2023, one of the good guys said goodbye. Peter Kennedy Moran – aka PK, Pete, Chief and PopPop – died peacefully with Susan Wylie Moran, his wife of nearly 61 years and loving family by his side. Born in Drexel Hill, PA in October 1938 to Thomas A. Moran and Ann […]

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Ernest W. Cloud

Ernest W. Cloud

April 7, 2023

Ernest W. Cloud, passed away April 7, 2023 at age 93 at Sunrise of Westtown in West Chester, PA. Ernest was born in Philadelphia, PA, son of the late Dorothy M. and Ernest Reese Cloud. He was a graduate of Kennett Square High School. He was employed by the DuPont Co. for 38 years, taking […]

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Joseph T Murray

Joseph T Murray

April 4, 2023

Joseph T Murray, 86, of Wilmington, DE and Weekapaug, RI died peacefully on April 4, 2023 after a brief illness. Joe is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Jane St. Amant Murray, his three sons Michael (Sally) of Nahant, MA, Andrew (Emily) of Barrington, RI and Stephen (Jennifer) of Wayland, MA, and by […]

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Trudie Ramsey

Trudie Ramsey

April 2, 2023

Trudie Ramsey passed to eternal life April 2, 2023 after numerous health issues over the past few years. She was born in October of 1943 in Wilmington, Delaware, the oldest child of James J. and Catherine Helmetag McKeough. She attended Mount Pleasant High School. She was a competitive swimmer, and she and her sister swam […]

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Richard Faulkner Dietz

Richard Faulkner Dietz

April 2, 2023

Richard Faulkner Dietz, age 95, of Kennett Square, PA, formerly of Malverne/Lynbrook Long Island, NY, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023. Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1928 he was the son of the late Richard E. and Mary Alice (Gillespie) Dietz. Growing up he enjoyed summers at his Uncle Eddie’s farm and Copake Lake. […]

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Christine Hookey

Christine Hookey

April 1, 2023

Christine passed away peacefully in her home on April 1st 2023. She was born in Southwest Philly, relocated to Delco, and finally settled in North Delaware. Christine graduated from Claymont High School, as a member of the Class of 1974. She is predeceased by her mother Joan Carpenter and brother Robert “Bobby” Carpenter of Drexel […]

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Doris Voelker

Doris Voelker

April 1, 2023

On April 1, 2023, Doris Voelker (née Osburne) went home to her Lord and Savior. She was the beloved wife of the late Glenn G. Voelker; daughter of the late Frank and Mary Osburne; devoted mother to Glenn G. Voelker, Patrick (Woody) Voelker, and the late Robyn Voelker-Mccumber.  She was blessed to be the grandmother […]

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