Obituaries
Alma Elizabeth Rigler
Feb 5, 2025
Alma Elizabeth Rigler passed away on February 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She was born in Landenberg, Pennsylvania in 1927, where she lived most of her life. She was the daughter of Jesse and Alma Whalen Hendrickson.
She graduated from Kennett High School in the Class of 1944. Alma worked for Cooperative Service Co.,...
Kathy R. Pratt
Mar 8, 2025
Kathy Reynolds Pratt, 78, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2025, after a long, hard fought battle with kidney failure. She was a true badass who never gave up hope and lived her life to the fullest despite her recent health problems. She called herself the “Lucky Duck”, as she came back from the brink so many times that she...
Judi A. Gentry
Mar 8, 2025
Judi A. Gentry, age 61, of West Grove, Pennsylvania, passed away on Saturday March 8, 2025, at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. She was the wife of Terry R. Gentry, with whom she shared 12 years of marriage. Born in Chester, PA, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Ida Kunstek. Judi graduated from Sun Valley...
Maria Guadalupe Tovar Leon
Mar 6, 2025
Maria Guadalupe Tovar Leon, 31, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on March 6, 2025, at Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. She was the beloved wife of Gonzalo Hernandez Flores, with whom she shared 12 years of marriage. Born in Coeneo, Michoacán, she was the daughter of Juan Tovar Lemus and Amalia Leon De Tovar.
In addition to her husband and parents,...
Kevin Patrick Hughes
Mar 2, 2025
Kevin Patrick Hughes, age 73, of Newark, Delaware, died on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at his home with his wife Linda Shupe Hughes at his side. Kevin and Linda shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Abington, PA, he was the son of the late Donald Hughes and the late Frances Rhodes Hughes.
Kevin worked for over 23 years as a corrections...
Kevin G. Kelleher
Feb 21, 2025
Kevin Gerard Kelleher, age 66, formerly of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, passed away on February 21, 2025, from complications due to chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He was the very loving husband of Leigh (Thompson) Kelleher, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, DE, he is the son of Anna (Pratola) Kelleher and the late Robert Kelleher.
Kevin graduated from...
Merle L. Williams
Feb 14, 2025
Merle Elizabeth (Lank) Williams, age 94, died peacefully on February 14, 2025, at The Atrium in Allentown, PA, where she resided after living in Kennett Square, PA, for 67 years. She was the spouse of the late Charles (Richie) Williams, with whom she shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Seaford, DE, she was the daughter of the late William...
Patricia N. Reisinger
Feb 11, 2025
Patricia N. Reisinger, age 63, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, passed away on February 11, 2025, at Paoli Hospital in Paoli, PA. Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joel Reisinger and the late Jannette Burgess Reisinger. Patty faithfully cared for her elderly parents. Her kind and giving nature will be missed along with her razor sharp...
Gerald G. Thornton
Feb 7, 2025
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Gerald Glenn Thornton, age 69, of Avondale, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025, surrounded by his loving family after a very courageous battle with brain cancer. He was the husband of Barbara (Leck) Thornton with whom he shared 48 wonderful years of marriage. Born in Phoenixville, PA, he...
Robert Wax Mark
Feb 6, 2025
Robert Wax Mark, age 81, of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, passed away on February 6, 2025. He was the spouse of Robina Mark, with whom he shared 39 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was a son of the late Ben Mark and Beatrice (Wax) Mark.
Robert grew up in Wilmington, DE as part of a large extended family. He...
Brian F. Miller
Feb 3, 2025
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Brian Faucher Miller, 67, of Kennett Square, husband of Ellen Davies Miller, entered into eternal rest on February 3, 2025. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 W. Pleasant Grove Road, West Chester, PA, Friday, February 14 at 11AM in Westminster...
Loretta C. Dunn Schneider
Jan 31, 2025
Loretta C. (Dunn) Schneider , age 82, of West Grove, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 31, 2025. She was the spouse of Gene L. Schneider, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage and even more years of loving one another. Born in Upland, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Dunn and the late Katherine (Hogan)...
Eliot C. Rivera
Jan 27, 2025
Eliot Charon Rivera passed away peacefully of natural causes on January 27, 2025, at his home in Jennersville, PA, at the age of 89. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, leaving behind a legacy of love and faith.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Anna Class Rivera; his two sons, Eliot V. and Leonard J....
Daniel Roy Moffett
Jan 23, 2025
Daniel Roy Moffett (“Dan”) of Newark, Delaware, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the age of 60. Dan was the son of the late Claude Raymond Moffett, Sr. and Eileen Wardell Moffett.
Dan was born on November 13, 1964, and raised in Delaware. He studied auto mechanics and graduated from Newark High School (Delaware). He took classes at...
James Bryan Northrup
Jan 23, 2025
James Bryan Northrup of Richmond, VA, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the age of 73. He was the son of the late Walter Bryan Northrup and the late Julia Mickle Northrup.
After graduating from Dickinson High School in Delaware, he attended and graduated from Wake Forest University in North Carolina with a BA in English. He spent...
Nancy Haldeman Olson
Jan 18, 2025
Nancy Elizabeth Haldeman Ramsey Olson passed away on January 18, 2025, at Chester County Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John Henry Haldeman and the late Lillian Blakeley Richardson Zierach.
Nancy was a graduate of Kennett High School class of 1953. She attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a degree in nursing in 1957. In 1962 she...
Laura Ann Benincasa
Jan 17, 2025
Laura Ann Benincasa, age 61, of Landenberg, PA, died Friday, January 17, 2025, at AccentCare Hospice at Christiana Hospital after a five-month battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Carolyn Livingston of Columbia, PA, and the late George Sternecker. She was also raised by her father, Jacob Livingston of Columbia, PA, from age 4. Laura...
Joseph W. Carroll Jr.
Jan 15, 2025
Joseph W. Carroll, Jr. of Kennett Square, PA, passed away at the age of 81 after a prolonged battle with Multiple Systems Atrophy. He was the husband of Peggy A. Carroll with whom he shared 28 years of marriage. Born in Sparks, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph W. Carroll, Sr. and the late Dorothy Cromwell Carroll.
After...
Justin M. Rivera
Jan 13, 2025
Justin Matthew Rivera, age 31, passed away unexpectedly on January 13, 2025 in his home in Philadelphia. Born in Newark, DE, and raised in Kennett Square, PA, he was the beloved son of Leonard J. Rivera and Gayle P. Lafferty.
As a child, Justin was a delight to his parents, grandparents, and extended family. He was a precocious, inquisitive, energetic boy...
James Daniel Beail
Jan 13, 2025
On Monday, January 13, 2025, we said goodbye to James Daniel Beail (“Jimmy”), a father, grandfather, friend, and life-long mentor of many. Jimmy was surrounded by his loving family as he peacefully passed. He was 93 years of age at the time of his death.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, the son of the late Edward Beail and the late...
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