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Obituary: Dale Kinley, beloved Weavers Way employee
by Len Lear Dale Lyn Kinley was just as familiar a staple at Weavers Way Mt. Airy as the fresh produce. An employee at the co-op for 39 of its 47 years of its existence, Dale always had a big smile on...
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Mt. Airy WWII vet, 94, ‘Today Show’ subject, dies of Covid
In the Army during World War II, Aronson was a sergeant in the Armed Services Radio who played music to lift the spirits of the troops in combat. by Len Lear In May, Howard Aronson, 70, was...
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Hill firefighter/author/linguist dies of Covid-19 at 48
Fellow Chestnut Hill firefighter Marc Scruggs told us, “Eric (seen here) was definitely one of the nicest guys I have ever met… He had a very calm demeanor. He was a joy to work with.” by Len Lear...
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Barbara E. McCullough, 73, noted fine artist, graphic designer
Barbara E. McCullough, 73, noted fine artist and graphic designer, of Salt Lake City, formerly of Chestnut Hill and New York, died on Friday, June 12, at the University of Utah Hospital. Born in...
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Vivian Schatz: Activist and educator
Vivian Schatz, 95, a longtime activist for peace, social justice and the environment, and a retired science teacher, died June 16, at her home in Mt. Airy. Mrs. Schatz worked all of her life for peace...
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Carole Verona, Local writer, succumbs to cancer at 77
Carole would often say that her favorite musician in the world was Rufus Wainwright and that she would travel the world to see him perform. Here she got to meet Rufus backstage after a concert in...
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Joseph Sanchez, designer, preservationist
Joseph Danny Sanchez, 48, passed away suddenly on July 9, 2020. He was born in Denver, Colorado to Sarah Christine and raised in his early years by his devoted loving grandmother Esther Hidalgo. In...
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Covid-19 takes life of life-long N.W. Philly teacher
Jane Jordan, seen here with her husband, Abraham, was a life-long resident of Northwest Philadelphia and the adjacent suburbs, a voracious reader and beloved public school teacher for 35 years who...
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Obituary: Fred Voigt, Committee of 70 head and long-time Hiller
Fred Voigt fishing while on vacation in Rhode Island. By Pete Mazzaccaro Fred Voigt, the long-time director of The Committee of Seventy and a decade’s-long resident of Chestnut Hill died on July 30...
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Ron Petrou, passionate Local ‘journal-ist,’ dies at 83
Ron was an intellectual who loved tooling around town in his red Miata convertible. by Len Lear Nineteenth century Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle famously wrote, “No pressure, no diamonds.” Or...
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