Morris X. Johnson, therapist and wrestling champion
Morris X. Johnson, 54, of Mt. Airy, a family therapist and a former amateur wrestling champion, died April 23 of complications from diabetes at Wissahickon Hospice in Bala Cynwyd. Mr. Johnson was a...
View ArticleWilliam L. Morse Jr., entrepreneur and Realtor
William Leonard “Lee” Morse Jr., 71, an entrepreneur who was president of the former Chestnut Hill firm of Eichler & Moffly Realtors, died May 6 of Parkinson’s disease at his home in Chestnut Hill....
View ArticleLillian O’Brien
Lillian O’Brien passed away on May 30, 2016 at her home in Chestnut Hill after a long illness. She would have been 80 in July. Born in Philadelphia, she attended Germantown High School, Arcadia...
View ArticleRichard R. Neely Jr., architect
Richard Ross “Dick” Neely Jr., 93, of Flourtown and formerly of Chestnut Hill, an architect who had worked on many large projects in the Philadelphia area in a career that spanned nearly six decades,...
View ArticleJoseph Howard Pinchuk
Joseph Howard Pinchuk of El Segundo died peacefully at home with family on May 16th. He was born June 5, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Joe attended Temple University on the GI Bill as a...
View ArticleMorris Cheston, Jr.
Morris Cheston, Jr., senior counsel at Ballard Spahr LLP, died Sunday at his home in Spring House. Born July 11, 1937 in Ambler, Mr. Cheston attended Chestnut Hill Academy and graduated from St. Paul’s...
View ArticleThomas W. Jenkins, labor lawyer
Thomas W. Jenkins, 69, of Lafayette Hill, a lawyer who represented many labor unions in the Philadelphia area, died May 25 of respiratory failure at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Mr. Jenkins, a...
View ArticleRuth J. Palmer
Ruth J. Palmer, beloved mother of six and loving wife of the late Theodore B. Palmer, 3rd, died peacefully at her home at Pennswood Village, Newtown, PA on June 7, 2016. She was 89. Ruth was born in...
View ArticleGeorge C. Buzby, Jr.
George C. Buzby, Jr. PhD of Blue Bell died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Saturday, June 4, 2016. Survived by his loving wife, Judy. Beloved father of Anne Buzby-Walt (Tom), Jean Buzby,...
View ArticleLucy A. Merrick, nurse and activist
Lucy Anna Merrick, 104, of Germantown, a retired nurse and elder rights activist, died May 25 of heart disease at the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice in East Falls. Mrs. Merrick had worked part-time...
View ArticleBarbara L. Russell, business owner and needlepoint expert
Barbara Livengood Russell, 78, of Chestnut Hill, a needlepoint expert and owner of the former Barbara Russell Designs, a retail needlepoint store that became a fixture of Chestnut Hill for 35 years,...
View ArticleSandra H. Bacote, state HRC regional head
Sandra Holman Bacote, 75, of Mt. Airy, the retired regional director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, died June 4 at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia. Until her retirement in 2005, Mrs....
View ArticleMargaret B. Tighe, executive and volunteer
Margaret Brockman “Peggy” Tighe, 86, formerly of Chestnut Hill and Lafayette Hill, a former regional manager for Sylvan Pools and a longtime volunteer, died May 29 of complications of cancer at...
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Obituary: D. Stanley Parker, teacher, coach, administrator
Douglas Stanley Parker, 66, for the past 43 years was a teacher, coach and administrator at Chestnut Hill Academy and, since the school’s merger with Springside School in 2011, at Springside Chestnut...
View ArticleDominic Y. Porrini, contractor and volunteer
Dominic Y. Porrini, 64, of Mt. Airy and formerly of Roxborough, a painting contractor and longtime volunteer, died June 11 at Wyndmoor Hills Rehabilitation Center of injuries suffered in a fall wile...
View ArticleBarbara A. Gindhart
Barbara A. (nee Boyce)Gindhart, on June 29, 2016. Of Ft. Washington. Loving mother of Barbara Anne, Joseph (Kim), and Bernice Murphy (Thomas). Grandmother of Joseph Edward, Kelly Ann, Ian Matthew, and...
View ArticleHenry Stuckert (“Rusty”) MIller, Jr.
Henry Stuckert (“Rusty”) MIller, Jr., of Somerville, MA, and Ft. Washington, PA, died suddenly in Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, on June 7th, 2016, of acute cardiac arrest, at age 64. Born in...
View ArticleNancy L. W. Spaeth, artist and volunteer
Nancy Louise Wiltbank Spaeth, 95, formerly of Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill, an artist and community volunteer, died June 27 at Cathedral Village in Andorra, where she had been living for the past 23...
View ArticleKenneth Edward Kunz
Kenneth Edward Kunz, age 74, on July 11, 2016 of Mt. Airy. Husband of the late Alexine (nee Davey). Survived by his sons Kenneth (Sarit) and Keith (Krystin), 4 grandchildren Lillian, Adam, Brady and...
View ArticleAnn W. Spaeth, volunteer, athlete
Ann Wieland Spaeth, 79, formerly of Lafayette Hill, a community volunteer and an outstanding athlete, died June 30 at Cathedral Village in the Andorra section of Philadelphia where she had been living...
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