Florence C. Boothby, community volunteer
Florence C. “Gigi” Boothby, 89, formerly of Chestnut Hill, a longtime community volunteer, died Oct. 8 from complications of Parkinson’s disease at Beaumont at Bryn Mawr. Mrs. Boothby was involved with...
View ArticleLawrence Y. Chapman Jr., architect
Lawrence Yeoman Chapman Jr., 73, an architect, died Oct. 11 of Lewy body dementia at his home in Chestnut Hill. During his career, Mr. Chapman designed and managed architectural projects large and...
View ArticleWilliam Gresham O’Malley III
William Gresham O’Malley III, 83, of Villanova, a Philadelphia businessman, died on October 16, 2016 of metastasized prostate cancer, surrounded by his family at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Mr. O’Malley was...
View ArticleJane B. Copeland
Jane B. Copeland died Wednesday, October 18, 2016 at Chestnut Hill Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Milwaukee, WI and moved to Radnor with her family in 1948. Jane graduated from Baldwin...
View ArticleAlexander Hersh, social worker and professor
Alexander Hersh, 91, formerly of Mt. Airy, a retired social worker and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, died Oct. 1 of cancer at Cathedral Village in Andorra. Mr. Hersh retired in 1990 as a...
View ArticleRichard D. Lownes, funeral director
Richard Dunlap Lownes Sr., 86, formerly of Lafayette Hill, where he operated his family’s funeral home, died Oct. 24 of lung cancer at Peter Becker Community in Harleysville. where he had resided for...
View ArticleJohn K. Pickering
A memorial service for John K. Pickering, who died at 90 in his home in Chestnut Hill Sept. 8, will take place in the Honickman auditorium at Germantown Academy, 340 Morris Rd., Ft. Washington PA at 2...
View ArticleCharles A. Carter III, retired Episcopal priest
The Rev. Charles A. Carter III, 78, a retired Episcopal priest and former rector of St. Paul’s Church in Chestnut Hill, died Oct. 31, after a prolonged illness at Bishop White Lodge at Cathedral...
View ArticleLouise Stevens, Local circulation manager
Louise Stephens, 91, of Chestnut Hill, a former circulation manager at the Chestnut Hill Local, died Oct. 20 at Stapely in Germantown. Mrs. Stevens, who retired in 1995, had worked at several positions...
View ArticleJames C. Davis, professor of history
James C. Davis, 85, formerly of Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy, a retired history professor, died Oct. 26 at Cathedral Village in Andorra, where he had resided for the past three years. Dr. Davis retired...
View ArticleJoy Shuler Harbeson
Joy Shuler Harbeson– born May 29, 1929, Philadelphia. Passed away October 24 at her home in W. Mt. Airy. Graduate of Friends Select School, 1947, and Brown University, 1951. Received an award in 2007...
View ArticleSusan E. Marshall, lawyer
Susan E. Marshall, 71, a lawyer, died Nov. 8 of ovarian cancer at her home in Chestnut Hill. Mrs. Marshall had worked for nearly 20 years as an attorney for the New Hampshire legislature. The author of...
View ArticleAnna E. Seymour
Seymour, Anna E. (nee Downes) (November 20, 2016). Mrs. Seymour was born in Westfield, Massachusetts; attended the University of Massachusetts, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina,...
View ArticleFranklin S. Horn III, floral designer and shop owner
Franklin S. “Chip” Horn III, 67, a floral designer and a men’s shop owner, died Nov. 13 at his home in Lower Gwynedd of injuries suffered in a fall. Until his retirement in 1983, Mr. Horn had been a...
View ArticleHelen C. Lucas
Helen C. Lucas, a longtime Chestnut Hill resident and loving mother and grandmother, passed away on November 10, 2016 of natural causes. She was 99 years young and lived independently at the Hill...
View ArticleKaren M. Coneys
Karen M. Coneys of Bronxville, NY, and formerly of Chestnut Hill, passed away on September 16, 2016, after a lengthy campaign against lymphoma. Miss Coneys was 59 years old. During her more than...
View ArticleMary Lee L. Cope, community volunteer
Mary Lee Lowry Cope, 91, formerly of Chestnut Hill, a longtime community volunteer, died Nov. 23, after a brief illness at Cathedral Village in Andorra. Mrs. Cope was instrumental in establishing major...
View ArticleJames J. Duffin, city housing official
James John “Jim” Duffin, 88, a Philadelphia housing advocate and orchid grower, died Saturday, Nov. 26, of congestive heart failure at his home in Mt. Airy. Mr. Duffin was the chief executive officer...
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James A. Black Jr., retired Conrail accountant
James A. Black Jr. James A. Black Jr., 88, formerly of Chestnut Hill, a retired Conrail accountant and a 2011 recipient of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Distinguished Service Award, died...
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Stanley Woodward, Woodard Co. Chairman
Stanley Woodward Jr. Mr. Stanley Woodward Jr., Chestnut Hill resident, Chairman of George Woodward Co., sailor and navigator, boat builder, painter, real estate executive, winery owner and horse...
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