All Obituaries

JOAN OTTAVIANO MURATORE of Egg Harbor Township, NJ passed away on June 19, 2018 at Atlantic Care Hospital. She was 82 years old. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA on August 22, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Ann (Fragale) Ottaviano. Joan grew up in Upper Darby, PA and attended St. Laurence Parish in Upper Darby. After marriage, she moved to Glenolden, and then settled in Broomall, PA.. In her later years, while working in NJ, she moved to Egg Harbor Township,...

Peter J. D'Ambrosio, age 98, formerly of Yeadon, and West Phila., passed on June 18, 2018.  World War II Army Veteran. Longtime professional Umpire and Referee including refereeing Wilt Chamberlain's 100 Point Game.  Delaware County Real Estate Agent.  Loving son of the late Louis and Helen (nee Toll) D'Ambrosio.  Beloved husband of the late Gertrude (nee Halbert) D'Ambrosio.  Survived by his loving children Mark (Marie), Petra (Dave)...

Stango Angela N. “Chickie” (Desiderio) Stango, on June 16, 2018, of Maris Grove, Glen Mills, PA and formerly of Springfield.  Wife of the late Tony Stango.  Sister of Frank (Catherine) Desiderio.  Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Mass Saturday 10:30 AM at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 430 Valleybrook Rd., Glen Mills, PA 19342, where friends may call from...

Liam "Bill" Smyth, age 81, of Havertown, PA, formerly of Overbrook Park and County Kildare, Ireland passed on June 16. 2018. Retired Philadelphia Policeman and former owner of Smyth Landscaping.   Devoted husband of Joan (nee O'Flaherty) Smyth.  Loving father of Anne Marie, Patrick (Genna), Sean and Michael Smyth.  Grandfather of Anna, Liam and Frances.  Brother of Danny, Gene, Anne Walshe and the late Frank...

  Steven R. Connor, West Norriton resident, formerly of Yeadon, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the age of 62 at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Steven was born on August 28, 1955 to a loving father, Justin Jerome Connor and mother, Rose Jane (Hutchinson) Connor in Darby at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital.  He married the great love of his life Rosemarie “Roe” Reale on September 26, 1981, the union of...

Elizabeth "Betty"  (nee Ferraro) Gorman, on June 11, 2018, of Schuylkill.  Devoted wife of the late Francis M. Gorman.  Loving mother of Karen (Fran) Shields, Debbie (Mark) Tietbohl and Donna (Tim) McGrother.  Cherished Grandmother of Amy, Michael, Kerry, Collin, Liam and Katie, and Great Grandmother of Zachary, Richard and Mateo.  Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.  Predeceased by her nine brothers and sisters.  Very...

Long, Ronald J. of West Chester, PA formerly of Ardmore, passed away on June 10, 2018 at the age of 84.  Graduate of Malvern Preparatory School and Villanova University.  Army Veteran.  Loving Husband of Geraldine (nee Dougherty) Long.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Memorial Service, 1:00 P.M., Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Devon Senior Living Chapel, 445 N. Valley Forge Road, Devon, PA  19333.  Interment Private  

Eugene P. Tinus, of West Chester, Pa.,  passed away on June 6, 2018 at the  age of 75. Born in Reading, Pa., he graduated from Reading Catholic High School. Gene went on to the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech where he also graduated,  then served 4 years in the Army. He worked for US Filter and Siemans as a sales representative for waste water treatment plants before retiring in 2006. He enjoyed volunteering for his church...

Faith J. "Joan" (nee McCloskey) Healy, of Grays Ferry, passed away on June 6, 2018 at the age of 69.  Loving mother of Frederick Healy, Michael (Lisa) Healy and Stephen (Donna) Healy, Grandmother of Corey, Meghan, Michaela, Gavin, Cameron, Shane, Erin and Tara.  Great-grandmother of Owen Smith.  Sister of Ellen Leonard.   Also survived by many nieces and nephews.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Service...

Jack Thompson Phillips, 23 years old, died Monday, June 4, at the family home on Dolphin Drive in Malvern. Jack had graduated from Penn State University in 2017 with a degree in geoscience and was poised to begin a career in that field when he was stricken with brain cancer. He and his girlfriend, Liz Snell, who also had graduated from Penn State, were on a celebratory trip to Thailand when he had to be rushed to a hospital for surgery to remove a large, bleeding tumor. His...