Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
Burke, Dorothy B.
Dorothy B. Schaffer Burke AGE: 85
OF: Upper Darby, PA DIED: Monday, November 17, 2003 AT Crozer-Chester Medical Center Born: Upper Darby, PA Had Been A Life Time Resident Of Upper Darby, PA
EDUCATION: Graduate Upper Darby High School
EMPLOYMENT: Bell Telephone Company AS Telephone Operator working in Upper Darby, Lansdowne and Philadelphia FOR 34 years
Until Her Retirement.
ORGANIZATIONS: A woman devoted to her home and family. Member of the Telephone Pioneers.
SURVIVORS: Wife of the late Frank H. Schaffer who died in 1959 and the late Jack Burke; She is survived by Two Daughters: Barbara Baldwin Ahearn of Aston, PA and Carole S. Whartnaby of Boothwyn, PA; A Sister: Violet B. Horstman of Broomall, PA; Also survived by Four Grandchildren and Nine Great-Grandchildren; Sister of the late
Mildred B. Jackson.
SERVICE INFORMATION: Graveside Service and Interment will be private. Arrangements by the Minshall-Shropshire Funeral Home, Middletown Twp., Media, PA.
MEMORIAL GIFTS: Contributions to a Charity of the Donor's Choice.
Burks, Reed S.
DECEASED'S NAME: Reed S. Burks AGE: 86
OF: Chester Heights, PA DIED: Monday, May 5, 2003
AT Riddle Memorial Hospital
Born: Bedford, Virginia Had Been a Resident Of Chester Heights, PA Since 1975
EMPLOYMENT: US Navy AS Chief Petty Officer WAR World War II surviving Pearl Harbor After Retiring from the Navy, he went to work for the US Post Office Retired In 1979
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Survivors of Pearl Harbor Association and Fleet Reserves Association.
SURVIVORS: Survived by his wife Joan Burks who he married in 1971; A Daughter: Margaret Thompson of Paoli, PA; A Son: Reed S. Burks, Jr. of Linchburg, Virginia; A Brother: Frank W. Burks of Roanoke, Virginia; Two Sisters: Mary Dean of Bedford, Virginia and Doris Stanley of Bedford, Virginia; Also survived by 4 Grandchildren and 3 Great-Grandchildren. Father of the late Frank Burks who died in 2001.
SERVICE INFORMATION: Funeral Mass Friday 10:30 a.m. from The Old Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, 430 Valleybrook Road, Glen Mills, PA where friends may call after 9;30 a.m. Interment in the adjoining Church Cemetery. Arrangements by the Minshall-Shropshire Funeral Home, Middletown Twp., Media, PA.
MEMORIAL GIFTS: Contributions to a Charity of the Donor's Choice.
Burns, Ronald V.
Ronald Vincent Burns "Burnsy" AGE: 56
OF: Media and Middletown Township, PA
DIED: March 25, 2007 after succumbing to a long illness
AT: Crozer-Chester Medical Center BORN IN: Chester Hospital, Upland, PA Mr. Burns was a life long resident of Media and Middletown Twp.
EDUCATION: Graduate of Penncrest High School Class of 1968
Attended West Chester University
EMPLOYED: Road Con Construction where he was a long time employee.
VETERAN: U S Army as an Army Missile Specialist during the Vietnam War.
ORGANIZATIONS: Mr. Burns was an avid lover of all sports and a black lab named Cleopatra. Ron played both offense and defense for Penncrest football and West Chester University. He was a member of the all DELCO football team in 1967.
Son of the late John L. and Dorothy Hanna Burns, brother of the late John Burns, Jr and nephew and stepson of the late Helen Forrester.
SURVIVORS: Survived by his wife Margaret (nee Helander) Burns; He was the brother of Elaine Forrester of Media, PA, Richard Forrester of Daytona Beach, Florida, Susan (Henry) Federowicz of Mt Joy, PA, Kathy McKniff of Upland, PA and Eileen Seaman of Parkside, PA. Also survived by numerous other family and friends.
SERVICE INFORMATION: Relatives and Friends may call Thursday, March 29th after 6:00 p.m. at The Minshall-Shropshire-Bleyler Funeral Home, Middletown (Rte#352) & Knowlton Roads, Middletown Twp., Media, PA where there will be a Funeral Service at 7:30 p.m. Interment private.
MEMORIAL GIFTS: In lieu of flowers please send memorial contributions to the Disabled Veterans. DAV - Department of PA, 4219 Trindle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011.
Burns, Laura E.
Minshall-Shropshire-Bleyler Funeral Home
Middletown & Knowlton Roads, Media, PA 19063 610-876-4213
DECEASED: Laura E. (Bulger) Burns AGE: 85 OF: Media, born, raised and educated in Chester.
DIED: Saturday, January 2, 2010 at White Horse Village Community.
EDUCATION: Graduate of Chester High School.
EMPLOYMENT: Homemaker
ORGANIZATIONS: Parishioner of the former St. Roberts Catholic Church in Chester.
Laura enjoyed dancing and making crafts. Her passion in life was in her flower garden. She loved nurturing and arranging her beautiful flowers.
Wife of the late Albert C. Burns, Sr.
SURVIVORS: 2 SONS: Albert C. Burns, Jr. (Susan) of Millsboro, DE., Lawrence J. Burns of Key West, FLA. 1 DAUGHTER: Kathleen M. Mitarnowski (Joe) of Aston.
6 GRANDCHILDREN and 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
FUNERAL LITURGY: Friday at 11:00am at Minshall- Shropshire- Bleyler Funeral Home Middletown & Knowlton Roads, Media PA 19063
VISITATION: Thursday Evening from 6:00-8:00pm and Friday from 10:00-10:45am at the funeral home.
INTERMENT: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Aston.
Bynum, Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren Bynum, 87,
Longtime Aston Resident
Elizabeth Warren Bynum, 87, a longtime resident of Aston, died July 16 at home.
Born in Woodlyn, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Andrew L. and Mabel R. Warren, and the wife of the late Terrell W. Bynum. She lived in the Green Ridge section of Aston for 63 years.
Mrs. Bynum, who was known to her high school friends as Libby Warren, graduated from Chester High School in 1938. During her senior year, she won a county-wide poetry contest, sponsored by the Pennsylvania School Press Association, for the best published poems in a high school newspaper (Chester High's "Welcome"). She continued to write poetry for the rest of her life.
After graduation, Mrs. Bynum entered nurse's training at Chester Hospital, and in that same year she married Terrell W. Bynum. In 1944 the couple moved their family to Green Ridge in Aston Township, where Mrs. Bynum became very active in community organizations. She was a founder of the Green Ridge Cub Scout Pack in which she served as Den mother, committee secretary and coordinator of the "Aid to Navajos Project, " which gained national recognition and funding. She was an active participant in Aston PTA-sponsored plays and shows; and she was troop leader of the Aston Brownies of the Girl Scouts of America. In later years, she was secretary of the Rangers Drum and Bugle Corps of Ridley Township, as well as a charter member and officer of the Lydia Wade Chapter of the International Toastmistress Club. In this capacity, she traveled to Wolverhamption, England to give a speech. Mrs. Bynum was an avid doll collector who started her own toy-making business and doll "hospital". She was co-founder of a local doll-collector's club, and she had more than a thousand dolls and hundreds of teddy bears in her collection. At age 85, Mrs. Bynum founded her own Chapter of the Red Hat Society.
Mrs. Bynum always enjoyed learning, and after high school she took courses in a variety of subjects, including human relations, salesmanship, typing, humanities, sociology and psychology at schools that included Temple University, Chester High School Adult Education, Sleeper's Business College, Sun Valley High School Adult Education, and Widner College.
During her working years, Mrs. Bynum was employed at the Montgomery Ward Store in Chester, Merrimac Toys in Rockdale, Speare Brothers Department Store in Chester, and Spensers' Stationery Store in Chester. Beginning in 1964, she worked at Scott Paper Company in Chester until she retired in 1985.
Survivors: Five children including Elizabeth Sabatino of Media, PA; Terrell Ward Bynum of New Haven, CT; Clare Bowersox of West Chester, PA; Karen Wright of Red Lion, PA; and Deborah McKinney of Brookhaven, PA; a brother, Andrew L. Warren Jr. of New Berne, NC; a sister, Winifred Newill of Forestville, CA; eleven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Friend and Care Giver: Valdeta Sawyers
Visitation: 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 21 at the Minshall-Shropshire-Bleyler Funeral Home, Middletown Road (Rt 352) and Knowlton Road near Brookhaven.
Services: 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 21 at the Minshall-Shropshire-Bleyler Funeral Home.
Burial: Edgewood Cemetery, Concord, PA.
Contributions: Taylor Hospice, PO Box 147, Ridley Park, PA 19078 and the Upland Baptist Church, 3rd and Main Streets, Upland, PA 19015.
