Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
FRANCIS J. MATTHEWS SR.
Born in HUDSON FALLS, NEW YORK on Jan. 2, 1924
Departed on Oct. 10, 2005 and resided in BRYN MAWR, PA.
Visitation: Saturday Oct. 15, 2005
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL.: Saturday Oct. 15, 2005
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery
FRANCIS J. SR., aged 81, OF BRYN MAWR, PA. THE FOUNDER OF AMERICAN FLEXIBLE HOSE COMPANY PASSED AWAY AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS ON OCTOBER 10, 2005. BELOVED HUSBAND FOR 51 YEARS OF JESSIE(NEE CAUL)MATTHEWS. FATHER OF CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS AND THE LATE FRANCIS J. MATTHEWS, JR. ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS 3 GRANDSONS. BROTHER OF DOT FITZGERALD AND MARIE HARRIS.
MR. MATTHEWS WAS BORN IN HUDSON FALL, NEW YORK. HE GRADUATED FROM HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL AND UNION COLLEGE IN SCHNECTADY, NEW YORK.
MR. MATTHEWS SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR CORP AND OBTAINED THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT.
FOLLOWING COLLEGE MR. MATTHEWS WENT TO WORK FOR THE METAL HOSE DIVIVSION OF ANACONDA AMERICAN BRASS CO. IN 1964, HE WENT OUT AND STARTED HIS OWN COMPANY, AMERICAN FLEXIBLE HOSE COMPANY LOCATED IN HAVERTOWN, PA.
MR. MATTHEWS ENJOYED BIRD WATCHING AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN. HE ALSO GREATLY ENJOYED HIS TIMES IN THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.
THERE WILL BE A VIEWING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2005 AT ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH IN BRYN MAWR, PA. AT 9:30 AM AND A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN CHURCH AT 10:30 AM. INTERMENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN CALVARY CEMETERY.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS AN OFFERING IN MR.MATTHEW'S NAME TO EITHER THE DELCO FAMILY PASS SUPPORT GROUP C/O THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AUTISM SOCIETY P.O. BOX 304 LAFAYETTE HILLS, PA. 19444 OR THE CHILDREN'S LEUKEMIA RESEARCH ASSN. 585 STEWART AVENUE SUITE 18 GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK 11530 WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
JUSTINA A. MARIANI
Born in BRYN MAWR, PA. on Aug. 25, 1948
Departed on Oct. 14, 2005 and resided in BRYN MAWR, PA.
Visitation: Saturday Oct. 22, 2005
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL.: Saturday Oct. 22, 2005
Cemetery: St. Denis Cemetery
JUSTINA A. OF BRYN MAWR.PA. ON OCTOBER 14, 2005. BELOVED DAUGHTER OF JUSTINA R.(NEE DE LAURENTIS) AND TH LATE HARRY F. MARIANI. LOVING SISTER OF ENRICO F. MARIANI, A. FRANCESCA MARIANI, ANTHONY J. MARIANI AND JOSEPHA M. "PEPE" MARIANI. DEAR AUNT OF LUKE, JUSTIN, RACHAEL, AND GABRIEL.
JUSTINA ATTENDED ST.KATHERINE PARISH SCHOOL FOR GRADE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. SHE LATER WENT ON TO VILLANOVA FOR HER MASTERS IN MATH.
SHE WAS A TEACHER AT NOTRE DAME IN ROME UNTIL 1976 AND THEN ONTO HARCUM COLLEGE UNTIL 2005. JUSTINA WAS ALSO A MEDICAL LAB TECH AT BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL FOR 38 YEARS.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS AN OFFERING IN JUSTINA'S NAME TO THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION 527 PLYMOUTH ROAD SUITE 403 PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. 19462 OR TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 1615 WEST CHESTER PIKE SUITE 102 WEST CHESTER, PA. 19382 WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
DOROTHY MAY WILLIAMS JONES
Born in Philadelphia, Pa. on May 29, 1920
Departed on Oct. 19, 2005 and resided in Wynnewood, PA.
Visitation: Monday Oct. 24, 2005
Funeral Service: Monday Oct. 24, 2005
Cemetery: Fernwood Cemetery
Dorothy May Willams Jones, 85, a long time resident of Wynnewood, Pa. and a graduate of Lower Merion High School died Wednesday October 19, 2005.
Daughter of the late John & Ethel Wright Williams, wife of the late G. Kenneth Jones. She is survived by her cousins Margaret R. Johnson, Paul Johnson, Helen C. Miller, James Johnson, and their children, and by cousins Diane Scattergood and her children and Stacy Wright.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jones will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday October 24 in the Funeral Home of John Stretch, E. Eagle Rd. & St. Denis Lane, Havertown, where family and friends may call after 10:30 A.M. Entombment will follow in Fernwood Cemetery.
Donations in Dottie's name to the Mary J. Drexel Home, 238 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. 19004, would be greatly appreciated.
KYLE J. AMBROGI
Born in Bryn Mawr, Pa. on Jul. 4, 1984
Departed on Oct. 10, 2005 and resided in Havertown, PA.
Visitation: Sunday Oct. 16, 2005
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL.: Monday Oct. 17, 2005
Cemetery: St. Denis Cemetery
Kyle J., suddenly, on October 10, 2005, beloved son of Chris of Gulf Mills, Pa. and Donna of Havertown, Pa.(nee Ranieri) Ambrogi, of Havertown, Pa. Brother of Greg and step-brother of Chris and Alexandria. Grandson of Margaret (nee Cantwell)and the late Dr.Tito Ranieri, M.D. and Marguerite (nee McClatchy) and the late Joseph Ambrogi.
Kyle started his football career in grade school as a St. Denis Bulldawg. Kyle was a first team All-City Running Back for St. Joseph's Prep in 2000 and '01, and was in his senior year playing for the University of Penn. The Prep coach Gil Brooks described Kyle as a "shining example of how all good athletes should carry themselves." Kyle was the recipient of the St. Joseph's Prep alumni award in 2002, was a student-council representative and a winner of the National Latin Exam Silver Award. Also a good student in Penn's Wharton School and was very close with his younger brother and Penn teammate, sophomore defensive back Greg Ambrogi.
Family and friends may call 7-9 PM Sunday evening in St. John Neumann Church, Highland Ave, Bryn Mawr. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 AM Monday October 17 in St. John Neumann Church. Interment will follow in St. Denis Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers a donation in Kyle's name to St. Joseph's Prep Football Alumni, 1733 W. Girard Avenue Philadelphia, Pa. 19130 or The University of Pa, Football Alumni Weightman Hall North, 235 S. 33rd St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104 would be appreciated.
ROSEMARIE T. LEAHY
Born in PHILADELPHIA, PA. on Sep. 14, 1925
Departed on Oct. 13, 2005 and resided in MYSTIC, CT.
Visitation: Tuesday Oct. 18, 2005
MASS OF RESURRECTION: Wednesday Oct. 19, 2005
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery
ROSEMARIE T."RE"(NEE TEGLER) OF MYSTIC, CT., FORMERLY OF EASTON, MD, AGE 80, ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, 2005. BORN SEPTEMBER 14, 1925, IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. RE WAS THE OLDEST OF HENRY AND MADELEINE DELAHUNTY TEGLER'S SEVEN CHILDREN. SHE WAS EDUCATED AT ST.MATTHIAS PARISH SCHOOL WHERE SHE WAS MAY QUEEN IN 1939. SHE GRADUATED FROM MASTER MISERICORDIAC ACADEMY, MERION, PA. IN 1943. SHE MARRIED ROBERT J. LEAHY OF NARBERTH, PA., AT ST. MATTHIAS ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1947. TOGETHER THEY LIVED IN WILMINGTON, DE. WHERE RE RAISED AN ACTIVE FAMILY OF FIVE. WHEN BOB RETIRED FROM HERCULES INC., IN 1986, THEY MOVED TO EASTON, MD. WHERE RE WAS ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND OF 54 YEARS, IN 2001, SHE MOVED TO MYSTIC, CT. IN 2004. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER FIVE CHILDREN, ROBERT J LEAHY, JR. OF CHARLESTON, SC., CHRISTOPHER M. LEAHY OF BURKE, VA., TIMOTHY P. LEAHY OF ANNAPOLIS, MD., MARY LOUISE BRITTON OF WENHAM, VA., AND TERENCE M. LEAHY OF LEXINGTON, MA.; TWELVE GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; TWO BROTHERS, THOMAS D.TEGLER OF MALVERN, PA. AND HENRY FRANCIS MICHAEL TEGLER OF DEL RAY BEACH, FL.; AND ONE SISTER, VIRGINIA L NIGHTWINE OF FT.LAUDERDALE, FL.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ST.EDMUND'S RETREAT, ENDERS ISLAND, PO BOX 399, MYSTIC, CT. 06355.
CATHERINE MCFADDEN
Born in PHILADELPHIA, PA. on Jan. 3, 1919
Departed on Oct. 7, 2005 and resided in HAVERTOWN, PA.
Visitation: Wednesday Oct. 12, 2005
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL.: Wednesday Oct. 12, 2005
Cemetery: St. Denis Cemetery
CATHERINE M.(NEE MC DEVITT) OF HAVERTOWN, PA. ON OCTOBER 7, 2005. BELOVED WIFE OF THE LATE HUGH J.MC FADDEN JR.; LOVING MOTHER OF HUGH J. (DIANA) MCFADDEN JR. OF BLOOMSBURG, PA. AND THE LATE THOMAS F.(MARYANN) MC FADDEN OF WEST CHESTER, PA.; ALSO SURVIVED BY HER GRANDDAUGHTERS PATRICIA AND BERNADETTE MC FADDEN. DAUGHTER OF THE LATE BERNARD AND ROSE (NEE MCHUGH) MCDEVITT. SISTER OF THE LATE JOHN MCDEVITT.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS AN OFFERING IN MRS. MCFADDEN'S NAME TO NEIGHBORHOOD VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION (HOSPICE), 795 E. MARSHALL ST., SUITE 204, WEST CHESTER, PA. 19380 WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
ELIZABETH J. (nee BRENNAN) SERAFINO
Born in Philadelphia, Pa. on Aug. 26, 1921
Departed on Oct. 25, 2005 and resided in Havertown, PA.
Visitation: Saturday Oct. 29, 2005
Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday Oct. 29, 2005
Cemetery: Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Serafino, 84, a 56 year resident of Havertown died Tuesday morning October 25, 2005 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital.
Born August 26, 1921 in Philadelphia to Catherine (nee Collins) and Patrick Joseph Brennan. She was raised in West Philadelphia graduating from St. Gregory's Grade School and West Catholic High School for Girls, class of 1939.
Mrs. Serafino's first husband, John Roland Laverty died young at the age of 41 leaving her with 4 daughters. To take care of her family she went to work, working many jobs. Some of the these jobs were as a Bookeeper for Adelaide's Modern Bridal Shop, Manager of Park Lane Hosiery and also working as a waitress. She also used her wonderful skills as a dressmaker keeping her daughters looking beautiful, including making all their prom dresses.
A devout Catholic, she was an active parishioner of Sacred Heart Parish in Havertown for 56 years. She led a good Christian Life, always willing to help others. She was always helping fellow parishioners and neighbors, taking them to the their doctor's appointments, to the hairdresser, grocery shopping or whatever their needs including preparing meals. She also made and delivered casseroles for the homeless weekly.
Mrs. Serafino's second husband, the late Emedio Serafino, suffered from diabetes and alzheimers disease. He had excellent care during his illness.
Betty's daughters said their Mother was a kind and loving person who was happiest when she was with her daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. They said she was a great cook, had an avid interest in world affairs and politics. They also stated that their Mom was a "No Spin Mom" and lived Her Life Her Way all the way to the end.
Betty is the Mother of Arlene Vogel, Betsy Hewitt, Donna Robinson, Janet Janssen (Jim), she is also survived by 9 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and her siblings, Patrick Brennan & Kathleen Hale.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Mrs. Serafino at 11:00 A.M. Saturday October 29 in Sacred Heart Church, Manoa Rd, Havertown where family and friends may call after 9:30 A.M. Interment will follow in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to Sacred Heart Church, Manoa Rd. & Shelbourne Ave., Havertown, Pa. 19083.
BERNICE EDNA CHEYNEY
Born in PARIS, MICHIGAN on Aug. 31, 1916
Departed on Oct. 22, 2005 and resided in ARDMORE, PA.
Visitation: No Visitation
Service: Friday Oct. 28, 2005
Cemetery: CHEYNEY FAMILY BURIAL GROUNDS
BERNICE EDNA (NEE THOMPSON) CHEYNEY ON OCTOBER 22, 2005 WIFE OF THE LATE CURTIS PAUL CHEYNEY, JR. OF MERION GOLF MANOR, ARDMORE, PA., MOTHER OF CURTIS PAUL CHEYNEY 3RD. AND LINDA ANN CHEYNEY HEINS. ALSO SURVIVED BY 3 GRANDCHILDREN CURTIS P. CHEYNEY IV, ERIC CARL HEINS AND CURT EHREN HEINS AND 3 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, BRITNEY, ERIC AND ANDREW.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS AN OFFERING IN MRS. CHEYNEY'S NAME TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION 625 W. RIDGE PIKE-A100 CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. 19428-1190 WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Susanne Schimmel
Born in Heidelberg, Germany on Jul. 15, 1914
Departed on Jul. 27, 2006 and resided in Boothwyn, PA.
Visitation: Private
Service: Private
Mrs. Susanne Schimmel passed away on July 27, 2006 at Sunrise Assited Living in Lafayette Hills, Pa. She was the wife of the late Simon Schimmel. Mrs. Schimmel is the mother of Hannelore Repetto of Boothwyn, Pa. She is the grandmother of Michael Repetto of Rochester, Michigan, Susan Repetto Chambers of Davis, California, and Douglas I. Repetto of New York City. She also is survived by 5 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Schimmel was born in Germany and emmigrated to the United States of America with her husband in 1951. They settled in Brooklyn, New York where she ran Suzie's Bar and Grill on Myrtle Ave. in Brooklyn.
The servies and interment will be private to the family.
The family would appreciate any memorial donations be made to Keystone Hospice 8765 Stenton Ave. Wyndmoor, Pa. 19038.
