All Obituaries

Sr. M. Anna L. Bradbury, IHM Formerly known as Sr. Albert Marie, IHM on December 7, 2022. In addition to her IHM Community, she is survived by her sisters Joanne Hinchliffe, Kathleen Golas and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Predeceased by her parents Albert Bradbury and Anna (Krupsky) Bradbury. If attending Sister’s visitations/funeral please be prepared to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask at all times. Visitations will be held on Monday, December 12,...

Sr. M. Agnes Hughes, IHM Formerly known as Sr. Eileen Dolores, IHM on December 5, 2022 In addition to her IHM Community, she is survived by her nieces, nephews, grandnieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Frank J. Hughes and Agnes (Hennessy) Hughes, her brother, Reverend James F. Hughes, her sisters, Dolores M. Curry, and Sister Eileen Hughes, I.H.M. If attending Sister’s visitations/funeral please be prepared to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask at all...

Diane Elizabeth Palladino, 67 years old of West Chester, PA passed away Friday December 2, 2022 at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She was the wife of devoted husband Peter T. Palladino. Born December 7, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Louis J. Camilli and the late Marie R. Trovato Camilli. Diane grew up in South Philadelphia and graduated from Haddon Township High School in Westmont, NJ. She later raised her children in Chews Landing, NJ. Diane...

Kenneth Joseph Eiseman died December 1, 2022 at Chester County Hospital.  Born December 7, 1944, in Oceanside, New York, to the late Joseph and the late Beatrice Eiseman, Ken began expanding his world from an early age.  He played basketball and football for Oceanside High School and took on various jobs that exposed him to the richness of the world, including delivering ice cream throughout Brooklyn as a teenager. In 1960, Ken went to Albright College in Reading, PA where he...

Milan Trnka born March 2,1933 in NYC to Pauline and Michael Trnka succumbed to covid at Chester County Hospital on December 1st, 2022 at the age of 89. Milan began doing gymnastics as a child in the Sokol Gymnastics Organization. He competed in competitions all through his youth and teen years enabling him to earn a scholarship to Syracuse University. He graduated with a degree in physical education, specializing in teaching and coaching. He received his masters at the University of...

Sr. Clare Mary Butterhof, IHM Formerly known as Clare Ann Butterhof on November 29, 2022 In addition to her IHM Community, she is survived by her cousin, Celia Rossi. Predeceased by her parents Eugene Butterhof and Ann (Morris) Butterhof, her sister, Sister Barbara Marian Butterhof, IHM and her brothers Eugene, and John. If attending Sister’s visitations/funeral please be prepared to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask at all times. Visitations will be held on Friday,...

Terry Alan Ferrier of West Chester. Terry Alan Ferrier, 59 of West Chester, PA died Tuesday November 29, 2022 at the his home. Born November 17, 1963 in West Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Richard Joseph Ferrier and the late Beatrice Ann White Fiorentino. Terry loved his hometown. He so much enjoyed all the wonderful historical parts of his beloved town. You would see him walking around town exploring and taking pictures of the beautiful sights West Chester offered. His favorite...

Dowdy, Nancy Elizabeth, born to David and Mary Elizabeth Showalter September 25, 1924, died peacefully in Carol Stream on November 9, 2022. She was preceded in death by her dear husband of 55 years, Homer, by her brothers David, Jack and Bill, and by a granddaughter, Madeleine. Nancy was born in West Chester, PA and raised in Atlanta, GA and Silver Spring, MD. She attended Wheaton College (IL) where she met her husband. Nancy and Homer raised six children in Flint, MI. Over the years she...

Vasilios “Bill” Stavros Stavropoulos, 87, of West Chester, PA, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Era (Havelos) Stavropoulos and, for many years, one of West Chester’s favorite restaurateurs. Bill was a co-owner of DeStarr’s Restaurant and Bar, in West Chester Borough. He thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie and friendships he developed while hosting patrons and serving the restaurant’s trademark Greek and American...

Harold J. Vaughn, 88 of Kennett Square, PA died Friday November 25, 2022, at his home at Brandywine Living at Longwood, in Kennett Square, PA. He was the husband of the late Marlene Frankenstein Vaughn. Born January 13, 1934, in Wampum, PA, he was the son of the late Robert J. Vaughn and the late Wilda M. Shaffer Vaughn. A devout Christian, Harold was a member of Meadowcroft Presbyterian Church where he had served on the mission committee. He served in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank...