All Obituaries

Ann Dugan,85, of Avondale, Pennsylvania passed away on May 24, 2020.   She was born in Montclair, New Jersey and raised in Caldwell, NJ.  She lived in Neptune, Seaville, and Galloway, NJ prior to moving to Avondale, PA.  She graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing and earned a BSN Degree from Jersey City State College.  She was a Registered Nurse working as an Emergency Room and Operating Room Nurse before becoming a School Nurse at Belmar Elementary, Linwood...

Henry Clay Baldwin IV Clay Baldwin left this earth on Sunday, May 24, 2020.  He is survived by his wife, Lisa (Skemer) Baldwin, his children, Jackie Vincent (Danny), J.J. Geewax (Ka-el), Allison Geewax (Henry Emslie), Stephanie Geewax (Duncan Shallcross), & Catherine Geewax and her fiancé (Ari Ross). He is also survived by his two grandsons, Owen Clay Vincent, and James Julius Robert Emslie. Survivors include his sister, Heather (Baldwin) Hunter (F.E. Tuck Hunter)...

James M. Allan James Mason Allan (Jim), 89 of Wayne, PA passed away peacefully at home on May 23, 2020. James is survived by his wife, Mary Martha Kinney Allan; daughters Barbara Allan Targowski (John) and Patricia Allan Dodson (the late E. Griffith III) and son in law Clifford Clarke. Grandchildren Kathleen Ashenfelter, John Targowski (Jessica), James Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke, Julia Dodson, E. Griffith Dodson IV and great grandsons Nicholas and Nathaniel Ashenfelter and Jacob and Jeremy...

Martin Richard Johnson of West Chester. Martin Richard Johnson, 74 of West Chester, PA died Thursday May 21, 2020 at his residence in West Chester. He was the husband of Marianne Savannah Johnson of 55 year. Born June 30, 1945 in West Chester, PA he was the son of the late Leslie M. Johnson and the late Marian Mae Richards Johnson. Marty Johnson loved his family and spending time outdoors in his yard, fixing small engines, mowers and feeding the many birds who came to his bird feeders....

Cynthia K. “Cindy” Burns, 68, a resident of West Chester, PA, passed away at Chester County Hospital on Sunday, May 17, 2020 with her husband and two sons by her side.    Cindy was born on August 30, 1951 to the late Wilbur Paul and Mary Joan Novak. She worked as a valued member of the management and customer service team for  Carter Electric Company, American Institutional Developers, American Training Services and Ryan Homes, after which she went on to join her...

Elinor M. DiJoseph, 88 of Downingtown, PA passed away Friday May 15, 2020 at Brandywine Hall Care Center in West Chester. She was the wife of the late Domenick A. DiJoseph. Born January 17, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Elmer Richardson and the late Mary Aaron Richardson. Elinor graduated from Audenreid High School in Philadelphia and was employed by Bell Telephone prior to marriage. Elinor will be eternally remembered for her graceful beauty, mellifluous...

JANET C. WILSON January 3, 1932 – May 15, 2020 Janet C. Wilson residing at Simpson Meadows, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at the Penn Medicine Hospice in West Chester on May 15th.  She was 88 years old. Janet was born in Drexel Hill, PA to Charles and Ellen Cummings.  She graduated from Upper Darby H.S. and was the widow of Robert Wilson (2001).  After H.S. Janet enjoyed working as a Receptionist at Hershey’s Mill and Lamb, Windle, McErlane...

Elizabeth Kalmbach, 100 years young, passed away peacefully on Friday May 15, 2020 at White Horse Village, Newtown Square, PA. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles F. Kalmbach Sr., and her grandson Eliot Kalmbach. Born September 29, 1919 in Elizabeth, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Henry Uhl and the late Mary Schiller Uhl. She graduated from schools in Elizabeth, New Jersey and Pratt Business School in New York, and worked as an executive secretary during World War II....

Dr. Jean Owen of West Chester, passed away on May 12, 2020, after suffering head injuries during a fall at her home. She was the daughter of John and Beatrice (Woolley) Tingley. She grew up in Seekonk, Massachusetts and graduated from Classical High School in Providence, Rhode Island in 1967. Most recently, she worked as a consultant for projects involving quality improvement in medical practices. She served as Senior Director for the Patterns of Care Study from 1989 to 2013 at the American...

Jean Downing Holston, age 91, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on May 12, 2020.  Born at home in Malvern, PA in 1928, she was the daughter of the late J. Ellsworth and Clara Wilson Downing. She was one of six sisters, including Dorothy Menig, Anna Baldwin, Ruth Field, Marian Conner, and Alice Cantrell, and a brother William Downing.  She is survived by her sister Alice Cantrell of Anaheim Hills, CA.  In 1946 she graduated from Tredyffrin Easttown High School in Berwyn, PA. That...