All Obituaries

Clifford Pierce Cano August 23, 1948 – November 11, 2019 (age 71) Clifford “Kip” P. Cano passed away peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2019 “Veteran’s Day” in West Chester surrounded by his family. Born on August 23, 1948 in Upper Darby, PA, he was the son of the late Warren Joseph Cano and Dorothy Ann Nugent (Ammon). Cliff graduated from Haverford High School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran who served in the Vietnam War.  Following his service in...

Rita Bernadette Falasco of Malvern Rita Bernadette Falasco, 91 of Malvern, PA died Monday November 11, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born September 13, 1928 in Phoenixville, PA she was the daughter of the late Joseph Gnias and the late Josephine Kamertz Gnias. She was predeceased by three siblings, William, Joseph and Helen. Rita loved caring for her family, especially her husband of 66 years, Jules. She felt blessed to be involved in the active lives of her two...

Helen A. Grannetino, 87 of Exton, PA, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA. She was the wife of the late Louis E. Grannetino Sr. Born August 29, 1932 in Allentown, PA she was the daughter of the late Frank M. Barna and the late Helen V. Shuhay Barna. Helen graduated from Central Catholic High School, Allentown, PA. She had worked as a Cafeteria Manager at Mary C. Howse Elementary School, West Chester, PA. Helen was a member of SS. Peter...

Sr. M. Barbara Cossaboon, IHM, formerly Sr. M. Elizabeth Bertrand, IHM, on Nov. 8, 2019. In addition to her IHM Community, she is survived by her sisters Georgia (Donald) Embs, Patricia (Robert) Sheehan, Betsy (John) Gallagher, her brother Bert (Jane) Cossaboon,  many loving nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Predeceased by her parents Bert and Elizabeth Roseman Cossaboon. Religious, relatives and friends are invited to her Visitation on Thurs. Nov. 14, 2019 from...

Mentina L. "Snooks" Spaziani, 94 of West Chester, PA passed away peacefully on Friday November 8, 2019. Born December 21, 1924 in West Chester, PA she was the daughter of the late Panteleone Spaziani and Rosaria DiRusso Spaziani. Mentina graduated from West Chester HS Class of 1942 and worked as a Secretary for DuPont. She was a life-long member of St. Agnes Church and Sons of Italy Guido Baccelli Lodge #687. Mentina enjoyed traveling, shopping, bingo and playing the lottery and...

Jack Fabe, 94 of West Chester, PA, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Bellingham Retirement Community, West Chester, PA. He was the husband of Mary Belle Stafford Fabe, celebrating 68 years in September Born October 21, 1925 in Apalachin, NY, he was the son of the late Frederick Fabe and the late Anna Kramer Fabe. Jack graduated from Lincoln Prep and attended West Chester High School and Springfield College, Springfield, MA. He served in the US Navy in both World War II and...

Sr. M. Patricia Margaret Krage, IHM Formerly Sr. Regina Patrice, IHM on November 1, 2019. In addition to her IHM Community, she is survived by her brothers George and Michael and loving nieces. Predeceased by her parents Steven Krage and Margaret Walsh Reed, and her sister-in-law Susan Reed (George). Religious, relatives and friends are invited to her visitation from 8:30-10:15am, Wednesday, November 9, 2019 at Camilla Hall, 100 Maxis Dr. Malvern, PA 19355; followed by her Funeral...

Susan J. Torrance of West Chester. Susan J. Torrance, 51 of West Chester, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at the Penn Medicine Hospice at Chester County in West Chester surrounded by her family. Born February 16, 1968 in West Chester, she was the daughter of Edward Torrance Jr of West Chester and the late Marlene Taylor Torrance.  Sue worked for over 20 years as a GIS supervisor for the County of Chester. Sue enjoyed knitting, creating art and crafts and stuffed animals that...

Martha Sigmon Smith 1/3/1928-10/29/2019 Martha was a former resident of Westtown for almost 50 years. She was born in the town of Claremont, North Carolina to the late Ned and Emma Sigmon. She was the wife of the late Houston J Smith of Westtown. She attended secretarial school and held many jobs as an administrative assistant. Martha was also, a gifted artist. She loved many medias, but her favorite was porcelain. She was an excellent china painter and loved making porcelain dolls....

Kathleen “Beanie” Chambers 1966-2019 Kathleen "Beanie" Chambers, age 53, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at her group home in Nottingham, Pa. Born September 23, 1966 in Somerville, NJ, Beanie was the daughter of Tom and Elaine (Malin) Chambers of West Chester. Beanie, who was special needs, was lovingly cared for at her parent's home in West Chester for forty years until moving to her home in Nottingham, where she was cared for by compassionate and loving...

Matthew Allen Genk of West Chester. Matthew Allen Genk, 36, of West Chester, PA died Sunday October 27, 2019 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Born December 1, 1982 in Fort Worth, TX he was the son of the late Carl W. Genk and the late Nancy L. Guman Genk, and was predeceased by three siblings: Carl Matthew, Katherine Elizabeth, and Carl Allen. Matt loved outdoor activities and learned to fish from his father and uncles. He was an avid Philadelphia sports...

Augustine Martin Solis, Jr. of West Chester. Augustine Martin “Sonny” Solis, Jr., 90 of West Chester, PA died Sunday, October 27, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of the late Catherine Ruggiero “Peaches” Solis with whom he shared 55 years of marriage before her passing in 2013. Born April 23, 1929 in West Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Augustine M. Solis, Sr. and the late Rose...

Robert V. McCormick Jr., 54 of West Chester, PA passed away Thursday October 24, 2019 at Pocopson Home in West Chester. Born September 10, 1965 in West Chester, PA he was the son of the late Robert V. McCormick and the late Annie M. Evoli McCormick. Robert attended the Child Development Center. Robert loved swinging on the porch, listening to oldies music, and was a big fan of "Dukes of Hazzard." The family would like to extend their thanks to all of the Pocopson staff for the...

Ike Yi Chang of West Chester.  Research Chemist, Inventor, Philanthropist, Father and Grandfather. Ike Yi Chang, 94 of West Chester, PA died Thursday October 24, 2019 of natural causes at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. Born in Changsha, China on January 8, 1925, he was the son of the late (father) Jie Chang and (mother) Jie-chun Sheng. Ike had worked as a Research Chemist for DuPont Co. for 30 years, where he received numerous awards and patents in polymer...

Barbara M. Alder of West Chester. Barbara M. Alder, 96 of West Chester, PA died Monday October 21, 2019 at The Wellington Terrace in West Chester. She was the wife of the late Howard Alder. Born October 22, 1922 in Hammond, IN, she was the daughter of the late Samuel E. McKinnon and the late Ledessa Eiseman McKinnon. Barbara was former active member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist of Ardmore and also attended the First Church of Christ, Scientist of West Chester and...